Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Mary Leda White Doeden
Oct 4, 2024
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Mary Leda White Doeden, 74, LaVista, NE formerly of Cook, NE passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE. She was born on October 28, 1949, to Melvin L. & Irene M. (Klaumann) White in Lincoln, NE. She was a 1968 graduate...
Phyllis M. Witte
Sep 26, 2024
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Phyllis (Groteluschen) Witte was born on May 14, 1928, in Genoa, Nebraska, to Walter and Loretta Groteluschen. She graduated from Genoa High School and soon moved to Syracuse with friends of her parents. She worked for Dr. Dieter and Dr. Formanack in Syracuse. After meeting Louis Witte,...
Rex F. Oelke
Sep 26, 2024
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Rex F. Oelke, 73 of Unadilla, was born on May 28, 1951, to Edward & Hilda (Fitzekam) Oelke in Nebraska City. He passed away on September 26, 2024, at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City. Rex married Janet McWilliams on February 6, 1971, at St. Paulinus Catholic...
Lyle Thomassen
Sep 23, 2024
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Lyle Thomassen, age 91, of Weeping Water passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Syracuse Area Health in Syracuse, Nebraska. He was born on August 31, 1933, in rural Weeping Water to Harold and Dusine (Jensen) Thomassen.
Lyle grew up on the...
Nancy J. Petersen
Sep 20, 2024
Nancy J. Petersen, 78 of Lincoln, passed away on September 20, 2024, at her home. She was born on December 21, 1945, to Randall & Mary (Frye) Gartner in Lincoln. Nancy graduated from Syracuse High School and would later marry Valgene Petersen. Together they would be blessed with 3 sons.
She enjoyed spending time...
Matthew J. Scheinost
Sep 11, 2024
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Matthew J. Scheinost, 39 of Lincoln, NE, passed away on September 11, 2024, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 13, 1985, to Don & Sherrie (Hier) Scheinost in Lincoln. Matt graduated from Syracuse High School in the class of...
Todd R Robbins
Sep 5, 2024
Todd Richard Robbins, 57, of Louisville, NE, passed away on September 5, 2024, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE. Todd was born on April 10, 1967, to Thomas & Charlotte (Hitt) Robbins and in Omaha, Nebraska.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army and later built a career as...
Michael D Miller
Aug 28, 2024
Michael D. Miller, 77, of Louisville, Nebraska, passed away surrounded by his family on August 28th, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska. Born on August 6,1947 in Omaha, Nebraska, Michael was the son of Morris and Eileen (Schroeder) Miller.
Michael proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and continued his service with the Nebraska Army National Guard for...
Dorothy "Dot" Sailor
Aug 26, 2024
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Dorothy A. Sailor, 80 of Syracuse, passed away on August 26, 2024, at her home. She was born on March 5, 1944, in Avoca, NE to Emery & Leona (Pope) Voyles. On January 16, 1963, she married Bruce Vogt, and they were blessed with a son Jeff....
Gary B. "Biggs" Royal
Aug 26, 2024
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Gary B. Royal ("Biggs"), 75 of Syracuse, passed away on August 26, 2024 at the Syracuse Area Health Hospital. He was born on February 16, 1949 to Raymond "Tom" & Marion (Whitehead) Royal in Lincoln, NE. After graduating from Syracuse High School, he attended UNL for a...
Vicki J. Tipken
Aug 26, 2024
Vicki J. Tipken, 64 of Eagle, passed away at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln on August 26, 2024. She was born on December 16, 1959, to John & Lois (Erskine) Lukes in Lincoln. She married John Tipken on September 19, 1981, at the First United Methodist Church in Waverly. Together they built a loving family and cherished their...
Brenda J Jones
Aug 21, 2024
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Brenda Joyce (Fihaley) Jones, 74, of Louisville, NE, passed away on August 21, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska. Born on May 4, 1950, to John Fihaley and raised by Thelma and Adolph DeWindt (Brenda's step-grandparents) in Gladstone, Missouri. Brenda would go on to lead a life...
Lorraine Rose
Aug 21, 2024
Lorraine Rose, 69 of Louisville, passed away on August 21, 2024, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. She was born on January 1, 1955, to Robert & Jean (Smith) Miller in West Palm Beach, Florida. Lorraine enjoyed spending her free time with her family and would often play games like Bunco or Bingo with them.
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James "Jim" L. Wooster
Aug 19, 2024
James "Jim" L. Wooster, 88 of Syracuse, was born on January 4, 1936, to Guy & Anna (Cook) Wooster in Mapleton, IA. He passed away at his home on August 19, 2024, in Syracuse. Jim married Jackie Twichell on August 29, 1964, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury, IA.
Jim's favorite pastime in...
Carolyn Ann Gobber
Aug 15, 2024
Carolyn Ann Gobber, 71 of Lincoln, was born on August 13, 1953, at Beale Airforce Base Hospital in California. She passed away on August 15, 2024, at her home in Lincoln.
Carolyn graduated from Syracuse High School with the Class of 1971. After high school, she continued her education and received a certificate in...
Richard "Dick" A. Meyer
Aug 8, 2024
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Richard "Dick" Allen Meyer, 87 of rural Avoca, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on August 8, 2024, at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln. He was born at St. Mary Hospital in Nebraska City on December 18, 1936, to George & Theresa (Sand) Meyer. Dick...
Terry J. Scheinost
Aug 4, 2024
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Terry J. Scheinost, 69, of Syracuse, passed away on August 4, 2024, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. He was born on October 19, 1954, in Lynch, to Ladimer & Hildred (Hafsaas) Scheinost. Terry married Pat Staack on April 19, 1974, at St. Paulinus Catholic Church in...
Wayne L Miller
Aug 3, 2024
Wayne L. Miller, 81, of Cedar Creek, NE, passed away on August 3, 2024, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Born on April 16, 1943, in Cedar Creek, Wayne was the beloved son of George H. and Emma S. (Warren) Miller
Wayne married his sweetheart, Judith Marie (Judy) Funkhouser, on April 3, 1964, at...
Keith A. Fankhauser
Jul 26, 2024
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Keith A. Fankhauser 65, of Louisville, passed away at his home on July 26, 2024. Keith was born on January 4, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lee & May (Clements) Fankhauser. He graduated from Northeast Nodaway High School in Ravenwood, MO. On April 22, 1995, he...
Gerald "Jerry" H. Goering
Jul 25, 2024
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Gerald H. (Jerry) Goering, 92, of Syracuse, died Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Tabitha Journey House in Lincoln. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30th at St. John's United Church of Christ in Syracuse. Casual dress is recommended. The service will be...
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