U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Johnson - Georgette, 82, Roseville, Calif., formerly Fairbury and Lincoln, died Friday (10/13/2000). Born, Hebron. Retired owner, operator Dutchess Beauty Salon, Havelock.
Survivors: children, Judie Pease, Colorado, David Mann, Paula Jean, Lisa Johnson, all of California; brother, Faye Russell, Fairbury; 14 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Graveside Memorial Service: 1 p.m. Sunday, Fairbury Cemetery.
Johnson - Mary L., 74, Geneva, died Thursday (10/19/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, United Methodist Church, Geneva. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Friday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to the United Methodist Chancel Choir.
Kotouc - Otto Jr., Omaha, formerly Humboldt, died Friday (10/20/2000). Born, Humboldt. Banker and attorney, 60 years. President, fellow, co-founder, Nebraska Bar Foundation.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; sons, Thomas, John; daughter, Ann Duey; seven grandchildren; two nieces.
Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, First Presbyterian Church, Humboldt. Humboldt Cemetery. Visitation: 3-4 p.m. Sunday, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Humboldt and Omaha Community Foundations. Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Humboldt.
Kottas - Otto, 88, Milligan, died Tuesday (10/17/2000) in Geneva.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Milligan Auditorium. Visitation: began 1 p.m. Friday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials to family.
Lockard - Myrtle E., 82, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/18/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Lowell - Pearl E., 95, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/19/2000).
Memorial Service will be held at later date. Cremation. No visitation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
May - Eldora N., 83, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/19/2000). Born, Essex, Iowa. Retired legal secretary. Member, Sheridan Lutheran Church; PEO Chapter DX.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, William N. and Holly, Briggsdale, Colo., Roger L. and Carla, Chesterfield, Mo.; daughter, son-in-law, Ann Mari May and Don Wesely, Lincoln; grandchildren, Lucas and Steven May, Chesterfield, Mo., Michael L. May, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband, Harold C.; two sisters; four brothers.
Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Monday, Sheridan Lutheran Church, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Pastor Larry Arganbright, the Rev. Dr. Otis E. Young. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials to PEO Scholarship Fund, c/o 3820 Petersburg Court, Lincoln (16). Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.
McCord - Gerald David, 86, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/18/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1345 S. 16th St. No viewing. Memorials to church or Cotner Lodge 297. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Mohr - William J. Jr., 80, Lincoln, died Tuesday (10/17/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to National WWII Memorial, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201.
Molzer - Sarah B., 93, Lincoln, died Friday (10/20/2000). Born, Miller, S.D. (4/21/07) to Henry and Maud (Wood) Morrow. Retired cook, Beta Theta Phi fraternity, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Member: VFW 131 Auxiliary; American Legion 3 Auxiliary; AARP.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Charles, Milton, Wash., Howard, Tacoma, Wash., Richard, Phil, Donald and Sharon, all Lincoln; daughters, son-in-law, Ann Orr, Lincoln, Barbara and James Haack, DePere, Wis., Betty Miller, Lincoln; daughter-in-law, Elfriede Gibson, Seward; sister, Anna Patterson, Huron, S.D.; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husbands, William Gibson, George Miller, Milo Molzer; son, Gordon Gibson; granddaughter, Mary Haack; two daughters-in-law, Anna Maria Miller, Louise Miller.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Edie Rhoades. Lincoln Memorial Park. No visitation. Memorials to the family.
Opp - Eckhart, 72, Lincoln, died Monday (10/16/2000).
Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Monday, College View Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4015 S. 49th St.
Pence - Floyd I. Jr., 60, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/19/2000). Born, Norton, Kan. (11/6/39) to Floyd and Pearl. Retired, ABC Electric, 22 years. Member: 1525 Union; Sons of the Legion, Denton. Married (4/12/59), Elizabeth Baker, Cambridge.
Survivors: wife; son, daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Cathy, Lincoln; daughter, friend, Loretta Pence and Larry Krouse Sr., Malcom; daughter, fiancee, Sandra Journey and Donald Parrott, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Diana Pence, Amy and Walter Smetter, Elizabeth and Rodney McGrath, Christina and J.D. Lowe, Virginia and Christopher Mentgen, all Lincoln; brothers, Kenneth, Malcom, George, Denver, Bobby, Lincoln, Dean, Quincy, Ill., Raymond, Lincoln; sisters, Linda Ann Allen, Alice Guthrie, both Norton, Kan., Frances Bell, Emporia, Kan., Joyce Holeka, David City, Kan., Cathy Vidilac, Crete, Edith May Fletcher, Lincoln; 21 grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers: Michael Pence, Kenneth Pence Jr., Walter Baker, Robert Oglesby, James Oglesby, Kenneth Oglesby. Honorary pallbearer: Thomas Oglesby. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials to American Diabetes Association.
Powers - Amelia Dombek, 79, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/18/2000).
Memorial services to be held at later date in Silver Spring, Md. Cremation. No visitation. Burial of cremains: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Ready - Vivian L., 51, Hallam, formerly Bennet, died Tuesday (10/17/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Reynolds-Love Funeral Home, Lexington. Memorials to: American Heart Association, 1550 S. 70th St., Suite 100, 68506; or American Cancer Society, 7441 O St., Suite 104, 68510.
Summers - Frank, 91, Lincoln, formerly Ceresco, died Wednesday (10/18/2000).
Graveside Services: 2 p.m. today, Grand Island Cemetery. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Tellier - Daniel Quinn, 24, Lincoln, died Sunday (10/15/2000) in Parkston, S.D.
Services: 3 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation pending.
Van Ackern - Grace J., 82, Crete, died Wednesday (10/18/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials care of family.
Wagoner - Cleo V., 92, Red Cloud, widow of Charles Henry Dodge and L.A. Wagoner, died Friday (10/20/2000), at Kearney. Born, Wauneta. Provided in-home care for elderly.
Survivors: daughters, Donna Kennedy, Aurora, Carolyn Thayer, Red Cloud; son, Charles Dodge, Red Cloud; seven grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; sister, Rosa Burns, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Simonson-Williams Funeral Home Chapel, Red Cloud. Red Cloud Cemetery.
Wakefield - Laverne E. "Gene," Lincoln, died Friday (10/20/2000).
Services pending, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Woolhether - Phyllis D., 69, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/18/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. until services Monday, all at funeral home.
Barnes - Clarence V., 65, Scottsbluff, died Thursday (10/19/2000). Born (5/18/35), Newcastle, Wyo. Retired military.
Survivors: sister, Georgia Baysinger, Osborne, Idaho; brother, Larry Pierce, Sutherland; sister-in-law, Kathy Barnes, Lincoln; nieces, Eunice Barnes, Lincoln, Verdean Guzman, LaVista; nephew, Norman Barnes Jr., Twin Falls, Idaho; several great-nieces and nephews; special friends, Bob Turner and Bill Ridenour.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Wyuka Cemetery. Military graveside services by Fort Riley, Kan. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Bohaty - Charlie, 48, Wahoo, died Saturday (10/21/2000) in Omaha. Born, Lincoln. Graduated, Wahoo High School, 1971. Employed, Saunders County Highway Department, 28 years. Member, Wahoo Volunteer Fire Department, Knights of Columbus Wahoo Council 1833.
Survivors: wife, Cindy; parents, Frank and Marie, Wahoo; son, Timothy, Wahoo; daughters, Becka and Sara Bohaty, both Wahoo.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wahoo. St. Francis Cemetery. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Monday, followed by Knights of Columbus rosary, church. Visitation: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo; one hour before services, church. Memorials to the family.
Carlson - Shirley M., 67, Lincoln, formerly North Bend, died Thursday (10/19/2000). Born, Gurley (12/21/32). Receptionist, Nebraska State Health and Human Services, Lincoln.
Survivors: sons, Dennis, Minden, Greg, Lincoln, Randy, Raymond; daughters, Cheryl Carlson, Judy Prochaska, both Lincoln, Bev Anderson, Imperial; brothers, Wayne Rohde, Sidney, Ronald Rohde, Littleton, Colo., Gerald Rohde, Grand Junction, Colo., Larry Rohde, Colorado Springs, Colo., LaVon Rohde, Lawton, Okla., Randy Rohde, Columbus; sister, Bev Todenhoft, Aberdeen, Wash., 19 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Kenneth E; sister, Norma Jean Morrell; grandson, Arthur Carlson.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Peter Lutheran Church, North Bend. Prayer Service: 7 p.m. today, Moser Memorial Chapel, North Bend. Woodland Cemetery, North Bend. Visitation: 2 p.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home; one hour before services, church. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 33rd and J streets. Memorials to church, North Bend; Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lincoln; or Al-Anon, SE Area.
Cook - Esther L., 101, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/21/2000).
Services pending, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Diffenderfer - Virginia I., 87, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/21/2000). Born, Lakin, Kan. (12/2/12) to Paul S. and Ethel A. (Stafford) Iobe. Retired, Registrar, Lincoln High School, 1977. Member, Westminster Presbyterian Church. Attended Washburn and Kansas State Universities. Resident, Gateway Manor, eight years.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Dee Dee and Robert Costello, Scottsdale, Ariz., Susan and Keith VanBuskirk, Diamond Point, N.Y.; son, David Michael, Lincoln; grandchildren, Ann Husvar, Sabina and Abigail French, Laura and Carrie Diffenderfer; nephew, Charles Scott Iobe, Plano, Texas. Preceded in death by husband, David R.; parents; brother; sister.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Monday, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2110 Sheridan Blvd. The Rev. Dr. Andrew McDonald. Reception following at the church. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 101, Lincoln (12). Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
The family would like to offer heartfelt thanks to the following people whose extraordinary effort and love made mother's life beautiful in her final years: caregivers Sharon Keller, Deanne Isaacson, Jan Shinkus, Cindy Keller, Shawna Wright; Dr. Dave Paulus; Tracy Adman, director of nursing, Gateway Manor; and the many caring people there.
Duhaime - Francis "Jeff," 56, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/18/2000). Born, Cloquet, Minn. Retired Air Force Master Sergeant.
Survivors: wife, Barb (Campbell); son, Jeff Duhaime II, Omaha; stepdaughter, Cary Gruhn, Lincoln; two grandsons; four sisters, three brothers, nieces, nephews.
Memorial services were held Saturday at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers, care of the spouse.
Kroll - Loyola Ann, 77, Steinauer, died Friday (10/20/2000). Born, Steinauer. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Kenneth; sons, David, James and John, all of Omaha, Ed, Stone Mountain, Ga., Ronald, Lutz, Fla.; daughters, LuEtta Schneider, Lawrenceville, Ga., Dianna Wagner, Lincoln; brother, Clem Conradt, Valley Center, Kan.; sisters, Josephine, Burchard, Clara Grof, Tecumseh, Evelyn Oehm, Steinauer.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Steinauer. St. Anthony's Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, church. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Monday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City. Memorials to family's choice or St. Anthony's Church.
Larkin - Helen T., 87, Stromsburg, formerly of rural Bradshaw, widow of John, died Friday (10/20/2000) in Osceola. Born, Agnew. Taught school, substitute taught for many years. Sold Avon products.
Survivors: son, John, Austin, Texas; daughters, Janet Doud, Jasper, Ark., Joan Janusz, Northfield, Minn., Jean Monnier, Bradshaw; sisters, Rita Dorsa, Marguerite Byers, both of Los Banos, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph's Church, York. St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials to the church or Midwest Covenant Home, Stromsburg.
Lowell - Pearl E., 95, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/19/2000). Born, Diller (10/25/04) to Horace and Arie (Dunn) Diller. Retired school teacher, Rokeby and Lincoln Public Schools.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, James E. and Suzanne Lowell, Morrison, Colo.; granddaughters, Jennifer, Carey, Elizabeth and Alexandra; five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, James R.; parents; sister, Gertrude Bradly; brother, William Diller.
Memorial service will be held at later date. Cremation. No visitation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
May - Eldora N., 83, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/19/2000).
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Monday, Sheridan Lutheran Church, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. No visitation. Cremation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to PEO Scholarship Fund, c/o 3820 Petersburg Court, Lincoln (16).
