U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Marion Trojan
COMSTOCK -- Marion Trojan, 73, of Comstock died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Goli Medical Center in Sargent.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rhoad Funeral Home in Sargent. The Rev. Don Schauda will officiate. Burial will be in Douglass Grove cemetery at Comstock.
Memorials are suggested to the Comstock Fire and Rescue Unit.
Mrs. Trojan was born on April 4, 1924, in Accrington, England, to Leslie Wynne and Nancy Ellen (Golding) Wood. She spent her early years in Manchester and Black Pool, England.
She met Frank Trvdik when he was stationed in England with the Air Force during World War II. He went to the United States after the war, and she came to the United States on Nov. 11, 1946.
She married
Frank Trvdik on Jan. 28, 1947, at Ord. They lived and farmed west of Comstock. He died on May 20, 1967.
She married
Eldon Trojan on Sept. 18, 1971. She worked at Comstock Grocery Store and was a cook at the Sargent Sale Barn Cafe and Comstock High School.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Donald Trvdik of Topeka, Kan., and Lonnie Trvdik of Elsie; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Louise Hild
BENEDICT -- E. Louise Hild, 79, of Benedict died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in Lincoln.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Metz Chapel in York. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery west of Benedict.
Memorials are suggested to the Benedict United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hild was born on Aug. 13, 1918, on a farm near Benedict to Henry and Myrtle (Dillon) Cross. She graduated from Benedict High School in 1936.
She married
Ray Hild on May 9, 1940, near Benedict. She was a bookkeeper for Gambles in York for 20 years and provided child care in the Benedict area for many years.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Benedict.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Gary Hild of Davenport and Jim Hild of Seward; a daughter, Donna (Mrs. Bill) Day of Lakewood, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lorene Junge of Benedict and Lenore Budd of York.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Frederick Karre
KEOKUK, Iowa -- Frederick H. Karre, 61, of Keokuk, Iowa, formerly of Scotia, died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at his home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Catholic Church in Keokuk. The Rev. Michael Spiekermeier will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greaves Mortuary, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian vigil service will be a 7:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Fred Karre Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Mr. Karre was born on May 12, 1936, in Scotia to Horace and Monica (Smith) Karre.
He graduated from Kearney State College, earned a master's degree in 1962 from the University of Northern Iowa and an education specialist degree from Emporia State University. He completed further graduate studies at the University of South Dakota, Drake University and Nebraska Wesleyan University.
He taught science at high schools in Valentine and Basset before teaching at Muscatine Community College from 1965 to 1968. He had lived in Keokuk and taught science at Southeastern Community College since 1968.
He married
Rose Marie Sullivan on Oct. 31, 1959, in Greeley.
He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and served as a eucharistic minister. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, American Lung Association Lee County Chapter and McNamara's Band. He founded a fifth- and sixth-grade AAU basketball tournament, coached many youth sports and was a referee. He was active in the music boosters, served on the Keokuk Fine Arts Council and taught coaching certification.
He was an ecological expert and had done surveys of the Mississippi River.
He served on the Keokuk school board for more than 30 years and served as president for most of those years.
Survivors include his wife; five sons, Tony Karre of St. Louis, Ted Karre of Albert Lea, Minn., Dr. Joseph Karre of Dayton, Ohio, and Michael and Thomas Karre of Keokuk; two daughters, Kathleen (Mrs. Marc) Bretz of Atlanta and Maureen (Mrs. Jan) Winkler of Keokuk; his mother, of Grand Island; three brothers, David and Ted Karre, both of Lincoln, and Dan Karre of Grand Island; and five sisters, Nancy Donovan of Greeley, Margaret Peters of Grand Island, Mary Hoffman of Giltner, Donna Wardyn of Loup City and Janet Murphy of Crawford.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Lois Stange
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Lois F. Stange, 71, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of the Poole and Ravenna area, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, at her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at O'Brien-Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney with the Rev. Paul Kupferschmid officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Center cemetery at Havens Chapel north of Kearney.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Alegent Health and Hospice of the Midlands in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Stange was born on Feb. 11, 1926, at Cheyenne Wells, Colo., to James and Ethel (McGinnis) Hird. She was educated in rural schools in Colorado and Buffalo County. She attended Poole High School for two years and graduated from Ravenna High School in 1945.
She married
Walter F. Stange on Aug. 24, 1945. The couple farmed in Buffalo County, later moved to Omaha and then to Council Bluffs. She worked for Western Electric in Omaha for 12 years.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Ronald A. Stange of Council Bluffs; two sisters, Mary Suchland of House Springs, Mo., and a twin sister, Lela Epley of Kearney; and three brothers, Donald Hird of Greeley, Colo., Charles Hird of Randallstown, Md., and Wesley Hird of Kearney.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son, three sisters and four brothers.
Glenn Wagner
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Glenn Snyder Wagner, 86, of Bellingham, Wash., died Jan. 20, 1998, at Alderwood Park Care Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Greenacres Memorial Park, followed by a reception at the family home
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Jerns Funeral Chapel in Bellingham.
Mr. Wagner was born on Sept. 11, 1911, in Snyder to August and Johanna Wagner. He grew up on the family farm in Central City.
He entered the U.S. Navy in 1934. He served aboard various ships, including the USS Pelias (Polly) during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was discharged on March 18, 1957.
He worked with Western Washington College of Education and retired in 1962.
He was a Master Mason, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fleet Reserve Association and Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Mina; two daughters, Cheryl (Mrs. Jack) Boring and Sharon Wagner; one stepdaughter, Barbara (Mrs. Bob) Barker; two stepsons, Warren Brester and Lloyd Brester; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one brother, Heber Wagner of Central City; and three sisters, Mildred of Nebraska, Irma of Texas and Clara of California.
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie C. Johnson, 77, of Grand Island died Friday, July 3, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island.
Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Warriner officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the family.
Mr. Johnson was born on June 17, 1921, in Hall County to Christ and Nellie Maude (Mitchell) Johnson. He was raised and attended school in Grand Island. In June 1939, he attended Tri City Barber College in Lincoln. Upon completion of college, he returned to Grand Island to become a barber and worked with his father until 1942 when he was inducted into the U.S. Army.
He served in the European Theater, the 12th Armored Division, and he was wounded in action during the campaign of the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945. He also served in the Colmax Pachet along the Rhine River in Southern France. He received the Gold Conduct Medal, the European Service Medal, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
He returned from Southern France on the hospital ship U.S.S. Algongun. He was hospitalized until April 1945 when he was sent to Charleston, S.C. He then went to Denver and later Washington before being honorably discharged in October of 1945.
He returned to Grand Island upon his discharge and continued to work as a barber alongside his father in Johnson's Barber Shop.
Mr. Johnson married
Dorothy Switzer on March, 30, 1947, in Grand Island. The couple lived their entire married
life in Grand Island.
Upon his father's death in 1951, he began a partnership in Johnson's Barber Shop with his brothers Bill and Christ until his retirement in 1993.
He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and the Eagles, of which he was a Golden Eagle. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Purple Heart.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Sharon Kay Giannakopoulos of Grand Island; two brothers, Christ Johnson and Bill Johnson, both of Grand Island; one sister, Betty Bartlett of Grand Island; one half sister, Esther Jones of Lincoln; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two stepbrothers, two stepsisters and one grandson.
