U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Delma Janssen
Delma F. Janssen of Fremont, formerly of North Bend, died April 1 at Shalimar Gardens. Delma was born Oct.18, 1921, in rural North Bend to Edwin and Anna (Roubal) Hull. She grew up in rural North Bend and was a 1939 graduate of North Bend High School.
Delma attended Wayne State Teacher’s College and Midland Lutheran College in Fremont. Shea taught school for 13 years in rural Dodge County.
Delma married
Waldo F. Janssen on June 11, 1943, in Monterey, Calif, where he was stationed in the Army. The couple moved to the Hooper area in 1946 and lived there until moving to North Bend in 1969. They moved to Fremont in 2012.
Delma was a member of United Presbyterian Church in North Bend and a former member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper. She taught Sunday school and Bible school. Delma was a member of the V.F.W. Post 8223 Auxiliary of North Bend and V.F.W. Post 10535 Auxiliary of Hooper. She was a 25-year member of Dodge County extension clubs, including the Neighborhood Rustlers Extension Club.
Delma is survived by husband Waldo; daughter Renee (Douglas) Rasmussen of North Bend; sons Don (Jerrie) Janssen of Parker, Colo., and Dr. Joe (Lynette) Janssen of Papillion; brothers, Roland Hull of St. Louis, Mo., Leland (Shirley) Hull of Torrington, Wyo.; five grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, step-father J.F. Farnham, sister-in-law Lilly Hull, and infant granddaughter Scooter Rasmussen.
A celebration of life service will be held May 10 at 11 a.m.
Arrangements are by Moser Memorial Chapel, North Bend.
Obit dated April 9, 2014
Joesph Spence
Joseph A. Spence of Lincoln, died suddenly in Tucson, Az., on March 29. He was born on June 2, 1961, to Richard and Phyllis (Stranik) Spence in Broken Bow.
Joe attended Lincoln Pius X High School before graduating from Lincoln East in 1979.
Survivors include his mother Phyllis of Lincoln; brothers Steven and Gregory both of Lincoln; Jeffrey of Tucson, Az.; aunts and uncles, Tom (Kathie) Stranik of Morse Bluff, James Stranik, Maribeth Stranik both of Lincoln, Holly Spence of Tucson,Az.; and cousins.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. on April 10 at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 7601 Vine St., Lincoln. The Rev. Lyle Johnson will celebrate the Mass. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart cemetery at Cedar Hill in rural Morse Bluff.
Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. on April 9 at Butherus, Maser and Love Funeral Home, 4040 A Street, Lincoln.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the church or the donor’s choice.
Obit dated April 9, 2014
Fern DeVoe
Fern T. DeVoe passed away March 22 at her home in North Bend. She was born Nov. 4, 1912, at North Bend to Theodore and Lucy (Nestroyl) Greaser.
Fern grew up on Greaser Island just south of North Bend. She worked at the North Bend Bakery before moving to Fremont where she worked at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County (FAMC) for 21 years in the dietary - kitchen department, retiring in 1960. Fern married
Burgess DeVoe on April 30, 1960, in Fremont. The couple made their home in North Platte where her husband was an engineer for Burlington Northern Railroad and Fern was a house keeper. Burgess died April 12, 1977. Fern then returned to North Bend.
Fern was a member of United Presbyterian Church at North Bend and played in a kitchen band for senior citizen homes around the area.
Survivors include her brother Douglas (Betty) Greaser of Washington state; four nieces and three nephews.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. March 27 at United Presbyterian Church in North Bend. The Rev. Neal Allen will officiate. Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. Visitation will continue on Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens, North Platte.
Memorials may be given to the United Presbyterian Church, North Bend.
Obit dated March 26, 2014
Lou Filipi
Lou Filipi, 71, of North Bend died March 21, at the Fremont Area Medical Center.
Lou was born May 24, 1942, in Friend to Victor and Charlotte (John) Filipi. He was raised in Wilber before moving to Fremont. Lou graduated from Fremont High School in 1960. He married
Marlene Ulrich on May 7, 1966, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. The family resided in Norfolk from 1969 until 2009, when they moved to Legge’s Lake, North Bend.
Lou worked as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual since the age of 19. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend.
Lou is survived by his wife Marlene of North Bend; son Michael (Julie) Filipi of Battle Creek; daughter Sheila Filipi of Bloomington, Ill.; sister Linda (Ken) Kohlschmidt of Swanton; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was 10:30 a.m. March 25 at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend with the Rev. Don Cleary officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend.
Obit dated March 26, 2014
Celtus Doernemann
Mass of Christian Burial was Feb. 11 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dodge. Interment was in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Minnick Funeral Chapel in Dodge is handling the arrangements for the family.
Cletus Robert Doernemann was born on Oct. 11, 1930, to John and Teresia (Pieper) Doernemann near Aloys. He attended the Hilly View rural school south of Dodge. He farmed with his father prior to marriage.
On April 4, 1956, Cletus was united in marriage to Donna Steffensmeier at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dodge. The couple purchased a farm southwest of Dodge, where he continued to farm. Cletus has been affiliated with Producers Hybrids of Battle Creek for a long period of time.
Cletus was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, served on its Parish Council, helped with the building of the church, and was a member of the Holy Name Society. He served on the board of directors of Cooperative Supply in Dodge and was a member of the Hart Parr Oliver Collectors Association.
Survivors include his wife Donna of Dodge; children Mary Lee (Jay) Bailey of Omaha; John (Donna) Doernemann, Jim (Lynda) Doernemann, all of Dodge; five grandchildren; and brother Vincent Doernemann of Dodge.
Obit dated Feb. 12, 2014
Gayle Chesley
Gayle L. Chesley, of North Bend died Feb. 7 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.
Gayle was born Aug. 29, 1934 in North Bend to Carl and Tillie (Racek) Chesley in North Bend. He grew up in North Bend and graduated from North Bend High School in 1953. Gayle served in the U.S. Army from Oct. 13, 1953, until Oct. 6, 1955. He was stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
Gayle married
Joan Abraham on May 31, 1958, in North Bend.
He was employed at Hormel’s in Fremont for 37 years, from 1958 until his retirement in 1995. Gayle was a member of AmVets Post 20 of North Bend.
Gayle is survived by his wife Joan of North Bend; sons Dave (Kathy) Chesley of Charleston, W.V., Tom (Evelyn) Chesley of Chesapeake, Va.; brother Marvin Chesley of Niobrara; sister Arlene Kracl of David City; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service was Feb. 11 at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. The Rev. Neal Allen of the United Presbyterian Church, North Bend, officiated. Military Honors were conducted by members of the VFW Post 8223 and AmVets Post 20 of North Bend and American Legion Post 340 of Morse Bluff. Burial will be at a later date at Killian Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to AmVets Post.
Obit dated Feb. 12, 2014
Charles Hovenden
Charles E. Hovenden of Fremont, formerly of North Bend, died Feb. 3, 2014, at Shalimar Gardens in Fremont.
Charles was born on June 5, 1927, in Pleasant Valley in Dodge County to Charles L. and Olive (Lawshe) Hovenden. He grew up and attended high school at North Bend. Charles served in the U.S. Army during World War II from Dec. 5, 1945, until July 3, 1947.
After the military, he married
the love of his life, Evelyn Adamson on Jan. 26, 1948, in West Palm Beach, Fla. They lived in West Palm Beach for three years before moving to the Purple Cane area, near North Bend. Charles farmed for 60 years in the Purple Cane and Webster areas and retired in 2001.
Charles was a member of the American Legion 340 of Morse Bluff, Fremont Fraternal Order of Eagles 200, served on the District 55 school board for three years, and former member of Purple Cane Methodist Church.
Charles is survived by his wife, Evelyn Hovenden of Fremont; daughters, Shirley Kolm of Sandpoint, Idaho, Carol Hovenden of Las Vegas, Nev., Nancy (Bob) Clausen of Fremont; his twin sister, Bonnie Ruzicka of North Bend; four grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 7 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont where Chaplain Scott Jensen officiated. Burial was at Memorial cemetery in Fremont with military honors conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of V.F.W. Post 854 and American Legion Post 20.
Memorials may be directed to American Heart Association.
Obit dated Feb. 12, 2014
John C. Beranek
John C. Beranek of Morse Bluff, passed away Feb. 3, 2014, at his home.
John was born Dec. 20, 1946, in North Bend to Charles and Virginia (Rousar) Beranek. He graduated in 1965 from North Bend High School. John then served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam from Jan. 17, 1967, to Jan. 15, 1971, as an airplane mechanic. He then attended University of Nebraska - Lincoln for one year and graduated from Milford Technical School.
John farmed his whole life. He was a life member of the American Legion Post 340 at Morse Bluff and a life member of VFW Post 8223 at North Bend. John was a member of ZCBJ and WFLA Lodge, both in Morse Bluff.. He was a certified HAM operator, a longtime member of the Pioneer Amateur Radio Club and held several offices in the club. John was a member of AARC region 5/6. His call sign was KC0KKE.
Survivors include his mother, Virginia Beranek of Morse Bluff and numerous cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles L. Beranek.
Graveside service was Feb. 7, 2014, at Killian Cemetery.
Military honors were conducted by members of the VFW Post 8223 and AMVETS Post 20 of North Bend and American Legion Post 340 of Morse Bluff.
Memorials in lieu of flowers are suggested to VFW Post 8223 of North Bend, American Legion Post 340 of Morse Bluff, Killian cemetery Association or to the North Bend Arboretum.
Delores Nitz
Delores Ann (Kavan) Nitz passed away and entered into eternal rest on Feb. 1, 2014, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
Delores was born on July 10, 1935, to Albin and Mary (Pacl) Kavan in Prague, the fifth of seven children. She grew up on the farm southwest of Morse Bluff and attended District 54 country school and then graduated from North Bend High School in 1952. She enjoyed helping her parents while at home growing up with milking cows, tending to all the animals on the farm and also playing her accordion. After her graduation from high school, Delores worked at the Corner Café in North Bend from 1952 to 1954. She then worked at Gaughen Hardware and Well Drilling in North Bend from 1954 to 1962. At Gaughen’s, she was the chief bookkeeper and salesperson.
Delores met the love of her life, Jack Nitz, in June of 1952 and started dating. They got engaged in June of 1955 and were married
on Jan. 14, 1956, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Fremont. To this union, two children were adopted from the Nebraska Children’s Home in Omaha. After the wedding, they honeymooned in Denver, Colorado, and Dallas, Texas. When they returned from their honeymoon, they moved into the basement of Jack’s parent’s home northwest of Cedar Bluffs where they resided for nearly a year before moving to North Bend for a year. Following that, they resided on a small acreage west of Cedar Bluffs until 1962 when they returned to the Nitz family farm following the loss of Jack’s father, Joe Nitz. They resided on the Nitz family farm until 1999, moving to Valley View subdivision south of Fremont until her passing.
Delores co-founded Jack Nitz & Associates Auctioneers and Land Brokers with her husband in 1962, which she was vice president and chief cashier until her retirement in 2003. She also held her Nebraska Real Estate License and enjoyed real estate sales and auctions.
Delores treasured her family most of all and always enjoyed getting together at the holidays. She was very proud of her Czech heritage and her large, extended family. Delores was an avid doll collector and conducted many seminars over the years throughout the region. Delores always was willing to give of her time and enjoyed the many clubs and organizations that she belonged to. Her family often joked that after her retirement, her social calendar never had much room for work, but she always managed time to keep a wonderful home and yet still find time to be at every activity that involved her family. These organizations included the Nebraska & National Auctioneers Association Auxiliaries, the Red Hat Society, Newcomers, Altrusa, Extension Club, many 4-H Clubs, and so many more. Delores was inducted into the Nebraska Auctioneers Association Auxiliary Hall of Fame in 2009.
Delores is survived by her loving husband of 58 years Jack, son and daughter-in-Law Jay and Vicki Nitz and their children Courtney and husband Tyler Mensik of Morse Bluff and son Justin Nitz of Cedar Bluffs; daughter and son-in-law Jennie and Ray Rasmussen and their son Jeremy Rasmussen and daughter Piper Rasmussen; brothers Norman Kavan Sr. of Cedar Bluffs, Donald and wife Karan Kavan of Morse Bluff; sister Nancy and husband Jim Williams of Cedar Bluffs; sisters-in-law Marjorie Melton of Omaha, Agnes Kavan of Fremont and Dorothy Kavan of Lincoln; many nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends.
Delores was preceded in death by her parents Albin and Mary Kavan, parents-in-Law Joe and Frances Nitz; brothers Albert Kavan, Sr. and Melvin Kavan, sister Irene Blatny and husband Ernest, brother-in-law Larry Melton and nephew Michael Williams.
Visitation with the family will be Thursday, Feb. 6 at Sinai Lutheran Church from 3 - 7 p.m. with a prayer service immediately following at 7 p.m. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 7 also at Sinai Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Immediately following the service, a lunch will be served at the church with burial following the lunch at Sunrise North cemetery on the southeast edge of Wahoo.
Memorials may be made to Sinai Lutheran Church, the Nebraska Children’s Home in Omaha, Nebraska or the Nebraska Auctioneers Association Foundation.
Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
Obit dated Feb. 5, 2014
