Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Arlene Henrietta Gruber
Nov 7, 2012
Arlene H. Gruber Arlene Henrietta (Gartner) Gruber was born September 16, 1923 on a farm in Unadilla, NE to Henry & Anna (Hahne) Gartner. She passed peacefully at the Louisville Care Center on November 7, 2012 at the age of 89. She married on May 23, 1948 to Ernest Gruber and moved to Louisville, NE. Arlene was a homemaker and...
Mildred Anna Minnie Werner
Nov 4, 2012
Mildred Anna Minnie (Buchholz) Werner was born on May 7, 1931 in Otoe, NE to John & Lydia (Neemann) Buchholz. She passed peacefully at home on Sunday November 4, 2012 at the age of 81 years, 5 months and 28 days. Mildred was confirmed on May 20, 1945 at the First Lutheran Church (North Branch), Avoca, NE. Her confirmation verse...
Dean P. Kraft
Oct 31, 2012
Dean Philip Kraft was born on February 21, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Philip & Gladys (West) Kraft. He passed away on October 31, 2012 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Society at the age of 86 years, 8 months, and 10 days. Dean grew up around Cook and later moved to Syracuse. He worked as a farmer and also was...
Lucille Marie Kupke
Oct 13, 2012
Lucille Marie Kupke was born September 22, 1939, to August & Pauline (Vogler) Kupke, at home in Murdock, Nebraska. She passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at her home in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 73 years, and 21 days. Lucille worked as an Assembler for Industrial Companies. Lucille is survived by her brother Gerald Kupke, of Weeping...
Glenda Jean (Kasal) White
Oct 13, 2012
Glenda loved gardening and working outdoors – fostering kittens, and bringing home stray's, like her pet duck "Freckles" that would come in the Kitchen to be feed, also loved motor cycles, and old cars, like her Car Glenda is survived by her husband Bill White of Palm Bay, Florida, and step-daughter Whitney White, mother Audrey Kasal, of Papillion, NE, sister...
Donald Lee Hemje
Sep 16, 2012
Donald Lee Hemje was born June 25, 1934 at his parent's farm home near Hildreth, NE. He was the 7th child of Fooke and Minnie (Keiser) Hemje. He passed away on Sunday September 16, 2012 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hildreth, NE. He graduated from Hildreth...
Adele Fleischman
Sep 10, 2012
Adele Josephine (Kunz) Fleischman passed away in her sleep on September 10, 2012 at her home in Elmwood, NE. She was born on October 15, 1923 to Joe & Ella (Bornemeier) Kunz near Elmwood. On January 24, 1947 she was united in marriage to Walter E Fleischman. Her parents had made them wait until he returned from the war &...
Trixy L. Ziemann
Sep 9, 2012
Trixy Lee (Lewis) Ziemann, (65) one of the hardest hitting softball playing tomboys, who grew up to be a loving wife and mother passed away on her birthday, Sunday, September 9, 2012, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Trixy was born on September 9, 1947, the first of 6 children of Glenn and Leona (Lemka) Lewis in Nebraska City,...
Clarence "Pepsi" Rosenthal
Aug 27, 2012
Clarence "Pepsi" Rosenthal was born September 3, 1924 in Cook, Nebraska, to August Herman Gustave & Fannie (Saathoff) Rosenthal. He went to be with his wife Esther, on Monday, August 27, 2012, after a short stay at Good Samaritan Center Syracuse, at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 24 days. Pepsi married Esther Halvorsen, on December 1, 1946,...
Kenneth G. Harms
Aug 26, 2012
Kenneth G. Harms, 84, died at his home in rural Syracuse on August 26, 2012, surrounded by his wife of 62 years and family. He was born on February 3, 1928 on a farm southeast of Syracuse to Harvey J. Sr. and Clara (Engelbrecht) Harms. He was a lifelong member of Christ Lutheran Church Delaware-rural Syracuse where he was baptized...
Helen M. Wilkinson
Aug 25, 2012
Helen M. Wilkinson was born on April 12, 1932, in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania to Robert & Florence (Moyer) Wagner. She passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 13 days. Helen married Paul Wilkinson Sr. on August 22, 1954 in Shartleville, Pennsylvania and together they...
Erma M. Reed
Aug 22, 2012
Erma Mae (Jancik) Reed was born July 8, 1923 to Joseph and Anna (Sibl) Jancik at DuBois, NE. She was the youngest of 3 daughters, sisters Lillian Klein and Rose Jancik. She graduated from Table Rock High School in 1941. After school, Erma was employed at the Lincoln Telephone Co. for 6 ½ years. She married Harold Vernon Reed on...
Virginia "Ginny" Bartels
Aug 14, 2012
Virginia "Ginny" Bartels Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Syracuse, Nebraska with Rev. Paul Coen and Rev. Mike Widner officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 1:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. with family greeting friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the...
Pat Lou Hemje
Aug 13, 2012
Patsy Lou (Ham) Hemje passed away on August 13, 2012 in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 74. Pat was born October 31, 1937 to Ernest & Blanche Ham at Clay Center, NE. She was baptized and confirmed. She lived her childhood on a farm near Saronville. She graduated from Sutton High School, Cottey College, and Kearney State College. Received...
Evelyn L. Brammeier
Aug 12, 2012
Evelyn L. Brammeier was born on February 23, 1918, in Unadilla, Nebraska to Dick & Francis (Page) Brinkman. She passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 20 days. Evelyn married Lorenz A. Brammeier on April 21, 1941 in Syracuse, Nebraska and together they...
Frank E Koterzina, Jr.
Aug 9, 2012
Frank E. Koterzina, Jr. was born July 18, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank & Lonella (Vogler) Koterzina Sr. He passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his home at the age of 75 years, and 22 days,. Frank married Mary Lou Bender, on November 15, 1969, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Together they raised 4 children – Christine, Kelly,...
Lucille M. Wesemann
Aug 3, 2012
Lucille M. Wesemann of Syracuse, NE formerly of Cook, NE was born on April 11, 1927 in Steinauer, Nebraska to Fred & Anna (Hothan) Baucke. She passed away on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Society in Syracuse, NE at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 23 days. Lucille married William Wesemann on December 14,...
Lee Paul Wirthele
Aug 2, 2012
Lee Paul Wirthele was born on September 3, 1922 on the family farm west of Burr, Nebraska to Paul & Nellie (Kreifels) Wirthele. He departed this life on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at BryanLGH East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 30 days. Lee was raised and attended school in the Burr area...
Robert "Bob" Desh
Aug 2, 2012
Robert "Bob" Desh, was born March 30, 1932, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Vivian & Julia (Manley)Desh. He passed away, on August 2, 2012, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 3 days. Bob married Patricia Hill on May 3, 1952, in Shenandoah, Iowa, and to this marriage they raised 4 children Robert, William, Bryan, and...
George F Griffin
Jul 28, 2012
George Franklin Griffin was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 7, 1928 to Albert and Hallie (Noell) Griffin. He passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at his home in Louisville at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 21 days. George attended the Murray Grade School and graduated from Louisville High School. On November 30, 1948, George...
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