Craig Reilly

Craig James Reilly, 77, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away in his sleep on October 26. He was born December 9, 1946, in Lincoln to Robert J. and Lois (McDonald) Reilly and was raised with seven siblings in Kansas and Colorado. He attended Chaplain Kapaun Memorial High School in Wichita, Kansas as a freshman and graduated from Regis High School, Denver in 1965. In 1969, he earned a B.A. degree in economics from the University of Colorado.

Craig enlisted in the Army in March 1970. He served two years in the Infantry and was honorably discharged as a SP4.

He began his career in the restaurant business working at Shakey's Pizza in Denver and later Victoria Station in San Francisco. He moved to Rapid City, South Dakota to work for Casa Del Rey restaurants and owned his own franchise in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For more than 25 years, he worked for All Makes Office Furniture and Technology in Lincoln.

Craig’s life was filled with a variety of interests. In high school, he was a Putt-Putt® miniature golf pro and, along with his brother Dan, he competed in the Rocky Mountain Professional Putters Association. As an adult, he enjoyed playing golf, traveling, genealogy, taking classes through UNL’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and reading. He had a substantial book collection.

Craig is survived by his brother Tim, and sisters Marilyn Reilly, Peggy Ondrak, Joanne Krieg, and Judy Waite. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Gary and Dan.

A celebration of Craig’s life will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, December 4 at the Holmes Lake by Broadmoor clubhouse, 7100 Holmes Park Road, Lincoln. Burial will precede the celebration of life. It will be held at 10 a.m. December 4 at Omaha National Cemetery, 14250 Schram Road, Omaha.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Development Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (OLLI) (nufoundation.org), or the Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org).