Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Gayle E. Parker

Gayle E. Parker

Apr 21, 2014

Gayle E. Parker, 88 of Syracuse, NE, passed away on April 21, 2014 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born to Ray & Nellie (Farnsworth) Parker in rural Palmyra, NE.

Gayle married Vivian Master on June 8, 1949 at the United Methodist Church in Syracuse, NE. He worked as a Diesel Mechanic. He belonged to...

Clyde J. Hunzeker

Clyde J. Hunzeker

Apr 16, 2014

Clyde J. Hunzeker, 91 of Syracuse, passed away at his daughter's house in Omaha under hospice care on April 16, 2014. Clyde was born to Clyde & Lily Hunzeker in Pawnee City, NE.

Clyde married Helen Freeman in 1944 in Hiawatha, KS. He is a WWII Army Veteran. He served under General Patton, was a veteran of...

Helen Hilst

Helen Hilst

Apr 16, 2014

Helen Hilst was born in Pratt, Kansas to William and Lola (Conder) Hilst, and she passed away, April 16, 2014, in Bellevue, Nebraska, at the age of 86 years, 5 months, and 29 days. Memorial services will be Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Fusselman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Chapel, 413 Elm, Louisville, Nebraska. No viewing or visitation, due to cremation.

Jean E. Boehm

Jean E. Boehm

Apr 3, 2014

Jean Elizabeth (Manchester) Boehm, 94, died April 3, 2014, at Southlake Village, Lincoln, NE with her family at her side.

She was born December 1, 1919 on a farm near Wagstaff, Kansas, the daughter of DeWitt Clinton Manchester and May (Rhinehart) Manchester. She was a 1937 graduate of Paola High School. She attended the Ursuline...

Patricia Davis

Patricia Davis

Mar 28, 2014

Patricia M. Davis was born November 16, 1938, to Patrick and Angela (Walsh) Reilly in New York City, New York. She passed away March 28, 2014, at the age of 75 years, 4 months, and 12 days.

Pat married Robert Davis, on September 20, 1986, in Omaha, Nebraska. She retired from Union Pacific Railroad after 24 years....

Brandy K. Neels

Brandy K. Neels

Mar 27, 2014

Brandy K. Neels, 35 of Dunbar, NE passed away March 27, 2014 at home in Dunbar. She was born in Syracuse, NE on June 4, 1978 to Edwin & Sharon (Seelhoff) Neels.

She is survived by her parents Ed & Sharon Neels; Brothers: Tony (Suzanne) Neels of Sidney, NE & Tyler Neels of Dunbar; Sisters: Karrie (Sean)...

Paul "Arnie" Arnold Wirthele

Paul "Arnie" Arnold Wirthele

Mar 24, 2014

Paul Arnold (Arnie) Wirthele widower of Carole Ann (Yearsley) Wirthele was born May 28, 1932 to Paul and Nellie (Kreifels) Wirthele on the family farm two miles west of Burr. He passed away March 24, 2014 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, NE Arnold attended Rocky Ford Country School District Number 47 for eight years, from there he...

Wilmer "Pete" Wohlers

Wilmer "Pete" Wohlers

Mar 23, 2014

Wilmer "Pete" Wohlers, 89 of Syracuse, NE passed away March 23, 2014 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on February 1, 1925 to Henry & Anna (Kirchhoff) Wohlers in Rural Syracuse, NE. Pete married Joan A. Hespen on October 19, 1944 at the First Lutheran Church. He served in the Navy as a Seabee. Pete retired...

David L. Berner

David L. Berner

Mar 8, 2014

David L. Berner was born on September 1, 1955 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Dean and Norma (Sudman) Berner. He died at his home in Avoca on March 8, 2014 at the age of 58 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Dave served his country in the Army from September 25, 1974 to October 18, 1976. He married Debra Doeden on...

Robert A Wiebke

Robert A Wiebke

Mar 5, 2014

Robert Wiebke was born June 11, 1936, on the farm near Cook, Nebraska, to Martin and Emma (Spanjer) Wiebke. He passed away, on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 77 years, 8 month, and 22 days Bob married Carol Feurer, on June 2, 1963, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, at Johnson,...

Robert "Bob" Terry Daniels

Robert "Bob" Terry Daniels

Mar 3, 2014

Robert "Bob" Terry Daniels was born on April 13, 1940 in Benson, Nebraska to Forrest and Rosalie Miner Daniels. He passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 73 years, 10 months, and 18 days.

Bob served his country as being part of the Navy. Bob...

Gene A. Watermeier

Gene A. Watermeier

Mar 1, 2014

Gene Allan Watermeier, 79 of Unadilla passed away on March 1, 2014 in Lincoln, NE. He was born on May 15, 1934 to Arnold & Amanda (Eisenhauer) Watermeier in rural Burr, NE. Gene was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Army and loved the USA flag and what it stood for. He married Lois Tegelhutter on April 5,...

Lynene Rae (Lenker) Meyer

Lynene Rae (Lenker) Meyer

Feb 28, 2014

Lynene Rae (Lenker) Meyer, 69 of Malcolm, NE passed away on Feb. 28 at home surrounded by family. She was born on Oct. 15, 1944 to Reed & Bernice (Hillman) Lenker. Lynene married Max R. Meyer on Nov. 2, 1962 in Dunbar, NE. She owned and operated Ole's Shoe Repair shop in Lincoln with her husband Max. She was a...

William "Bill" Gaebel

William "Bill" Gaebel

Feb 26, 2014

William (Bill) Gaebel was born on April 6, 1928 to Henry and Dora Stolmann Gaebel at Rural Louisville, Nebraska. He passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Louisville Care Center at the age of 85 years. 10 months, and 20 days. Bill married Shirley Iske on June 18, 1950. To this union, they raised 5 children – Roger,...

Peggy Sue Ropers

Peggy Sue Ropers

Feb 25, 2014

Peggy Sue Ropers was born on May 9, 1953 at Syracuse, Nebraska to Willard and Dorothy (Schutz) Ropers. She died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in Hot Springs, Arizona at the age of 60 years, 8 months, and 16 days. Peggy lived in Otoe, Nebraska and graduated from Syracuse-Dunbar-High School. She then graduated from the University of Kansas with a...

John Paul Bruns

John Paul Bruns

Feb 25, 2014

John Paul Bruns, 51 of Elmwood, NE passed away on February 25, 2014. He was born July 19, 1962 in Lincoln, NE to Robert & Marie (Schlunsen) Bruns. He was raised by Gwineth & Arthur Drake from the age of 8. John married Annette "Miki" Murphy on June 27, 1992 in Lincoln, NE. John graduated from Elmwood High School with...

Theodore "Ted" Brooks

Theodore "Ted" Brooks

Feb 24, 2014

Theodore (Ted) Brooks was born on February 15, 1955 to Theodore and Barbara Condon Brooks in Torrance, California. He passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 59 years, 9 days. Ted married Shirley Miller on May 31, 1980 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Together they raised four sons - Justin, Michael, Jonathan and Eddie. He...

William B. "Bill" Baier

William B. "Bill" Baier

Feb 22, 2014

William B. "Bill" Baier, age 88 of Syracuse, NE passed away on February 22, 2014 at the Havelock Manor in Lincoln, NE. He was born on February 6, 1926 to John E & Rosa Lee (Bates) Baier. William married Mary Ellen Alberry on December 3, 1956 in Omaha, NE. He retired from Western Electric after 31 years. He also farmed....

Shirley Jean Towle

Shirley Jean Towle

Feb 21, 2014

Shirley Jean Towle was born February 13, 1928, in Wabash, Nebraska, to Frederich and Minnie (Oikmann) Lawrence. She died on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the Louisville Care Center, at the age of 86 years, and 8 days. Shirley graduated from Murdock High School, and went on to study nursing in Lincoln, and while working at Lincoln General Hospital she...

Erma Ann Meyer

Erma Ann Meyer

Feb 21, 2014

Erma Ann Meyer, 90 of Syracuse, NE, was born on June 21, 1923 in Syracuse, NE to Ernest & Clara (Lange) Gellerman. She passed away on Feb. 21, 2014. Erma married Ernst on Aug. 9, 1942 in Ventura, CA. Erma was a lifelong member of Luther Memorial Church and a member of VFW Auxiliary. She worked as a rural school...

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