U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Palensky - Albin J. "Al," 86, Ralston, formerly Omaha and Wahoo, died Friday (4/27/2001) at Omaha. Born, Abie. Retired dispatch worker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Survivors: wife, Georgia; son, Terry, Omaha; daughter, Teresa Kracman, Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Trouba, Lincoln.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo. St. Francis Cemetery, Wahoo. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Monday, one hour before services, funeral home.
Prazak - Frank Alvin, 64, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S.14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today; 9-11 a.m. Monday, all at funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Utica Community Care Center or First-Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
Price - Marjorie M., 85, Austin, Texas, died Sunday (4/22/2001). Born, Custer County (10/6/15) to Frank C. and Florence (Sargent) Hawk. Marjorie's passion for needlework, poetry, music and flowers sustained her throughout her life, and with her passing, an artist's soul is released into the universe.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Karen and Gene Buhrdorf, Austin; son, Gary, Sidney; grandchildren, spouses, Douglas Price, Boise, Idaho, Dale Price, Boulder, Colo., Rogene and Tommy Coats, Austin, Ross and Paula Buhrdorf, Wimberley, Texas; great-grandchildren, Maddelyn, Grey and Daphne Buhrdorf, Travis and Grainger Coats. Preceded in death by husband, Dale; baby sister; brothers, Gene and Charles Hawk.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, meet before services at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Christopher House, Austin Hospice, Austin, TX 78702.
Roth - Lester, 89, Friend, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services pending. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
Ruwe - May H., 89, Seal Beach, Calif., formerly Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Memorials to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Twin Cities University, 2025 E. River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55414.
Scholes - Mona B., 95, Lincoln, widow of Walter M., died Friday (4/27/2001).
No services or visitation. Private burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha. Memorials to Nebraska Human Resources Research Foundation, Room 38, 501 Stadium Drive, Lincoln, NE 68588-0205. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Shaw - Evelyn, 62, widow of Darrell, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/24/2001).
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Cremation. No viewing. Memorials to the family. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Stuhr - Robert F., 85, Utica, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Retired farmer.
Survivors: wife, Lorena; sons, daughters-in-law, Allen and Yvonne, Arlin and Cheryl, Merlin and Starlynn, all Waco; brothers, sisters-in-law, Ralph and Flora, York, Loren and Mary Jean, Rising City; sister, Esther Schlueter, York; sister-in-law, June Stuhr, Waco; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Henry and Katherine (Schlechte) Stuhr; stepmother, Hanna; brothers, Ernie, Guss, Paul, Martin, Edgar; sisters, Mathelda Bradehoft, Bertha Wilksen.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Utica. The Rev. Robert Gadeken. Utica Cemetery, Utica. Visitation: 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Volzke Mortuary, Seward; 10:30 a.m. Tuesday until services, church.
Svoboda - Emanuel L. "Manny," 68, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Rosary: 7 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, 6126 Morrill. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. today, mortuary; one hour prior to services, church. Memorial to family.
Ude - Paul Eugene, 61, Littleton, Colo., formerly of Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001). Born, Reynolds. Retired, damage control division, Burlington Northern Railroad. Honorably discharged, U.S. Army Reserves.
Survivors: wife, Judy; daughter, Amy; son, Mark; two grandchildren; sisters, Rosanna Rhoden, Viola Flesener; sister-in-law, Mary Ude.
Services were held Wednesday, St. Philip Lutheran Church, Littleton, Colo.
VanHoutan - Roxy Verl Sr., 84, Republican City, died Wednesday (4/25/2001) in Alma.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Republican City. Cremation. No visitation. Private family placement of cremains at later date. Banta-Torrey Funeral Home, Alma.
Wanser - Sheila, 86, O'Neill, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born, Stafford (9/9/14) to John and Bridget (Gallagher) Carr.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Jerry and Linda, Larry and Millie, John and Annette, Tom and Mona, Dick and Joyce; daughters, son-in-law, Judy and Bob Coufal, Kathleen "Kitty" Wanser-Hamilton; daughter-in-law, Janice Wanser; 24 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by son, Terry Wanser.
Services: Tuesday, St. Patrick's Church, O'Neill. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Monday, Beglin's Mortuary, O'Neill.
Armstrong - Lawrence "Pud," 81, Lincoln, formerly Filley, died Friday (4/27/2001). Born, rural Holmesville (6/21/19). Graduate, Filley High School (1938). Married, Lola Thompson (8/5/41). Farmed, Filley area. Retired, Lincoln Water Plant, 1982. Member, Filley United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife; sister, Dorothy Prine, Livingston, Calif.; nieces, nephews, Janice and P.D. Duensing and their children, Tonya, Tim, Lisa, Dana, Gina, Bren, all Lincoln, Donald and Donna Armstrong, West Des Moines, Iowa, and their children, Brad, Shelley, both Lincoln, Kim, Steve, both Columbus, Michael and Karen Siefkes, Lincoln, Chris Siefkes, Omaha, Tricia Ann, Jeff Barrett, both Kansas City, Mo., Connie and Bob Montgomery, Fort Worth, Texas, Steve Armstrong, Liberty, Bruce Prine, Melba Quinn, Vernon Prine, all California, Eldon Fegley, Greeley, Colo.; sister-in-law, Jenny Armstrong, Filley. Preceded in death by: parents, Bruce and Nina (Richard); two brothers; two sisters.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Harman-Wright Mortuary, Beatrice. Pastor Galen Wray. Filley Cemetery. Visitation: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 8 a.m. Tuesday until services, mortuary. Memorials to family, care of mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to info@harmanwrightmortuary.com.
Asher - Robert L. "Bob," 72, Aurora, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born, Page. Former owner, Aurora Red & White Grocery.
Survivors: sons, Terry, Des Moines, Iowa, Randy, Aurora, Mark, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; daughters, Jan Dick, Mardell Jasnowski, both Aurora, Sandi Sweeney, Grand Island; brothers, Ben, Harold, Jerry, all Page, Dick, Powell, Wyo., Kenneth, Adkinson; sisters, Lillie Kemper, O'Neill, Helen Snoeck, West Lake Village, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; special friend, Joyce Heath.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aurora United Methodist Church. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. today, with family 5-8 p.m., Higby Mortuary, Aurora.
Bartels - Hulda, 96, Crete, formerly Daykin, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Zion Lutheran Church, Tobias. Visitation: until services, Gerdes Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury. Memorials to family's choice.
Bishay - Rawia, 52, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born, Assiut, Egypt (2/15/49) to Berty and Elain (Tawfik) Metry. Homemaker. Former librarian assistant, law college library. Member: Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation; Christian Women's Club; St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Free Methodist Church. Volunteer, Back to the Bible.
Survivors: husband, Yosry; daughter, son-in-law, Mary Ann and Matthew Franken, Lincoln; grandson, Holden Franken; five sisters, all in Egypt; mother, Egypt; cousins, Madgy Tawfik, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dr. Atif Tawfik, Rockford, Ill., Dr. Shokry Tawfik, Lena, Ill., Basim Tawfik, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Basim Y. Tawfik, Bayonne, N.J.; aunt, Nargis Tawfik, Idaho Falls; brother-in-law, spouse, Morris and Faten Bishay, Waverly; nephews, John, Jason Bishay, both Waverly; niece, Jolene Bishay, Waverly. Preceded in death by: father; two brothers.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 950 N. 63rd St. Father Nicholas Klodnicki. Lincoln Memorial Park. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Roper & Sons Funeral Home, 4300 O St. Memorials to any of the churches Rawia has been associated with.
Cacy - Mable, 89, Auburn, died Saturday (4/28/2001) in Mound City, Mo.
Survivors: son, Harold, Mound City, Mo.; daughters, Shirley Rhoades, St. Joseph, Mo., Jackie Dunning, Dodge City, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Casey-Witzenburg-Hall Funeral Home, Auburn. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to American Heart Association.
Cote - Betty A., 56, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/26/2001). Born, Port Orchard, Wash. (6/25/44). Nursing assistant, Lancaster Manor; sales clerk, Walgreen's. Active in Wildlife Rescue Unit, Humane Society.
Survivors: friends, Jan Kerr, Cindy Drake, both Lincoln; four brothers; four sisters. Preceded in death by: parents; three sisters.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. The Rev. Herb Wenz. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to Humane Society or Rolling Acres.
Cushing - Dale D., Lincoln, 76, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. today, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. No visitation. Memorials to Shriners Children's Hospital, Minneapolis.
Feaster - Bessie M. (Olsen), 91, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Private services were held. Memorials to Carondelet Hospice, 1802 W. St. Mary's Road, Tucson, AZ 85745 in memory of Bessie.
Finck - George Anne (Kaufman), 56, Downey, Calif., died Thursday (4/19/2001).
Memorial services were April 22 at the home of Jan Carlson, formerly Lincoln, in Laguna Beach, Calif. Condolences to family, 8669 E. Seventh St., Downey CA 90241. Memorials to American Heart Association.
Gates - Gladys Jean, 78, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001). Born, Lincoln (1/11/23) to Matthew and Katherine (Baumgart) Ecker. Married, Virgil Gates (11/9/46), Lincoln. Employee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Ticket Office, 13 years. Secretary, Big A Auto Parts, 25 years. Member: Grace Lutheran Church; VFW Post 3606 Auxiliary.
Survivors: husband; son, daughter-in-law, Gary and Gail, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Nancy and Edward Hoffman, Lincoln; daughter, special friend, Paula Crandall and Paul Bielenberg, Lincoln; six grandsons; one great-granddaughter; sisters, brother-in-law, Mildred Johnson, Lincoln, Louise and Dick Ewing, Sacramento, Calif.; brothers-in-law, spouses, Glen and Elizabeth Gates, Prague, Gilbert and Delores Gates, Lincoln, John Harris, Papillion; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by: parents; brothers, Ed Ecker, infant Herbie Ecker; sisters, Irma Horky, Dora Ecker, Lenora McCurdy.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Joe Hoffman, Chris Hoffman, Ryan Gates, Brent Gates, TJ Crandall, Mark Crandall. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to Grace Lutheran Church or Alzheimer's Association.
Lagoni - Gladys E., 80, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001). Born, O'Neill (8/20/20). Retired saleswoman, Montgomery Ward, 15 years. Member: Grace United Methodist Church; VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Phil and JoAnn, South Bend; sisters, Helen Hudkins, North Hollywood, Calif., Hazel Pearson, Lincoln; granddaughter, Lacey, South Bend; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. The Rev. Roger Casteel. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to Tabitha Home Health Care.
McGee - Joseph L., 93, Crete, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Sandra and Ed Hutchinson, David City; grandsons, spouse, Brian Hutchinson, Madison, Wis., Chris and Christine Hutchinson, Omaha; sisters, Carol Andrews, Lincoln, Lois Lowe, Alta Loma, Calif.; many friends.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. The Rev. David McCreary. Riverside Cemetery, Crete. Visitation: begins 6 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Meyer - Larry W., 60, Lincoln, died 4/20/01.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lancaster Manor, 1001 South St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials care of family. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Miller - Shirley B., 75, Sycamore, Ill., formerly Lincoln, died Wednesday (4/25/2001) in DeKalb, Ill.
Graveside services and burial: 10 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park, 6700 S. 14th St.; meet at gate 2. Memorials to DeKalb County Nursing Home Foundation, 2600 N. Anne Gidden Road, DeKalb, IL 60115. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Ness - Bernadine Katherine, 80, Lincoln, died Friday (4/27/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tabitha Nursing Home, 4720 Randolph St. Memorials to Tabitha Nursing Home. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Norlander - Lorraine C., 80, Norfolk, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born (12/5/20), Elma, Iowa, to James and Catherine (O'Keefe) Kelly. Graduated high school, Cresco, Iowa. Longtime Homewood, Ill., resident. Member, VFW Post 8077 Auxiliary.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Jan and Paul Jensen, Lincoln; grandchildren, Kristin and Megan Jensen, Lincoln; sisters, Betty Shimek, Bloomington, Ill., Bernadine Morgan, Rochester, Minn. Preceded in death by: husband, Donald; son, Robert.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, Home For Funerals, Norfolk.
Novak - John J., 88, South Bend, formerly Lincoln, died Saturday (4/28/2001) in Lincoln.
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Otte - Anne I., 54, Ulysses, died Friday (4/27/2001) in Seward.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School gym, Waco. Memorials to school. Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Prazak - Frank Alvin, 64, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. today, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Utica Community Care Center or First-Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
Price - Marjorie M., 85, Austin, Texas, died Sunday (4/22/2001).
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Meet before services at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Christopher House, Austin Hospice, Austin, TX 78702.
