U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Snow -- Betty Jeanne, 69, Lincoln, died Monday (11/11/2002). Born, Harrison (1/30/33) to Charles and Myrtle (Glossbrener) Quay.
Survivors: husband, William "Bill"; daughter, son-in-law, Patti and Willard Schowalter, Lincoln; son, daughter-in-law, Brad and Linda Snow, Lake Forest, Calif.; grandchildren, Willie Schowalter, Sarah Lawrence, Rachel Lawrence, Jason Snow, Alyssa Snow; great-grandchildren, Wesley Schowalter, Broghan Swinscoe, Khiara Lawrence; brother, Charles Quay, Crawford; sisters, Lola Hruby, Lincoln, Bertha Mae Kerst, Crete.
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Inurnment, Lincoln Memorial Park. Cremation. No visitation.
Swanson -- Carl Alvin, 93, Stromsburg, widower of Fern, died Sunday (11/10/2002). Born, Osceola. Retired, worked at the sale barn.
Survivors; sister, Doris Veed, Central City; nieces, nephews.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Midwest Covenant Home Chapel, Stromsburg. Stromsburg Cemetery. Visitation: before service, chapel.
Tucker --Jerry D., 66, Lincoln, died Friday (11/8/2002).
Graveside services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Park, Gate 3. Meet at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., before services. Visitation: 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Wednesday, and one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to donor's choice or Tabitha Hospice.
Witte --Margaret Berniece Mae, 80, Hebron, died Friday (11/8/92).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Memorials to American Cancer Association or Diabetes Foundation. Hebron Memorial Funeral Home.
Achterberg -- Ernest Henry, 93, Deshler, died Monday (11/18/2002) in Hebron. Born, rural Stoddard. Farmed, raised livestock, near Deshler.
Survivors: wife, Mollie; sons, Rodney, Deshler, Galen, Hebron; five grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church (Friedensau), rural Hebron. Church cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Ahrendts Funeral Home, Deshler. Memorials to the church and The Lutheran Hour.
Althouse -- Lois V., 84, Seward, widow of Cecil "Steve," died Friday (11/15/2002).
Memorial service: 11 a.m. today, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cordova. Burial: 10 a.m. today, Utica Cemetery. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the family. Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward.
Bookwalter -- Dean Laird, 87, Summerfield, Kan., died Sunday (11/17/2002) Born, Pawnee City. Retired farmer, Pawnee County.
Survivors: wife, June; sons, Tom, Olsburg, Kan., Laird, Garland, Texas; three grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m Thursday, Burchard United Methodist Church, Burchard. Pawnee City Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, with family 6-8 p.m., Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City. Memorials to Burchard United Methodist Church.
Burkey -- Fred, 56, Wahoo, died Thursday (11/14/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wahoo. Memorials to the family. Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home, Wahoo.
Farley -- Viola Darlene, 79, Tecumseh, died Sunday (11/17/2002). Born, rural Tecumseh. Retired nurses aide.
Survivors: husband, Charles Daryl; daughters, Carol Bailey, Edwardsville, Kan., Jan Boardman, Tecumseh; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Maple Grove), rural Tecumseh. Church cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour before service, church. Memorials to family's choice.
Hunt -- Arvilla M., 93, Ogallala, formerly Lincoln, widow of Bernard, died Saturday (11/16/2002). Former employee, the former Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital, Lincoln, and Ogallala Hospital.
Survivors: sons, Delbert, Ogallala, Lyle, Lincoln, Wayne, Denton; daughter, Arlene Olson, Lincoln, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Inez Heltzel, Sonora, Calif.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Church of Christ, Ogallala (Mountain Standard Time). Burial: Ogallala. Visitation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Draucker Funeral Home, Ogallala. Memorials to Indian Hills Rest Home activities fund, Ogallala.
Jochim -- Roland F., 82, Crete, died Saturday (11/16/2002).
Survivors: daughter, Phyllis Jones, Ozark, Mo.; son, Robert, Northglenn, Colo.; three grandchildren; sisters, Matilda Luhning, Martha Worrell; nieces, nephews.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Andy Jones officiating. Cremation. No viewing. Visitation with family: 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, funeral home.
Kasl -- Johanna B., 97, Lincoln, widow of Victor, died Saturday (11/16/2002). Formerly of Swanton. Born on a farm near Holland. Moved to Lincoln at age 15. Graduated, Lincoln High School, 1922; University of Nebraska, 1927 with bachelor's in education. Taught at various places. Moved to Swanton, 1929. Married, 5/18/36. Lived on farm near Swanton. Worked at AAA in Wilber then went back to teaching. Saline County Superintendent, 1956-58. Continued teaching until retiring in 1971. Member, Swanton Methodist Church, Community Club, American Legion Auxiliary, Alpha Gamma.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, DeeAnn and Glenn Schwisow, Swanton; sons, daughters-in-law, John and Connie, Staplehurst, Paul and Melody, Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. preceded in death by parents, John and Dillie (Lefferdink) Rymes; husband, Victor L. (10/3/83); brothers, Arthur, Albert and Benjamin Rymes; sister, Gertrude Roe.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. The Revs. Paul Quackenbush and Bonnie Forney. Swanton Cemetery. Visitation:9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Lahm -- Esther B., 96, Crete, died Saturday (11/16/2002).
Survivors: stepson, spouse, Dean and Verna Lahm, Bassett; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Vera Grage, Crete.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Pastor Dan Davis. Visitation: 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials in care of the family.
Lerch -- Rosalee E., 72, Omaha, widow of Robert P., died Sunday (11/17/2002). Born, Cedar County. Restaurant manager.
Survivors: son, Dale, Omaha; daughters, Paula Svoboda, Lincoln, Janet Timm, Yutan; five grandchildren; sisters, Erma Bergerson, Granbury, Texas, Dorothy Lipp, Arlington; brother, Robert Juhlin, New Castle.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler Westcenter Chapel, 7805 W. Center Road, Omaha. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation with family: 4-6 p.m. today, funeral home. Closed casket. Memorials to family.
Lichty -- Cleo B., 73, Lincoln, widow of Harold, died Saturday (11/16/2002). Born, Beatrice (8/17/29) to Dan and Helen (Baker) McCown. Retired from Gibb's Catering, First National Bank.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Dennis and Lynette, Newbury Park, Calif.; daughters, son-in-law, Deb and Vike Kimberly, Linda Grabill, all of Lincoln; grandchildren, Jake, Jessie, Jamie, Lyndsey, Lacey; honorary grandchildren, Allison and Cade; sisters, Thelma Knowels, Summerfield, Kan., Judy and Larry Johnson, Ashland, Jone McCown, Wahoo; brothers, sisters-in-law, Dan and Phyllis McCown, Endicott, John and Roxann McCown, Steele City, Lonnie and Glynda McCown, Anchorage, Alaska; numerous nieces, nephews. Preceded in by husband, Harold; parents; brother, Max McCown.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Friday, Christ's Place Church, 1111 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln 68512. Pastor Dave Argue. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to the family or the church. Special thanks to Carol and Renee, and the hospice nurses. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Lock -- William E. "Bill," 55, Hallam, died Saturday (11/16/2002) in Lincoln. Born, Falls City. Heavy equipment operator.
Survivors: son, William, of Cameron, Mo.; daughters, Anita Lock, Lincoln, Aletha Lock, of Cameron; father, Wilber, Weaverville, N.C.; mother, Rose Lock, Lincoln; brothers, John, Shawnee, Okla., Charles, Roca, Mathew, Cortland, Scott, Milligan, Harlan, Hallam; sisters, Jeanette Krull, Hallam, Rosemary Stickney, Fort Collins, Colo.; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Burial: Rulo Cemetery, meet at 2 p.m. Friday. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 9-11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.
Magnuson -- Ellen V. Smith, 95, Wahoo, died Sunday (11/17/2002). Born, Cedar Bluffs.
Survivors: daughters, Marjorie Nystrom, Lincoln, Kathryn Malchow, Colon, Marilyn Falke, Wahoo; stepdaughter, Phyllis Stewart, Wahoo; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren. preceded in death by husbands, Raymond Smith, Plato Magnuson.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home, Wahoo. Greenwood Cemetery, Wahoo. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to Cathedral of Praise Church, Wahoo.
Meyer -- Mildred J., 78, Lincoln, died Friday (11/15/2002).
Services at a later date, Blue Island, Ill. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Saint Elizabeth Hospice, Laptop and Computer Fund.
Mohrhoff -- Edwin "Eddie," 86, Lincoln, died Saturday (11/16/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Southern Heights Presbyterian Church, 5750 S. 40th St. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Highland Cemetery, Adams. Visitation: today until 9 p.m., Roper & Sons Funeral Home, 4300 O St.; one hour before service Wednesday, church. Pallbearers: Delbert, Ronald Mohrhoff, Rodney Pittam, Lorin Krantz, Harlen Hagemier, Mike Casey. Memorials: church or Alzheimer's Association. E-mail condolences to contact@roperandsons.com
Moser -- Lydia Johanna Ver Maas, 94, Rogers, Ark., formerly of Hickman, widow of Daniel, died Tuesday (11/12/2002). Born at Holland, Neb., to Adrian and Alyda Meinen Ver Maas. Member: Hickman Presbyterian Church, Church Women's Association, also sang in the choir and for special occasions for over 40 years; Eastern Star, held several offices at the state and local levels. Charter member, Hickman American Legion Auxiliary. Helped organize the Hickman Senior Center, 1975.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Dianne and Myron Martenson, Bella Vista, Ark.; grandchildren, spouses, Michael Martenson, Hanover Park, Ill., Steven and Janet Martenson, Belvidere, Ill., Scott and Paula Martenson, Troy, Mo.; five great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren. preceded in death by brothers, George and Andrew; sisters, Gertrude and Lorene Moser, three years old.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Hickman Presbyterian Church. Pastor Stephen Wing. Hickman Cemetery. Visitation:5-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, Hickman. Memorials to the church or the cemetery.
