U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Sittler - Frieda, 77, Lincoln, formerly Hebron, widow of George H., died Saturday (4/21/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Visitation: Price Funeral Home, Hebron. Memorials to family's choice.
Springer - Caroline R., 88, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001). Retired teacher, Lincoln and Eagle schools. Member, St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Survivors: son, Gene, Columbus; grandchildren, spouse, Teresa Springer, James and Cindy Springer, all Lincoln; great-grandchildren, Jacee and Jacob.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Mary's Catholic Church. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Rosary: 8:30 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to church.
Sturdevant - Mildred Rogers, 91, formerly Lincoln, died 3/17/01 in Chesapeake, Va.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Memorials in lieu of flowers to donor's choice.
Tichota - Jim R., 80, Lincoln, died Monday (4/23/2001). Born, Randolph (7/17/20) to Antone and Helen (Cech). Retired Goodyear, 1976, after 31 years.
Survivors: wife, Mabel; daughters, son-in-law, Caroline Province, Lincoln, Kathleen and Bill Roussan, Salem; sons, daughters-in-law, Randolph and Katherine, James and Judy Tichota, all Lincoln, Marlan and Donna, Oklahoma; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Gladys Thomas, Oregon, Magdalene Hayes, Neligh. Preceded in death by brothers, Engelbert and Lambert; sisters, Viola Volbrecht, Elsie Tichota.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Pastor Russell Leeper. Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. today and Thursday, one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials in care of family.
Versemann - Joseph L., 75, Friend, widower of Ella Mae "Mick," died Monday (4/23/2001). Born near Farrar, Mo., (10/2/25). Retired, Alpo Dog Food, Crete, 1987. Former employee, Moreman Feeds. Navy veteran. Avid fisherman.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Sharon and Alan Lovelace, Lees Summit, Mo.; grandchildren, A.J. Lovelace, Blue Springs, Mo., Angela Dwyer and great-granddaughter, Cadence, both Lees Summit; brother, Harold "Jim," Denver; sister, brother-in-law, Delores and John D. Harrelson, Hot Springs Village, Ark.; sister-in-law, spouse, Mary and Lyle Thomsen, Friend; aunt and godmother, Olga Bock, Perryville, Mo.; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Friend United Methodist Church. The Rev. Patricia A. Kelley. Andrew Cemetery, Friend. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Thursday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend; one hour before services, church. Memorials established to ALS for Lou Gehrig's Disease Research.
Auxier - John N., 82, Lincoln, died Monday (4/23/2001).
Memorial service: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, 14410 Folkestone, Waverly. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials c/o family. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Barker - Gertrude Marie, 79, Lincoln, widow of John Edward, died Monday (4/23/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Sheridan Lutheran Church, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Memorials to Sheridan Lutheran Church. Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Barnhill - Cecile I., 89, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Born, Lincoln (12/1/11) to Sims L. and Cora Lee (Myers) Haile. Homemaker. Member, Havelock United Methodist Church. Former Sunday school superintendent, teacher. Former director, church youth choir. Life member, United Methodist Women. Past state president, Church Women United, Nebraska Home Extension Council. Past president, Belmont PTA. Bryan Hospital volunteer, surgical waiting room, 3,000 hours. Former member, Bryan Hospital Board of Directors; Peoples City Mission Board of Directors. Great quilter, made quilts for several family members.
Survivors: husband, Elmer; son, daughter-in-law, Leonard and Darlene, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Betty I. and Richard Fischer, Plattsmouth, Lorraine and Donald Lawson, Cordova, Tenn.; sister, Lois Bennett, Mesa, Ariz.; grandchildren, spouses, Peggy and Bill Carson, Janet and John Sharp, Scott and Shari Barnhill, all of Lincoln, Debra Barnhill, Nebraska City, Richard L. and Janet Fischer, Milford, Steve and Carol Hoffman, Overland Park, Kan., Matthew and Robyn Lawson, Clive, Iowa; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews. Preceded in death by parents; two sisters.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Havelock United Methodist Church, 4140 N. 60th St. The Rev. Dr. David Patterson. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Scott Barnhill, Richard L. Fischer, Bill Carson, Matt Lawson, Steve Hoffman, John Sharp. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church (07) or Peoples City Mission, 110 Q St. (08).
Brown - Mary M., 61, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Born, Kansas City, Mo., (6/8/39) to John and C. Marie (Hinz) McDonald. Closing officer, Nebraska Title Co. Attended Nebraska Wesleyan University. Member, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Myrtle Chapter 94, OES (Uni-Place). Former member, Nebraska Board of Realtors.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Karin and Tim Horn, Jane Glacier, all Lincoln; sons, daughters-in-law, Scott Brown and Julie, Fort Collins, Colo., Rick Brown and Molly, Elgin, Ill.; grandchildren, Kyle and Adam Horn, Alex Gracier; brother, sister-in-law, James and Loretta Scott, Springfield, Va. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Donald McDonald.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. The Rev. Dan Safarik. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Friday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. ; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church (20).
Broz - Mary Agnes, 87, Columbia, Mo., formerly Schuyler, widow of Joseph R., died Monday (4/23/2001). Born, Mason City, Iowa. Born, Mason City, Iowa. Registered nurse. School nurse, Schuyler schools, 26 years.
Survivors: daughter, Sheila Jira, Columbia; son, Robert, Bullhead City, Ariz.; three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Schuyler. Schuyler Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Friday, with 4 p.m. rosary service by Our Lady of Fatima Study Club, Kracl Funeral Chapel, Schuyler; one hour before services, church.
Bruckner - Duane L., 77, Platte Center, died Wednesday (4/25/2001) in Columbus. Born, Platte Center. Owned/operated Bruckner's Mercantile Store. Served, U.S. Army, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Mary Agnes "Aggie"; sons, Dave, Columbus, John, Salina, Kan.; daughters, Jeanette Pollard, Lincoln, Kay Wilke, Nancy Schwank, both Columbus; brothers, Tom, Norfolk, Paul, Schuyler, Jim, Lincoln; sister, Patricia Graus, Columbus; 13 grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Platte Center. Saints Patrick and Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center. Vigil: 7:30 p.m. Friday, church. Visitation: 3-5 p.m. Friday, McKown Funeral Home, Columbus; after 6 p.m. Friday, church; 9 a.m. until services Saturday, church. Memorials to donor's choice.
Burkhardt - Dale, 62, Pleasant Dale, died Saturday (4/21/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Pleasant Dale. Graveside Services: 3 p.m. today, Rosehill Cemetery, Palmer. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to family. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
Demma-Chapin - Elizabeth A., 48, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001).
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. No visitation.
Eglite - Anna M., 94, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Born, Mazsalaca, Latvia (2/7/07), to Jekabs and Liene (Kangars) Irbe. Retired, Norden Laboratories. Member, Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, American Latvian Association. Taught school in Latvia.
Survivors: son, Andrejs, Lincoln; daughter, Dace Lisa Caine, Denver. Preceded in death by parents, brother in World War II, sister, all Latvia; husband, Janis (in Lincoln, 9/24/88).
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3300 C St. Pastor Vitauts Grinvalds. Private family burial. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Latvian Evangelical Church, sister church in Latvia. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Ellinger - William E. "Bill," 51, Ashland, died Sunday (4/22/2001) in Lincoln.
Services: 1 p.m. today, United Methodist Church, Ashland. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to family. Marcy Mortuary, Ashland.
Ernst - Donald D., 75, Lincoln, died Friday (4/20/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to First German Congregational Church or family.
Fentress - Stanley J., 48, Beatrice, died Wednesday (4/25/2001). Born, St. Peter, Minn. Employed, Tri-Con Industries, Lincoln. Served in U.S. Air Force.
Survivors: wife, Janice; sons, Todd, Beatrice, Travis, Mesa, Ariz.; daughter, Kelly, Beatrice; four grandchildren; father, Murvel L., Fairbury; mother, Betty J. Randall Fentress, Beatrice; brothers, Steve, Morrowville, Kan., Sid, Scott, both of Beatrice, Spencer, Fairbury; sisters, Shari Kochner, Sarah Fentress, both of Lincoln, Starla Schoen, Wymore, Sheila Archer, Beatrice; grandmother, Sarah Randall, Victorville, Calif.; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins.
Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Burial of cremains: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Hebron Cemetery. No viewing. Register book available for signatures until 9:30 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice, Dennis and Karen Wallman in charge.
Hagemoser - Fern E., 92, Seward, widow of Paul, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Born, (10/24/08). Married (8/14/28) at United Brethren Church parsonage, Seward. 1926 graduate, Seward High School. Member, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Richard and Bonnie, Seward, Dr. Wayne and Marilyn, Ames, Iowa; daughters, sons-in-law, Molly and Boyd Gabel, Seward, Carol and Dick Hershberger, Seward; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sisters, brother-in-law, Joyce and Jim Pence, North Platte, Glenna Gillan, Prescott, Ariz.; brother-in-law, Archie Vap, Billings, Mont.; sister-in-law, Clara Anderson, Seward. Preceded in death by husband, Paul; parents, Walter and Eva Anderson; sisters, Lila Cavender, Phyllis Vap.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, United Methodist Church, Seward. The Rev. Kelly Karges. Anderson Cemetery, Seward. Visitation: noon-8:30 p.m. Thursday, with family 7-8:30 p.m., Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the family.
Hastings - Velma, 90, Pawnee City, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Retired, Pawnee County Hospital.
Survivors: sister-in-law, Lucina Hastings, Stella; several nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by parents; sister, Viola Park; brother, Kenneth Hastings.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City. Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt.
Hennessey - James C., 75, Raytown, Mo., widower of Lorraine A., died Monday (4/23/2001) in Kansas City, Mo. Born, Raymond. Retired warehouse manager, Jones Store Co. Korean War veteran.
Survivors: son, James, St. Louis; daughter, Pamela Lasher, Olathe, Kan.; sisters, Mary Katheryn Regelean, Lincoln, Dolores Trouba, Omaha; two grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Regis Catholic Church, Raytown. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. today, D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. Burial: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Kramer - Kristine April (Mays), 33, Ogallala, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Services were Tuesday, Ogallala. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Kristine Kramer Medical Fund, Security First Bank, P.O. Box 95, Martell, NE 68404. Draucker Funeral Home, Ogallala.
Lohmeier - Henry G. "Jerry," 80, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Sutton. Memorials to family. Kohler Mortuary, Sutton.
Louthan - LeRoy B., 70, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pallbearers: David Kinzie, Chris Grady, John Mosiman, Darrell Schulenberg, Dennis Grady, Jim Louthan. Honorary pallbearers: Nolan Hauser, Steve Havelka. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, with family 6-8 p.m.; 9 a.m. until services Friday, funeral home.
Mack - Mary Elizabeth "Beth," 38, Lincoln, formerly of Beatrice, died Wednesday (4/25/2001). Born, Beatrice. Employed, Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Survivors: parents, John "Jack" and Dorothy Mack, Beatrice; sisters, Denise Ackerman, Jane Edwards, both of Lincoln, Barbara Meyer, Beatrice; brothers, Jim Mack, Joe Mack, both of Lincoln, John Mack, St. Louis, Tom Mack, Wichita, Kan.; 17 nieces and nephews; several cousins.
Graveside Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorial mass: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Beatrice. Rosary: 8 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice. Visitation: 6 p.m. today until 9:30 p.m. Friday, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Martin - Leta M., 94, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/21/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum. Meet before services, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Good Shepherd Lutheran School, 3825 Wildbriar Lane (16); or Tabitha Foundation, 4720 Randolph St. (10).
Martin - Ray R. "Marty" III, 40, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Saint Elizabeth Hospice or Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Moore - Therese A., 73, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001). Born, (1/4/28). Member, St. Joseph Church; Ladies Auxiliary; Birthday Club.
Survivors: sons, Robert, Lincoln, Peter, Boston; daughters, The Rev. Alison and Rob John, Beverly Farms, Mass., Emily and Josef Kellndorfer, Ann Arbor, Mich., Dr. Polly Moore and Patrick Menke, San Diego, Calif.; sister, Joan Hurdis, Narragansett, R.I.; grandchildren, AnnaRose King, Lucinda King, Madeleine Menke, Maxwell Menke. Preceded in death by husband, Robert Moore, M.D.
Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph's Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No viewing. No visitation. Memorials to Madonna Chapel.
Pribyl - LeRoy K., 80, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001) in Beatrice. Born, Barneston (4/17/21) to Elmer and Blanche (Svoboda). Member, Western Fraternal Life Association, 50 years; American Legion Post 3.
Survivors: wife, Rose Marie; son, daughter-in-law, Larry and Kristy, Philomath, Ore.; daughter, son-in-law, Sharon and Ronald Janzen, Beatrice; grandchildren, Amy Janzen, Jason Janzen, Corey Janzen, Laura Pribyl, Jeremy Pribyl, Brian Pribyl; sisters, Lorraine Vokach, Hutchinson, Kan., Dolores Holmes, Wichita, Kan., Jeanette Smith, Lincoln, Glenadine Mencl, Virginia, Neb.; brother, Richard, Topeka, Kan. Preceded in death by parents; granddaughter, Brenda Janzen.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Michael McMurtry. Lincoln Memorial Park. Military Honors by American Legion Post 3. Pallbearers: Jason Janzen, Jeremy Pribyl, Brian Pribyl, Ron Mencl, Hal Smith, Rick Pribyl, Corey Janzen. Visitation: 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association.
Rinehart - Elmer "Bob," 86, Wayne, died Wednesday (4/25/2001). Born, Magnet. Retired meat cutter, Leon's Super Market and Ideal Grocery Store, Lincoln.
Survivors: wife, Gladys; daughters, Alice Erickson, Hastings, Carol Sievers, Norfolk; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, Wayne. Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Friday, with family 6-8 p.m., Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home, Wayne.
Rockwell - Evelyn A., 80, Omaha, formerly Fremont, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Private family graveside services, Calvary Cemetery, Fremont. No visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials to family. Moser Memorial Mortuary, Fremont.
