U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Stoner - William Martin Jr., 78, Madeira Beach, Fla., formerly Lincoln, died Friday (1/1/2002). "Bill" was born in Lincoln. Attended Lincoln High School. Graduated, Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo. Army veteran, World War II, served with 7th Infantry Division in Philippines and Okinawa; earned two Combat Infantry Badges, the Bronze Star for bravery in action and two Purple Hearts. In Lincoln, owner and president, Western Sand and Gravel Co. Member, Rotary Club of Lincoln and First Presbyterian Church. In 1970 moved family to Madeira Beach, where he was owner/manager, Wit's End Motel and later served as director, building and zoning, city of Madeira Beach. Member, Gulf Beaches Rotary Club and Church by the Sea where he served on board of trustees, foundation board and as church treasurer for many years. During his lifetime, was very active in civic activities including the Motel-Hotel Association, board of directors of the Madeira Beach Chamber of Commerce, Madeira Beach Board of Adjustment. Volunteer firefighter.
Survivors: children, spouses, Carol and Bob Decker, North Redington Beach, Fla., Kay and Ivan Senia, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., William III and Cindy Stoner, St. Petersburg, Fla., Marilyn and Barry Wynocker, Margaret and Pete Simmons, Tom and Judy Stoner, all Seminole, Fla., John and Judy Stoner, Plantation, Fla.; nephew, Don Sherwood, Lakewood, Colo.; 17 grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife of 57 years, Patricia Becker Stoner.
Memorial Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Church by the Sea. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials to Church by the Sea Foundation, 495 137th Avenue Circle, Madeira Beach, FL 33708. E. James Reese Funeral Home, 6767 Seminole Blvd., Seminole FL 33772.
Suda - Melvin R., 75, Crete, formerly Milligan, died Friday (2/1/2002) in Lincoln.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Milligan Auditorium. Visitation: one hour before services, auditorium. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials in care of family.
Trenary - Florence M., 91, York, died Saturday (2/2/2002). Born, York. Former employee, Smart and Thrifty Store, J.M. McDonalds.
Survivors: nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by parents; two brothers; three sisters.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Metz Mortuary Chapel, York. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Visitation: begins Thursday morning, mortuary. Memorials to the church.
Worthman - Russell W., 68, Gering, died Jan. 16, 2002 at home after a brief battle with cancer.
Services were held Jan. 21, Faith Lutheran Church, Gering. Memorials to the church or Bethesda Lutheran Home, 700 Hoffmann Drive, Watertown, WI 53094. Gering Memorial Chapel, Gering.
Zoubek - Abbie D., 91, Wilber, formerly Crete, widow of James, died Sunday (2/3/2002). Born near Wilber. Worked at various places in Crete. Lived on farms near Western and Milligan.
Survivors: son, Kenneth J., Milligan; daughter, Gladys M. Tyser, Wilber; brothers, Joe Duba, Wilber, Frank Duba, Western; sisters, Bertha Duba, Rose Boden, Mildred Behrens, all Crete; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Wilber Czech Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family with funeral home in charge.
Anderson - Dr. Robert G. "Bob," 76, Lincoln, died Monday (2/4/2002).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation. No viewing. Family will greet friends: one hour before services, funeral home. In celebrating his lifetime love of his faith and his service to animals, donations are being accepted by Capital Humane Society, 2320 Park Blvd., Lincoln 68502; or Pink Sisters, 1040 S. Cotner Blvd., Lincoln 68510 in Dr. Bob's name.
Bednar - William Edward, 69, Grand Blanc, Mich., formerly Wymore, died Saturday (2/2/2002). Born, Wymore. Retired professor of biology, Mott Community College.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Jeff, Naples, Fla.; daughters, Kathy Smith, Fenton, Mich., Marcia Robb of Troy, Mich.; five grandchildren; brothers, Richard, Ozark, Mo., Oren, Wymore; sisters, Val Jean McKeever, Wymore, Kathy Reeves, Fremont; nieces; nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Wymore. Wymore Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services, church in Wymore. Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Blanc. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Mott Community College Retirees Scholarship Fund. Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore.
Butcher - Pearl V., 99, Grinnell, Iowa, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Graveside service: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park, 6700 S. 14th St. No visitation. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
Clark - Maxine E., 80, Lincoln, died Tuesday (2/5/2002). Born, Newton, Iowa (6/30/21) to Charles and Emma (Henning) Reynolds. Retired bookkeeper, Lincoln Housing Authority, 1969. Member, First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, John M. and Pat Doeschot-Clark, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Karen and Jim Strickland, Atlanta; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; one great-granddaughter; brothers, sister-in-law, Larry Reynolds, Dean Reynolds, Rolland and Jean Reynolds, all Rock Island, Ill.; sisters, brother-in-law, Franklin and Mary Bergman, Hampton, Ill., Wilma Warner, Kewanee, Ill.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph; parents; brothers, Charles and Marvin Reynolds; sister, Rosalie Williams.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pastor Raymond J. Larson. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Brian Clark, Jeff Strickland, John Koluch, Fred Kuebler, Michael Mandl, Lowell Decker. Honorary pallbearers: Steve Taylor, Cheryl Knuth, Steve Peek, Rod Schwindt, Alan Rowch, Alan Cram. Visitation: 2 p.m. Thursday until services, mortuary. Family will greet friends, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Memorials to ALS Foundation, 8142 N. Lawndale, Skokie, IL 60076.
Dahl - Esther Ione, 94, Lincoln, died Tuesday (1/29/2002).
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Friday, First Lutheran Church, 1551 S. 70th St. Memorials to Bethphage Mission, 4980 S. 118th St., Suite A, Omaha 68137. Cremation, no visitation. Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Dolezal - Joseph F. Jr., 81, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. today, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 14th and K streets. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Ebert - James H., 77, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/3/2002).
Additional Survivors: brother-in-law, spouse, Sal and Pat Damian.
Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: today, funeral home. Memorials to American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
Ekdahl - Leslie J., 77, Weston, died Sunday (2/3/2002).
Services pending. Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.
Gollehon - Lillian M., 81, Beatrice, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Morrowville, Kan. Retired technician, Genex Electric. Preceded in death by first husband, Lee Roy Stafford.
Survivors: brother, Henry Mathy, Fairbury; sister, Grace Hock, Fairbury.
No services. Cremation. Inurnment of cremains, Mahaska Cemetery, Mahaska, Kan. Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice.
Grabowski - Mildred I., 84, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Memorials to Homestead Healthcare Center.
Gray - James F., 80, Omaha, formerly Hooper and Fremont, widower of Georgia A., died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Winston-Salem, N.C. World War II Army veteran, 1942-45. Retired, Hormel Foods Corp., Fremont.
Survivors: sons, Cary, Lincoln, Keith, Peoria, Ariz.; daughters, Kathy Paulson, Flower Mound, Texas, Peggy Kilgus, Littleton, Colo., Linda Tracy, Omaha; 10 grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont. Calvary Cemetery, Fremont. Scripture service: 7 p.m. today, funeral home. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today; 9-1 p.m. Thursday, both at funeral home. Memorials to Archbishop Bergan Junior-Senior High School, Fremont.
Griffin - Marcella L., 82, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Reception following services in the Wyuka Funeral Home Garden Room. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be e-mailed to contact@wyuka.com.
Hall - Irene "Ruth," 87, Lincoln, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Lincoln. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, Harlan, Sydney, Australia, Warren, Omaha; three grandchildren; sisters, Esther Mayer, Lincoln, Althea Schamp, Wahoo; brother, Albert Rohrig, Long Beach, Calif.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. No visitation, cremation.
Hansen - Mark A., 43, Lincoln, died Friday (2/1/2002) at home. Born, Wahoo (7/9/58). Lived in Yutan, Fremont and Grand Island, also Washington, Kan. Graduated, Grand Island High School, 1975; moved to Lincoln, 1978. Co-owner and vice president, Mesa Corp., Lincoln, for past 12 years. Previously worked for Terrano Medical Corp. Software, Lincoln, over 10 years.
Survivors: parents, Melvin and Ellen, Fremont; brothers, sisters-in-law, Douglas and Cynthia Hansen, Fremont, Timothy Hansen and Elin Soderquist, St. Charles, Ill.; nephew, Eric Hansen, Fremont.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, First Lutheran Church, Fremont. Pastor Mark Grorud. Memorial Cemetery, Fremont. Pallbearers: Tom Manning, Jim Frohman, Cliff Forrester, Mike Zoellner, Curtis Seltz, Jerry Genrich. Visitation; noon-8 p.m. today, Rozanek and Son Colonial Chapel, with family receiving relatives and friends, 6-8 p.m. Memorials to Salvation Army, Lincoln, or the church.
Hester - Velma Louise, 86, Lincoln, died Friday (2/1/2002).
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Visitation: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. today, with family, 6-8 p.m., funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.
Hillman - Viola S., 85, Otoe, died Tuesday (2/5/2002) in Nebraska City. Born, rural Syracuse. Housewife and seamstress.
Survivors: husband, Alvin; daughters, Marilyn Biere, Nebraska City, Phyllis Neillsien, Mesa, Ariz., Janet Long, Yuma, Ariz., Dianne Shuttleworth, Covington, Texas, Bea Seybert, Lincoln; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Leota Wohlers, Lincoln, Anna Witt, Syracuse.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, First Lutheran Church, rural Avoca. Church cemetery. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, 9-9 p.m. Thursday with family greeting friends, both Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse and one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Alzheimer's research.
Huckins - Mildred O., 90, Chester, widow of Gerald J., died Saturday (2/2/2002) in Austin, Texas. Born, Chester. Homemaker.
Survivors; daughter, Sharyn Baybayan, Austin; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, United Methodist Church, Chester. Chester Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, Chester.
Jacobs - James, 55, Lincoln, died Monday (2/4/2002).
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Kissinger - Frank K. Jr., 48, Raymond, died Friday (2/1/2002). Born (6/16/53). Owner of Ding/A/Ling Bar, Raymond. Auto enthusiast.
Survivors: son, Tom, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; brothers, John, Arkansas, Bruce, Florida.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.
Kotil - Irma, 98, Seward, widow of John, died Monday (2/4/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Seward. Burial: 1:30 p.m., Blue Mound Cemetery, Milford. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Long - Paul, 95, Geneva, formerly Bruning, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Mountain Home, Mo.
Survivors: wife, Myna; son, Robert, Blue Hill; brother, Les, Beatrice; sisters, Esther Lewis, Lincoln, Ruth Heskett, Omaha; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Cremation. No viewing. Burial of ashes at later date. Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva.
Malstead - Robert V., 84, Beatrice, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Beatrice. Owner/operator welding-machine repair shop. Army veteran, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Bonnie; son, Robert L., Beatrice; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: today until services, funeral home. Memorial established to family's choice with funeral home in charge.
McCue - Jerald J., 79, Auburn, died Monday (2/4/2002) in Tecumseh.
Survivors: children, Janet Eichoff, Norma Baker, Geri Meyers, Linda Trotter, all Auburn, Willie McCue, Humboldt; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Geneva Cross, Olathe, Kan., Martha Bonham, Raytown, Texas.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Casey-Witzenburg-Hall Funeral Chapel, Auburn. Sheridan Memorial Cemetery, Auburn. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.
McDonald - Mildred O., 96, York, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Fairmont.
Survivors: daughters, Norma Lee Christiancy, Salina, Kan., Delores Atwood, York, Joann Melton, York; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husbands, James H. Fisher, Harold McDonald.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Geneva Public Cemetery. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. Memorials to the family.
Melichar - Eugene E., 70, Emerald, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Pleasant Dale United Methodist Church. Memorials in care of family. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
