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

Larinda Kay Sigwing

Larinda Kay Sigwing

May 27, 2025

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Larinda Kay Sigwing (Able), Age 73, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Palmyra, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.  Born on July 3, 1951, in Auburn, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Wes and Betty Able of Nemaha, Nebraska.  ...

Martha "Marti" L Neumann

Martha "Marti" L Neumann

May 26, 2025

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Martha L. "Marti" Neumann, age 61, of Louisville, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025, at her home, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on May 16, 1964, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Larry D. and Patsy R. (Gourley) Nelsen, Marti's life was a testament to...

Lois Faye Persinger

Lois Faye Persinger

May 22, 2025

Lois Faye Persinger, age 88, of Syracuse, passed away on May 22, 2025, at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln. She was born on September 26, 1936, to Raymond John and Dorothy Mae (Hileman) Addleman in Omaha. Lois graduated from Louisville High School with the Class of 1954 and later married the love of her life, James Ray...

Kevin R. Schrenk

Kevin R. Schrenk

May 16, 2025

Kevin R. Schrenk, 62 of Greenwood, passed away at his home on May 16, 2025. He was born on October 31, 1962, in Portland, Oregon to Alfred & Evangelyn (Eichele) Schrenk. A hardworking and self-made man, Kevin built his life from the ground up. He was the proud owner of KRS Inc., a concrete business, and later founded...

Jeanine M Cooley

Jeanine M Cooley

May 15, 2025

Jeanine Marie Cooley, age 80 of Louisville, Nebraska,  passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 15th, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on Friday, September 1st, 1944, in Louisville to Joe and Lela (Stovall) Habel.

A proud graduate of Louisville High School, class of 1962.  She was...

Ruth Rose

Ruth Rose

May 14, 2025

Ruth (Yelnek) Rose, age 89, of Louisville, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Louisville Care Center. Born in South Omaha in 1936, Ruth was the daughter of Stanley and Faye (Hopkins) Yelnek, originally Jelinek.

She graduated from Omaha South High School in 1954 and married the love of her life,...

Barbara "Barb" R. Fey

Barbara "Barb" R. Fey

May 13, 2025

Barbara "Barb" R. Fey, 97 of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, fulfilling her wish to spend her final few months at home on the farm. She was born on March 2, 1928, in Unadilla to Charles & Margaret (McKee) Clark. She spent her early years learning in a one-room country schoolhouse, before...

Dora Lue Hrabik

Dora Lue Hrabik

May 13, 2025

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Dora Lue Hrabik, age 92 of Louisville, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2025, at the Louisville Care Center in Louisville, Nebraska.  She was born on October 3, 1932, in Louisville, to Elbert and Henrietta (Biggs) Alfrey.

Lue graduated from Louisville High...

Penny L. Morrison

Penny L. Morrison

May 8, 2025

Penny L. Morrison, 66 of Syracuse, passed away on May 8, 2025, at the Syracuse Hospital. She was born to Carol DeMoss on February 12, 1959, in Denver, Colorado.

Penny was a truck driver for over 40 years. She married Gary Morrison on November 7, 2001, in Nebraska City. Penny also drove a school...

James W Sallee

James W Sallee

May 7, 2025

James Willie Sallee, age 89 of Louisville, NE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025, at the age of 89, at the Millard Good Samaritan Center.  He was born on Monday, June 17th, 1935, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Willie and Lula Sallee.

James graduated from...

Janice "Jan" L. Ropers

Janice "Jan" L. Ropers

May 6, 2025

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Janice "Jan" Ropers of Lincoln, NE, passed away on May 6th at the age of 79. She was born to Elmer & Helen (Seelhoff) Ropers on May 2, 1946. Jan graduated from Syracuse High School and was employed in the Department of Health and Human Services in...

Eileen M. Grant

Eileen M. Grant

May 6, 2025

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Eileen Marie (Nelson) Grant, 88, of Syracuse, passed away at the CountryHouse in Lincoln on May 6, 2025. She was born on April 6, 1937, in Lincoln, NE to Henry B. & Ida C. (Wedberg) Nelson. She along with her twin sisters, Betty & Bonnie, were raised...

Dwight A. Kastens

Dwight A. Kastens

May 4, 2025

Dwight A. Kastens, 72 of Unadilla, passed away on May 4th, 2025, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on February 21st, 1953, in Lincoln to Otto & Viola (Hillman) Kastens. Dwight married the love of his life, Julie Phillips, on November 5th, 1983, in Elmwood.

Dwight worked for over 20 years...

Marge A. Heinke

Marge A. Heinke

May 3, 2025

Marge A. Heinke, 78 of Talmage, was born on February 4, 1947, to Trygve Christian & Dorothy Arlene (Brown) Mikalsen in Winchendon, MA. She passed away on May 3, 2025, at her home. Marge received her LPN license and worked as a nurse for a few years before discovering her true calling as an over-the-road truck driver. ...

Barbara "Barb" A. Brandt

Barbara "Barb" A. Brandt

May 1, 2025

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Barbara "Barb" A. Brandt, 75, of Unadilla, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Syracuse Hospital. She was born on August 27, 1949, in Kearney, NE, to Lorin C. and Imogene (Baumgartner) Knapp.

Barb was active in high school, participating...

Francis "Frank" E. Roecker

Francis "Frank" E. Roecker

May 1, 2025

Francis "Frank" E. Roecker, 52 of Avoca, passed away at home on May 1, 2025. He was born on May 3, 1972, to Rolland & Theda (Manning) Roecker in Bellevue. Frank worked at Super C in Lincoln as a clerk. He enjoyed a simple life and loved spending time outdoors.

He is survived by...

Joann Quam

Joann Quam

Apr 30, 2025

JoAnn Mary Quam, age 88, of Louisville, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

JoAnn was born on September 9, 1936, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to John "Jack" and Agnes (LeDocq) Gillick. She graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1954, where she met the love of...

Gayleen C. Eden

Gayleen C. Eden

Apr 29, 2025

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Gayleen Cora (Bentzinger) Eden, 90 of Cook, passed away on April 29, 2025, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on April 7, 1935, on a farm near Cook to Louie & Rosa (Riensche) Bentzinger. Gayleen was one of six children and received her education...

Jeffrey "Jeff" M. Vidra

Jeffrey "Jeff" M. Vidra

Apr 25, 2025

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Jeffrey "Jeff" M. Vidra, 73, of Lincoln, passed away on April 25th, 2025, at his home. He was born on October 29th, 1951, in Brooklyn, NY, to George & Marilyn Vidra. Jeff married Marlene (Gartner) Lehl on June 28th, 2008, in Lincoln.

He...

Carol L. Rystrom

Carol L. Rystrom

Apr 24, 2025

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Carol Louise Rystrom, 90 of Lincoln, passed away on April 24, 2025 at GracePointe Assisted Living in Lincoln. She was born March 23, 1935 the second daughter of Harry Conrad Tegelhutter and Wilma Louise Roettger in Syracuse, Nebraska.  Baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed...

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