U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Kaspar - Antonia T., 79, Columbus, formerly Brainard, died Saturday (3/3/2001) in David City.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. today, St. Francis Catholic Church. Memorials to donor's choice. Knott Funeral Home, David City.
King - George H., 79, Seward, died Monday (3/5/2001). Born, 9/27/21.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, United Methodist Church, Seward. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward; one hour before services, church. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the family.
Kuschulinski - Tom (Aphanasy), 87, Coarsegold, Calif., died Friday (3/2/2001) after extensive illness. Born, Petrowka, Ukraine (6/25/13). Moved to Lincoln, 1952.
Survivors: wife, Kateryna; daughters, sons-in-law, Ann and Joe Chavez, Coarsegold, Lydia and Sviatosiav Mirza, St. Paul, Minn.; grandchildren, Gregory and Stephanie; friends and relatives.
Memorial Panakhyda Services: 7 p.m. Thursday, Anderson Funeral Home, St. Paul. Funeral Services: 9 a.m. Friday, St. Katherine Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Arden Hills, Minn.
Marlow - Jay L., 54, Tucson, Ariz., died Sunday (3/4/2001). Graduate, Lincoln Northeast High School.
Survivors: wife, Beverly Wilcox Marlow; sons, Todd, Bradley; seven grandchildren; father, Warren "Jack"; brother, Marcus, Darrell.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tucson. Memorials in lieu of flowers to donor's charity of choice. Heather Mortuary, Tucson.
Matthes - Lola C., 69, Seward, died Tuesday (3/6/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Daykin (1/12/32) to Ernest and Louise Endorf. Graduate, Tobias High School. Volunteer: Meals on Wheels; Nebraska Lutheran District office. Member: LWML; St. John Church, Seward; past president, Garland Legion Auxiliary Post 369.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Leann and Douglas Suellwold, Elaine and Harold Petersen, all Garland, Jolene Seachord, Seward; brothers, sister-in-law, Harold and Gertrude Endorf, Ernest Endorf, all Daykin; eight grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; husband; infant daughter; brothers, Erwin and Arthur Endorf.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Zion Lutheran Church, Garland. Rev. Richard Harre. Zion Church Cemetery. Visitation: 1:00-8:30 p.m. today; 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday; one hour before service, church. Voltzke Mortuary, Seward.
Milius - Emma, 101, Fairbury, widow of Oscar, died Sunday (3/4/2001). Born, Plymouth. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Doran, Fairbury; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, Fairbury. Fairbury Cemetery. Memorials to church. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Miller - George J., 62, Lincoln, died Monday (3/5/2001).
Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. John's Catholic Church, 7601 Vine St. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: today, funeral home. Memorials to the church, Epilepsy and Stroke Foundation or Pius X Foundation.
Owens - Sharon F., 65, Lincoln, died Monday (3/5/2001). Retired, UNL.
Survivors: husband, Ralph; mother, Merna Reed, Blue Rapids, Kan.; daughter, son-in-law, Teri and Cameron Loerch, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; son, daughter-in-law, Rick and Deanna, Omaha; four grandchildren, Chad, Lyndsi, Ashley, Quinn; brothers, Olen Reed, Perry, Kan., Alan Reed, Blue Rapids; sister, Natalie Schaller, Topeka, Kan.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by father, Lloyd Reed; sister, Joan Jones.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Dr. Glover Leitch. Fairview Cemetery. No viewing. Memorials to Tabitha Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Palmer - Lela, 82, Falls City, widow of Walter "Bill," died Monday (3/5/2001) in Lincoln. Born, White Cloud, Kan. Served, board of directors, Senior Citizens Center.
Survivors: sons, Frank, Bill, both Falls City; daughter, Jessie I. Anderson, Hallsville, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City. Rulo Cemetery, Rulo. Visitation with family: 7-8 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. Memorials to Senior Citizens Center, Falls City.
Platt - Raymond W., 79, Lincoln, died Monday (3/5/2001).
Private family memorial service to be held at a later date. Cremation. No visitation. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave. Memorials to the National Parkinson's Foundation Inc., 1501 N.W. Ninth Ave. and Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136-1494.
Porter - Geraldine Ruth, 70, Lincoln, died Monday (3/5/2001).
Survivors: sons, John, Mark, both Lincoln; daughters, Joyce, Lincoln, Eileen Brown, Phoenix; mother, Ruth Ekstrom, Albion; brother, Milton Ekstrom, Albion; grandchildren, John G., Shawn M., Mark D., Steven J., Clark D. and Olivia R. Porter; great-grandchildren, Annissa and Jacob Porter; former husband, John C. Porter, Hickman. Preceded in death by father, Garold Ellison; brother, Russel Ellison.
Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Butherus, Maser and Love Funeral Home. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Sackschewsky - Orval V., 82, Lincoln, died Monday (3/5/2001). Born, Martland (9/25/18) to August and Elsie (Mueller). Attended, Lutheran Parochial School, Thayer. Graduated, Shickley High School, 1936. Master sergeant, U.S. Army, World War II, in North Africa. Married, Deloris Gilbert, 2/26/44. Farmed near Shickley for 14 years and served as post commander, Shickley Legion Post. Moved to Hebron, 1960, owned Minneapolis Moline Dealership. Moved to Lincoln, 1965, worked at Cushman's, Spiker Farm Equipment and Condon Auto Electric. Member, Sheridan Lutheran Church, American Legion Post 3, VFW 3606, AARP.
Survivors: wife, Deloris; sons, daughter-in-law, Lynn and Nancy, Fort Wayne, Ind., Keith, Lincoln; daughters, son-in-law, Dianne and Frank Newell, Jefferson City, Mo., Lana Collier, Syracuse; sisters, Evelyn Ostdiek, Omaha, Marjorie Neumayer, Salt Lake City; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; cousins; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sheridan Lutheran Church, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Pastor Greg Bouvier. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: James Ostdiek, Robert Ostdiek, William Ostdiek, Thomas Jaeger, Wayne Sackschewsky, Dennis Hines. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to church or donor's choice.
Schmitt - Charles M. "Chick," 78, Lincoln, died Friday (3/2/2001).
Memorial Services: 3 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers, Christ Lutheran Church or Tabitha Hospice.
Shaw - Dennis L., 43, Lincoln, died Saturday (3/3/2001). Former Eagle Scout. Member, Capitol City Christian Church.
Survivors: mother, stepfather, Geraldine and Walter Witt, Lincoln; sister, brother-in-law, Diane and Ken Gleaves, Kenesaw; brothers, sister-in-law, Derald Shaw, Aurora, Colo., Ben Jr. and Cheryl Shaw, Richmond, Va.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by father, Ben.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Pastors Bill Thornton and Ken Fairbrother. Graveside Services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nelson Cemetery, Nelson. Visitation: beginning noon today, funeral home. Memorials to The Gathering Place, 1448 E St., Lincoln, NE 68508.
Strobl - Robert "Jack," 81, Red Cloud, died Sunday (3/4/2001). Born near Red Cloud. Retired operator, Jack's DX Service Station. Army veteran, World War II.
Survivors: sister, Mabel Mitzelfelt, Red Cloud.
Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Simonson-Williams Funeral Home, Red Cloud. Red Cloud Cemetery.
Stromberg - Arlan, 55, Lincoln, died Sunday (3/4/2001).
Memorial Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. Cremation. No visitation. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the BryanLGH Foundation.
Trupp - Leonard H., 84, Torrington, Wyo., formerly Harrisburg, died Tuesday (3/6/2001). Born, Hastings. Retired farmer.
Survivors: wife, Katherine (Helzer); daughters, Deann Jensen, Hay Springs, Mary Fortune, Lincoln; sister, Mildred Corcoran, Grand Junction, Colo.; brothers, Elmer Trupp, Delbert Trupp, both Scottsbluff; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, First United Church of Christ, Torrington. Valley View Cemetery. Friends may call Colyer Funeral Home, Torrington, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday.
Wilkie - Lowell O., 77, Elmwood, died Monday (3/5/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Green County, Ind. Worked in law enforcement. Navy veteran, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Cheryl; children, Louise Schulz, Naples, Fla., Bob Thomsen, Ashland, Carrie Moeller, Lincoln, Lora Bevers, Wilber; three grandchildren; sister, Lora Mae Rumple, Spencer, Ind.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Christian Church, Elmwood. Spencer (Ind.) Cemetery. No visitation. Memorials to family's choice. Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Elmwood.
Young - Albert Andrew, 86, Plattsmouth, died Monday (3/5/2001) in Omaha. Born, Beach, N.D. Real estate broker. World War II veteran.
Survivors: wife, June; daughters, Sandra Allgeier, Jeanie Brookhouser, both Plattsmouth; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, First Christian Church, Plattsmouth. Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. today, with family 6-8 p.m., Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth. Memorials to family's choice.
Adamek - Violet M., 69, Lincoln, died Tuesday (3/6/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. John's Catholic Church. Memorials to family. Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Balog - Josephine, 88, Lincoln, formerly Ashland, died Thursday (3/8/2001). Born Sherbourne, Minn. Former Lincoln business owner. Member, American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 129, Ashland.
Survivors: daughter-in-law, Elaine Schwindt, Lincoln; sister, Flora Maser, Sun City, Ariz.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by brother, Gustav Johns; sisters, Katherine, Caroline, Pauline, Esther; sons, Warren, John W. Schwindt; husbands, John Schwindt, Joseph Balog.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Marcy Mortuary Chapel, Ashland. The Rev. Lance Lindgren. Ashland Cemetery. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday; one hour before services, all at the mortuary. Memorials to the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 129, Ashland, or Lancaster Manor, Lincoln.
Bates - Harry Lloyd, 81, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/7/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, East Lincoln Christian Church, 7001 Edenton Road. Visitation: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. Memorials to church or to family.
Beethe - Elmer C., 88, rural Steinauer, died Thursday (3/8/2001) in Lincoln. Born, rural Elk Creek. Supervisor, Pawnee County Soil and Water Conservation Board.
Survivors: wife, Irene; daughter, Carla Loemker, Beatrice; two granddaughters; sister, Eleanor Beethe, Lincoln; nieces; nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Peters Lutheran Church, rural Elk Creek. Church cemetery. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Sunday, Wherry Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour prior to service, church. Memorials to family.
Brumbaugh - Irene A., 82, York, died Friday (3/9/2001) in Aurora. Born, Stromsburg. Bookkeeper: O.L. Clark Lumber Co.; Stromsburg Co-op; Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Judy Varco, Fort Collins, Colo., Lonnie Crosby, Crete, Mabel "Snookie" Grossnicklaus, Kimball, Carol Peterson, York; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bradshaw United Methodist Church. Plainfield Cemetery, west of Bradshaw. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Sunday, Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials to church, Greenwood Cemetery or York County Veterans.
Deines - Margaret E., 80, Portland, Ore., died 2/23/01.
Private interment services, Goleta (Calif.) Cemetery. Memorials to Santa Barbara Bethel House for Women and Children, 535 E. Yanonali St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103.
Derry - Merle G., 80, Lincoln, died Friday (3/9/2001).
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Cremation. No visitation.
Dunlap - Zelda Arvice (Carmine), 85, Tecumseh, widow of Lloyd, died Friday (3/9/2001). Born, Elk Creek. Retired teacher and counselor.
Survivors: sister, Ardis Bates, Tecumseh; nephews, Larry and Jeff Carmine, both Tecumseh; great nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Wherry Mortuary, Tecumseh. Tecumseh Cemetery. Register book signing: beginning at 1 p.m. today until services. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
Eckles - Verna, 99, Nelson, widow of William, died Thursday (3/8/2001). Born, Nelson.
Survivors: children, Betty Pittam, Mill City, Ore., Phillip, Wilma Maxine McCutchan, both Nelson, William Jr., Lincoln, John, Weslaco, Texas; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; relatives; friends.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nelson Community United Church of Christ, Nelson. Nelson Cemetery. Friends may call or stop by: noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson. Memorials to American Cancer Society or the Nelson American Legion.
Gibbs - Evelyn Viola (Elmgren), 93, Sewell, N.J., formerly Lincoln, died Friday (3/2/2001) in Woodbury, N.J.
Private services will be held at Smith Funeral Home, 47 Main St., Mantua, N.J. Entombment: Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln.
Goldsberry - Astrid Marie, 73, Falls City, died Thursday (3/8/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Insjon, Sweden, Dalerna Province. Antique dealer.
Survivors: husband, Richard; son, Steve, Falls City; brother, Folke Wallin, Insjon; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Falls City. Steele Cemetery. Family will greet: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. Memorials to family's choice.
