U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Brown - George A., 73, Lincoln, died Wednesday (10/11/2000).
Services: 3 p.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. Monday until services, funeral home. Memorials to family.
Carnicle - Margaret, 72, Joplin, Mo., died Monday (10/9/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Manley. Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary, Joplin.
Cronkhite - Iola Statler, 82, Lincoln, died Friday (10/13/2000). Born, Lincoln (8/20/18) to Oliver F. and Sadie V. (Cuzick) Statler. Apartment manager, Shurtleff Apartments. Member: Central Christian Missionary Alliance; Martha Washington Chapter OES 153; Rebekah Columbia Chapter 90; Royal Neighbors 44.
Survivors: brother, sister-in-law, Mick and Gean Statler, Lincoln; brother-in-law, Joe Gibson; sister-in-law, Eva Statler; nieces and nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Pastor Roger Morrow. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Mick Statler, Mike Statler, Gary Johnson. Visitation: beginning 5 p.m. today until services Monday. Messages of condolence and remembrance may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com and will be forwarded to the family.
Crow - Thomas D., 77, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Coffeyville, Kan. (9/10/23). Electronic Technician, AT&T. Member and past president, Eagles Lodge 147. Tom Crow Band leader, 40 years.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Michael and Fay, Omaha, Henry and Patricia, Lincoln, Kent and Catherine, Atascadero, Calif.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife, Normagene (01/2000); son, Roger; daughter, Patricia.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Wyuka Cemetery. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Chapel.
Dillon - Roger W., 60, Lincoln, died Monday (10/9/2000).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials care of family.
Douglas - Donnett L. "Doni," 70, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000).
Survivors: husband, Gene, Crete; sons, daughters-in-law, Michael S. and Cynthia D., Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Mark A. and Jeanette, Crete; daughters, sons-in-law, Barbara D. and Dean Chase, Tekamah, Christine L. and Denis Strobel, Omaha; seven grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Precede in death by parents, Lewis and Deelia Nicholson; brothers, Merle, Kenneth; sister Lorene Vance.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Pastor Rod Pedersen. Visitation: 1 p.m. Sunday. No viewing. Memorials to American Lung Association or American Cancer Society.
Dwinell - Dorothy A., 94, Lancaster, Calif., formerly Palmyra, died 10/6/00.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Presbyterian Church, Palmyra. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse. Memorials to Palmyra Senior Center.
Farber - Marguriete I., 82, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Spalding (11/7/17) to Joseph Oliver and Elizabeth Newland (Rutledge) Ray. Graduate, Spalding Academy. Retired, Miller & Payne, 1989.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, William Jr. and Roswitha, Lincoln, Robert and Judy, Lincoln; daughters, Teresa Knecht, Mary Lou Farber, both Lincoln; sisters, brother-in-law, Mary Walters, Colo., Rita and Ted Molzyk, Spalding, Isabelle Johnson, Red Cloud; six grandsons; seven granddaughters; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; nieces and nephews; special friend, Jean McKinny, Lincoln. Preceded in death by husband, William Farber Sr.; daughter, Donna Hempel.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Father Paul Rutton. Lincoln Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers: William Farber III, Robert L. Farber Jr., Craig Knecht, Shawn Heath, Ronald Todd Heath. Visitation: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday; Monday 9 a.m. until services, all at funeral home. Memorials to the family.
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.
Grosshans - Lewis H. "Lew," 85, Beatrice, died Friday (10/13/2000). Born, Stockham. U.S. Army veteran, WWII. Retired sales manager, Wheeler Transport, 1985.
Survivors: wife, Neva; grandchildren, Scott Grosshans, Billings, Mont., Brandy Burkhart, Beatrice; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, Beatrice. Burial Services: 2 p.m., Sutton Cemetery. Family prayer service: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, library of church. Book signing: 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday, Fox Funeral Home, Beatrice; Tuesday one hour prior to service, church. Memorials to church.
Heier - Patricia A., Hallam, 69, died Friday (10/13/2000). Born, Beatrice to Edwin and Velma (Gerlach) Scnieder. Member, Hallam United Church of Christ.
Survivors: husband, Larry; sons, daughters-in-law, Randall and Nancy Schmailzl, Glenwood, Iowa, Jim and Deb Schmailzl, Leroy and Laurie Heier, all of Lincoln, Tim and Marci Heier, Cortland; daughter, son-in-law, Dianna and Steve Hromas, Hallam; 12 grandchildren; cousin, spouse, Robert and Bernice Gerlach, Hallam.
Services: 11 a.m Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 p.m. Sunday until services, funeral home. Memorials to Hallam Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
Johnson - Elmer M., 87, Waverly, died Wednesday (10/11/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to Prairie Home United Methodist Church.
Juilfs - Elsie M., 97, Stockton, Calif., formerly Syracuse, died 10/6/00.
Services: 11 a.m. today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse. Memorials in lieu of flowers to cemetery.
Kunasek - Charles J., 75, Staplehurst, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Seward County, near Bee (10/28/24). Farmer. Member: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ulysses; Chalice Club for Lincoln Diocese. Retired foreman, Hughes Brothers Mfg., Seward.
Survivors: wife, Lorraine; daughters, sons-in-law, Janice and Alan Anderson, Omaha, Nancy and James Deuel, Norfolk, Judith and Stephen Reinsch, Kansas City, Mo.; sister, Margaret Reinmiller, Staplehurst; nine grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Charles E. Sr. and Otilla (Turek) Kunasek; brother-in-law, Alvin Reinmiller.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, church. Father Val Bartek. Rosary prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, church. Seward Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the family.
Lutjemeyer - Kurt, 50, Phoenix, died 10/8/00.
Celebration of Life memorial services were Friday, Whitney and Murphy Arcadia Funeral Home, Phoenix. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Heart Association, 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe, AZ 85282.
Lybyer - Pearl "Alma," 86, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000).
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 101 68512. Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Majorins - John, 79, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, rural Latvia (2/24/21). Landscaper, Dorsey Laboratories.
Survivors: wife, Erika; sons, daughters-in-law, Andy and Connie, Chippewa Falls, Wis., David and Wendy, Lincoln, Tim and Cori, Minneapolis; daughters, sons-in-law, Mitzi and Roger Lickliter, Lincoln, Elizabeth and Steve Spellman, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; brother, Adolfs, Lincoln; sister, Eliza Pakalins, Grand Rapids, Mich.; 16 grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oak Lake Evangelical Free Church, 3300 N. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Philip Majorins, Matthew and Mark Lickliter, Laimons Iesalnieks, Mark Derowitsch, Greg Bartsch. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials in care of the family for Christian ministries. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
McIlnay - Loretta C., 88, Crete, widow of Orin "Mac," died Wednesday (10/11/2000).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials to United Church of Christ, First Congregational, Crete, or the Maples.
Retchless - Howard L., 93, Beatrice, died Friday (10/13/2000). Born, Liberty. Insurance adjuster.
Survivors: daughter, Anita Engberg, Santa Rosa, Calif.; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; one nephew; one niece.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Harman-Wright Mortuary Chapel, Beatrice. Filley Cemetery. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. today and Sunday, mortuary. Memorials to Parkview Center or cemetery.
Sampson - Doris, 88, Lincoln, died Monday (10/9/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington St. No viewing. No visitation. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Sandall - Gettie G., 71, Bassett, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Mullen.
Survivors: husband, Wesley; son, Dan, Bassett; daughters, Rita Luebbe, Seward, Gay Sandall, Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Dennis Boyer, Loveland, Colo.; grandsons, Brad and Byron Luebbe; sisters, Wilma Hotz, Grand Island, Doris Stauffer, Page, Phyllis Homrighausen, Showlow, Ariz.; nieces and nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Bassett. Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation: 1 p.m. Sunday until services, Hoch Funeral Home, Bassett. Memorials to the church or the Rock County Hospital.
Shotkoski - Arthur "Archie" F., 74, Arcadia, died Thursday (10/12/2000), at Ord.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Josaphat's Catholic Church, Loup City. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Higgins Funeral Home, Loup City; 6-8 p.m., church. Vigil Service: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Higgins Funeral Home. Private cremation following funeral service. Memorials to the family.
Sole - Diane Rose, 28, Nelson, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Superior. Former dietary assistant, Good Samaritan Center, Nelson.
Survivors: parents, Clarence and Beverly, rural Nelson; brothers, Richard, Lucerne, Mo., twin Dwight, Carroll, both of Nelson; sisters, Barbara Otto, Lucerne, Mo., Roberta Rowley, Superior, Dolores Warren, Nelson; nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews; aunts; uncles; cousins; other relatives and friends.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Nelson Cemetery. Memorials in her memory to the church, Nelson Good Samaritan Center or Cancer Relay for Life, in care of the family, Rt. 1 Box 116, Nelson (68961). Klawatter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson.
Stevens - David F., 80, Lincoln, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born (4/1/20), Denver, to David F. Sr. and Genevieve Grace (Allen).
Services: 7 p.m. Monday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Cozad Cemetery. Visitation: noon-5 p.m. Monday, funeral home. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Saint Elizabeth's Hospice, 555 S. 70th St., (10). Messages of condolence may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Sudrla - Frank A., 52, Exeter, died Friday (10/13/2000).
Services pending. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
Warren - Vada Marie, 61, Cook, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, West Branch, Iowa (6/28/39). Retired psych technician at Regional Center.
Survivors: sons, daughter-in-law, Scott and Tammy, Avoca; Joel, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Barbara and Dan Rottman, Pawnee City, Tina and Burton Harris, Shirley Warren, all of Cook; mother, Gladys McCalla, Grant City, Mo.; brother, sister-in-law, Sanford and Shirlee Lisle, Rockport, Mo.; sisters, Shirley Foley, Webster, Mo., Tiny Lisle, Underwood, Iowa; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; special friend, Ron Jackson. Preceded in death by father, Sanford Lisle; sister, LaDonna Murdock; brother, Dean Lisle; infant daughter, Carla; great-grandson David Iverson.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Cook. The Rev. Ken Tubbesing. Book signing: beginning 1 p.m. Sunday, Wherry Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour prior to service, church. Memorial to the family's choice.
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.
Wright - Gleeola Blanche, 95, Nebraska City, widow of Eddie, died Thursday (10/12/2000). Born, Auburn.
Survivors: daughters, Dolores Volkmer, Las Curces, N.M., Carolyn Grundman, Shell Knob, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Furst United Methodist Church, Nebraska City. Bedford Cemetery, Howe. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, with family greeting from 7-8 p.m., Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Nebraska City; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or donor's choice.
Anderson - Nellie M., 89, Lincoln, died Tuesday (10/17/2000).
Services pending, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
