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

Dennis Knickman

Dennis Knickman

Jul 16, 2011

Dennis Knickman was born on May 31, 1951 in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Harold & Goldine (Henke) Knickman. He passed away on July 16, 2011 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 60 years, 1 month, 15 days. Dennis worked as a bar owner and as a farmer most of his life. Dennis is survived by...

Adam Hinkle

Adam Hinkle

Jul 16, 2011

Adam Ray Hinkle, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Lakeside Hospital, Omaha. Adam was born on June 29, 1971 to Roy Hinkle and Mary (Franke) Hinkle in Omaha, Nebraska. Adam was an educator in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska and Cheney, Kansas. Outside of the classroom, Adam coached wrestling, football and soccer. He...

Darlene J. Kath

Darlene J. Kath

Jul 3, 2011

Darlene J. Kath, of Lincoln, NE was born on May 21, 1925 in Gresham, Nebraska to Verle Hedrick & Gertude Walters. She passed away on Sunday July 3, 2011 at Lancaster Manor in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 1 month, and 12 days. She married Alvin Kath on October 17, 1942 in Stockton, California and to this...

Evelyn (Schewe) Sheesley

Evelyn (Schewe) Sheesley

Jul 1, 2011

Evelyn Schewe Sheesley was born on February 6, 1913 on a farm near Weeping Water, Nebraska. She was the middle of three daughters born to Lodge and Myrtle (Waltz) Caygill. Evelyn grew up in Elmwood, where she attended kindergarten, elementary, and high school. She went one year to Cotner College in Lincoln, where she wanted to major in music. Because...

Wayne C. Johnson

Wayne C. Johnson

Jun 11, 2011

Wayne C. Johnson, of Lincoln, NE formally of Cook, son of Claude H. & Leora (Hauberg) Johnson was born, March 30, 1923 near Cook, Nebraska. He grew up on the family farm and attended grade school at District 50 (Fighting Fifty) nearby. He graduated from Brock High School in 1940, and attended the University of Nebraska a short time. He...

Hans Martin Sauberzweig

Hans Martin Sauberzweig

Jun 10, 2011

Hans Sauberzweig was born February 28, 1929 in Macklin Sasktchewan, Canada to Rev R. M. & Lydia (Trautrims) Sauberzweig. He passed away on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 82 year, 3 months, and 13 days. He married Joann Roettger, on December 21, 1952, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Otoe,...

Julia Mcdonald

Julia Mcdonald

Jun 8, 2011

Julia Marie Christine Nelsen McDonald, 94 of Lake Charles, LA, formerly of Avoca, NE. was born to Marcus and Lenora Nelsen on January 02, 1917, in Avoca, NE. She died at 4:53 P.M. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in a local Hospital in Lake Charles, LA. Mrs. McDonald Lived in Nebraska for 66 years, moved to Florida in 1983 and...

Junius A. Koch

Junius A. Koch

Jun 7, 2011

Junius A. Koch was born on June 20, 1922 in Otoe, Nebraska to Dick and Bertha (Rueter) Koch. He passed away on June 07, 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 11 months and 17 days. Junius married Norma Rottman on June 21, 1945 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Otoe. To this union they raised 6...

Bethel C. Cleasby

Bethel C. Cleasby

Jun 5, 2011

Bethel Cleasby was born on August 2, 1918 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Walter & Veda (Lockhart) Goos. She passed away on June 5, 2011 at Life & Care Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 10 months, and 3 days. Bethel married Harold McClane on November 28, 1936 in Julesburg, Colorado. They were together for 42 years...

Ruby R. Keim

Ruby R. Keim

Jun 4, 2011

Ruby Keim was born on July 19, 1916 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Fred & Laura (Seelhoff) Mohr. She passed away on June 4, 2011 at Syracuse Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 10 months and 16 days. Ruby married Ernest Jacob Keim on February 15, 1945 in Syracuse, Nebraska. Together they raised 3 sons...

Floyd "Jake" L. Renner

Floyd "Jake" L. Renner

Jun 3, 2011

Floyd Leslie "Jake" Renner was born at Weeping Water, Nebraska on February 24, 1925. Son of John Emmanuel and Lena Margaret (Hinck) Renner. He passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 9 days. Jake grew up in Weeping Water and graduated from Weeping Water High...

Daniel L. J. "Boone" Spiering

Daniel L. J. "Boone" Spiering

Jun 1, 2011

Dan "Boone" Spiering will be greatly missed But never forgotten. He passed away on June 1, 2011 after the most courageous and amazing battle against Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). The hardest thing for Dan was not being able to live life to the fullest as he always had. Anyone that knew him knows it was all or nothing- always. Dan...

Stuart Erickson

Stuart Erickson

May 24, 2011

Stuart Erickson was born on December 6, 1938, in Salem, South Dakota, to Nels Ervin and Susanha Matilda (Strand) Erickson. He passed away, May 24, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 28 days. Stuart married Argentina Cardenas, on February 14, 1964, in San Antonio, Texas. He retired from the Lincoln...

Katherine W Metzger

Katherine W Metzger

May 24, 2011

Katherine Wegner Metzger, of Cedar Creek, NE passed away at the Louisville Care Community on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, where she had resided since April 2009. Katherine was born on December 24, 1922, in Council Bluffs, to Edward F. and Dorothy (Donahue) Wegner. She was raised and schooled in Council Bluffs, graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School. Katherine was engaged...

Harvey J. Harms

Harvey J. Harms

May 20, 2011

Harvey "Doc" J. Harms was born on January 1, 1930 in Syracuse, NE to Harvey John & Clara Mary (Engelbrecht) Harms. He passed away on May 20, 2011 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, and 19 days. Harvey married Joyce Larimore on August 22, 1987. He was involved in the American Legion...

Noel Ernest Kemper Sr.

Noel Ernest Kemper Sr.

May 17, 2011

Noel E. Kemper Sr. was born on January 12, 1941, in Lincoln, NE to Ernest & Jennie (Snoke) Kemper. He passed away on May 17, 2011 at his daughter's home in Bennet, at the age of 70 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Noel married Clara Mae Dunlap on April 15, 1961 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walton, NE. To...

Juliajean Golden

Juliajean Golden

May 16, 2011

Juliajean Golden was born on July 27, 1913, in Avoca, NE, to August & Maude (Wilkinson) Ruhge. She passed away, May 16, 2011 at the Ashland Care Center, at the age of 97 years, 9 months, and 19 days Juliajean married Noel Golden on May 18, 1940, in Lincoln, NE. She worked as a One Room School Teacher, farmwife, owned...

Wilma R Dermann

Wilma R Dermann

May 13, 2011

Wilma Ruth Dermann was born on August 30, 1920 in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Carl and Francis (Gyhra) Schultz. She passed away peacefully on May 13, 2011 with her family by her side in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 13 days. She was raised and attended school in the Tecumseh area. On October 16, 1941,...

Ronald F. White

Ronald F. White

May 5, 2011

Ronald F. White was born on December 12, 1940 in Douglas, Nebraska to Gerald and Florence (Stroh) White. He passed away on Thursday May 5, 2011 at Oschner Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of 70 years, 4 months and 23 days. Ronald married Mary Ann Wilhelm on August 1, 1964. To this union they raised 2...

Faye M. Brandt

Faye M. Brandt

May 4, 2011

Faye Margaret Brandt, beloved mother, highly skilled teacher, loyal friend, and compassionate care-giver for many people, passed away May 4, 2011 at the Ambassador nursing home in Nebraska City. Faye was a regular visitor and care giver to many of her friends at the same facility, where she eventually spent over 10 years receiving care herself. She was born in...

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