U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Peterson - Elton W., 78, Stromsburg, widower of Carolyn, died Thursday (3/28/2002).
Born, west of Stromsburg. World War II veteran.
Survivors: daughter, Barbara Rodene, Stromsburg; two grandchildren; brother, Verland, Stromsburg; sister, Pauline Woods, Omaha.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Stromsburg Baptist Church. Stromsburg Cemetery.
Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Sunday, church. Palmer Funeral Home, Stromsburg.
Peterson - Morine Thorne, 81, Lincoln, died Tuesday (3/26/2002).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Visitation: until services, mortuary. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Eastmont Towers, 6315 O St. Condolences may be e-mailed to contact
Pflughaupt - Wilbur W., 78, Seward, died Tuesday (3/26/2002).
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
Visitation: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today, mortuary.
Richardson - Hazel Margaret (Polfus), 98, Beatrice, widow of Orville Richardson, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Born, Newkirk, Okla.
Survivors: nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, St. John Lutheran Church, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice.
Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, Beatrice and one hour before services, church. Memorials to the church with Harley and Leona Jackson in charge.
Rosenburg - Anna Lucille, 92, Grand Island, formerly Beatrice, widow of Dana, died Tuesday (3/26/2002).
Born, Washington, Kan. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Dana (Gene) and Judy, Grand Island; brother, sister-in-law, Vernon and Gladys Cacek, Sutherland, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. today, Harman-Wright Mortuary, Beatrice. Memorials to family choice in care of mortuary.
Shea - William E., 41, Englishtown, N.J., died Sunday (3/24/2002).
N.J. Raised in Old Bridge, N.J. Owner-operator, Home Instead Senior Care.
Beloved and adored husband of Julie A. (Wenzl); loving father of Harrison William Shea; devoted son of Geraldine Driscoll Shea and the late Robert P. Shea; cherished brother of Robert, Joseph, James, Denise Shea, Janet Pinho, Sharon Hirsch, Susan Matos, Gerilyn Plunkett; adored uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Services were held Wednesday, Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, 3377 Route 9, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, with Mass following at Holy Redeemer Church. Memorials to the William E. Shea Memorial Fund, Township of Monroe, Office on Aging, Municipal Complex, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, NJ 08831. Condolences may be emailed to MHFH
Sporhase - William "Bill" L., 94, Syracuse, formerly Otoe, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Born, Otoe (4/28/07) to John and Anna (Ehlers). Married Lydia W. Becker (3/25/49) in Otoe. Member, St. John's Lutheran Church, Otoe.
Survivors: brothers, sisters-in-law, Albert and Della, Kimball, Johnnie and Norma, Norfolk, Va., Jesse and Doris, Syracuse; sisters, Minnie Meyer, Nebraska City, Emma Feilen, Council Bluffs, Iowa; stepdaughter, spouse, Norma and Junius Koch, Lincoln; nieces and nephews; stepgrandchildren. Preceded in death by wife; parents; sisters, Clara Hildreth, Edith Roberts; brothers, Fritz, George, Elmer.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Otoe. The Rev. Wallace Wolff. Park Hill Cemetery, Syracuse.
Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse, and one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse.
Sunderman - Mark H., 48, Lincoln, died Wednesday of multiple sclerosis.
Services pending. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home.
Weyand - Lois D., 91, Beatrice, died Sunday (3/24/2002) in Lincoln.
Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Beatrice. Memorial to Nebraska PEO Home and Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership, with Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, 708 N. Sixth St., Beatrice 68310, in charge.
Williams - Jon T., M.D., 82, Lakeway, Texas, died Sunday (3/24/2002).
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Lakeway Church, 2203 Lakeway Blvd. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, Austin, Texas.
Wirth - Elizabeth "Betty" T., 83, North Platte, died Monday (3/25/2002) in Lincoln.
Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, North Platte. Cremation.
Register book: through today, Carpenter Memorial Funeral Home, North Platte. Memorials to North Platte Catholic Schools endowment.
Barnes - Oliver G., 88, Beatrice, died Friday in Lincoln. Born, southwest of Douglas. CCC, World War II. Custodian and bus driver, Beatrice High School.
Survivors: sons, Gene G., Mabank, Texas, Francis I., Odell; daughter, Kay R. McCarter, Beatrice; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by first wife, Clara E. Barnes.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, Beatrice. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. until service, funeral home. Memorials to the American Heart Association with the funeral home, 708 N. Sixth St., Beatrice 68310, in charge. Condolences may be e-mailed to rich@griffithshovendick.com.
Bates - Catherine A., 96, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/27/2002) at Lancaster Manor, Lincoln. Born, St. Louis (9/25/05).
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Jack and Engeline L. Miller, Cobble Hill, British Columbia; five grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Charles A. Bates.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral HOme, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to the Salvation Army.
Brettmann - Kathryn T., 98, Deshler, widow of Carl, died Saturday (3/23/2002).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Memorials to family's choice. Price Funeral Home, Hebron.
Brown - Vincent Don, 66, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Evangelical Free Church. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday with family, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Cain - Paul F., 80, Fairbury, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Memorial service: 1 p.m. today, Alvo United Methodist Church, Alvo. No visitation, cremation. Memorials to the church or Saint Elizabeth Hospice. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Chadwell - Eleanor Hansen, 79, Mesa, Ariz., formerly Omaha, widow of Harold, died Monday (3/25/2002).
Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, John A. Gentleman Mortuary, 1010 N. 72nd St., Omaha, to St. Bernard Church, 3601 N. 65th St., Omaha, at 10 a.m. Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery. Wake service: 7 p.m. Monday, mortuary. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Monday, mortuary.
Claussen - Esther V., 95, Lincoln, died Thursday (3/28/2002). Born, Guide Rock (4/15/06) to Lewis and Maude (Tyler) Bailey. Homemaker. Member, Warren United Methodist Church, Church Ladies Society.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Col. Fredrick and Sunny, Lutz, Fla.; daughters, sons-in-law, Norma Jean and Jerald Jacobson, Omaha, Janice Marie and Franklin Harrison, Aurora, Colo.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; sister, brother-in-law, Hazel and Jack Sweeney, Lincoln. Preceded in death by: husband, Otto; parents; sisters, Velma Sullivan, Agnes Gilliland, Fay Lehr, Cleo Walbrecht; brothers, Howard Bailey, Melville Bailey.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Warren United Methodist Church, 1205 N. 45th St. The Rev. Dr. Julian L. Miguel. Fairview Cemetery. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Monday until service, church. Memorials to church or donor's favorite charity.
Clevenger - Sylvester Irvin "Bus," 90, Lincoln, died Thursday (3/28/2002).
Services: Saturday (4/6/2002), Fisher's Tower, near Moab, Utah. Cremation. Memorials to Tabitha Health Care Services or donor's choice. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Eberhardt - Leonard O., 78, Eagle, died Wednesday (3/27/2002) in Lincoln. Born, Hebron (12/21/23) to Herman and Caroline (Grosshans). Retired assembler, Johnson Gear Co. Plant superintendent, Deshler Broom Factory, eight years. Manager, B&B Grain Co., Deshler, eight years. Member, Peace Lutheran Church, Waverly.
Survivors: wife, Lorraine S., Eagle; sons, daughters-in-law, the Rev. Rodney and Mitzi, Farmingdale, N.Y., Allan and Cathy, Geneva; daughter, son-in-law, Kristy and Tom Weissling, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; grandchildren, Emily Weissling, Justin Weissling, both of Fort Lauderdale, Gabriel and Shad Eberhardt, Geneva; brothers, sister-in-law, Wilbur Eberhardt, Deshler, Kenneth and Ilene Denzin, St. Louis; sisters-in-law, Lenora Eberhardt, Ogallala, Elvera Poppe, Deshler, Kathy Igou, Bismark, N.D., Donna Zogg, Eustis; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, Fred and Arlene Sorge, Lincoln, Harley and Dianna Sorge, Mankato, Kan.; many nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by parents; three brothers; one sister; two sisters-in-law.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 9831 N. 145th St., Waverly. Pastor Ken Hoover. Burial: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Deshler City Cemetery. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to the church or the American Lung Association of Nebraska, 7101 Newport Ave., Suite 303, Omaha 68152.
Ewart - Flora K., 89, Wahoo, died Monday (3/25/2002) in Omaha. Born, Weeping Water. Taught at St. Paul and in Colorado. Served, U.S. Navy.
Survivors: cousin, Hugh "Wally" Ewalt, Selah, Wash.; special friends, Denise and Mike Lawver, Lorene and Linda Little.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Wahoo. Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home, Wahoo. Memorials to the church or the Wahoo Public Library Foundation.
Fallaha - Linda Ann (Chiesa), 40, Lincoln, died Tuesday (3/26/2002).
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ. Visitation:1-9 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Madonna Foundation, 5401 South St., Lincoln 68506.
Harris - Larry L., 62, Waverly, died Tuesday (3/26/2002) in Lincoln.
Service: 10:30 a.m. today, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. Military graveside service: 2 p.m. today, Table Rock Cemetery, Table Rock. Memorial fund established to the family's choice.
Hauder - Lawrence, 84, Milford, died Friday (3/29/2002).
Services pending, Lauber Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
Hickson - Donald W., 72, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Memorial service: 10 a.m. today, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Cremation. No viewing. Inurnment of ashes: Westlawn Cemetery, Omaha. Memorials in care of family.
Kruger - Vea, 91, Nebraska City, widow of Lawrence, died Thursday (3/27/2002). Born, Syracuse. Former employee, Morton House Kitchens, Nebraska City; St. Mary's Hospital kitchen.
Survivors: sons, F. Lawrence, Roger, both of Atchison, Kan., John, Gary, both of Nebraska City; daughters, Ruth Fortney, Richardson, Texas, Joyce Hammons, Weeping Water, Karen Brannon, Nehawka; 25 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Patricia Yates, Alabama.
Memorial graveside Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City. Burial will follow services. No visitation. Gude Mortuary, Nebraska City. Memorials to the Nebraska City Police or Rescue Departments.
Maier - Delmar C. "Del," 71, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/27/2002).
Service: 10 a.m. today, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 510 S. 33rd St. Visitation: one hour before service, church. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials: Lincoln Lutheran Junior-Senior High School, 1100 N. 56th St., Lincoln 68504, or the church, 510 S. 33rd St., Lincoln 68510.
