U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Genevieve Pellan
WAHOO -- Genevieve Pellan, 89, of Wahoo, formerly of Mead, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Saunders County Community Hospital in Wahoo.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church in Mead. The Rev. Charles Townsend will officiate. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery in Wahoo.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday at Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday. A scripture service, followed by a rosary, will be at 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to the Guardian Angel Scholarship Fund at Bishop Neumann Central High School in Wahoo or the St. James Catholic Church in Mead.
Mrs. Pellan was born April 8, 1912, at Wahoo to John and Caroline (Vlcek) Snelling. She attended District 42 School east of Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School. She then taught at country schools.
She married
Emil A. Pellan on Nov. 8, 1938, in Wahoo. She was a homemaker and also worked at the Nebraska Ordnance Plant in Mead during the Korean Conflict and at the Campbell Soup Co. in Fremont.
Mrs. Pellan was a member of St. James Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Parish Council of Catholic Women and the St. James Quilting Group.
She volunteered at the Saunders County Care Center in Wahoo.
Survivors include seven daughters and three sons-in-law, Joyce Lazendorf of Grand Island, Marge and George Sawtelle of Nebraska City, Jeanne Kavan of North Bend, Diane and Gary Mahrt of Yutan, JoAnn Lownes of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mary and Ray Casey of Lenexa, Kan., and Anita Pellan of North Bend; a son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Lori Pellan of Prague; 31 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died Dec. 7, 1968.
'Millie' Hoover
FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- Mildred L. "Millie" Hoover, 85, of Forest Grove, Ore., died Sept., 13, 2001, at the Marquis Care Center in Forest Grove.
Services were Sept. 20 at the Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove, Ore. The Rev. Tim Goold of the Hillside Bible Church and former pastors, the Revs. Harold Maycumber Roger Schuck officiated. Burial was in Hillside cemetery in Forest Grove.
Memorials are suggested to Hillside Bible Church in Forest Grove.
Mrs. Hoover was born Oct. 30, 1915, at Gibbon to Chester and Margaret (Beers) Webster. She was raised and attended school in Gibbon and Kimball.
She married
Reynold T. Snyder in the summer of 1935 at her parent's Kimball home. The couple moved to Dallas, Ore., community. Her husband died in an auto accident in 1940.
She married
Herbert "Wayne" Hoover on July 1, 1944, in Dallas, Ore. The couple lived in Hillsboro until 1947 when they moved to Portland. In 1965, they moved to Aloha and six years later moved to Hillside District northwest of Forest Grove.
She worked at Roger's Variety Store in Portland for 19 years until she retired in 1977. She began as a clerk and later was buyer for all the company stores.
Her husband died Oct. 19, 1996, after 52 years of marriage. She continued to live in Hillside until 1997. She then moved to The Beehive Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove where she led Millie's Mirthful Musings weekly Bible reading.
She was an active member of the Hillside Bible Church and the Hillside Women's Club. She was a teacher for the Olympians Youth Group at the church for many years. She also was a member of the Hillsboro V.F.W. She was active in the PTA at the Marysville Grade School in Portland, having served as president for two years.
She enjoyed knitting, collecting dolls, playing the piano and organ and singing in the church choir. She and her husband enjoyed traveled throughout the U.S. She volunteered for several years at the Camelot Care Center in Forest Grove.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bill Hoover of Pasadena, Calif., and Richard and Dori Hoover of Lake Port, Calif.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Verda and Ken Brown of Dallas, Ore., and Beverly Aichele of Toppenish, Wash.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Other than her husbands, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and Donald Webster.
Roy Spanjer
CHICAGO -- Roy W. Spanjer, 76, of Chicago, died Sept. 30, 2001.
Services were Oct. 4 in Chicago.
Mr. Spanjer was born March 31, 1925, at Chicago to Henry and Anna (Stazke) Spanjer. He graduated from Northwestern Military Academy in Lake Geneva, Wis., and Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was retired from Spanjer Brothers Inc. of Chicago where he served as chairman of the board.
He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, West Ridge Methodist Church and the Chicago Athletic Association. He was an avid sailor and past-commodore of Chicago Yacht Club, Great Lakes Cruising Club and Lake Michigan Yachting Association.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. (Burch) Spanjer of Lake Geneva, Wis., formerly of Grand Island, and other family members.
Chance Darwin
Chance Boudroux Roy Darwin, infant son of Michael R. and Barbara J. (Weeks) Darwin of Grand Island, died at birth Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center.
Services will be Friday at Scotia Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the family in his name.
Kleine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his parents; a brother, Talon L. Darwin, a sister, Harley M. Darwin, both at home; grandparents, David and Mickey Weeks of Scotia, and William and Franceen Darwin of Grand Island; and great-grandparents, William Sedlacek of Billings, Mont., and Francis and Merle Masek of Odell.
He was preceded in death by great-grandparents.
Lucille Matheson
Lucille A. Matheson, 83, of, Grand Island died Monday, Oct., 8, 2001, at Park Place Health Care and Rehab Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Grand Island City Cemetery. The Rev. Jim Keyser officiate.
Visitation will be from 10 to 10:50 a.m. Friday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice.
Miss Matheson was born on July 17, 1918, at Crook, Colo., to Ross and Armilla (Christenson) Matheson. She grew up and began her education in Crook, Colo., and at age 14 moved to Grand Island. She lived in Grand Island since that time. Failing health caused her to be admitted to a nursing home in 1976.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her nieces.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Cecil Matheson; and a sister, Mrs. Enid Manis.
Richard Butt
CENTRAL CITY -- Richard E. Butt, 66, of Central City died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital in Central City.
Services are pending with Wagner Funeral Home in Central City.
Amelia Sell
ARCADIA -- Amelia G. Sell, 86, of Arcadia died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Arcadia United Methodist Church. The Rev. Richard Brian and the Rev. Murry Johnston will officiate. Burial will be in Lee Park cemetery west of Arcadia.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ord Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Lee Park cemetery Association, the Arcadia United Methodist Church or to the Arcadia Fire and Rescue Unit Fund.
Mrs. Sell was born Aug. 10, 1915, on a farm 10 miles west of Springfield, S.D., to John and Matilda (Einrem) Sell. She was baptized as an infant at the Lutheran Church near Perkins, S.D., and was confirmed into the Lutheran Church at Spencer, Neb., in 1932 at the age of 17. As a young girl, she moved with her parents to Tilden and then to Spencer where she graduated from high school in 1934. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Arcadia where her father operated a cream and chicken buying business. She purchased and operated a small café, known as "A's Café, " on the south side of main street in Arcadia. However, after a couple of years, her mother became extremely ill with cancer, and she has to sell her café and spent all of her time taking care of her mother until her death in 1938.
She married
M. Dale Sell on Oct. 18, 1938, in Kearney. The couple lived in Arcadia where they both worked at picking corn and other farm work. They moved to Burlington, Wash., in 1940 where her husband was employed at a filling station. They returned to Nebraska in 1941, moving onto a farm one mile west of Arcadia which was her home for 47 years. During those years, she was an integral part of the farming operation which included a large dairy herd as well as sheep, hogs, poultry and beef cattle. For many years, she and her family delivered milk in glass bottles to grocery stores as well as to individual homes in Arcadia. Following the death of her husband in 1974, she worked in a farming partnership with her son until her failing health made that no longer possible. She moved to Heritage Hall in Broken on June 1, 1998, where she spent the rest of her life.
She was a member of the Arcadia United Methodist Church and avid volunteer for activities at the church. She served many years on the Election Board in Arcadia and was a member of the Arcadia Community Boosters. She was instrumental in the formation of the Lee Park cemetery Board and served as the treasurer of the organization for many years. She enjoyed playing cards, drawing, painting and working in her yard and garden.
Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Sonja and Raymond Frazen of Arcadia, April and Ralph Bose of Arcadia, Merilee and Delton Johnson of Broken Bow and Babs and Jack Heaton of St. Libory; son and daughter-in-law, Rolen and Betty Sell of Arcadia; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a brother, Delbert Sell of Coupeville, Wash.; and three sisters, Ida Horner of Columbus, Evelyn Sell of Tumwater, Wash., and Maxine Fryda of Tyndall, S.D.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a brother, Ernest "Swede" Sell; a sister, Delores Boettcher; and a grandson.
