U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Frank Boehle
ST. LIBORY -- Frank B. Boehle, 85, of St. Libory died Friday, March 9, 2001, at his home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Libory's Catholic Church in St. Libory. The Rev. David L. Rykwalder and Rev. Andrew M. Augustyn will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery with graveside military honors by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7:30 p.m. vigil service and Knights of Columbus rosary.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Boehle was born May 22, 1915, in St. Libory to Bernard "Ben" and Mary (Evers) Boehle. He grew up on the family farm and attended St. Libory's Parochial School in St. Libory. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from October 1942 to August 1943.
He married
Florence C. Rock June 12, 1943, at Camp White, Ore. Upon his discharge from the military, the couple returned to the St. Libory area where they farmed their entire married
life. He enjoyed raising cattle.
He was a member of St. Libory's Catholic Church in St. Libory, Knights of Columbus Council 1918 of St. Paul, Carl Morgensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul and the Platte-Duetsche Society of Grand Island.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dan Boehle of Omaha and Dave Boehle of St. Libory; one daughter, Kathy Muthcie of Omaha; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Elizabeth Cahalane of Cheyenne, Wyo., Rosella Mamot of St. Libory and Maryann Hauger of Shakopee, Minn.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Conrad Boehle and one sister, Mildred Clark.
'Brownie' Davis
PALMER -- Wallace "Brownie" Davis, 76, of Palmer died Friday, March 9, 2001, at Howard County Hospital in St. Paul.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Palmer. The Rev. Robert Schilling will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery with military rites.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Palmer Funeral Home in Palmer.
Leonard Kozeal
BURWELL -- Leonard Andrew Kozeal, 90, of Burwell died Saturday March 10, 2001, at the Valley County Nursing Home in Ord.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Fr. Bernard Berger will officiate. Burial will be in Cottonwood cemetery in Burwell.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday with a wake service at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Memorials are suggested to the Knights of Columbus.
Hitchcock Funeral Home of Burwell is in charge of arrangements.
Theodore Petrucci
HASTINGS -- Theodore C. Petrucci, 37, of Hastings died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at his home.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Kearney. The Rev. Janet Sturgis will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Columbariam in Kearney.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials are suggested to the family for later determination.
Godberson Mortuary of Gibbon and Brand-Wilson Funeral Home of Hastings are in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Petrucci was born March 22, 1963, in Melrose, Mass., to Charles L. and Mildred E. (Brownell) Petrucci. He grew up and received his education there. He was an electronics engineer and had worked for Raytheon Corp. in the past.
Survivors include his father, Charles of Tewksbury, Mass.; his mother and step-father, Mildred and Paul Either of Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Susan Barta of Gibbon and grandmother, Mildred Brownell of Tucson.
Melvin Rasmussen
BELGRADE -- Melvin Rasmussen, 83, of Belgrade died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at the Boone County Health Center in Albion.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church in Belgrade. The Rev. Timothy Wagner will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunnyside cemetery near Genoa.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton.
Mr. Rasmussen was born June 18, 1917, to Rasmus and Alma (Bengtson) Rasmussen at Genoa. He grew up and attended country school near Genoa. He farmed with his father, then attended diesel mechanic school in Chicago. He worked in Ogallala on the dam.
He married
Estella Sanford on June 5, 1941, at Albion. They moved to Belgrade in 1947. He was co-owner of Rasmussen and Miller Construction Co. He worked for Claude Baue in Genoa, then the Nance County Roads Department where he operated the maintainer.
He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church near Belgrade, the Belgrade Fire Department where he served as fire chief and was a past member of Belgrade School board. He enjoyed coon hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Ralph of Fort Collins, Colo.; five daughters, Frances Gillentine of Kansas City, Myrna (Mrs. Merle) Greek of Wolbach, Cathy (Mrs. Larry) Kunze of Albion and Joyce Rasmussen and Brenda Fader, both of Belgrade; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Wilma Loughman and two sisters, Evelyn Miller and Signe Rasmussen.
Everett Uhrich
HASTINGS -- Everett G. Uhrich, 89, of Hastings died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings.
Services are pending with Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home of Hastings.
Floyd Kelly
OMAHA -- Lloyd C. Kelly, 35, of Omaha died Friday, March 9, 2001, in Omaha.
A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Broken Bow. Burial will be in the Broken Bow cemetery with graveside services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Todd Philipsen will officiate.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow.
Survivors include his mother, Mable Kelly of Anselmo; father, Calvin Kelly of Gibbon; grandmother, Elva Neilsen of Anselmo; two sisters, Maria Burke of Crawford and Lola Jilek of Gibbon; stepmother, Karen Kelly of Gibbon; stepbrother, Rod Thompson of Winterset, Iowa; two stepsisters, Christy Andersen of Albuquerque of New Mexico and Tammy Jeffs of Kearney and two nieces and nephews.
Kenneth Schleichardt
OMAHA -- Kenneth B. Schleichardt, 64, of Omaha, formerly of Grand Island, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Island. The Rev. Joel Schroeder will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday with the family receiving friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.
Mr. Schleichardt was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Grand Island to Roy and Marie (Yates) Schleichardt. He grew up and was educated in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High School. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1955 and was discharged in 1959.
He married
Carol Youngs on April 28, 1961, in Omaha. They made their home in Omaha where he worked for Mid Continent Bottle, Falstaff Brewery and Stanek Distributing Company. He retired in 1999.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aires 154 in Omaha.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Terri Holzapfel and Sheri Ludemann, both of Omaha; four grandchildren; his mother and one sister, Sharon Kirby of Grand Island.
He was preceded in death by his father.
