U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Harold Loewe
BEEMER - Services for Harold E. Loewe, 85, of Beemer will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church here with burial in Immanuel Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Beemer and continue Wednesday after 11 a.m. at the church.
He died Monday, May 1, 2006, at the West Point Living Center.
Alvin Miller
FOSTER - Services for Alvin Miller, 75, Foster, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church here. Burial will be at Pleaseant View Cemetery in Plainview. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce.
He died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Pierce Manor.
He was born Oct. 11, 1930, in Pierce County to Eddie Miller and Matilda Braatz. He was baptized Sept. 15, 1944, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Foster, by the Rev. Edwin Murphy and confirmed Dec. 17, 1959, at Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Richard Skov. He attended attended School District 23 in Pierce County to eighth grade.
He married Fayetta Holmes on Feb. 28, 1950, at Yankton, S.D.
They lived and farmed southwest of Foster. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Fellowship Club and served in several church offices. He did carpentry work for 10 years. He had been a resident of Pierce Manor since May of 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Fayetta Miller of Osmond; two daughters, Alvetta and husband Lyle Rafert of Plainview and Arla and husband Dennis Petersen of Norfolk; one son, Richard and wife Linda Miller of Norfolk; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Bernice Christensen, brother-in-law Vernon Christensen and granddaughter Laurie Miller.
The Rev. Jerome Leckband will officiate.
Frank Oberle
O’NEILL - Private memorial visitation for Frank Oberle, 71, O’Neill, was conducted Monday at Biglin’s Mortuary. He died Monday, May 1, 2006, at the O’Neill hospital.
Mary Jane Roepke
Mary Jane Roepke, 86, of Sioux City died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Casa de Paz Nursing Home following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Services were Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Christy-Smith Larkin Northside Chapel was in charge.
Memorials are directed to Hospice of Siouxland or Alzheimer’s Association.
Mary Jane Roepke was born Nov. 29, 1919, in Crofton, the daughter of Michael and Clara (Grothe) Biernbaum. She was raised and educated in Northeast Nebraska and moved to Sioux City around 1938.
She met Ronald Roepke in Kingsley, Iowa, and they were married June 7, 1940, in Ponca. Mary Jane worked at the Ye Old Tavern, the Battery Co., Rehan’s Department Store and also worked as office manager at Dean Drug in Sioux City.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She loved to fish and enjoyed reading and being with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald of Sioux City; four children, Daniel and his wife Vicky, Judith and her husband Michael Francis, David and his wife Robin, and William; 10 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother Cyril, sisters Alice Donner and Tresea Cakl and infant daughter Delores Rose.
Pallbearers were Todd and Troy Roepke, Neil Roepke, Scott Cabney, Shawn Francis and Doug Miller.
Sue Maggart
Sue Ann Maggart, 61, of Gering died Saturday, April 29, 2006, at her home. At her request, cremation has been held at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Crematory in Scottsbluff and no services will be held.
Memorials may be sent to the American Lung Association of Nebraska in Omaha.
She was born Sept. 4, 1944, at Central City, the daughter of Oliver C. and Bette (Brown) Smith. She graduated with the class of 1962 from Hastings High School.
Sue was united in marriage to Rodney L. Maggart on April 29, 1966, at Hastings. She had been a beautician for many years in Hastings and Norfolk and spent many years of her life working with developmentally disabled individuals. She had recently been managing the RC Scott and Lincoln House in Scottsbluff.
Sue loved to work with her husband training their Labrador retrievers. She was deeply loved by her family and many friends and her warm, spunky spirit will be greatly missed.
Sue is survived by her husband, Rod, of Gering; a son, David, and his family of Norfolk; a daughter, Tricia Mueller, and her family of Lincoln; her father, Oliver C. Smith of Hastings; a sister, Pat McKinney of Wauneta; and a brother, Scot Smith of Hastings.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
Myron Brodecky
SCHUYLER - Services are pending at Svoboda Funeral Home in Schuyler for Myron Brodecky, 87, of Howells. Mr. Brodecky died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Alta DeCamp
NELIGH - Services for Alta J. DeCamp, 75, Neligh, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church here with burial in the Clearwater Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Beyer Funeral Home in Neligh.
She died Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Tilden Nursing Center.
She was born July 22, 1930, at Clearwater to Mark and Wilda (Ruggless) Hemenway. She attended school at District 7 through the eighth grade and graduated from Clearwater High School.
She was united in marriage to Charles “Chuck” DeCamp on Jan. 9, 1949, at Lincoln. The couple spent most of their married life in Tilden. Alta worked at the Tilden-Elkhorn Valley High School as the superintendent’s secretary for 29 years. They later moved to Neligh.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a past treasurer for the United Methodist Women. She was also active with the Antelope County Historical Society and volunteered at the Antelope County Museum. Other organizations that she was involved with were the Book Club, American Legion Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revolution and several extension clubs.
She enjoyed shopping for antiques, refinishing furniture, genealogy, collecting all kinds of dolls and her cats.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Doug and Diane DeCamp of Norfolk and Marcie and Fred Bowman of Santa Fe, N.M.; a brother, Max Hemenway of Hillsboro, Ore.; and two grandsons, Scott and Andrew DeCamp.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son in infancy and her brother, Doug.
Gary Hansen
COLERIDGE - Gary W. Hansen, 49, of East Peoria, Ill., died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria due to complications with diabetes.
The funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge with burial at Lawn Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. with family present 6-8 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge.
Don Jaroska
CLARKSON - Services are pending at Miller Funeral Home for Don Jaroska, 64, of Clarkson. Mr. Jaroska died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at his home.
Lillian Krings
CEDAR RAPIDS - Services for Lillian Krings, 92, formerly of Cedar Rapids, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids with burial at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake and resume at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Levander Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.
She died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital in Central City.
Harold Loewe
BEEMER - Services for Harold E. Loewe, 85, of Beemer are pending at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Beemer. He died Monday, May 1, 2006. at the West Point Living Center.
Albin Miller
FOSTER - Services for Albin Miller, 75, Foster, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church here. Burial will be at Pleaseant View Cemetery in Plainview. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce.
He died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Pierce Manor.
Doris Oeltjen
Doris Oeltjen, 91, of Madison, formerly of Norfolk, died Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Countryside Home in Madison.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norfolk with interment in Fairview Cemetery in Creston. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church with a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Fund or the American Cancer Fund.
Doris Oeltjen was born Sept. 8, 1914, in LeGrande, Calif., to Bob and Minnie (Bridges) Maw. Doris graduated from Creston High School.
On Nov. 11, 1936, Doris married Elmer Oeltjen in Creston. They lived on a farm north of Creston until Elmer passed away in 1966. Doris moved to Norfolk and worked as a secretary at the Norfolk Junior College until her retirement. Doris enjoyed traveling and Nebraska football.
Doris is survived by a daughter, Faye (Jim) Schwartz of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; sons, Bill (Jean) Oeltjen of Columbus and Ray (Jan) Oeltjen of Hillsboro, Ore.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brothers, Virgil Maw and Don Maw; and sisters, Virginia Hieb, Ardith Greenquist and Lois Meredith.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Minnie Maw; husband, Elmer Oeltjen; granddaughter, Nicole Oeltjen; five brothers and three sisters.
Leon Rimovsky
ST. EDWARD - Leon Rimovsky, 81, of St. Edward died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in St. Edward with burial at Evergreen Cemetery and military rites by Crosier American Legion Post 226. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Miller-Levander Funeral Home in St. Edward.
Tom Schaaf
ATKINSON - Services for Tom Schaaf, 74, Omaha, formerly of Atkinson, were Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church here with burial in the parish cemetery. Seger Funeral Home was in charge.
He died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at Omaha.
