U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Edna Camp
GIBBON -- Edna J. Camp, 89, of Gibbon died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Center in Gibbon.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Gibbon Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Flynn will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery in Gibbon. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church.
Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home of Grand Island is in charge of arrangements.
Lester Kealy
KEARNEY -- Lester E. Kealy, 90, of Kearney died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at the St. John's Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jer Gilbreath will officiate. Burial will be in the Kearney Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary and until service time Tuesday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the St. John's Center.
Mr. Kealy was born Nov. 25, 1910, on a farm near St. Edward to George T. and Mabel (Preble) Kealy. He graduated from St. Edward High School in 1930.
He married
Olga B. Linnerson on Dec. 11, 1932 in Genoa. They moved to Kearney in 1942, where he worked as a truck driver for Safeway and later as a supervisor at the Kearney Airbase during World War II. He then worked as a truck driver for Brown Transfer for 32 years until he retired in 1968. Following his retirement, he worked as a custodian at Lincoln Equipment Company and then at the Kearney Junior High School.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Teamsters Union No. 554 and the Kearney Lions Club.
Survivors include one daughter, Jeanine Goedert of Kearney; one son, Richard "Dick" of Waterloo, Iowa; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Elwood of Sutherland.
He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 12, 2000; one son, Merle; four brothers and one sister.
Lawrence Mazankowski
LOUP CITY -- Lawrence Mazankowski, 77, of Loup City died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City with the Rev. Reginald A. Urban officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery in Loup City with military rites by the Loup City American Legion Post 48.
Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Higgins Funeral Home in Loup City and will continue from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church. A vigil celebration will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Mazankowski family or donor's choice.
Mr. Mazankowski was born March 15, 1923, at Loup City to Ed and Theresa (Kowalski) Mazankowski. He was educated at a country school north of Loup City. After graduation, he farmed for a time and then went into the Army to serve during World War II.
Following his military service, he returned to Nebraska and married
Caroline Wardyn on Nov. 17, 1947, at St. Gabriel's Church in Hazard. They lived and farmed west and north of Loup City.
They moved to town in March 1955, when he began working for the Burlington Northern Railroad. Mr. Mazankowski worked for the railroad for more than 30 years. He loved to garden, fish, play cards and listen to polka music.
Mrs. Mazankowski was a member of St. Josaphat's Catholic Church, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Caroline of Loup City; a daughter, Faye Uden of Omaha; three sons, Mike of Columbus, Mark of Elmwood and Ken of Asheville, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Floyd of Grand Island; and two sisters, Lorraine Burhoop of York and Mary Lou of Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Delores.
Kathryn McCaslin
BROKEN BOW -- Kathryn Elizabeth McCaslin, 83, of Broken Bow died Friday, March 2, 2001, at the Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with the Rev. Leon Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday with the family greeting friends from 1 to 3 p.m. at Govier Brothers. Memorials have been established to the American Diabetes Fund or Independence Hall in Broken Bow.
Mrs. McCaslin was born Oct. 8, 1917, at Stockham to Robert Hall and Osia Mae (House) Johnson. When she was two years old, her family moved to the Dry Valley Community in Custer County. She attended school in Dry Valley and graduated from Dry Valley High School in 1935 as class valedictorian.
She then attended Kearney Teachers College and taught for one year at Swiss Valley. She married
George Leland "Boots" McCaslin on June 8, 1937, at Kearney.
The couple lived in Rose Valley and later moved to Senate Valley. Mr. McCaslin died on Jan. 26, 1974. Mrs. McCaslin continued to live on the farm and worked at Family Resources in Broken. She moved into Broken Bow in 1979 and was a ward clerk at the hospital. She later worked as the activity director at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. She moved into Independence Hall in Broken Bow in May 1998.
Mrs. McCaslin was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Family Consumer Economics Extension Club. She enjoyed raising flowers, painting ceramics and reading poetry.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra (Mrs. Don) Anderson of Broken Bow; three sons, Norval "Mac" of Columbus, Ohio, Harold of Broken Bow and Don of Tilden; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Gwen (Mrs. Emil) Olson of Broken Bow.
Bernice Niedfelt
Bernice J. Niedfelt, 92, of Doniphan died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Doniphan with the Rev. James Meysenburg officiating. Burial will be at the Grand Island City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. and recitation of the rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Doniphan Quick Response Team, Nebraska Visually Impaired Organization or St. Ann's Church.
Mrs. Niedfelt was born Feb. 20, 1909, to Bernard Joseph and Matilda (Wortman) Cosgriff at the family farm northeast of Doniphan. She attended District 19 and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1927. She married
Oscar Niedfelt on Nov. 30, 1935, at Omaha.
Following her husband's death in 1943, she maintained the family farm and worked in the dietary department of St. Francis Hospital for 35 years. She also worked at the concession stands at Fonner Park for many years.
Mrs. Niedfelt was a life-long member of St. Ann's Church and an active member of the Altar Society.
She was a member of the Nebraska Visually Impaired Organization, served on the District 19 school board, organized and served as president of the District 19 PTA, serves as an officer of the Ladies Board of Cedarview cemetery and was one of the organizers of the Riverside Baby Beef 4-H Club. She continued her support of 4-H until her death. She also enjoyed local high school sports events.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Elaine Niedfelt (Mrs. Ken) Caraway of Doniphan; two grandchildren, Carrye Jo (Mrs. Dean) Crowder of Dallas and William Niedfelt of Doniphan; a great-grandson, Grant Niedfelt of Doniphan; and step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Gerald; twin grandsons; two brothers, John Cosgriff and Stanley Cosgriff; and two sisters, Julia Cosgriff and Elinora Cosgriff.
'Pete' Shiers
GIBBON -- Floyd "Pete" Shiers, 91, of Gibbon died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Gibbon Faith United Church. The Rev. Barbara Spangler will officiate. Burial will be in the Gibbon Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Godberson Mortuary in Gibbon and prior to services at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Gibbon Emergency Unit, the Heart Fund or the Multiple Sclerosis Fund.
Godberson Mortuary of Gibbon/Shelton is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Shiers was born Dec. 5, 1909, in Gibbon to Everett F. and Flossie M. (Shaner) Shiers. He grew up in the Gibbon area and attended rural and Gibbon public schools. He married
Margaret Bundy on Jan. 24, 1934, in Elwood. They lived in the Miller and Gibbon areas. Mr. Shiers began working for the Nebraska Department of Roads in 1944. He retired from the department in 1971 as a maintenance supervisor.
In 1972, the Shiers moved to Gibbon for their retirement, which included keeping busy with the yard and garden. Mr. Shiers moved to the Gibbon Good Samaritan Center in February of this year because of poor health.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret of Gibbon; four sons, Clifford "Bucky" of Greenville, Texas, Ronald of Atwater, Calif., Arthur of Lincoln and Loren of Ames, Iowa; two daughters, Edith Brill of Gibbon and Marilyn Kraft of Heartwell; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clifford Wayne of Gibbon; and four sisters, Maxine Sobotka, Dorothy O'Neill and Charlotte Liesinger, all of Kearney, and Janice Carter of Wood River.
He was preceded in death by a son, Alvin, two granddaughters, a great-grandson, five brothers and a sister.
