U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Coleman - Yvonne Marie, 72, Lincoln, died Sunday (9/24/2000). Born, Edison.
Survivors: sons, Richard, Keith, Roger, all Lincoln; sisters, Velesta Quinn, Arizona, Bonnita Metzger, Republican City; nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Private burial: Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Day - Joyce W., 65, Lincoln, died Monday (9/25/2000). Born (11/4/34), Barada. Administrative assistant, Nebraska Conference United Church of Christ, 25 years; retired 1997. Graduate, Falls City High School; attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Member: St. Paul United Methodist Church; Chancel Choir; past chairperson, worship committee; office volunteer. Volunteer, TeamMates, Park School.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, William and Joanie, Omaha; son, fiancee, Christopher Day and Cia Sjetnan, London, England; daughters, sons-in-law, Paula Day and Keith Jacobshagen, Lincoln, Gretchen and Beau Atwater, Bernardsville, N.J.; grandchildren, Melanie and Ford Atwater, Catherine, Carl and Troy Day; brothers, Wayne Wamsley, Blaine, Minn., Kenneth Wamsley, Phoenix; sister, Janice Crouse, Aurora. Preceded in death by parents, Arletta and Cleon Wamsley.
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St. The Rev. Rex Bevins. Cremation. No visitation. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave. Memorials to church building fund.
DeWald - Bonnie, 69, Fairbury, died Sunday (9/24/2000). Born, Alexandria (9/29/31) to William and Virginia Rose (DeLong) Williamson. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Van and Deirdre, Louisville, Ky., Dean, Colorado Springs, Colo., Robert and Renae, Daykin, Douglas and Debra, Fairbury, William and Katie, Alexandria; daughters, sons-in-law, Janice and Dana Carroll, Colorado Springs, Joyce and Alan Wickman, Jeanne and Dennis Greening, all Lincoln; sisters, brothers-in-law, Wilma and Wally Busing, Alexandria, Virginia and Howard Sims, Springfield, Ill.; brother, sister-in-law, Dale and Alta Jo Williamson, Scottsbluff; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Ben; parents; great-grandchild.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Fairbury. Father William Grant. St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Alexandria. Cremation. No viewing. Vigil: 6:30 p.m. today, church. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Heart Association. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Fairbrother - Marguerite, 72, Kearney, formerly Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000).
Services were Monday, Capital City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege St. Memorials to Boise Christian Retirement Home or Khasi Hills Christian Ministry. O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home, Kearney.
Friesen - Beverly A., 65, Henderson, died Sunday (9/24/2000). Born, Henderson. Retired employee, Cornerstone Bank.
Survivors: husband, Myron; sons, Matt, Cal, Jim, all Henderson; daughters, Lori Jacobsen, Marquette, Gayle Siebert, Henderson; 13 grandchildren; brothers, Maurice Janzen, Henderson, Homer Janzen, Longmont, Colo.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson. Church cemetery. Visitation: until services, Metz Mortuary, Henderson. Memorials to church music fund or church radio broadcast.
Hall - Charles M., 76, Bellevue, died Saturday (9/23/2000). President, Beauty & Barber Supply Co.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Anne, Atlanta; daughters, sons-in-law, Katherine and John Kluska, Grand Island, Patricia and Jon Enevoldsen, Lincoln; sister, Evelyn Jones, Anderson, S.C.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bellevue. Interment: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. today, Bellevue Memorial Funeral Home. Memorials to Tangier Shriner Transportation Fund, 2823 S. 84th St., Omaha, NE 68124.
Hempel - Victor, 80, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/23/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No visitation. Memorials to Shrine Children's Hospital or Faith United Church of Christ.
Henderson - Marie M., 91, Stromsburg, died Monday (9/25/2000) in York. Retired aide, Midwest Covenant Home.
Survivors: son, Curtis Hoffman, Benedict; daughter, Helen Johnson, Osceola; brothers, Royal Druba, Novato, Calif., Elmer Druba, Superior; sister, Inez Hosier, Giltner; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Salem Lutheran Church. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. today, Palmer Funeral Home, Stromsburg.
Hruska - Rita J., 65, Ulysses, died Sunday (9/24/2000). Born, Polk County (11/22/34). Graduate, Ulysses High School. Rural school teacher near Dwight and Ulysses. Member: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (church organist, Altar Society); Juvenile Diabetes Association; Nebraska State Quilters Guild; Blue Valley Quilters Guild, Seward; The Quilters in Shelby; Calico Quilt Club, Columbus; Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Former member, Ulysses Township Board. Quilting instructor.
Survivors: husband, Ron Sr.; sons, daughters-in-law, Ron and Robin, Lincoln, Mark and Janet, Joe and Diane, all Ulysses, Chris and Connie, Blue Springs, Mo., Philip, New York, N.Y., Andy, Omaha, Matthew and Denise, Belmond, Iowa; daughters, sons-in-law, Mary Hruska, Omaha, Ann and Joe Giebler, Jane and Dean Baumert, Rita Mae Hruska, all Omaha, Joan and Jeff Kisling, Lebanon, Ohio, Janice and Rob Krohn, Boulder, Colo.; 25 grandchildren; six sisters; two brothers. Preceded in death by parents, Edward J. Sr. and Lucile (Farmer) Rolenc.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ulysses. Celebrant: Father Val Bartek; Homilist: Father John Sullivan. Church cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Rosary prayer service: 7 p.m. Wednesday, church. Memorials to donor's choice, care of family.
Janssen - Fred G., 83, Lincoln, died Sunday (9/24/2000).
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. Wednesday until services, funeral home. Memorials to Saint Elizabeth Heartland Hospice, 555 S 70th St., Lincoln, NE 68510.
Latta - Burr, 80, Memphis, Tenn., died Friday, (9/22/2000). Born, Tekamah. Engineer, DuPont. WWII Army Corps of Engineers veteran.
Survivors: wife, Marilynn (Wherry); son, the Rev. James, Memphis; daughter, Ann Higgins, Tullahoma, Tenn.; six grandchildren.
Services will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home, Memphis. Memorials in lieu of flowers to: American Heart Association, 11 S. Orleans St., Memphis TN 38103; or St. John's Episcopal Church, 322 S. Greer St., Memphis, TN 38111. Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Pawnee City.
Lewis - Norma Jean, 71, Blue Springs, died Monday (9/25/2000) in Marysville, Kan. Born, rural Blue Springs.
Survivors: sister, brother-in-law, Betty and Robert Mann, Blue Springs; nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; adopted niece, Marcia Moss, Wymore.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Wymore Church of Christ. Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation: 5 p.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Thursday, Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church, care of Virgil and Shirley Martin.
Osborne - Betty, 78, Edgar, widow of Melvin, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, Larry, LaVista, Dean, Grand Island, Bradley, Orrick, Mo., Lynn, Bladen; daughters, Judy Hoffman, Ayr, Linda Battershell, McCook, Peggy Ericksen, Blair; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, Frank Helberg, Lincoln, Neal Helberg, Tucson, Ariz., Seth Helberg, Reno Valley, Calif.; sister, Claire Lane, Llano, Texas, Signe Helberg, Boulder, Colo., Effie Johnson, Edgar; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Williams Funeral Home, Edgar. Edgar Cemetery.
Reeder - James V., 58, Friend, died Saturday (9/23/2000). Born, Pomona, Calif., (10/4/41). Retired, U.S. Air Force, 1961-81; Vietnam veteran. Graduate, Strathmore, Calif. Member, American Legion Post 183. Former member, Clampus, Porterville, Calif.
Survivors: daughters, Patricia Leonard, Barbara Girmus, both Woodlake, Calif.; sons, Michael, Woodlake, Christopher, San Francisco; mother, Blanche, Friend; sister, Joyce Kunert, Friend; grandmother, Bessie Austin, Westminster, Calif.; six grandchildren. Preceded in death by: father, Fredrick; grandparents, Robert Edmondson, Pearl and Alfonso Reeder; brother-in-law, Robert Kunert.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend. The Rev. Robert Brauninger. Military services by American Legion Post 183. Registration book: 1-6 p.m. today; until services, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Rempe - Gregory N., 38, Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000). Born, Seattle.
Survivors: sons, Brandon, Spirit Lake, Iowa, Greggor, Sioux Falls, S.D.; father, Walter, Shelby; mother, Mary Wieseman, Lincoln; sister, Susan Spieker, Lincoln; niece; nephew; grandmother, Mrs. Clarence Jurgensmeir, Hastings.
No services. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 7101 Newport Ave., Suite 310, Omaha NE 68152; or Capital Humane Society, 2320 Park Blvd. 68502. Messages of condolence may be emailed to: contact@roperandsons.com. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Shaw - Helen Louise Harrold, 94, Indianola, Iowa, died 8/10/00.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Cremation. No viewing. Memorials to Kappa Kappa Iota Scholarship Fund, 1875 E. 15th St., Tulsa, OK 74104-4610.
Shovall - Leslie, 42, Alvo, died Monday (9/25/2000).
Services pending, Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
Thomas - Eddie B., 80, Vicksburg, Miss., formerly Lincoln, died Friday (9/22/2000).
Survivors: wife, Fannie (Brown); sons, Alfred Brown, Vicksburg, Eddie Thomas Jr., Lincoln; daughters, Maggie Burton, Janice Thomas, both Vicksburg, Glodean Jackson, Catherine Craven, both Lincoln; father, Brooks Hamilton, St. Louis; four brothers; three sisters; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday. Condolences care of Fannie Thomas, 1903 Baldwin Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home, Vicksburg.
Uldrich - Edward DavEd III, 51, Mount Vernon, Wash., died Friday (6/23/2000). Born, Milligan. Retired Navy commander.
Survivors: wife, Chere; daughters, Tacy, Kent, Wash., Mary, Mount Vernon; brothers, Charles, Milligan, Norman, St. Libory; sisters, Rose Basso, Donna Fredell, both Lincoln, Norma, San Pedro, Calif.
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. No public visitation. Farmer and Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Geneva.
Walsh - James "Jim," 42, Omaha, formerly Niagara Falls, Canada, died 9/14/00.
Survivors: friends, Del and Alyssa Mandel, Omaha, Michelle George, Eagle; many other dear friends in Omaha-Lincoln area and family in Canada.
Irish wake: 1 p.m. Saturday, Big Johns Billiards, 399 Sun Valley Blvd.
White - Helen M., 71, Crete, died Sunday (9/24/2000).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Church, Crete. Visitation: today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to: Madonna Hospital Rehabilitation Unit; Crete Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department; Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Neonatal Unit in memory of Breanne Rael; or to family.
Williams - Viola F., 85, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/21/2000).
Survivors: son, Jerry O. Williams, Lincoln; sisters, Erma Suhr, Elgin, Hazel Obermier, Atkinson, Betty Mahanah, Pierre, S.D.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. today, Oakdale Methodist Church, Oakdale. Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Marshall-Harlan Funeral Home, Tilden.
York - Bernice A., 89, Lincoln, died Sunday (9/24/2000)
Private family graveside Services: Wednesday, Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation with family: 7-9 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com. Memorials to family.
Anderson - Doris J., 76, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/23/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Memorials to American Cancer Society, 7441 O St., Lincoln, NE 68510.
Bomberger - Douglas A., 39, Lincoln, died Monday (9/25/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: today, funeral home. Memorials to Madonna Foundation.
Cao - Khanh Van, 78, Lincoln, died Monday (9/25/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 2601 P St. Visitation: 9-10 a.m. today, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Memorials care of family.
Clark - Pauline H., 86, Crete, died Sunday (9/24/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Heart Association.
Cummins - Rosemarie, 75, Seward, widow of Hal, died Tuesday (9/26/2000).
Services pending, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward.
Dakan - Donald D., 71, Lincoln, died Monday (9/25/2000). Born (2/3/29), Beaver City, to William and Francis (Loftus). Retired lineman, Lincoln Electric System.
Survivors: wife, Ila Mae; sons, daughters-in-law, Donald C. and Joan, Connecticut, Darrell and Sheri, Grand Rapids, Mich., Douglas and Yolanda, Lincoln; daughter, Denise, Lincoln; sisters, Ruth Palmer, Oxnard, Calif., Betty Fredrichson, Grand Island; brothers, Ronald, Batavia, Ill., Everett, California; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: father, William; mother, Francis McIntyre; sister, Mary.
Graveside Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Meet at gate 3, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., before services. No visitation.
Day - Joyce W., 65, Lincoln, died Monday (9/25/2000).
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St. Cremation. No visitation. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave. Memorials to church building fund.
