U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Mary (Wernsman) Satorie, Phoenix, Dec. 28, age 79
Mary Frances Satorie died Dec. 28, 2011, with many family members by her side, in Phoenix, Ariz.
The daughter of George and Agnes (Finegan) Wernsman, Mary was born June 4, 1932, in Fremont. She grew up on her parents’ farm, attending country schools in Dodge County through the eighth grade and graduating from North Bend High School in 1950.
On Aug. 18, 1951, Mary married
Don Satorie in North Bend. They settled in North Bend where she was a school teacher, homemaker, and worked several part time jobs. They later owned and operated the Red Carpet Lounge for many years.
She was a long-time member of St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend. During the winter months, she enjoyed traveling to Arizona to spend time in the sun, close to her daughter Jeanne, granddaughter Kim, and their families.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Don; two sons, Bill of Topeka, Kansas., and Tom of Boise, Idaho; four daughters; Jeanne (John) Haines of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mary (Randy) Kaiser of David City, Dee Ann Satorie of Fremont, Julie (Jay) Crome of San Antonio, Texas; sister Nancy (Norb) Staley of North Bend; grandchildren Kim and Mark Palombo, Cary and Staci Mayo, Matt and Jessica Grudowski, Jeff and Brigid Albert, Matt and Shannon Albert, Lynn and Dan Minarick, Teri and Jason McKinzie, Amanda and Rob Lynch, Rebecca Satorie, and Alexei Dutch. She also leaves behind 10 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Agnes (Finegan) Wernsman, and one grandson, Joshua Satorie.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Jan. 4 at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4-8 PM with a Vigil Service at 7 PM all at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend.
Burial will be in Woodland cemetery of North Bend immediately following the services.
Memorials are suggested to the North Bend - Morse Bluff Veterans Memorial Park.
Obit dated Jan. 4, 2012.
Diane (Emanuel) Anderson, Lincoln, Dec. 27, age 48
Diane Marie Anderson of Lincoln died Dec. 27, after a life of struggle with Friedreich’s ataxia.
Diane was born in West Point on Sept. 20, 1963, to Jerome and Lorraine (Rolf) Emanuel of North Bend. She graduated from North Bend Central High School in 1982 and married
Gary Anderson of Fremont on Sept. 30, 1983.
Diane is survived by her husband, Gary; daughter Brittany of Lincoln; mother, Lorraine Emanuel of North Bend; mother and father-in-law, Mary and Charles Berner of Fremont; brothers and sisters, Debra Hoppe of Lincoln, Donna (Michael) Buell of Omaha; Keith Emanuel of North Bend; Jeff (Stacy) Emanuel of Lincoln, and 12 nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by father, Jerome Emanuel.
Funeral services were Dec. 30 at the Lincoln Berean Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4654 South 132nd Street, Omaha NE 68137.
Obit dated Jan. 4, 2012
Alice (Cagley) Diffey, North Bend, March 27, age 76
Alice M. Diffey of North Bend died Sunday, March 27, at Nye Legacy in Fremont.
Alice was born September 27, 1934, in Creston, Iowa, to Clifford and Georgia (Winter) Cagley. She grew up at Creston and graduated from Creston High School in 1952. Alice graduated from Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo. in 1956. She married
Ralph Diffey on June 3, 1956, and moved to North Bend. She spent most of her life farming with her husband and was a church organist for North Bend United Presbyterian Church and also at Fremont Presbyterian Church for more than 25 years.
Alice was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in North Bend. She was also a member of and held various offices in United Presbyterian Women, P.E.O Chapter CT, Order of Eastern Star Ruth Chapter 119 and Goldenrod Garden Club, all of North Bend. She was a member of the Sweet Adelines in Lincoln, North Bend Community Band and North Bend Community Players, and she was a NBC high school accompanist. She also taught private organ and piano lessons.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Ralph; son Harold (Diane) Diffey of Omaha; daughters Karen (Brad) Adden of Lincoln, Dawn (Matt) Jackson of Lincoln and Sharon (Jerry) Pyburn of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; brothers-in-law Fred Patterson of San Diego, Calif. and Charles Divis of Wahoo; sister-in-law Carol Clement of North Bend; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 31, at United Presbyterian Church in North Bend with the Rev. Neal Allen officiating. Visitation with family receiving friends is Wednesday, March 30, 3-8 p.m. at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. A P.E.O. Service and an Order of Eastern Star Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Both are open to the public. Visitation will also be on Thursday at the church one hour prior to service. Burial will be at North Bend’s Woodland Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the North Bend Library Building Fund and the United Presbyterian Church of North Bend.
Bea (McMahan) Hines, Scribner, March 25, age 85
Beatrice L. Hines of Scribner died March 25 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.
Bea was born May 23, 1925, in Murray, Iowa, to Calvin and Bessie (Palmer) McMahan. She moved to Fremont as a young girl, graduating from Fremont High School in 1944. She attended Midland College where she received a teaching certificate and taught school in rural Dodge County.
Bea married
Lenord Hines Aug. 24, 1947, in Fremont. He died Dec. 10, 2000.
She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont, extension club and a birthday club. Bea worked at Schwesers Department Store from 1970 to 1994 and was a bookkeeper for the family business, Hines’ Refuse Services, for over 40 years.
Survivors include daughters Lenice Hines of Fremont, Sally Hines of West Plains, Mo., Susan (Rick) Nutzman of Falls City; sister Charlotte (Elmer) Branzovsky of Fremont and three grandchildren.
Graveside services are March 30 at Memorial cemetery with Rev. Scott Jensen officiating.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Obit dated March 30, 2011
Sylvia (Brtek) Fencl, North Bend, March 21, age 93
Sylvia Fencl died March 21 in North Bend.
Sylvia was born Dec. 9, 1917, in Linwood to Matthew and Mary (Shultz) Brtek and attended country school near Linwood.
On April 18, 1936, she married
Stanley Fencl at the courthouse in Wahoo. They farmed near Prague, later moving to town. Stanley died March 10, 2002. One son, Marvin, died June 12, 2006. She is survived by anotehr son, Kenny of Prague, and an extended family.
The funeral was March 25 at Kracl Funeral Chapel in David City with speaker Jerry Kracl. Burial was in Prague National Cemetery.
Obit dated March 30, 2011
Charles "Joe" Clement, North Bend, March 19, age 74
Charles “Joe” Clement of North Bend died March 19, at his home in North Bend.
Joe was born June 21, 1936, in Westboro, Mo. to Charles and Doris (Johnston) Clement. He graduated from Westboro High School in 1956. He attended Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo., before entering the U.S. Air Force Jan. 9, 1957, serving until 1960 in Hawaii, Guam, Korea and Saudi Arabia. Joe returned to Westboro and worked for Davis Funeral Home in Tarkio. He moved to North Bend in 1965 where he farmed for five years and then began driving trucks. Joe was a self-employed over-the-road truck driver until retiring in 2001.
Joe married
Carol Diffey August 18, 1963, in North Bend.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church at North Bend, the Masonic Lodge 119 AF & AM, Order of Eastern Star Ruth Chapter 119 and AmVets Post 20, all of North Bend, Hooper Saddle Club, American Quarter Horse Association and the North Bend Golf Club.
Survivors include: his wife; twin sister Joyce Lefforge of Rockport, Mo.; sisters Nancy (Donald Lee) Martin of Westboro, and Pat (Bob) Fox of Mound City; brothers-in-law Ralph (Alice) Diffey of North Bend and Chuck Divis of Wahoo; nieces Debbie Jo (Bob) Smith, Karen (Brad) Adden, Dawn (Matt) Jackson, Sharon (Jerry) Pyburn and Ann (Paul) Ellenberger; nephews Harold (Diane) Diffey, Greg ( Jill) Divis, Mark (Sharon) Divis, Chuck (Penny) Fox, and Rich Fox.
The funeral was March 22 at the United Presbyterian Church in North Bend with the Rev. Neal Allen officiating.
Burial was at Woodland cemetery with full military honors conducted by the North Bend V.F.W. Post 8223, AMVETS Post 20 and Morse Bluff American Legion Post 340.
Memorials may be directed to Morse Bluff - North Bend Veterans’ Memorial Park.
Obit dated March 23, 2011
Wilfred G. Tenopir, Wahoo, March 17, age 79
Wilfred G. Tenopir of Wahoo, formerly of Fremont, died March 17 at South Haven Nursing Home in Wahoo.
Wilfred was born Feb. 12, 1932, in rural Prague to Harry and Sylvia (Brecka) Tenopir. He lived in Cedar Bluffs and worked at Plumfield Nurseries in Fremont. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952-1954. Wilfred had lived in Fremont since 1978, moving to South Haven Nursing Home in Nov. 2008.
He was a former member of American Legion Post #158 of Cedar Bluffs.
Survivors include his sister, Bernice Conkling of North Bend; niece Janice (Bob) Leffers of Schuyler; nephew Francis (JoAnn) Zakovec of Morse Bluff; great-nephews Ryan (Brienna) Zakovec of Cedar Bluffs; and Brent (Brook) Zakovec of Morse Bluff.
Funeral services were March 19 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont with burial at Maple Grove cemetery in Cedar Bluffs. Pallbearers were Ryan Zakovec, Brent Zakovec, Bob Leffers, Francis Zakovec, and Honorary pallbearers were John Hobza, Don Thomas, Ed White, Jerome Frana. Full military honors were conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of V.F.W. Post 854 and American Legion Post 20.
Memorials may be directed to Cedar Bluffs Fire Department or donor’s choice.
Obit dated March 23, 2011
Nadine Racek
Nadine L. Racek of Morse Bluff died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Nadine was born Sept. 25, 1926, on the family farm northeast of Prague to John O. and Emma (Kavan) Ladenburger. Nadine was a 1944 graduate of Prague High School and attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and St. Mary’s College in Omaha. She taught K through 8 in a one-room country school for districts 54, 91 and 92 for seven years. In addition to being an excellent homemaker, musician/farmer’s wife and loving mother, she also catered for weddings and special parties. In 1951, Nadine started her baking business by opening a Saturday afternoon bake shop in her home. Her claim to fame was the career that she says “brought me an abundance of happiness and fulfillment” as that of the “Kolache Queen.” She baked fancy pastries professionally for the past 55 years for arts and craft shows, farmer’s markets and private orders throughout the United States and internationally. Nadine earned numerous awards and honors for her baked goods, with the highlight of her career being featured in 2012 on NET’s “Nebraska Stories” as the Kolache Queen.
Nadine was also known for her outstanding Christmas displays on the family farm. In the 1990s, the Raceks hosted several get-togethers for the surrounding area and called the event “Christmas Comes Alive at the Racek Farm,” where decorations were temporarily replaced by live people. It was attended by several hundred people.
Nadine was a spirited, energetic, positive and spiritual woman whose unconditional love, support and encouragement sustained her family and friends through good and difficult times. She was a treasure indeed.
Nadine Ladenburger married
Lorin J. Racek on Aug. 12, 1948 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Prague. Lorin died on June 2, 2000.
In 2005, Lorin and Nadine received the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award for continuous ownership of the family farm for 123 years.
She is survived by daughter Jerrine Racek of Morse Bluff; brother John Jr. and wife Peggy Ladenburger of Bettendorf, Iowa; five grandchildren, Chris Pelan, Shawn Pelan, Jennifer Hart, Candee Pelan and Brittani (Ryan) Burke; and two great-grandchildren, Blake and Brooklyn Burke all of Denver, Colo.; three nieces, Claire (Roger) Bachofer of Golden, Colo., Jacki (Steve) Florentius of Ramsey, Minn., Stephanie (Sam) Larson of Philadelphia, PA; one nephew, Alex (Indira) Ladenburger of LeClaire, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lorin Racek; son Larry Racek; daughter Lorna Pelan, and sister Emily Sabata.
Funeral Mass was Jan. 2 at St. George Catholic Church in Morse Bluff. Father Jeremy Hazuka, Father Brian Kane and Father Bernard Kimminau officiated.
Burial was at the Cedar Hill cemetery near Morse Bluff. Memorials may be given to St. George Catholic Church, St. George Altar Society and to Cedar Hill cemetery Fund.
Obit dated Jan. 7, 2015.
William (Bill) D. Ladehoff
William (Bill) D. Ladehoff passed away Sunday, Dec 14, 2014, in Kearney. He was born Aug. 11, 1940, in North Bend to Landers and Para Ladehoff and was raised on the family farm. Bill was a Navy veteran and served part of his time in Adak, Alaska. He was a member of the Oberlin American Legion Post 70. Bill was involved in the transportation industry and was the western United States operations manager for Ruan Leasing for many years.
He and his wife Judy moved to Oberlin, Kansas, in 1999 to retire. Bill was a western antique collector and loved attending western shows and auctions. He loved animals, and he and Judy rescued many dogs and cats over the years. Bill especially enjoyed family gatherings and spending time with his faithful pets.
He was a member of the Oberlin Covenant Church.
Survivors include his wife Judy of Oberlin; daughters and son-in-law Sheri (Tony) Spivey of Denver, Colo., Leslie (Rodney) Steggs of Aurora, Colo, Marien (Steve) Marchi of Winchester, Calif., Heidi (Ron) Leonard of Lakewood, Colo., Kristie (Charlie) Dischler of Ardada, Colo., Jodie (Tim) Ganahl of Phoenix, Ariz., Andrea (Tom) Gann of Thornton, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers Thomas Ladehoff of Fremont and Robert Ladehoff of Peoria, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and two sisters.
Obit dated Jan. 21, 2015
