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

Mary L. Stubbendeck

Mary L. Stubbendeck

Apr 15, 2020

Mary L. Stubbendeck, 92 of Syracuse, passed away on April 15, 2020 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Society. She was born on May 8, 1927 to Thomas & Vera (Kudron) Wenninger in Lincoln, NE.

Mary married Donald W. Stubbendeck on November 16, 1947 in Lincoln. She and Don worked on the farm together and she also worked...

Kaylin Buckley

Kaylin Buckley

Apr 4, 2020

Services for Kaylin Buckley are pending at this time.  After restrictions of the pandemic are lifted, family will choose how they will honor her.

Kaylin is survived by her mom - Kristi Buckley, father - Doyle Huston, daughter - Brianna, son - Neal

Arrangements By: Fusselman Allen Harvey Funeral Home, Louisville, NE

Richard L. Sutherland

Richard L. Sutherland

Mar 29, 2020

Richard L. Sutherland, 85 of Syracuse, passed away on March 29, 2020 at home. He was born on January 6, 1935 to Paul & Helen "Louise" Sutherland in Oskaloosa, IA. Richard married Deloris Scott on September 4, 1992 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Otoe, NE.

Richard retired from the Steamfitter Union #464. He was known as...

Jeanette K. Kraenow

Jeanette K. Kraenow

Mar 29, 2020

Jeanette K. Kraenow, 91 of Syracuse, passed away on March 29, 2020 in Lincoln. She was born on March 18, 1929 to Charles & Luella (Specht) Stock in Cook, NE. Jeanette married Gene Kraenow on February 26, 1948 at St. Paul's UCC (Osage).

Jeanette and Gene had a cleaning business in Syracuse for many years. She was...

Robert Henry Davis

Robert Henry Davis

Mar 26, 2020

Robert Henry Davis was born on June 8, 1936 to Henry A. and Dorothy (Knutson) Davis in Louisville, Nebraska. He died on March 26, 2020 at the Eastern Nebraska Veteran's Home in Bellevue, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 18 days.

Robert served our country during the Korean Conflict with the Marines. Robert...

Donald "Dubby" Boone

Donald "Dubby" Boone

Mar 20, 2020

Donald "Dubby" Boone, 91 of Lincoln, passed away on March 20, 2020 in Lincoln. He was born on August 12, 1928 to Ralph & Grace (Foltz) Boone in Mitchell, SD.

Dubby served honorably in the Navy for 4 years. He married Ruth (Panko) Whitehead on February 28, 1984 at the First Lutheran Church (North Branch) in rural...

Jodi L. Messer

Jodi L. Messer

Mar 19, 2020

Jodi L. Messer, 46 of Weeping Water, passed away on March 19, 2020 in Jackson, TN. She was born on January 11, 1974 to Richard & Suzanne (State) Wellman in Tecumseh.

Jodi was united in marriage to Scott Messer on September 25, 2019. She worked as a cosmetologist. Jodi had a love of music, cooking and watching...

Marian Alfrey Johnson

Marian Alfrey Johnson

Mar 18, 2020

Memorial Services will be Wednesday, July 8th at 10:30 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Louisville, NE.  Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Louisville.  Visitation will by July 7 th from 6-8 PM with family present.  All social distancing and restrictions will be in place.

The service will be live streamed...

William "Bill" Nessen

William "Bill" Nessen

Mar 17, 2020

William R. Nessen was born on September 17, 1937 to Clarence and Dorthea (Schroeder) Nessen in Omaha, Nebraska. He died at his home in Louisville at the age of 82 years and 6 months.

William attended Louisville Public Schools for 12 years.  He graduated Salutatorian of his class in May of 1955.  William attended the University of...

Richard D. Lorensen

Richard D. Lorensen

Mar 11, 2020

Richard D. Lorensen, 75 of Weeping Water, passed away on March 11, 2020 in Lincoln. He was born January 26, 1945 to Willis & Ida (Cappen) Lorensen. He is survived by his Wife: Mary Ann Lorensen; Children: Kris (Carl) Lorensen-Stanley, Terry (Teresa) Lorensen; Grandchildren: Jessie, Zoe, Lilly and Luke. He was preceded in death by his Parents. A celebration...

Eula M Swarts

Eula M Swarts

Feb 19, 2020

Eula Mae (née McLaughlin) Swarts passed away peacefully in her sleep 2/19/2020 at the age of 101. She was born on the family homestead in Elmwood Nebraska on 12/9/1918 to Leonard and Stella (Box) McLaughlin.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (any and all sports), the color purple, Avon (which she sold for 50 years), playing UNO, and her family...

Viola M. Gartner

Viola M. Gartner

Feb 18, 2020

Viola M. Gartner, 97 of Syracuse, passed away on February 18, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1922 to Max & Maude (Page) Ebert.

She married Ralph Gartner on September 2, 1941. Three children were born to this marriage. In 1948 she and Ralph started Gartner Construction Co. where they worked side by side until Ralph's...

Donna R Nicklen

Donna R Nicklen

Feb 14, 2020

Donna Rae Willoughby was born outside Gilden Iowa on her grandparents farm January 19 ,1931.  She was the oldest daughter of E.C. and Faye Salisbury Willoughby. Donna had one sister Janice Lee (Willoughby) Carlson.  Donna lived in several small Iowa communities until the beginning of World War II when the family moved to Bellevue  Nebraska where she completed her freshman...

Jim R Ossenkop

Jim R Ossenkop

Feb 14, 2020

Jim Ossenkop was born May 2, 1936 in Louisville, Nebraska to John and Marie (McKinstry) Ossenkop. He died peacefully at his home in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 12 days.

Jim served in the United States Navy and married Jean Miner, on May 12, 1957, in Springfield, Nebraska and to this...

Anna Remmenga

Anna Remmenga

Feb 12, 2020

Anna Mullis Remmenga, 91, formerly of Syracuse, passed away February 12, 2020 at her home in Green Valley, Arizona. She was born April 21, 1928 in Dunbar to Theodore and Catherine Schaefer.

Anna married Harry Mullis February 3, 1949 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Dunbar. They raised two daughters on the Mullis homestead where they operated...

Fred E Applegate

Fred E Applegate

Feb 9, 2020

Fred Applegate, age 87, teacher and coach at Louisville High School, retired in 1992.

Fred was born in Peru, NE September 5, 1932 and died Sunday morning February 9, 2020.

Fred attended elementary and high school at the Peru Training School and graduated from Peru State in 1955 with a...

Phyllis R. Frazell

Phyllis R. Frazell

Feb 6, 2020

Phyllis R. Frazell, 81, of Otoe, passed away on February 6 in Omaha. She was born on October 25, 1938, to Loyd O. & Ruth (Gothner) Fjerstad in Glasgow, MT. She married Daryl Frazell on September 12, 1959, in Omaha, and the couple celebrated their 60th anniversary last year. Phyllis, whose working career was in medical technology, was a...

Beth Eileen Haney Smith

Beth Eileen Haney Smith

Feb 4, 2020

Beth Smith was born January 1, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Earl J and Mary Edith (Sweenie) Haney. She died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Hillcrest Shadow Lake in Papillion, Nebraska, at the age of 94 years.

Beth graduated from Springfield High School, and went to work for the Omaha Municipal Court. There Seymour Smith introduced her...

Patrick I Heng

Patrick I Heng

Feb 4, 2020

Patrick I Heng 46 of Louisville, Nebraska was born July 9, 1973, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Irvin and Sue (Phillips) Heng, and passed away on February 4, 2020.

Memorial services will be Sunday, February 16, at 1:00 at the Louisville Senior Center 415 Elm Street, Louisville, Nebraska. No viewing due to cremation.

Condolences may be...

Barry Clayton Adams

Barry Clayton Adams

Feb 3, 2020

Memorial services for Barry Adams of Louisville, Nebraska will be Sunday, February 9th at 10:00 A.M. at the Louisville Evangelical Free Church, at 304 Main Street, Louisville, Nebraska.

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