Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Lloyd Vogler
Feb 8, 2018
Lloyd Vogler was born April 11, 1937, to George Jr and Albertena (Kupke) in South Bend, Nebraska. He was pronounced dead Thursday, February 8 th , 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 80 years, 8 months, and 28 days. Lloyd was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Louisville, and graduated from Louisville High School in...
Duane J. Wellman
Feb 7, 2018
Duane J. Wellman, 91 of Syracuse, passed away on February 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 4, 1926 to Carl & Wertie (Klaasmeyer) near Cook, NE. Duane graduated from Unadilla High School.
He married Edith Prigge on December 12, 1959 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Syracuse. Duane farmed and also...
Loris Roettger
Feb 2, 2018
Loris Roettger was born in Speed, Kansas on March 27, 1931 to John L. and Elsie (Ring) Pool. She died on February 2, 2018 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 10 months, and 5 days.
She married Jack L. Allen on October 11, 1951 at the Douglas Christian Church....
Marcia Ehmke
Feb 1, 2018
Marcia June Ehmke, age 62 of Syracuse, Nebraska passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 in Syracuse. She was born November 11, 1955 in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Sterling and June (Frans) Ross. On June 30, 1972, Marcia was united in marriage to Gary Ehmke at St. John's Lutheran Church in Otoe, Nebraska. To this union three children were born,...
Charlene Ried
Jan 28, 2018
Charlene Ried, 93 of Syracuse, passed away on January 28, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on October 14, 1924 to Henry & Edith (Nutzman) Maseman in Bertrand, NE.
She married Walter Halm on May 9, 1945 in Syracuse and to this union they had Cheryl, Linda, Joyce, Susan, Karen and Shelley. Together...
Nadine E. Boyes
Jan 20, 2018
Nadine E. Boyes, 90 of Syracuse, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on March 9, 1927 to Henry & Edna (Trautman) Klein in Sutton, NE.
Nadine married the love of her life, Charles Boyes on April 4, 1945 in Sutton. They stayed devoted to each other for...
Robert P. Zaracki
Jan 19, 2018
Robert Zaracki was born February 17, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Vincent and Anna (Vaverka). He died Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Louisville Care Center at the age of 79 years, 11 months, and 2 days.
Robert joined the United States Navy right out of High School and later married Shirley JoAnn Chaddock and to this...
Joann "Jody" Clark
Jan 18, 2018
JoAnn "Jody" Clark, 91 of Syracuse, widow of Norman D. Clark, loving mother, grandmother & great grandmother, died January 18, 2018. She was born in the family home in Unadilla on November 27, 1926 to William & Blanche (Butler) Hahne.
She graduated from the Unadilla High School in 1943. Jody married Norman Clark on September 25, 1945...
Pairidine L. Crum
Jan 18, 2018
Pairidine L. Crum, 92 of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Bryan East hospital in Lincoln. She was born on February 25, 1925 to Roy & Bertha (Bahr) Thrapp in Glenwood, IA.
She married Clyde Crum on October 25, 1942 in Rockport, MO. She owned and operated Pete's Café in Syracuse with Clyde. Pairidine...
Patty L. Niebrugge
Jan 6, 2018
Patty L. (Colby) Niebrugge
86, of Indianapolis, passed away January 6, 2018. Patty was born in York, Nebraska on November 15, 1931 to the late, Claude M. and Goldie M. (Elliott) Colby.
Patty graduated from high school at the age of 16 and began her teaching career in a one-room school in Nebraska. ...
Richard F. Pratt
Dec 31, 2017
Richard F. Pratt, 89 of Elmwood, passed away on December 31, 2017 in Lincoln. He was born on February 26, 1928 to Arlo F. & Vera D. (Dernier) Pratt in Lincoln.
Richard attended 2 years of Agriculture college at UNL. On February 20, 1949 he married Frances Ellen Arnold at the United Methodist Church in Elmwood. He...
Dean J. Berner
Dec 30, 2017
Dean J. Berner, 95 of Syracuse, passed away on December 30, 2017 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on March 6, 1922 to Fred & Emma Berner in Avoca, NE.
Dean married Norma Sudman on April 17, 1945 at the First Lutheran Church (North Branch). He worked at a feed lot for 10 years,...
William "Bill" H. Behling Jr.
Dec 26, 2017
William "Bill" H. Behling Jr., 73 of Syracuse, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at home surrounded by family. He was born on February 7, 1944 to William Sr. & Eda (Ehmke) Behling in Nebraska City. He married Marlene Senn on June 3, 1967 at the United Methodist Church in Bartlett, NE.
Bill was a dairy...
James R Persinger
Dec 24, 2017
James Ray Persinger age 83 of Syracuse, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska. He was born on December 8, 1934 in Scandia, Kansas to Guy and Katie (Ball) Persinger.
James was united in marriage to Lois F. Addleman on August 22, 1954 in Louisville, Nebraska. Together, they...
Ruby B. Grundman
Dec 23, 2017
Ruby B. Grundman, 92 of rural Talmage, passed away in Syracuse on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. She was born on Dec. 7, 1925 to Max & Maude (Page) Ebert. She was baptized, confirmed and married at First Lutheran Church (North Branch). Ruby attended grade school at Dist. 87 through 7 th grade. She later attended Otoe high school till...
Sharon Pasco
Dec 23, 2017
Sharon Louise Pasco was born January 6, 1947 to Adam "Jack" and Frances (Almond) Mueller in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She died Saturday, December 23, 2017, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 70 years, 11 months, and 17 days.
Sharon married Lester Dale Pasco on November 16, 1973. To this union, they raised one son, Mark. ...
Joan Marie Poole
Dec 23, 2017
Joan Marie Poole was born September 18 th 1955 in Denver, Colorado to Mark and Margaret (Fosler) Colborn. She died Saturday, December 23 rd 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 62 years, 3 months, and 5 days.
Joan graduated from Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska. She married Kevin Poole on October 18, 1986, at St...
John F. Effken
Dec 22, 2017
John Frederick Effken, 90, passed away on December 22, 2017 at his home in Cook, NE.
He was born to Fred H. and Ida (Beckmann) Effken on September 18, 1927 in Lincoln, NE. He was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. William Beckmann, pastor and founder of Hope Lutheran Church, Burr, NE.
He graduated from...
Paul Clifton Phillippe
Dec 19, 2017
Paul Clifton Phillippe
Born 7 July 1932 – Died 19 December 2017
Preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, and a sister; one granddaughter and two great granddaughters. Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Beverly; 2 daughters; Christine Gee (Michael), Debra Bond (Roger) and Jeffrey Phillippe (Mary); 8 grandchildren and 17...
Tammy S Mason
Dec 18, 2017
Tammy S. Mason age 56 of Syracuse was born on August 3, 1961 in Lincoln, Nebraska to G. Wesley and Doris L. (Nelson) Smith. She passed away on December 18, 2017 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Nebraska.
After graduating from High School, Tammy obtained her LPN certification at Southeast Community College in...
Subscribe & Receive Obituary Alerts
A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.
