U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Musil - Mildred M., 86, Crete, died Thursday (3/1/2001).
Survivors: son, Gary, Crete; two grandsons; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Riverside Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 5 p.m. today, funeral home.
Neemann - Mildred A., 89, Cook, died Friday (3/2/2001) in Tecumseh. Born, Cook (5/12/11). Retired homemaker. Johnson Co. Fair Flower Board, 39 years. Member, Yesterday's Kids; St. Paul U.C.C (Osage). Enjoyed ceramics, flowers, gardening and quilting.
Survivors: grandson, spouse, Delane and Sioux Baumgartner, Cook; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and Lesetta (Halm) Poppe; husband, Paul; sisters, Edith and Frieda Nieman, sons, Dennis and Arlyn; one infant son and one infant daughter; brothers, Otto and Walter Poppe.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul United Church of Christ (Osage), Cook. The Rev. Ken Tubbesing. Church Cemetery. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Monday, Wherry Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice.
Neiderhaus - Victor, 87, Milford, formerly Lincoln, died Friday (3/2/2001).
Survivors: wife, Lorraine; brothers-in-law, spouse, Richard and Ardella Schultz, Seward, Emric Schultz, Omaha; nieces; nephews.
Services pending. Memorials to family. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Niemann - Evelyn C., 89, Hebron, died Thursday (3/1/2001). Born, Beatrice (6/16/11). Retired office manager, Thayer County Insurance Agency. Member: First Presbyterian Church; Eastern Star 31; Hospital Guild; Women's Achievement Club.
Survivors: husband, Milton; son, daughter-in-law, Robert and Alvina, Floral Park, N.Y.; two grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Oliver and Eva (George) Tucker; brother, Buster Tucker; sisters, Marvel High, Dorothy Scheumann Hollenbeck, Alice Carlson.
Services: 2 p.m. today, First Presbyterian Church, Hebron. Memorials to church. Price Funeral Home, Hebron.
Nun - Myrna L., 86, Hebron, widow of Harry J., died Tuesday (2/27/2001).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hebron. Visitation: beginning 9 a.m. Sunday, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home, Hebron. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. Memorial established to Hebron Volunteer Fire Dept.
Poncelow - Rev. Billie Claire, 77, Omaha, died Sunday (2/25/2001).
Services were Thursday, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 517 S. 32nd St., Council Bluffs. McCurdy Funeral Home, 121 S. Seventh St., Council Bluffs.
Roper - Hulda V., widow of Reg C. Roper, 93, Lincoln, died Wednesday (2/28/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, College View Seventh Day Adventist Church, 4015 S. 49th St. Visitation: 5 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. and one hour before services, church. Memorials to the Friendship Home, P.O. Box 30268, Lincoln NE 68503.
Saunsoci - Franklin, 65, Macy, died Wednesday (2/28/2001) in Sioux City, Iowa. Born, Winnebago.
Survivors: wife, Alice; children, Antoine, Lincoln, Franklin, Decatur, Renee, Alison, Andre, Lance, Ricky, all Macy; 11 adopted children; brothers, Gary, Lincoln, Oliver Jr., Macy; sisters, Cora, Elanor, both Macy, Maxine, Lincoln; 15 nieces and nephews; 76 grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Alfred Gilpin Building, Macy. Omaha National Cemetery, Macy.
Seilkop - Norma C. (Halbasch) Benzel, 87, Cooper City, Fla., formerly Syracuse, died Sunday (2/25/2001) in Hollywood, Fla.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to YWCA of Lincoln or Nebraska Respite Network Subsidy Fund.
Slaby - Mary L., 97, Red Cloud, widow of Vincent, died Thursday (3/1/2001). Born south of Red Cloud in the Garfield Precinct. Retired farmer.
Survivors: daughter, Helyn Sibert, Red Cloud; three grandsons; six great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, Red Cloud. Red Cloud Cemetery. Simonson-Wiliams Funeral Home, Red Cloud.
Wimmer - Juna V., 86, Lincoln, widow of Harold E., died Wednesday (2/28/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m. today until services, funeral home. Memorials to family in care of funeral home.
Wittrock - Marie M., 93, El Cajon, Calif., formerly Seward, widow of Carl, died Tuesday (2/27/2001). Born, Ellis, Kan., (8/9/15) to John and Barbara (Rample) Sauer. Spent most of her life in Falls City and Seward.
Survivors: daughters, son-in-law, Joan Wittrock, Betty Hayes, both La Mesa, Calif., Jean and John Sandvig, Hampton, Iowa; son, daughter-in-law, John and Susan, Birmingham, Mich.; sisters, Louise Wittrock, Phoenix, Caroline Van Horn, Henrietta Coatsworth, both Lincoln; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. John Lutheran Church, Seward. Seward Cemetery. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Sunday; 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday; one hour before services, church.
Young - Omar H., 78, Lincoln, died Wednesday (2/28/2001).
Memorial Services: 11:30 a.m. today, Indian Hills Community Church, 1000 S. 84th St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to the family in care of church. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Bevans - Lloyd I., 75, Waverly, died Sunday (3/4/2001). Born, Waverly (4/7/25) to Warren R. and Agda Teresa (Olson). Retired lawyer, 1980. Retired turkey producer, 1990. Attended, Nebraska Wesleyan University. Graduated, UNL Law School, 1953. City of Waverly attorney, 1963-79. Served, Waverly Town Board before 1963; director, Production Credit Association; Nebraska Turkey Growers, University of Nebraska Ag. Advisory Board; Southeast Community College and Southeast College Foundation. Member, First United Methodist Church, Waverly, financial co-chairman, church building committee; Grange 369; Sertoma Club; Nebraska Bar Association. Other businesses involved in: Waverly Industrial Development, National Crane, Waverly Lumber & Hardware, Snyder-Beason Development, Eagle Lake and North Meadows Developments. Active in Farm Credit Service most of his life.
Survivors: wife, Shirley M.; sons, daughters-in-law, Brian and Rita, Waverly, Bill and Sara, Lincoln; daughters, sons-in-law, Diane and Greg Carlson, Waverly, Joan and Joel Schrader, Visalia, Calif., Janece and Bob Bevans-Kerr, Jacksonville, Fla., Sharon and Joseph Treloar, Iowa City, Iowa; grandchildren, Christine and Dawn Bowmaster, Tim and Eric Bevans, Erin and Katie Svoboda, Nathan and Samuel Bevans-Kerr, Jason and Megan Treloar, Nicholas, Becca, John and Ben Bevans; stepgrandchildren, Chris Pool (Kristen), Wilcox, Steve Pool, Hickman, Michelle Baker (Jerod), Naponee, John Pool, Hickman; stepgreat-grandchildren, Emilie and Riley Pool, Wilcox; brother, sister-in-law, Dick and Elaine, Waverly. Preceded in death by parents; grandson, Andrew Bowmaster.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church, 14410 Folkestone, Waverly. The Rev. Dr. James Brewer. Rosehill Cemetery, Waverly. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Wednesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to church (68462) or Southeast Community College.
Carpenter - Mabel Edna, 94, Stromsburg, widow of Bill, died Sunday (3/4/2001) in Osceola. Born, Milford. Retired from farming with husband.
Survivors: son, Jim, Hesperia, Calif.; stepdaughters, Georgia Greb, Spokane, Wash., Diane DeVore, Denver; numerous nieces, nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Evangelical Covenant Church, Stromsburg. Stromsburg Cemetery. Visitation: before services, church. Palmer Funeral Home, Stromsburg.
Charroin - James H., 76, St. Petersburg, Fla., died Saturday (3/3/2001) in Tampa, Fla. Born, St. Louis. Radar operator, U.S. Air Force. Veteran, World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors: wife, Alberta; sons, James A., Jack L., both Lincoln, Jeff R., New York, N.Y.; brother, Richard E., Seattle; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bethany Reformed Church, South Pasadena, Fla. Royal Palm North Funeral Chapel and Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
Colton - Jimmie D., 70, Waverly, formerly Tecumseh, died Friday (3/2/2001).
Services: 2:30 p.m. today, Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Tecumseh. Visitation: today, 9 a.m. until services, mortuary. Memorials to the church.
Conroy - David L., 34, Lincoln, died Sunday (3/4/2001). Born, Loup City (3/14/66). Commercial estimator, Cardinal Supply, Omaha. Graduate, Western Nebraska Technical College, Sidney; attended Southeast Community College, Milford.
Survivors: mother, Alberta Conroy, Lincoln; fiancee, Lanise Barber, Lincoln; brothers, sisters-in-law, Doyle and Jodi, Alliance, Daniel and Penny, Scottsbluff; sister, brother-in-law, Diane and Mike Brummer, Trevor, Wis.; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins. Preceded in death by father, Louis; brothers, Douglas, Peter, Paul; nephew, Michael.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Church, 3128 S St. Graveside service: 4 p.m. Thursday, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Eddyville. Pallbearers: Randy Wood, Dave Vanderharr, Tom Phillips, Jim Zajics, Travis Hunter, Gary Prochaska. Honorary pallbearers: Kent Prochazka, Deloy Stark, Keith Eurick, Jim Hiltner, Bob Wood, Lee John Davies. Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Visitation: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.
Dunn - Harold L. "Bub," 63, White Cloud, Kan., widower of Pauline M., died Sunday (3/4/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Rulo. Former boat pilot, Missouri River, and commercial fisherman.
Survivors: sons, Harold Jr., Minneola, Kan., Randy, Shubert; half brother, Franklin Kleckinger; half sisters, Maxine Wafling, Kent, Wash., Vestina Sorenson, La Mesa, Calif., Lyla Posey, Reedsport, Ore., June Morgan, Culberson; four grandchildren.
Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Prairie Union Cemetery, Shubert. Family will receive friends: 7-8 p.m. today, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City.
Garrett - Anita (Burk), 94, Lincoln, died Sunday (3/4/2001). Born, Crete (1/5/07) to Richard and Bertha (Redies) Hunt. Graduated, Crete High School. Attended Doane College. Married, Leo Burk, 1930, had three children, Gary, Lyle and Sharon; Leo died, 1968. Married, Boyd Garrett, 1973, he died 1975. Member, St. James United Methodist Church; Lincoln PBX Club, having been operator at Lincoln General Hospital many years. Enjoyed playing cards, bingo, any kind of musical program. Loved traveling and eating out with friends.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Gary and Dawn Burk, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Sharon and Bob Hitz, Lincoln; daughter-in-law, Nancy Burk, Fort Worth, Texas; stepdaughter, Gwen Odell Garrett, Saugerties, N.Y.; grandchildren, Suzanne Coupens, Randy, Kyle and Eric Burk, Caroline Maddock, Timothy and Thomas Eckery, Diane Brozek; two stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; cousins. Preceded in death by husbands, Leo Burk, Boyd Garrett; son, Lyle Burk; daughter, born at rest; parents; brother, Freddie Hunt.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Roger Casteel. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Randy Burk, Jeff Coupens, Tim Eckery, Tom Eckery, Dennis Brozek, David Carden. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. Memorials to Hospice Care of Tabitha, 4720 Randolph St., 68510.
Hartwig - Alta L. (Campbell), 75, Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly Lincoln, died Saturday (3/3/2001). Born, West Brookfield, Mass.
Survivors: son, Dale P., Grand Island; daughters, Janice E. Peterson, Sioux Falls, Aletha L. Hartwig, Reno, Nev.; former husband, Chaplain Leonard F. Hartwig, 3741 Faulkner Drive, No. 307, Lincoln (16); four grandchildren.
Memorial services at later date. Condolences to family, care of Dale P. Hartwig, 4210 Arizona St., Grand Island, NE 68803. Anatomical donation to science.
Houdesheldt - Michael R., 38, Greenwood, died Saturday (3/03/2001).
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No viewing. Memorials to the children's education fund, care of family.
Hoyt - Lola B., 80, McCook, died Friday (3/2/2001). Born, Holbrook. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Cloyd; children, Loree Neiman, Round Rock, Texas, Robert Hoyt, McCook, Beverly Brown, Thayer, Iowa, William Hoyt, McCook; brother, Glen Burke, Pueblo, Colo.; sisters, Joyce Cory, Dallas, Patty Tibke, Trinidad, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. today, Memorial United Methodist Church, McCook. Memorial Park Cemetery. Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook.
Huber - Mae H., 88, Nebraska City, widow of Earl, died Saturday (3/3/2001). Born, Homewood, Ill.
Survivors: brother, Wendell Axtell Jr., Hobart, Ind.; nieces and nephews including June Vanderveen, Alexandria, Va.; great nephew, C. Scott Vanderveen, Nebraska City.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City. No viewing or visitations. Memorial fund for family's choice. Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Nebraska City.
Johnson - LaVone I., 90, Lincoln, died Saturday (3/3/2001).
Memorial Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Eastmont Towers Chapel, 63rd and O streets. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Eastmont Towers Care Center or Nebraska Kidney Foundation. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Kaspar - Antonia T., 79, Columbus, formerly Brainard, died Saturday (3/3/2001) in David City.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Francis Catholic Church. Wake service/rosary: 7 p.m. today, St. Francis, David City. Visitation: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Knott Funeral Home, David City; one hour before rosary, church. Pallbearers: Matt Kaspar, Mark Kaspar, Neil Kaspar, Michael Grant, Dan Sabatka, Tom Kaspar. Memorials to donor's choice.
Kessler - Lucian W. Jr. "Lou," 47, Lincoln, died Saturday (3/3/2001).
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers, care of the family.
Killham - Shirley I., 61, Amarillo, Texas, died 2/26/01. Born, California. Beautician, owned beauty shop, Amarillo.
Survivors: daughter, Tammy Gates, Amarillo; sons, Dale, Tim, Ira Jay, all of Amarillo; six grandchildren; brother, Steve Ready, Denver; sister, Laurel Young, Newberg, Ore.
Services were held Saturday in Amarillo. Graveside Services: 11 a.m. today, Stromsburg Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Stromsburg.
King - George H., 79, Seward, died Monday (3/5/2001). Born, (9/27/21). Seward County clerk, 20 years. Cashier, Jones National Bank and Trust Co., 20 years. Served, World War II, U.S. Army. 1938 Graduate, Seward High School. Member, Seward United Methodist Church, Lied Senior Center, VFW Post 4755, American Legion. Former member, Seward Cemetery Board.
Survivors: wife, Norma; brothers, sisters-in-law, Karl and Ramona, Seward, Richard and Elaine, Bakersfield, Calif.; nieces, nephews, cousins. Preceded in death by father, B. Herschel; mother, Jeanette; sister, Alice Bingham; brother, William.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, United Methodist Church, Seward. The Rev. Kelly Karges. Seward Cemetery, military honors by VFW Post 4755. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the family.
