U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Tupa - Lovell Charles, 79, Humboldt, died Wednesday (4/11/2001) in Lincoln. Born, Humboldt. U.S. Navy, 1945-1946. Moorman Feed salesman, farmer.
Survivors: wife, Jo Ann; daughters, Marsha Esslinger, Belleville, Kan., Wanda Keefover, Humboldt, Barbara McCarter, Valley Falls, Kan., Kathy Tupa, Fairview, Kan., Jeri Jones, Hiawatha, Kan., Sharon Streit, DuBois; son, Michael, Salina, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Sylvia Taylor, Humboldt.
Services: 11 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Humboldt. Mound Cemetery, northeast of Humboldt. Memorials to family's choice. Wherry Brothers Funeral Home, Humboldt.
Ward - Lou S., 95, Waverly, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to family.
Watson - Eva M., 95, Florence, Ariz., formerly Lincoln, widow of Rex, died Sunday (4/8/2001). No services. Cremation. No visitation. Simes Mortuary, Coolidge, Ariz.
Wyant - Betty J., 72, Aurora, widow of Lloyd "Lew", died Thursday (4/12/2001). Born, Exeter. Worked at the hospital, several cafes and the flower shop, all Aurora.
Survivors: son, Lew, Omaha; two granddaughters; brother, Dick, Haines City, Fla.; half-brother, Roy Delaney, Lincoln; two nieces; two nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church, Aurora. Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Monday, Higby Mortuary, Aurora.
Bailey - Dorothy E., 82, widow of Merle, Lincoln, died Friday (4/13/2001).
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fairview Cemetery. Visitation: until 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Family will greet friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to family, 2011 N. 64th St. 68505.
Banerjee - Dr. Mihir Ranjan, 74, White Bear Township, Minn., died Saturday (4/7/2001), after a lifetime of research dedicated to the understanding of cancer biology.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Sunday, April 22, Nebraska Room, Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege. Memorials to the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln or the Alzheimer's Association Research Foundation.
Bargmann - Herbert C., 79, Lincoln, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. today, St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 735 S. 36th St. Visitation: until services, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.. Memorials to church and school in lieu of flowers.
Brown - Harold Dean, 76, Ceresco, died Friday (4/13/2001) in Lincoln.
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: one hour before services. Memorials to the family.
Divoky - James J., 97, Forsyth, Mo., died Tuesday (4/10/2001). Born, Wilber. Blacksmith and auto body repair shop owner.
Survivors: wife, Viola; son, Eugene, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; four granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; sister, Tillie Fritz, Lincoln; nieces and nephews.
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wilber Czech Cemetery, Wilber. Visitation: 9 a.m. until services Tuesday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Memorials to the family with funeral home in charge.
DuTeau - Louis, 67, Lincoln, died in Lincoln.
Services pending. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Ekstrom - Marie Helen, 98, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Services: 3 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Committal service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, West Lawn Cemetery. No visitation. Memorials to Tabitha Meals on Wheels.
Engle - Frank E., 75, Geneva, died Thursday (4/12/2001) in Lincoln.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Geneva. Visitation: until services, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Memorials to the church or Geneva Rescue Unit.
Galusha - Alice Mae, 83, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9 a.m. until time of service today.
Hanes - Everett Eugene, 52, Weeping Water, formerly Springfield, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Services: 4 p.m. today, Memorial Ballfield, Weeping Water (or First Congregational Church-UCC, Weeping Water, if weather necessitates). Visitation: 9 a.m.-noon today, Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Weeping Water. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Memorial Field, Weeping Water.
Holmes - Lucille, 91, Lincoln, died Monday (4/9/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roper and Sons Mortuary Chapel, 4300 O St. Pallbearers: Rich Hubka, Jack McVay, Dean Walton, Jeff Knight, Joe Price, Frank Laher. Visitation: until services, funeral home. Memorials to the American Heart Association, 1550 S. 70th St., Suite 100 (06).
Kuhns - Waldean "Dean," 72, Lincoln, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Indian Hills Community Church, 1000 S. 84th Visitation: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to church; Back To The Bible, 6400 Cornhusker Highway (07); or Saint Elizabeth's Heartland Hospice, 245 S. 84th St., Suite 111 (10).
Livingood - Opal, 100, Superior, died Saturday (4/14/2001). Born, Jewell County, Kan. Volunteer.
Survivors: nieces; nephews; cousins; friends.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church, Superior. Evergreen Cemetery, Superior. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Memorials in her memory to the Superior Good Samaritan Center; Brodstone Memorial Nuckolls County Hospital Auxiliary; or the church.
Masek - Eleanor M., 82, widow of Fred G., Seward, formerly Ulysses, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. today, St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, Seward. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
Matejka - Milo "Mike," 71, Friend, died Friday (4/13/2001) in Lincoln.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cordova. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Friend Rescue Service, Warren Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, or American Legion Ford-Banka Post 183. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.
McCashland - Florence Amy, 87, widow of C. Harold, Lincoln, formerly Geneva, died Friday (4/13/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
McChesney - Marjorie, 82, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/14/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
McGonigle - Clyde E., 90, Milford, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Grace Missionary Church, Milford. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with family 6 to 8 p.m., Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford; one hour before services, church. Memorials in care of the family.
Miers - Ida M., 97, Seward, died Saturday (4/14/2001).
Graveside Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fairview Cemetery, Lincoln. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Memorials to donor's choice in care of family.
Mills - Jean Lee, 82, Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly Lincoln, widow of Robert Franklin, died Tuesday (4/10/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: one hour before services. Memorials to Capital Humane Society.
Mitchell - June A., 86, Lincoln, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Memorial service: 2 p.m. today, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2110 Sheridan Blvd. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials to church. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Nelsen - Mabel A., 81, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/14/2001). Born, Yorktown, Iowa (2/26/20). Retired central service technician, Lincoln General Hospital. Former nurses aid, State Hospital. Formerly in the dietary department, Clarinda Mental Health and Lancaster Manor. Member, Capitol City Christian Church; Stitchers and Rippers; Golden Girls; Parents Without Partners.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Sharon Jones, Clarinda, Iowa, Patricia and Ronald Walker, Lincoln, Vicki and Bill Bartling, Panama; sons, daughters-in-law, James and Janet McClarnon, Joplin, Mo., Dennis and Rosanne McClarnon, Walton; sister, brother-in-law, Dorothy and Charles Shoemaker, New Market, Iowa; sister-in-law, Christine Young, Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Forrest and Pearl (Atwood) Young; three brothers; two sisters.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St. The Rev. Bill Thornton. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. today, with family 6-8 p.m.; before services Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to the church or Alzheimer's Association.
Nelson - Sylvia J., 86, widow of Wallace, Lincoln, died Friday (4/13/2001).
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1200 S. 40th St. Committal service: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum. Meet at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. today, with family 7-8 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to church.
Ourada - Henrietta, 75, Prague, died Sunday (4/15/2001) at North Bend. Born, rural Weston (10/2/25) to Frank F. and Bessie L. (Tesinsky) Novak.
Survivors: husband, Edward L. Sr.; son, Edward L. Jr., Prague; daughters, Kathleen Gail and Terry Hass, Wahoo, Sandra Jean Wesely, Lorri Lynn and Johnny Petrzelka, all Prague; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; twin brother, Henry Novak, Weston. Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Milo, Frank; sisters, Lillian Dvorak, Marcella Jonas; nephews, Eldon, Dennis Dvorak, Joe Ourada.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Kucera Funeral Home, Prague. The Rev. Debra Meuter. National Cemetery, Prague. Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home, Prague. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. until services Wednesday, funeral home, Prague. Memorial service by American Legion Auxiliary 254, Prague. Memorials to be established. Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.
Retzlaff - Ralph R., 73, Lincoln, died Saturday (4/14/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Walton. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today with family receiving friends 6-8 p.m.; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Peace Lutheran Church or Kiwanis Foundation.
Riechers - Rosa S., 102, Wilber, died Thursday (4/12/2001).
Services: 2 p.m. today, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clatonia. Visitation: today, church. Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Memorials to church.
Sasso - Dirk Anthony, 53, Lincoln, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. No viewing. No visitation. Memorials to Madonna.
Sorge - Viola, 90, Deshler, died Sunday (4/15/2001).
Services pending. Ahrendts Funeral Home, 315 First St., Deshler.
Starr - Mary Luree, 93, Fairbury, widow of Arthur, died Wednesday (4/11/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, United Methodist Church, Fairbury. Graveside Services: 2:30 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to family's choice. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.
Vitosh - Arthur W., 83, Beatrice, died Sunday (4/15/2001). Born, northwest of Odell. Former employee, American Family Insurance; Harman-Wright Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Eileen; son, Dennis, Diller; daughters, Karen Ideus, Carolyn Lineweber, both Beatrice; sister, Irene Dienstbier, Beatrice; 17 grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Harman-Wright Mortuary, Beatrice. Odell Czech Cemetery, Odell. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. today; 8 a.m. until services Tuesday, mortuary. Family prayer service: 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, mortuary. Memorials to family's choice with mortuary in charge.
