U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Simpson - Marie M., 72, Falls City, died Tuesday (5/8/2001). Born, Barada. Cook and custodian, Falls City Public Schools, 18 years.
Survivors: husband, Virgil E.; sons, Fred, Hickman, Robert E., Lincoln; daughters, Linda Penegar, Shawnee, Kan., Marcella Cavaness, Bonner Springs, Kan., Diana Hankins, Falls City, Cindy Simpson, Denver; sister, Darline Fritz, Omaha; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Falls City. Steele Cemetery, Falls City. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. until services Saturday at church. Family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Friday, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City.
Stalder - Oliver (Ollie) C., 88, Humboldt, died Monday (5/7/2001). Born, southeast of Humboldt. Farmer.
Survivors: wife, Lois; cousins.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Wherry Brothers Funeral Home, Humboldt. Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt.
Steinke - Lillian, 96, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/9/2001).
Survivors: daughter, Dolores Steinke, Lincoln; son, Duane, Florence, Mont.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Fargo, N.D. Alsen Cemetery, Alsen, N.D. No viewing. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Stoehr - Weldon Elmer, 62, Monroe, Ga., died Sunday (5/6/2001). Born, Omaha. Senior maintenance manager, school bus transportation, Ryder Truck Rental Corp.
Survivors: wife, Sandra; daughter, Carrie L. Stoehr, Dacula, Ga.; son, Ronald W., Monroe, Randall W., Cookeville, Tenn.; three grandsons; brother, Gene T., Plattsmouth; sister, Laurel A. Christopherson, Cooperstown, N.D.; nephew.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth. Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. today, with family 6-8 p.m., funeral home. Memorials to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Plattsmouth.
Sullivan - William, 84, Pleasant Dale, died Monday (5/7/2001) in Milford. Born, Lead, S.D. (11/23/15). Retired mail clerk, Lincoln Regional Center. Former employee, Gold's, Lincoln. Member, Pleasant Dale United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Leona, Milford; sons, daughters-in-law, Daniel, Milford, Richard and Hally, Lincoln; grandchildren, spouse, Karyn Sullivan, Michael and Angie Sullivan, all Lincoln; great-grandchildren, Craig and Derek Janssen, Elli Neuwirth, Matthew Sullivan, all Lincoln; half-brother and spouse, Myron and Margaret Sullivan, Lead, S.D.; niece; nephews. Preceded in death by parents; three brothers; two sisters; half-brother; two stepsisters.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Pleasant Dale United Methodist Church. Pleasant Dale Cemetery. Pallbearers: Michael Sullivan, Jerry and Jeremy Allen, Darrell Best, Gene Stern, Craig Janssen. Visitation: one hour before services, church. memorials to church or Crestview N.H., Milford. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford.
Tally - Kenneth D., 73, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/8/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. today, St. John's Catholic Church. Memorials to the family. Pallbearers: Lyle Schreiner, Bill Gleason, Bruce McBride, Rob Montgomery, Bob Winders, Wes Cobb. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Vondra - Bernice, 75, Lincoln, died Monday (5/7/2001).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No viewing. Memorials to church or donor's choice.
Wright - Donald K. Jr., 58, Lincoln, died Monday (5/7/2001).
Memorial Services: 2:30 p.m. today, Lincoln Christian Fellowship Church, 4111 N.W. 44th St.. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to American Heart Association, 1550 S. 70th St., Suite 100, Lincoln 68506, or the family. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Yule - Rosemary Krause, 78, widow of Norman H., Silver City, N.M., died Tuesday (5/8/2001). Born, Lincoln. Homemaker.
Survivors: daughters, Victoria York, Silver City, Christine Bailey, Lincoln; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. today, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Silver City. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Silver City Library, 515 West College Ave., Silver City, NM 88061. Bright Funeral Home, Silver City.
Ackermann - Armin L., 82, Geneva, died Wednesday (5/9/2001). Born, Sutton.
Survivors: wife, Gerry; daughter, Carolyn Ackermann, Geneva; brothers, Ray, Sutton, Ken, Lincoln; sister, Annetta Trautman, Sutton; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Geneva. Sutton City Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. today, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to family.
Behrends - Doris, 75, Johnson, widow of Chester, died 1/28/01 in Lincoln.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Jim and Noreen Moore, Lincoln; grandchildren, spouse, Carrie and Ed Conley, Lincoln, Michael Moore, Dallas; sisters, Leota "Tootie" Moore, Shirley Gerdes, both Auburn, Marilyn Heater, Lincoln; other relatives.
Graveside Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Johnson Cemetery, Johnson. Memorials to Saint Elizabeth Hospice, Lincoln. Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Colgrove - Mildred M., 86, Odell, died Thursday (5/10/2001) in Beatrice. Born, Odell. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Eugene; daughter, Ilona Vitosh, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; son, Duane, Odell; four grandsons; one great-grandson; sister, LaFern Hays, Lincoln.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Church of Christ, Wymore. Wymore Cemetery. Memorials to church or American Cancer Society. Vance-Gerdes Funeral Home, Odell.
Cullen - John E., 87, Stevens Point, Wis., formerly Lincoln, died Thursday (5/3/2001).
Services were Saturday, Shuda Funeral Chapel. St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Fox - Loraine, 82, formerly Hastings, widow of Dr. Robert J., died Monday (5/7/2001) in St. Peters, Mo. Born, Grand Island.
Survivors: daughters, Jean Manion, Flower Mound, Texas, Chris Mazour, St. Peters, Mo., Kay Raheja, Laurens, S.C.; sons, Patrick, Los Altos, Calif., Robert Fox, Seward, Alaska; brother, Paul Scott, near Washington, D.C.; eight grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Saturday, Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Hastings. Burial: 3 p.m. Saturday, Saint Michael's Cemetery, Spalding. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. today, Butler-Volland Funeral Home, Hastings. Memorial will be established.
Grell - Richard O. Sr., 67, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/9/2001).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M. St. Visitation: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today; Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Family will greet friends form 7-9 p.m. today. Memorials in care of family for future designation, 3710 B St. Lincoln 68510. Condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Gruber - Charlotte S.E., 89, Lincoln, died Friday (5/4/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. today, one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to: Seward Public Library; St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lincoln; UNL Teachers College; or donor's choice.
Heckman - Gladys G., 87, Friend, widow of Merlin, died Tuesday (5/08/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Friend Christian Assembly Church. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Lauber Moore Funeral Home, Friend; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church.
Hendee - Ethel E., 97, Lincoln, widow of Harold H., died Tuesday (5/8/2001). Born, Columbus (9/7/1903). Retired registered nurse.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Virginia and J.J. Robertson, Lincoln; granddaughter, spouse, Jodie and Phillip Sakima, Patterson, N.Y.; grandson, spouse, Jon and Terri Robertson, Abbeville, La..
Memorial service: 4 p.m. Sunday, Pine Lake Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 6800 Pine Lake Road. Loran Inselman, officiating. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
Hofer - Craig Alan, 28, Lincoln, died Thursday (5/10/2001). Born, Lincoln (9/26/72) to Glenn and Gwen (Sonder). Graduate, Southeast High School. Painter.
Survivors: wife, Tasha L.; daughter, Stella Autumn-Lynn, Lincoln; parents, Lincoln; sister, brother-in-law, Denise and Dean Huckfeldt, Westminster, Colo.; grandmother, Agnes Sonder, Lincoln; one niece; two nephews; father-in-law, mother-in-law, Don and Marlyce Benjamin, Lincoln; brother-in-law, Jon Benjamin, Lincoln; aunts; uncles; cousins.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Fairview Cemetery, Lincoln. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Sunday, funeral home; one hour before services. Memorials to family.
Jacobs - Alvin G., 79, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/9/2001). Retired, utilities maintenance superintendent, Nebraska Department of Roads.
Survivors: wife, Carolyn; brother, Harold, Pueblo, Colo.; three nephews.
Private family services. No visitation.
Keys - Maxine C., 75, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/9/2001). Born, Milford (8/24/25) to Steve and Theresa (Imig) Austin. Member, Friedens Lutheran Church.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, David and Jeannie, Arlington, Wash.; daughter, son-in-law, Sandra and Scott Brown, Yutan; brother, John Austin, Lincoln; sister, Lorlee Bernstein, Santa Paula, Calif.; grandchildren, Kelcey Cochran, Brett McDonald, Bill Hainline, Julie Hainline, Robert Lee Brown; five great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Virgil E.; parents; sister, Joyce Graff; brother, James Austin.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Delmar Klover. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials to: Friedens Lutheran Church, Sixth and D streets, Lincoln (02); Hospice of Tabitha, 4720 Randolph, Lincoln (10); Village Manor, 3220 N. 14th St., Lincoln (21).
Leininger - Alma D., 93, Arcadia, widow of William A., died Wednesday (5/9/2001) in Ord. Born, farm east of Arcadia. Operated cream stations and was beekeeper with husband.
Survivors: son, Ronald "Ike," Lexington; daughters, Ruth E. Mundt, Crete, Retta Bettenhausen, Lincoln, Shirley Petersen, Arcadia, Carol Zikmund, Columbus; 18 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Cecil McCall, Ord, Alvin McCall, Hermiston, Ore., Louis McCall, Bridgewater, Iowa.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Arcadia United Methodist Church. Arcadia City Cemetery. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Ord Memorial Chapel, Ord. Memorials to Arcadia Rescue Unit or Arcadia Public Library.
Litt - Helen, 81, Lincoln, died Thursday (5/10/2001). Born, Lincoln.
Survivors: daughters, Carol Shumaker, Mary Ann Litt, both Lincoln; son, John Jr., Lincoln; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Winifred Samuelson, Lincoln, Dorothy White, California.
Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Park. No visitation. Memorials to family. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Lyons - Lewis "Oden," 60, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/9/2001). Born, Patterson, Ga. (8/26/40). U.S. Marines veteran. AA Coach of Year, Godfather's Softball team. Avid golfer and bowler. Husker football and Jeff Gordon fan.
Survivors: spouse, Terrill; sons, daughter-in-law, Robert and Carla, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Edwin, Omaha; brothers, sister-in-law, Leonard and Pat, Fernandina Beach, Fla., Babe, Lincoln; sisters, brothers-in-law, Ann and Mack McCall, St. Mary's, Ga., Paula Chrisp, Fernandina Beach, Vivian and Jimmy Petit, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Sue and Steve King, Overland Park, Kan.; two grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Willie Edwin, Sam, Frank.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1345 South 16th St. Pastor Lauren Ekdahl. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to family. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Madden - Velma B. (Casey), 81, Pawnee City, widow of Keith, died Monday (5/7/2001). Born, Natoma, Kan.
Survivors: daughters, Karoll Solem, Hudson, Wis., Terry Kerr, St. Mary, Jimeen Campbell, Denver; son, Kelly Madden, Nebraska City; brother, Donald Casey, Natoma, Kan.; sister, Marguerite Thompson, Salina, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Burchard. Interment: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell. Visitation: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday, church. Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City.
Moranville - Vice Admiral Kendall E., USN, retired, 68, Guide Rock, died Monday (5/7/2001) in Superior. Born, Guide Rock. Served on Atlantic and Pacific fleets, including two tours of duty in Vietnam.
Survivors: wife, Rita; daughter, Pamela A. Jan of Virginia; sons, Craig L., Fredericksburg, Va., Cmdr. Ronald B., Hanford, Calif.; five grandchildren; brother, Ronald E., Trophy Club, Texas.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, United Methodist Church, Guide Rock. Guide Rock Cemetery. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home, Red Cloud.
Neiderhouse - George E., 90, Lincoln, died Monday (5/7/2001).
Services: 1:30 today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Germans from Russia Museum.
Nostrant - Burton V., 70, Peru, died Tuesday (5/8/2001) near Peru. Born, Lansing, Mich. Electrical contractor. Air Force veteran, Korean War.
Survivors: wife, Betty, Falls City; daughters, Terry Rainer, Foresight, Mo., Debbie Berry, Agoura, Calif., Sherry Betz, Trenton, Mo., Leslie Klocke, Baltimore, Jennifer Reeves, Peru; sons, Cary Nostrant, Danville, Calif., Gaylen Rohwer, Wichita, Kan., Mike Nostrant, Tarzana, Calif.; 25 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Peru Community Church. Burial of ashes: Mount Vernon Cemetery near Peru. Cremation. No viewing. Book available for signing: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, with family present 5-7 p.m., Hemmingsen Funeral Home, Auburn.
