Recent Obituaries from Syracuse, Louisville, Elmwood, Weeping Water, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Ernest C. Gross
Apr 26, 2011
Ernie Gross was born August 9, 1917, in rural Burr, NE, to Charles and Minnie (Neeman) Gross. He passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Lincoln, NE at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 17 days. Ernie married Naomi Vohs, on October 25, 1940 at Papillion, NE, to this union they raised son Kenny and daughter Susan. Ernie...
Ethel Bailey
Apr 21, 2011
Mrs. Ethel Leona Clark Bailey, 103, passed away April 21, 2011, in Asheville, NC. Born June 26, 1907, in Reynolds, Nebraska, she was daughter of the late Clarence Edgar & Elsie Perrigo Clark. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Henry Bailey; sister, Edith Vern Hughes; and two brothers: Lewis William Clark...
Andrew C Seybert, Jr.
Apr 17, 2011
Andrew Carl Seybert, Jr. was born on August 26, 1924 in Dunbar, NE to Della (Wright) and Andrew Seybert, Sr. He passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Tabitha Healthcare Nursing Home in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 21 days. Andy graduated from the Otoe School and enlisted into the U.S. Navy serving...
Hazel Steinhoff
Apr 15, 2011
Hazel Steinhoff was born on June 5, 1915, in Syracuse, NE to Rudolph D. Sugden and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Sugden. She passed away on Friday April 15, 2011 at Syracuse Good Samaritan Center, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 5 days. Hazel married Edwin A. Steinhoff on April 17, 1938 in Papillion, Nebraska. To this union they had...
Darrel G. Krogh
Apr 15, 2011
Darrel G. Krogh was born on December 23, 1935 in Spalding, Nebraska to John and Thelma (Huff) Krogh. He passed away on Friday April 15, 2011 at Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Darrel married Carol McPherson on June 27, 1959 at the United Methodist Church in Syracuse, Nebraska....
Dorothy Ann Rakes
Apr 9, 2011
Dorothy Ann Rakes was born, February 19, 1927, in Geddes, South Dakota, to George Sr. &Anna Elizabeth (Mortonson) Drake. She left us on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Syracuse Community Memorial Hospital, at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 21 days. Dorothy married Theodore August Hollmann, on 12-21-47, in Platte, South Dakota, and they had 4 children...
Berniece Ann Janssen
Apr 4, 2011
Berniece A. Janssen age 82, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Crete, and Burr, passed away 4-4-2011 at her home. She was born May 24, 1928, on the Farm near Burr, NE, to Henry & Anna (Spanjer) Holscher. Berniece was Baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church, Burr, NE. She Graduated from Burr High School in 1945. She married Lloyd Janssen...
Lorraine O. Mcgaugh
Apr 2, 2011
Lorraine Opal McGaugh was born September 28, 1922 on the family homestead near Burr, Nebraska to Herman and Ida (Pieper) Neemann. She was baptized on October 29, 1922. Lorraine often shared happy memories of her childhood on the farm and attending country school. On December 30, 1942 she married Gayland McGaugh at the Hope Lutheran Church in Burr, Nebraska. To...
Glenn Alvin Lewis
Mar 31, 2011
Glenn Alvin Lewis, 86, passed away March 31, 2011 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He was born on June 1, 1924 in Bald Hill, OK. His parents were James Thomas and Orpha (Fanning) Lewis. He spent a Tom Sawyer boyhood in Oklahoma. He joined the Marines in December 1941 and spent World War II in the Pacific Theater....
Dale Richard Hillman
Mar 28, 2011
Dale Richard Hillman was born on January 12, 1928 in Unadilla, Nebraska to Henry and Emma (Knickman) Hillman. He passed away on March 28, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 16 days. Dale was united in marriage on September 22, 1948 to Maxine Juilfs at Christ Lutheran (Delaware) in...
Margie D. Mcvay
Mar 25, 2011
Marjorie Delane McVay was born in Auburn, Nebraska on December 12, 1925 to Cleo and Dorothy (Pierce) Kipling. She lived in Auburn until her marriage to Albert Bauers on December 31, 1942. Together they moved to California where Albert was stationed in the U.S. Army. After Al was called to duty overseas during World War II, Margie moved back to...
Verna M Metzger
Mar 23, 2011
Verna Marie (Michon) Metzger, 78, died at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse on March 23, 2011. She was born on October 14, 1932 in Nebraska City to Joseph J. and Helen I. (Burdick) Michon. She lived in Nebraska City until the 5th grade before moving to Auburn where she graduated from high school in 1950. After graduation, she moved...
Kenneth W. Badberg Sr.
Mar 21, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Badberg Sr. was born on January 30, 1939 in Nebraska City, NE to Ervin & Leora (Cook) Badberg. He passed away on March 21, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, NE at the age of 72 years, 1 month and 20 days. Kenneth retired from Good Year after 33 years. He was a member or the American...
Helen M. Luff
Mar 19, 2011
Helen Marie (Wallen) Luff, of Unadilla, was called home on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the age of 88 years, and 17 days. Helen was born on March 2, 1923 to Arthur and Ida (Siepelmeier) Wallen, Northeast of Palmyra. She graduated from Palmyra High School and attended the Lincoln School of Commerce. She worked at the Syracuse AAA Office for...
Marie Ellen Heather
Mar 15, 2011
Marie Ellen Heather passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, surrounded by the soothing voices of her children sharing laughter and fond memories of her long, loving life. Born on a farm north of Unadilla on December 21, 1919, she was the second oldest of Earl and Minnie (Beckard) Halvorsen's six children marrying Delbert H. Heather on February 8, 1941...
Louise W. Beers
Mar 15, 2011
Louise W. Beers was born on March 18, 1912 in Madison, Iowa to Ernest and Emma (Hodde) Rosenthal. She passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center at the age of 98 years, 11 months and 28 days. Louise was united in marrige on October 23, 1938 to Allen Beers in Sterling, Nebraska. Together they...
Marshall L. Jeffrey
Mar 14, 2011
Marshall Lee Jeffrey was born on March 16, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas to Robert and Ruth (Heft) Jeffrey. He passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 54 years, 11 months and 28 days. Marshall was united in marriage on November 21, 1982 to Loanna Cooper in Liberal, Kansas....
Lola Petersen
Mar 13, 2011
Lola I. Petersen was born January 10, 1922, in Weeping Water, Nebraska, to Herman & Minnie (Pankonin) Wegener. She left our life, Sunday, March 13, 2011, at the Louisville Care Center, Louisville, Nebraska, at the age of 89 years, 2 months, and 3 days. Lola married Vern Petersen, October 23, 1959, in Irwin, Iowa. She raised 4 children Jacqueline, Jodith,...
Barbara Ann Schweitzer
Mar 10, 2011
Barbara Ann (Scheinost) Schweitzer was born in Lynch, Nebraska on June 28, 1960 to Ladimer and Hildred (Hafsaas) Scheinost. She passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha on March 10, 2011. Barbara worked as a dining room manager, at Pound Middle School and as a homemaker. She enjoyed working with animals, football, nascar, collected wind chimes and frogs. She...
Bonnie Kay Fossum
Mar 9, 2011
Bonnie Kay Fossum, was born May 4, 1946, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Robert & Leona (Ruehs) Young. She left this Earth on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at her home in Gretna, Nebraska, at the age of 64 years, 8 months, and 5 days. Bonnie married Andrew Fossum, on December 28, 1979, in Syracuse, Nebraska, and to this union they...
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