Patricia "Leigh" Cave Obituary (1944 - 2014)

Lincoln resident Patricia "Leigh" Cave, 69, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln, NE. Funeral service will be 10:00am, Saturday, September 13, 2014 at East Lincoln Christian Church, 70th and Edenton Road in Lincoln, NE, with Pastor Jayme Harvey officiating. Burial will be at Lincoln Memorial. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Friday, September 12, 2014 at Lincoln Family Funeral Care, 5844 Fremont Street in Lincoln, NE. Lincoln Family Funeral Care is handling arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Nebraska Cancer Foundation, Lincoln City Mission, or Tabitha. Patricia Lee "Leigh" Cave was born October, 25, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Donald Fred and Iva Lorene (Campbell) Buehler Sr. She grew up in and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1962. Leigh married Phillip Charles Cave in 1963, he passed away in 2003 in Mesa, AZ. She was a florist and cofounder of GaGa's Greenery and Flowers in 1975, and also worked in various floral shops in Lincoln including HyVee, Bakers, and Tyrells. Leigh retired from Bryan Medical Center after 14 years of caring service. She was a member of East Lincoln Christian Church, the Nebraska Florist Society, and Nebraska Academy of Floral Design. Leigh had a great love for nature and was a wonderful disciple of Christ. Leigh is survived by her children, Chad Charles Cave and his wife Jeanne of Kansas, and Kelly Alison (Cave) Bartzatt of Lincoln, NE; three grandchildren, Alex Cave, Chance Cave, and Justin Claydon; three step-grandchildren, Noah Gregory, Jeremiah Gregory, and Sierra Skye Zempke; great grandson, Trey Bahensky; sister, Sandy Simpson and her husband Gene of Lincoln, NE; brother, Jack Buehler of Denton, NE; along with nieces, nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Donald Fred Buehler Jr.; and her cat, Simon.