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

Jean R Barney

Jean R Barney

Dec 12, 2019

Jean Barney was born March 10, 1926, in Springfield, Nebraska to Glenn and Amy (Streight) Thiessen. She died on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Independence House, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 93 years, 9 Months, and 2 days.

Jean graduated from Ashland High School. She married Wallace Barney on January 21, 1946 in Marysville, Kansas...

Kevin R Drake

Kevin R Drake

Dec 11, 2019

Kevin R. Drake passed away at his home in Elmwood, Nebraska on December 11, 2019. He was born January 10, 1954 in Lincoln to Arthur & Gwineth (TenBroeck) Drake. His parents were from Western, Nebraska and the family lived in various communities in southeastern Nebraska until they settled in Elmwood in the late 1940s. Kevin was a member of...

Robert Bob Deloske

Robert Bob Deloske

Dec 8, 2019

Robert "Bob" Deloske was born April 5, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska to Joseph and Ruby (Carter) Deloske. He died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, at the age of 65 years, 8 months, and 3 days.

Bob married Roxanne Knott on December 1, 1975, at the First Christian Church in Louisville, Nebraska...

Madge D. Siefken

Madge D. Siefken

Nov 27, 2019

Madge Darlene (Flessner) Siefken, 93 of Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Syracuse. She was born on May 31, 1926, to John and Pearl (Dively) Flessner in Burr, Nebraska.

She married Lester Siefken on June 25, 1944, at the First Lutheran Church in Syracuse, Nebraska. She and Lester...

John D. Goering

John D. Goering

Nov 27, 2019

John D. Goering, 90, of Syracuse passed away on November 27, 2019, in Lincoln. He was born on September 25, 1929, to Arnold & Clara (Turre) Goering near Unadilla, NE.

John married Zella Clark on May 15, 1948, in Jeffersonville, IN. He joined the Army and served during Vietnam. John retired in 1979 after honorably serving for...

Cooper Hayes Magee

Cooper Hayes Magee

Nov 27, 2019

Cooper Hayes Magee was born Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at CHI Bergan Hospital in Omaha to Josh and Amber (Cunningham) Magee.  He died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 surrounded by his loving parents at the age of just over 23 hours.

Cooper's short earthly life started when Amber and Josh found out that they were expecting a new...

Shirley M. Knople

Shirley M. Knople

Nov 23, 2019

Shirley Margaret (Badberg) Knople was born on September 15, 1934 near Talmage Nebraska. She passed away on November 23, 2019 at the age of 85 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh. Shirley lived her whole life in southeast Nebraska and for 62 years lived just west of Syracuse.

At age 16, right after high school, Shirley began her...

Sharon Kay Clark

Sharon Kay Clark

Nov 19, 2019

Sharon K. Clark, 72 of Omaha, passed away on November 19th, 2019 at Edgewood Vista in Omaha. She was born on November 26th, 1946 to Henry & Adeline (Hefner) Kehlenbeck in Nebraska City.

Sharon married Brad Clark on June 7, 1968 at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Syracuse. She worked as a bank clerk for 25 years....

"Handsome" Dean Achen

"Handsome" Dean Achen

Nov 17, 2019

"Handsome" Dean Achen, 84, of Unadilla passed away on November 17, 2019 in Syracuse. He was born to Ernst & Bessie Achen in Ord.

Dean's passions were woodworking, gardening, western movies and watching football. He was renowned for his sense of humor, carpentry skills and stylish toothpick.

He is survived by Sonya, his wife of...

Rosalyn J. Grundman

Rosalyn J. Grundman

Nov 15, 2019

Rosalyn J. Grundman, 89 of Syracuse, passed away on November 15th, 2019 at The Greene Place in Seward. She was born on November 29, 1929 to Earl & Ethel (Powell) Rowe on the family farm near Sterling.

Rosalyn attended district 24 and graduated from Cook High School in 1947. She married Darold A. Grundman on June 4th,...

Richard "Dick" F Berner

Richard "Dick" F Berner

Nov 5, 2019

Richard Fred Robert Berner, age 89 of Cass County, NE passed away at his home November 5, 2019. He had resided in Avoca, Nehawka, Louisville and most recently in Plattsmouth.  Dick was born March 28, 1930 to Dietrich Christian and Alma (Ottens) and baptized at the Christian Church in Avoca, NE.  He graduated from Avoca High School although...

Nancy Y. Bevin

Nancy Y. Bevin

Oct 22, 2019

Nancy Bevin, 59 of Otoe, passed away Oct. 22nd, 2019 in Syracuse, NE. Nancy was born on Nov. 18th, 1959 to Robert & Ruth (Heft) Jeffrey in Johnson AFB in Japan. Nancy married Walter Bevin and to this union they had 1 son, John Bevin.

Nancy is survived by son: John (Patty) Bevin of KS, mother: Ruth...

Donald "Don" E. Carey

Donald "Don" E. Carey

Oct 20, 2019

Donald "Don" E. Carey, 90 of Syracuse, passed away October 20th, 2019 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born September 4th, 1929 to Tom & Stella (Shurmard) Carey at Dewitt, Nebraska.

When he was 2 years old he moved with his parents to a farm southeast of Adams, Nebraska. This is where he grew up...

Lois C. Wellman

Lois C. Wellman

Oct 20, 2019

Lois C. Wellman, 88 of Syracuse, passed away Oct. 20, 2019. She was born on Dec. 24, 1930 in Dunbar, Nebraska to Fredrick & Charlotte (Grieswell) Gunn.

Lois graduated from Avoca High School in 1949, where she enjoyed playing volleyball. She was united in marriage on May 16, 1949 to Raymond Wellman at the Congregational Church in...

Eugene "Gene" W. Staack

Eugene "Gene" W. Staack

Oct 18, 2019

Eugene "Gene" Staack, 95 of Cook, passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2019 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh. He was born on January 9th, 1924 near Cook; son of Julius & Minnie (Meyer) Staack. Gene was a loving husband, father, grandfather & great grandfather.

He was baptized on June 21st, 1924 at Trinity Church near Talmage &...

Mardell Kathryn (Brandt) Seeba

Mardell Kathryn (Brandt) Seeba

Oct 11, 2019

Mardell Kathryn (Brandt) Seeba, 93, of Syracuse, Nebraska, passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus on Friday, October 11, at Syracuse Area Health Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Mardell was born April 30, 1926 to John and Lucinda (Huhold) Brandt on the family farm near Cook, Nebraska. She graduated from Cook High School in 1943....

Robert L. Ruhge

Robert L. Ruhge

Oct 11, 2019

Robert L. Ruhge, 90 of Avoca, passed away on October 11th, 2019 at the Ambassador in Nebraska City. He was born on February 21st, 1929 to Fred J. & Cecil (Greenrod) Ruhge in Weeping Water.

Robert married Leona Brinkhoff on June 3rd, 1951 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Otoe. He worked at Marquardt service station in...

Viola M. Wachter

Viola M. Wachter

Oct 9, 2019

Viola M. Wachter, 89 of Syracuse, formerly Unadilla, passed away on October 9, 2019 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on January 12, 1930 to Charley & Vera (Curtis) Wachter near Alvo, NE.

Viola worked as a cook at the café in Unadilla through many different owners. She was known for her fried chicken,...

Dorothy L. Kunz

Dorothy L. Kunz

Oct 7, 2019

Dorothy L. Kunz, 95 of Syracuse, formerly of Eagle, passed away on October 7, 2019 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on September 6, 1924 to Elmer & Sarah (Tyson) Frohlich in Eagle.

Dorothy graduated from Eagle High School and then attended Lincoln School of Commerce. She married Harlan Kunz on September 1, 1943...

Eldora Dody Bergstrom

Eldora Dody Bergstrom

Oct 1, 2019

Eldora (Dody) Bergstrom was born on June 15, 1936 in Sherwood, New York to Inez (Gilliland) and Lawrence Fausnaugh.  She passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at her home in South Bend, Nebraska the age of 83 years, 3 months and 16 days.

She lived in Tulley, New York before moving to the South Bend area. ...

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