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

Ervin C. Hespen

Ervin C. Hespen

Apr 10, 2009

Ervin Carl Hespen was born on November 8, 1914 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Harm and Maria (Juilfs) Hespen. He passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 2 days. Ervin was raised in the Syracuse area and attended school there. He entered the U.S....

Christian Rosenthal

Christian Rosenthal

Apr 8, 2009

Christian E. Rosenthal was born on October 12, 1914 in Hamburg, Iowa to Herman and Mary (Weber) Rosenthal. He passed away on April 8, 2009 at his home in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 27 days. Chris was united in marriage to Frances Conradi on February 22, 1952 in Hickman, Nebraska, together they raised...

Joyce Janssen

Joyce Janssen

Apr 6, 2009

Joyce B. Janssen age 84, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Syracuse, NE who died at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, NE on Monday, April 06, 2009. Joyce was born December 12, 1924, in Holbrook, NE, to Herbert and Ethel Gladys, (Smith), Tucker. She married on July 1, 1945 in Syracuse, Nebraska to Keith E. Janssen, and to this union...

Elmer J Stillahn

Elmer J Stillahn

Apr 6, 2009

Elmer Stillahn was born on September 11, 1919 in rural Lorton, Nebraska to George and Nora (Beckfield) Stillahn. He passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Ceneter in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 89 years, 6 months and 25 days. Elmer grew up on a farm north of the Delaware Church. He was baptized and...

Robert Donald Schoepfer

Robert Donald Schoepfer

Mar 29, 2009

Robert D. Schoepfer was born on January 4, 1946 in Queens, New York to John and Vera (Madden) Schoepfer. He passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009 at his home in Plattsmouth surrounded by his family at the age of 63 years. Bob, began working as a steamfitter shortly after graduation and retired as a Master Steamfitter and a member of...

Ernest L. Bro

Ernest L. Bro

Mar 28, 2009

Ernest Lee Bro, 90, Syracuse, NE died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse surrounded by his family. Ernest was born on October 15, 1918 in Syracuse to Fred and Ethel (Masters) Bro. He attended Syracuse High School. Ernest was a lifetime member of St. Paulinus Catholic Church in Syracuse. He was a past school board member...

John L. Doeden

John L. Doeden

Mar 26, 2009

John Doeden was born May 23, 1917, in Cook, Nebraska, to Ayelt and Anna (Miller) Doeden. He passed away, Thursday March 26, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years, 10 months, and 3 days. John married Mary Helen Seyersdahl, on October 10, 1947 and to this union they raised 3 children Donald, Sharilyn,...

Charles "Chuck" A Wingett

Charles "Chuck" A Wingett

Mar 23, 2009

Charles A. "Chuck" Wingett was born on December 27, 1962 in Sioux City, Iowa to Theodore & Theresa (Blassl) Wingett. He passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009 in rural Union, Nebraska at the age of 46 years. On December 22, 2000 he married Robin Broten in Plattsmouth. Chuck graduated from Burke High School in Omaha and then entered the...

Lois Marie Hespen

Lois Marie Hespen

Mar 16, 2009

Lois Marie Hespen was born August 6, 1924, in Syracuse, to Alfred and Anna (Kastens) Lange. She passed away on Monday March 16, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center, in Syracuse, NE, at the age 84 years, 7 months, and 10 days. Lois married John Hespen Jr., on February 27, 1944, in Syracuse, Nebraska and to this union they raised 3...

Ralph Jaspring

Ralph Jaspring

Mar 16, 2009

Ralph Jaspring was born May 21, 1918, in rural Syracuse, Nebraska, to Fred and Leona (Goos) Jaspring. He passed away on Monday, March 16, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, in Auburn, Nebraska, at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Ralph married Opal Thiele, on December 20, 1938, at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, in Syracuse, Nebraska,...

Jane L. Crane

Jane L. Crane

Mar 12, 2009

Jane Louise Crane was born on December 31, 1935 in Lincoln, Nebraska to John W. and Clara E. (Martin) MacKenzie. She entered into rest on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Plattsmouth, Nebraska at the age of 73 years, 2 months and 12 days. Jane grew up between Lincoln and Milford, Nebraska. She attended and graduated...

Keith A. Lang

Keith A. Lang

Mar 5, 2009

Keith Lang was born November 26, 1956, in Syracuse, Nebraska, to Clifford and Verna (Hahn) Lang. He passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Bryan LGH East Hospital, at the age of 52 years, 3 months, and 7 days. Keith married Jan Post on July 1, 1977, in Syracuse, Nebraska, and to this union they raised 3 children Brandi, Brittany,...

Theda Martha Meisinger

Theda Martha Meisinger

Feb 23, 2009

Theda "Martha" (Kaffenberger) Meisinger was born Dec. 16, 1916, near Cedar Creek in rural Cass County, Nebraska, and passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at the Louisville Care Center in Louisville. She was the daughter of John and Emma Steppat Kaffenberger. A lifelong resident of Cass County, Martha graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1934. She then attended...

Darrel L. Mitts

Darrel L. Mitts

Feb 19, 2009

Darrel L. Mitts was born on January 12, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Harrison W. and Maude M. (Porter) Mitts. He passed away at this home surrounded by family on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 7 days. Darrel grew up in Mt. Pleasant and attended school there. He met and was...

Ruby Kastens

Ruby Kastens

Feb 16, 2009

Ruby Kastens was born February 17, 1913, at home in rural Otoe, Nebraska, to Herman and Adeline (Brinkman) Hillman. She passed away on February 16, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, in Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 95 years, 11 months, and 30 days, just in time to celebrate her 96th birthday with Ralph. Ruby married Ralph Kastens on...

Irene Petersen

Irene Petersen

Feb 10, 2009

IRENE PETERSEN Irene was born March 27, 1920, in Syracuse, Nebraska, to Carl and Ella Halvorsen. She passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, in Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 14 days. Irene married Alvin Petersen on December 16, 1945, in Syracuse, Nebraska. To this union they raised 4...

Rosenda E Williams

Rosenda E Williams

Feb 4, 2009

Rosenda E. Williams Memorial Mass will be Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10:30 A.M. at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Plattsmouth with Monsignor Paul Witt officiating. A Rosary service will be held on Wednesday, February 11th at 4:00 P.M. at the Church. No Visitation or Viewing. Inurnment will be in Holy Sepluchre Cemetery in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Memorials may...

Robert T Burns

Robert T Burns

Feb 1, 2009

Robert T. Burns He was born March 20, 1951, in Omaha to Tom and Glendora (Smalley) Burns. He passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in rural Plattsmouth at the age of 57 years, 10 months and 11 days. After graduating from high school, Robert joined the United States Army serving stateside at the end of the Vietnam War. After...

Kaia Marie Bender

Kaia Marie Bender

Jan 30, 2009

Bender, Kaia Marie, newborn, survived by her parents Lucas and Kelly Bender, of Springfield, NE grandparents Ken and Mary Beth Munsinger, of Omaha, NE, Kirk and Leslie Bender, of Lincoln, NE, along with many other family and friends. **Private Family Funeral Service will be at a later time.** Visitation for the Public will be Tuesday from 5:00 P.M. until 9...

Shirley A Buske

Shirley A Buske

Jan 30, 2009

Shirley A. Buske was born on April 10, 1939 in Rochester, Minnesota to Alfred and Ann (Reber) Vagt. She passed away on Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 69 years, 9 months and 20 days. After High School, Shirley graduated from College and later worked at a Phone Answering Service...

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