U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Olson - Helen L., 63, Roca, died Wednesday (9/27/2000). Born, Corning, Iowa.
Survivors: husband, Floyd; son, Donald, Roca; daughters, Cynthia Baier, Linda Behrend, both of Lincoln; mother, Goldie Jacobs, Corning, Iowa; brothers, Hubert Jacobs, Marvin Jacobs, both Omaha, Dale Jacobs, Bettendorf, Iowa, Lyle Jacobs, Gardnerville, Nev., Charles Jacobs, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister, Elizabeth Nickell, Gretna; five grandchildren.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Oct. 6, Faith of Our Fathers Lutheran Church, Roca. Lincoln Memorial Park. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials care of the family. Aspen Mortuary, Lincoln.
Richards - Pauline L., 82, Kansas City, Kan., died Wednesday (9/27/2000).
Graveside Services: 2 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park. Family and friends meet at 1:30 p.m., Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Pastor Jim Gordon. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to Cancer Fund or East Lincoln Christian Church.
Riggle - Lillian, 85, Chino Hills, Calif., widow of Floyd E. Sr., died Tuesday (9/26/2000). Born, Los Angeles. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Floyd E. Jr., Chino Hills, Calif.; daughter, Marlyse Berge, Chino Hills, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Junker, Ruth Allen, both of Fairbury, Dora Riggle, Endicott, Marcine Crowder, Snowquaimie, Wash.; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3, First United Presbyterian Church, Fairbury. Fairbury Cemetery. Memorials to the family's choice. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Steider - Edward, 97, Shickley, died Wednesday (9/27/2000) in Fairmont. Born, Dorchester (4/15/1903) to Peter and Barbara (Summer).
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Vada and Bill Hunt, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Judy and James Weinrich, Kissimmee, Fla., Sharon and Roger Nickel, Melbourne, Fla.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, United Methodist Church, Shickley. The Rev. Mark Richardson. Shickley Public Cemetery, Shickley. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. today, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to the church.
Stovall - Leslie J., 42, Alvo, died Monday (9/25/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Capital City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege St. Visitation: through today, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. Memorials to Alvo-Eagle Recreation Association.
Walsh - James "Jim," 42, Omaha, formerly Niagara Falls, Canada, died 9/14/00.
Irish wake: 1 p.m. Saturday, Big John's Billiards, 399 Sun Valley Blvd.
Anderson - Helen J., 82, Stromsburg, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born, Hardington. Worked at a cafe in Osceola.
Survivors: sons, Bob Cole, Denver, Ray Cole, Minneapolis, Gary Cole, Nashville, Tenn., Roger Anderson, Columbus; brothers, Herman Kirchmeier, Scappoose, Ore., Don Kirchmeier, Kansas City, Kan., Norbert Kirchmeier, Wynot; sister, Louise Baker, Harrod, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Palmer Funeral Home, Stromsburg. Stromsburg Cemetery. Visitation: noon-2 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
Bryant - Carolyn J., 78, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Sunday, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 201 (for research), or to the church.
Burchett - Shawn Patrick, 25, Lincoln, died Tuesday (9/26/2000).
Services were at 3 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Kodie Burchett Scholarship Fund, 300 W. Irving Lincoln 68521.
Channel - Linda Lee, Alliance, died Monday (9/25/2000) in Scottsbluff.
Memorial Services: 10 a.m. today, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, 20th and D streets. Cremation. Memorials to Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home, Scottsbluff.
Davis - Merna M., 91, Tucson, Ariz., formerly Lincoln, widow of Rev. Laurence R., died Thursday (9/14/2000). Born, Wood River. Served with husband at United Methodist Church, Decatur, Oakland, Wahoo, Lexington, Lincoln.
Survivors: daughters, Margaret Roe, Denver, Jeanne George, Tucson; brother, C.M. McGlasson, Omaha; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday, Cameron Cemetery, near Grand Island. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Sunday, with family, 4-6 p.m., Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home, Grand Island. Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Nov. 6, Gollaher Chapel, Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island. Memorials to church or Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln.
Fischer - Dorothea K., 85, Utica, died Wednesday (9/27/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Utica. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to the church. Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Kennel - Sylvia, 84, York, formerly Geneva, died Wednesday (9/27/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Salem Mennonite Church, rural Shickley. Visitation: beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to the family.
Kubicek - Bertha B., 93, Adams, formerly Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Gold Crest Retirement Center, R.R. 1, Box 1295, Adams 68301. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Link - Evelyn H., 80, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born, Lincoln (10/8/19) to William and Albina (Mattison) Link. Retired sales clerk, Golds and Brandeis Department Stores, 1981. Taught at ceramics shop, Walter Apartments. Member, Evangelical United Lutheran Church.
Survivors: nieces, spouse, Sandy and Dean Madsen, Waverly, Elaine Brochu, Denver; great-nieces, Sondra, Jody, Sherry, Jamie; great-nephew, Johnathan; one great-great-niece; three great-great-nephews. Preceded in death by parents; sister, brother-in-law, Edith and Robert Brochu.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. The Rev. Russell Leeper. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 p.m. Sunday until services, funeral home. Memorials to the family. Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.
Petersen - Sarah E., 87, Superior, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born between Hardy and Ruskin. Employee, Immanuel Lutheran Hospital, Omaha.
Survivors: sister, Carla Jensen, Superior; niece and nephew; three great-nieces; four great-nephews; 13 great-great-nieces and nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hardy. Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin. Friends may call: 1-5 p.m. today; Sunday noon-8 p.m. Memorials to church, in Sarah's memory. Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior.
Salts - Betty Jean (Vandegrift), 69, Beatrice, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born, Beatrice. Retired home day care operator.
Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Richard, Liberty, Jeff, Beatrice; daughters, Roberta Goin, Beatrice, Teresa Goetz, Virginia, Cindy Orth, Chris Buhr, both of Beatrice; brother, Ronald Vandegrift, Beatrice; sister-in-law, Ruth Vandegrift, Beatrice; 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, West Side Community Church, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Sunday; Monday 8 a.m.-noon, both at Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, Beatrice; one hour before services, church. Family prayer service: 1:45 p.m. Monday, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to church with funeral home in charge.
Scoggin - Ethel W., 87, Portage, Mich., formerly Beatrice, widow of Norris, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born, Glen Elder, Kan. Homemaker.
Survivors: daughter, Judy Beckwith, Portage; sister, Lucille Dobbs, Beatrice; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation with family: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. Memorials to the Rose Arbor Hospice, 5473 Croyden Ave., Kalamazoo, Mich. 49009. Share a memory with the family at www.rdmg.com.
Smidt - Merna F., 80, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born (4/24/20), Rosemont, to George F. and Lola (Wright) Barton. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Edwin, Lincoln; son, special friend, Edwin Jr. and Marlys Muhmel, Firth; daughters, sons-in-law, Elaine and Steve Sniffen, Orman Beach, Fla., Lonna K. and Ed Divine, Lincoln; sisters, brothers-in-law, Verona Osgood, Hastings, Lois and Robert Marymee, Concord, Calif., Donna Mae Lewis, Lincoln, Verda Mason, Grand Island; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; sister, Belva Penner.
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary Chapel, 4300 O St. The Rev. Roger Casteel. Fairview Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, 2 p.m. until services Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter, 5601 S. 27th St., suite 101, (12). Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.
Steider - Edward, 97, Shickley, died Wednesday (9/27/2000) in Fairmont.
Services: 10 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Shickley. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Thursday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to the church.
Taddiken - Kenneth "Crackers," 87, Columbus, widower of Lillian, died Thursday (9/28/2000). Born, Shelby. Farmer.
Survivors: daughters, JoAnn Furbur, Candice Vrbka, both of Shelby; Kay Johnson, Stromsburg, Marcia Voss, Denver; brother, Ronald Taddiken, Lincoln; sister, Violet Butts, Lincoln; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home, Osceola. Shelby Cemetery, Shelby. No visitation.
Wullbrandt - Florence, 91, Milford, formerly Goehner, widow of Paul, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born (11/18/08), Bruno. Attended Country School District 81. 1927 graduate, Goehner High School. Charter Member, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Goehner; ladies aid; 4-H Leader.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Royce and Rita, Seward; daughters, son-in-law, Joye Gillan, Seward, Leah and Ron Oswald, Milford; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Opal Wullbrandt, Norfolk, Mildred Guenther, Seward; nieces and nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Goehner. The Rev. Arnold H. Jurchen. Mound Prairie Cemetery, Goehner. Visitation: 1-9 p.m., Sunday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford; one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the family.
Bitter - Eunice I., 89, Phoenix, widow of W.J. "Bill," died 8/31/00. Born, Rushville.
Survivors: son, Raymond, Phoenix; daughter, Annette Campbell, Grapevine, Texas; two grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Memorial services were at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Phoenix. Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum, Lincoln. Memorials to Eunice I. Bitter Fund, care of church.
Brinckerhoff - Sharon Kay, 55, Auburn, widow of Rodney A., died Friday (9/29/2000) in Omaha. Born, Lincoln. Health-care provider.
Survivors: son, Kyle, Auburn; sister, Rosemary Lerdahl, Baltimore.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Hemmingsen Funeral Home, Auburn. Cremation. Inurnment: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Holy Cross Cemetery, south of Auburn. Visitation: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. Monday until services, funeral home.
Bryant - Carolyn J., 78, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 201 (for research), or to church.
Bundy - Dennis Dale, 53, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born (6/19/47), Lincoln, to Lewis and Blanche (Smith). Field resource specialist, Peoples Natural Gas. Member: Bethany Christian Church; VFW Post 131.
Survivors: wife, Sandy; son, Jeffrey, Lincoln; daughter, Christine, Lincoln; brothers, sister-in-law, Donald and Glendora, Kenneth, all Lincoln; nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, church, 1645 N. Cotner Blvd. Pastor Daryl Lauber. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials care of family.
Burchett - Shawn Patrick, 25, Lincoln, died Tuesday (9/26/2000).
Services were Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Kodie Burchett Scholarship Fund, 300 W. Irving, Lincoln 68521.
Cole - Marie K., 83, Sterling Heights, Mich., died Wednesday (9/27/2000) in Mount Clemens, Mich. Born (4/24/17), Friend. Retired civil service, transportation clerk, Selfridge Air Force Base.
Survivors: husband, Robert; son, daughter-in-law, LeRoy and Nancy, Lincoln; sister, Lola Mae Brunsen, Lincoln; grandchildren, Michael, Robert, Melinda Cole, all Lincoln; great-grandchildren, Crystal, Cassie, Brandy, Richie, Lauren, Kristen, Tiffany; nieces; nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Services in Michigan were Saturday. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
Frerichs - Clarence, 82, Beatrice, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born, rural Beatrice. Retired farmer. WWII Army veteran.
Survivors: wife, Marie; daughter, Betty Kelle, Pickrell; sons, Larry, Wymore, James, Virginia, Kenneth, Holmesville; sister, Arlene Vertrees, Beatrice; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. John Lutheran Church, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: until 9:30 p.m. Monday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice, care of Wayne and Verna Larson.
Gibb - Sue M., 45, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born (11/10/54), Emmetsburg, Iowa. Former LPN, Milder Manor.
Survivors: husband, Cedric; son, Ryan, Lincoln; mother, Margaret Erie, Lincoln; many friends.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 735 S. 36th St. Vigil: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Father Joseph Nemec. Calvary Cemetery at later date. Cremation. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. today, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday funeral home; 9 a.m. Wednesday until services, church. Memorials to Ryan Gibb's education fund.
Hoffman - William, 55, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000).
Services pending. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
