Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

William "Bill" F. Royal

William "Bill" F. Royal

Feb 7, 2022

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William "Bill" F. Royal, 77 of Syracuse, passed away on February 7, 2022 at his home. He was born on June 23, 1944 to William H. & Millicent (Poggemeyer) Royal in Nebraska City. Bill joined the Army National Guard in 1964 and served until 1970 when he was honorably discharged....

William A Zoz

William A Zoz

Feb 7, 2022

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William A. Zoz age 87 of Murdock passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Southlake Village and Rehabilitation in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He was born on July 20, 1934 on the family farm in Murdock, Nebraska to William T and Amelia C. (Wenzl) Zoz.

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Virginia L Hoyt

Virginia L Hoyt

Feb 7, 2022

Virginia Lee Hoyt age 81 of Elmwood, Nebraska passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Tabitha Journey House in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She was born on November 10, 1940 in Greybull, Wyoming to Dr. Boyd P. and Thelma (Thompsen) Hill.

Virginia was raised in Wyoming and graduated from High School in  Basin, Wyoming in...

James Andrew Stander

James Andrew Stander

Feb 3, 2022

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James Andrew Stander, 58, was born on July 23, 1963 to Paul and Joyce Stander. He passed away on February 3, 2022. He lived in Murdock most of his life and graduated from Murdock High School. He attended Southeast Community College and received an Associate Degree in Fire...

Mary Ann Damme

Mary Ann Damme

Jan 31, 2022

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Mary Ann Damme, 84 of Cook, passed away on January 31, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse. She was born to Norman and Mary (Anderson) Lacey on September 10, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the oldest of four daughters born to this union. She grew up in...

Robert "Bob" L. Gilliam

Robert "Bob" L. Gilliam

Jan 28, 2022

Robert "Bob" L. Gilliam, 91 of Eagle, passed away on January 28, 2022 at the Havelock Manor in Lincoln. Bob was born on April 22, 1930 to Fred & Edna (Meador) Gilliam in South Dakota. On March 28, 1967 he married Audrey (Cloyed) Isaacs in Beatrice, NE.

Bob started working as a brick mason but spent most...

Josephine Ann Crofton

Josephine Ann Crofton

Jan 26, 2022

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Josephine (JoAnn) A. Crofton of Louisville, NE was born to Edward and Hazel Cachelin of Fort Calhoun, NE. She graduated from Fort Calhoun High School in 1946, married Robert L. Hansen also of Fort Calhoun in 1948, and spent many years raising her four children as a stay-at-home...

Robert "Bob" D. Tams

Robert "Bob" D. Tams

Jan 26, 2022

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Robert Donald Tams went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2022 at the age of 83 years. He died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family, at his home in Grand Island, NE. He was born on February 13. 1938 to Robert Clem and Mildred (Robertson) Tams on a ranch...

Andrew "Andy" O. Fossum

Andrew "Andy" O. Fossum

Jan 20, 2022

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Andrew "Andy" O. Fossum, 77 of Ashland, passed away on January 20, 2022, at the Oxbow Living Center. He was born on June 3, 1944, to Orrin & Dorothy (Redfield) Fossum in Glasgow, MT. Andy graduated from high school in Opheim, MT in 1963. In December of 1965 he joined the Army...

Linda K Pierce

Linda K Pierce

Jan 15, 2022

Linda K. Pierce, age 74, of Elmwood, Nebraska, passed away at the Lancaster Rehab Center in Lincoln, NE on January 15, 2022. Linda was born in Jackson County, Missouri on November 16, 1947 to Cecil and Mary Bell (Howard) Smith.

After graduating high school, Linda married Jerry Smith, Sr. in 1968. To their union...

Alene E. Landwehr

Alene E. Landwehr

Jan 12, 2022

Alene Eloise (Henry) Landwehr was born October 14, 1927 in the family farm house near Talmage to Merle & Letha (Jackson) Henry. She passed away January 12, 2022 in her farm home by Lorton at the age of 94. She graduated from Talmage High School in 1945 and attended two years of business school in Lincoln. Alene married Dean...

Harvey L. Damme

Harvey L. Damme

Jan 10, 2022

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Harvey Louis Damme, age 86 of Syracuse, passed away on January 10, 2022, at Linden View Assisted Living where he lived independently for almost six years. He appreciated his Linden View family. He was born March 22, 1935 near Talmage, Nebraska, to Louis and Anna (Hanken) Damme. Harvey was a natural-born farmer...

Dennis L Duin

Dennis L Duin

Jan 2, 2022

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Dennis L. Duin, age 81 of Louisville, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at CHI Midlands Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.  He was born on October 11, 1940 in Graceville, Minnesota to Louis H. and Irene A. (Zimmerman) Duin.

Dennis attended high school at...

Esther M. Erhart

Esther M. Erhart

Dec 31, 2021

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Esther M. Erhart, 98 of Syracuse, passed away on December 31st, 2021, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on September 1st, 1923, to Adolph & Bertha (Brinton) Kunz in Elmwood. On December 12th, 1946, Esther married William F. Erhart in Manley. They were married 40 years until he passed...

Betty J. Zahn

Betty J. Zahn

Dec 30, 2021

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Betty J. Zahn, 86 of Syracuse, passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2021. She was born on January 26, 1935 to William & Louisa (Brinkhoff) Auer near Syracuse. Betty attended Burr High School, where she participated in softball and volleyball, while winning many championships along the way. She continued her love...

Allan R. Young

Allan R. Young

Dec 28, 2021

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Allan R. Young, 85 of Syracuse, passed away on December 28, 2021, at the Syracuse Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on July 17, 1936, to Robert & Leona (Ruehs) Young at their home near Otoe. Allan attended school in Dunbar and graduated in the last class of the Dunbar...

Clement L. Cheney

Clement L. Cheney

Dec 24, 2021

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Clement Lee Cheney, 92 of Bennet, NE passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021. He was born in Bennet, NE to Floyd and Leota (Ross) Cheney on August 15, 1929.

Clement grew up on the Cheney farm in Bennet, NE farming and raising registered angus cattle until he retired in...

Mary A. Griepenstroh

Mary A. Griepenstroh

Dec 22, 2021

Mary A. Griepenstroh, 92 of Syracuse, passed away on December 22, 2021 at home. She was born on February 8, 1929 to Wilkie & Sophia (Schalk) Harms near Syracuse. Mary attended country school at district 89.

On December 18, 1951, Mary married Arthur Griepenstroh at Christ Lutheran Church (Delaware). Together they worked on the farm and had...

Robert "Bob" A. Long

Robert "Bob" A. Long

Dec 19, 2021

Robert A. Long, 73 of Syracuse, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 19, 2021. He was born to Leo & Frances (Ormrod) Long on December 10, 1948, in Elmhurst, IL. His family moved to Stone Lake, WI in 1959 where he attended Elementary School, Hayward High School and Stout State University before joining the Marine...

Janice J. Beck

Janice J. Beck

Dec 17, 2021

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Janice J. Beck age 87 of Louisville, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  She was born on April 26, 1934 in Washington County, Nebraska to Milo L. and Velma A. (Ruwe) Jeppesen.

Janice was raised...

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