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

Mary Kay Kirby

Mary Kay Kirby

Mar 9, 2013

Mary Kay Kirby was born in Endicott, Nebraska, on August 30, 1935, to Richard and Helen (Jones) DeVries. She passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Bryan Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 77 years, 6 months, and 9 days. Mary Kay married Raymond Kirby, on August 25, 1960, in Palmyra, Nebraska, and to this uion they...

Verla Mae Probst

Verla Mae Probst

Mar 5, 2013

Verla Probst was born February 8, 1925, in Greenwood, Nebraska, to Carl and Sara (Lau) Kupke. She passed away, March 5, 2013, at the Life Care Center, in Elkhorn, Nebraska, at the age of 88 years, and 25 days. Verla was confirmed June 18, 1939 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Murdock, Nebraska, and graduated from Ashland High School in 1943....

Evelyn Pearl Gerking

Evelyn Pearl Gerking

Mar 2, 2013

Evelyn Pearl Gerking of Cook, Nebraska was born on April 12, 1919 in Rural Burr, Nebraska to Ben & Mary (Homier) Spanjer. She passed away at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh, Nebraska on Saturday March 2, 2013 at the age of 93 years, 10 months, and 18 days. Evelyn married Charles Gerking on September 15, 1940 in Cook, Nebraska and to...

Joycelin G. Schacht

Joycelin G. Schacht

Feb 20, 2013

Joycelin (Joycie) Gayle Schacht, 60, of Beatrice died Wed., Feb. 20, 2013 at her home at the Beatrice State Developmental Center, surrounded by loving care givers. She was born March 12, 1952 in Nebraska City to Marvin and Vivian (Vermule) Schacht. She is survived by her sisters: Diane Schacht of Syracuse and Anita (Ron) Bowman of Hooper; nieces, Elizabeth (Ken)...

Delbert H. Heather

Delbert H. Heather

Feb 14, 2013

Delbert H. Heather was born on May 9, 1919 in Rural Syracuse, Nebraska to Harry & Mollie (Walker) Heather. He passed away on February 14, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 5 days. Delbert married Marie Halvorsen on February 8, 1941 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Delbert was a farmer...

Martha Maxene Winingham

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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