U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Lloyd E. Manske, September 12, 2008, age 81
Lloyd E. Manske of Fremont, died Sept. 12, 2008, at Nye pointe in Fremont. He was born to William August and Emma Louise (Dommer) Manske of Pierce. He was a 1944 graduate of Pierce High School. He served in the Navy on the USS Leedstown in the South Pacific during World War II.
On June 30, 1946, Lloyd married
Lorraine Christensen at Columbus. The couple lived in Wayne, Orchard, Anoka, Minn, and Fremont before moving to McGinn’s Lake in North Bend in 1989. Lorraine died Jan. 30, 1999.
Lloyd worked in the printing business as a linotype operator. He and Lorraine owned the Orchard weekly paper from 1956 to 1959.
Lloyd was a member of American Legion Posts at Wayne, Morse Bluff and Anoka, VFW Posts in Wayne and North Bend and the Masonic Lodge in Wayne.
Survivors include sons Douglas (Muriel) Manske of Omaha, Jack (Kathy) Manske of Wichita, Kan., William Todd (Debbie) Manske of Coon Rapids, Minn.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Sept. 16 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont with Chaplain James Jost of Omaha officiating. Burial will be at Veterans Memorial Park in Greenwood cemetery at Wayne with military graveside services.
Obit dated Sept. 17, 2008
Valiera (Fischer) Stockamp, September 12, 2008, age 83
Valiera M. Stockamp of Scribner died Sept. 12, 2008, in the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.
Valiera was born Nov. 24, 1924, in rural Hooper to George and Marie (Fischer) Hoegemeyer. She was baptized on Dec. 7, 1924, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. Valiera was raised in the rural Hooper area and was confirmed on July 24, 1938, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. She attended District 16 school and graduated from Scribner High School in 1942. Valiera worked for Dr. Stehl in Scribner.
On May 24, 1953, Valiera married
to Dennis G. Stockamp at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
They were lifetime residents of the Scribner area, farming until moving into Scribner. After their children were grown, Valiera began working at the Good Samaritan Center until 1991. Recently she had been a resident of the Elkhorn Valley Villa.
Valiera was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner where she was active in choir, Ladies Aid and the Lutheran Layman League and had been the secretary there.
Survivors include her husband Dennis, sons Paul (Dee) Stockamp, George (Janet) Stockamp,John (Lisa) Stockamp, Carl ‘Ernie’ (Shelly) Stockamp, all of Scribner; daughters Mary (Jim) Spath of North Bend, Beth (Kerry) Boyle of Scribner; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister Elveretta Sutterfield of Loveland, Colo.
The funeral was Sept. 15 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Bruce Schut officiating. Burial was at the Scribner Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church or the Scribner Rescue Squad.
Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangement. Obit dated September 17, 2008
Myrtle V. (Nelson) Hillman, September 11, 2008, age 99
Myrtle Viola HiIlman was born Sept. 11, 1909, in Wausa, to Anthon and Laura (Newman) Nelson. She died September 15, 2008 at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa.
The Nelson family moved to Essex, Iowa, when Myrtle was 4 years old. She attended rural school and graduated from Essex High School with the Class of 1927. She was a confirmed member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Essex.
Myrtle was united in marriage to Milton Hillman on Dec. 22, 1934. The couple resided in Essex.
She is survived by son Jim (Mary Ann) Hillman of Lee Summit, Mo., daughter Judy (Stan) Jorgensen of North Bend; seven great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Margret Hillman of Sioux City, Iowa.
Funeral services were Sept. 18, 2008, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Essex, with Pastor Jerry Lamb officiating. Interment was in the Essex Cemetery. Memorials in Myrtle’s name are being directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church. The Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Obit dated Sept. 24, 2008.
Zachary J. Cech, September 10, 2008, age 20
Zachary John Cech died Sept. 10, 2008, in an automobile accident north of Schuyler.
Funeral services for Zach were Sept. 12, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church in Schuyler with Rev. Laura Hollister officiating. Graveside services were at Clarkson National cemetery in Clarkson.
Zach was born April 18, 1988, in Kearney. His parents are John and Julie (Pycha) Cech of Schuyler and his biological mother is Ange Willard of Axtell. He attended Fisher School, District 24, through the sixth grade and graduated in 2007 from Clarkson High School. He attended Southeast Community College in Milford and was working at Farmers Union Coop in Clarkson.
He is survived by his parents, John and Julie Cech; brother Joseph Cech, all of Schuyler; half-brother Dashel Bierman of Columbus; his daughter Hannah Matthies and her mother Annie Matthies of Clarkson; grandmothers, Martha Pycha and Dolores Cech, both of Schuyler. Obit dated Sept. 17, 2008
Joseph H. Kenney, September 11, 2008, age 93
Joseph H. Kenney of Omaha was born June 21, 1915 in North Bend to Joseph A. and Nellie (Foy) Kenney. He died Sept. 11, 2008, in Omaha.
Joe graduated from North Bend High School in 1933. His parents ran the Kenney’s Cash Red & White Store from 1921 to 1937 in downtown North Bend. Joe ran the J.H. Kenney Food Brokerage Company in 1949 until retiring in 1985.
He is survived by wife, Barbara J. Kenney; stepdaughters Jacqueline Ann Hogen of Colorado Springs, CO, Patricia Mary (William) Gorham of Bellevue; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Elkhorn on Sept. 17. Internment was at Calvary Cemetery, Omaha.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested for the St. Patrick Church (Elkhorn) Building Fund. Obit dated Sept. 17, 2008
Virginia (Poulas) Guillory, Spetember 5, 2008, age 58
Virginia Poulas Guillory of Rogers, Ark., died Sept. 5, 2008, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Springdale, Ark.
Viginia was born May 5, 1950, to James and Anita (Vrba) Poulas of Ames. She grew up near North Bend and graduated from Fremont High School in 1968 and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor’s degree in special education.
In Jan. 1971 she married
Dan Guillory while he was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. She spent the years thereafter teaching in various school systems during her husband’s military career. In 1994 Dan retired from the Air Force and they settled in Rogers, Ark.
Viginia was diagnosed with soft tissue cancer in Jan. 2006, continuing to teach until May 2008. Her daughter-in-law, Sonia, died in Feb. 2008 from breast cancer.
Survivors include her husband, son D.J. of Bentonville, Ark.; mother Anita Poulas of Fremont, brothers Jim (Jan) Poulas of Ames, Ron (Maxine) Poulas of Fremont; sister Imogene (Bob) Kucera of Fremont; three grandsons.
The funeral was Sept. 13 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. Burial was in Memorial Cemetery, Fremont.
Memorials are suggested for the American Cancer Society.
Obit dated Sept. 24, 2008
Rev. Daniel E. Galas, September 3, 2008, age 78
Rev. Daniel E. Galas of Omaha died Sept. 3, 2008. He was an ordained priest of 51 years for the Archdiocese of Omaha serving numerous parishes in Nebraska, including St. Charles parish in North Bend from 1992 until his retirment in 2000.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 3019.
Preceded in death by parents John and Victoria Galas and 11 siblings.
He is survived by sisters Mary Petersen, Leona Janak; brothers Walter Galas, Leo (Evelyn) Galas, Edmund “Eddie” (Jeanne) Galas.
The funeral Mass was Sept. 6 at St. Francis Assisi Church with interment at St John Cemetery.
Memorials to Seminarian Fund, Marian High School, Siena Francis House, or Notre Dame Sisters. Obit dated Sept. 24, 2008.
Milo J. Ruzek, August 31, 2008, age 91
Milo J. Ruzek of Prague died Aug. 31, 2008. Funeral services are at 10 a.m., Sept. 3 at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church at Prague with Rev. Jamie Hottovy officiating.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2 at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church with a rosary at 7 p.m. Committal will be at St. John’s Cemetery, Prague.
Milo was born on Christmas Day, 1916, in Prague to James and Frances (Sousek) Ruzek. He was a farmer most of his life.
On Jan.15, 1952, Milo married
Blanche Janacek.
Milo is survived by his sister, Leona Soucek of Dwight. Obit dated Sept. 10, 2008
Quentin D. Johnson, August 30, 2008, age 89
Quentin Dennis Johnson of Tucson, Ariz., died Aug. 30, 2008. He was born in Hooper to Dr. Christian and Lillian Johnson. He served in the Army during WWII.
On Sept. 22, 1945, he married
Mary Frances Siders of North Bend. They moved to California where Quentin graduated from University of Southern California and practiced public accounting in San Fernando, Calif., for 25 years. He served as councilman and mayor of San Fernando.
Survivors include his wife of Tucson, daughter Patricia Pelletier of Northridge, Calif., son Mark Johnson of Ft. Collins, Colo., six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother Dewell Johnson.
A memorial Mass was held Sept. 6 st St. Sorrows Catholic Church. Burial will be at a later date. Obit dated Sept. 24, 2008
Cathy (Welsh) Krzycki, August 29, 2008, age 57
Cathy Krzycki of Schuyler died Aug. 29, 2008. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 3, 2008, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Schuyler, with Rev. Gerald Leise officiating. Visitation will be 12 to 8 p.m, Sept. 2 with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m at the Kracl Funeral Chapel with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be at Schuyler Cemetery
Cathy was born Aug. 28, 1951, in Pender to James and Winifred (Jahde) Welsh. She graduated from Pender High School in 1969 and from St. Elizabeth’s School of Radiology as a Radiology Technologist in 1971.
On Oct. 30, 1976, Cathy married
Don Krzycki at St. John’s Catholic Church in Pender.
Cathy worked at Schuyler Memorial Hospital from 1971-2001, worked part-time at Columbus Community Hospital from 1981-2002 and went to full time at CCH in 2002.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and American Society of Radiology Technologists. She was the second recipient of the Alegent Health CARING KIND AWARD while employed in Schuyler.
Cathy is survived by her husband Don; daughter, Kelly (Glaucio) Xavier of Lincoln; son Phillip Kyzycki of Omaha; brothers Tom (Robbie) Welsh, Ray (Deb) Welsh, all of Pender, three sisters, Carol Hilker of Pender, Jean (Paul) Burbach of Central City, Donna (Raoul) Reiser of Fort Collins, Colo.; two grandchildren; brother-in-law Jim Krzycki of Schuyler. Obit dated Sept. 10, 2008
