U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Pierce -- Mary D., 68, Milford, died Tuesday (2/29/2000).
Born, Pierre, S.D. (8/18/31). Retired waitress, Omaha.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Sharon and Terry Orme, Denton, Frances and Pat Smith, Omaha; sons, daughters-in-law, Loren and Marilee Bailey, Kent, Wash., Bill Pierce, Norfolk; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters-in-law, Mickie and Carol Guinan, John and Judy Guinan, all Omaha, Terry and Anita Guinan, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Pat and Dorothy Guinan, Logan, Iowa, Larry Guinan, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sisters, brothers-in-law, Bonnie and Bob Grubbs, Orchard, Lois and Dean Kenkel, San Francisco; nephews; nieces; great-nephews; great-nieces. preceded in death by husband, William; son, Michael "Pat"; parents; sister, Joan Wood.
Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Denton. Monsignor Thomas L. Halloman. Denton Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 3 p.m. today, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford; one hour before services, church. Memorials to family.
Rimke -- Walter R., 88, Lincoln, died Sunday (2/27/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. today, Wadlow Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St. Memorials to Hospice of Nebraska.
Rinne -- Marguerite K., 89, Nebraska City, died Tuesday (2/29/2000).
Born, St. Louis. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Allen, Nebraska City; daughter, Mary Lou Smith, St. Louis; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, August Koelling, St. Louis.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Bethel United Church of Christ, Nebraska City. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Salem UCC Cemetery, Steinauer. Visitation: Thursday, 3-9 p.m., with family 7-8 p.m., Peterson Mortuary, Nebraska City; one hour before services, church. Memorials to the Rev. Alfred and Marguerite Rinne Fund at Eden Theological Seminary.
Sautter -- Howard E., 74, Syracuse, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Born, Scotia (3/3/25) to Henry and Edna (Sieckman). Soil scientist/conservationist. Army veteran, WWII. Married, Betty Luse (6/6/49), Lincoln.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, daughters-in-law, Mike and Sheila, Grand Island, Steve and Mary, Littleton, Colo., Don and Pam, Northridge, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters-in-law, Ed and Jean, Storrs, Conn., Chet and Shirley, Bella Vista, Ark.; sisters, brother-in-law, Hazel Tuma, Crete, Mary and Clayton Lukow, Holstein; sister-in-law, Vera Sautter, Lincoln. preceded in death by parents; brother, John.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, United Methodist Church, Syracuse. The Rev. Duane Westing. Private family graveside services before services: Park Hill Cemetery, Syracuse. Full military rites by American Legion Post 100. Pallbearers: Lee Delbert Witt, Gary Garey, Dr. Dean Thomson, Walter Reimer, Lloyd Seelhoff, John Krager, Gerald Neeman. Honorary pallbearers: Nebraska City Apple Corps Barbershop Chorus. Visitation: today, 2-9 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Syracuse. No viewing at church. In lieu of traditional remembrances, memorials to church or Kidney Research Institute.
Welsch -- Ernest W. "Bill," 54, rural Milford, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Services: 11:30 a.m. today, Milford United Methodist Church. Interment: 10 a.m. today, West Blue Cemetery, Seward County. Cremation. No visitation or viewing. Memorials to West Blue Church or Nebraska Cancer Research. Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.
Wilson -- Virginia M., 70, Lincoln, formerly of Grand Island, died Sunday (2/27/2000).
Born, Grand Island. Retired waitress, Yancy Hotel Restaurant, Grand Island.
Survivors: son, Michael Wilson, St. Paul, Minn.; sister, Elaine Trieschman, Grand Island; brother, Jack Dietrich, Hastings; nieces; nephews; special friend, Doug Weaver, Lincoln. preceded in death by daughters, Deanna L. and Deborah A. Wilson.
Graveside service and inurnment: 2 p.m. Friday, Grand Island City Cemetery. No visitation. Cremation. Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Zimmerman -- Kenneth J., 66, Beatrice, died Sunday (2/27/2000).
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, First Mennonite Church, rural Beatrice. Visitation: today until noon Thursday, Griffiths-Hovendick Mortuary, Beatrice; one hour before services, church. Family will greet friends: 6-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation Scholarship Fund, care of John R. Thimm and William Boyce.
Doerr -- the Rev. Lawrence E., 68, Lincoln, died Thursday (2/24/2000).
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, 2000 D St. No visitation. Cremation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the Rev. Lawrence Doerr Memorial (Scholarship) Fund, care of family. Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Dunekacke -- Fred H., 91, Tecumseh, died Wednesday (3/1/2000).
Born, Asendorf, Germany. Retired farmer. WWII veteran.
Survivors: wife, Laura; sons, Tom, Joel, both Elk Creek, Robert, Brownville; seven grandchildren; brothers, Henry, Arnold, both Johnson; sisters, Sophia Hitzeman, Dora Rieken, both Tecumseh, Marie Rohrs, Johnson.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. John Lutheran Church, Tecumseh. Tecumseh Cemetery. Visitation: Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Wherry Brothers Mortuary, Tecumseh; one hour before services, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to family's choice.
Finn -- Brian Donal, 39, Dallas, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Survivors: father, Donal, Lincoln; mother, Louise Thomas, Waverly; brother, Mike, Charlotte, N.C.; sister, Patty Rainey, Fort Worth, Texas; nieces; nephew.
Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Dallas. St. Michael's Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
Grebe -- Martha Ann, 77, York, died Sunday (2/27/2000) in Lincoln.
Services: 11 a.m. today, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, York. Graveside services: 2 p.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to church or Tabitha Hospice Unit. Metz Mortuary, York.
Harrington -- Frank D., 81, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/1/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, 2723 N. 50th St. The Rev. Dr. Aaron D. Black Sr. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wyuka. Visitation: 1 p.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Sunday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to American Red Cross or church (04).
Hart -- Bernhard, 85, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/1/2000).
Memorial services pending, Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 N. 27th St.
Irvin -- Catherine L., 81, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/1/2000).
Native of Red Cloud. Member: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church; Altar Society; American Legion Post 238 Auxiliary. Graduate, University of Nebraska.
Survivors: husband, Robert M.; sons, daughter-in-law, Dick and Chris, Lincoln, Bob, Roca; daughters, sons-in-law, Jane and Gary Street, Loveland, Ohio, Carrie and Doug Knight, Julie and Clifford Hunter, all Lincoln; sister, Rose Betty Millard, Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces; nephews. preceded in death by infant son, Robert Louis.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 1720 Lake St. Father Michael Houlihan. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Dan Irvin, Greg Street, Tim Street, Kibby Millard, Jim Millard, Tom Millard, Joe Millard. Honorary pallbearers: Dennis Haas, Pete Vonderfecht. Visitation: Friday, 1-7:30 p.m., Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Friday, funeral home. Memorials to church or donor's choice.
Johnson -- Herma M., 87, Lincoln, died Wednesday (3/1/2000).
Services pending, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St.
Jurgens -- Helen (Placek), 90, Las Vegas, formerly of Wahoo, widow of Frank J. Placek and Edward G. Jurgens, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Grew up in Jacksonville, Ill.
Survivors: son, Bradley Placek, Portland, Ore.; granddaughter, Tracy Lee; stepdaughter, Elaine Camenzind, Omaha; stepsons, Charles Hoffman, Tilden, Garrell Hoffman, Omaha; sister, Gladys Ongenars, Rockford, Ill.; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Zajicek Funeral Home, Wilber. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., funeral home. Memorials to family, care of funeral home.
Knape -- Ernest E., 102, Tomah, Wis., formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday (2/26/2000).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Visitation: until services, mortuary. Memorials to Shrine Hospital Burn Center, care of Sesostris Temple of the Shrine, 1717 Yolande Ave., Lincoln, NE 68521.
Landers -- Robert J., 60, Minot, N.D., formerly of Lincoln, died Tuesday (2/29/2000).
Born Bronx, N.Y. Retired civil engineer, Minot Air Force Base. United States Air Force, Vietnam veteran.
Survivors: wife, Connie; sons, Robert C., Everett, Wash., John W., Lynnwood, Wash., Steven, Columbia, S.C.; sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Jackson, Keystone Heights, Fla.; four grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Bread of Life Lutheran Church, Minot. Visitation: noon-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Lehmann -- Ethel M., 90, Lincoln, widow of Werner, died Sunday (2/27/2000) in Milford.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Bethany Christian Church, 1645 N. Cotner Blvd. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Masonic Home, Plattsmouth, or Shrine Crippled Children's Fund. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave. Meisenbach -- Lillian M., 83, Beatrice, widow of Daniel. Born, Wilber. Homemaker.
Survivors: son, Roger, Kansas City, Mo.; nephews, Keith Texel, Wahoo, Don Texel, Phoenix; great-nieces; great-nephews.
Memorial services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Centenary United Methodist Church, Beatrice. Private family burial. Memorials to church, care of Harman-Wright Mortuary, Beatrice.
Ostrom -- Kay S., 58, Lincoln, died Monday (2/28/2000).
Celebration of life service: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Evangelical Covenant Church, 6024 L St. Cremation. No visitation. Family will receive friends: Friday, 7-9 p.m., church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to church or Covenant World Missions. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
