U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Evelyn Arduser
COLERIDGE - Services for Evelyn B. Arduser, 85, of Coleridge will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Coleridge with burial at the Belden Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge and continue at the church in the evening with a vigil at 7:30 p.m.
She died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Evelyn Betty Arduser was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Randolph to Joseph and Clara (Weihs) Gubbels. She graduated from Randolph High School in 1940.
She married Bernard “Barney’’ Arduser on Nov. 24, 1942, in Randolph. They farmed near Belden and moved to Coleridge in 1979. Barney died on May 29, 1990, at the age of 67 years. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and Altar Society and the Belden Cemetery Association.
Evie is survived by her four sons and their spouses, Jerry “Butch’’ and Lella Arduser of Randolph, Chuck and Darlene Arduser of Belden, Rick and Lori Arduser of Coleridge and Bob and Diane Arduser of West Point; four daughters and their spouses, Sharon and Vince Sauser of Neligh, Mary and Hart Vollers of Concord, Cindy and Marlin Krohn of Norfolk and Teri and John Hoffart of Coleridge; 27 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, 11 great- grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren; two brothers and their wives, Merle and Marvene Gubbels of Denison, Iowa, and Gene and Ailene Gubbels of Randolph.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Pallbearers will be Evelyn’s grandsons, Gene, Mark, Reggie, Chris, Travis, Carter Arduser, Chad and Joseph Sauser, Jay Vollers, Mike Krohn, Ben and Zachary Hoffart. Honorary pallbearers will be Evelyn’s granddaughters.
The Revs. John Pietramale and Tim Lange will officiate.
Helen Berkheimer
AINSWORTH - Services for Helen P. Berkheimer, 83, of Ainsworth will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth with burial in Grandview Cemetery at Long Pine. Visitation will be at the funeral home starting Thursday.
She died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the Hospice House in Omaha.
Memorials have been suggested to Cottonwood Villa or to the Ainsworth Senior Center.
Fred Bomar
PIERCE - Services for Fred L. Bomar, 79, Pierce, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church here with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m Friday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce.
He died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
He was born April 6, 1926, at Sioux City, Iowa, to John C. and Viola (McFarland) Bomar. He attended Niobrara High School to 11th grade.
He married Meldean Viergutz on April 20, 1946, at Maryville, Kan. After his marriage, he was employed with Kollman and Werner and ran businesses in Norfolk and Pierce. He worked for Anderson Brothers Plumbing and Heating of Kearney for 35 years. After retiring, he worked part time at Willow Creek State Recreation Area at Pierce.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church at Pierce.
Survivors include his wife, Meldean Bomar of Pierce; seven children and their spouses, Rita and Charles Wragge of Foster, John and Marlene Bomar of Madison, Dorothy Freudenburg of Battle Creek, Melvin and Gail Bomar of Bellwood, Mary Wragge of Pierce, Susan and Tim Hoffman of Madison and Lorie Sullivan of Pierce; son-in-law, Alvin Synovec of Kearney; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Beverly, two grandchildren, one son-in-law and three brothers.
Music will be by organist Dottie Ahlers, soloist Rick Higgins and the congregation. The Rev. Gordon Bruce will officiate.
Casket bearers are David Synovec, Jeff Wragge, Brian Bomar, Brad Freudenburg, Scott Bomar, Jesse Wragge, Steve Hoffman and Nicholas Kuether. Honorary casket bearers are his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Norman Borer
COLUMBUS - Norman J. Borer, 67, of Columbus died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at Butler County Health Care Center in David City.
The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church with burial in All Saints Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus, with a vigil at 7 p.m., and resume there Saturday from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Norman J. “Norm’’ Borer was born March 8, 1938, in Albion to Alphonse and Helen (Kramper) Borer. He attended school in Albion and worked on the family farm.
Norm married Carolyn Keller on Aug. 17, 1963, in Columbus. He worked for Behlen Manufacturing for 35 years. Norm also worked for the Omaha World Herald for many years. Norm was a devoted member of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed walking, reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
Norm is survived by his wife, Carol Borer of Columbus; a son, Daniel Borer of Columbus; daughters, Diann (Greg) Smith of Custer, Mont., and Deanna Buck of Creston; brothers, Leonard Borer of Elgin, Alvin (Joan) Borer of Phoenix, Ariz., and Kenneth Borer of Council Bluffs, Iowa; sisters, Laura (Ray) Salber of St. Edward and Marlene (Tom) Patezel of Wood River; granddaughters, Caitlin Buck and Kaleb Buck, both of Creston, and Alysha Borer of Columbus.
Norm was preceded in death by his parents, Alphonse and Helen Borer, and brothers, Eugene Borer and Edward Borer
Donald Kindschuh
WISNER - Services for Donald Kindschuh, 71, Wisner, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Christ in Wisner. Flag presentation will be by Beemer American Legion Post 159.
Mr. Kindschuh had requested that his remains be donated to the State of Nebraska Anatomical Board. He died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at the Wisner Care Center.
Helen Green
Memorial services for Helen E. Green, 89, of Norfolk will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Congregational United Church of Christ.
Inurnment will take place at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Sun City West, Ariz., at a later date.
She died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at The Meadows.
Memorials may be directed to First Congregational Church Memorial Fund, Norfolk Area Habitat For Humanity or Norfolk Area Young Life.
Helen was born in Chicago on June 26, 1916, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda (Lindgren) Edstrom. Her sister, Dorothea, was 12 at that time. Helen was raised in Chicago until around the age of 10. After the death of her father, she and her mother moved to Hinsdale, Ill., to live with her sister and her husband, Jim Cuff.
Helen attended school in Hinsdale and graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1933. Helen attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She worked in Chicago as a secretary prior to marrying P. Arthur Green on Oct. 21, 1939, in Hinsdale.
During their married life, they lived in Elwood City, Pa., Warren, Ohio, Hinsdale and Sun City West. Helen moved to The Meadows in Norfolk in June 2003, six years after the death of her husband.
Knitting Christmas stockings for all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren and weaving baby blankets for all the new babies in the family was her way of caring for those she loved, even after they were out of her nest. She expanded the family circle through the years to include all she met. She managed to stay in touch with many. She was the nurturer, the family glue and rememberer of every special day.
Wife of Art, mom of Bev and Rich, homemaker, knitter, weaver and lifelong learner, Helen had the gift of hospitality. She was a quiet woman with a deep abiding faith in her Lord, Jesus Christ.
Helen was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mom and friend. She loved the Lord and knew that He loved her and would provide all her needs. She rested in the promises of the 23rd Psalm, and her favorite hymn was “Children of the Heavenly Father.”
In October 2005, during a time of illness, Helen told her family, “I do not need to live another day - I have had a wonderful life.” We do not choose the time or day of our death, but God chose Jan. 19, early in the morning, when Helen was in her home at The Meadows. Peace to her memory.
Helen is survived by her children and their spouses, Beverly and Charles Henkel of Norfolk and Richard and Linda Green of Sanibel, Fla., and six grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren, one brother-in-law and five nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her parents-in-laws, Alida and Fred Green; her husband; her sister, Dorothea Cuff; and two nieces, Laurel Cuff Anderson and Marion Cuff.
The Rev. Donald Huber will officiate at her funeral.
Evelyn Arduser
COLERIDGE - Evelyn B. Arduser, 85, of Coleridge died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Coleridge with burial at the Belden Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home and continue at the church in the evening with a vigil at 7:30 p.m.
Fred Bomar
PIERCE - Services for Fred L. Bomar, 79, Pierce, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church here with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.Visitation will be 4-8 p.m Friday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce.
He died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Virginia Gosch
RANDOLPH - Virginia L. Gosch, 84, of Randolph died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Randolph with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home in Randolph.
She was born Jan. 28, 1921, on the farm near Randolph to Ferd and Viola (Meisner) Gerkins. Virginia was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Randolph and attended elementary school at Pierce County District 28. She skipped seventh grade and graduated from eighth grade, beginning high school at age 11 in 1932 and graduating from Randolph High School in 1936. Virginia attended Wayne State College.
She taught rural schools in Cedar and Pierce counties for five years. In 1941, she married Harry H. Gosch in Little Rock, Ark. She became a World War II bride and followed her husband to California, where a daughter, Harriet Lea, was born. They moved to Troy, Ala., and Virginia taught elementary school until they moved back to Randolph when her husband was sent overseas during World War II. In 1945, Virgil Dean was born. When the war ended, Harry and Virginia returned to farming, moving south of Randolph, where they have lived for 60 years. Two more children, Valerie Rae and Tamara Lynne, were born in Randolph.
Virginia taught at Randolph Public Schools and St. Frances Catholic School in Randolph. She served on the Pierce County District 28 School Board and was a music booster president for Randolph Public Schools, 4-H club leader, member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, served as Sunday school teacher at St. John’s Lutheran Church and was a member of the Kountry Klub for many years.
In 1975, she started working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an agricultural statistician, retiring as a Northeast Nebraska area supervisor in 1997 just prior to her 78th birthday.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Gosch of Randolph; son and his wife, Virgil and Pat Gosch of McCook; three daughters, Harriet and her husband, Ted Jacobs of Battle Creek, Valerie Bear of Meadow Grove and Tami Gosch of Norfolk; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; brother, Merle and his wife, Jean Gerkins of Randolph; sister, Vayle Kuhl of Randolph; cousin, Wilfred and his wife, Betty Meisner of South Sioux City; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Violette Kruger.
Clemith Johnson
WAYNE - Graveside services and military rites for Clemith L. Johnson, 96, Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of Wayne, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery here.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne.
He died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at Columbine Care Center East in Fort Collins.
