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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 24, 2018

Doris Mae (Noerrlinger) Stohlmann was born July 9, 1921 to Walter Earl Noerrlinger and Helen Vivian (McCue) Noerrlinger of Crab Orchard, NE.  Doris was called home to our Lord on June 24, 2018 at the age of 96 years, 11 months, and 15 days.

She graduated from Cook High School of Cook, NE and attended Peru State...

Jun 14, 2018

Ruth A. Vogt, 73 of Elmwood, passed away June 14, 2018 at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln. She was born on January 29, 1945 to William & Gladys (Nelson) Reinholdson in Minneapolis, MN.

Ruth married Bruce Vogt on September 15, 1979 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Elmwood. She worked as an over the road...

Jun 10, 2018

Richard Eugene Lechner was born on July 23, 1960, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Eugene and Joan Lechner. He passed away on June 10, 2018, at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Richard graduated from Syracuse High School in 1978. He and Kathy Beach were married in Syracuse, Nebraska in 1982.  Richard attended Wichita Heating and Cooling Technical Institute in...

Jun 4, 2018

Betty McFarland was born to Thomas and Vinita (Moro) McFarland on May 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri. She died at the Care Community in Louisville, Nebraska on June 4, 2018 at the age of 91 years, 26 days. Betty was raised Baptist. She was a cashier first at S.S. Kresge Company, then at K Mart. Betty took care of...

Jun 4, 2018

Edna "Helen" Jones was born on June 14, 1923 in Iberia, Missouri to Elmer and Brooks (McCubbin) Slone.  She died at the Care Community in Louisville, Nebraska on June 4, 2018 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 21 days.

Helen married Farris Jones on November 20, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas and after the death...

Jun 3, 2018

Reuben Luetchens, 81 of Murdock, passed away on June 3, 2018 at the Louisville Care Center. He was born on August 31, 1936 to Herold & Ruth (Schroeder) Luetchens in Wabash, NE.

Reuben married Ellen Stolz on August 27, 1961 in Douglas, NE. He served in the Navy and was stationed in Key West, FL during the...

Jun 2, 2018

Glen John Hansen age 81 of Syracuse, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Nebraska.  He was born on June 20, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to John Henry and Lora Dora (Turtscher) Hansen.

Glen grew up in the Papillion, Nebraska area and graduated from Papillion High School.  At age 18,...