U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Gorka - Elizabeth K., 83, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001). Born, Lincoln (10/19/1918) to Andrew and Katherine (Irick) Jacoby.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Elizabeth A. and Merle Wilken, Lincoln; sons, daughters-in-law, Stephen and Mary Gorka, Ohio, Michael and Cathy Gorka, Phillips; son, Roland Gorka and special friend, Janet Crear, Lincoln; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Esther Bennett, Wisconsin, Pauline Dinges, Washington, Leah Magee Robert, Lincoln; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, nine brothers and sisters.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Ryan Gorka, Scott Gorka, Gabe Wilken, Don Krieger, Paul Jacoby, David Gorka. Honorary pallbearers: Jerry Jacoby, Steve Fakata, Mark Dinges, Dale Jacoby, Bob McGee, Roger Morgan. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
Hathaway - Jean, 86, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., died Friday (12/28/2001).
Memorial services will be at a later date at Chapel by the Sea in Florida. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the chapel or donor's choice in care of Julie Eyth at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. (10).
Hogue - Vernell A., 88, Falls City, formerly of Verdon, Shubert and Dawson, died Friday (12/28/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Verdon. Employed, Campbell Soup Co., Tecumseh, Colonial Acres Nursing Home, Humboldt; cook, Dawson High School.
Survivors: husband, Frank; son, Ed, Upton, Wyo.; daughter, Betty Brackhahn, Beatrice; brothers, Wilbert F. Neman, Houston, Robert Neman, Omaha; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City. Heim Cemetery, Dawson. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home.
Jensen - Christa, 89, Superior, widow of Emil "Sonny," died Thursday (12/27/2001). Born, Nora. Cook, did baking at Superior High School; also housekeeper, Brodstone Memorial Nuckolls County Hospital.
Survivors: sons, Leslie of Nelson, Waldean, Waterloo, Iowa, Donald, Oak Harbor, Wash.; brother, Denny Nielsen, Pleasant Dale; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Williams Funeral Home, Superior. Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.
Krepel - Phyllis Marie, 78, Lincoln, died Sept. 27. Born, Longmont, Colo. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, Richard Krepel, Denver, Larry Krepel, Crete, Thomas Krepel, Chadron; daughters, Connie Herman, Susanville, Calif., Priscilla Krepel, Chadron, Theresa Krepel, Lincoln, Sarah Senders, Los Angeles; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews; brother, Leroy Head, Colorado Springs, Colo.; sisters, Claudia Bausch, Lincoln, Mary Ward, North Platte.
No services. Cremation, no visitation. Memorials to the Association of Retarded Citizens of Nebraska, 1672 Van Dorn St. (02) or "Krepel Memorial." Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Lindgren - Margaret Lee, 98, Lincoln, died Wednesday (12/26/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. until services Monday, funeral home. Memorials to Lincoln Unitarian Foundation, 6300 A St., 68510; Nebraska Wesleyan University Music Department, 50th and St. Paul, 68504; or University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, 40th and Holdrege streets, 68583.
Mayel - Sharifa A., 75, Lincoln, died Tuesday (12/25/2001).
Graveside services were Thursday, Evergreen Cemetery, Omaha. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
Meyer - Eunice Mae, 90, Seward, formerly Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m. until services Monday, funeral home.
Morales - Luis David, 1, Lincoln, died Friday (12/28/2001) in Omaha. Born, Lincoln.
Survivors: parents, Abram and Rosaura Morales; sisters, Valeria and Yesenia; brother, Abram Jr.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 31st and S streets. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. today, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to the family.
Nystrom - Darlene D. (Bailey), 64, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Private family committal. Visitation: until services, mortuary. Cremation will follow visitation and funeral service. Memorials to American Diabetes Association, 7101 Newport Ave., Omaha 68152.
Osmera - Celesteen "Sally," 72, Ulysses, died Friday (12/28/2001) at home.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday, Immaculate Conception, Ulysses. Wake service, rosary: 7 p.m. today, the church. Visitation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today, Knott Funeral Home, David City; 6-7 p.m., the church. Memorials to donor's choice.
Peters - Raymond H., 88, Tecumseh, died Saturday (12/29/2001). Born, Elk Creek. Retired farmer.
Survivors: wife, Marion; son, Gary, Elk Creek; daughters, Susan George, Cheyenne, Wyo., Shelley Allen, Cook; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Hurst, Camden, S.C., Eleanor Gottula, Tecumseh.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Peters Lutheran Church, rural Elk Creek. Church cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour before services, church. Memorials to The Lutheran Hour or family's choice.
Phillips - Maude H., 94, Lincoln, died 12/19/2001.
Services were Saturday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha. Memorials to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1200 S. 70th St. (10).
Roberts - Marvin J., 41, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fellowship Baptist Church, 1515 W. South St. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials in care of family in lieu of flowers, Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Rouse - Doris June, 81, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Service: 9 a.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pallbearers: Lloyd Hellerich, Gerry Lawton, John Anderson, Andrew Sellenrick. Visitation: 2 p.m. today until services, mortuary. Memorials to Eastmont Towers Foundation, 6315 O St. (10).
Ryden - Hannah Noel, infant daughter of the Rev. William C. and Kimberly K. Ryden of Milford, was born at rest Wednesday (12/26/2001) in Lincoln.
Survivors: parents; sister, Rebekah, Milford; grandparents, Bill and Dorothy Ryden, Frankfort, Ill., Bill and Betty Worley, Clermont, Fla.; great-grandparents, June Worley, Chicago, Marie Dinwiddie, Clermont; aunts, uncles, Mark Ryden, Matteson, Ill., Kelly Worley, Billy Worley, both Clermont; great-aunts and uncles; cousins.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Saint John's Lutheran Church, Seward. The Rev. Rich Harre. Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Matteson. Register book available for signing 9-5 p.m. Thursday, 9-5 p.m. Friday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford. Memorials to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Pre-School, Milford, or to Mission Project for Sunday school supplies in Russia.
Schneider - Dorothy "Dotte," 70, Gravois Mills, Mo., formerly Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Kidwell Garber Funeral Home, 219 N. Monroe St., Versailles, Mo. 65084. Garber Memorial Cemetery, Laurie, Mo. Memorials to Pregnancy Help Center, P.O. Box 885, Laurie, MO 65038. Condolences in care of husband, 31879 Triangle Cove Road, Gravois Mills, MO 65037.
Slechta - Myron L., 57, Lincoln, died Friday (12/28/2001). Employed, Burlington Northern Railroad. Member: Saint John's Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Clara; sons, daughters-in-law, Mark and Sharilyn, Theodore, all Lincoln, Joseph and Amy, Omaha, Thomas and Kristen, Patrick, all Kearney; daughters, son-in-law, Ann and Gabe Slechta-Muratella, Mary Slechta, all Lincoln; nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Charlotte Diehn, Lincoln; grandchildren, Jackson, Spencer, Joseph Slechta. Preceded in death by daughters, Megan, Marta; brother, Henry; parents, Bohumil and Helen.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Saint John's Catholic Church. Father James Benton. Graveside committal, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saint Leo Cemetery, Palmyra. Pallbearers: Mark, Joseph, Theodore, Thomas and Patrick Slechta, Gabe Muratella. Rosary: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to be determined by family later in lieu of flowers.
Stastny - Loretto F., 101, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001). Born, Lexington (9/21/1900) to Peter and Adeline (Liable) Seberger. Retired nurse. Member: St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Legion of Mary. Graduate, St. Francis Academy, Columbus. Nurse's training, St. Joseph's Hospital, Creighton University.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Frederick and Roma Stastny, Dolores, Colo., Joseph Stastny, Grand Junction, Colo., George and Dee Stastny, Lincoln; daughters, Rosemary Stastny, Mary Daley, both Boise, Idaho; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Agnes Miller, Perris, Calif.; other close relatives, Kathy Stastny and Patrick Seberger and family. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph F.; parents; eight brothers and sisters.
Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 6126 Morrill. Father David Hintz. Lincoln Memorial Park. Rosary: 6 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today, mortuary, one hour before service, church. Memorials to the church (07) or Idaho Youth Ranch, P.O. Box 8538, Boise, Idaho 83707.
Steward - Lois, 84, Lincoln, formerly Pampa, Texas, died Dec. 23.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Carmichael Whatley Funeral Home, Pampa. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Joslyn J. Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha 68131. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
Sukovaty - Georgia E., 82, Hartington, formerly of Wilber, died Friday (12/28/2001). Born, Lincoln (2/17/1919).
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Roger and Mardene Sukovaty, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Phyllis and Roger Baughman, Coleridge; sister, Libbie Wit, Crete; sister-in-law, Dorothy Kovar-Vocasek, Wilber; grandchildren, spouses, Rodney and Debra Sukovaty, Michelle Lachance, Annette and Todd Zacherson, Timothy Baughman, Jennifer and Tim Harwager, Matthew Baughman; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Emil A. and Rose Kliment; husband, Rudolph L. on Aug. 12, 1985; sister, Emily Larson; brother, Emil Kliment; great-grandchild, Logan Harwager.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. The Rev. Paul Quakenbush. Wilber Czech Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. until services Monday, funeral home. Memorials to the family with the funeral home in charge.
Troyer - Betty L., 78, Milford, died Saturday in Lincoln.
Services pending, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford.
Utecht - Julia Ann, 67, Superior, widow of Ronald, died Saturday (12/29/2001). Born, Roseland.
Survivors: sons, Mike, Pat, both of Superior; daughter, Rhonda Mallam, North Platte; six grandchildren; brothers, Myron Schiefelbein, Exeter, Jerome Schiefelbein, Aurora, Ill., Denny Schiefelbein, Boise, Idaho; John Schiefelbein, Hastings, Edwin Schiefelbein, Texas; sisters, Verena Paluska, Aurora, Ill., Virginia Trausch, Roseland, Mary Ellen Meyer, Aurora, Ill.; nieces, nephews, cousins.
Mass of Christian Burial: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Superior. Evergreen Cemetery, Superior. Rosary: 6 p.m. today, Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Friends may call or stop by 4-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-noon Monday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family in lieu of flowers.
Ware - John R. Jr, 80, Lincoln, died Friday (12/28/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Capitol City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege St. Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Wermeskerch - Theresa A., 99, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hastings. Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, the church. Visitation: 4 p.m. until rosary; Monday, one hour before service, the church. Memorials to donor's choice. Kleine Funeral Home, Grand Island.
Wotipka - Frank, 88, rural Wahoo, died Saturday (12/29/2001).
Arrangements pending, Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.
Bunting - Martha A., 97, Lincoln, widow of Ernest, died Saturday (12/29/2001). Homemaker. Longtime Fullerton resident.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Larina and John G. Brewer, Lincoln, Lavinia and Ben Lillethorup, Richmond, Va.; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. The Rev. Roger Casteel. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: after 2 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to the Ambassador, 4405 Normal Blvd. (06).
Gorka - Elizabeth K., 83, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/27/2001). Born, Lincoln (10/19/1918) to Andrew and Katherine (Irick) Jacoby.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Elizabeth A. and Merle Wilken, Lincoln; sons, daughters-in-law, Stephen and Mary Gorka, Ohio, Michael and Cathy Gorka, Phillips; son, special friend, Roland Gorka and Janet Crear, Lincoln; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Esther Bennett, Wisconsin, Pauline Dinges, Washington, Leah and Robert Magee, Lincoln; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, nine brothers and sisters.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Ryan Gorka, Scott Gorka, Gabe Wilken, Don Krieger, Paul Jacoby, David Gorka. Honorary pallbearers: Jerry Jacoby, Steve Fakata, Mark Dinges, Dale Jacoby, Bob Magee, Roger Morgan. Visitation: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Faith United Church of Christ.
Graham - Willard Lee, 72, Columbus, died Friday (12/28/2001) at home. Born, York. Korean War veteran. Retired printing foreman, Nebraska Public Power District, Columbus.
Survivors: wife, Jane; son, Mark Graham, Omaha; daughter, Shelley Graham, Lincoln; brothers, Robert, Roger, both York; two grandsons; three stepgranddaughters; one stepgreat-granddaughter; one stepgreat-grandson.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Metz Mortuary Chapel, York. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Family will receive friends, 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or Hospice Care of Nebraska.
Hathaway - Jean, 86, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., died Friday (12/28/2001).
Memorial services will be at a later date at Chapel by the Sea in Florida. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the chapel or donor's choice in care of Julie Eyth at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. (10).
