U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Michaels - Martha J., 72, Lincoln, widow of Robert, died Friday (9/28/2001). Homemaker.
Survivors: daughter, Stephanie Alvarez, Lincoln; sons, Craig, North Bend, Kevin, Pembroke Pines, Fla.; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
Graveside Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita. Visitation after noon Sunday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation with family, 5-7 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Memorials to Capital Humane Society.
Rech - Wilma M., 87, Rising City, widow of Adolph, died Thursday (9/27/2001) in David City. Born, Atkinson. Housewife; Dale Electronics; Bernts' Cafe.
Survivors: son, Terry, David City; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, Marcel Matousek, Columbus; sisters, Dorothy Behken, Columbus, Evelyn Peterson, Lincoln.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Church, Shelby. Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. today, 2-7:30 p.m. Monday, Knott Funeral Home, David City. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Memorials to church or David Place.
Rochford - Leo F., 79, rural Colon, died Friday (9/28/2002). Born, rural Colon. Farmer; truck driver, Mead Alfalfa Mill.
Survivors: nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colon. Holy Rosary Cemetery, rural Colon. Visitation: 3-8 p.m., Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo; one hour before Mass at the church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, the funeral home.
Savage - Floyd E., 71, Lincoln, died Wednesday (9/26/2001). Born, Valentine (9/16/30) to Robert and Alma Leana (Osterman). Married Joyce E. Riley (11/23/50) in Omaha. Retired accountant, Norris Power District and farmer.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; son, daughter-in-law, Vernon and Jerelyn, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Janet and Browning Robertson, Lincoln; Dr. Sandra Savage and Dennis Stearns, Minneapolis; brothers, sisters-in-law, Wallace and Florence, Baxter, Minn., Cecil and Dorothy, Valentine, Vivian Savage, Chadron; sister, brother-in-law, May and Carl Frers, Tucson, Ariz.; four stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents; three brothers; one sister.
Private family services were held at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society or Hospice Care of Nebraska.
Schafer - Terry, 52, Lincoln. Born 9/28/48.
Services pending. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Smidberg - Sharon A., 60, Lincoln, died Friday (9/28/2001). Born, Lincoln (2/20/41) to Bernhard and Florence (Dolinger) Loshonkohl.
Survivors: husband, Leo; sons, daughters-in-law, Ron and Tammy, Ceresco, Jeff and Darlene, Des Moines, Iowa; daughter, son-in-law, Julie and Richard Alker, St. Robert, Mo.; sisters, Dorothy Thompson, Baton Rouge, La., Carol Gunn, Shirley VanEperen, both Lincoln, Linda Woicinski, Peoria, Ill.; brother, Harlan Loshonkohl, Salina, Utah; grandchildren, Sharon and Holly Alker, St. Robert. Preceded in death by daughter, Tina Smidberg; parents.
Graveside Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Meet at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., prior to services. The Rev. Joseph A. Culpepper. Visitation: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to Cedars Home for Children.
Smith - Joan R., 55, Lincoln, formerly of North Platte, Norton, Kan., died Wednesday (9/26/2001).
A celebration of life will be held 2 p.m. Monday, New Covenant Community Church, 6000 S. 84th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.; and one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the church's building fund or Saint Elizabeth's Heartland Hospice.
Stevens - Sue Cassell, 90, Lincoln, died Wednesday (9/26/2001). Born, Roanoke, Va. (corrected location) (3/13/11) to Edward and Dora (Fox) Stevens. Member, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Survivors: friend, Wilma White, Lincoln. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 6001 A St. Visitation: noon to 9 p.m. today. Prayer service 7 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Jane Heenan. Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Stohlmann - Mary Luise Lena (Stubbendeck), 58, Weeping Water, died Thursday (9/27/2001) in Omaha.
Survivors: husband, Steve; sons, daughter-in-law, Darren, Weeping Water, Clint and Amy, Nebraska City; grandchildren, Darion, Cooper, Morgan.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Immanuel Lutheran, Louisville. First Lutheran Cemetery, Avoca. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Sunday with family receiving friends 6-8 p.m., Hammons Funeral Chapel, Weeping Water.
Williams - Mary H., 83, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/29/2001). Born, Dallas (10/29/17). Retired professor of elementary education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; former teacher, Pershing Elementary. Graduate, UNL. Member: National Education Association, OES, Lincoln Lancaster County Geneaology Society, Faculty Women's Club at UNL, Ceres Club.
Survivors: husband, James Jr.; sons, William, Robert, both Lincoln; granddaughter, Faith Williams, Lincoln; brothers, sisters-in-law, Harry and Allisen Heard, Woodside, Calif., James and Dorothy Heard, Huntington, Pa.; brothers-in-law, Burch Bunting, Des Moines, Wash., Burton Ball, Clovis, Calif. Preceded in death by sisters, Cliffie Bunting, Jewel Ball.
Private graveside service at Wyuka Cemetery. Memorials to American Heart Association or Eastmont Towers Foundation. Metcalf Funeral Home.
Boster - Doyle, 76, Lincoln, widower of Joy, died Friday (9/28/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation, no visitation. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Broman - Ruth Jane, 79, Kansas City, Mo., formerly Lincoln, widow of Keith, died Saturday (9/29/2001).
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church, 17th and F streets, Lincoln. In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Diabetes Association. Mount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home,
Comstock - Norma, 68, Auburn, died Tuesday (10/02/2001). Born, Princeton. Graduated, Hallam High School.
Survivors: daughter, Peg Geiger, Leon, Iowa; sons, Rick Thomas, Chuck Comstock, Mike Comstock, all Auburn, Max Comstock, Olathe, Kan; nine grandchildren; brother, Eldon Wilhelm, Lincoln; sister Mary Ann Sprouse, Jacksonville, Ark.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Auburn. Sheridan Memorial Cemetery, near Auburn. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, with family, 6-8 p.m., Hemmingsen Funeral Home, Auburn. Memorials in lieu of flowers to family's choice.
Critel - Martha, 86, York, widow of William H., died Monday (10/1/2001) at Stromsburg. Born near Henderson. With husband, farmed near York.
Survivors: sons, Dexter, West Point, Delbert, Tampa, Fla.; daughters, Darlene McCord, Omaha, Donna Pozehl, Columbus, Delaine Gocke, York, Dina Rathje, Waco; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Benhard Bergen, Elfred Bergen, both Henderson; sisters, Mildred Bergen, Rozella Bergen, Luetta Nunnenkamp, Justina Critel, all Henderson.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Metz Mortuary, York. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Visitation: beginning 5 p.m. today, mortuary. Memorials to Grace Children's Home, Henderson.
Dirksen - Norman L., 76, rural Cook, died Monday (10/1/2001). Born, Vesta. Farmer.
Survivors: wife, Helen; son, David, Lincoln; daughter, Marlene Thornton, Pearland, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; brothers, Dean, Roseburg, Ore., Kenny, Palm Springs, Calif.; sisters, Irene Rorabough, Iowa Falls, Iowa, Ione Johnson, Lincoln, Lois Armknecht, Bozeman, Mont.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Grace Lutheran Church, Cook. Burial: 2 p.m., Martin Luther Cemetery, south of Johnson. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice.
Duke - Robert L., 78, Seward, formerly of Spencer, Iowa, died Monday (10/1/2001). U.S. Navy veteran; served, U.S. Army National Guard, almost 30 years.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Donald, Indianola, Iowa, Kevin, Kasson, Minn.; daughters, Sue Kahler, Slayton, Minn., Robin Nore, Seward, Karla Gregory, Kasson; 10 grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; sister, Dorothy Scoular, Ohio.
Cremation with memorial services at a later date. Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward.
Ellig - Hilda K., 89, Lincoln, formerly of rural Sterling, died Monday (10/1/2001). Born, rural Sterling (5/18/12) to Julius and Caroline (Niewald) Ellig. Took care of family members for 40 years; employed, Tabitha Nursing Home, 35 years. Moved to Lincoln, 1952. Enjoyed being with her nieces, nephews, and family; enjoyed traveling and reading.
Survivors: three nieces, one nephew, several great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Fred; sisters, Lena Claus, Anna Ellig.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home Chapel, Syracuse. The Rev. Elizabeth Liggett. Sterling Cemetery. Pallbearers: great-nieces and great-nephews. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. today, 8:30 a.m. until services Thursday, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the Nebraska Children's Home, Omaha.
Fairchild - Warren D., 73, Alexandria, Va., died Saturday (9/29/2001). Born, Endicott (11/16/27). Worked in soil and water conservation. Attended college four years.
Survivors: wife, Lois (Bang); daughter, son-in-law, Julianne and Wilson Andrews Jr., Atlanta; son, Warren Thomas Fairchild, Arlington, Va.; grandchildren, Will, Katie and Chris Andrews; sister, brother-in-law, Jane and Robert Bakewell, Endicott; special friend, Lawrence L. Skaggs. Preceded in death by parents, Capt. E. and Edna (Compton); brother, sister, one child.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, United Methodist Church, Endicott. Pastor Sharee Johnson. Fairbury Cemetery. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury. Memorials to the church.
Faling - Marvin R., 83, Grand Island, died Thursday (09/27/2001).
Survivors: wife, Erma; sons, Herbert, Washington, D.C., Jeffrey, Lincoln; daughters, Marva Jo Morgan, Janice Faling-Fortner, both of Aurora, Colo.; one grandchild.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Rudge Chapel, Wyuka, 3600 O St., Lincoln. Inurnment, Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Faulkender - Walter R., 78, Seward, widower of Esther, died Sunday (9/30/2001). Veteran, World War II.
Survivors: stepdaughters, Doris Jackson, Naomi Hawkins, both of Ellenton, Fla., Joyce Ellis, Westfield, Ind.; brothers, Dean, Kansas City, Mo., Kaydon, Marysville, Wash.; sister, Nancy Martin, Lincoln; six stepgrandchildren.
Graveside services pending. Cremation. Burial, United Methodist of Leonardville Cemetery, Leonardville, Kan. Memorials may be sent to Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Genoa - Jean (Pratt), 73, St. Joseph, Mo., formerly Auburn, died Monday (10/1/2001).
Survivors: daughters, Lori Rorstad, Katy, Texas, Lisa Black, Lees Summit, Mo.; stepchildren, Janet Townsend, Canyon, Texas; Jay Genoa, Omaha, Jim Genoa, Clarkston, Mich.; two grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Meierhoffer Family Funeral Chapel, St. Joseph. Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Leukemia Society.
Goggins - Donald L., 84, Indianapolis, died Saturday (9/29/2001). Born, Cortland. Commercial mortgage lender, Prudential Insurance Co., 30 years; retired as vice president, Deci-Ma Corp., Indianapolis, 10 years. Served, U.S. Army, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Louise (Kempski); sons, Jim, John; daughter, Susie Maier; seven grandchildren; brother, Walt, Lincoln; sister, Maxine Wardlow, Beatrice.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. today, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Indianapolis. Feeney-Hornak Keystone Chapel, Indianapolis. Memorials to the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Grasz - Evelyn H., 93, Lincoln, formerly of Kramer, died Monday (10/1/2001).
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Duane and Marilyn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, son-in-law, Ann and Steven Kehm, Lincoln; grandchildren, Michael and Tanya Grasz, Lakewood, Calif., Rachael and James Nicholson, Cropwell, Ala., Steve Kehm Jr., Lincoln; great-granddaughter, Analyn Grasz, Lakewood; sister, Cora Henning, Crete; sister-in-law, Eleanor Grasz, East Moline, Ill.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Kramer. Church cemetery. Visitation: beginning at 3 p.m. today, with family greeting friends 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials to the church in Kramer or Trinity Lutheran Church, Lincoln.
Guerra - Jaime Martin, infant, Lincoln, died Sunday (9/30/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Lincoln (9/30/2001) to Edward and Connie (Heinz) Guerra.
Survivors: parents; brother, Joshua, Lincoln; grandparents, Ed and Barbara Heinz, Fairfield, Joe and Maggie Guerra, North Platte; great-grandmother; aunts, uncles.
Private service. No visitation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to the family, 738 Yukon Court, Lincoln (21).
Hanrahan - William E., 83, Lincoln, died Sunday (9/30/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Parkinson's research or donor's choice.
Heim - Ernest T. "Ted," 100, Lincoln, widower of Ella Mae, died Saturday (9/29/2001).
No services. No visitation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Hill - Donna A., 65, Lincoln, died Tuesday (10/2/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Howard - Sharon L., 52, Lincoln, died Friday (9/28/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Mount Zion Baptist Church, 3301 N. 56th St. Memorials to the church. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
