Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Douglas Erhart
Feb 10, 2019
Douglas R. Erhart, was born October 26, 1956 to Leo Erhart and Coralee (Hitt, Erhart) Hendrickson. Doug died February 10, 2019 in a car accident with his wife of 24 years, Donna Erhart. He was 62 years old.
Doug married Donna Brandes in 1994. They resided in Murdock, Nebraska. He was employed by Ash Grove...
Dustyn R Gandara
Feb 9, 2019
Dustyn Ryan Gandara was born on September 5, 1978 to Joseph Gandara and Gail Lynn (Stormy) Mason at Fairbury, Nebraska. He died on Saturday, February 9 th in Plattsmouth, Nebraska at the age of 40 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Dustyn enjoyed many things, especially fishing, his cats and sunsets. He never forgot a person's name.
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Mildred "Millie" Harms
Feb 6, 2019
Mildred "Millie" Mae (Straube) Harms, 89 of Syracuse, passed away on February 6th 2019 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born July 24th 1929 to Godfrey and Agnes (Rulla) Straube at Burr, Nebraska.
She was baptized in the Christian Faith on October 6th 1929 at St John's Lutheran Church, Sterling. She was confirmed at Hope...
Arlis F. Steinhoff
Feb 1, 2019
Arlis Steinhoff, 73, of Syracuse, passed away February 1, 2019. She was born on April 23, 1945, to Herbert & Elda Pape in rural Cortland, Nebraska. After attending country school, Arlis graduated from Cortland High School and Lincoln School of Commerce. Arlis married Arlin Steinhoff on September 2, 1966, at Luther Memorial Church in Syracuse. Arlis worked as the...
Margaret Peggy Vice
Jan 17, 2019
Margaret "Peggy" Vice
Peggy Vice was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on November 16, 1956 to Joseph and Doris Mae (Steiner) Vice. She passed away on January 17, 2019 at the Louisville Care Center. Peggy was the sixth of fourteen children. Peggy moved to Nebraska in 1963 and her family settled in Louisville, Nebraska. This became...
Margaret Jane Peterson
Jan 12, 2019
Margaret "Jane" Peterson was born January 3, 1926 to Charles Floyd and Margaret Jane (Hicks) Hitt. She died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Louisville Care Center, at the age of 93 years, and 9 days.
Jane married Paul "Pete" Peterson on March 22, 1946 in Hiawatha, Kansas and to this union they raised 2 children Paul...
Diane Nadine Schacht
Jan 10, 2019
Diane Nadine Schacht, age 71, passed into the loving arms of her heavenly Father at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She was born December 7, 1947 in Nebraska City, NE, the first daughter of Marvin and Vivian (Vermule) Schacht. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church near Cook, NE....
Betty L. Gilfert
Dec 29, 2018
Betty L. Gilfert, 95 of Otoe, passed away on December 29, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on May 29, 1923 to John C. & Julia A. (Beason) Horner in Otoe, Nebraska.
Betty started working at Pendleton Mills in Nebraska City after graduating high school. She continued working at there until her retirement....
Agnes "Aggie" V. Huston
Dec 27, 2018
Agnes "Aggie" V. Huston, 96 of Murdock, passed away December 27, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on February 27, 1922 in Ruskin, NE to Andrew & Marie (Johannson) Andreasen. Agnes married Wayne Huston on Dec. 7, 1945 in Concordia, KS.
Agnes worked as a clerk at the Hamilton County Court House and...
Dorothy M. Lau
Dec 5, 2018
Dorothy M. Lau, 81 of Murdock, passed away on December 5, 2018 in Lincoln, NE. She was born on September 13, 1937 to Houston & Ollie (Gibson) Iles in Cheneyville, Louisiana.
Dorothy married Vern Lau on October 16, 1954 in Alexandria, LA. She worked as a beautician and also at Metromail in Lincoln. Dorothy was the president...
Marvin A Vogler
Dec 4, 2018
In Loving Memory
Marvin Alan Vogler
Marvin was born on March 30,1951 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of Arnold and Betty Vogler. He is survived by his son Christopher Noah, mother Betty, adopted son Daniel Studey, many cousins and close friends. He graduated from Louisville High School in 1969.
Marvin had...
Rick Whitson
Nov 28, 2018
Rick L. Whitson, age 65, died on November 28, 2018. He was born on October 20, 1953, in Independence, Kansas to Clarence & Faye Whitson. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Survivors include his loving wife of 36 years, Tammy S. Whitson; children, Jill, Connie M. and Cody L. Whitson (Meghan Peterson); grandson,...
Leola L. Janssen
Nov 27, 2018
Leola Loree Janssen, 89, of Syracuse went to her eternal home on November 27, 2018. She was born in Athol, KS on October 13, 1929, the 11th and youngest child of Fred and Minnie Zabel. In 1941 she moved to Cook, NE with her parents and graduated from Cook High School in 1947. After graduation she was employed at...
Delmer H. Flessner
Nov 24, 2018
Delmer H. Flessner, 94 of Unadilla, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on November 9, 1924 to John & Pearl (Dively) Flessner in Burr, NE. Delmer married Viola Ude on February 21, 1957 at the Hopewell Church. He served in the Army from 1950-1952. Delmer worked as a farmer. He...
Chad Edward Welte
Nov 20, 2018
Chad Edward Welte was born October 9, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward and Betty (Dentlinger) Welte. He passed on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the Buffet Cancer Center in Omaha at the age of 46 years, 1 month and 9 days. Chad worked for several local farmers and then at Offutt Air Force Base. Chad and his wife...
Joyce E Gaebel
Nov 13, 2018
Joyce E. Gaebel
(January 22, 1928 ~ November 13, 2018)
Joyce E. Gaebel was born, January 22, 1928 at her home in Ashland, Nebraska to Robert and Esther (Schmidt) Stock. She passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Papillion Manor at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 21 days.
Joyce married...
Charles W Funkhouser
Nov 11, 2018
Charles W. Funkhouser was born August 23, 1944, to Charles E. and Jacquline Z. (Riggs) Funkhouser in Pender, Nebraska. He passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his home in Cedar Creek, Nebraska, at the age of 74 years, 2 months, and 19 days.
Chuck married Donna Scott in 1962 and to this union they had two...
Olaf "Ole" C. Schavland
Nov 5, 2018
Olaf Christopher Schavland "Ole", 74 of Syracuse, was born to Helen (Davis) Schavland and Thomas Schavland on December 15, 1943 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln, NE. He passed away on November 5, 2018 in Syracuse. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Helen in 1998 in Nebraska City, NE and Thomas in 1976 in Lincoln, NE. He is...
Joseph "Joe" E. Hawkins
Nov 3, 2018
Joe Hawkins, 90 of Syracuse, passed away in the early night of November 3rd, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. His wife of nearly 65 years, Helen Hawkins, was sitting nearby as he peacefully passed onto the next life. He was born on April 9, 1928 to Minor & Amanda (Shedd) Hawkins in Rochelle, GA. Joe attended school in...
Lucille A Panko
Oct 31, 2018
Lucille A. Panko, 95 of South Sioux City, NE, formerly of Cook, passed away on October 31, 2018 at the Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City. She was born on December 9, 1922 to Fred & Ida (Steinkuhler) Eisenhauer near Burr. Lucille was baptized on January 21, 1923 and confirmed on May 16, 1937 both at the Hope...
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