U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Gibson - Lillian A., 83, Lincoln, died Saturday (10/7/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. Memorials to church. Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Goin - Doris, 91, Littleton, Colo., formerly Loveland, Colo., Lakewood, Colo., and Lincoln, died Sunday (10/8/2000).
Private family services were Tuesday, Allnutt Funeral Home, Littleton, Colo. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Nebraska Christian College, Norfolk, care of funeral home.
Harshman - Irma F., 90, formerly of Lincoln, died 10/2/00 in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to hospice care of donor's choice.
Heiliger - Donald D., 68, San Antonio, formerly of Lincoln, died 10/2/00.
Memorial Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to: Hospice Homecare, 10221 Desert Sands, Suite 301, San Antonio, TX 78216; or Pastor Hector Vasquez, San Lucas Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1247, Eagle Pass, TX 78853.
Hunt - Maybelle Abbott, 85, Lincoln, formerly of Douglas, died Monday (10/9/2000).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. today, Douglas United Methodist Church. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Douglas Senior Center or church. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Imm - Eulala E., 80, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/5/2000).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2325 S. 24th St. No visitation. Cremation. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to Tabitha Health Care Services, 4720 Randolph St. 68510.
Juilfs - Elsie M., 97, Stockton, Calif., formerly Syracuse, died Friday (10/6/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to cemetery.
Keill - Dr. James Eldon, 85, Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly Lincoln, died Friday (10/6/2000). Born, David City. Retired professor of education, Winona (Minn.) State University. Former assistant principal, Lefler Junior High; principal, Mickle Junior High.
Survivors: wife, Lucile; daughters, Mary Lu Swartz, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Jane Keill, Glenview, Ill.; sons, Douglas, Ocean Isle, N.C., John, Sioux Falls; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 4 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Sioux Falls. Hills of Rest Memorial Park Columbarium. Memorials to Shriners Hospital for Children or American Parkinson's Disease Association.
Kiplinger - Bruce Sterner "Kip," 62, Lincoln, died Monday (10/9/2000). Born (11/9/37), Erickson, to Gerald and Clara (Sterner). Past member: Order of Eastern Star; Masonic Lodge 6.
Survivors: wife, Sandy (Latham); son, daughter-in-law, Todd and Cindy, Pierce; daughter, son-in-law, Chris and Steve Wade, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; grandchildren, Justina, Kip Kiplinger, both Pierce, Matthew, Scott Wade, both Pacific Palisades; brother-in-law, Tom Latham, Clayton, Calif.; aunts; uncles; cousins. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Larry Fruhling. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Todd Kiplinger, Randy Sell, Todd Davis, Ed Davis. Honorary pallbearers: Dean Davis, Dave Stacy. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9-11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. Memorials care of family for grandchildren's education fund.
McIlnay - Loretta C., 88, Crete, widow of Orin "Mac," died Wednesday (10/11/2000).
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Paul and Debbie, Sutherland; daughters, sons-in-law, Marilyn and Don Kuncl, Crete, Trish and Ron Horwart, Mission Viejo, Calif.; sisters, brothers-in-law, Wenona Chaloupka, Wilber, Wanda and Clarence Busboom, Crete, Elaine and Bob Beldin, Lyle, Wash.; five grandsons; three great-granddaughters; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Pastor Bob Shofner. Riverside Cemetery, Crete. Visitation: beginning noon today, funeral home. Memorials to United Church of Christ, First Congregational, Crete, or the Maples.
Meyer - Willard L., 51, Ohiowa, died Tuesday (10/10/2000) near Burchard. Born, Fairbury.
Survivors: wife, Donna; son, Kelly, Ponca; daughters, Melissa Meyer, Kearney, Lynette Beecher, Sioux City, Iowa; mother, Dorothy, Ohiowa; brothers, Claine, Verryl, both Ohiowa; sisters, Glenda Gaston, Lincoln, Marie Ortgies, Geneva, Lila Koca, Milligan; two grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Ohiowa. Ohiowa Public Cemetery. No public visitation. Memorials care of family. Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva.
Miller - Ruth, 92, Lincoln, died Friday (10/6/2000).
Memorial Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, (Oct. 15), St. Paul United Methodist Church, 13th and M streets. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Alzheimer's Association. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
Persell - Nina Frances, 61, Moline, Ill., widow of Cecil "Pete," died Monday (10/9/2000) in Iowa City, Iowa. Employee, Rolling Hills Progress Center, Lanark, Ill.
Survivors: sons, Jerry, Lincoln, Jeff, Bettendorf, Iowa; daughter, Jan Lambert, Moline; brothers, Glenn Tharp, Chillicothe, Mo., W.A. Tharp, Bettendorf; sisters, Betty Kincade, Caroline Wendt, Shirley Keith, all Chillicothe, June Blacksmith, Indianola, Iowa, Kay Crawford, Jo Adams, both Trenton, Mo.; eight grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Resthaven Mortuary, Trenton, Mo. Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation: beginning today, mortuary. Memorials to Leukemia Society of America, care of mortuary.
Sampson - Doris, 88, Lincoln, died Monday (10/9/2000). Retired clerical worker, Midwest Life Insurance Co.; secretary, Hawthorne School, 25 years. Member: Grace Lutheran Church; Youth of Yesterday; Myrtle Chapter OES; Capital SAMS camping club; Southeast Golden Huskers Camping Club; WELCA Group 5.
Survivors: son, Warren, Honolulu; brother, Mel Johnson, Fallbrook, Calif.; sister, Irene Hagen, Green Valley, Ariz.; grandchildren, Bradley and Emily, Wichita, Kan., Corey and Holly, both Honolulu, Greg and Kathi, Fremont; great-grandchildren, Marissa, Kristin, Austin. Preceded in death by: husband, Donald; parents; brother, Wendell; sisters, Lois, Iris.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington St. Pastor Peter Jacobson. No viewing. No visitation. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Shandy - Eva Lee "Ma," 72, Falls City, formerly Peru, died Tuesday (10/10/2000) in Lincoln.
Survivors: sons, James Whisler, Falls City, Bill Shandy, Carrollton, Ky.; daughter, Rose Blackwell, Falls City; sisters, Wava Dunn, Brownville, June Umland, Auburn; four grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Casey-Witzenburg Mortuary, Auburn. Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru. Registration book: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Friday, mortuary. Memorials in lieu of flowers.
Siegel - Robert, 53, Edmond, Okla., died Tuesday (10/10/2000). Born, Riverton. Maintenance supervisor, Wal-Mart.
Survivors: wife, Patricia; son, Joel, Yukon, Okla.; daughter, Kimberly, Edmond; brothers, Louis, Stapleton, Ben, Las Vegas; sisters, Rose Melvin, Chappell, Virginia Bohac, Kimball, Anna Marie Mitchell, Omaha.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Metz Mortuary, York. Greenwood Cemetery, York. Visitation: Friday evening, mortuary.
Sokolik - Frank, 73, rural Dorchester, died Sunday (10/8/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Memorials care of family.
Stender - Minnie M., 90, Syracuse, formerly of Papillion, died Monday (10/9/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Syracuse. Memorials to church. Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse.
Terpening - Anna E., 92, Fairbury, widow of Elmer, died Wednesday (10/11/2000). Born, Morrowville, Kan. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Lyle, Fairbury; brother, Harold Miller, Morrowville; sisters, Minnie Terpening, Haddam, Kan., Elda Adkins, Morrowville, Hilda Hauschel, Fairbury, Gladys Novak, Haddam, Byrtilla Lichtenberger, Beatrice, Evelyn Hinel, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, Martha Harris, Crete.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gerdes-Meyer Mortuary, Fairbury. Fairbury Cemetery. Memorials to family's choice.
Tomerlin - Virginia Elizabeth, 80, Table Rock, widow of Marcus, died Monday (10/9/2000) in Pawnee City. Born, Jasper County, Mo. Homemaker.
Survivors: sister, Pearl Diehm; sister-in-law, Erma Wright.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, United Methodist Church, Table Rock. Table Rock Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Friday, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Table Rock. Memorials to family's choice.
Walpus - Bradley J., 42, Ashland, died Tuesday (10/10/2000) in Omaha. Self-employed auto body painter.
Survivors: parents, Carl and Shirley, Ashland; brothers, Doug, Lebanon, Tenn., Mark, Edmond, Okla.; sisters, Beth Jordan, Kriss Prescher, both Ashland; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Marcy Mortuary, Ashland. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. today (with family 7-8 p.m.), one hour before services, mortuary. Memorials to Ashland Rescue Squad.
Weisman - Henry, 82, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/11/2000).
Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Wentz - Laurence E. "Larry," 79, Atwater, Calif., died Monday (10/9/2000).
Private Services: Wilson Family Funeral Home, Atwater. Memorials in lieu of flowers to California Home Care and Hospice, 780 West Olive Avenue, Suite 101, Merced, CA 95348.
Angelo - Lydia Pauline, 92, Waverly, formerly Lincoln and Eagle, died Tuesday (10/10/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to family or church, 510 S. 33rd St. 68510.
Babcook - David Michael, 42, Omaha, died Wednesday (10/11/2000) of pancreatic cancer. Born (7/8/58), Burlington, Iowa. Research scientist, Eppley Institute for Cancer. Avid cyclist.
Survivors: Kim Lamb; parents, James and Clarissa, Hickman; brothers, sister-in-law, Matthew, Stephen and Dawn, Lincoln, Timothy, Grand Island; nieces; nephew; aunt; uncle.
Memorial Services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, John A. Gentleman Westside Mortuary, Omaha. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Babcook Family Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.
Bartlett - Dorothy, 71, David City, died Wednesday (10/11/2000). Born (1/18/29), Ulysses, to Adolph and Agnes (Styskal) Kovar. Homemaker. Married (11/27/50), Hastings.
Survivors: husband, Hugh; sons, daughter-in-law, Less and Cheryl Bowden, Grand Island, Bill Bartlett, David City; daughter, son-in-law, Becky and Richard Lepin, Grand Island; brothers, sister-in-law, Gilbert and Lucille Kovar, Linden, N.J., Martin Jacobs, Bellwood; sister, Gladys Olson, Fresno, Calif.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Knott Funeral Home, David City. Father Casey Porada. David City Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Benash - Pearl J., 91, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/11/2000). Born (4/9/09), Boyd County, to George and Mary (Hood) Crumb.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Wayne and Marit, Gothenburg, Delbert and JoAnn, Gene and Cheryl, Sid, all Lincoln, Edward and Barb, Tempe, Ariz.; daughters, sons-in-law, Ida Freouf, Wisner, Mary and Ken Moore, Antioch, Calif., Joyce Connelly, Lincoln; sister, brother-in-law, Margaret and Art Jeager, Sheldon; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by: husband, Gilbert; parents; brothers, Oscar, Albert, John, Bob Crumb; sister, Nellie Crumb.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Charles Gates. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Jeff, Adam, Rick Benash, Joey DeRyke, Justin Brassfield, Ryan Kohel. Honorary pallbearers: Ron Born, Ted Bliss, Keith Kohel, Scott Connelly. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. Monday until services, funeral home.
Brown - George A., 73, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/11/2000). Born (2/18/27), Fremont, to George and Charolette (Lee) Brown. Married Dorothy Klingeman (4/3/49). Moved to Scottsbluff, 1956; Lincoln, 1966. Employee, Cook's Paint and Varnish, Sherwin Williams; retired 1993. Part-time employee, Phillips 66. Army veteran, 1945-46; Reserves, 1946-66; National Guard, 1966-87; retired, E-8 master sergeant. Enjoyed gardening, football, collecting model and antique cars. Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts. Member, VFW Post 4626.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughters, sons-in-law, Charolette and Ben Davidson, Inman, Susan and Chuck Meyer, Helen Martinson, all Spencer, Iowa; sons, daughters-in-law, Leslie and Mary Brown, Lincoln, David Brown and Teri Rohde, Aurora, Colo.; brother, sister-in-law, Donald and Jessie Klingeman, Omaha; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Scott Fuchs, Chuck Meyer, Ben Davidson, Jim Yonker, Bill Ferguson, Wayne Motycka. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. Monday until services, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Bussard - Marion, 87, Fairmont, widow of Forrest, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Lushton. Former Lushton reporter, York News Times.
Survivors: brothers, David Dearing, Bremerton, Wash., John Dearing, Minneapolis; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Metz Mortuary, York. Lushton Cemetery. Visitation 1-9 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. Memorials to Fairview Manor, Fairmont.
Carnicle - Margaret, 72, Joplin, Mo., died Monday (10/9/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Manley. Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary, Joplin.
