U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Kathy LeGrande
Kathleen Joan “Kathy Jo” LeGrande of Blair passed away Nov. 1, 2014, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.
Kathy was born July 9, 1952, in Fremont to Wayne and Ruby (Roumph) LeGrande. She grew up in North Bend and was baptized at St. Peter Lutheran Church in North Bend. In 1973 Kathy moved to Blair where she worked for ENCORE. She was a member at First Lutheran Church in Blair.
Kathy is survived by her stepmother, Helen LeGrande of Fremont; brothers Harold (Eileen) LeGrande of Lincoln, Gary (Jane) LeGrande of Fremont, Dennis LeGrande of Schuyler; sisters Donna Bone of Lincoln, Janice (Clyde) Wilkie of Fremont, Sharon (Don) Sawtelle of Fremont and Patricia Moeller of Hooper.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Pastor Pam Ciulla of First Lutheran Church will officiate. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5 - 8 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 - 8 p.m. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Burial will be at Maple Grove cemetery in Cedar Bluffs.
Memorials may be directed to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair.
Obit dated Nov. 5, 2014
Roger Holub
Roger Holub of rural Scribner died October 17 at his home.
Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dodge, with Reverend An Duy Phan as celebrant. A memorial has been established.
Roger Andrew Holub was born July 17, 1963, in West Point to J. Andrew and Agatha (Venteicher) Holub. He grew up on the family farm south of Dodge, attended St. Wenceslaus elementary school, and graduated from Dodge High School in 1982. On September 14, 1985, Roger married
Renee Kampschnieder at St. Richards Catholic Church in Omaha. The couple farmed near Scribner, and Roger was a member of St. Charles Catholic church in North Bend. He loved boating, his dog ‘Border’, and enjoyed working on motors. Roger was diagnosed with brain cancer in September 2011 and had a reoccurrence in May 2014.
Roger is survived by his wife Renee of Scribner; daughters Maggie Holub of Valley and Amanda Holub and fiancé Matt Johnson of Scribner; parents Andy and Agatha Holub of Clarkson; sisters Doris (Ken) Tomasek of Dodge and Jean (Tom) Teply of Clarkson; brother Mark (Terri) Holub of Scribner; and mother-in-law Marion Bukosky of Omaha.
Stokely Funeral Home of West Point in charge of arrangements.
Obit dated Oct. 22, 2014
Joyce M. Cerv Kucera
Joyce M. Cerv Kucera of Columbus passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Oct. 8. Joyce was born in Wahoo in 1931 to Henrietta and Henry Cerv and spent her childhood in Weston and then North Bend. She also lived in Greeley, Colo., and most recently she resided in Columbus.
Joyce is survived by her children: Greg Kucera of Arvada, Colo., Gwen Jones of Bellevue, Randy Kucera of Lincoln; Becky Hamilton of Omaha, Lindsay Kucera of Lincoln, Rachelle Kucera Mehra of Torrington, Conn., Tami Prince of Seattle, Wash.; sons-in-law: Stan Jones, Dan Hamilton and Achal Mehra, John Prince; daughters-in-law: Kathy Kucera and Lana Kucera; brother Bob Cerv; sister Bonnie Nelson; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Weston. Rev. Matthew Vandewalle officiated.
Interment was at St. John Cemetery, Weston.
Memorials cn be made to St. John School, 130 N Front St. Weston, NE 68070.
Obit dated Oct. 15, 2014
Wilma Dunker
Wilma E. Dunker of North Bend died Oct. 7 at Nye Pointe in Fremont. Wilma was born May 9, 1924, in Howells to John and Catherine (Wegener) Widhelm. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School at Howells. The family moved to Clyde, northwest of North Bend, in 1944
Wilma married
Roy Dunker on Sept. 2, 1947, in Olean. They farmed until Roy retired in 1981, moving to North Bend in July 1989. Roy died Jan. 18, 1990.
Wilma was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend, where she taught CCD and was a member of St. Anne’s Altar Society. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary of Post 8223 at North Bend and the Birthday Card Club.
Wilma is survived by son Richard (Janet) Dunker of North Bend; daughters Jeanne (Robert) Dahlheim of North Bend, Patricia (William) Taylor of Ames, Carol (David) Limbach of North Bend, Gloria Vosler of Morse Bluff, Diane (Alan) Sindelar of North Bend; brother Joe (Helen) Widhelm of Fremont; 27 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was Oct. 10 at St. Charles Catholic Church with the Rev. Donald Cleary officiating. Burial was at Woodland cemetery at North Bend.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Charles Catholic Church.
Obit dated Oct. 15, 2014
Orville Busse
Orville E. Busse of Columbus died Oct. 1 at the Columbus Community Hospital.
Funeral services for Busse were Oct. 4 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Leigh with the Rev. Theresa Brezenski officiating.
Memorials are suggested for St. John’s Lutheran Church or the Leigh Cemetery
Orville was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Loretto to Elmer and Elise “Lizzy” (Loseke) Busse.He
graduated from Leigh High School in 1951. On March 25, 1956, he married
Doris Sousek in Clarkson. They lived in Leigh, moved to North Bend and later to Columbus. While in Leigh, Orville worked for Hanel Oil and then decided to become a truck driver. He drove for Leigh Shipping, McMullin Transfer and was part owner in the Corner Bar. While in North Bend he drove for Legband Transfer. He then drove over 24 years for Behlen Manufacturing. He was recipient of the Nebraska Driver of the Month, Presidents Safe Driving Award and BMC Driver of the year.
Orville is survived by his wife, Doris Busse of Columbus; sons Bruce (Theresa) Busse of North Bend, Kevin (Lori) Busse, Rick Busse, of Columbus; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sisters Ceola Sedlacek of Leigh, Georgia (Jack) Larson of Norfolk.
Kracl-Leigh Memorial Funeral chapel in charge of arrangements.
Obit dated Oct. 8, 2014
Charlotte Narak
Charlotte L. Narak of Fremont, formerly of North Bend, died Sept. 17, 2014, at Arbor Manor in Fremont.
Charlotte was born Jan. 6, 1921, in West Point to Oscar and Lillie (Bergbon) Carlson. She grew up in West Point and later lived in the Oakland-Craig area and graduated from Craig High School.
Charlotte lived in Omaha for many years before moving to North Bend in 1991. She worked for Bemis Bag Company in Omaha for over 20 years and also for Campbell’s Soup Company in Omaha.
Charlotte is survived by son, Rich Narak of Omaha; grandsons Steve and wife, Karri Narak of Papillion, Mike Narak of LaVista and Jim Narak of Omaha; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son Ralph; and brothers Grover and Bill.
A funeral service was Sept. 27 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, the Rev. Leland Foreman officiating. Burial was at Oakland cemetery in Oakland.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Obit dated Oct. 1, 2014
Fred Hasemann
Fred Junior Hasemann of Scribner died Sept. 18 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner
Junior was born Jan. 5, 1923, in rural Scribner to Fred and Minnie (Wooldrik) Hasemann. He was baptized Feb. 4, 1923, and confirmed on Aug. 1, 1936, both at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Cuming County Line.
Junior married
Gladys Furstenau on Feb. 4, 1945, at United Lutheran Church in Scribner. After his marriage he joined the military and served for a short time before being medically discharged. He returned home and began his farming career on a farm northeast of Scribner. Junior served 15 years on the District 83 school board.
The couple moved into the Elkhorn Valley Villa in January of 2011. Gladys died Dec. 13, 2011. Junior remained at the Villa until moving into the Scribner Good Samaritan Center in January of this year.
He is survived by his children Lisa (John) Stockamp, Keith (Connie) Hasemann, Carroll (Mary) Hasemann, Kevin (Diane) Hasemann, all of Scribner; Kenneth (Sandy) Hasemann of North Bend; 20 grandchildren;
27 great grandchildren; and sister-in-law Norma Jean Marquardt of California
The funeral was Sept. 22 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Judy Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the St. Paul’s Cemetery. A memorial will be established at a later date.
Obit dated Sept. 24, 2014
Kathleen Elizabeth Houlihan
Kathleen Elizabeth Houlihan died Sept. 12 at Brookestone Meadow in Elkhorn.
Kay was born Nov. 1, 1920, to Dr. Henry Clay and Mabel Delly, growing up in Emery, S.D.
She attended business school in Omaha then joined the Navy WAVEs during World War II and later joined the F.B.I.
Kay married
C. Martin (Mart) Houlihan on August 18, 1951. They celebrated 60 years of marriage. Mart died March 18, 2012.
She is survived by her children Fr. Michael K. Houlihan of Hastings, Carol (Roberto Orihuela) Houlihan Brown of Greesboro, N.C., Margie (Paul) Emanuel of North Bend, Tim (Bea) Houlihan of Annadale, N.J., Janie (Peter) Obradovich of Omaha and Amy Houlihan of Gretna; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; siblings Norma Beri of Lakewook, Colo., Walter Thomas Delly of Omaha and Richard Delly of Silverspring, Md.
A memorial service will be Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church. Visitation will be Sept. 29 at the John A. Gentleman Mortuaries Chapel at 1010 N. 72nd Street at 4 p.m. with a wake service at 7 p.m.
Obit dated Sept. 24, 2014
Margaret Kay Allen
Margaret Kay Allen of North Bend died Sept. 11 at her home. Kay was born Jan. 24, 1961, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to John and Donna (Ungland) Heflin.
Kay lived in Ohio until the age of 13. She then lived in Texas and Arizona until 2006 when she moved to North Bend. She was a homemaker. She married
Peter Allen in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 13, 1986.
Kay is survived by her husband, Peter; son Cory (fiancé, Samantha Ligon) Allen of Wahoo; daughters Angelique Marie Allen of Omaha, Brittany Nichole Allen, North Bend; mother Donna Heflin of Ripley, Ohio; brothers Johnny Heflin, Duane Heflin of Ripley; sisters Charlene (Edward) Stone of Maysville, Ky., Connie Heflin of Cincinnati, Ohio, Carol Boardsman of Florida, Cindy Gibson of California; and grandson Corey John Allen of Wahoo.
She was preceded in death by her father and her grandparents.
There will be private family services at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the family or the Dream Weaver Foundation of Omaha.
Obit dated Sept. 17, 2014
