U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Heikes - George W. "Bill," 73, Beatrice, died Thursday (5/31/2001). Born, Odell. U.S. Navy. Employed, LT&T, 38 years.
Survivors: wife, Teresa; nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles; cousins.
Mass of Christian burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Beatrice. Scriptural rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice. No public viewing. Register book signing: until 9:30 p.m. Sunday, funeral home; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church with funeral home in charge.
Hertzel - Jonathan Wayne, 31, Greeneville, Tenn., found dead 5/12/01 in his car near Bulls Gap, Tenn. Born, Lincoln (4/23/70) to the late D. Maria Lee and Michael W. Hertzel Sr. Loved Nascar races, big fan of the late Dale Earnhart Sr.
Survivors: daughter, Mersades "Sadie" Hertzel, Phoenix; stepmother, Susan McClain, Lincoln; brother, sister-in-law, Michael W. Jr. and Angela, Lincoln; aunts, uncles, cousins; special friend, Freida Lowe, Greeneville; grandparents, Denta "Dea" and Norman A. Ver Maas, Lincoln, who raised Jon as a son along with their son, his uncle N. Adrian (two weeks older), Lincoln; great-grandmother, Grocie L. Presley, Greeneville, Tenn. Preceded in death by infant son, Jonathan Jr.; grandfather, Wayne L. Williams; great-grandparents, Henry and Ruth Elizabeth Hertzel.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lincoln Christian Fellowship Church, 4111 N.W. 44th St. The Rev. Grady Strop. Philadelphia Cemetery, Washington County, Tenn. Kiser Funeral Home, Greeneville. Memorials to Mr. and Mrs. VerMaas or LCF toward Jon's funeral expenses.
Kean - Gerald David, 74, Pawnee City, widower of Geraldine, died Thursday (5/31/2001). Born, Seneca, Kan. Employed, Richardson County Road Department, 24 years.
Survivors: sister, Kathleen Petrachek, Table Rock; brothers, Tom, Omaha, Larry, Minneapolis; nieces; nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dawson. Church cemetery. Rosary, 7 p.m. Sunday, Wherry Funeral Home, Humboldt. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Sunday, funeral home.
LeZotte - Hubert O., 83, Ogallala, died Monday (5/28/2001). Born, Beaver Crossing. Photographer, Ogallala and surrounding areas.
Survivors: wife, Margaret; son, Robert, Lincoln; daughter, Sandra Amos, Tecumseh; four grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Ogallala United Methodist church. Ogallala Cemetery with graveside Masonic Rites. Visitation: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. today and Sunday, Gubser Funeral Home, Ogallala.
Loetterle - Francis R., 82, Scottsdale, Ariz., died Friday (5/25/2001).
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. today, St. Baranabas on the Desert Chapel, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Messinger Indian School Mortuary, Scottsdale.
Mansfield - Wallace Lee, Jr., 70, Wymore, widower of Elizabeth, died Thursday (5/31/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, Clay Center, Kan. Memorials to Wymore Rescue Unit with Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore, in charge of arrangements.
Meckel - Benjamin Theodore, 92, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Memorial Service: 10 a.m. today, Eastmont Towers Chapel, 6325 O St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Eastmont Towers Dietary Dept. or Library for the Blind and Handicapped. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Meinheit - Joseph H., 78, Auburn, died Wednesday (5/30/2001). Born, Falls City. U.S. Army. Farmed, retired 1976.
Survivors: wife, Maxine; sons, Bill, Carmichael, Calif., Ted, Verdon, Mark, Neptune, N.J.; daughters, Mary Kaye Dager, Alexandria, LuAnn Moon, Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, Jim, Applegate, Mich., Jesse Robertson, Beatrice; sisters, Arlene Nussbaum, Independence, Mo., Dolly Garland, Bakersfield, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City. Steele Cemetery. Military graveside services, Falls City Ceremonial Honor Guard. Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
Miller - Loren D., 37, Omaha, died Monday (5/28/2001).
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. today, Kremer Funeral Home, Omaha. Memorials to family.
Mitchell - Rosalie A., 60, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/30/2001).
Services: Mass: 10 a.m. today, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Phipps - Helen Smith, 87, formerly Lincoln, died Friday (6/1/2001) in California. Beauty operator. Husband, Guy Winslow, sold and serviced pianos and known as talented painter, Lincoln.
Survivors: daughters, Judith Phipps Crisp Sipe, Tustin, Calif., Jill Phipps Booth Nordquist, Newport Beach, Calif.; grandchildren, Booth and Crisp; many cousins, nieces, nephews, Mulder, VanDyke, Schleicher, Naughton, Beam; sister, Josephine Smith Crisp, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband.
Funeral arrangements pending.
Randell - Rosalind V., 85, Fremont, died Friday (6/1/2001). Born, Swedeburg. Secretary, Brooks Lumber Company, Eugene.
Survivors: sister, Muriel Lubker, Fremont; six nephews; five nieces.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Sinai Lutheran Church, Fremont. Burial: 2 p.m. Monday, Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Sunday, with family from 4-6 p.m., all at Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church.
Swackhamer - Dale Melvin, 56, Plattsmouth, died Wednesday (5/30/2001) in Omaha. Born, Logan, Ohio. Vietnam, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Computer software test engineer, defense industry contractor for U.S. Air Force.
Survivors: wife, Vicki; sons, Brent, Jay, Kelly, all Omaha; five grandchildren; sisters, Betty Scott, Bernice Swackhamer, both Lancaster, Ohio; brother, Doyle, Sumerset, N.J.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Roby Funeral Home Chapel, Plattsmouth. Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Memorial Services: 7 p.m. Sunday. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Sunday, with family from 6-8 p.m. Memorials to Lepert Wolever VFW 2543.
Tvrdy - Henry R. "Junior," 70, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/30/2001). Born, rural Ceresco (9/11/30) to Henry J. and Helen (Hruza) Tvrdy. Retired farmer. Married the former Patricia A. Hergott (2/22/55) at Gilead. Member, North American Martyrs Parish, Lincoln; Msgr. Raymond Wageman Council 8625; Knights of Columbus, Valparaiso.
Survivors: wife, Patricia; sons, daughters-in-law, Mike, Tim and Shirley, all of Omaha, Joe and Jan, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Cindy and Dave Sherry, Kent, Wash., Susie Spence, San Francisco; grandchildren, Madelyn, Ryan, Nick, Drew, Taylor, and Abby Tvrdy, Darcy and Caitlin Sherry; brother, sister-in-law, Ron and Marge, Ceresco; sister, brother-in-law, Rose and Lyle Spence, Battle Creek. Preceded in death by infant daughter; parents; infant brother.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. today, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Davey. Rev. Julius Tvrdy. Sts. Mary and Patrick Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before mass, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to North American Martyrs Catholic Church building fund, Lincoln, or Bishop Neumann High School endowment fund, Wahoo. Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.
Vantine - Bernice V., 84, Stella, widow of Glen, died Thursday (5/31/2001) in Humboldt. Born, Dawson. Operated Beauty Shop, Stella.
Survivors: sons, Glen, Cheyenne, Wyo., Charles, Crosby, Texas; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Stella Cemetery. Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City.
Yates - Don, 81, Lincoln, died Friday (5/18/2001) in Milford.
Memorial graveside Services: 10 a.m. Sunday, Wyuka Cemetery, meet at O Street gate by 9:45 a.m. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Andelt - Marvin L., 65, Crete, died Thursday (5/31/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Visitation: until services, funeral home.
Ashby - Eva Mae, 84, Lincoln, died Thursday (5/31/2001).
Memorial service: 11 a.m. today, St. Mark's United Methodist Chapel, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. Reception immediately following memorial service. Burial of ashes: Saturday, Pilotburg Cemetery, Wellman, Iowa. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to the family.
Bauer - Reinholt, 87, Lincoln, died Sunday (6/3/2001).
Services pending. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Betzelberger - Jennie Jo, 90, Tecumseh, died Friday (6/1/2001). Born, Manito, Ill. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Paul, West Point; daughter-in-law, Sharon Betzelberger, Prairie Village, Kan.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Tecumseh. No visitation. Memorials to the Johnson County Hospital, Tecumseh; church; ALS. Wherry Brothers Inc. Mortuaries, Tecumseh.
Bruns - Jack D., 59, Lincoln, died Sunday (6/3/2001).
Services pending. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Clark - Richard T., 81, Lincoln, died Sunday (6/3/2001). Born, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Retired, auto parts sales.
Survivors: wife, Melba; son, David, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; daughters, Dianne Cunningham, Waverly, Debbie Burton, Linn Creek, Mo.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial service at a later time in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Cremation. No visitation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Demuth - George W., 81, Seward, died Saturday (6/2/2001).
Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, Seward. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, church. Visitation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
Dodson - Audrey N., 93, Kenesaw, formerly of Hastings and Nehawka, died Friday (6/1/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Ericson. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Hammons Funeral Services, Weeping Water.
Husa - Frank, 89, Hebron, died Saturday (6/2/2001). Born, Thayer County. Farmer.
Survivors: wife, Irene M.; son, Harlen Frank Husa, Hebron; daughters, Karen Kasprzak, Nashotah, Wis., Joyce Strong, Pawnee City, Joann Bruning, Bruning, Lois Schultz, Grand Island, Emily Wolford, Omaha; 14 grandchildren; brother, George Husa, Fairbury; sister, Ida Messing, Hebron.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Alexandria Presbyterian Church, Alexandria. Union Cemetery, Gilead. Memorials to family's choice. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Jasa - Emil O., 76, Seward, died Friday (6/1/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today and Tuesday, one hour before services Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
Jones - Cecilia Francis Agnes (McKernan), 76, Hickman, died Friday (6/1/2001) at Shawnee Mission, Kan. Born, Beatrice (11/28/24) to John and Margaret (Gallagher) McKernan. Member, St. Michael's Parish, Cheney.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Robert, Hickman, Steve and Raylene, Bennet, James and Brenda, Potosi, Mo.; daughters, sons-in-law, Chloe and Darryl Burianek, Hickman, Margaret and Gary Wertman, Palmyra, Rose Graves, Pam Jones, Cindy Jones, all Lincoln; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Rose Ellen Johnson, Lincoln; brother-in-law, Tom Kieger, Fairbury; sister-in-law, Idalynn McKernan, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband, Leo Dale Jones; parents; son, John Paul Jones; daughter, Carroll Jean Jones.
Mass of Christian burial: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Michael's Parish, Cheney. Monsignor James Dawson. Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pallbearers: Greg, Joe Burianek, Brian, Richard Graves, Dan Burianek, Ben Wertman, Ben Saunders, Evan Jones, Will Saunders, Tell Jones. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.
Keith - Terry Glenn, 50, Las Vegas, died (5/27/2001) at home.
Memorial Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ Lutheran Church, 44th and Sumner streets. Memorials to Elfrieda Giles, 6218 Leighton Ave. (07) or the church.
Kolb - Harry A., 76, Lincoln, died Friday (6/1/2001) at home. Born, Lincoln (6/14/24). Graduate, Lincoln High School. Former meat cutter, Hinky Dinky; after retirement, delivered flowers for Fields. Served, World War II, 1943-1945, Army Air Corps. He was shot down over Germany and was a prisoner of war for five months. Former board member, Germans from Russia. Member, WSI. Widower of Patricia (Gabelhouse), December 1989.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Carol and John Little, Lincoln; son, daughter-in-law, Mike and Karen, Waverly; grandchildren, Kevin and Tina Little, Jason Little, Jennifer Little, all of Lincoln; sister, Flo Kipper, Lincoln; brothers, sisters-in-law, Art and Marvena Kolb, Jacob and Joan Kolb, all Lincoln; nieces, nephews.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Military graveside services by American Legion Post 3. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. today, with family 5-7 p.m., funeral home.
Kuddes - Julia Irene, 77, Lincoln, formerly Fremont, died Friday (6/1/2001). Born, Telbasta. Homemaker. Retired, PAMC.
Survivors: sons, Steve, Fremont, Jim, Lincoln; brothers, Paul Timm, West Point, Franklyn Timm, August Timm, both Nickerson; sisters, MaryAnn Hetrick, Alice Clausen, both Fremont, Lois Palmer, Hooper; two grandsons.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rozanek and Sons Colonial Chapel, Fremont. Prayer service: 7 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorial Cemetery, Fremont. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Fremont American Legion Baseball Booster Club.
