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

Helen M. Luff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ray J. Doeden

Ray J. Doeden

Mar 3, 2011

Ray John Doeden was born June 3, 1943, in Table Rock, Nebraska, to Emil Walter & Ruth Rose (Powell)Doeden. He passed away March 3, 2011, at his home. Ray married Maryellen M. Beethe of Elk Creek, NE. Ray worked in his Construction company, was a Bar Owner, and a Farmhand. He loved Golf, Hunting, Ultra-light, Planes, Bowling, Softball, Gold Prospecting,...

Fay Elizabeth Antes

Fay Elizabeth Antes

Mar 1, 2011

Fay Elizabeth (Sugden) Antes was born on March 18, 1918 in rural Syracuse, NE to Rudolph "Doc" and Elizabeth C. (Jacobs) Sugden. She passed away on March 1, 2011 at her home, at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 11 days. She was raised in the Syracuse area and graduated from Syracuse High School in 1936. She married...

Betty L. Sawyer

Betty L. Sawyer

Feb 17, 2011

Betty Lou Sawyer age 83 Syracuse, Nebraska, passed away at Syracuse Good Samaritan Center February 17, 2011. Betty was born August 11,1927, in Syracuse, NE, to John & Bertha (Harms) Petersen. She was married on March 9, 1946, to LeRoy Sawyer, in Marysville, Kansas. Betty has worked for over 50 years of dedicated service in Dietary at Syracuse Public Schools,...

Richard H. Frech

Richard H. Frech

Feb 15, 2011

Richard H. Frech (Dick), 1917-2011 Syracuse, NE.; husband of Madeline (Frees). Son of Henry (Harry) and Lydia (Heeman) Frech; brother of Robert G. and wife Doris (Carter) Frech deceased. Father of Thomas and wife Peggy (Ried) Frech, Syracuse, NE; James E. and wife Mary K. (Grief )Frech, Bethesda, MD; and daughter Judith E. Frech, Westfield, MA. Dick was raised in...

Fred Lutjemeyer

Fred Lutjemeyer

Feb 13, 2011

Fritz (Fred) Henry Lutjemeyer, 87, died February 13, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse, Nebraska. Born July 7, 1923 in Otoe, Nebraska to William and Emma (Rohlfs) Lutjemeyer. On September 7, 1945 married Ruby Buchholz at First Lutheran Church (North Branch) Avoca by the Reverend George Bergstraesser. Fred was a life long member of the First Lutheran Church (North...

Dale Stubbendick

Dale Stubbendick

Feb 12, 2011

Dale H. Stubbendick was born March 18, 1915 in Unadilla, Nebraska to Henry and Edla (VanMeter) Stubbendick. He passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 10 months, and 25 days. He was united in marriage on September 6, 1936 to Lucille Bottcher in Syracuse, Nebraska. Together...

Jodi M. Hemje

Jodi M. Hemje

Feb 11, 2011

Jodi was born on July 17, 1959, in Hastings, Nebraska, to Don & Pat (Ham) Hemje. She passed away, on Friday, February 11, 2011, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 51 years, 6 months, and 25 days. Jodi loved family get togethers, and shopping. She also enjoyed painting and Ceramics. Jodi is survived by her parents- Don & Pat...

John E. Groesser

John E. Groesser

Feb 9, 2011

John E. Groesser was born on December 6, 1919 in Weeping Water, Nebraska to Rubin and Ethel (Wiles) Groesser. He passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the LegacyTerrace in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 2 months and 4 days. John was raised, schooled and lived the majority of his life in Weeping...

Willard Mohlman

Willard Mohlman

Feb 9, 2011

Willard H. Mohlman was born on June 26, 1917 in Otoe, Nebraska to Henry and Meta (Lemka) Mohlman. He passed away on Wednesday February 9, 2011 at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Willard was united in marriage on December 3, 1947 to Leola Werner at the...

Roy Howard Hinkle

Roy Howard Hinkle

Feb 4, 2011

Roy Hinkle was born June 7, 1942, rural route Ashland, Nebraska, to Aulty Clark & Laura Viola (Dobbs) Hinkle. He passed away, on Friday, February 4, 2011, at the Louisville Care Center, in Louisvlle, NE, at the age of 68 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Roy and his wife raised 3 children, Clark, Ann, and Adam. He was a...

Ruby Barbara Pieper

Ruby Barbara Pieper

Feb 2, 2011

Ruby was born on December 5, 1919 and passed away peacefully on February 2, 2011 at the age of 91 surrounded by those she loved. Her parents were John and Emma Neemann. She was the youngest of 10 children and grew up under the watchful eye of her mother and sisters. She married August "Gus" Pieper on March 9, 1938....

Irene A. Reimer

Irene A. Reimer

Feb 2, 2011

Irene Reimer was born June 1, 1915, in Syracuse, Nebraska to Gerd and Nora (Beckfield) Stillahn. She passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 7 months and 1 day. Irene married Walter Reimer on January 21, 1937 in Syracuse, Nebraska. To this union they had one...

Herman Edwin Buchanan

Herman Edwin Buchanan

Feb 1, 2011

Buchanan, Herman Edwin, age 83, of Plattsmouth, NE, formerly of Springfield, NE, preceded in death by his wife Elaine, and daughter Cheryl. He is survived by his Children, Lynnette & Terry Nelsen, of Yutan, NE, Holly & John Rybensky, of Omaha, NE, and LeAnn & Mike Henson, of Elmwood, Illinois, son-in-law Arthur Harris, of Turks & Caicos Island, B.W. I.,...

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