U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Hershel Dobbins
Hershel Dobbins, 84, of Stapleton, NE died January 17, 2004 at Linden Court.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Eickhoff officiating. Burial was at Miller Cemetery.
Adams & Swanson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lillian Mildred (Senn) Keezer
Lillian Mildred (Senn) Keezer, 101 years old, former Wheeler County resident died on January 28, 2004 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Funeral services was held at 1 p.m. Monday, February 2nd, at the United Methodist Church in Bartlett. Interment will be at Bartlett Cemetery. Visitation was be held prior to the services.
Norris M. Jones
Norris M. Jones, 76, of Ord died Thursday, January 29, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 2, 1004 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel. The Reverend Mike Chase officiated. Burial was in the Cottonwood cemetery at Burwell with military rites provided by the Ord American Legion Post 38 and VFW Post 7029. Visitation was on Sunday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Leukemia Foundation or the Make A Wish Foundation. Music was provided by Linda Nance, accompanist and Tim Glendening, vocalist. Active pallbearers were Mitchell Sok, Michael Sok, Randy Gross, Cary Skibinski, Eugene Sok and Alan Gross. Honorary pallbearers were all of Norris' family and friends.
John C. Van Houten
John C. Van Houten, 83, of Yerington, Nevada died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Reno, Nevada of natural causes. He is survived by his sister, Irene Goos, of Ava, Missouri and seven nieces and nephews. A graveside, VFW funeral was held Tuesday, July 2, 2003 at the Lone Mountain cemetery in Carson City, Nevada. The VFW funeral began at 9:45 a.m.
Gail Norvin Reineke
Gail Norvin Reineke, 55, of Ord, Nebraska, formerly of Burwell, Nebraska died March 23, 2004 at his home after a battle with cancer.
Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2004 at the First Christian Church in Burwell, Nebraska. Burial was in Cottonwood cemetery in Burwell, Nebraska. Rev. Rolly Salts and Mr. Roy Weber officiated. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2004 at Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the family.
Floyd J. Dye
Floyd Jackson Dye, age 93, of Lamar, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 2004, at Lakeview Healthcare Center, Lamar, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 31st, at Daniel Funeral Home. The family received friends from 7 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 2nd, at the Ord City cemetery in Ord, Nebraska.
Betty Lue Shetterly
Betty Lue Shetterly, 77, of Burwell, Nebraska died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.
Graveside services were 10:00 a.m. mountain time on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at Syracuse cemetery in Syracuse, Kansas. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2004 at Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the Loup County Rescue Unit.
William Doran, Sr
Doran, William "Bill" Gerald, Sr., 78, of Palm Harbor, FL; formerly of Denver, CO, died May 6, 2004 at his home. Born and raised in Burwell, he moved with his family to Lincoln in the 1930s and graduated from Cathedral High School in Lincoln, in 1943. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Harrison Doran, Sr. and Jessamine Agnes Flynn Doran; his brothers, John Harrison Doran, Jr., Robert Roland Doran, and an infant sister Marian Doran.
Jerry Stahlecker
Jerry Stahlecker, 70, 1337 Highway KK, Mosinee, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield.
Edward Hulinsky
Edward W. Hulinsky, 72, of Ashton died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at the Howard County Community Hospital in St. Paul.
Services were at 10:30 a.m Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ashton. The Rev. Louis A. Nollette officiate. Burial will be in the St. Francis Catholic cemetery at Ashton, with graveside military honors by American Legion Post 108 of Ashton.
Carol C. Thomas
Carol C. (Humphrey) Thomas, 89, of Kearney, NE died Sunday, August 01, 2004 at the Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney, NE.
Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. at the Kearney Cemetery. Rev. North P. Sherrill Jr. will officiate. Visitation is planned Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at the Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Unit at Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney, NE.
Nellie Scheibel
Nellie Scheibel, 84, of Beaver City died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at Beaver City Manor.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2004, at First United Methodist Church in Kearney with the Revs. Ron Harris and Linda Knipping officiating. Burial was at Prairie Center cemetery near Kearney.
Visitation was from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Wenburg Funeral Home in Beaver City and one hour before service time Wednesday at the church in Kearney.
Curtis Mares
Curtis D. Mares, 77, of Morongo Valley, died at his home in Morongo Valley.
He was born Jan. 2, 1927, to Louis and Clara Hunsche Mares in Beatrice, NE.
Debra Diane Stauffer
Debra Diane Stauffer, 45, of Petersburg, Nebraska died Thursday January 27, 2005 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 1, 2005 at the Burwell Baptist Church in Burwell, Nebraska. Pastor Dave Koenigsberg and Pastor Stan Gurney will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service at church. Memorials are suggested to the family. Hitchcock Funeral home in Burwell, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.
Melvin Henry Thoene
Melvin Henry Thoene, 85, of Burwell, Nebraska died Saturday January 29, 2005 at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday February 2, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burwell, Nebraska. Burial will be in Cottonwood cemetery in Burwell, Nebraska. Rev. Fr. Jim Heithoff will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday February 1, 2005 from 6-8 p.m. with a wake service at 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorials are suggested to the Community Memorial Health Center. Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Rosemond Fox
Helen Rosemond Fox, 96 of Broken Bow, formerly of Brewster died Jan. 19, 2005 at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow.
Hilma I. Strong
Hilma I. Strong, 94, or Taylor, Nebraska, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at the Beverly Healthcare in Sargent.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2005, at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Taylor. The Rev. Joel Rathbun officiated. Music was provided by Don Schauda, soloist, and Jerryl Rowse, organist. Pallbearers were her grandchildren, Angel Smits, Geri Strong, Craig Strong, Pam Stapleman, Richard Moyer, Jeff Strong, Steve Moyer, LeAnne Strong, Chris Beuning, April Wilkerson. Burial was in the Almeria Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska. Rhoad Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the church.
