U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Deveny - Darlene "Doe," 73, Lincoln, died Friday (10/27/2000).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Parish, 1420 K St. No visitation. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to parish.
Frey - Deloras O., 86, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/25/2000) in Crete.
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m. until services today, funeral home. Memorials to Trinity United Methodist Church, 1345 S. 16th St., Lincoln 68502.
Gadeken - Donna B., 65, Wilber, formerly Sterling, died Friday (10/27/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 2 p.m. today, church. Sterling Cemetery. Memorials to the family's choice.
Gass - Edward C., 70, Lincoln, died Friday (10/27/2000). Born, Omaha. Retired human resource manager, American Stores Packing Co.
Survivors: wife, Joyanne; sisters, Trudy Kluver, Anita Dinklage, Shari Dinklage; nieces; nephews.
Memorial celebration will be later. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials to University of Nebraska Foundation for Edward Gass Student Support Fund.
Gatliff - Alice M., 82, Lincoln, died Sunday (10/29/2000). Born, Fort Logan, Colo. Homemaker. Member, Deborah Avery Chapter DAR.
Survivors: husband, Howard; son, daughter-in-law, Larry and Bee, Lincoln; daughter, Cheryl, Orange City, Iowa; brother, Vernon Brown, Gering; grandchildren, spouse, Wendy and Dwight Becker, Denver, Michael Gatliff, Lincoln; great-granddaughter, Emily Becker, Denver. Preceded in death by: parents; brothers; sister.
Private family services, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, Suite 101 5601 S. 27th, Lincoln 68512.
Hoeft - Franklin Ross, Lincoln, 73, died Tuesday (10/24/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Head Start Program.
Jacobsen - Maurice M. "Maury," "Morris," 77, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/25/2000).
Private funeral Services: Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to: American Heart Association, Nebraska Chapter, 3624 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68131; Nebraska Stroke Foundation, P.O. Box 67004, Lincoln 68506; or care of family.
Johnson - Mildred C., 86, Grand Island, widow of Ches, died Friday (10/27/2000) in Lincoln. Born, Elba. Employee, Heritage Living Center, St. Paul.
Survivors: daughter, Lila Cooper, Lincoln; son, Gary, Minatare; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sister, Mable Layher, Alexandria, Va.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Peace Lutheran Church, Grand Island. Westlawn Memorial Park, Grand Island. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home. Memorials to church.
McElravy - Anna P., 85, David City, widow of Edward, died Friday (10/27/2000) in Crete.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, David City. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today, Roberts Funeral Home, David City. Memorials care of family.
Miller - Jeanne M., 68, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/26/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Gates of Praise, 70th and Vine streets. Visitation: until noon today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church.
Millington - Doris L., 102, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/28/2000). Born (11/30/1897), Lincoln, to Henry Edward and Marcia (Sutherland) Striplin. Teacher. Homemaker. Ran outstate order desk, Stephenson School Supply.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Charles and Joan, Omaha, John and Carol, Raymond; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nieces.
Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Clifford Fryda officiating. Pallbearers: Charles, John L., Kent, John E. Millington, Don Pitts, Alex Ochoa. Closed-casket visitation: after 2 p.m. today, mortuary. Memorials to Lancaster Manor.
Mohr - Ruby Marie, 85, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/28/2000). Born (2/22/15), Stevens Creek, to Herman and Myrtle (Faulhaber) Kayser. Married to Virgil Mohr (8/2/36). Employee, Lincoln General Hospital purchasing department, 22 years. Charter member: Christ Lutheran Church; Guild Circle 1; LWML Civic Activities. Former president, College View PTA; lifetime PTA member.
Survivors: husband; son, Larry; daughters, son-in-law, Vonda and Frank Schmal Jr., Victoria Bones; grandchildren, Daniel, Anthony, Timothy Mohr, Trisha Schmal Gealy, Frank Schmal III, Alisa, Matthew Bones; great-grandchildren, Michael, Brandon, Chala, Alexander, Casandra, Amanda Mohr, Jennifer, Samantha, Elizabeth Gealy, Makenna, Elijah Schmal; sister-in-law, June Rose Kayser. Preceded in death by: parents; brother, Harold Kayser.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Christ Lutheran Church, 4325 Sumner St. Dr. Luke Schnake. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Dan, Tony, Tim Mohr, Frank Schmal III, Matthew Bones. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, funeral home; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church education fund.
Mulder - Dolores J., 67, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/28/2000). Office manager, consultant, Don Mulder Trucking. Member: Immanuel Church, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Former vice-president, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia East. Board member, WICS Home for Girls. Honorary member, Wick Alumni Center.
Survivors: husband, Don; daughter, son-in-law, Karey and Gene Willmes, Kearney; brother, sister-in-law, John and Charlotte Huck, Davey; grandchildren, Kenny, Dustin, Matt, Shelby Mulder, Randy, Ahren Willmes, Kirk Rust; great-grandchildren, Sydney Willmes, Noel Rust; nieces; nephews; in-laws. Preceded in death by: parents, John and Amelia (George) Huck; son, Donald Jr.; sister, Joan Innes.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. The Rev. Jonathan Dick. Wyuka Cemetery. Pallbearers: Bob Timmerman, Mike Mulder, John Huck, George Mulder, David Mulder, Jason Huck. Honorary pallbearers: John and Vernon Welch, Rick Newell. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Tuesday, with family 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Pokorny - Frank L., 92, Schuyler, died Sunday (10/29/2000).
Services pending, Svoboda Funeral Home, Schuyler.
Rebensdorf - Rachel, 89, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/26/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Village Manor or Hospice Care of Nebraska.
Richters - Norma D., 68, Seward, died Friday (10/27/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, St. John Lutheran Church, Seward. Seward Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Schukar - Rosa, 80, Lincoln, died Friday (10/27/2000).
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. today, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6345 Madison St. Cremation. Private inurnment. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society.
Sysel - Eman Jr., 81, Friend, died Saturday (10/28/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Wilber Czech Cemetery. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to Friend Manor.
Tierney - Virginia, 75, Seward, died Friday (10/27/2000). Born 1/13/25. Graduate, magna cum laude, Mount St. Joseph College, Cincinnati, 1946. Member, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Writer, National Organization of Self Help for the Hard of Hearing.
Survivors: husband, Richard; daughters, sons-in-law, Rita, Clinton, Miss., Johanna and Bruce Steans, Sacramento, Calif., Teresa and Tom McHenry, Parker, Colo., Mary, Lafayette, Colo., Jacqueline, Virginia Beach, Va., Ann and Brent Payne, Omaha; sister, Sonia de Larraondo, Guatemala City; brothers, Georges and Keto Montero; grandchildren, Lisa, Chad Flowerday, Matthew, Jason, Jessica Steans, Jennifer Tierney, Brooke, Patrick Haase, Nick, Sam Distefano; great-grandchildren, Alexis Steans, Kaleb Tierney; other family; friends. Preceded in death by: father, Gerardo Fernandez; mother, Themis de Montero; daughter, Sonia Tierney.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, Seward. The Rev. Brad Zitek. Seward Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday, church. Memorials to Gallaudet School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.
Upright - Ada, 99, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/28/2000).
Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Utecht - Mark Wayne, 23, Hastings, formerly Superior, died Saturday (10/28/2000). Born, Belleville, Kan. Employee: Lee Hansen; Jugheads; Medical Claims and Billing, Hastings office.
Survivors: parents, Dave and Mary Utecht, Superior, Nancy and Jim Miller, Lawrence; grandmother, Atha Cassens, Superior; brother, Matthew Utecht, Superior; half brother, Jeffrey Utecht, Blue Hill; half sister, Laura Utecht, Blue Hill; stepsisters, Valerie Kiser, Ogallala, Stephanie Firestein, Lori Sanko, both Superior; nephews; aunts; uncles; cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Superior. Evergreen Cemetery, Superior. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Memorials care of family.
Verma - Jaipal Singh, 57, India, died Wednesday (10/25/2000) in Lincoln.
Services at later date in India. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Prime Minister Relief Fund.
Wagner - Clara "Myrtle," 96, York County, widow of Ora, died Saturday (10/28/2000) in Stromsburg. Born, rural Seward County near Utica. Farmed with husband near Lushton, Benedict and north of Bradshaw.
Survivors: daughter, Luella Pettey, Bradshaw; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; cousins; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bradshaw United Methodist Church. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Memorials to family. Metz Mortuary, York.
Wilson - Dorothy Marie "Dot," 75, Roca, died Wednesday (10/25/2000). Born (8/23/25), near Valparaiso, to Louis and Clara (Hawkinson) Chuda. Married Almon "Bud" Wilson (7/5/47). Longtime employee, Woodmen Insurance Co., Lincoln. Member, VFW 4959 Auxiliary.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, James and Cindy, West Chester, Ohio; daughter, son-in-law, Janet Wilson-Lux and Marshall Lux, Lincoln; sister, brother-in-law, Deloris and Ernest Kriz, Lincoln; grandchildren, Samuel Wilson, Alexander Lux; nieces, nephews. Preceded in death by: husband; parents; brother, Ronald.
Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Steve Ratzlaff. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Tim Kinney, Michael Kinney, Kevin Kinney, Jeffrey Kriz, Elden Portschy, Mike Shea. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. Wednesday until services, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Cerny - John H., 71, Crete, died Monday (10/30/2000).
Survivors: sons, Henry E., Bruce S., both Crete; brothers, sisters-in-law, Warren and JoAnn, Dorchester, James and Darlene, Kearney; sisters, brothers-in-law, Irene and Franklin Eurich, Friend, Helen Kaspar, Ruth and Henry Bruns, all Dorchester, Louise Anderson, Lincoln; sister-in-law, Wilma Cerny, Dorchester.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Pastor Bob Shofner. Visitation: today, funeral home. Memorials to Nebraska Veterinarians Association in lieu of flowers.
Claussen - Kenneth "Ken," 42, Raymond, formerly Carroll, died Saturday (10/28/2000) in Sioux City, Iowa. Born, Wayne. Owner, Heartland Scuba Center East, Lincoln. Master scuba diving instructor, 12 years.
Survivors: wife, Sandy; daughters, Candis, Kendra, McKenzie; parents, Dale and Doris, Carroll; brothers, Delbert, Keith, both Carroll; sister, Peggy Prather, Madison; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Wayne. Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation: today, noon-8 p.m., Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home, Wayne. Prayer service: 7 p.m. today, funeral home.
Dahlenburg - Gerald "Jerry," 54, Howe, died Monday (10/30/2000) in New Strawn, Kan. Electrician, nuclear plant in Wolf Creek, Kan.
Survivors: wife, JoAnn; daughters, Lori Hanger, Fayetteville, Ark., Sherry Gage, Tecumseh; two grandchildren; mother, Lydia Dahlenburg, Auburn; niece.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, American Legion Building basement. Bedford Cemetery, Howe. Viewing: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Hemmingsen Funeral Home, Auburn.
Elzey-Zak - Abbegail Kristen, born at rest to Robin Elzey and James J. Zak, 9/26/00, in Lincoln.
Survivors: parents, James J. and Robin Zak, Cortland; grandparents, Joyce Benedict, Shawnee, Kan., James E. and Vicky Zak, Lincoln, Gerald and Linda Elzey, Cortland; great-grandparents, Bertha Zak, Dorchester, Don and Allie Williamson, Lincoln, Meta Otto, Pickrell; many aunts, uncles, cousins.
Memorial Services: 7 p.m. Friday, Grace ELCA Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington St. Pastor Peter C. Jacobson. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to church. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Gatliff - Alice M., 82, Lincoln, died Sunday (10/29/2000).
Private family services, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, Suite 101, 5601 S. 27th, Lincoln 68512.
Green - J. Earl, 71, Lincoln, died Monday (10/30/2000). Retired professor, Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Survivors: wife, Lou Ann; daughters, sons-in-law, Melanie and Tim O'Donohue, Lenexa, Kan., Monica and Bruce Kruger, Omaha, Kathleen and Randy Pothier, Plano, Texas; son, daughter-in-law, James "Jamie" and Kelly Green, Kansas City, Mo.; three grandsons; two granddaughters.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. Msgr. James Dawson. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers: Joe Chapman, Gene Harding, Bob Olsen, Herb Penner, Orvid Owens, Jay Gilbert. Wake service: 7 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: today, funeral home. Memorials to American Heart Association.
