Angie Schuster, 36. Schuster had planned to teach elementary school after graduating
from college, but when she couldn't find a job in the field, she started working in retail.
She was a manager in the girls department at Von Maur, where she had worked
for nearly 10 years.
(Associated Press)

 

 

John McDonald, 65, of Council Bluffs, Iowa. McDonald and his wife of 40 years were getting
Christmas gifts wrapped at the Von Maur when the shooting started. He loved music,
electronics and astronomy, and he played bridge and the guitar.
(Associated Press)

 

 

Beverly Flynn, 47, of Omaha. Flynn planted a rose for each success, a gift wrapper at the
Von Maur, also had been a real estate agent for NP Dodge Co. since last year.
(Associated Press)

 

 

Diane Trent was "a very incredibly sweet person," neighbor Errol Schlenker said. "She was
 a middle-of-the-road American, a dedicated worker. She was just a decent person who
lived a good life here."
(Associated Press)

 

 

Gary Joy loved writing stories and poems and was a devoted son, his 91-year-old mother said.
(Associated Press)

 

 

Gary Scharf was on his way home to Lincoln after a business trip in Iowa when he stopped
at the Von Maur store. Scharf, 48, sold agricultural products and was devoted to helping
people, his ex-wife, Kim Scharf said.
(Associated Press)

 

 

Janet Jorgensen, an outgoing personality and a longtime employee in Von Maur's gift department,
was popular with co-workers and customers alike, her daughter-in-law said.
(Associated Press)

 

 

Maggie Webb was new to the Omaha Von Maur store. She transferred there from a Chicago
location earlier this year, according to her alma mater, Illinois State University. She was
 about two weeks shy of her 25th birthday.
(Associated Press)