Nebraska Woman Found Breathing at Funeral Home Hours After Being Declared Dead

Published on June 4, 2024

An elderly woman in Nebraska was initially declared dead at a nursing home but was later found breathing at a funeral home, according to police. At a news conference on June 3, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (LSO) Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said 74-year-old Constance Glantz of Lincoln, Nebraska, was pronounced dead at 9:44 a.m. on Monday by staff at the nursing home where she’d been in hospice care. However, about two hours after Ms. Glantz was presumed dead, dispatchers received a call for a “medical emergency” from the Lincoln funeral home she was transported to, Butherus-Maser & Love. Mr. Houchin said a funeral home worker who was preparing her body notified the department at 11:43 a.m. after noticing Ms. Glantz was still alive....