U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Ramaekers - Edward "Bud" and Alice, Norfolk, died Friday (1/25/2002) in a traffic accident west of Albuquerque, N.M., with their friends, Larry and Rita Beller of Lindsay. The couples were vacationing together.
Bud was born 9/28/40 in Humphrey to Edward F. Sr. and Cecelia (Ternus) Ramaekers. Raised on family farm and attended school in Humphrey. Graduated, Milford Technical School as welder. Moved to Omaha where he was employed at Snowco, Gate City Steel, and started his own lawn service. Married, Ann Marie VoorVart, 3/20/60 in Omaha. The couple had three children. Ann Marie passed away 2/23/70, following an illness. Married, Alice Knust Pfeifer, 8/21/70. The couple made their home in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., where Bud was employed as a welder. The family moved to Norfolk in 1974, when he and Alice purchased Rude's Welding Shop and established B&A Welding & Blacksmith, which later became known as B&A Welding. Bud and Alice retired in 1999 and sold the business to their son Mike and his wife, Sue. Member, Sacred Heart Parish, served on parish council and was an extraordinary minister of the eucharist. Fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and was instrumental in bringing Marriage Encounter to the parish and Norfolk. Involved in Christians Encounter Christ. Former president, Nebraska Blacksmith, Machinist and Welders Association.
Alice Marie was born 8/25/41 in Humphrey to Michael and Josephine (Roman) Knust. Raised in Petersburg. Graduated, John the Baptist Catholic High School, 1959, and Lincoln School of Commerce. Worked for Federal Reserve Bank, Omaha. Married, Francis John Pfeifer, 9/3/60; the family lived in Omaha and had five children. They moved to San Juan Capistrano, 1970; Frank died in a work-related accident shortly after their move. She married Edward "Bud" Ramaekers and the two families became one. Alice stayed busy with keeping the books for the business and raising their family. Member, Sacred Heart Parish, active on parish council, extraordinary minister of the eucharist. Member, Catholic Daughters and former president, Sacred Heart Altar Society. Also involved with Christians Encounter Christ, Birth Right, PEO, Christian Women's Club, in which she was a Bible study leader, and Sacred Heart Charismatic group. Participated in several bridge groups and was a Mary Kay representative.
Survivors: children, spouses, Terry and Julie Pfeifer, Grand Island, Mike and Sue Ramaekers, Norfolk, Doug and Lisa Pfeifer, Lincoln, Mark and Maryrose Ramaekers, Omaha, Brenda and Rich Krumel, Des Moines, Iowa, Jeanne and Chris Guta, Frisco, Texas, Kevin and Heidi, Atlanta, Crissy and Brian Wood, Minneapolis, Tim Ramaekers, Columbus, and his fiancee, Michelle Becker. Bud and Alice enjoyed their 28 grandchildren.
Bud's other Survivors: mother, Cecelia Ramaekers, Genoa; brothers, Pat, Omaha, Dan, White Bear Lake, Minn.; sisters, Rosalia Engstrom, Omaha, Marilyn Mohr, Genoa, Cindy Flaherty, O'Neill. Alice's other Survivors: brothers, Art Knust, Mark Knust, both Elgin, Joe Knust, John Knust, both Petersburg; sisters, Mary Ellen Frauendorfer, Lindsay, Lucille Kalinowski, Columbus, Lorraine Seier, Petersburg, Doris Schrad, Elkhart, Ind., Janet Klein, Spalding. Bud is preceded in death by father; two brothers; one son. Alice is preceded by parents; three brothers; two sons.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Norfolk. The Rev. Dave Belt, celebrant, and the Rev. Tom Fangman, homilist, with the priests of archdiocese of Omaha concelebrating. Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. today, Home for Funerals, Norfolk, and 7-8 p.m., church, with wake service at 7:30 p.m.
Reisher - William N., 69, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002). Born, Hayes County, to Noah and Lora (Simmerman). Army veteran, Korean War. Married Anne (Brooks), 1957. Graduate, UNL Business College, 1958; master's of accounting, UNL, 1964. Retired supervisor of accounting, Lincoln Public Schools, 1966-1994.
Survivors: wife, Anne; daughter, Laurie Jessen, Denver; son, daughter-in-law, Thomas and Peggy, Lincoln; grandchildren, Leslie Jessen, Nathan and Amy Reisher; brothers, sisters-in-law, James and Marjorie, Benkelman, Roger and Margaret, Denver; sisters, brothers-in-law, Mary and Marvin Moeller, Arvada, Colo., Norma and Leon Johnson, Westminster, Colo.; sister, Shirley Wert, Las Vegas; brother-in-law, Robert Elwood, Lincoln; nieces, nephews, friends. Preceded in death by parents; sister, Karen Elwood; son-in-law, Steve Jessen; brother-in-law, Jesse Wert.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St., with luncheon to follow at the Legionnaire Club. The Rev. Dan Safarik. Private graveside services. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Lincoln Public Schools Foundation or American Cancer Society.
Rerucha - Christie O., 100, David City, died Saturday (1/26/2002).
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mary's Church. Wake: 7:30 p.m. today, followed by PCCW rosary, Knott Funeral Home, David City. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until rosary, funeral home. Memorials to St. Mary's Parish Endowment Fund, Masses, or St. Joseph Villa.
Rippe - Alicia Rae, 9, Hubbell, died Sunday (1/27/2002) in Hebron. Born, Fairbury. Third-grade student, Thayer Central Elementary School, Hebron.
Survivors: parents, Duane and Brenda (Dobberstein) Rippe; brother, Dustin Allen Rippe, Hubbell; grandparents, Raymond and Shirley Rippe, Hebron, Jack and Ramona Dobberstein, Kearney; aunts, uncles, Larry and Beth Rippe, Gretna, Judy and Kelvin Kurkowski, Grant, Nancy and Dan Wiener, Sterling, Kan., Cheryl and Eric Watts, Great Bend, Kan., Linette and Mike Horn, Garner, N.C., Jedd and Kelly Dobberstein, Kearney, Gina and Rao Vederumudi, San Antonio.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Hubbell. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, 8-11 a.m. Thursday, Price Funeral Home, Hebron. Memorials to family's choice.
Russell - Gene, 75, Lincoln, died Saturday (1/26/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, College View Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4015 S. 49th St. Visitation: today, with family present, 6-7 p.m., Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to granddaughter Kaitlyn Russell's education fund, care of the family.
Schleiger - Conrad, 85, Lincoln, died Friday (1/25/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Hospice of Nebraska.
Schreurs - Glen E., 76, Omaha, widower of Eva May, died Saturday (1/26/2002). Born, Lincoln. World War II veteran.
Survivors: daughters, Dawn Dinsdale, Elkhorn, Gail White, Minden; five grandchildren; brother, Dale, Hays, Kan.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Overland Hills Church, Papillion. Interment: 3 p.m. today, St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Kronberg. Memorials to Nebraska Heart Association or American Cancer Society. Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion.
Schuster - Margaret P., 88, Beatrice, died Sunday (1/27/2002). Born, rural Plymouth. Worked at FormFit. Foster grandparent.
Survivors: son, Dennis, Beatrice; two grandchildren; brother, Louis Baete, Sioux Falls, S.D., Maurice Baete, Beatrice; sister, Virginia Frerichs, Lincoln; nieces; nephews.
Mass of Christian burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Beatrice. Church cemetery. Visitation: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Harman-Wright Mortuary, Beatrice. Rosary: 6 p.m. today, mortuary. No visitation at church.
Schwarz - Katherine, 83, Laguna Woods, Calif., formerly Lincoln, died Jan. 6.
Memorial service was held Jan. 20, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Laguna Hills. Memorials to the church or the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation.
Todd - Albert H., 91, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died Wednesday (1/23/2002). Born, Lincoln. Attended Lincoln schools and the University of Nebraska. Owned Gateway Laundry and Cleaners, the Floridian Restaurant and worked in real estate, Fort Lauderdale. Served, U.S. Army.
Survivors: wife, Kathryn (Foster).
Graveside services were conducted Friday, Lauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale.
Weaver - Grace Irene, 81, Lincoln, died Friday (1/25/2002).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, 6700 S. 14th St. Visitation: until 1:30 p.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to Havelock United Methodist church, 4140 N. 60th St. Lincoln 68507.
Arguello - Avery Jean, infant daughter of Eugene and Erin (Adams) Arguello of Lincoln, was born and died on Thursday (1/31/2002).
Survivors: parents; grandparents, Dave and Sue Adams, Peru, Elisa Arguello, Lincoln; aunts, Cristan and Maggie Adams, Peru, Amanda Martinez, Lincoln; great-grandparents, Ellis and Corrine Adams, Peru, Raymond and Beth Ullsperger, Douglas, David and Paula Arguello, San Antonio; relatives.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Peru Community Church. Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Peru. No visitation. Family suggest memorials in lieu of flowers. Hemmingsen Funeral Home, Auburn.
Becker - Gladys M., 92, Falls City, died Friday (2/1/2002). Born, Arago. Retired nurse, Falls City Community Hospital.
Survivors: sisters, Katie Lang, West Bend, Wis., Pauline Wall, Gilbert, Ariz.; nieces; nephews.
Services: noon Thursday, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Falls City. Steele Cemetery, Falls City. Visitation: family will receive friends, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, church. Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City.
Beck-Paul - Marjorie Yvonne, 44, Omaha, died Monday (1/28/2002).
Service: 10 a.m. today, Salem Baptist Church, Omaha. Myers Funeral Home, Omaha.
Bunch - Mildred, 94, Red Cloud, died Thursday (1/31/2002). Born, Oregon, Mo. Retired educator.
Survivors: daughters, Barbara Tupper, Red Cloud, Beverly Saathoff, Hastings; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church. Red Cloud Cemetery. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home, Red Cloud.
Carman, Roy E., 72, Garland, died Friday (2/1/2002).
Services pending, Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Chase - Grace F., 90, Lincoln, died Friday (2/1/2002). Born, Pawnee County (3/13/12) to James and Mattie Pierce. Member, Liberty Baptist Church, Temple Chapel of the Eastern Star 271.
Survivors: husband, Robert; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by parents, 12 brothers and sisters.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to the family. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home.
Domsch - Kathryn P., 73, Beatrice, died Thursday (1/31/2002). Born, Omaha. Retired, Lake Region Care Center, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Survivors: daughter, Kathryn Wostrchill, Beatrice; son, Mark Miller, Beatrice; grandson, Staff Sgt. Michael Vanston, Lawton, Okla. Preceded in death by first husband, Paul Miller.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to Geddes-Thober Post 1077, VFW, Beatrice, with funeral home in charge.
Elmshaeuser - Ruby Nadine, 82, Boulder City, Nev., formerly Lincoln, died Monday (1/28/2002). Born, Panonia, Colo. Retired secretary, U.S. government. Former member, Sheridan Lutheran Church, Lincoln.
Survivors: daughter, Sharon Reidenbach, Fairfield, Wash.; sons, Chuck Stuart, Boulder City, Tom Stuart, Oceanside, Calif.; stepdaughters, Debbie Sitzman, Lincoln, Sally Alberts, Grand Island; stepson, Robert Elmshaeuser, Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Catherine Rethmeier, Lois Brennan, both Green Valley, Ariz.; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Graveside Services: 10 a.m. today, Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery, Denver. Memorials to Boulder City Hospital long-term care unit. Palm Mortuary, Henderson, Nev.
Franson - Irene E., 77, Seattle, formerly Lincoln, widow of Frank, died Jan. 12, 2002.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to transportation fund, Lakeview Free Methodist Church, 9412 15th Ave., Seattle, WA 98115.
Hellbusch - Marie A., 61, Lincoln, died Tuesday (1/29/2002).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Christ Lutheran Church, 4325 Sumner St. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to American Diabetes Association. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Hickman - Marjorie Mae "Margie," 79, Lincoln, died Wednesday (1/30/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9p.m. Sunday and Monday, with family, 4-6 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. until services Tuesday. Memorials to Saint Elizabeth Hospice, Suite 111, 245 S. 84th St., Lincoln 68510.
Hicks - Don D., 64, Lincoln, formerly Friend, died Thursday (1/31/2002). Born, Franklin (8/29/37). 1955 graduate, Alma Public Schools. Graduate, Kearney State College. Veteran, Korean War. Retired teacher, Friend Public Schools. Member, Friend United Methodist Church, Friend Country Club.
Survivors: wife, Charma, Lincoln; daughters, Jill Hicks, Arlington, Va., Allyson Hicks, Lincoln and her fiance, Keith Heyen, Syracuse; stepdaughter, fiance, Rachel Heser and Kelly Koenon, Friend; stepson, Chad Heser, Utica; brother, sister-in-law, Dr. A. Clifton and Marlene Hicks; sister, brother-in-law, Jeanine and Gene Fecht; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by parents; first wife, Cheryl; brother, Jack; sister, Shirley Avary.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Friend. The Rev. Patricia A. Kelley. Andrew Cemetery, Friend. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. today, 1-9 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon Monday, all at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home; one hour before services, church. Memorials have been established to the Don Hicks Scholarship Fund. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
Jarrett - Charles, 80, Beatrice, widower of Lois, died Jan. 21, 2002. Born, Stella. Served, Navy.
Survivors: sisters, Irene Hill, Lincoln, Leona King, Fairfax, Mo.; brother, Dick Jarrett, Tucson, Ariz.; special friend, Lorraine Schramm, Beatrice; sons, Charlie, Sherrard, Ill., Paul, Mt. Vernon, Wash.; daughter, Angie Gorosive, Shoreline, Wash.; six grandchildren; nieces, nephews.
Military burial was Tuesday at Sedro Woolley, Wash. Lemley Funeral Chapel, Sedro Woolley.
Kerwood - Donald L., 99, Alexandria, died Thursday (1/31/2002) in Fairbury.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Presbyterian Church, Alexandria. Memorials to church. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Kinkade - Vada Loraine, 82, Lincoln, died Thursday (1/31/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, mortuary. Memorials to the family. Condolences may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Krantz - Jimmie R., 71, Lincoln, formerly Boca Raton, Fla., died Thursday (1/31/2002). Drywall contractor. Former employee, Guarantee Clothing Co., Hardy's/Hoover Co. Graduate, Lincoln High School, 1947. Volunteer, Lancaster Manor.
Survivors: sons, Dennis, James, both of Boca Raton; daughters, Cynthia Sue Kendall, Plymouth, Connie Krantz, Pompano Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Larry Kendall, Christina Lyons, Justin Krantz, David Conrad Krantz, Sara Krantz; great-grandchild, Alyce Lyons; brother, Richard A., Beatrice; sister, Barbara Frances Harms, Lincoln; niece, Kelly Wurzer; great-nephew, Orion Isaac Walsh. Preceded in death by mother, Hattie "Dottie" Hornby; father, Raymond; daughter, Dianne Krantz; sons, David Arlan, Michael; daughter-in-law, Geraldine Krantz.
Private family services. Highland Park Cemetery, Adams. Honorary pallbearers: Larry Van Hunnik, Kenneth Harms, Warren Firestone, Jack Kirkland, Joseph Wurzer, Anthony Menefee, Dale Kirkland, Roy Kendall. Cremation. No viewing, no visitation. Memorials to the cemetery for an American flag, 725 S. 31st St., No. 2, Lincoln 68510. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Lauterbach - Nelda Marie, 85, Lincoln, died Thursday (1/31/2002). Born, Hickman (10/19/16) to Roy W. and Gusta (Liesveld) Birt. Member, American Legion Post 3 Auxiliary. Loved gardening, baking and cooking.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Donna Jean and Paul Baker, Lincoln; son, daughter-in-law, Ken and Lori, Lake Orion, Mich.; brother, sister-in-law, Dwight and Marjorie Birt, Hickman; sister-in-law, Anna Birt, Hickman; granddaughter, Paula Baker, Denver; grandsons, spouses, Chad and Shannon Baker, Lincoln, Kirk and Karl Lauterbach, Lake Orion; great-grandchildren, Austin and Grantham Baker, Lincoln, Madison Baker, Denver; nieces, nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Donald Edward Lauterbach; parents; brother, Charles; sister, Ruth.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Stan Schrag. Private inurnment, Lincoln Memorial Park. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to family.
