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Eugene M. DeMaranville
Eugene M. DeMaranville, 78, of Aurora, died Sunday morning, Nov. 14, 1999 at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln. Funeral services were Wednesday in the Higby Mortuary Chapel. Dr. Joe Scahill officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Arlene of Aurora; three sons, Dave DeMaranville of Grand Island, Rod (Marsha) DeMaranville of Stockton, Ill. and Dick (Karen) DeMaranville of Battleground, Wash.; one daughter, Barb (Jerry) Bohnart of Grand Island; one sister, Dorothy Beyer of Grand Island and six grandchildren.

Wesley "Cub" Baehr
Wesley A. "Cub" Baehr, 86, of Aurora, died Friday evening, Nov. 12, 1999 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16 at Presbyterian U.C.C. with Rev. Cathy Allen officiating. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Elda of Aurora and one son, Ted Baehr of Santa Barbara, Calif. Vannie Ericksen
Evangeline "Vannie" Ericksen, 90, of Hampton, died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 9, 1999 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Funeral services were Friday, Nov. 12 at the United Lutheran Church in Hampton. Rev. Shari Duminy officiated. Burial was in the United Lutheran Cemetery in Hampton. Survivors include her son, Duane Ericksen of Hampton; three daughters, Nell Ericksen of Hampton, Marian Bedinger of Hampton and Dorothy Vergas of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Emily Wright
Emily Wright, 93, of Aurora, died Friday evening, Nov. 12, 1999 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Services were Monday morning at Higby Mortuary Chapel in Aurora. Dr. Joe Scahill officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include her brother, Robert Toof of Colorado Springs, Colo. and one sister, Ruth Vetter of Aurora; nieces and nephews.

Mildred O. Hollett
Mildred O. (Powell) Hollett, 91, of Aurora, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Services were Monday, Nov. 15 at Metcalf Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial was in Lincoln Memorial Park. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Maul of Aurora; one sister, Jean (Rev. Doran) Myers of Hobart, Okla.; five grandchildren, Jan Deeds And Anne Hauptman of Lincoln, Karen Miller of Wichita, Kan., Raymond Maul of Aurora and Bruce Maul of Eagle; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Lydia Powell of Aurora; nieces and nephews.

Clifford James
Former Aurora resident Clifford James, 84, of Elwood, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999 in Lexington. Services were Tuesday morning, Nov. 16 at Higby Mortuary Chapel. Dr. Joe Scahill officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Fern of Elwood; daughter, LaVonne (Dan) Tiede of Elwood; stepdaughter, Joyce Reil of Lexington; stepson, Harry (Mary Jane) Lazar, Jr. of Yakima, Wash.; grandson, Blake Tiede of Elwood; three step grandsons, Craig (Jill) Reil of Omaha, Jason Reil of Missouri Valley, Iowa, Bryan (Shelly) Reil of Lincoln; granddaughter, Becka Engert of Elwood; two step granddaughters, Tessa Engert of Fremont and Tena Engert of Grand Island and one step great-grandson, Parker Reil of Lincoln.

Kee Samples
Kee Samples, 88, of Aurora, died Thursday night, Nov. 4, 1999 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Funeral services were Saturday morning at the First Christian Church in Aurora. Rev. Jay Mitchell officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Doris of Aurora; three sons, Jim (Cheryl) Samples of Chanhassen, Minn., Ken (Carmen) Samples of Batavia, Ill. and Jimmy Kingston of Red Cloud; two daughters, Melva Jean Haack of Bradshaw and Grace (Jim) Nordlund of Grand Island; 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Myrtle Danielson
Myrtle F. Danielson, 97, of Aurora, died Sunday evening, Feb. 20, 2000 in Memorial Hospital in Aurora. Services are Friday at 11 a.m. in the Presbyterian United Church of Christ in Aurora. Rev. Cathy Allen and Rev. Monty Nelson will officiate. Burial will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Higby Mortuary. Survivors include her son, Dr. D. Murray Danielson of North Platte; three grandchildren, Gene (Leslie) Danielson of Missouri City, Tex., Dr. Alan Danielson of North Platte, Dr. Kent Danielson of Vicksburg, Miss.; four great-grandchildren, Brian, Caryn, Stephen and Nathan of Missouri City, Tex.; one nephew, Stanley Anderson of Hampton and one niece, Colleen Harshfield of Loveland, Colo.

Thelma Elkjer
Former Hampton resident Thelma Elkjer, 77, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000 at her home. An ashes scattering ceremony and remembrance gathering will be held March 1 in San Luis Obispo. Survivors include her sister, Berda Armentrout of San Luis Obispo; one brother, Edmund Elkjer of Kingwood, Tex.; four nieces, one nephew and many cousins and friends.

Darold Roberdeau
Darold Wayne Roberdeau, 66, of York, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000 in York. Services were Tuesday morning at East Avenue United Methodist Church in York with Rev. Jo Harper officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery in York. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann, of York; three sons, Michael (Cassie) Roberdeau of Bismark, N.D., Gerald Roberdeau of Austin, Tex. and Scott Roberdeau of California; three daughters, Linda (Dave) Thurber of Lincoln, Patricia (Craig) Decker of Havre, Mont. and Cindy (David) Behrens of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; one brother, Larry (Rita) Roberdeau of Bell-Fourche, S.D. and nieces and nephews.

Evan Smith
Evan Smith, 85, of Aurora, died Friday morning, Feb. 18, 2000 at Palmer Nursing Home. Memorial services were held Monday, Feb. 21 at Higby Mortuary Chapel in Aurora. Rev. George Damm of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hampton officiated. Survivors include his wife, Margaret, of Hamilton Manor in Aurora; two daughters, Donita (Larry) Schaffert of Aurora and Linda (Roger) Morse of St. Paul; one sister, Babe Hendrickson of Thedford; one brother, Kenneth 'Red' Smith of Sturgis, S.D.; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Jonathan Shonkwiler
Jonathan Edward Shonkwiler, 45, of Omaha, died Feb. 8, 2000 in Omaha. A private family service was held in Omaha with Pastor Leonard Reimer officiating. Survivors include his parents; one sister, Sharon (Ron) Stoltzfus; three brothers, Hudson (Linda) Shonkwiler, Stephen (Debbie) Shonkwiler and David (Shelly) Shonkwiler; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A.D. Posey
A.D. Posey, 66, of Aurora, died Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2000 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Services were held Saturday in Higby Mortuary Chapel in Aurora. Rev. Tom Smith officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his sisters, Iris June Dieckman of Aurora, Meldona Bryan of Boaz, Ala. and Gwen Sims of Boaz, Ala.; many nieces and nephews.

Martha E. Preissler
Martha E. Preissler, 92, of Tiffany Square Center in Grand Island, died Monday, June 12, 2000. Services were Friday, June 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Giltner. Con-celebrating will be the Revs. Victor Derwinski, Frank Hoelck and John Keefe. Burial was Friday afternoon at the Harvard Cemetery. Memorials are directed to the family. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Preissler of Grand Island; three sons, Ronald Preissler of Fremont, Donald Preissler of Omaha and Gerald Preissler of Giltner; two brothers, Charles Trausch of Riverside, Calif and Vern Trausch of Sun City, Ariz.; three sisters, Laurine Preissler of Harvard, Susan Thaut and Jeanette Svoboda of Hastings; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Arthur Ahlquist
Arthur W. Ahlquist, 96, of Stromsburg, died Monday, May 29, 2000 at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Services were Friday, June 2 at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Stromsburg. Rev. Bob Johnson officiated. Burial was in the Stromsburg Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter, Beverly (Tom) Morey of Lincoln; two sons, Delano (Wanda) Ahlquist of Loveland, Colo. and Gaylen (Jeannie) Ahlquist of Stromsburg; one brother, Vernon Ahlquist of Stromsburg; one sister, Vera Hedlund of Aurora; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, two nieces, two nephews, other relatives and friends.

Edna Ratzlaff
Edna Ratzlaff, 75, of Henderson, died Friday, June 2, 2000 at Henderson. Services were Tuesday afternoon, June 6 at Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson. Burial was in Bethesda Cemetery. Memorials are directed to Henderson Rescue Unit. Survivors include her husband, Marvin of Henderson; two sons, Ralph (Glenell) Ratzlaff and Philip (Theresa) Ratzlaff, both of Henderson; one daughter, Marry (Terry) Havenridge of Council Bluffs, Iowa; six grandchildren, Caitlin, Tyler and Brittany Ratzlafff, all of Henderson; Stephen, Rachel and Elizabeth Havenridge, all of Council Bluffs, Iowa; one sister, Erna Graber of Freeman, S.D.; two sisters-in-law, Goldie Peters of Henderson and Twila Friesen of Wichita, Kan.; nieces and nephews.

Roy Dean Glasser
Roy Dean 'Jun' Glasser, 74, of Polk, died Thursday, June 1, 2000 at York General Hospital. Services were Monday, June 5 in the First Baptist Church in Polk with Rev. Roger Burke officiating. Burial was in the Arborville Cemetery in Polk. Survivors include his wife, Caryl of Polk; two sons, Lauren (Mary Lynn) Glasser of Orange City, Iowa and Robert (Marla) Glasser of Polk; two daughters, Barbara (James) Chesebro of Polk and Beverly (Robert) Phillippi of Smithfield; one sister, Marjorie (Lloyd) Van Housen of Polk; 12 grandchildren and two step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

Kenneth Kremer
Kenneth Kremer, 66, of Aurora, died Thursday morning, June 1, 2000 in a machinery accident at his home. Funeral services were Monday morning in the Aurora schools' fine arts theater. Revs. Paul Nauman, Barry McCormick and Jerry Breese officiated. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Memorials are directed to Campus Crusade Athletes in Action. Survivors include his wife, Lila of Aurora; four children, Gregg Kremer of Aurora, Brian (Julie) Kremer of Camarillo, Calif., Susan (Stuart) Williams of Aurora and Julie (Kirk) Nelson of Cody, Wyo.; one grandson, Cody Kremer of Camarillo, Calif; one brother, Bob (Bev) Kremer of Aurora; two sisters, Ardys (Herb) Roszhart of Marquette and Beth (Norman) Stucky of Jefferson City, Mo.

Velva Titman
Velva Titman, 92, of Aurora died Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2000 in Memorial Community Care in Aurora. Services were Friday, Sept. 22 in the Presbyterian United Church of Christ in Aurora. Rev. M Survivors include her nephew, Gregory Titman of Wellesley, Mass.; nieces, Gretchen (George) Hancock of Lincoln, Susan (Paul) Fuller of Saarbrucken, Germany, Martha June (Melvin) Blixt of Irvine, Calif, Patricia (Lincoln) Odell of Irvine, Calif and Jacquelyn (Bret) Swartz of Palm Desert, Calif; and great nieces, great nephews and cousins.

Glen Liebhart
Glen E. Liebhart, 76, of St. Paul, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000 at Park Place Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral services were Saturday morning, Sept. 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Martin Schmidt officiated. Burial was in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church or Heartland Lutheran High School. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; two daughters, Carletta (Mrs. Perry) Siebert of Bradshaw and Glenda Stevenson of Lincoln; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; a brother, Donald Liebhart of Aurora; and a sister, Imogene (Mrs. Ted) George of Grand Island.

Marie Clayton
Marie Clayton, 85, of Central City, formerly of Hordville, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000 at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital in Central City. Funeral services were Saturday morning, Sept. 23 at Fridhem Lutheran Church in Hordville. The Rev. Charles Pollard officiated. Burial was in the Hordville Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Alan Clayton of Memomonee Falls, Wis., Paul Clayton of Central City and Robert Clayton of Schuyler; two brothers, Ron Veburg of Hastings and Conrad Veburg of Columbus; a sister, Agnes Anderson of Bettendorf, Iowa; and four grandchildren, Adam, Brady, Lindsay and Jamie Clayton.

Joan Bjorkman
Joan Bjorkman, 79, of Omaha, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000 in Omaha. Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 22 at Higby Mortuary in Aurora. Pastor Marvin Smith officiated. Burial was in Mamre Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Dennis Bjorkman of Omaha; one daughter, Terry Nelson of Omaha and four grandchildren, Ashley and Ruston Bjorkman and Drew and Paul Nelson.

Jerry D. Basore
Former Aurora resident Jerry D. Basore, 63, of Hutchinson, Kan., died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000. Services were Thursday, Sept. 21 in Northminister Presbyterian Church. Graveside services were Saturday at the Aurora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Louise; one son, Tom Basore of Park City, Kan.; one daughter, Cindy Basore of Hutchinson, Kan.; two brothers, Max Basore of Lexington, Kent. and Tim Basore of Dansville, Mich.; one grandson, Elijah Basore.