Raymond D Haynie

Aug 14, 2018

Raymond D. Haynie age 77, was born May 14, 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska to Woodrow and Margaret (Richards) Haynie. He died Tuesday August 14, 2018 at St. Joseph Villa nursing home, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 77 years, and 3 months. Ray married Katherine Gerdes on May 26, 1962. Raymond is survived by his daughter Penny Haynie, granddaughter Jessica...

Robert E. Grant

Aug 13, 2018

Robert "Bob" E. Grant, 87 of Syracuse, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on February 13, 1931 to Merle V. & Opal L. (Harger) Grant at their home in rural Lancaster County. Bob married Hilda Jean Allen on March 1, 1952. He later married Eileen M. (Nelson) Stroud on January...

Ruth Elaine Wilhelm

Aug 7, 2018

Ruth Elaine Wilhelm, 97, passed away August 7, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse. She was born April 21, 1921 in Syracuse to Lynn and Agnes (France) McCormick. She graduated from Syracuse High School, attended Peru State College and taught at area country schools. Ruth met Vernon Wilhelm at the Palmyra Old Settlers Picnic and they wed on June...

Gregory Neeman

Jul 31, 2018

Gregory Neeman, 61 of Nebraska City, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at the Nebraska City Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on September 1, 1956 to Gerhart & Opal (Dugger) Neeman in Nebraska City. He worked at Cushman and later at Nebraska Wesleyan before retiring.

Gregory is survived by his Son: Bradley Neeman; Grandson:...

Wayne R Wallen

Jul 30, 2018

Wayne R. Wallen, 61 of Palmyra, met his Creator at the most sacred hour of the day – dawn. He was born on April 4, 1957 to Dale & Shirley (Underhill) Wallen in Syracuse, NE. He passed away at his home on July 30, 2018.

Wayne graduated from Palmyra-Bennet High School and UNSTA in Curtis, NE. He...

Darlene L Carman

Jul 28, 2018

Darlene L. Carman, 87 of Cook, passed away July 28, 2018 at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh. She was born on November 13, 1930 to Charles J. & Hattie (Puppe) Pieper near Cook, NE. Darlene married Duane Carman on January 1, 1948 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Cook. She worked on the farm with Duane and also...

Marguerite M Streeter

Jul 27, 2018

Marguerite M. Streeter was born September 2, 1924, in Louisville, Nebraska to LaRue and Genevieve (Schoeman) Williams. She passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at Brookstone Meadow in Elkhorn, Nebraska, at the age of 93 years, 10 months, and 25 days.

Marguerite married Richard Streeter on January 14, 1945 in Louisville, Nebraska, and to this union they...

Laverta H. Thummel

Jul 26, 2018

LaVerta H. Thummel, 88 of Otoe, passed away July 26, 2018 at her home. She was born on April 18, 1930 to John & Frieda (Ross) Tipken in Nebraska City. LaVerta married Robert E. Thummel on September 26, 1950 in Otoe. Her and Robert owned the Thummel Grocery Store in Otoe. She was active member of St. John's Lutheran Church...

Roger Alan Newby

Jul 24, 2018

Roger Alan Newby, 71 of Syracuse, passed away July 24, 2018 at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln.  He was born May 19, 1947 to Fred Marion and Opal Louise (Hass) Newby in Nebraska City.

He was united in marriage to Connie Harshbarger on June 29, 1968 at First Christian Church in Nebraska City.  Roger served in Vietnam...

Sherry L. Nannen

Jul 24, 2018

Sherry L. Nannen, 79 of Blair, passed away July 24, 2018 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She was born to August & Irene (Sugden) Engelbrecht on August 3, 1938 in Syracuse.

Sherry married Dick Nannen on November 12, 1956 at St. John's UCC in Syracuse. She worked as a Medical Transcriptionist in Scottsbluff, Blair and Omaha....

Lavon E. Brunsdon

Jul 24, 2018

LaVon E. Brunsdon, 94 of Syracuse, passed away July 24, 2018. She was born May 2, 1924 to Earl & Netty (Vollmann) Mitchell in Syracuse.

LaVon was beloved by her children, grandchildren, extended family & friends. She is survived by Children: Judy (Michael) Antes of Syracuse, Dianne Reily of Gardnerville, NV, Linda (Jeff) Hutcher of Oakland, CA,...

Norman F. Neemann

Jul 21, 2018

Norman F. Neemann, 90, of Syracuse, formerly of Cook, passed away July 21, 2018, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born May 21, 1928, to Henry & Lillie (Eisenhauer) Neemann in Burr, NE. Norman was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Burr and graduated from Burr High School in 1945. He married Hilma Liesemeyer on...

Dianne K. Bechtold

Jul 18, 2018

Dianne Kay (Werschke) Bechtold was born on June 4, 1947 to Ewald and Elsie Werschke in McCook, NE. She passed away on July 18, 2018 in Lincoln, NE.  She was raised in Palisade, NE and graduated from high school there in 1965. She attended McCook College before marrying Boyd Bechtold and following him to Jacksonville, FL and the Navy....

Kenneth A Nolting, Sr.

Jul 17, 2018

Kenneth Arthur Nolting Sr

(March 7, 1933 – July 17, 2018)

Ken was born on March 7, 1933 on the family homestead near Eads, Colorado, to Joseph Rosevelt Nolting and Dorothy Martha (Thaden) Nolting.

He spent his early years on the homestead.  In 1938, the family moved to Ogallala, NE.  About 1947, they...

Wayne E. Straube

Jul 12, 2018

Wayne E. Straube, 85 of Palmyra, passed away on July 12, 2018 in Syracuse. He was born on November 26, 1932 to Ernest & Meta (Menninga) Straube in Lincoln. Wayne graduated from Burr High School in 1950 and then served in the US Army.

He married Evelyn Morrell on June 2, 1962 in Palmyra. Wayne worked for...

Ruby L. Buchholz

Jul 9, 2018

Ruby L. Buchholz, 90 of Palmyra, passed away July 9, 2018 in Syracuse. She was born to Charley & Vera (Curtis) Wachter on August 15, 1927 in Palmyra, NE.

Ruby married William F. Buchholz on April 28, 1949 in Syracuse. She worked on the farm with William. She raised a big garden and did a lot of...

Madeline E Frech

Jul 7, 2018

Madeline Elizabeth (Frees) Frech, 98, of Syracuse, Nebraska, died July 7, 2018. Widow of Richard Heeman Frech, daughter of Edward R. and Magedelena (Lena Knoechel) Frees. Mother of Thomas R. (wife Peggy), Syracuse, Ne, James E. (wife Mary Kay) of Bethesda, Md., and daughter Judith E., Westfield, Ma. Madeline was born on August 12, 1919 in Chicago, raised in...

Veona W. Kruse

Jul 7, 2018

Veona Wanda (Vollertsen) Kruse, 95 of Syracuse, was born June 15, 1923 on a farm south of Dunbar, NE to Elmer and Marie (Schroeder) Vollertsen. She passed away on July 7, 2018 in Syracuse.

Veona married Ernest H. Kruse on October 6, 1943 at Leesville, Louisiana while he was serving in the Army during WWII. Following the...

Ruth Lorma Anna Juilfs

Jul 3, 2018

Ruth Lorma Anna Juilfs, 98, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Burr, Nebraska, passed away on July 3, 2018, at the Gateway Vista in Lincoln. Ruth Lorma Anna Hanau was born on October 25, 1919, to Oscar and Emma (Miller) Hanau on the family farm in rural Cook, Nebraska.  Ruth was baptized on November 16, 1919, by Rev. Adix at...