U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Basoco - Doris (Heumann), 89, Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Graduate, University of Nebraska. Alumni of Alpha Omicron Pi.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Richard M. and Caryl, Baltimore, Md., Robert A. and Jane, Lincoln; daughter, Ellen Snuggs, Lincoln; seven grandchildren; sister, Harriet H. Heumann, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband, Miguel A.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. The Rev. Naomi Hull. Seward Cemetery. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to University of Nebraska Foundation, 1111 Lincoln Mall or donor's favorite charity. Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.Î
Beades - Violet A., 78, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/21/2000). Born (12/11/21), Scottsbluff. Retired medical secretary, Lincoln Orthopedic Center.
Survivors: sister, Lorraine "Laurie" McManus, Omaha; aunt, Dorothy Muggy, Lincoln; friend, Bob Holmstead, Lincoln; uncles, aunts, friends.
No services. Cremation. No visitation. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.Î
Brennan - Sandra Sue White, 60, Sanford, N.C., formerly of Burr, died Saturday (9/23/2000).
Survivors: husband, Darrell; mother, Gladys White, Tecumseh; sons, Michael, Fuquay Varina, N.C., Jeffery, Cary, N.C.; daughters, Jill Marie Cole, Julie Brennan Dorminey, both Macon, Ga.; brother, Bernard White, Cook; sister, Eileen Prytel, Corning, Calif.; four grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Sanford, N.C.; Buffalo Cemetery, Sanford. Visitation: Monday, 6-8 p.m., Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.
Brittain - Edna J., 87, Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Born (11/19/12), Calico Rock, Ark. Homemaker. Attended, Piedmont SDA Church; Omaha School for the Deaf. Member, Lincoln Deaf Community Club; Bell Choir, Lancaster Manor.
Survivors: sisters, Dorothy Aden, Kennewick, Mass., Ruth McCarthey, Maryland, Mary Fern, Lincoln, Marjorie Closner, Omaha; brothers, Paul Brockman, Lincoln, Richard Brockman, Boulder, Colo.; William Brockman, Alton, Ill., Robert Brockman, Kalispell, Mont.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Dale; parents, Ira and Sally Brockman; four brothers, one sister.
Services pending at Lincoln Memorial. Visitation: Monday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., funeral home. Memorials to Christian Record Services, 4444 South 52nd St. (16).
Clough - Claude A., 84, Firth, died Friday (9/22/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Monday, 9-11 a.m., all at the funeral home. Memorials to Lakeview Rest Home, 404 E. 8th St., Firth (68358).
DaMoude -Oleta Lily, 82, Lincoln, formerly Hershey, died Thursday (9/21/2000). Born (12/10/17) to Charles and Laurena Mauer Miller. Attended, Summerset school, Wellfleet; high school, Gothenburg. Employed, Hinky Dinky, Allen's Self Service, North Platte; Linden Manor. Farmed, Wellfleet, Maywood, Benkleman. Owner, Bud's Sporting Goods. Manager, Barn Store, Hershey. Member, Rebecca Lodge, Wellfleet.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Beverly and Robert Otzel-Kasl, Jeannine Mitchell and Gerald Stamm, all of Lincoln, Janet King and special friend Maynard Zipf, Sutherland; sons, daughter-in-law, Charles and Margaret, Hershey, Douglas D., Lincoln; brother, Walter, St. Joseph, Mo.; sisters, brother-in-law, Edith Baxter, Mabel and Leonard Johnston, all of North Platte, Wilma Johnston; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; many friends and other relatives. Preceded in death by parents; husband; sister, Cleo; brothers, Calvin, Ray and Hillert; great-grandchildren, Stephanie Otzel, Kylee Dawn Neal; son-in-law, Martin Otzel.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Adams & Swanson Funeral Home, North Platte. The Rev. John Schaefer. Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation: Monday, 8:30 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials established in her name.
Egr - Irene, 83, Gretna, widow of William, died Thursday (9/21/2000) in Omaha.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wahoo. Scripture service: 7 p.m. today, Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. today, with family 6-8 p.m.; Monday, one hour before services, all at funeral home. Memorials to Gretna Neighbors or Gretna Fire & Rescue.
Engel - Marilyn J., 64, Beaver Crossing, died Thursday (9/21/2000).
Services: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Beaver Crossing United Methodist Church. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. today, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Beaver Crossing; Monday, 9 a.m.-noon and one hour before services, church. Memorials established in care of the family.
Fairbrother - Marguerite, 72, Kearney, formerly Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Served with husband The Rev. Archie Fairbrother, Douglas Street Christian Church.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Capital City Christian Church, Lincoln. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: today, 4-8 p.m., O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home, Kearney; Monday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., church. Memorials established in her name.
Hedrick - Brian Kent, 42, Omaha, died Friday (9/22/2000). Born (4/26/58), Seward.
Survivors: wife, Michele; daughters, Erica, Lauren, both of Omaha; parents, Boyd and Janet, York; brother, Brad, Lincoln; nieces, nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, King of Kings Lutheran Church, Omaha. Graveside service: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Utica Cemetery, Utica. Visitation: Monday, 5-8 p.m., Crosby Burket Swanson Golden Colonial Chapel, Omaha. Memorials to the church or the American Heart Association.Î
Hempel - Victor, 80, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Retired carpenter, MW Anderson-Bruce Anderson Construction Co. Member, Faith United Church of Christ; VFW Post 131; American Legion Post 3; Carpenters Union 444, Omaha. Life member, Heywood School PTA.
Survivors: wife, Anita T.; sons, daughters-in-law, Victor Ted and Jane, Lincoln, Michael J. and Connie, Dwight; daughter, son-in-law, Peggy Sue and Jim Tettenborn, Lincoln; sisters, brother-in-law, Elizabeth Herstein, Scottsbluff, Helen and Frank Smith, Lincoln; grandchildren, Jerry and Barb Hempel, Cindy and Brian Lavelle, Chris and Kelly Sutherland, Kellin and Lisa Nieman, Tori and Troy Velder, Lincoln, Todd Tettenborn, Tiffany Tettenborn, Kailey and Lisa Nieman, Timothy Hempel; 15 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by brothers, Jacob, George and Herman "Sarge" Hempel.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. The Rev. Rex Bevins. Private Burial, Wyuka. Pallbearers: Ed Debus, Rodger Hempel, Dean Perry, Frank Smith, George "Shorty" Huck, Paul Smith. No visitation. Memorials to Shrine Children's Hospital or Faith United Church of Christ.
Kohles - Larry Peter, 50, Martell, died Friday (9/22/2000) in a farming accident. Maintenance supervisor, Cooper Nuclear Plant, NPPD. Experienced Pilot. Graduate, Bloomfield High School; UNL, 1972; master's degree, UNL, mechanical engineering. Alumni, AG Men Fraternity, UNL. Worked summers during college on Alaskan Pipeline in Fairbanks to pay for college. Formerly active in 4-H. Enjoyed snow skiing and elk hunting in Rocky Mountains and fishing in Canada. Member, St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Bloomfield, Experimental Aircraft Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Federation.
Survivors: wife, Carol; sons, daughters-in-law, David and Amanda Van Asperen, Sutherland, Steve and Jayne Van Asperen, Crete, Eric and Lisa Kohles, Lincoln, Sam Van Asperen, Hallam, David Kohles, Lincoln, D.J. Van Asperen, Hallam; daughter, Ami Kohles, Martell; four grandchildren; father, stepmother, Dale and Verna Kohles, Bloomfield; brothers and sisters, Sherry and Dennis Malm, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Jerry and Lynn Kohles, Norfolk, Roger and Evelyn Kohles, Baytown, Texas, Charles and Krista Kohles, Davey, Mary and Steve Mairose, Kimball, S.D., Lisa and Mike Brugh, Flagstaff, Ariz. Preceded in death by mother, Loretta Bradley Kohles; grandparents, Pete and Elizabeth Kohles, John and Agnes Bradley.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Christ's Place Church, 1111 Old Cheney Road. Pastors Bill Romans and David Argue. Eulogy by Tony Divis. Centerville Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jim Frue, Jim Joliff, Delbert Romans, Donis Petersan, Larry Ainsworth, Larry Kuncl. Honorary pallbearers: Lynn Freye, Arnold Doerr, Gary Friend, Dan Friend. Ushers: Dean Roach, Ben Kohles, Jeff Ronspies, Jim Friend, Cris Beltz. Visitation: today, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to the family. Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.Î
Kracl - Lottie M. (Pavlicek), 97, Schuyler, widow of John, died Thursday (9/21/2000). Born (9/1/1903), Schuyler. With husband, operated the Pavlicek-Kracl Meat Market, Schuyler, 1928-1962.
Survivors: daughter, Phyllis Vrba, Schuyler; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Schuyler. Schuyler Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, noon-8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. vigil service; Tuesday, 9-10:15 a.m., all at Kracl Funeral Chapel, Schuyler. Memorials to donor's choice.Î
Pacl - Rose M., 96, Prague, widow of Raymond C., died Saturday (9/23/2000) in Wahoo. Born, Prague. Homemaker; employed at Nebraska Ordnance Plant, Mead.
Survivors: daughters, Viola "Vi" Nanfito, Omaha, Norma Murren, Colon, Donna Ohnoutka, Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. John The Baptist Church, Prague. Church cemetery. Vigil service: 7 p.m. Monday, church. Visitation: Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Kucera Funeral Home, Prague; Tuesday, one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice.Î
Patterson - The Rev. Dr. Gordon L., 70, Seward, died Thursday (9/21/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Seward. Graveside Services: 3 p.m. Monday, Blair Cemetery, Blair. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; Monday, one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
Paulson - Richard D., 68, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/21/2000). Born, Storm Lake, Iowa. Retired Masonary.
Survivors: daughter, Mary Hefner, Lincoln; grandchildren, Tom Gollin, Amber Smith, Slade Hefner; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation: today, 1-6 p.m., Monday, one hour before services, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.Î
Pavey - DeWayne D., 55, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Born (11/11/44), Lincoln. Veteran, U.S. Army.
Survivors: wife, Kathy; daughters, Dawn Schubach, Lincoln, Cassandra Pavey, Hickman; six grandchildren.
Graveside Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O St. Meet at funeral home. Memorials in care of the family. Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Prell - Marie L., 84, Osceola, widow of Neal, died Friday (9/22/2000). Born (10/21/15), York. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, Dennis, Omaha, Richard, Fremont; daughters, Karen Simms, Fremont, Mary Aksamit, San Jose, Calif., Deanna Lemon, Denton, Texas; 11 grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Osceola. Shelby Cemetery, Shelby. Visitation: Monday, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home, Osceola.
Rempel - Elfrieda, 77, Diller, died Saturday (9/23/2000) at Fairbury. Born (4/21/23), Tampa, Kan. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, George; sons, Donald, Pakistan, David, Fairbury; daughter, Marilyn Root, Holmesville; eight grandchildren; brothers, Junia Schmidt, Hesston, Kan., Arelie Schmidt, Aurora, Colo.
Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jansen Bible Church, Jansen. Fairbury Cemetery. Memorials to family choice. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Sasse - Dennis L., 46, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/21/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Luke United Methodist Church. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to the family.
Scdoris - Debra Sue, 47, Dorchester, died Thursday (9/21/2000). Born, Darlington, Ind. (10/19/52) to Bernard Francis and Betty Lou (Bryant) Rodgers. Employed, Experian of Seward.
Survivors: husband, John Sr.; sons, daughters-in-law, Scott and Jeannie, Milford, Joshua, Dorchester; daughter, son-in-law, Erin and Luis Robles, Lincoln; daughter, fiance, Jennifer Scdoris and Justin Elledge, Milford; granddaughter, Kaylee Marie Scdoris, Milford; stepson, spouse, John Scdoris Jr. and Tricia, Lincoln; stepgrandchildren, Tyler, Tevin, Makita, Maresha, Maice, and Makayla Scdoris, all of Lincoln; brother, sister-in-law, Bruce and Kathy Rodgers, Lincoln; nieces, nephews. Preceded in death by parents; stepbrother, Jimmy Rodgers.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Bruce Rodgers officiating. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday, 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family, P.O. Box 252, Dorchester, NE 68343.Î
Schneider - Pearl, 97, Ulysses, died Wednesday (9/20/2000) in Seward.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Ulysses. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to family. Knott Funeral Home, David City.
Sukovaty - Melva Ann, 86, Longview, Wash., widow of Clarence, died Wednesday (9/20/2000). Born, Wilber. Taught in Nebraska; moved to Longview from Wilber, 1938.
Survivors: son, Jim, Kelso, Wash.; daughters, Alice Lipp, Mount Vernon, Wash., MaryAnn Sun, Seattle; sisters, Inez Broz, Irma Jelinek, both of Wilber; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews.
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Longview Community Church. A reception will follow the service. Private graveside service prior to memorial service. Visitation: Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dahl McVicker Funeral Home, Longview. Memorials to Czech Museum, Wilber, 68465, or Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632.Î
Thompson - William Wayne, 92, Bruning, died Thursday (9/21/2000) at Lincoln. Retired postmaster, Bruning. Former owner, Bruning Banner Newspaper. Member, United Methodist Church, Bruning; Durham-Mammen Post 166; American Legion, Bruning. Life member, Goldstar Post 5328; VFW, Hebron. Former member, Bruning Town Board, Bruning Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors: stepdaughter, Betty McPherson, Wilmington, Calif.; grandson and wife, Dr. Scott and Marilee McPherson, Lincoln; granddaughter and husband, Kathryn and John Smith, Seattle; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Vivian Caples Eickoff, Kansas City, Mo.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Bruning. The Rev. Lila Bottolfson. Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere. Visitation: today at 2 p.m., Bruning Memorial Funeral Home, Bruning. Memorial established to church.
Vonderschmidt - Richard Glenn, 90, Falls City, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Born (8/21/10), north of Rulo. Retired operator, Heavy Construction. Farmer.
Survivors: son, Terry, Lincoln; brother, Roy, Baltimore; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dorr Funeral Home Chapel, Falls City. Steele Cemetery, Falls City.
Votava - Clarence W., 90, David City, died Friday (9/22/2000).
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Bruno. Visitation: noon-7 p.m. today, Knott Funeral Home, David City. Wake service: 7:30 p.m. today, funeral home. Pallbearers: Bob, Mark Coufal, Bryce DeWispelare, Justin Jacobsen, Andy, Brad Votava. Memorials to Donor's Choice.
Anderson - Doris J., 76, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Born (6/24/24), Meadow Grove, to Paul and Anna Werner. Employee, Elgin Watch Co.; homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Robert L.; son, Jerry, Fort Collins, Colo.; brother, sister-in-law, Carl and Dorothy Werner, Cheyenne, Wyo.; sister-in-law, brother-in-law, Betty and Wayne Pauley, Lincoln; grandsons, Jeff and Chris Anderson, both Lincoln. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Pallbearers: Jeff and Chris Anderson, Wayne Pauley, Terry Peterson, Steven Fallon, Rick Kirchoff. Memorials to American Cancer Society, 7441 O St., Lincoln, NE 68510.
Basoco - Doris (Heumann), 89, Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Graduate, University of Nebraska. Alumnus, Alpha Omicron Pi.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Richard and Caryl, Baltimore, Md., Robert and Jane, Lincoln; daughter, Ellen Basoco, Lincoln; seven grandchildren; sister, Harriet Heumann, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband, Miguel A.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. The Rev. Naomi Hull. Luncheon following services. Seward Cemetery. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to University of Nebraska Lincoln Foundation, 1111 Lincoln Mall or donor's favorite charity. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Brittain - Edna J., 87, Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Born (11/19/12), Calico Rock, Ark. Homemaker. Attended: Piedmont Seventh-day Adventist Church; Omaha School for the Deaf. Member: Lincoln Deaf Community Club; Bell Choir, Lancaster Manor.
Survivors: sisters, Dorothy Aden, Kennewick, Mass., Ruth McCarthey, Maryland, Mary Fern, Lincoln, Marjorie Closner, Omaha; brothers, Paul Brockman, Lincoln, Richard Brockman, Boulder, Colo., William Brockman, Alton, Ill., Robert Brockman, Kalispell, Mont.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by: husband, Dale; parents, Ira and Sally Brockman; four brothers; one sister.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Visitation: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Christian Record Services, 4444 S. 52nd St., Lincoln, NE 68516.
Clark - Pauline H., 86, Crete, died Sunday (9/24/2000).
Services pending, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
