Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Gene C. Seevers Sr.
Mar 29, 2018
Gene C. Seevers Sr. age 82 of Louisville, NE was born to William Riley Seevers Sr and Lula Faye (Chatman) on August 6, 1935 in Des Arc, Arkansas. He passed away at Haven Manor in Hickman, Nebraska on March 29, 2018.
Gene was a long time resident of Louisville and was well known in the community. He...
Wayne C. Kupke
Mar 25, 2018
Wayne C. Kupke, 76 of Louisville passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born on March 9, 1942 to Paul & Malinde (Jung) Kupke in Omaha.
Wayne married Joyce Ann Madoerin on July 28, 1963 at the First Lutheran Church in Omaha. He worked as a farmer, bus driver...
Terry "Zippy" J. Sailor
Mar 19, 2018
Terry "Zippy" J. Sailor, 75 of Syracuse passed away on March 19, 2018 at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln. He was born on April 29, 1942 to Harlan & Muriel (Morrison) Sailor in Arnold, NE.
Zippy married Marion Kasper in 1964 and had one son, Paul. He married Dorothy (Voyles) Vogt on July 29, 1983 at Rocket...
Marlee Diltz
Mar 15, 2018
Marlee Joan (Mather) Diltz, age 77, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Marlee was born on September 1, 1940 to Vernal and Alice (Jaeger) Mather in a shack along the river in Plattsmouth, Nebraska but grew up in nearby Weeping Water. She enjoyed playing with her dolls, playing tenor saxophone, and...
Russell O. Martinson
Mar 13, 2018
Russell O. Martinson, 93 of Syracuse, passed away on March 13, 2018 in Omaha. He was born on November 4, 1924 to Oliver & Clara (Ellingsworth) Martinson near Clarkfield, MN.
Russell served in the Army during WWII. He married Erna Streich on February 17, 1951 in Granite Falls, MN. Russell owned and operated Syracuse Sanitation for over...
Eldred "Gus" August Niemann
Mar 12, 2018
Eldred "Gus" August Niemann, 82 of Cook, passed away on March 12, 2018 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. He was born on May 4, 1935 to H. August & Edith (Poppe) Niemann at their home by Cook.
Gus married Sally Volkmer on June 4, 1959 at St. Bernard Catholic Church near Julian. He served in the...
Delton L. Eisenhauer
Mar 8, 2018
Delton L. Eisenhauer, 90, of Lincoln, formerly of Syracuse, died March 8, 2018. He was born on December 9, 1927 to Fred & Ida (Steinkuhler) Eisenhauer in Burr, NE. He married Louann Engelbrecht on February 27, 1954 in Syracuse.
Delton served in the Army during the Korean War. After his military service he worked as a truck...
Mary S. Knutson
Mar 3, 2018
Mary S. Knutson, 93 of Syracuse, passed away on March 3, 2018 at the Syracuse Community Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 26, 1924 to John & Lena (Fritschen) Zapp in Woonsocket, SD.
Mary married John Knutson on May 28, 1949 in Mitchell, SD. She worked for over 30 years at the Good Samaritan Society. Mary...
Lucile E. Laughlin
Feb 28, 2018
Lucile E. Laughlin, 99 of Elmwood, passed away on February 28, 2018 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was born on August 29, 1918 to Louis & Mahala (Richardson) Crile in Vesta, NE.
Lucile married Wallace C. Laughlin on August 29, 1937. She owned and operated Wally's Grocery Store in Elmwood with her husband.
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Anna Mae "Ann" Powell
Feb 25, 2018
Anna Mae "Ann" Powell, 71 of Syracuse, passed away on February 25, 2018 at the Syracuse Community Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 2, 1947 to Ernest & Catherine (Kucera) Fricke in David City, NE.
Ann married Rodney Powell on June 21, 1969 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City. She worked as a Daycare...
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. ...
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