Jean Marie (Skorupa) Tryon

Jean Marie (Skorupa) Tryon, age 81, of Gering, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 6, 2026, at The Residency. A Mass of Christian Burial for both Jean and her beloved husband, Spencer, who joined her in Heaven just two days after her passing, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2026, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Scottsbluff, with Fr. Rayappa Konka as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Memorials may be made in care of The Panhandle Humane Society, St. Agnes Catholic Church, or Best Friends Animal Society (Kanab, Utah). The Mass will be livestreamed and recorded on Jean’s obituary page, viewable at www.reverencefuneralparlor.com.

A lifelong Nebraska resident, Jean was born in Omaha on February 14, 1945, to Edward and Marie (Lacina) Skorupa. She and her parents, along with her older brother, David, later moved to Columbus, where Ed worked for the power company. In 1952, the family, along with Jean and David’s younger sister, Susan, moved to Scottsbluff. Jean attended Lincoln Heights Elementary School and graduated from Scottsbluff High School with the class of 1963.

She married Spencer Lee Tryon on September 12, 1964. They farmed north of Minatare and welcomed a daughter, Theresa, in 1966. The family resided in Scottsbluff and Gering for a short time during the 1970s, then purchased a farm north of Minatare where they made their home for many years. Jean worked for the USPS for 27 years as a rural mail carrier out of the Bayard post office. Jean and Spencer moved to Gering in 2023.

Jean enjoyed gardening, reading, visiting her many friends from her mail route, and tenderly caring for her baby lambs.

Survivors include her daughter, Theresa, of Sun City West, AZ; and sister, Susan Mullen (Frank) of Reno, NV; brother-in-law, Ray Holmes of Texas; nephews, Vance Holmes (Sue) of Gering and Bryon Holmes of Estes Park, CO; and her husband of 61 years, Spencer, until his passing on June 8th.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Marie Skorupa; step-mother, Helen Skorupa; brother, David Skorupa; in-laws, Jim and Sadie Tryon; and sister-in-law, Patty Holmes.