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

Dick H. Kirchhoff

Dick H. Kirchhoff

Dec 6, 2011

Dick H. Kirchhoff, 82, a resident of Morton House Assisted Living, Nebraska City, NE died December 6, 2011, after a courageous battle against Parkinson's Disease. Born April 2, 1929, near Weeping Water, NE to Hy D. and Mary (Minderman) Kirchhoff. Member of First Lutheran (North Branch) where he was baptized and confirmed. Dick attended Pine School, a rural Cass County...

Peggy M Huffman

Peggy M Huffman

Dec 4, 2011

Peggy M Huffman was born on March 22, 1950 to Fred Kelly and Bertha Edwards in Hunnington, Tennessee. She passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Bellevue Medical Center at the age of 61 years, 7 months and 14 days. Peggy was a Homemaker and cared deeply about spending time with her family. She also enjoyed listening to...

Jacquelyn Elizabeth Hamlin Carpenter

Jacquelyn Elizabeth Hamlin Carpenter

Dec 3, 2011

Jacquelyn Elizabeth Hamlin Carpenter On March 12, 1930 Jacquelyn Elizabeth Hamlin Carpenter was born in San Bernardino, California. On December 3, 2011 she passed away in Kansas City, Missouri. She was one of four children born to Gerald and Myrle Hamlin. She and her military husband, MSgt Darl D. Carpenter were married for sixty one years. She leaves two brothers...

Mabel A. Steinhoff

Mabel A. Steinhoff

Dec 1, 2011

Mabel Anna Sophia Steinhoff was born on January 26, 1914 on the family farm north of Syracuse, NE to Fred Steinhoff and Sophia (Grafe) Steinhoff. She passed away on December 1, 2011 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, NE. Mabel was baptized on March 1, 1914 at the First Lutheran (North Branch) Church. She was Confirmed on April...

Ronald W Zeiger

Ronald W Zeiger

Dec 1, 2011

Ronald W. Zeiger was born on November 13, 1947 in Knoxville, Iowa to Clarence and Frances (Cary) Zeiger. He passed away on December 1, 2011 at the age of 64 years, 17 days. Ronald graduated from Alden High School in Alden, Iowa and attended Northwest Missouri State University where he earned a Bachelor Degree. He proudly served his country as...

Gaylord Meyer

Gaylord Meyer

Nov 29, 2011

Lifetime resident of Otoe, NE, Gaylord "Pete" Meyer age 77 Otoe, NE, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He is survived by his wife Hedwig, of Otoe, NE, niece Vicki Hoopes, grandnephew Dagan Hoopes, wife Mindy, grandniece Candice Hoopes and four grandnieces & nephews. Gaylord is preceded in death by his parents Fred & Elsie Meyer, sisters Darlene & Gayle,...

Wilma Mae Gearhart

Wilma Mae Gearhart

Nov 29, 2011

Wilma Mae Gearhart was born on October 15, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to William & Katherine (Johnson) Wilson. She passed away on November 29, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, NE. She married Robert Gearhart on June 17, 1960 in the Lady Chapel at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, PA. Wilma graduated Latin Salutatorian from the Philadelphia...

Benton Hutchison

Benton Hutchison

Nov 20, 2011

Benton Hutchison age 93 years, 11 months, and 24 days, of Louisville, NE, Died at Home, Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was born November 26, 1917, in Cold Springs, MO, to John & Rosa Hutchison. He married June Crawford, on December 21, 1942, in Omaha, NE. He enjoyed working on his acreage and retired from Ash Grove after 38 yrs....

Harvey H. Henke

Harvey H. Henke

Nov 19, 2011

Harvey Herman Henke was born on August 17, 1922 at home to Lenard & Emma(Wellensiek) Henke. He passed away on November 19, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, NE. He married Elizabeth Schweppe on October 15, 1950 at Osage Church, Cook, NE. He began farming after 8th grade and farmed his whole life. He belonged to St. John's...

Ernestine M. Henke

Ernestine M. Henke

Nov 14, 2011

Ernestine M. Henke was born on September 15, 1924 in Dunbar, Nebraska to Fred & Louise (Spier) Griepenstroh. She passed away at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center on November 14, 2011 at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 30 days. Ernestine married Virgil Henke on January 2, 1942 in Dunbar, Nebraska. To this union they raised two children...

Emil E. Eisenhauer

Emil E. Eisenhauer

Nov 9, 2011

Emil E. Eisenhauer was born on August 23, 1914, the 9th of 11 children, to Henry and Anna (Poppe) Eisenhauer at his parent's home near Burr, Nebraska. He passed away November 9, 2011 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska after proudly living in his own home until his 97th birthday in August, 2011. Emil attended Arbor Grove...

Vernon L. Abbott

Vernon L. Abbott

Oct 23, 2011

Vernon was born on October 29, 1937, in Dover, Florida, to Clarence & Clemmie (Wilson) Abbott. He passed away, on Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Hospice House, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 73 years, 11 months, and 17 days. Vernon married Janet Sluyter, on November 1, 1957, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and to this union they raised Rick, Roger,...

Paul Leonard Stander

Paul Leonard Stander

Oct 19, 2011

Paul Leonard Stander was born October 3, 1933, in rural Weeping Water, NE to Andrew V. & Pauline M. (Palecek) Stander. He died October 19, 2011, at the Louisville Care Center He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son Paul L. Jr., his sister Rose Mary (Herman) Bergmann, his brothers Leo Herbert, Harold, and Kenneth Stander. In-laws, Raymond...

David "Dave" Tietjen

David "Dave" Tietjen

Oct 18, 2011

David "Dave" Tietjen, was born February 17, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Don & Mary (Mayfield) Tietjen. He left us on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 50 years, 8 months, and 1 day. Dave worked as a Welder, for Ash Grove Cement Co., in Louisville, and was a member of NRA, a...

Harold W. Ruenholl

Harold W. Ruenholl

Oct 16, 2011

Harold W. Ruenholl was born on December 13, 1931 in Rural Lorton, NE to Henry F. & Frieda (Wiese) Ruenholl. He passed away at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center on October 16, 2011 at the age of 79 years, 10 months, and 3 days. Harold married Betty Hlavinka on August 26, 1962 at the Ord Presbyterian Church in Ord, NE....

Marlene Gallup

Marlene Gallup

Oct 6, 2011

Marlene Phyllis was born on April 3, 1935 to Marvin E. Anderson and Pearl Lucille (Alsager) Anderson at Sandwich, Illinois. She died on October 6, 2011 at her home in Exeter, Nebraska following a 14- month battle with cancer. Marlene was 76 years, 6 months, and 3 days old at the time of her death. Marlene was baptized at home...

Howard "Buck" Mccallum

Howard "Buck" Mccallum

Oct 5, 2011

Howard C. (Buck) McCallum, 84, of Syracuse passed away Wednesday, October 05, 2011 in Syracuse, Nebraska after being diagnosed with brain cancer in August. Buck was a Nebraska City fireman for twenty years and in the Nebraska National Guard for more than ten years, ending his guard career as a master sergeant, and was awarded the Knights of Aksarben Army...

Myron L. Hollenbeck

Myron L. Hollenbeck

Sep 30, 2011

Myron L. Hollenbeck Sr. was born on November 1, 1946 in Lincoln, NE to Don & Esther (Dreezsen) Hollenbeck. He passed away at home on September 30, 2011 at the age of 64 years 10 months and 30 days. Myron married Karen Williamson on August 12, 1969 in Lincoln, NE and to this union they had two sons J.R. and...

Ellsworth Stohlmann

Ellsworth Stohlmann

Sep 30, 2011

E. F. STOHLMANN Ellsworth Frederick Stohlmann was born December 31, 1917 to August Frederick Stohlmann and Mary Louise (Jochim) Stohlmann,in rural Louisville, NE. Ellsworth "Ellsie" went to be with our Lord on September 30, 2011 at the age of 93 years, 9 months, 1 day. He was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church near Louisville. He graduated from...

Velva M. Lange

Velva M. Lange

Sep 29, 2011

Velva M. Lange was born on May 6, 1933 in Unadilla on the family farm to Frank Sr. and Mille (Davis) Schulze. She passed away on September 29, 2011 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 23 days. She was united in marriage on August 14, 1952 in the Unadilla Christian...

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