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

Robert Broening

Robert Broening

Apr 2, 2008

Robert L. "Bob" Broening 91, Palmyra, died Wednesday (4/2/08) at Tabitha Rehabilitation Center, Lincoln. Born December 28, 1916 at Bennet, Neb. to John & Elsie (May) Broening. Married on April 2, 1949 to Frances Church at Nebraska City. Life long resident of the Palmyra/Bennet area. Farmer - Worked 27 years for the Village of Palmyra. Member Palmyra Presbyterian Church. Survivors:...

Elaine H Craig

Elaine H Craig

Mar 31, 2008

Elaine H. Craig 89, Lincoln, formerly Syracuse, died Monday (3/31/08) at Holmes Lake Manor, Lincoln. Born May 30, 1918 at Syracuse to Thomas Wesley and Julia Ellen Jane (Davis) Copenhaver. Married Lorenz Fritz Steinhoff on May 31, 1938 at the Methodist Church in Syracuse. Married to Donald Craig on June 21, 1968 at Estes Park, Colo. Worked for 25 years...

Violet Riege

Violet Riege

Mar 30, 2008

Violet (Vi) Hattie Emma Riege was born June 23, 1916 to Henry and Sophie (Kirchheck) Seelhoff, in Syracuse, Nebraska. She passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse, Nebraska at the age 91 years, 9 months, and 7 days. Violet married Harry Riege, on December 20, 1934, at First Lutheran Church (North Branch), Rural Avoca,...

Edgar Harvey Stubbendeck

Edgar Harvey Stubbendeck

Mar 18, 2008

Edgar Henry Stubbendeck was born December 5, 1926, in Avoca, Nebraska, to Fritz and Eda (Ehlers) Stubbendeck. He passed away, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Bryan LGH Hospital, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 13 days. Edgar married Eloise Jolley, on June 8, 1964, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Their loved of the land and good...

Angie Fries

Angie Fries

Mar 13, 2008

Angela (Godwin) Fries, born to Rex and Evelyn (Riepe) Godwin, in Fairfield, Iowa, and passed away at her home, near Murdock, with family and friends. Angie is survived by her husband Shanon, daughter Stephanie, and sons Nathan, and Cody, all of Murdock, Nebraska, her father Rex Godwin and Lucille, of Fairfield, Iowa, brothers and sister, Ron Godwin, and Donita, Don...

Dale Spencer

Dale Spencer

Mar 7, 2008

OBITUARY C. DALE SPENCER Dale Spencer was born December 27, 1927, in Cope, Colorado, to Ervin and Clara (Echternkamp) Spencer. He passed away Friday, March 7, 2008, at Lakeside Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 80 years, 2 months, and days Dale married Marlene Bomar, in Flagler, Colorado, in 1949, and to this union they raised 3 children Dan,...

Esther Krause

Esther Krause

Mar 1, 2008

Esther M. Krause 87, Lincoln, formerly Cook, died Saturday (3/1/08). Born at Cook, Neb. to Albert and Sophia (Bose) Krause. Retired from Edison Company. Survivors: sisters, Dorothy Krause, Lincoln; Helen Price, Lincoln; nieces and nephews. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Thursday (3/6/08) at Calvary Lutheran Church, Lincoln. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Cook, Neb. Visitation Wednesday (3/5/08) 9...

Myrtle E Nagel

Myrtle E Nagel

Feb 29, 2008

Myrtle Elva Nagel, 95, died February 29, 2008 at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Sat. March 8th at 2:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home in Syracuse Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 – 9:00 P.M. Burial will be at the Bennett, Nebraska Cemetery. Myrtle was born October 21, 1912 on a farm near Bennett, Nebraska...

Leila K Staack

Leila K Staack

Feb 27, 2008

Leila K. Staack was born on May 31, 1932 to Henry and Erna (Krumweide) Dodenhof. She passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was united in marriage on January 29, 1951 to Harold Albert Staack in Avoca, Nebraska. She spent many years as a bartender for the Avoca Steak House. She is survived by her daughters,...

Lois "Sue" Johnson

Lois "Sue" Johnson

Feb 25, 2008

Lois "Sue" Johnson was born on September 13, 1918 in Wauneta, Nebraska to Charles and Nancy Brown. She passed away on Monday, February 25, 2008 at The Monarch in Lincoln, NE at the age of 89 years, 5 months and 12 days. Sue was married on March 21, 1936 in Ogallala, Nebraska to B.A. Johnson and four children came from...

Nellie Formanack

Nellie Formanack

Feb 24, 2008

Nellie Formanack was born on May 2, 1918 in Coppingford, England to James and Sarah (Speechley) Swales. She passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, NE at the age of 89 years, 9 months and 22 days. A graduate of Peterbourgh District Hospital School of Nursing, she worked as a staff nurse until she...

Henry A. Davis

Henry A. Davis

Feb 19, 2008

Henry A. Davis was born November 3, 1912 in Louisville to John and Ellen C. (Erickson) Davis.  He passed away February 19, 2008 at the Nebraska Masonic Home in Plattsmouth, NE.

On October 1, 1932 he married Dorothy Knutson in Blair, NE.  Together they had two children Robert and Donna.  Henry worked for the Post Office where...

Naomi A Meyer

Naomi A Meyer

Feb 17, 2008

Naomi A. Meyer was born on September 8, 1922 in Burr, Nebraska to Adolph and Mary (Beckmann) Julifs. She passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 5 months and 9 days. Naomi lived in the Burr area her entire life and graduated from Burr High School....

Edna P Pettigrew

Edna P Pettigrew

Feb 15, 2008

Edna Pearl Pettigrew was born on April 14, 1922 in Panama, Nebraska to Herman and Carrie (Shoemaker) Bogema. She passed away on Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska at the age of 85 years. 10 months and 1 day. She grew up in the Adams, Nebraska area and graduated from Adams High School. She...

Darlene May Meyers

Darlene May Meyers

Feb 9, 2008

OBITUARY DARLENE MAY MEYERS Darlene May Meyers was born on May 11, 1930 in Otoe, Nebraska to Herman Fritz and Elsie Viola (Tibbits) Meyers. She passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City, Nebraska at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 29 days. Darlene was raised and lived in the Otoe area...

Lucille Holscher

Lucille Holscher

Feb 5, 2008

Lucille was born December 2, 1934 to Arthur and Arva (Bartling) Ruenholl. She passed away, Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center, in Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of 73 years, 2 months, and 3 days. Lucille married Evan Holscher, on September 12, 1954, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Osage) Rural Cook, Nebraska. She is a...

Maynard D Meyer

Maynard D Meyer

Feb 5, 2008

Maynard Donald Meyer was born on August 4, 1943 in Otoe, Nebraska to Harvey and Freda (Bruns) Meyer. He passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Byran LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 64 years, 6 months and 1 day. Maynard grew up in the Otoe area and later moved to Syracuse where he...

Lydia Goering

Lydia Goering

Jan 24, 2008

Lydia Goering was born on March 1, 1910 in Burr, Nebraska to Henry and Anna (Poppe) Eisenhauer. She passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, NE at the age of 97 years. She is survived by her sons: Gerald Goering and wife Pat of Syracuse, NE; Keith Goering and wife Marie of Syracuse,...

Arnold George Vogler

Arnold George Vogler

Jan 24, 2008

Arnold G Vogler Arnold was born January 15, 1923 on the farm in rural Louisville, Nebraska, to George and Anna (Jochim) Vogler. He passed away January 24, 2008 at Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska at the age of 85 years and 9 days. Arnie was baptized on February 11, 1923 at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Reverend Hartman, and was confirmed...

Dorothy Davis

Dorothy Davis

Jan 22, 2008

Dorothy M. Davis born October 18, 1913, in Louisville, NE, to Oscar and Minnie (Grady) Knutson. She passed away, January 22, 2008, at the Masonic Home in Plattsmouth, NE, at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 4 days. Dorothy married Henry Davis, on October 1, 1932, in Blair, Nebraska, and to this union they raised 2 children Donna...

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