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

Jack M Kuhn

Jack M Kuhn

Oct 16, 2010

Jack M. Kuhn was born on July 28, 1929 in South Bend, Nebraska to Glen and Esther (Ward) Kuhn. He passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at his home in Rural Ashland at the age of 81 years, 2 months and 18 days. Having lived his entire life in Cass County, he went to work in the sand and...

Dale L Johnson

Dale L Johnson

Oct 15, 2010

Dale Lawrence Johnson was born on September 3, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska to Lawrence and Cora Johnson. He passed away on Friday, October 15, 2010 at Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 76 years, 1 month and 12 days. He will always be remembered by loved ones for his years at the farm being a father,...

Esther D Wessel

Esther D Wessel

Oct 15, 2010

Esther D. Wessel was born on November 28, 1922 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Louis and Sophie (Ehlers) Steinhoff. She passed away on Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 87 years, 10 months and 17 days. Esther was united in marriage to Kenneth Richard Wessel on September 10, 1947 in Syracuse,...

Gene West

Gene West

Oct 8, 2010

Gene West was born on May 1, 1922 in Unadilla, Nebraska to George and Lessie (Luff) West. He passed away on Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 5 months, and 7 days. Gene married Berdean Stoner on November 23, 1942 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. To this union, they...

Helen Bremer

Helen Bremer

Oct 7, 2010

Helen Bremer, was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on December 29, 1918, to Henry & Juliana (Solko) Schreiter. She passed away, at Haven Manor, in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 8 days. Helen married Arnold Frederick Bremer, at St. Benedicts, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on September 3, 1940, and...

Ivan Chris Beckard

Ivan Chris Beckard

Sep 30, 2010

Ivan Chris Beckard age 73, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln, NE, on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Ivan was born December 19, 1936, in Unadilla, Nebraska, to Harry L. & Linnel (Hansen) Beckard. Ivan was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, in Palmyra, NE. He is survived by his children, David Beckard, of Lincoln, NE, &...

Maynard Kempke

Maynard Kempke

Sep 23, 2010

Maynard H.A. Kempke was born on June 25, 1922 in Otoe, Nebraska to William H. and Emma (Burr) Kempke. He passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Gold Crest Nursing Home in Adams, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 2 months and 29 days. Maynard married Velda Winter, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in Crete, Nebraska on...

Bernard Holscher

Bernard Holscher

Sep 18, 2010

Bernard Holscher passed away at his home on Saturday morning after a long illness. Bernard Eldon Holscher was born April 24, 1924 to Herbert and Lizzie (Pruessing) Holscher on a small farm near Unadilla, NE. His family moved to Sterling, NE a short time later, finally settling in Syracuse. He attended school in Syracuse and graduated in 1943, and entered...

Myrna Smith

Myrna Smith

Sep 8, 2010

Myrna Smith (March 20, 1934 – September 8, 2010) Myrna (Ingram) Smith was born March 20, 1934 to Edward and Mabel (Ward) Ingram of Louisville Nebraska. She passed away on September 8, 2010 at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Arizona. Myrna began teaching shortly after high school in a one-room school house outside Louisville. She married Charles Smith of...

Amelia Wellensiek

Amelia Wellensiek

Sep 1, 2010

Amelia Wellensiek (November 11, 1920 - September 1, 2010) Amelia Wellensiek, age 89, of Cook, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Belle Terrace, in Tecumseh, NE. She was born November 11, 1920, in Pickrell, NE, to Friedrick Herman & Antje (Anna Jurgens) Kelle. Amelia married Raymond Wellensiek on August 25, 1945, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Sterling, NE...

Max Heard

Max Heard

Aug 26, 2010

Funeral Services are Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church, Louisville, NE with Pastor Joel Plicek officiating. Visitation is Sunday from 9 am until 9 pm with the family present from 4-7. Memorials are suggested to Louisville Youth Baseball and Softball Leagues. Fuseelman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Home in Louisville is in charge of arrangements. 234-3985. Max...

Helen Marie Miner

Helen Marie Miner

Aug 26, 2010

Helen was born April 10, 1919, in rural Springfield, Nebraska, to Willard & Cora (Slatten) Dill. She passed away, Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Midlands Hospital, in Papillion, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years, 4 months, and 16 days. Helen married Donald Miner, on July 31, 1937, in Papillion, Nebraska, and to this union they had 4 children, Donald,...

Lee Delbert Witt

Lee Delbert Witt

Aug 24, 2010

Lee Delbert Witt was born, March 4, 1934, in Syracuse, Nebraska, to Albert & Minnie (Brummer) Witt. He passed Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 76 years, 5 months, and 20 days. Lee Delbert married Colleen Bock, at the Luther Memorial Church, in Syracuse, on August 18, 1954, 56 years together,...

Frances E. Zeiger

Frances E. Zeiger

Aug 20, 2010

Frances E. "Speed" Zeiger was born on June 29, 1925 in Rural Greeley County, Nebraska to Aaron Eldon and Clare Irene (Giles) Cary. She passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 21 days. After finishing high school, Frances attended Normal Training and went...

Donna "Kay" Niday

Donna "Kay" Niday

Aug 16, 2010

Donna "Kay" Niday, was born February 28, 1938, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Charles "Floyd" & Edith "Bernice" (Simpson) Howell. She passed away, Monday, August 16, 2010, at the Community Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 19 days. Kay married Lanny Niday, on September 7, 1958, in Burbank, California, and to this union...

Donald Lewis

Donald Lewis

Aug 16, 2010

Donald Lewis was born December 19, 1930, in Wewoka, OK, to James & Orphie (Fanning) Lewis. He passed away, Monday, August 16, 2010, at the Community Memorial Hospital, in Syracuse, NE. Don married Jane Lemka, on May 5, 1957, at the Methodist Church, in Unadilla, NE, and to this union they raised, Linda, Betty, Clay, David, and Bev. He served...

Fredric A. Schutz

Fredric A. Schutz

Aug 11, 2010

Fredric A. Schutz was born on March 1, 1932 in Avoca, Nebraska to Joyce and Lora (Haveman) Schutz. He passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse at the age of 78 years, 5 months, and 10 days. Fredric was united in marriage on March 27, 1953 to Verena Kempke at St. John's Lutheran...

Marvin Wellensiek

Marvin Wellensiek

Aug 3, 2010

Marvin Wellensiek was born, August 14, 1925, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Ida Wellensiek. He passed away, on August 3, 2010, at the Community Memorial Hospital, in Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 84 years, 11 month, and 20 days. Marvin married Leela Mandery, on August 17, 1952 at St. Paul's U.C.C. in Cook, Nebraska, and to this union they had...

Anna Watermeier

Anna Watermeier

Jul 30, 2010

Anna Louise Watermeier was born August 23, 1914, in Burr, Nebraska to Herman and Caroline (Bader) Eisenhauer. She passed away, Friday, July 30, 2010, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center, at the age of 95 years 11 months, and 7 days. Anna married Elmer "Dutch" Watermeier, on February 2, 1936, at Hope Lutheran Church Burr, Nebraska, and to this union...

Opal Dorothy Jaspring

Opal Dorothy Jaspring

Jul 27, 2010

Opal Dorothy Thiele Jaspring was born April 9th, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri and was adopted that same day by Gus & Lena (Kastens) Thiele of Syracuse. Gus & Lena were SO excited to finally have a child to make their family complete! Opal lived with her parents on a farm south of Syracuse and attender Rural County School District...

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