U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Malpert - Phyllis Ann, 47, Lincoln, died Friday (4/27/2001). Born, Auburn. Employed, Seal Rite Windows.
Survivors: daughter, Norma Malpert, Lincoln; three grandchildren; brother, LeRoy Aden, Lincoln; mother, Lareene Aden, Humboldt.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation: 2 p.m. today until services Wednesday, mortuary. Memorials to the family.
McGee - Joseph L., 93, Crete, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Visitation: begins 6 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Ness - Bernadine Katherine, 80, Lincoln, died Friday (4/27/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, 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).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. today, 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.
Price - Marjorie M., 85, Austin, Texas, died 4/22/01.
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.
Reiss - Richard L., 70, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001). Born, rural Lancaster County.
Survivors: wife, Luella; daughter, Diana Bohnart, Lincoln; stepmother, Lillian Reiss, Crete; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, Delbert, Crete; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home.
Roth - Lester, 89, Friend, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Friend Christian Assembly Church. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to church. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
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 68588-0205. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Sheridan - Martin, 44, Lincoln, died Monday (4/30/2001).
Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Stuhr - Robert F., 85, Utica, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: 2 p.m. today, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Utica. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. today until services, church. Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Urbanovsky - Donald A., 65, Lincoln, died Monday (4/30/2001). Owner, Mid-City Toyota; longest Toyota dealer in Nebraska, 35 years. Member, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Northeast Rotary Club, University of Nebraska Wheel Club, Serra Club, Lincoln Czech Club, Nebraska New Car and Truck Dealers Association.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; sons, daughters-in-law, Donald and Patsy, Lincoln, John and Jolee, Hickman; daughters, sons-in-law, Diane and Mark Breiner, Karen Urbanovsky-Martin and David Martin, all of Lincoln; grandchildren, Drew, Dayne, Drey, Dorothy Urbanovsky, Jenna Breiner, Kyler, Kaylee Urbanovsky; sister, Mary Ann Oenbring, Lincoln. Preceded in death by parents, Emil and Mary Urbanovsky; brother, Richard; sister, Emily Frohner.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Msgr. Myron Pleskac. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: William Frohner, John Frohner, Richard Urbanovsky, Gary Oenbring, Steven Franzen, James Diem, Richard Franzen Jr., Gary Diem, Andrew Walters, Michael Diem, Neil Franzen, Dan Franzen, Robert Franzen. Honorary pallbearers: employees of Mid-City Toyota. Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday, church. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the family.
Vesely - Victor Sr., 89, Wilber, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family, care of funeral home.
Vlasnik - Lauretta Ann "Laurie," 67, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001). Born, Jackson, Minn. (12/13/33) to Peter and Anna (Mikulina) McColley. Rental manager. Previously owned two cafes, including Laurie's Cafe in Havelock. Former cook, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Tam O'Shanter.
Survivors: son, Everett Lonkoski, Lincoln; daughter, Mary Kaiser, Lincoln; grandchildren, Kelsey, Seth Kaiser, Jake Lonkoski; one brother; three sisters.
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Park, family and friends will meet at 12:45 p.m., Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. No visitation.
Wanser - Sheila, 86, O'Neill, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: today, St. Patrick's Church, O'Neill. Beglin's Mortuary, O'Neill.
Werner - Phyllis A., 72, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born (3/11/29), Burwell, to Orville and Blanche (Harrod) Petersen. Homemaker; farmer's wife. Member: Lutheran Memorial, Syracuse; Extension Club, 15 years; Extension Board. 4-H leader.
Survivors: daughter, Judy Lee Souder, Bellevue; sons, daughters-in-law, William Harold and Kim, Lincoln, Dale Allen and Janet, Syracuse; grandchildren, Robyn, George Werner, Ray, Robert, Ryan, Randy Souder; cousin, Wanda Larson, Burwell; special friend, Ray Bohy. Preceded in death by: parents; husband, Harold.
Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pastor Mary Grundman. Cremation. No visitation. Family will greet friends 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Syracuse OPPD Building, Syracuse. Memorials to Friendship Home, P.O. Box 30268, Lincoln 68503.
Wheeler - Lois Louise (Ailes), 78, Englewood, Colo., widow of Charles, died 1/10/01. Born, Lincoln (5/19/22). Married, 1942. Homemaker. Member, Christian Women's Fellowship.
Survivors: daughters, Judith Delmain, Golden, Colo., Jane Opal, Englewood, Christine Vitt, Littleton, Colo., Barbara Wheeler, Lakewood, Colo.; brother, Jack Ailes, Lincoln; sisters, Ruth Bell, Englewood, LaVetta Heilman, Lincoln; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Graveside memorial service: Saturday, Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O St. Friends meet at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at O Street entrance. Services were held Jan. 13. Memorials to Blanket Fund of Broadway Christian Church, Englewood, Colo., or to the family.
Whiteface - Amber Opal, 17, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/28/2001). Born, Lincoln (11/28/83) to Seth and Lenette (Canby) Whiteface. Student, Teen Mothers YWCA.
Survivors: daughter, Diamond Morgan Whiteface; mother, Lenette M. Whiteface, Lincoln; brothers, Drew Whiteface, Seth Whiteface Jr., both Lincoln; sisters, Samantha Canby, Lincoln, April Whiteface, Omaha; numerous aunts and uncles. Preceded in death by father, Seth; grandparents, Duane and Opal Canby.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Alfred Gilpin Building, Macy. Richard Lovejoy, officiating. Visitation: Thursday, at home of Joan Grant.
Wisbey - Jerry C., 64, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001). Born, Lincoln (8/18/36) to Charles and Gertrude (Mills). Manager, printing department, Ameritas. Avid coin and car collector.
Survivors: wife, Dena; son, Douglas, Lincoln; daughters, fiance, Kristi Borchers and Matt Holdt, Lori Ellison, all Lincoln; grandsons, Tyler Borchers, Justin and Kyle Ellison; brother, sister-in-law, Bill and Joyce, Mesa, Ariz.; sister, brother-in-law, Jolene and Don Cole, Texas; nieces; nephews; cousins. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Wyuka Cemetery. Pastor Roger Casteel. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday until services Friday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to family for future designation.
Wittrock - Esther A., 88, Deshler, formerly Davenport, widow of Ernest, died Sunday (4/29/2001).
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. today, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Urbauer-Price Funeral Home, Davenport; two hours before services, church. Memorials to church or Parkview Haven Nursing Home, Deshler.
Aspegren - Hugo A., 85, Lincoln, died Monday (4/30/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, until services Thursday, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the family for high school scholarship funds for Lincoln High and Hamburg High School, Hamburg, Iowa.
Bergquist - Bruce Alan, 73, Scottsdale, Ariz., died Friday (4/27/2001).
Memorial service: 7:30 p.m. today, The Crossroads, 1845 E. Ocotillo St., Phoenix, AZ. Messinger Indian School Mortuary, Scottsdale.
Bishay - Rawia, 52, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/28/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 950 N. 63rd St. Memorials to any of the churches Rawia has been associated with. Roper & Sons Funeral Home, 4300 O St.
Black - Robert Verner, 90, Lincoln, died Monday (4/30/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: 2 p.m. today until services Thursday, funeral home. Pallbearers: Eugene Black, Darrell Nunn, Scott Nunn, David Black, Roger Nunn, Christopher Nunn. Honorary pallbearers: Former Marines from Second Presbyterian Church. Memorials in lieu of flowers and cards to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 8300 East Pointe Road (06).
Cejka - Charles Jr., 76, Crete, died Tuesday (5/1/2001).
Survivors: wife, Helen; sons, Charles S., Gretna, Dwayne, Anchorage, Alaska, Darrell, Littleton, Colo.; daughters, Donna Foster, Murray, Janice Anderson, Lincoln, Judy Jacobsen, Pleasant Dale, Carol Dowling, Lincoln; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Frank, Lincoln, John, Tampa, Fla., Jim, Dawson, Ga., Bob, Phoenix; sisters, Helen Jochim, David City, Viola Mulraney, Pasadena, Texas, Julia Andrews, Beverly Hills, Fla., Mary Lou Cejka, Tampa.
Cremation. No visitation. Family asks for a living memorial in the form of trees planted in any location that seems appropriate. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
Cote - Betty A., 56, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/26/2001).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to Humane Society or Rolling Acres.
Eckstein - Ernest J., 81, Linwood, died Monday (4/30/2001) in David City. Born, Saunders County. Retired farmer. Army veteran, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Anna; sons, Lyle, Richard, both Linwood, Dan, Lincoln; eight grandchildren; sisters, Caroline Spatz, Marie Polacek, both Brainard.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Cedar Hill, rural Morse Bluff. Church cemetery. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. today, Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel, Schuyler; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice.
Eilers - Marion Ann, 67, Lexington, widow of Richard, died Monday (4/30/2001) in Kearney. Born, Cozad. With husband, farmed near Overton.
Survivors: sons, Brian, Lexington, Mark, Seward, David, Overton; brother, Donald Cook, Gothenburg; five grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, Lexington. Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington. Visitation: 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today, Reynolds-Love Funeral Home, Lexington. Memorials to Overton Volunteer Fire Department or the church.
Elson - Lorene E., 79, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/1/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Frickel - Evelyn H., 98, Lincoln, died Monday (4/30/2001). Born, Phelps County, (3/9/1903).
Survivors: nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Dale Frickel; parents; five sisters; three brothers.
Graveside Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Family and friends meet at cemetery; gate 2. The Rev. Dr. Glover Leitch. Visitation: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today; 8-10 a.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.. Memorials to Milder Manor.
Gates - Gladys Jean, 78, Lincoln, died Sunday (4/29/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., funeral home. Memorials to Grace Lutheran Church or Alzheimer's Association.
