Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Martha Maxene Winingham
Feb 14, 2013
Martha Winingham was born June 26, 1929, in St. Deroin, Nebraska to John & Edna (Conover) Foster. She left us on Thursday, February 14, 2013, at her home in Louisville, Nebraska, at the age of 83 years, 7 months, and 19 days. Martha married James Houston Winingham, on October 22, 1947, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and to this union they raise...
J.C. Nisely
Feb 13, 2013
J.C. Nisely was born on May 27, 1927 in North Platte, Nebraska to John Francis Nisely & Sarah Katherine Harvison. He passed away on February 13, 2013 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 8 months, and 17 days. J.C. started school in Sunnyside Washington and graduated from North Platte High School...
Vernon V. Warnke
Feb 2, 2013
Vernon V. Warnke was born November 28, 1926 at Cook, Nebraska to William R. & Mary (Stiehl) Warnke. He passed away on February 2, 2013 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 2 months and 5 days. When Vernon was younger he learned to play the guitar, banjo and harmonica and always dreamed of...
Roger Leroy Cram
Jan 28, 2013
Roger Leroy Cram was born August 13, 1942, in Oakland, Nebraska, to Clyde E. and Ethyl Mary (Miller) Cram. Roger passed away at the Rehab Center, in Omaha, NE, on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the age of 70 years, 5 months, and 15 days. Roger had many important people in his life - three children Chad, Deanne, and Douglas,...
Gene H. Scheef
Jan 27, 2013
* Visitation on Wednesday January 30 in Burr has been CANCELED due to the Weather * Eugene H. Scheef was born September 14, 1931 to Harry and Erna (Henning) Scheef at Gretna, Nebraska. He was the second child and first-born son. Gene was baptized and confirmed at the Gretna Lutheran Church. They had a dairy farm on the edge of...
Deva D Hergenrader
Jan 25, 2013
DEVA D. HERGENRADER, age 77, of Cedar Creek, NE, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013. She was born on February 14, 1935 in Carson, IA, the daughter of Opal and Winona Leimbach. Deva worked as an accounting clerk and trainer for over 40 years beginning her career at Pendleton Wool in Bellevue, NE. She retired in 1994 and began...
Richard "Dick" Crofton
Jan 22, 2013
Richard "Dick" L. Crofton, 85 of Louisville, passed away January 22, 2013, at Bergen Mercy Hospital with family by his side. Richard was born, September 3, 1927 in Dorchester, NE to Vernon & Katie Crofton. Retired cement finisher and restaurateur. Worked many years at Kiewitt Constr. Co. and owner of Hi-Vu Café, Crofton's Restaurant and Crofton Construction Co. Dick was...
Bernice M. Roberts
Jan 21, 2013
Bernice M. Roberts, of Lincoln, formally of Unadilla, NE passed away on January 21, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 24 days. She was born on July 28, 1926 in Otoe, Nebraska to John & Rebecca (Bruns) Martens. Bernice married Allen Dwight Roberts on March 21, 1946 at the Methodist Church in Syracuse,...
Rev. Reinhard Beckman
Jan 19, 2013
Reverend Reinhard Arthur Beckman was born in Phillips County, Kansas, on January 23, 1912, to parents Wilhelm and Clara Harms Beckman. He was made a Child of God in Holy Baptism in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He grew up on a farm in rural South East Nebraska, near Sterling. He graduated from High School in Sterling, Nebraska....
Gladys Sorensen
Jan 18, 2013
Gladys Jean (Wilhelm) Sorensen was born on May 22, 1928 in Tecumseh, NE. She passed away on January 18, 2013 at the age of 84 at her daughter Kathy's home with her husband Merl and grandchildren Kim & Tom at her side. She was the daughter of Harry and Katharine (Hild) Wilhelm. She lived in Tecumseh until June of 1944...
Russell D Snyder
Jan 12, 2013
Russell D. Snyder age 87 of Syracuse, passed away Jan. 12, 2013 in Syracuse. He was born Jan. 11, 1926 to John & Ceola (Lewis) Snyder. A devoted husband and father, former Farmer and John Deere Implement Dealer in Syracuse. Survived by wife of 66 years, Gladys Snyder, Syracuse; sons, Dan & Kay Snyder, Omaha, Ken & Jan Snyder, Omaha,...
Phyllis A Brandes
Jan 11, 2013
Phyllis "Grannie" Brandes was born on June 21, 1931, in Walthill, Nebraska, to Clarence "Stub" & Katherine (Bourelle) Riggs. She passed away, surrounded by family on Friday, January 11, 2013, at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 21 days. Phyllis married Clarence Brandes on September 26, 1948, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Of this union 5 children were...
Dorothy Wander
Jan 9, 2013
Dorothy Mae Wander, of Nebraska City, formerly of Syracuse passed away on January 9th, 2013 in Nebraska City at the age of 77. She was born on November 5, 1935 in Murray, NE to Richard & Dorothy Schanot. Dorothy married Charles Wander on May 22, 1955 and to this union they raised 4 sons Dwight, Mark, Brad and Chris. Dorothy...
Edgar H. Snyder
Jan 8, 2013
Edgar H. Snyder, age 87, of Unadilla, NE, passed away at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, NE, on January 8, 2013. He was born on August 8, 1925, at Brock, NE, to William and Ella (Niedermeyer) Snyder. He married Nora Applegate on January 23, 1957 at Peru, NE at the Christian Church. Edgar was a hard working man all of...
Beverly J. Wiebke
Jan 8, 2013
Beverly J. Wiebke of Cook, was born on September 26, 1945 in Tecumseh, Nebraska to William & Virginia (Ennen) Schmidt. She passed away at the Tecumseh Hospital on January 8, 2013 at the age of 67 years, 3 months and 13 days. Beverly married Stanley Wiebke on April 18, 1964 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Cook, Nebraska and to...
Larry G. Panko
Jan 2, 2013
Larry G. Panko of Syracuse, formally of Lincoln, NE was born on August 18, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Christian & Birdean (Carpenter) Panko. He passed away at home surrounded by family on January 2, 2013 at the age of 68 years, 4 months, and 15 days. Larry married Beverly A. Hillman on May 28, 1964 at the First Lutheran...
Barbara "Bobbi" Ann Beins
Jan 1, 2013
Barbara "Bobbi" Beins was born, on October 21, 1959, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Robert & Mary Ann (True) Beins. She passed away on January 1, 2013, while surrounded by family at the Lakeside Hospital, at the age of 53 years, 4 months, and 11 days. Bobbi is survived by her parents Robert & Mary Ann Beins, of Springfield, NE, brothers...
Arlin John William Klingenberg
Jan 1, 2013
Arlin John William Klingenberg was born on February 1, 1920 in Syracuse, Nebraska to William and Mathilda (Fricke) Klingenberg. He passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Rosewood Care Center in Swansea, IL at the age of 92 years, 11 months. He was raised in the Syracuse area and graduated from Syracuse High School in 1939. After High...
Ned Thomas Lucas
Dec 29, 2012
Ned Thomas Lucas of Unadilla NE, passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 29, 2012 at the age of 85. He was born in Unadilla to Fred and Alice(Luff) Lucas on Aug 3, 1927. Ned was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife of 65 yrs, Kathryn Elizabeth; Brother, Marvin Lucas (Jean) of Unadilla; Sons,...
Frieda E. Straube
Dec 28, 2012
Frieda E. Straube of Syracuse, formally of Burr, Nebraska passed away on December 28, 2012 at the age of 80 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Frieda was born in rural Adams, Nebraska to Henry J. & Grace (Harms) Buss. She married Ralph Straube on March 8, 1953 at the American Lutheran Church in Adams, Nebraska. She is survived by...
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