Woman pronounced dead comes back to life in Lincoln funeral home

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman who’d been pronounced dead came back to life in a Lincoln funeral home.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home at 11:43 a.m. on Monday. The caller said CPR was in progress for a 74-year-old woman.

Around 9:45 a.m., the woman had been pronounced dead by staff at The Mulberry nursing home in Waverly. She had been in hospice, and nursing staff were expecting her to pass away, according to Chief Deputy Ben Houchin.

Funeral home staff transported the woman back to Lincoln. While preparing her body for funeral arrangements, a staff member noticed she was still breathing and called 911.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue transported the woman to the hospital, and she remains alive as of Monday afternoon.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, but Houchin said that no criminal intent has been discovered. It’s unclear if any laws have been broken, either.

The funeral home and nursing home did not provide comment.

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