U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Wiemer -- Lloyd L., 65, Lincoln, died Monday (1/31/2000) in Riverside, Calif.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Messiah Lutheran Church, 1800 S. 84th St. Visitation: until 10 a.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or family's choice.
Williams -- Dorothy M. Bentzinger, 75, Hickman, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Celebration of life: 11 a.m. today, Hickman Presbyterian Church. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, Hickman. Memorials in lieu of flowers to church.
Witfoth -- Dale D., 71, Crete, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Survivors: sons, Donald, Tacoma, Wash., Michael Dean, Long Beach, Calif., Wallace Owen, Santa Ana, Calif.; daughter, Judy Dunlap, Long Beach, Calif.; sisters, Phyllis Witherby, Lincoln, Berdean Miller, Fort Myers, Fla.; aunt; nieces; nephews; cousins, grandchildren.
Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Park. No viewing or visitation. Memorials to Crete VFW. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
Asch -- Arlene, 87, Norfolk, formerly of Pilger, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Born, rural Pilger. Retired teacher, Stanton Junior High School.
Survivors: husband, August; sons, Ronald, Lincoln, Arlyn, Palm Springs, Calif.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Marlin Wegner, Tempe, Ariz.; sister, Elna Miller, Pilger.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pilger. Pilger Cemetery. Visitation: Thursday, 3-8 p.m., Kuzelka Funeral Home, Pilger; Friday, 9 a.m. until services, church.
Bartek -- Betty Ann, 62, Lincoln, died Tuesday (2/29/2000).
Born, Nebraska City (12/3/37) to Joseph W. and Ruth E. Stoll.
Survivors; husband, Leonard V.; sons, daughter-in-law, Frank K., Dennis K. and Beth P., all Lincoln; grandson, Seth Girdner, Lincoln; sisters, brother-in-law, Ruth Heng, Nebraska City, Opal Biner, Ankeney, Iowa, Mary Ann and Roy Dickerson, Beaumont, Texas; brothers, sisters-in-law, Clyde Stoll, Paul and Marie Stoll, all Nebraska City, Joe and Carletta Stoll, Fremont; sister-in-law, Viola Stoll, Nebraska City; nieces; nephews.
No services. Cremation. No visitation. Inurnment: Lincoln Memorial Park. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Beetem -- Denver L. Sr., 70, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/27/2000).
Born, Lincoln. Retired truck driver, Capital Concrete.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Denver Jr. and Shirley, Friend; brothers, Jerry, Bob, Donald, Kenneth, all Lincoln; sisters, Peggy Ross, Bonnie Alles, Lincoln; three grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
No services. Cremation. No visitation. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Doerr -- the Rev. Lawrence E., 68, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/24/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, 2000 D St. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the Rev. Lawrence Doerr Memorial (Scholarship) Fund, care of family. Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Grebe -- Martha Ann, 77, York, died Sunday (2/27/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, York. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: today, Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials to church or Tabitha Hospice Unit.
Griess -- Robert G., 63, Lincoln, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Born, near Sutton. Accountant.
Survivors: wife, Sharon; son, Kevin, Lincoln; two grandsons; brothers, Lawrence, Wesley, Ken, all Sutton, Don, Des Moines, Iowa; sisters, Ann Shunkwiller, Jeannine Rath, both Lincoln, Inez Krass, Raymond, Aldine Rowe, Burr, Erna Griess, Glendale, Ariz., Kathy Harrison, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kohler Mortuary, Sutton. Sutton Cemetery. Memorials to family.
Hajek -- Helen B., 79, Clarkson, died 2/20/00 in Schuyler. Born, rural Schuyler. With husband, retired from farming. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Leonard; sons, Robert, Clarkson, Ronald, Ceresco; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Jedlicka, Clarkson.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Clarkson. Clarkson Catholic Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Miller Funeral Home, Clarkson.
Knape -- Ernest E., 102, Tomah, Wis., formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Born, Gilead. Retired business machine salesman. Graduate, Cotner College. Teacher, Deshler, Silver Creek, Bruning, Ruskin schools. Navy veteran, WWI. Lifelong member, Cotner Lodge 297 AF&AM. Member, Sesostris Temple of the Shrine. Honorary member, American Legion, Westby, Wis.
Survivors; sons, daughters-in-law, Edward and Patricia, Mitchellville, Iowa, Robert and Florence, Sioux Falls, S.D., Warren and Frances, Adel, Ga., Henry and Sharon, Omaha; daughters, sons-in-law, Ruth and Warren H. Blow Jr., Lincoln, Mary and Walter Levering, Sparta, Wis.; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. preceded in death by wife, Clara; daughter, Alice Knape; six brothers; five sisters.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pastor Steve Knape. Masonic services by Lodge 297 AF&AM. Fairview Cemetery. Military graveside rites by Fort Riley (Kan.) Honor Guard. Pallbearers: John Knape, Mark Levering, Aaron Knape, Dustin Knape, Ron Schneider, Kevin Knape. Visitation: today until services, mortuary. Family will greet friends today, 7-9 p.m., mortuary. Memorials to Shrine Hospital Burn Center, care of Sesostris Temple of the Shrine, 1717 Yolande Ave., Lincoln, NE 68521.
Kohel -- Frances M., 84, Wilber, widow of Anton Kohel, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Born near Wilber. With husband, farmed near Wilber.
Survivors: son, Milo Shestak, Western; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Pallas, Olga Truka, both Wilber, Hermine Fisser, Hallam, Karoline Pallas, Lincoln; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Wilber Czech Cemetery. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials to family, care of funeral home.
Kubicek -- Kenneth L., 59, Shelby, died Sunday (2/27/2000) in Friend.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Shelby. Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home, Osceola.
Lehmann -- Ethel M., 90, Lincoln, widow of Werner, died Sunday (2/27/2000) in Milford.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Bethany Christian Church, 1645 N. Cotner Blvd. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Masonic Home, Plattsmouth, or Shrine Crippled Children's Fund. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Marquart -- Mary K., 59, Oak, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Born, Breckenridge, Texas. Elementary school teacher.
Survivors: husband, Merlin; daughters, Ingrid Einspahr, Sidney, Rachel Nelson, Fort Collins, Colo.; two grandsons; sister, Margaret McCathren, Abilene, Texas; nephews; nieces; cousins.
Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday, Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak. Memorial services: 5 p.m. March 14, Timerline Church, Fort Collins, Colo. No viewing. No visitation. Memorials to family's choice. Price Funeral Home, Hebron.
May -- Beverly K., 73, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2325 S. 24th St. Visitation: today, 8 a.m.-noon, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to Nebraska Heart Institute.
Mueller -- Frieda M., 89, Seward, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Staplehurst. Visitation: Volzke Mortuary, Seward; one hour before services, church.
Ostrom -- Kay S., 58, Lincoln, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Registered nurse, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Graduate, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minn., associate of arts, 1961; North Park University, Chicago, bachelor of science in nursing, 1964. Member, First Evangelical Covenant Church. Vice-chair, Covenant Cedars Bible Camp Board.
Survivors: husband, the Rev. Donald R.; son, Timothy, Lincoln; daughters, son-in-law, Margaret Heath, Locust Grove, Va., Shari and Joe Plumb, Woodbury, Minn.; mother, Sylvia Forsman, Kalamazoo, Mich.; brother-in-law, spouse, Paul and Sue Ostrom, Bay City, Ore.; sister-in-law, spouse, Myrna and Don Hines, Tacoma, Wash.; grandchildren, Tara and Candis Miller; great-grandchild, Tamra Miller. preceded in death by son, David; father, Glen Forsman; brother, Brian Forsman.
Celebration of life service: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Evangelical Covenant Church, 6024 L St. Cremation. No visitation. Family will receive friends: Friday, 7-9 p.m., church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to church or Covenant World Missions. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Person -- Clara L., 83, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/27/2000).
Born, Maryville, Mo., (1/21/17). Retired English teacher, Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyo. Master's degree, University of Wyoming. Past president, Wyoming State Teachers Association of English. Member: PEO; DAR; First Presbyterian Church of Maryville; Red Cross.
Survivors: husband, William R.; son, daughter-in-law, Bob and Janyce, Beatrice; daughter, son-in-law, Barbara and Ken Malich, Gig Harbor, Wash.; sister, Vivian Stoutimore, Fort Worth, Texas; grandchildren, Matt Malich, Gig Harbor, Steve Person, Washington, D.C., Susan Horne, Lincoln; three great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Maryville, Mo. Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville. Memorials to church (64468). Wadlow Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
