U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Jackson - Maxine A., 69, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born (10/25/30), Atchison, Kan. Bookkeeper, Williamson Auto Sales; retired 1996.
Survivors: husband, Robert; daughters, Teresa Jackson, Omaha, Brenda Jackson, Barbara Becker, Carol Jean Jackson, all Lincoln; seven grandchildren; aunts, Catherine Christian, Kansas, Erma Ellison, Texas. Preceded in death by: parents, Donald and Edith (Chapman) McCubbin; sister, Caroline.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. The Rev. Dan Inman. Visitation: one hour before service, funeral home. Cremation. Memorials to Shrine Transportation Fund.
Johnson - Velma G., 82, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000) in Milford. Born, Grant, Iowa. Retired waitress, Atlantic, Iowa.
Survivors: husband, Carl; son, Larry Croghan, Dubuque, Iowa; daughters, Barbara Lamb, Coral Springs, Fla., Diane Greer, Cary, N.C.; brothers, Harold Ackerman, Atwater, Minn., Ed Ackerman, Atlantic, Iowa; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services will be Monday in Griswold, Iowa. Memorials to St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lincoln.
Kelley - Madison V., 67, Holly Hill, Fla., died Wednesday (9/27/2000). Born, Oconee, Ga. Tile setter. Korean War Army veteran.
Survivors: sons, Matt, Sean, both Daytona Beach, Fla.; daughters, Karen Maddox, Cindy Dworsky, both Lincoln, Marlene Kelley, Daytona Beach; brothers, Eddy, Mercedes, Texas, David, Ormond Beach, Fla.; sisters, Janie Davis, Hastings, Fla., Pauline Liles, Holly Hill, Grace Galler, Hanford, Calif.
Services were Saturday, Ormond Funeral Home, Ormond Beach. Condolences via www.Ormondfuneralhome.com.
Koziol - Leonard, 49, Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Survivors: mother, Theresa, Cedar Rapids; brothers, Kenneth, Lincoln, Andrew, Fullerton, John, Cedar Rapids.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Parish cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, church. Visitation: 3-5 p.m. today, after 8:30 a.m. Monday, Levander Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids.
Link - Evelyn H., 80, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: 1 p.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to family. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Pepperl - Ernest L. "Danny," 83, Burchard, died Friday (9/29/2000) in Beatrice. Born, Burchard.
Survivors: wife, Lucile; son, Greg, Burchard; brothers, Edward, Burchard, Arthur, Russell, Kan.; nieces; nephews.
No services or viewing. Cremation. Burial at later date. Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice.
Rueter - Ruth M., 82, Elmwood, died Friday (9/29/2000) in Lincoln. Born (5/3/18), Elmwood. to F. Marian and Nelly (Wilcockson) McCorry. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Robert and Beverly, Martinsville, Va., Virgil and Kathy, Corpus Christi, Texas; daughters, sons-in-law, Jo Ann Winkelhake, Grand Junction, Colo., Patty and James Wolcott, Elmwood, Cindy and Kevin Manulak, Lincoln; sister, Grace Nelson, Pueblo, Colo.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: parents; husband, Clarence Ralph; brother.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Christian Church, Elmwood. The Revs. Dennis Swenson, Robert Rueter. Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Elmwood. Memorials to church or Elmwood Rescue Squad.
Schmidt - Minnie M., 92, Firth, widow of Alvin, died Friday (9/29/2000). Born, Sterling. Farmed with husband; teacher, one year.
Survivors: son, Melvin, Lincoln; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Zink-Fox Funeral Home, Sterling. Sterling Cemetery. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to Panama Presbyterian Church or Lakeview Rest Home, Firth, care of funeral home.
Smidt - Merna F., 80, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pallbearers: Steve Smidt, Dusty Smidt, John Peeler, Scott Mason, Dave Hammar, Michael Clancy. Visitation: 2 p.m. Monday until services, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68512. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Welsch - Christian, 88, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born (3/25/12), Russell, Kan., to Phillip and Mary (Hartman). Retired, Class A steam engineer, Goodyear power plant, 33 years. Member: Masonic Lodge 210; Scottish Rite Blue Lodge; Sesostris Shrine.
Survivors: wife, Bertha (Flack); son, daughter-in-law, Roger Lee and Linda, Dannebrog; sisters, brothers-in-law, Emma Greenwald, Torrington, Wyo., Edythe and Elzie Butt, Lincoln; grandchildren, spouses, Chris and Beth Welsch, St. Paul, Minn., Joyce and Andrew Quinn, Seattle, Jennifer Welsch, Lincoln, Antonia Welsch, Dannebrog; three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: parents; brothers, John, Albert; sisters, Mary, Helen.
Private services. Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to Sesostris Shrine Transportation Fund, 1717 Yolande Ave., Lincoln 68521. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Wullbrandt - Florence, 91, Milford, formerly Goehner, widow of Paul, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Goehner. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. today, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford; one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to family.
Bryant - Carolyn J., 78, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 201 (for research), or to the church. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Buckridge - Ruth D., 88, Fremont, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born, Fremont. Former teacher.
Survivors: daughter, Joyce Jacobs, Lincoln; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Kenneth Thomas, Longmont, Colo.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church, Fremont. Memorial Cemetery, Fremont. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Alexander Christian Foundation.
Bundy - Dennis Dale, 53, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Bethany Christian Church, 1645 N. Cotner Blvd. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials care of family.
Burchett - Shawn Patrick, 25, Lincoln, died Tuesday (9/26/2000).
Services were Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Kodie Burchett Scholarship Fund, 300 W. Irving, Lincoln 68521.
Clancy - Nora C., 77, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born (7/28/23), Emporia, Kan. Secretary, St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Member: St. Patrick's Catholic Church; Altar Society.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Linda and Mike Buethe, Tecumseh, Kathy and Mitchell Maun, Marilyn Clancy, Sandra Clancy and Jim Rohr, Christine Clancy, all Lincoln; son, John, Lincoln; grandchildren, Andrew Wellensiek, Elizabeth Maun, Nora Adams, Anita and Jed Sorensen, Jimmy and Andy Rohr; great-granddaughter, Karlie Ann Sorensen; nephew, Bill Craig Schmidt. Preceded in death by: husband, Merle; parents; one sister.
Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 6126 Morrill Ave. Father David Hintz. Lincoln Memorial Park. Rosary: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. today, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to church.
Coffey - Eldon O., 81, Grand Island, died Saturday (9/30/2000).
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, daughter-in-law, Michael and Bonnie, Lincoln; granddaughter, Jenny Caffery, Cincinnati.
No visitation or services. Anatomical donation to science. Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home, Grand Island.
Cole - Marie K., 83, Sterling Heights, Mich., died Wednesday (9/27/2000) in Mount Clemens, Mich.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Services in Michigan were Saturday. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
Curtis - Rozella L., Seward, died Sunday (10/1/2000). Born (5/11/05), near Seward. Graduate, Seward High School. Former organist, Evangelical United Brethren Church. Member, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: children, spouses, Dale and Esther Curtis, Columbus, Ohio, Lois and Omar Seymour, Lincoln, Virginia Kuck, Omaha, Vernon and Sue Curtis, Seward; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, United Methodist Church, Seward. The Rev. Kelly Karges. Seward Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, with family 7-8 p.m., Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice, care of family.
Eilers - Martin Paul, 89, Sterling, died Friday (9/29/2000) in Auburn. Born, rural Sterling. Farmer. Supervisor, Soil Conservation Service. Member, NRD Watershed Board.
Survivors: wife, Bertha; daughters, Carolyn Weber, Marjorie Hagstrom, both Sterling; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Alvina Panko, Tecumseh.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. John Lutheran Church, Sterling. Sterling Cemetery. Visitation: until 8 p.m. today, Zink-Fox Funeral Home, Sterling; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice, care of Harvey Giesmann.
Freeman - Anna M., 98, Weeping Water, widow of John Brinton and Charles Freeman, died Saturday (9/30/2000) in Louisville. Born, Otoe County. Homemaker.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Christian Church, Weeping Water. Avoca Cemetery. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Weeping Water. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association.
Gibb - Sue M., 45, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 735 S. 36th St. Vigil: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Father Joseph Nemec. Calvary Cemetery at later date. Cremation. Visitation: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Tuesday, funeral home; 9 a.m. Wednesday until services, church. Memorials to Ryan Gibb's education fund.
Gropp - Irvin E., 82, Friend, died Sunday (10/1/2000). Born (9/16/18), rural Friend. Graduate, Dorchester High School. Cattle feeder, farmer, Beaver Crossing, Dorchester and Friend. Member: United Methodist Church; Grange 360; two rural school boards.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Dale and Diane, Crete, Duane and Mary, Dorchester; daughter, son-in-law, Lois and Ken Staley, Lincoln; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, sister-in-law, Hubert and Marion Gropp, Friend; sister-in-law, Ella Mae and Oliver Johansen, Friend; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by: parents; wife, Ruth.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church, Friend. The Rev. Patricia Kelley. Andrew Cemetery, Friend. Pallbearers: grandchildren, Michael Gropp, Jon Geiger, Kenneth Gropp, Aaron Gropp, Jason Gropp, James Staley, David Staley. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Warren Memorial Hospital.
Heinrichs - Dorothy Mae, 75, rural Carleton, died Sunday (10/1/2000) in Hastings. Graduate, Davenport High School.
Survivors: husband, Donald; sons, daughters-in-law, Larry and Mary Ann, Thomas, all rural Davenport, Bryce and Dinorath, rural Deshler; daughter, son-in-law, Susan and Gene Hobelman, Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by: parents, Roy and Ada (Clabaugh) Lonsdale; brother, Donald Lonsdale.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Christ's Lutheran Church, Davenport. Davenport City Cemetery. Visitation: 1:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Urbauer-Price Funeral Home, Davenport; two hours before services, church. Memorials to church or OES Chapter 268.
Hoffman - William Richard Sr., 55, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born (10/7/44), Lincoln, to Wilber and Betty (Thieme). Master electrician, Nebraska Wesleyan University. Member: St. Paul United Church of Christ; IBEW Local 265.
Survivors: son, William "Rich" Jr., Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Billie Greiman, Barbara and Jerry Lamb, all Lincoln; grandchildren, Brittany Lamb, Arkansas, Christopher Weikle, Omaha; father, Wilber, Nelson; mother, spouse, Betty and Curtis Kieckhaefer, Lincoln; brother, Marvin, Nelson; sisters, brothers-in-law, Mary and Dave Carpenter, Kansas City, Mo., Virginia "Jeanie" and Lee Morton, Miami, Okla.; nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastors Debbie Valentine (sister-in-law), John Taylor. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Jackson - Maxine A., 69, Lincoln, died Friday (9/29/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Visitation: one hour before service, funeral home. Cremation. Memorials to Shrine Transportation Fund.
Johnson - Axel E., 87, Weston, formerly Swedeburg, widower of Marie, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born, Ithaca. Retired farm laborer, grave oener, Grace Lutheran Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Paul, Fremont; daughters, Mathilda Kronberg, Fremont, Jean Simpson, Bronson, Fla., Clara Gregory, Grand Island, Rose Pokorny, Weston; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg. Church cemetery. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. today, Pruss-Ericson Funeral Home, Wahoo; one hour before services, church.
Link - Evelyn H., 80, Lincoln, died Thursday (9/28/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to family. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Meyer - Ronald Elden, 56, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Community Church, 4400 N. First St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 p.m. today until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family.
Moran - Michael J. Jr., 77, Lincoln, died Saturday (9/30/2000). Born, Newark, N.J.
Survivors: wife, Angela; sons, Michael J. III, Bloomfield, N.J., Russell, Pinebrook, N.J., G. Steven, Parsippany, N.J.; daughter, Jeanne Pica, Belleville, N.J.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 735 S. 36th St. Calvary cemetery. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today, funeral home.
Rueter - Ruth M., 82, Elmwood, died Friday (9/29/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Christian Church. Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Elmwood. Memorials to church or Elmwood Rescue Squad.
Simodynes - Hilda A., 88, Wahoo, died Sunday (10/1/2000).
Services pending, Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.
