U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Cartwright -- Lester F. Jr., 74, Lincoln, died Friday (2/4/2000).
No funeral services. Body donated to State Anatomical Board. Inurnment at later date: Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Northeast United Church of Christ.
Cosgrove -- Josephine Lee, 83, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Coughtry -- Herbert E., 89, Grand Island, died Sunday (2/6/2000).
Born, Emerson. Navy veteran. Retired employee, Lindsay Manufacturing.
Survivors: wife, Florence; sons, Lester, Douglas, both Norfolk, Darrel, Grand Island; daughters, Irene Wasenius, Oxford, Judith Streeter, Grand Island, Mary Howard, Greenwood, Barbara Coughtry, Kansas City, Kan., Ethel Schlentz, Niobrara; 26 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home, Grand Island. Westlawn Memorial Park, Grand Island. Visitation: Tuesday, 2-5 p.m., funeral home. Memorials to family.
Doty -- Edward, 78, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/6/2000).
Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Engel -- Lester W., 88, Friend, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to Friend Manor.
Focken -- Clifton V., 83, Lincoln, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: today, 5-9 p.m., Tuesday, 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials to United Methodist Church of Hallam, 500 Main, Hallam, NE 68368.
Hoppe -- John, 82, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Services pending, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Koch -- Pauline, 85, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to First-Plymouth Congregational Church or Saint Elizabeth Hospice.
Kolb -- Martha M., 84, Austin, Texas, formerly of Lincoln, widow of Phillip, died Wednesday (2/2/2000).
Interred with husband in Phoenix. Memorials to American Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln chapter.
Kuhr -- Gladys (Starmann), 97, Wahoo, died Wednesday (2/2/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. John's Lutheran Church, Yutan. Reichmuth Funeral Home, Yutan. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Bethphage Foundation.
Lange -- Malinda M., 88, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, United Lutheran Church, 5945 Fremont St. Visitation: 8 a.m. today until noon Tuesday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Gospel Outreach Ministries, 2800 N. 48th St., Lincoln, NE 68504.
Larsen -- Lester F., 91, Lincoln, died Wednesday (2/2/2000).
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Warren United Methodist Church, 44th and Orchard streets. Memorials to Lester F. Larsen Tractor Museum through University of Nebraska Foundation, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68588.
Lightfoot -- Clyde Cecil, 96, Chillicothe, Mo., formerly of Hale, Mo., died Sunday (2/6/2000).
Born, Carroll County, Mo. Farmer, carpenter.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn; son, Donald, Council Bluffs, Iowa; daughters, Betty Lucille Barlow, Hale, Ella Mae Schamp, Lincoln; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lindley Funeral Home, Hale. Hale Cemetery. Visitation: today, noon-9 p.m., with family 7-8 p.m.; Tuesday, 8 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials to cemetery, care of Lindley Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Makepeace -- Mary, 87, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/6/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No visitation.
Nelson -- Elvera L., 83, Wahoo, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wahoo. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Curtis Cemetery. Visitation: today, 1-8 p.m., with family 4:30-6:30 p.m., Pruss-Ericson Funeral Home, Wahoo; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church building fund or Wahoo Senior Citizens Center.
Novy -- Lyman L., 63, Lincoln, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tarkio (Mo.) Home Cemetery. Visitation: 5 p.m. today until services, mortuary. Memorials to family. Owen -- Ruth Viola, 96, Denver, formerly of Lincoln, died 1/30/00.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: today, 9 a.m. until services, funeral home.
Paul -- Dr. Percy W., 79, Altoona, Iowa, formerly of College Heights, A.B., Canada, died Friday (2/4/2000) in Des Moines, Iowa.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, College View Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4015 S. 49th St. Visitation with family: today, 5-7 p.m., Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Hospice of Central Iowa or Three Angels Broadcasting Network.
Peterson -- Margaret L., 82, Lincoln, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Services: 1 p.m. today, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. Private family graveside services: Lincoln Memorial Park. Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to church foundation or American Heart Association.
Phillips -- Luanna, 42, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Southern Heights Presbyterian Church, 40th Street and Old Cheney Road. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Reece -- M.A. "Bud," 83, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Edward's Catholic Church, Waterloo, Iowa. Private graveside services: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo. No visitation. Memorials to church or Saint Elizabeth Hospice. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Rezabek -- Frank H., 95, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Visitation: until services, funeral home.
Rutledge -- Beth, 78, Seward, died Wednesday (2/2/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Seward. Private family inurnment: Lincoln Memorial Park. Cremation. Memorial book signing: one hour before services, church. Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Scherling -- Andrea, 18, Beatrice, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Born, Beatrice. Attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln; member, Wesleyan Dance Team.
Survivors: parents, Rodney and Mary (Hays) Scherling, Beatrice; brother, Wade Scherling, Beatrice; grandparents, Betty and James Hays, Elaine Scherling, all Diller; uncles; aunts; cousins.
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Centenary United Methodist Church, Beatrice. Prairie Home Cemetery, Diller. Visitation: Tuesday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Wednesday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Harman-Wright Mortuary; one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Andrea Scherling Scholarship Fund, care of mortuary.
Schmehl -- David J. Sr., 50, Lincoln, died Friday (2/4/2000).
Born, Washington, D.C. (1/31/50) to Francis and Gertrude (CarlMC2SCHMEHLson) Schmehl. Owner/operator, West O Street Phillips 66, more than 20 years. Graduate, Lincoln Southeast High School; attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Avid boater, skier.
Survivors: wife, Shirley; son, David J. Jr., Lincoln; daughters, son-in-law, Samantha and Akram Al-Rekabi, Hope Schmehl, Heather Schmehl, all Lincoln; mother, Gertrude Schmehl, Lincoln; grandchildren, Phillip, Christopher, Destiny, Austin, Dustin; brothers, sister-in-law, Paul and Linda, Richardson, Texas, James, Fort Collins, Colo.; sister, Beth Carlson, Toronto, Canada; nieces; nephews; cousins. preceded in death by father; daughter, Zandra.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, United Lutheran Church, 5945 Fremont St. The Rev. Russell Leeper. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: today, 5-9 p.m., Tuesday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to family's choice.
Sievers -- Ethel S., 91, Geneva, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Geneva. Graveside services: 2:30 p.m. today, Gothenburg City Cemetery. Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to church or Fillmore County Hospital Auxiliary.
Sittler -- Mary Lou (Thomas), 70, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Wednesday (2/2/2000).
Memorial services at later date. Memorials to donor's choice. Cook Funeral Home, Grandville, Mich.
Standley -- Evelyn R., 69, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/3/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, mortuary. Memorials to family.
Way -- E. Boyd, 85, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/5/2000).
Born, Lincoln (11/17/14). Tool and die maker, Cushman Motor Works, 36 years; retired 1979. Member, Bethany Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; son, daughter-in-law, Richard and Cheryl, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Vera and James Tetherow, Lincoln; brothers, sisters-in-law, Art, Wamego, Kan., Everett and Beverly, Lester and Harriett, Maxine Way, all Lincoln; grandchildren, spouse, Debbie Root, John and Marta Power, Diana Ely, Jennifer Bruno; great-grandchildren, John A., Jacob, Kassandra, Nathaniel, Kelsi; nieces; nephews; cousins. preceded in death by parents, Elmer and Della (Gowen) Way; brothers, Luther, Willard.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. The Rev. Daryl Lauber. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials to Bethany Christian Church.
