KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: b = born; m = married; sc = surviving children; dc = deceased children; ssc = surviving step-children; dsc = deceased step-children

LAAKMAN, Jeanie: b Nov 30, 1949, Humphrey, to Norbert and Edomina Pinger; m Hank Laakman; sc Shana Willis, Nikki Green; died Apr 22, 2007; burial Arlington Memory Gardens [Oklahoma?]

LADD, Clifford Keith, 93: b Nov 19, 1913, Humphrey, to Ward and Nellie (Jencks) Ladd; m Mildred Irma Miller, June 30, 1937, Albion; sc Robert; died Jan 20, 2007, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

LANNAN, JoAnne, 77: b to __ McCauley; m Jack Lannan; sc Maureen, Shelia, Pat, Kathleen, Dan, Sharon; died Feb 6, 2007

LAPACEK, Edward J, 97: b Dec 20, 1909, rural Schuyler, to Joseph T and Stella (Mastny) Lapacek; m Matilda "Tillie" Svec, Mar 27, 1940, Schuyler; sc Mary Ann Kroeger, Ronald; died Mar 14, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LAPACEK, Stanley H, 93: b Feb 13, 1913, Heun area of Colfax County, to Frank and Anne (Vanicek) Lapacek; m Helen Konopil, June 13, 1939, Glenwood, Iowa; died bef Feb 7, 2007; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LARRINGTON, John, 84: b May 11, 1923, Gettysburg, South Dakota, to John and Lucy (Pulliam) Larrington; m Alice McGilvrey, June 1, 1953, Pierre, South Dakota; sc Wanda Becker, Linda Starkey, Judy Seefeld, Michael, Dan; died Oct 20, 2007, Columbus

LARSEN, William H, 92: died Jan 28, 2007, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

LAUDENKLOS, Gladys E, 82: b Nov 25, 1924, rural Platte County, to Harry and Emma (Thayer) Laudeklos, Sr; died Oct 1, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

LAUDENKLOS, Larry L, 57: b Jan 26, 1950, Columbus, to Carroll and Mary Ann (Ditter) Laudenklos; m Connie Neeley, May 14, 1988, Hope Mills, North Carolina; sc Angie Cashwell; ssc Josh Neeley; died Aug 27, 2007 in Hope Mills, North Carolina; burial Columbus Cemetery

LAZAREVIC', Zofia, 54: b June 12, 1953, Czestochowa, Poland, to Adolf and Stefania Barc; m Tadeusz L Lazarevic' Oct 26, 1972, Czestochowa, Poland; sc Gordana Pasieka, Damara Olsewaska, Zoran; died Jun e19, 2007 [Herby Stare, Poland?]; burial Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Herby Stare, Poland

LEE, Jerry Allan, 71: died Sept 18, 2007, Port Charlotte, Florida

LEE, Robert "Bobby" C, 45: b Apr 10, 1962, El Paso, Texas, to Robert E and Gertrude "Trudy" (Carroll) Lee; died Oct 23, 2007, Wilson, North Carolina; burial Silver Creek Methodist Cemetery

LEGLER, Robert "Bob", 79: died Mar 16, 2007, Houston, Texas; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LEIFELD, Elaine Elizabeth, 72: b Mar 6, 1934, rural Raeville, to Henry and Cecilia (Scherbring) Scholl; m John B "Jack" Leifeld, Aug 19, 1952, Petersburg; sc Jerry, Mark, Donna Werner, Kathy Palmer, Connie Schindel, Ruth Molt; died Feb 20, 2007, Albion; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

LEONHARD, Bertha: died Oct 6, 2007, Lakewood, Colorado; burial Columbus Cemetery

LESIAK, Theodore J "Ted", 40: b Sept 22, 1966, Columbus, to Clifford and Michaele Lesiak; m Jennifer M Chamberlain, July 11, 1992, Fremont; sc Terry, Tony Tasha, Micaela; died July 3, 2007, Fremont; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

LEWIS, Eugene Edward, 68: b Feb 3, 1939, Randolph, to Harold and Dorothy (Ehrhardt) Lewis; m Donna Zierke, July 22, 1962; m Twila Bach, July 25, 1986; sc Douglas, Barbara Buettgenbach, Sheryl Sporleder; ssc Crystal Bach, Clinton Bach, Valerie Spitz, Nathan Bach; died Feb 22, 2007, Omaha; burial Columbus Cemetery

LIEBSACK, Ilene Frances, 82: b Dec 17, 1924, rural Belden, to Leslie and Gladys (Jones) Phillips; m John Post, Feb 10, 1946, Wayne; m John Liebsack, Dec 17, 1989, Norfolk; died Aug 10, 2007, Omaha; burial Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne

LINCOLN, John "Jack" R, 71: b Feb 5, 1936, Beatrice, to Ross and Irene (Hill) Lincoln; m Patricia Clayton, Oct 8, 1961, Central City; sc Deb Svec, Terri Wagner, John; died Apr 11, 2007, Grand Island; burial Grand Island Cemetery

LINDA, Melvin H, 85: b Mar 31, 1922, rural Surprise, to Helmut and Ella (Rathje) Linda; died July 9, 2007, David City; burial Faith West Cemetery [Rising City?]

LINDHORST, Colby Kucera, infant: born and died on Jan 21, 2007, Norfolk, to Jeffrey and Nicole (Kucera) Lindhorst; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

LITTLE, Richard, 63: died Mar 24, 2007, Omaha

LLOYD, Robert E, 81: b Mar 8, 1926, Monroe, to Evan and Annabelle (Leggat) Lloyd; m Jeannette Haferland, Nov 10, 1954, Humphrey; sc Mary Henke, James, Kathy Sliva, Kevin, Russ; died Nov 1, 2007, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

LOBB, Jeremiah "Jerry", 76: died Apr 14, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LOCKARD, Richard W, 87: b Nov 10, 1919, rural Shelby, to James and Martha (Sievert) Lockard; m Marjorie Peach, June 2, 1947, Belleville, Kansas; dc Lonnie; died Feb 23, 2007, Norfolk; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

LOEFFLER, Stanley Lawrence, 95: b Apr 9, 1911, rural Cedar Rapids, to John and Mathilda (Smith) Loeffler; m Irene Hartford, Dec 31, 1940, Cedar Rapids; sc Joan Berney, C J, Marilyn Earhart, William, Margaret Lukas, Katherine Turk, Leona Bessey, Ed, Theresa Farmer, Barbara Westmeyer, David, Michael, Irene Rutten, Debra; dc Judy Bitto, 2 infants; died Jan 27, 2007, Spalding; burial St Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

LOHN, Beulah B, 96: died Sept 21, 2007, Fullerton; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

LONDON, Matt, 17: died Mar 9, 2007, Newman Grove; burial Hope Cemetery [Newman Grove?]

LONGENECKER, Richard S, 82: b Sept 12, 1925, Jefferson, Iowa, to Everette and Helen (Huston) Longenecker; m Delores Wagner, Sept 24, 1947, Manning, Iowa; sc Rick, Kellen, Kent, Brent, Carol Deuninck, Deb Dumas, Ann Kirmse; dc Martin Scott; died Dec 6, 2007, David City; burial Mt Olivet Cemetery, Manilla, Iowa

LONOWSKI, Louise L, 82: b July 15, 1925, Ashton, to Louie and Hattie (Grabowski) Waskowiak; m Delphie "Del" Lonowski, Sept 11, 1944, Loup City; sc Delmer, Allen, Adene Maronde, Joyce Jacobsen, Beth Jones; died Dec 19, 2007, Columbus; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City

LOPEZ, Pedro Lopez Valdovinos, 27: b Feb 7, 1978, Tenamaxtaln, Mexico, to Pedro Lopez Ruelas and Olivia Valdovinos Chavez; m Cassandra _, Dec 13, 1997, Columbus; sc Pedro Maverick Lopez, Isabel Victoria Lopez; died in Mexico; burial St Peter's and St Mary's/Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

LOSEKE, Edna M, 95: b Jan 20, 1912, Platte Center, to Carsten and Alvina (Hoefelman) Petersen; m Harold M Loseke, Dec 4, 1935; sc Wayne, Jolaine Nielsen, Glenda Kleinkauf; died June 9, 2007, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

LOSEKE, Ronald D, 76: died Oct 9, 2007, Stromsburg; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

LOUDEN, James Jay, 44: b to Lloyd and Linda Louden; sc Nicholas; died Mar 19, 2007, Omaha; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

LOVELL, Darlene, 73: b July 8, 1933, Bellwood, to Leslie and Isabella (Hopkins) Lewis; m Melvin Drummond, Sr; m Donald Lovell; sc Melvin Drummond, Jr, Michael Drummond, Randy Drummond, Eugene Drummond, Kevin Drummond, Linda Iiwams, Pam Behrens, Brenda Iiams; ssc Lee Lovell, Aaron Lovell, Owen Lovell, Donna Bierman; died Jan 29, 2007, Genoa; burial Columbus Cemetery

LOVELL, Donald D, 80: died Apr 3, 2007, Central City; burial Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

LOZOS, Coby G, 56: b May 8, 1950, Pender, to George and Betty (Glissman) Lozos; died Jan 14, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LUCHSINGER, Kristine K, 55: b Mar 14, 1951, Columbus, to Kent and Dolores Luchsinger; died Jan 27, 2007, Tucson, Arizona; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LUEKEN, Dianna Marie, 59: died July 17, 2007, Albion; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

LUETKENHAUS, Francis "Frank" L, 91: b Nov 27, 1915, Lindsay, to Henry and Anna (Boesch) Luetkenhaus; m Eleanor "Nora" Van Dyke, Sept 29, 1942, St Bernard; sc Duane, Carol Sand, David, Mary Sand, Dan, Joe; died Mar 15, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LUKERT, Dale, 62: died July 17, 2007, Austin, Texas; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MADDOX, Glenda Ann, 90: b Dec 31, 1916, Columbus, to John Henry and Bertha Glur Tylle; m William "Bill" Maddox, May 16, 1941; died Jan 24, 2007 [Temple City, California?]; burial Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California

MAGNUSON, Dale Francis, 79: b June 4, 1928, rural Saunders County; m Mary Lou Rowe, 1954, Chicago; m Clarice I Christensen, Oct 10, 1992, Fremont; sc Kurt, Carl, Mary Ann Counts; ssc Clark Christensen, Deborah Scanlon, Valerie Bluthardt, Chelley Peterson; died Oct 15, 2007

MAGUIRE, Jeanette C, 84: b Apr 10, 1922, St Bernard, to Joseph F and Mary (Schmitt) Schaefer; m George D Maguire, Sept 5, 1944, Lindsay; sc Mike, Ann Kudron, Mary Egger, Colleen Morris, Debbie Jamieson, Bev Baker, Amy Harrington, Lori, Kelly Sinclair; died Feb 15, 2007, Elkhorn; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MALENA, Mildred, 86: b May 15, 1921, rural Clarkson, to Frank and Antonia (Mastny) Lopour; m Alden Zrust, Aug 1, 1940; m Joe Malena, Nov 11, 1968, Schuyler; sc Alden Zrust, Carolyn Krula, Veldene Ball; died July 12, 2007, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

MANRIQUEZ, Norma, 56: died July 25, 2007, Schuyler; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MARES, John "Jack", 88: b Feb 22, 1919, Rogers, to Constantine and Anna (Fallon) Mares; m Reta A Bolt, Sept 11, 1940, Omaha; sc John C; dc Reta Dianne, Patricia Ilene; died May 3, 2007, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MAROHN, Christian, 57: b Sept 1, 1949, to Herman and Orvilla (Blecha) Marohn; m Regina Folken, June 6, 1970, Schuyler; sc Dana Langley, Kelly Mills; died June 14, 2007, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MAROLF, Esther R, 88: b Nov 9, 1918, rural Leigh, to John and Violet (Jenny) Marolf; died July 29, 2007, Stanton; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

MAROLF, Roland Daniel, 99: b Nov 22, 1907, rural Leigh, to John and Violet (Jenny) Marolf; died July 26, 2007, Stanton; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

MARSHALL, Kathryn, 64: b June 2, 1943, Columbus, to Emil and Alice (Smith) Schrier; m John Marshall, Aug 1, 1959, Sioux City, Iowa; sc Lisa Rollenhagen, Terry; dc Robert; died July 8, 2007, Lincoln

MARTIN, Nona, 95: died May 5, 2007, Albion; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

MARTY, Marvin Norman, 78: b Mar 21, 1929, rural Platte County, to Gottfried and Eleanor (Lindeman) Marty; m Marlene Wacha, Nov 24, 1957, rural Columbus; sc Bruce, Russell, Dana, Lynn Miller, Teri; died Mar 27, 2007, Omaha; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

MARXSEN, Leland, 80: died Mar 7, 2007, Fremont; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MASON, Iva I, 87: died Oct 2, 2007, Albion

MATTERN, Lawrence: b Sept 5, 1923, Winnetoon, to Ed and Emily (Huigens) Mattern; m Flora Jean Kocina, Jan 10, 1946, Creighton; sc Linda Soetaert, Marge Bauer, Mary Jo Shell, Jane Burton, Annette LaRose, Jim, Steve, Jack, Ed; died Apr 18, 2007, Creighton

MATTHIES, Mary, 69: b Nov 22, 1937, Norfolk, to Herman and Blondina (Paulsen) Bade; m Dallas Matthies, June 1957; sc Vicki Gesell, DeAnna Krolikowski, Dennis; died Mar 9, 2007, Gresham

MATYA, Daniel M, 83: died Feb 25, 2007, Cedar Rapids; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

MATYA, Joseph E "Papa Joe", 78: died Jan 27, 2007, Papillion; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

MAUSBACH, David L, 44: b Aug 10, 1962, Norfolk, to Philip and Lorraine (McGuire) Mausbach; m Maureen Kaup, Oct 14, 1989, near West Point; died Feb 14, 2007, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MAUSBACH, Vincent H, 87: b Nov 15, 1919, rural Humphrey, to Agnes (Pillen) and Henry Mausbach; m Floreine Greisen, May 27, 1947; sc Joyce Koziol, Phyllis Uchtman, Barbara Duffy, Donna Crebbin, Paul, Teresa Kathol; died Mar 6, 2007, Schuyler; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MAX, Dulce Maria, 37: died Sept 12, 2007, Lincoln. Burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

MAYBON, Opal, 90: sc Ron, Bonnie Allen, Judy Vaughn; died Aug 31, 2007, Holdrege; burial Fullerton Cemetery

McCORMICK, Laird J, Sr, 76: died Mar 30, 2007, Lincoln; burial Osceola Cemetery

McCULLOUGH, Emily Jean, infant: b Aug 11, 2007 to Randy and Stacey (Veach) McCullough; died Aug 11, 2007, Lake City, Iowa; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Iowa

McDONALD, John B, 87: died Jan 10, 2007, San Bernadino, California; burial David City Cemetery

McFARLAND, Tracy Marie, 35: b Apr 20, 1972, Wagner, South Dakota, to Pat McFarland and Jack Nissenbaum; died bef Oct 7, 2007; burial ZCBJ Cemetery, Wagner

McGEE, Roy, 88: b May 14, 1919, Sargent, to Hiram and Addie (Decker) McGee; m Thelma Harden, Dec 28, 1946, Storm Lake, Iowa; sc Doug, Alan, Sherryl Heibel; died Sept 10, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

McLAUGHLIN, Norman Earl, 78: died Apr 13, 2007, Stromsburg

McVEIGH, Virginia R, 89: b Nov 30, 1917, Belgrade, to Antone and Hertha (Neve) Ruzicka; m Arthur "Shorty" McVeigh, Sept 6, 1942, Abilene, Texas; sc Kathy Harms; died Oct 19, 2007, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

MEDINGER-MULHOLLAND, Loretha, 89: died June 6, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

MEEDEL, Lillian C, 88: b Feb 2, 1919, Gruetli, near Monroe, to George and Ida (Lemp) Tiaden, Sr; m Milton Meediel, Oct 12, 1940, Greutli; sc Jo Ann Curtis, Roxene Schmidt; dc Gene; died Sept 24, 2007, Lincoln; burial Gruetli Cemetery, rural Monroe

MEFFORD, Donald L, 77: died Jan 6, 2007, Hastings; burial Parkview Cemetery, Hastings

MEIER, Joseph Herman (DVM), 90: b Sept 13, 1916, Sydney, to Frances and Matthew Meier; m Ruth Vaughan, Aug 1939, Ft Collins, Colorado; sc David, Roger; died Apr 7, 2007

MELCHER, Ervin F, 92: b July 8, 1914, Humphrey, to Fred and Theresa (Huisman) Melcher; m Mary Frisch, Sept 21, 1937, St Bernard; sc Arlene Lindhorst, Floyd, Betty Brockhaus, Mary Jo Osten, Carolyn Sliva, Linda Bender, Shirley Babel, Cliff, Don, Randy; died Mar 21, 2007, Madison; burial St Leonard's Catholic Cemetery, Madison

MENTZER, Helen, 92: b Feb 21, 1915, Schuyler, to Joseph and Helen (Horalek) Novotny; m Theodore R "Bill" Mentzer, Feb 23, 1933, Schuyler; sc Darryl, Dianne Harvey; died Sept 5, 2007, Fremont

METZ, Joey Lynn, 18: b Oct 20, 1988, Columbus, to Ronald and Barbara Hanson Metz; died Jan 12, 2007; burial St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg

MEYER, Ellen F, 78: b Apr 13, 1928, Schuyler, to Fred and Margaret (McCready) Hespen; m Glen Meyer, Dec 26, 1933, Columbus; sc Theresa Divis, Angie Kobza; ssc Michael Meyer; dc Kathy; died Jan 9, 2007, David City

MICEK, Adrian E, 89: b Dec 1, 1917, Polk County, to Thomas A and Julia (Triba) Micek; m June A Blaser, 1951, Pilsno; sc Sidney, Tim, Terry, Kurt, Pam Walter, Linda Lovell, Kim Jamieson, Jill; died Oct 8, 2007, Lincoln; burial Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln

MICEK, Elizabeth "Liz", 75: b Dec 9, 1931, near Clarks, to Charles and Catherine (Stanczyk) Laska; m Norman Micek, May 1, 1965, Duncan; dc Paul Norman; died Nov 26, 2007, Columbus; burial St Mary's - Pilsno Cemetery, southwest of Columbus

MICEK, Margaret Clara, 74: b Jan 2, 1933, Platte Center, to Charles F and Agnes (Kush) Prorok; m Gerard "Gardy" Micek, May 30, 1955, St Edward; sc Chuck, Casey, Clifford, Chad, Connie Micek-Hills, Cary Cromwell, Cindy Koziol; died Apr 23, 2007, St Edward; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

MICEK, Ray, Sr, 94: b Sept 22, 1913, rural Duncan, to Alois and Anna (Iwan) Micek, Sr; m Agneline Prorok, Aug 8, 1938, near Platte Center; sc Ray Jr, Barbara Engel; died Oct 17, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MICHAEL, Richard "Dick", 70: b Dec 30, 1936, rural Albion, to Ivan and Jackie Coates Michael; m Barbara Jean Johnson, Jan 21, 1955, Albion; sc Debbie Borchers, Randy, Dennis, Michelle Purcell, William; died Nov 13, 2007, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

MICHAELSON, Jackie Carroll, 72: b Columbus, to Siefred and Adila Meyer Michaelson; m Dorothy; sc Catherine Perkins; died Oct 22, 2007

MIELAK, Michael Richard, 77: b July 11, 1930, Columbus, to Michael F and Lillian (Krzycki) [Mielak?]; m Virginia E Salak, July 10, 1971, Columbus; m Velma Kroger Anderson, Feb 15, 2003, Albion; sc Claudia Johnson; ssc Melody Strom, Dale R Anderson, Teresa Anderson, Kirk Anderson; died Nov 7, 2007, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery

MILLER, Delores Caroline (Schmidt), 68: died Mar 3, 2007, Polk; burial Faith Lutheran West Cemetery, Rising City

MILLER, Donald L, 79: b Mar 22, 1927, Des Moines, Iowa, to Millard and Belle (Cupp) Miller; m Inez Loseke, Jan 22, 1952, Columbus; sc Mike; died Mar 7, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MILLER, Donald, 64: b Sept 23, 1943, Columbus, to Harold and Sophie (Pachunka) Miller; m Sussie; sc Jodi Rezabek; ssc Stacy Connealy, Michelle Nuccio, Kevin White, Tanya Brogren, Shelly Grahleer, Rhonda Thoener; died Oct 12, 2007, Wausa; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MILLER, Inez, 77: b Sept 22, 1929, Columbus, to Herman and Barbra (Schindler) Loseke; m Donald Miller, Jan 22, 1952, Columbus; sc Mike; died July 6, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MILLER, Josephine J, 90: died Sept 8, 2007, Los Gatos, California; burial David City Cemetery

MIMICK, Helen, 92: b Nov 10, 1915, Polk County, to Gregory and Mary (Czarnik) Gonka; m Adam E Mimick, Oct 23, 1940, Columbus; sc Yvonne Mimick, Marilyn Engelker, Doris Cromwell, Terry, Tim; dc Kenneth; died Nov 19, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MIRATSKY, Cecelia Marie, 59: b Mar 13, 1948, David City, to Anton and Lillian (Pecka) Miratsky; died July 30, 2007, Omaha; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

MOELLER, Elmer W, 94: b Jan 7, 1912, Leigh, to Henry and Emma (Doersch) Moeller; m Leona Cattau, Aug 27, 1936, rural Columbus; sc Pat Bonner, Lee; died Jan 3, 2007, Milford; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MOHATT, Jeanne, 48: b Oct 22, 1958, Broken Bow, to William and Mary Mohatt; died Sept 8, 2007, Utica; burial St Joseph Cemetery, Broken Bow

MOHLER, Patricia M, 78: b Apr 17, 1929, Schuyler, to Lloyd and Lillian (Noha) Pollard; m Marvin Mohler, Agu 15, 1950, Schuyler; sc Geraldine, Susan Marie, Margaret "Peggy" Neary, Mark, Richard "Bodine"; died Oct 25, 2007, David City

MOHLER, Richard Kenneth, 79: died Apr 15, 2007, Santa Barbara, California; burial Edholm Cemetery

MOHNSEN, Meta, 94: died July 1, 2007, Clarkson; burial Leigh Cemetery

MOHR, Myrtle S, 89: b Nov 12, 1917, St Edward, to Alvin and Alma (Rosenberger) Long; m Jacob Mohr, Dec 18, 1941, Fremont; sc Paul, Linda Hill; died Apr 24, 2007, Omaha; burial Columbus Cemetery

MOHRMANN, Joshua L, 3: b July 9, 2003, Columbus, to Tim and Molly (Raymer) Mohrmann; died Apr 27, 2007, Omaha; burial Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery, rural Columbus

MOHRMANN, Ruth C, 90: b Mar 18, 1917, O'Kay community, Monroe Township, rural Platte County, to Joe and Ottalia (Gertsch) Brandt; m Taymond Mohrmann, May 12, 1939, Albion; sc Sharon, Joyce Haasemritter, Dean; died Oct 10, 2007, Genoa; burial Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery, rural Columbus

MOLACEK, Lumir, 84: b Feb 28, 1923, Clarkson, to James and Helen (Urbanek) Molacek; m Margurite Dubsky, July 15, 1947, Schuyler; sc Jeanne, Lori Hanneman, Michael, Lon, Richard, Jon; died Sept 17, 2007, David City

MOLCZYK, George S, 76: b Mar 25, 1931, Spalding, to Charles Stanley and Dorothy F (Kowalski) Molczyk; m Dorothy E Wendt, June 19, 1951; sc Larry, Cathy Bartlett, Doris Bartlett, Beverly Meyers, Gail Evans, Karen Earl; died June 21, 2007, Grand Island; burial Grand Island City Cemetery

MONSON, Virginia May, 85: died Dec 24, 2007, Lincoln; burial Osceola Cemetery

MOORE, Billy Joe, 61: b Jan 3, 1946, Spokane, Washington, to Denzil and Bessie (Eakle) Moore; m Vickie Sheldon, Apr 6, 1970, Guthrie Center, Iowa; sc Michele Vasquez, Robert, Alicia; died Apr 29, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

MOORE, Jeanette Alice, 79: b June 30, 1927, Beatrice, to Wilber and Alice (Van Buskirk) Yarger; m Edward Moore; sc Lamont, Michele Goebel, Michael; dc Mitchell; died Mar 4, 2007, Lincoln; burial Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery

MOORE, Paul, 80: sc Stan, Dave, Jason, Joy Ottum; died July 7, 2007, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

MORROW, Betty J, 81: b June 14, 1926, Osceola, to Henry and Hattie (Longacre) Kumpt; m Raymond Morrow, July 17, 1952, York; sc Tim, Patty Mossman; died Nov 21, 2007, Schuyler; burial Shelby Cemetery

MOTL, Margaret Ann, 81: b Sept 20, 1925, rural Bancroft, to Frederick and Dorothea (Breitbarth) Albertson; m Donald Motl, Sept 21, 1947, West Point; sc Donis Deaver, Mark; died May 1, 2007, Newman Grove; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

MOTSINGER, Fern, 76: b to Herman and Emilie Fittje; m Bill Motsinger; sc Rss; died Feb 4, 2007 [Omaha?]

MULLALLY, Francis L "Frank", 86: b Jan 10, 1921, Utica, to Michael and Rosa (Harte) Mullally; m Agnes E Branigan, June 26, 1945; m Priscilla "Pat" Smith Desler, Sept 4, 1971, North Bend; sc Jim, Jack, Bob, Sharon Strecker, Maureen "Micki" Walker, Jeanne Kinney; ssc Gary Desler, David Desler; died Apr 3, 2007, Fremont; burial Woodland Cemetery, North Bend

MULLER, Wilma, 69: died Oct 5, 2007, Schuyler

MULLIGAN, Wilma "Ellen", 70: b Dec 23, 1936, St Edward, to Daniel J and Wilma (Divis) Cahill; m Patrick H Mulligan, Nov 9, 1957, Clarks; sc Duane, Bob, DeAnna Hawes, Becky Dobesh; dc Debra; died Dec 16, 2007, Grand Island; burial Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery [Grand Island?]

MURPHY, Marvin Michael, 66: b July 9, 1941, David City, to Michael W and Eunice P Murphy; died Oct 28, 2007, Diamond Bar, California; burial Rose Hills Cemetery [Whittier, California?]

MUTH, Evelyn E, 81: b Nov 11, 1925, Columbus, to Walter and Clara (Wurdeman) Marty; m Ewald Muth, Mar 8, 1950, rural Columbus; m Walter Muth, Apr 12, 1975, rural Columbus; sc Gloria, Gary; died July 2, 2007, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

NAPIER, Sharon K "Dolly", 62: b Nov 3, 1944, rural Bellwood, to Wilbur and Iola (Gans) Napier; died July 2, 2007, Lincoln; burial Bellwood Cemetery

NATHAN, Gerald M, 76: b Nov 17, 1930, St Joseph, Minnesota, to Rupert and Evelyn (Fravel) Nathan; m Darlene Maybon, Oct 30, 1955, St Edward; sc Steve, Dave, Dan; died June 9, 2007, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

NAUENBURG, Otto Frank, 91: b Nov 13, 1915, rural Duncan, to Christ and Lena (Glass) Neuenburg; m Ruth Nicklasson, Feb 23, 1951, rural St Edward; sc Richard, Dale, Gerald; ssc Pat Baker, Wes Lyons; died Mar 13, 2007, Norfolk; burial Salme Lutheran Cemetery, rural St Edward

NAVRATIL, Mary F, 91: died Mar 8, 2007, David City; burial St Luke's Czech Shrine, Loma

NELSON, Edith Henrietta Caroline, 100: b June 13, 1906, Albion, to Sever Rinehart and Tilda (Hestekind) Loken; m William Alfred Nelson, Aug 29, 1929; sc Norma Stone; dc Roger; died May 15, 2007, Albion; burial Immanuel-Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Albion

NEUJAHR, Henry, 91: died June 3, 2007, Columbus; burial Surprise Cemetery

NEVILLE, Pamela Sue, 47: died July 12, 2007; burial St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, York

NEWILL, Helen Marie, 79: b to __ Dixon; m Aloise Lubash; m Don Newill; sc Kathy Magers, Dave Lubash, Rod Newill; died Jan 16, 2007; burial Lyons Cemetery, Lyons

NEWMAN, Phyllis, 74: b Oct 8, 1932, Burwell, to Clarence and Margaret (Banks) Johnson; m Clifford "Neil" Newman, Dec 21, 1952, Burwell; sc Dan, Beth French; died June 3, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

NITZ, Loretta J, 88: b Aug 7, 1918, Clarkson, to Edward and Tillie (Kastanek) Malena; m Vernon Nitz, June 7, 1940, Denver, Colorado; sc Gene, Lynn; died July 23, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

NOLE, John T (Jack), 73: b Oct 5, 1933, to John T and Savilla (McLain) Nole, Sr, at Belle Vernon, Pa; m Nova Smith, July 16, 1953, in Monessen, Pa; sc John III, Mark, Elizabeth Jane Swanson, Kathleen Drozd, Maureen Tiaden; died Sept 11, 2007, Genoa; burial Gruetli Cemetery, rural Monroe

NOONAN, Shawn, 34: b Feb 27, 1973, Norman, Oklahoma, to Lewis and Kathy (Weber) Corn; m Greg Noonan, May 25, 1996; sc MaKenzie, Madison, Jordan; died Dec 3, 2007; burial St John's Lutheran Church, rural Columbus

NORRIS, Rick Lynn, 41: b May 29, 1966, Columbus, to Virgil and Rosella (Blaser) Norris; died Nov 29, 2007, Columbus; burial Jackson Cemetery, near Duncan

NOSAL, Benedict "Ben" M, 85: b Aug 26, 1922, Tarnov, to Michael and Barbara (Korus) Nosal; m Virginia Fiedler Furst, May 30, 1960; died Nov 26, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NOVACEK, Otto, 93: died Aug 28, 2007, Grand Island; burial Garrison Cemetery, Garrison

NOVACEK, Rudolph "Rudy" E, 61: died Apr 1, 2007, near Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

NOVAK, Dennis J, 77: b Mar 9, 1930, rural Clarkson, to Joseph S and Adella (Uher) Novak; m Margaret Kozisek; Oct 25, 1951, Clarkson; sc Denise Cech, Dale, Deb Buresh; died Apr 3, 2007, Omaha; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

NOVOTNY, Daniel, 90: b Apr 12, 1917, Colfax County, to Jaroslav "Jerry" and Celia (Behensky) Novotny; died Dec 24, 2007, Columbus; burial Zion Cemetery, rural Clarkson

NUGENT, Veronica, 100: sc Jan Pearce, Robert; died Aug 18, 2007, Sarasota, Florida; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Schuyler

NYFFELER, Arthur R, 88: b Jan 7, 1919, Boone County, to Robert and Charolotte (Uhlmann) Nyffeler; m Katherine Mae Romberg, Nov 17, 1946, Newman Grove; sc Roger A, Russell D; died Oct 16, 2007, Kearney; burial Columbus Cemetery

OELSCHLAGER, Lester "Les" William, 82: b May 8, 1925, west of Hansen, to William and Margurite (Frese) Oelschlager; m LaVergne Fink, Aug 23, 1946, Hastings; sc Dennis, Steve; died Oct 18, 2007, Hastings

OLERICH, Peg L, 51: b Feb 15, 1956, Newman Grove, to Dennis and Millie (Preister) Melcher; m Gary Christensen, Apr 4, 1975; m Jeff Olerich; sc Zac Christensen, Erin Kunzweiler; died May 12, 2007, Verdigre; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

OLSON, Clifford Calvin, 82: b Sept 6, 1924, rural Newman Grove; m Dorothy Gustafson, June 20, 1948, rural St Edward; sc Annetta Gallant, Darla Westmore, Calvin; died Apr 16, 2007, Albion; burial Salem Cemetery, rural St Edward

OLSON, Iva, 89: died June 13, 2007, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

OLSON, Richard "Dick" C, 81: died May 25, 2007, Albion; burial Polk Cemetery

OMER, Vernon C, 77: died July 6, 2007, Norfolk; burial Fullerton Cemetery

ONCZA, Robert "Bob", 69: b Feb 18, 1938, Detroit, Michigan, to Jake and May (Hicks) Oncza; m Marsha Clark, Nov 20, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma; sc Robin, Kristin Groth, Michael; died Dec 8, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

ONDRACEK, Elsie S, 85: b Dec 31, 1921, rural Dodge, Colfax County, to Anton and Agnes (Marsoun) Semerad; m John L Ondracek, Oct 28, 1947, Dodge; sc Daniel, Donna Krumbach, Joyce Huston; died June 25, 2007, Dodge; burial St Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, rural Dodge

ORTIZ, Marsha, 53: died Mar 12, 2007, Norfolk

OSBORN, Donald B, 76: b Apr 21, 1931, Columbus, to Edmond and Florence Osborn; m Marilyn Elsen, Jan 29, 1951; sc Gary, Suzanne Garza, Sandra Gleason; dc Steven; died July 13, 2007, Littleton, Colorado; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

OSTEN, Ronald Vern, 64: b Sept 2, 1942, Columbus, to Werner and Hilda (Luedtke) Osten; m Lois Eisenmann, Jan 21, 1967, Madison; sc Steven; died July 15, 2007, Creston; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

OTTE, J Stanley, 76: b Dec 25, 1930, Carroll, to John and Opal (Miller) Otte; m Arlene Luebbers, Oct 12, 1957, Osmond; m Charleen Ray (Schneider) Jensen, Dec 7, 1996, Cordova; sc Donald, Duane, Kye Karmann; ssc Barbara Dolber, Cynthia Jensen; died Apr 7, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

OTTIS, Anthony F, Jr, 59: b to Tom F Sr and Johanna Ottis; died Dec 27, 2007, Lincoln; burial St Francis Cemetery, Wahoo

PALENSKY, Renee, 18: b Dec 1, 1988, Schuyler, to Leonard T "Tom" Palensky Jr and Loretta (Vrana) Palensky; died June 18, 2007; burial Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cedar Hill

PALIK, John M, 48: died Jan 31, 2007, Lincoln; burial Assumption Cemetery (Appleton), rural David City

PALMER, Leona, 81: b to Willard and Josephine Sorensen; sc Jeanette Barrett; died Apr 3, 2007, Lincoln; burial Fairfield City Cemetery

PAPA, Dorothy L, 71: b to John J and Eloine (Hahn) Papa; died Oct 13, 2007, Omaha

PARLANE, Alistair Colin, 56: b Sept 15, 1951, Ontario, Canada, to William and Lilian (Conn) Parlane; m Martha Johns, Aug 21, 1976, Central City; sc Jonathan, Amy Lindner, Daniel, Matthew; died Nov 30, 2007, Columbus

PARRIS, Eleanor, 72: m Hugh Glenn Parris; sc Perry; died Mar 30, 2007

PATOCKA, Ronald "Ron", 64: b Mar 20, 1943, David City, to Mamie (Fiedler) and Otto Patocka; m Donna Bayer, 1967; m Delores Uttecht Moore, Mar 7, 1987, Norfolk; sc Hayley Jelinek, Russell; ssc Deb Givler, Dan Moore, Diane Moore; died July 24, 2007, Norfolk

PATRICK, Patricia Ann, 78: b Nov 26, 1928, Columbus, to Alfred "Doc" and Sophie (Hoessel) Gerhold; m Robert Patrick, Feb 8, 1953, Columbus; died June 24, 2007, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

PATZEL, Nancy Ann, 48: b Mar 13, 1958, Columbus, to Edward and Ella (Zaucker) Brandt; m Joe Patzel, May 5, 1989, Grand Island; sc Megan Dubas, Tonya Harms, Dawna, Shawna, Sonya Fleeman, Eric Wortman, Matt, Joe; died Jan 1, 2007, Albion; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Primrose

PAVEL, Duane L, 59: died Apr 15, 2007, Omaha; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

PAVEL, Mayme, 89: b Apr 5, 1918, Howells, to John and Antonia (Svoboda) Dostal; m Emil J Pavel Jr, May 2, 1939, Howells; sc Delwayne, Marion Bukosky, Jolene Bogus; dc Ron; died Dec 7, 2007, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

PAVEL, Ron, 60: b Jan 5, 1947, David City, to Emil J Pavel Jr and Mayme (Dostal) Pavel; m Kathy Sima, Sept 30, 1967, Brainard; sc Mike, Bob, Dan; died Jan 11, 2007, David City; burial Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Abie

PEARSON, Maxine, 88: b June 22, 1918, Genoa, to Wm Fred and Anna (Morrow) Strain; m Harold "Bud" Pearson; sc Betty Griffen; dc Janet Andreasen; died Mar 9, 2007, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

PEKNY, Matilda C "Tillie", 83: b Mar 4, 1924, O'Neill, to Frank and Emma (Prokopec) Peter; m Rudy Pekny, Aug 24, 1948, O'Neill; sc Frank, Jane Johnson, Jack, Chuck, Dean, Gary, Dan, Ted, Marcie Smith, Grace Peterson; died July 31, 2007, Norfolk; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

PELTER, Garnet Edna, 90: b Dec 1, 1916, to Herman C and Sylvina (Rood) Christensen; m Willis C Pelter, Feb 15, 1941, York; sc Larry, Thomas, Barbara, Mary Jane Metzger, Judith Binger; died Nov 5, 2007, Lincoln; burial Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lindsay

PETERS, Herman, 88: b Mar 27, 1919, Octavia, to Garlon David and Catherine Orphelia (Turner) Peters; m Goldie Melinda Dull, 1945; dc Sharon Ruth Peters; died Oct 29, 2007, Mukilteo, Washington; burial Edholm Valley Cemetery, rural Octavia

PETERSEN, Cody A, 19: died Mar 3, 2007

PETERSEN, Hartley Luther, 82: b Jan 15, 1925, Hardy, to Anker B and Lydia (Petersen) Petersen; m Ethel Jane Nelsen, June 9, 1946, Hardy; sc Beverly Wemhoff, Roger, Rosann Gettis, Arlo, Wayne; died Jan 27, 2007, near Hardy; burial Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin

PETERSEN, Lucille L, 93: b Jan 22, 1914, rural Creston, to Carl G and Anna (Dirks) Luedtke; m Melvin C Petersen, Dec 11, 1941, Creston; sc Carolyn; died Apr 20, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

PETERSON, Doris Bernice, 95: died June 25, 2007, Stromsburg; burial Swede Home Cemetery

PETO, Martha E, 89: died Jan 8, 2007, David City; burial Mt Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri

PFEIFER, Helen Ann (Sister), OSF, 90: b Feb 20, 1917, Humphrey, to Rochus and Caroline (Foltz) Pfeifer; died Dec 19, 2007, Colorado Springs; burial Mount Saint Francis Cemetery [Colorado Springs?]

PICKETT, Linnea, 90: b Sept 10, 1916, Wausa, to Lars August Johnson and Signey (Martinson) Johnson; m Clarence Pickett, June 22, 1933, Yankton, South Dakota; sc Muriel Johnson, Marilyn Koehn; died Mar 6, 2007, Sacramento, California; burial Schuyler Cemetery

PICKINPAUGH, Rachelle L, 24: b Oct 14, 1982, Columbus, to Rick and Lori (Krueger) Pickinpaugh; died Oct 6, 2007, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

PLASEK, Marcella M, 82: b Oct 27, 1924, Bruno, to Joseph and May (Coufal) Rech; m Anton J Plasek Jr, Oct 22, 1947, Brainard; sc Mari Beth Bassette; died Feb 16, 2007, Laurel; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

PODRAZA, Charles J, 89: b Feb 5, 1918, Columbus, to John C and Mary (Murray) Podraza; died Apr 22, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

POLLARD, Asa L, 64: b Apr 13, 1943, Columbus, to Avard Asa and Roma G (Ruff) Pollard; m Mary Kluck, June 1, 1968, Clarks; sc Scott, Cathy Schepers, Kelly; died June 3, 2007, Lincoln; burial Calvary Cemetery, Clarks

PONEC, William D, 79: died Apr 9, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

PORTER, Eugene W, 79: b May 18, 1928, O'Neill, to Chauncey and Ella Bell (Hubbard) Porter; m Marie Guthmiller, Feb 25, 1951, O'Neill; sc LaDonna Anderson, Mark, Rex; died June 10, 2007, Norfolk; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

POSPISIL, Thomas, 88: died Jan 16, 2007, Albion; burial Hope Cemetery [Newman Grove?]

POTTER, Betty Ann, 67: b Jan 13, 1940, rural Crete, to Frank O and Clara (Taborek) Bosak; m John Potter, Sept 7, 1957; sc Carey, Jack; died Nov 16, 2007, Dorechester

POTTER, Randall W, 53: b Mar 19, 1954, David City, to William and Verna (Nordmeyer) Potter; m Mildred Frisch, June 29, 1996, Rising City; sc Chelsea; ssc Sarah Hansen, Debbie Fleming, Amanda Kasik; died Apr 5, 2007, Columbus; burial Circle Mound Cemetery [Rising City?]

POWERS, Robert "Bob" Lisco, 79: b June 26, 1928, Silver Creek, to Charles Ned and Sylvia Madeline (Pennington) Powers; m Bethel Jean Norris, Oct 26, 1947, Silver Creek; sc Jackie McCurdy, Robert "Jim", Jeanne Tworek; died Nov 19, 2007, Columbus; burial Silver Creek Cemetery

PRATT, Joyce A, 57: b Dec 6, 1949, Monroe, to Michael D and Fern (Werner) Nansel; m Darrol Pratt, June 29, 1974, Albion; sc Johnnie Svehla; died Oct 3, 2007, Central City; burial New Hope Cemetery, near Monroe

PREISTER, Cyril C, 81: b Jan 13, 1926, Platte County, to Joseph and Clara (Magsman) Preister; m Rosemary Zuerlein, Jan 23, 1946, Humphrey; sc Jeanette Pinger, Sharon Van Winkle; died Mar 22, 2007 [Columbus?]; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

PREISTER, Todd Michael, 19: b Apr 19, 1988, Columbus, to Glen and Julia A (Kresha) Preister; died Aug 17, 2007; burial St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey

PRIMROSE, Mary Magdalene, 89: b May 7, 1918, rural Cedar Rapids, to Mary Puetz Homan (father John Homan died prior to her birth); m Arthur R Primrose, July 5, 1942, Cheyenne, Wyoming; sc Mary Kathleen Schapper, Virginia Louise Wallace, Donald John, William George, Sue Ann McIntyre; died July 13, 2007, St Edward

PROCHASKA, Joseph A, 80: died May 6, 2007, Lincoln; burial Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery, Abie

PROKUPEK, Marcella, 87: b Dec 22, 1919, Schuyler, to William and Marie (Stastny) Hogel; m James H Prokupek, Oct 8, 1940, Schuyler; sc Darryl, Bill, Kurt, Susan Griffith; died May 14, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

PROSOSKI, Kathryn, 94: b June 3, 1913, rural Nance County, to Thomas and Julia (Iwan) Tomasiewicz; m Albin Prososki, June 8, 1936, Silver Creek; sc Ken, Jerome, Gene, Myron, Marilyn McGahan; died Sept 23, 2007, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

PROWANT, Jane Diane (Wagner), 59: died Oct 4, 2007, South Bend, Indiana

RABOURN, LaVerne V, 82: died Jan 24, 2007, Dodge City, Kansas; burial Kansas Veterans Cemetery

RAMAEKERS, Eugene A, 65: b May 9, 1941, Lindsay, to Harry and Bertha (Fehringer) Ramaekers; m Lavonne M Classen, May 15, 1965, Humphrey; sc Randy, Daryl, Lynn Muse, Lori Engel, Sherri Stanley, Amy Krings, Kari McCall; died Mar 19, 2007, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

RAMALIA, Laura Lee, 67: died Apr 27, 2007, Schuyler; burial Leigh Cemetery

RANKIN, Anna "Marie", 87: b Juen 14, 1920, Genoa, to Fred and Amanda (Nelson) Farrar; m Leonard Rankin, July 3, 1943; sc Vernice Hobbs, Sally Read, Ken, Wayne; died Dec 17, 2007, Newman Grove; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

RATCLIFF, Marian M, 86: b Jan 12, 1921, Belgrade, to Arthur and Blanche (Goodman) McCurdy; m Fred Ratcliff; died Jan 23, 2007, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Cemetery

RATHJEN, Helen "Cookie" L, 68: b June 18, 1939, Giltner, to Roy and Stella (Richardson) Nicels; m Don Smith, 1957; m Robert E Rathjen, Feb 4, 1977, Las Vegas; sc Dale Smith, Dan Smith; died Sept 26, 2007, York; burial Ohiowa Cemetery

RATZLAFF, James E, 61: b July 12, 1946, Avon, South Dakota, to Ezra and Olive Ratzlaff; m Leanne Bertus, July 7, 1968, Avon, South Dakota; sc Jason, Shalra, Jamin; died Aug 2, 2007, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; burial Hills of Rest Memorial Park [Sioux Falls, South Dakota?]

RAYMOND, Mabel Anne (Marty), 85: b June 25, 1922, Columbus; m Frederick W Raymond, May 26, 1946; sc Kathy Langan, Chris Flory; died Dec 17, 2007

RAYMOND, Marie S, 106: b Sept 27, 1900, rural Platte County, to Rudolph and Susan (Karlin) Mueller; m Ted Raymond, Nov 20, 1947; ssc Fred; dsc Mildred Whitla, Morris; died Feb 12, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

REICK, Evangeline, 86: b June 16, 1920, rural Platte County, to Walter and Elsie (Krause) Wetgen; m Clarence Reick, Sept 18, 1946, rural Platte County; sc Marilyn "Mary" Korger; dc Curtis; died Feb 4, 2007, Columbus; burial Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery, rural Columbus

REINHART, Ambrose M, 86: b Feb 12, 1921, Fremont, to Frank and Katherine (Walter) Reinhart; m Marcella Frisch, July 13, 1944, Madison; sc Rita Hegemann, Jeanette Goodding, Sally (Marci) McLean, Marilyn Myrtue, Julie Fehringer, Bob, Jerry, David, Dan; dc Elaine Marie; died Sept 24, 2007, Norfolk; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

REINS, Richard H, 82: b June 21, 1925, Platte Center, to Carl and Louise (Loseke) Reins; m Margaret (Cyphers) Rudat, 1953; sc Jon, Cheryl Thomas-Miller, Christine Shank; dc Scott Rudat; died Aug 6, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

REISDORFF, Joseph J, 72: b Dec 23, 1935, rural David City, to Earl and Agnes (Kozisek) Reisdorff; m Sharon Ebel, Apr 12, 1958, rural Bellwood; sc Tom, Dan, Deb Dinkelman, Janet Buman; died Dec 24, 2007, David City

RENKEN, Ed, 70: died Aug 8, 2007; burial Calvary Cemetery, Omaha

RENNER, Lydia R, 83: died June 9, 2007, Tilden; burial Lutheran Cemetery, Tilden

RERUCHA, Helen A, 89: b Nov 25, 1917, rural Brainard, to Anton and Veronica (Sypal) Bruner; m Everest E Rerucha, Aug 29, 1939, Brainard; sc Larry, Margaret Woita, Marvene Robertson; died Nov 13, 2007, Seward; burial St Francis Cemetery [rural David City?]

RERUCHA, Joseph W, 98: b Mar 19, 1909, Bruno, to Tom and Pauline (Schultz) Rerucha; m Martha Kobza, Oct 3, 1933, Schuyler; sc Leander, Joseph L; died July 29, 2007, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

RICKERT, Irene M, 91: b Jan 1, 1916, Leigh, to John and Anna (Wurdeman) Johannes; m Martin Rickert, Dec 6, 1941, Washington, DC; sc Betty Bohleber, Patricia Koester, Roberta Barnes; dc Dona Steube; died Nov 30, 2007, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

RITTER, Richard Graham, 78: b July 1, 1929, Creston, to Winfield and Fern (Farnsley) Ritter; m Ruth Willeford, Aug 2, 1953, Tobias; sc Richard Graham II, Dan, Don; died Jan 29, 2007, Peoria, Arizona

RITTERBUSH, Jerry Lee, 69: died Sept 15, 2007, Albion

ROCKFORD, Renee, 59: b Sept 5, 1947, Columbus, to Kenneth and Mayme Beneke Rockford; sc Dawn Carlson, Susan Weaver, David Clemans; died May 5, 2007, Pittsburg, Kansas

RODER, Martena O, 101: died June 4, 2007; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Superior

ROOD, Irving E, 88: b Mar 9, 1919, rural Platte County, to Wallace and Mabel (Olson) Rood; m Eudene Major, Dec 4, 1942, Genoa; sc Kenneth; dc (2); died Aug 27, 2007, Papillion; burial Looking Glass Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

ROSENBERRY, Naomi M, 71: b Dec 31, 1935, Monroe, to Walter and May (Watts) Schmidt; m Jimmie Dale Rosenberry; sc Gene, Lori Schneider, Susan Corey; died Jan 16, 2007

ROUILLARD, Joseph William, 61: b Oct 9, 1946, Rochester, Minnesota, to Charles M and Arvilla (Eggers) Rouillard; m Janet Janda, Aug 12, 1967, Schuyler; died Nov 23, 2007, Plainview, Minnesota; burial Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

ROYER, Melissa Lynne, 44: b Apr 10, 1963, Nebraska City, to William Edwin Royer Jr and Patty Lou Shepard; sc Damon McColum, Todd McColum, Klye Royer; died June 21, 2007, Omaha; burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth

ROZMIAREK, Raymond P, 79: died Oct 5, 2007, St Paul; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City

RUHL, Judy E, 46: b Dec 19, 1960, Schuyler, to Adolph J and Emily (Stepon) Pacas; m Thomas D Ruhl, Aug 20, 2000, Minden, Nevada; sc Jason Kucera, Brian Kucera; died Nov 21, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

RUHNKE, Robert F, 71: died Mar 30, 2007, Plymouth; burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Plymouth

RUMERY, Donna J, 77: died June 27, 2007, Longmont, Colo; burial David City Cemetery

RUNDELL, Lynn Eugene, 100: b Oct 8, 1906, Hurley, South Dakota, to Nelson and Sarah (Miller) Rundell; m Grace Long, Jan 6, 1934, Albion; sc Charles, Jolene; died May 30, 2007, Columbus; burial Hurley, South Dakota

RUNGE, Allen A "Doc", 75: b Apr 1, 1932, Columbus, to August and Adela (Siefken) Runge Sr; m Joyce Ann Ahrens, June 29, 1957, rural Columbus; sc Keith, Tammy Lyon, Jackie Staack, Jodi Behlen; died June 1, 2007, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

RUSSELL, Grace G, 100: died Oct 26, 2007, Central City; burial Fullerton Cemetery

SAALFELD, Adolph C, 84: b Feb 15, 1912, near Richland, to Adolph and Edna (Wilch) Saalfeld; m Lillian Dworak, Apr 17, 1952, Clarkson; sc Gwen Wonch, Frank, Don, Joyce Guenther, Theresa Roth, Jeff, Paula Brichacek; dc John Peter; died July 1, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SAALFELD, Christopher John, 46: b Feb 8, 1961 to Ronald and Roberta Saalfeld; died Aug 8, 2007, Orlando, Florida; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SABATA, Linda J, 62: b Mar 17, 1945, Bellwood, to Joe Baer and Cora (Woods) Baer; m Raymond Sabata, Jan 25, 1963, Kearney; sc Randy, Debbie Smith, Bill; died July 25, 2007, Kronborg; burial St John Cemetery, Kronborg

SABATKA, Florence M, 75: died Mar 2, 2007, David City; burial Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brainard

SAMEK, Anna, 96: b Jan 28, 1911, rural Brainard, to Vaclav and Mary (Polak) Havlovic; m Louis Samek, Oct 2, 1933, Brainard; sc Betty Potter, Louise Ganskow, Connie Almgren; died Oct 1, 2007, David City; burial Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery [Brainard?]

SAMPLE, Kenneth L "Ken", 50: b Jan 17, 1957, Bridgewater, South Dakota; m Cindy Eaton, 1979; sc Michelle Jansen; ssc Michael Eaton; died Feb 8, 2007; burial Columbus Cemetery

SAND, James W, 57: died July 23, 2007, Lincoln; burial Silver Creek Cemetery

SANDER, Alice Adela, 70: b June 25, 1936, Platte County, to August Sr and Adela (Siefken) Runge; m Dennis Sander, June 16, 1957, rural Columbus; sc James, Michael, Kurt, Lori Alvarez, Diane Paczosa; died Jan 13, 2007, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Platte County

SANFORD, Marion A, 83: died May 3, 2007, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

SANLEY, Lilas M, 99: died May 11, 2007, David City; burial David City Cemetery

SAUTTER, LaVern B, 80: b Apr 8, 1927, near Cotesfield, to Benjamin and Hulda (Smith) Sautter; m LaVonne E Boltz, May 22, 1952, Scotia; sc Randall, Marlene Robbins, Jeanette Bayer; died June 24, 2007, Wahoo; burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Scotia

SCANLAN, LaVern, 79: died Feb 23, 2007, Schuyler; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Schuyler

SCHAAD, Hilger R, 86: b May 10, 1920, rural Platte County, to Robert and Ida (Wurdeman) Schaad; m Florice Jenny, Jan 12, 1945, Leigh; sc Lonny, Marilyn Hellbusch, Roger, Janet Janssen; dc Larry; died Jan 26, 2007, Columbus; burial Creston Pioneer Cemetery

SCHACHER, Erwin E, 93: b Feb 28, 1914, Platte County, to Joseph and Louise (Mueller) Schacher; m Ethel Smith, Sept 11, 1937, Shelby, Iowa; sc Edwin, Larry; died Dec 14, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SCHEFFLER, Quentin, 86: b Creston, to Ferdinand and Anna (Paul) Scheffler; m Clarice Ann Clouse, Mar 16, 1941, Ericson; sc Marilyn Beth Young, Carl John, Laurel Kay Perkins, Linda Conard; dc Allegra Ann; died Jan 1, 2007 [Albany, Oregon?]

SCHEMEK, Laurencia "Laura" A, 74: b Oct 7, 1932, rural Tarnov, to Frank and Anna (Kush) Schemek; died July 30, 2007, Columbus; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Tarnov

SCHILD, Hans H, 88: b May 13, 1919, Platte County, to Walter and Bertha (Lutz) Schild; m Hedwig "Agnes" Miller, Apr 23, 1940, Fullerton; sc Pat Zywiec, Donna Rabourn; died May 26, 2007, David City; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHLAUTMAN, Helen, 79: died May 18, 2007, Papillion; burial Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery, Howells

SCHMID, Robert L, 86: b Mar 7, 1921, rural Bellwood, to Rudolph and Agnes (Schirer) Schmid; m Viola Eller, May 25, 1943, near Bellwood; sc David L, James R, Patrick J, Robert J; died May 14, 2007, Columbus; burial Sts Peter and Mary Cemetery, Bellwood

SCHMIDT, Erich, 81: died Nov 27, 2007, Lincoln; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

SCHMIDT, Julius Gustav, 89: b May 30, 1918, Columbus, to Edward and Hattie (Schmidt) Schmidt; m Vera S Schefcick, Jan 30, 1939, Columbus; sc Richard, Jim, John; dc Jerome, Jean; died July 17, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHMIT, Delores "Bibs", 74: b Mar 14, 1933, Columbus, to Jack and Viola (Montieth) Kylius; m Gerald P Schmit, Oct 28, 1950, Columbus; sc Bruce, Brent; died Aug 27, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

SCHMITT, Dallas E, 59: b Jan 9, 1948, Randolph, to Joseph and Violet (Snyder) Schmitt; m Beverly Kilgore, June 1, 1974, Battle Creek; sc Matthew, Edward, Nickolas; died Nov 12, 2007; burial Holy Family Parish Cemetery, Lindsay

SCHOOP, Ronald L, 40: died June 3, 2007, Fairbury; burial Osceola Cemetery

SCHOTT, Kathleen R, 83: b May 12, 1923, Rising City, to John M and Myrtle (Baker) White; m Merle P Schott, Jan 19, 1947, Silver Creek; sc Susan Bish, Kathy, Judy Kapellen; died Mar 2, 2007, Central City; burial Silver Creek Cemetery

SCHROEDER, Beverly M, 85: b Aug 15, 1921, Columbus, to James L and Madeline (Dischner) Rich; m Francis L Schroeder, June 11, 1949, Columbus; sc Patricia Rea, Mary Frances Novak; dc Daniel J; died Mar 24, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHROEDER, Martin H, Jr, 80: b Aug 23, 1926, Ulysses, to Martin T and Wilhemine (Damm) Schroeder; m Mary Ann Divisek, Sept 19, 1948 [Millerton?]; sc Jackie Krzycki, Kim Forney, Ken; died Jan 24, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SCHULTE, Lorraine, 94: sc Allen, Darelen Koerselman; died Nov 18, 2007, Boulder, Colorado

SCHULTE, William E, 81: b May 1, 1926, to William C Schulte and Barbara B Heitz; m Virginia I Groene, Apr 30, 1949, Houghton, Iowa; sc Catherine L, Mary Maul, Barbara D'Orazio, Teresa Fisher, Dorothy Hoffman; died July 27, 2007, Fort Madison, Iowa; burial Gethsemane Cemetery [Fort Madison, Iowa?]

SCHULTZ, Gladys, 98: b Mar 21, 1909, Tilden, to Kyle and Elizabeth (James) Boyer; m Reuben Schulz, Aug 18, 1928; sc Marcine, Shirley Nye; died Nov 11, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

SCHULTZ, Troy D, 33: b July 25, 1974, Schuyler, to Terry Schultz and Mary (Bosselman) Sahling; m Melissa Shotkoski, June 24, 1995; sc Trevor Lyn, Mallery Rose; died Oct 22, 2007, Grand Island; burial Grand Island Cemetery

SCHUMACHER, David Henry, 76: b July 20, 1930, Columbus, to Henry Matthew and Mary Angela Elizabeth (Kuhlen) Schumacher; m Yvonne Marie Dittrick, Oct 27, 1962, Norfolk; sc Stacia Schmalzer, Stephanie Obermiller, David Henry II; died July 5, 2007 [Aurora, Colorado?]

SCHUTT, Ruth Marie, 85: b Nov 29, 1922, Timber Creek, to John and Anna (Main) Badje; m Frank Schutt, Feb 6, 1951, Green Garden, near Madison; sc Dale, Grace Stewart; died Dec 1, 2007, Sebring, Florida; burial Columbus Cemetery

SCHWANKE, Clara: b Nov 21, 1908, rural Schuyler, to Henry and Anna Ragotzke; m Otto Schwanke, 1940; sc Nancy, Carolee Behrens, Linda White, Susan Harrison; died bef July 15, 2007; burial Leigh Cemetery

SEAMAN, Betty A, 77: died Nov 21, 2007, Spalding; burial St Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Spalding

SEIM, Michael J, 62: b June 2, 1945, Grand Island, to Harold and Loraine (Renken) Seim; m Jane Easley, Nov 29, 1969; sc Emma, Lucas, Jason; died June 19, 2007, Grand Island; burial Grand Island Cemetery

SELANDER, Mary Anne: b Columbus to James and Mary Dunn; m Stanley W. Selander; died Apr 19, 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii; burial Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii

SELLS, Elizabeth (Bullington), 90: died Oct 12, 2007, Portland, Oregon

SENSKE, Margaret, 95: died Oct 9, 2007

SHANAHAN, Hazel Marie, 90: b Feb 1, 1917, Genoa, to Arthur and Bessie Poole; m Vincent Shanahan, Nov 8, 1940; sc Dennis, Dick; died Apr 22, 2007, Lincoln; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

SHARP, Marie, 93: b Oct 5, 1913, Fremont, to Ed and Ella (Chaney) Callahan; m Joy Sharp, July 1, 1935, Long Pine; sc Max, Melva Jean Lookinglass; died Apr 10, 2007, Fremont; burial Ridge Cemetery, Fremont

SHEMEK, Alois J: b Jan 30, 1918, Pilzno, Polk County, to Louis M and Stacia S Shemek; m Clara Marie Plebanek, May 9, 1950, Duncan; [s?]c Myron; died Jan 27, 2007, Tomball, Texas; burial U S Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas

SHEMEK, Edward Frank, 92: b Jan 5, 1915, Nance County, near Krakow, to Joseph W and Sophia (Bogus) Shemek; m Florence Elaine Anderson, Oct 20, 1939, Genoa; sc Franklin, Karen Lowe, Peggy Weitzel, Rosemary Roewert, Sally Nelson; died Nov 30, 2007, Central City; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

SHEMEK, Lois: b Ava, Missouri, 1923: m Coy Mulanax; m Russ Burmood abt 1947; m Martin Shemek; sc Susan Jordan; adopted s Terry; dc Lena Ross, Shirley Shelley; died Apr 19, 2007, Kadoka, South Dakota

SHERBURNE, Marion S, 81: died Nov 22, 2007, Albion; burial Akron Cemetery, rural Albion

SHERIDAN, Irene V, 84: b June 27, 1923, Tarnov, to Joseph E and Cecelia (Torczon) Zoucha; m Glenn Sheridan, Dec 28, 1959, Columbus; sc Michael, Paul, Scott; died Sept 1, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SHONKA, Agnes M, 94: b July 3, 1913, Odell; m Ernest Shonka, Sept 29, 1936, Odell; sc Ernie, Willie, Marilyn Chmelka, Betty Wellman, Dee Stuhr; died Oct 4, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Ulysses

SHONKA, Marcella, 74: b Oct 29, 1932, Clarkson area of Stanton County, to John and Jennie (Kucera) Manak; m Adolph Shonka, Aug 11, 1955, Howells; sc Russell; died Feb 1, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SHOPE, Harold Allen, 73: b Aug 30, 1933, rural Coleridge; m Catherine Bartholome, Jan 29, 1961, David City; sc Patrick; died July 27, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

SHORT, Irma, 85: died Nov 23, 2007, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

SHORT, Kasey W, 26: died Mar 17, 2007, Omaha; burial Immanuel Zion North Branch Cemetery, rural Albion

SHOTKOSKI, Edward T, 85: b June 2, 1922, Genoa, to Walter and Julia (Sturek) Shotkoski; m Marjorie Webster Walbridge, Feb 8, 1953, Gretna; sc Connie, Bobbi Fehringer, Gerald; ssc Lee Kirstine; died Oct 27, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SHRAMEK, Frank, Jr, 81: died Mar 31, 2007, Linwood; burial Linwood Hill Cemetery

SIEBLER, Verla J, 71: died June 3, 2007, Albion; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SIEFKEN, Heino R, 91: b Oct 22, 1915, rural Leigh, to Fred and Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Rosche) Siefken; m Esther Kapels, Oct 24, 1943, rural Columbus; sc Merlin, Harlen, Fred; dc Delbert; died Mar 13, 2007, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

SIEFKEN, Lois Elaine, 83: b Oct 15, 1924, rural Wayne, to George and Marie (Pflueger) Roggenbach; m Arnold Siefken, Sept 29, 1943, Altona; sc Richard, Don, Arnold, Cheryl; died Dec 16, 2007, rural Wayne; burial First Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Altona

SIFFRING, Dennis, 67: b June 19, 1939, rural Butler County, to Rudolph and Ruth (Fischer) Siffring; died Mar 8, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SIFFRING, Thelma, 92: b June 10, 1914, to Ernst W and Bertha (Cole) Lott; m Edmund Hoffman, Nov 16, 1936; m Chris Siffring, Sept 23, 1971; sc Rogene McMeekin; ssc Gary Siffring, Marvin Siffring, Joann Berglund; dc Merlyn Hoffman; died May 29, 2007, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery [?]

SIFFRING, William "Billie" Tyson, 33: died Nov 23, 2007, Burnsville, Minnesota; burial Faith West Lutheran Cemetery, rural Rising City

SIMERDLA, Elizabeth "Betty" C, 86: died Oct 1, 2007, Milford; burial Appleton Catholic Cemetery, rural David City

SIMS, Elizabeth Louise, 86: b June 13, 1920, Albion, to Milton and Valma (Morehead) Krause; m Gail Sims, 1948; sc May; died Mar 6, 2007, Norfolk; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

SINDELAR, Allen L, 52: b Oct 31, 1954, Wahoo, to Joseph and Albie (Feindrick) Sindelar, Jr; sc Jason, Justin; ssc John Boyer, Jill Boyer, Lisa Boyer; died Mar 6, 2007

SINDELAR, Brad, 29: died Sept 21, 2007, West Point; burial Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery, Howells

SIVERLY, Helen, 82: b Mar 4, 1925, Springfield; m LeRoy R Siverly, Aug 24, 1941, Gering; sc Ralph, Robin, Linda Smith, Diane Glynn; died Aug 29, 2007, David City; burial Kimball Cemetery, Kimball

SLADEK, Bernice, 89: b Apr 7, 1916, Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Hugo and Katherine (Rickett) Wolfe; m Charles G Sladek, Dec 7, 1938, Columbus; sc Dorothy Kramar; dc Patricia Cerny; died Oct 21, 2007, Fremont; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SLUSARSKI, Marcella I, 84: b Oct 19, 1923, near Duncan, to Alois Sr and Anna Micek; m Ted L Slusarski, Oct 30, 1944, Duncan; sc Mary Abegglen, Patti Mohr, Joe, Karen Edington, Jim, Ken, Bob, Donald; dc Jean Wilson; died Dec 20, 2007, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

SMAUS, Roman, 94: b Sept 25, 1912, to Joseph and Emma (Cernohlavek) Smaus; m Agnes Skolnik; sc Ronald, Janice; dc Roman Ray; died Aug 20, 2007, David City; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

SMITH, Bertha M, 92: b Aug 28, 1914, Baker, Oregon, to Raymond and Elisa (Mynsberghe) DeBaets; m Russell C Smith, Aug 15, 1934, Osceola; sc Karen Euse, Marian Hiemer, Robert C; died May 2, 2007, Osceola; burial Shelby Cemetery

SMITH, Mildred R "Miny", 93: b May 11, 1913, David City, to James and Margaret (Wise) Reddy; m Jesses B Smith, Dec 12, 1938, Papillion; sc Jim, Jane Howe, Pat Hoshor; died Feb 23, 2007, Plattsmouth; burial David City Cemetery

SMITH, Minnie, 83: b Mar 29, 1923, rural David City, to Henry and Bertha (Driver) Stevens; m George A Smith, Apr 16, 1947, Daid City; sc George, Dan Ken, Joe J, Gregory, Sr Barb Smith, Ann Fuhr, Lucy Shockey, Marjorie Stephens; died Jan 31, 2007, Columbus; burial Sts Peter and Mary Catholic Cemetery, Bellwood

SMITH, Ramona J, 79: died Aug 7, 2007, St Edward; burial Ponca Tribe Cemetery, Niobrara

SMITH, Robert E, 72: died Jan 8, 2007, Albion

SMOLA, Dorothy M, 83: b Apr 2, 1924, Omaha, to Joseph F and Helen (Slosar) Smola; died May 24, 2007, David City; burial David City Cemetery

SMOOTS, William Robert "Bob", 87: b Sept 5, 1919, White Cloud, Indiana, to Raymond and Charlotte (Kenyon) Smotts; m Bethene Schmid, Sept 17, 1944, Monroe; sc Bob Jr; died Jan 11, 2007, Genoa; burial Friend Cemetery, rural Monroe

SOHL, Don, 68: b Apr 7, 1939, Madison, to Frank and Margaret (Kreitman) Sohl; m Cindy Wilbur, Nov 20, 1999, Norfolk; sc Scott, Todd, Shawn, Shain, Chris Wilbur, Brandon, Mandy England, Tonya; died Oct 3, 2007, Columbus; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

SOLL, Charles Ludwig, 83: died Jan 28, 2007, Osceola; burial Columbus Cemetery

SONDERUP, Lee A, 76: died Mar 7, 2007, Grand Island; burial Fullerton Cemetery

SORENSEN, Einar, 97: b May 4, 1909, Nykobing, Denmark, to Anders and Anna Soresnen; m Agnes C. Noonan, Mar 30, 1963, Columbus; sc Joe Noonan, Don Noonan; dc Tom, Marilyn Harsh; died Jan 24, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SOUKUP, Lucille M, 98: died May 3, 2007, Lincoln; burial Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brainard

SOWOKINOS, Richard G (Sarge), 78: b Feb 24, 1929, Ogallala, to Alexander and Verna (Goodman) Sowokinos; died Sept 2, 2007, Fort Meade, South Dakota

SPARKMAN, Wilma, 87: b Aug 9, 1919, Humphrey, to Frank and Mae (Simon) Haferland; m Richard L Sparkman, May 10, 1946, Denver, Colorado; died Jan 5, 2007, Omaha; burial Immaculate Heart Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colorado

SPICKA, Adeline, 90: died Dec 6, 2007, David City; burial Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo

SPIDLE, Patricia "Pat", 68: b Mar 17, 1939, to Jack and Mary Hendricks; m Harrison "Bud" Spidle, Columbus, Dec 10, 1960, Columbus; sc Chuck, Lynn Sievers, Kim Jensen; died Oct 21, 2007, York; burial Greenwood Cemetery, York

SPITZLI, Rita Angell: b Aug 22, 1933, Columbus, to Alfred and Henrietta Angell; sc Peter G, Donald H III; died Mar 16, 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia

SPRIECK, Alvina, 93: died Apr 25, 2007, Stanton; burial Pilger Cemetery

STANCZYK, Adeline "Della", 96: b Oct 15, 1910, Merrick County, to John and Stella (Dubas) Swertzic; m Frank Stanczyk, Oct 16, 1934, Krakow; sc Mary Lou Matison, Joan Nowak; died Jan 27, 2007, Osceola

STANDLEY, Loren Ray, 57: died Nov 16, 2007, Bosworth, Missouri; burial Braden Cemetery, Coloma, Missouri

STARLIN, Marcella, 75: died Nov 30, 2007, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

STECKEL, Dale O, 86: died Dec 1, 2007, Grand Island; burial Fullerton Cemetery

STECKEL, Melvia M, 83: died Apr 13, 2007, Grand Island; burial Fullerton Cemetery

STEFFEN, Sara Louise, 29: died Apr 15, 2007, Omaha; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

STEINBERGER, Frank J, 89: m Marjorie M Dlouhy, Mar 7, 1947; sc Larry, Allan; died Feb 28, 2007, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

STEPANEK, Bette Ann, 70: died Feb 3, 2007, Pocatello, Idaho; burial Schuyler Cemetery

STEVENSON, Lorraine May, 79: b Feb 13, 1928, Rogers; sc Pamella Johnson, Randy; died Nov 9, 2007, Missouri Valley, Iowa; burial Schuyler Cemetery

STEVENSON, Rolland L, 72: b Sept 4, 1934, Columbus, to Charles and Bernice (Frese) Stevenson; m Shelia Moore, Sept 2, 1960, Hollywood, Calif; m Rebecca Richardson, June 13, 1989, Columbus; sc Orlando, Charles "Will Rolland", Patrick, Christopher; died June 11, 2007, Columbus;

STRAIN, Patricia Lynn "Pat", 56: b May 6, 1951, Kearney, to James and Winifred (Russell) Widdowson; m Jack Strain, Mar 22, 1975, Gibbon; sc Ryan, Marissa Kunkee; died July 1, 2007, Columbus; burial Riverside Cemetery, Gibbon

STRAIN, Thomas Duane, 82: b Feb 24, 1925, Genoa, to William Fredrick and Anna May (Morrow) Strain; m Shirley Smith, Apr 19, 1947, Fullerton; sc Jack, Terry, Kenneth, Sandra Niemann; died Aug 24, 2007, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

STRAIN, Tommy, 82: died Aug 24, 2007, Genoa

STRANBERG, Arvid Emmanual, 95: b Dec 4, 1911, Hordville, to John E and Mary (Swenson) Stranberg; m Edna V Dahlberg, Sept 29, 1938, Omaha; sc Richard W, Randel W; died June 3, 2007, David City; burial Mamre Church Cemetey [near Marquette?]

STRONGIN, Elaine C, 73: b Feb 15, 1934, Columbus, to Charles and Margaret Leimser Louis; sc Barbara K Kraft, Tim S, Terry W, Paul Lloyd-Strongin; died Nov 29, 2007, Albuquerque, New Mexico

STRUEBING, Janice, 70: b Aug 5, 1936, rural Surprise/Gresham area; m Donald D Struebing, Jan 20, 1963, Gresham; sc David, Daryl, Janae Lant; died July 27, 2007, David City; burial Faith East Cemetery, Rising City

STRUEBING, Richard H, 89: b Aug 1, 1918, rural Butler County; m Vera Feyerherm, Sept 5, 1939, Plainview; sc Donna Thomas; dc Harold; died Dec 22, 2007, David City; burial Faith East Cemetery, Garrison

STUTHMAN, Elsie J, 90: b Apr 12, 1917, Colfax County, to William and Clara (Johannes) Grotelueschen; m Ernst Stuthman, May 12, 1937, rural Columbus; sc Paul, Arnold, Herbert, Carolyn Lueschen; died Sept 29, 2007, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

SUCHA, Delores, 79: m Merlin Sucha; sc Gregg, Bill, Susan Sucha-Hull, Holly Svehla; died July 31, 2007, Omaha

SUESS, Marie Lucille, 91: b May 10, 1916, south of Highland, Illinois, to Henry A and Bertha S (Rutz) Rinderer; m Othmar J "Ott" "Joe" Suess, Jan 4, 1936, Highland, Illinois; dc Duane O, Shirley A Landmann; died Nov 25, 2007, Highland, Illinois; burial Highland City Cemetery

SUNDAY, Frances A, 80: b Jan 28, 1927, Topeka, Kansas, to Edgar and Gertrude (Meyer) Degan; sc Stephen, Sally Olson, Gretchen Gallant, Melinda; died Feb 14, 2007, David City; burial David City Cemetery

SUTHERLAND, Malcolm James, 84: b Nov 19, 1922, Schuyler, to Bessie and Frank [Sutherland?]; m Blanche; sc Daniel, Robert, Kathy Hassebrook; died Jan 23, 2007, Columbus

SUTTON, Glen, 53: died Oct 7, 2007, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery

SVOBODA, Margaret, 93: b Mar 22, 1914, Dodge, to Jim and Jennie (Vodvarka) Vlach; m William Wisnieski, Oct 4, 1933, Dodge; m Edward Svoboda, Aug 26, 1954, Olean; sc William Wisnieski, Dan Wisnieski, Margaret "Sis" Parr; ssc Ward Svoboda; died Sept 4, 2007, Dodge; burial Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at Olean, rural Dodge.

SWANSON, Pearl C, 98: died Nov 16, 2007, Albion; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

SWELEY, Donna Mae, 71: b May 23, 1936, Kearney, to Ben and Helen (Munster) Unick; m Bob Sweley, Dec 18, 1957, Kearney; sc Dee, Barry, Jill Wolfe, Jody; died Aug 6, 2007, rural Litchfield; burial Litchfield Cemetery

SZPURKA, Heinz F, 77: died Apr 19, 2007, Schuyler

TALLON, Nell "Babe" K, 98: b Nov 26, 1908, Fullerton, to William H and Susan M (Bull) Vaugh; m Earl "Pat" Tallon, May 11, 1936, York; sc Dennis; dc William Patrick; died July 27, 2007, Columbus; burial Fullerton Cemetery

TANK, Irene B, 88: b Mar 3, 1919, Harlan, Iowa, to Henry and Mary Thraen; m Gaillard B Tank, Jan 27, 1938; sc Madge Young, Rod, Barb Nelson, Brad, Joni Pheigaru; died Dec 1, 2007, Temple, Texas; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TARNICK, Bernice Loretta, 91: b Oct 25, 1915, Genoa, to Alois and Anna (Zoucha) Kiolbasa; m Alfons Tarnick, Apr 15, 1940, Krakow; sc Monica Dush, Marion; died May 20, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TAYLOR, Boyd, 72: died Apr 2, 2007, Neligh; burial St Ludger Cemetery, Creighton

TAYLOR, Donald G, Sr, 73: died Apr 25, 2007, Lincoln; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

TEMME, Wanda Lee, 70: b Aug 26, 1936, Elgin, to Louis F and Lulu A (Koinzen) Ganskow; m Donald G Tmme, Apr 20, 1971; sc Michelle Lee, Dean L; died June 28, 2007, Lincoln

TERNES, George W, 94: b Nov 9, 1912, Colfax County, south of Leigh; died Sept 24, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

TERNUS, Cecelia E "CC", 48: died Mar 18, 2007, Albion

THAYER, Loretta F, 87: b Dec 5, 1919, Columbus, to William and Henrietta (Lawrence) LaRue; m Everett Thayer, Feb 5, 1942, Grand Island; sc Etta Bennefeld; dc James; died Sept 4, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

THELEN, Hubert, 92: b Feb 22, 1915, Shelby, to Hubert and Sadie Belle (Blevins) Thelen; m Naomi Clobes, Aug 12, 1938, Omaha; m Virginia; sc Ben, Jerry, Deanna Waller, George; died Oct 1, 2007, Osceola; burial Union Cemetery, rural Shelby

THOMSEN, Adeline Doris, 89: b Sept 2, 1918, between Wilcox and Hildreth, to Henry and Gertie (Forden) Mennenga; m Wayne F. Thomsen, Mar 16, 1941, Minden; sc Glenna Engdahl, Roger, Lanny; died Nov 13, 2007, Columbus; burial Minden Cemetery

TICHOTA, Millard "Miles", 72: died Sept 12, 2007, Topeka, Kansas; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery, Howells

TILLIS, Daniel "Dan" J, Sr, 50: b Jan 25, 1957, Clinton, Iowa, to John and LaVonne (Hoffman) Tillis; m Sharon L Aurand, Sept 13, 1980, Lena [Iowa?]; sc Daniel Joseph Jr, Zachery, Heather Boyett, Lindsey; died Apr 28, 2007, Humphrey

TOBIASON, Emil Carl "Toby", 79: b June 10, 1928, Chapman, to Harry and Anna (Hamer) Tobiason; m Patricia Smith, June 5, 1955, Genoa; sc Timothy, Linda Porter, Todd, Trent; died June 22, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

TOMAN, LeVern "Lee", 79: died Nov 17, 2007, Omaha; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

TOMEK, Isabel, 96: b Bellwood; died Mar 20, 2007, David City; burial Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

TOUFAR, Frank "Touf" J, 75: b Mar 22, 1931, Duncan, to Frank S and Vilma (Lacina) Toufar; m Dorothy Speck, June 26, 1954, Columbus; sc Susan Dush, Cynthia Salama; died Feb 10, 2007, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

TROFHOLZ, Patricia, 73: b July 4, 1934, Tilden, to Wesley and Mildred (Huston) Drew; m Edward Trofholz, Apr 6, 1955, Columbus; sc Scott, Todd, Elizabeth "Lisa"; died July 28, 2007, Omaha; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

TROSPER, Fern D, 85: b Jan 23, 1921, rural Scotia, to Irvin and Elsie (Koelling) Schoemaker; m Reynold L Trosper, Oct 15, 1940; sc Galen, Anne Sumption, Darla Goodrich; died Jan 14, 2007, Hastings; burial Scotia Cemetery

TSCHUDIN, Mary Ellen, 84: died Oct 20, 2007, Albin; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

TUCEK, Mary Jo, 73: b Oct 14, 1934, Columbus, to Albert and Margaret (Sellar) Tucek; died Nov 16, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TUMA, Anna M, 103: b June 6, 1904, Colfax County, to Anton and Katherine (Konopik) Jedlicka; m Lumir J Tuma, Feb 17, 1925, Schuyler; sc Arnold, Gladys Vavricek; died June 14, 2007, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

TURNER, Colton Bradley, infant: b Dec 5, 2007, Omaha, to Bradley and Angela (Stessman) Turner; died Dec 21, 2007, Omaha; burial Flower Hill Cemetery, Omaha

UCHTMAN, Ethel B, 86: b Mar 21, 1921, near Cornlea, to Elise (Coldwell) and John Bender; m Paul F Uchtman, June 14, 1945, Cincinnati, Ohio; sc John, Jim [Robert and Jeff?]; died Aug 1, 2007, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

UHER, Robert J, 79: b Feb 16, 1928, Dodge, to James and Mary (Havrada) Uher; m Donna Harstick, Sept 24, 1952, West Point; sc Larry, Daniel, Glen; died May 15, 2007, Columbus; burial St Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dodge

URBANEK, Agnes E, 86: died Dec 14, 2007, Seward

VAN DYKE, Beata, 91: b July 4, 1916, Humphrey, to Anton and Josephine (Wemhoff) Heinen; m Francis Van Dyke, Sept 2, 1939, Humphrey; sc John, Janet Maas, Nancy Towne, Vicky Martin; dc (2) infant sons; died Nov 3, 2007; burial St James Catholic Cemetery, Underwood, Minnesota

VANDENBERG, Donald J, 84: b Oct 4, 1922, Omaha, to Joseph and Valerya (Czyzyk) Vandenberg; m Darlene Bruckner, Sept 5, 1949, Platte Center; sc Dick, Jane DeBrie; dc Tom; died Sept 17, 2007, Omaha; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

VANDERKOLK, Marcena J, 76: b July 30, 1931, Schuyler, to Jerry and Emma (Skarda) Abraham, Schuyler; m Perry "Bud" Vanderkolk; sc Craig, Lynne Hansen, Kim; died Nov 15, 2007; burial Lincoln Memorial Park

VanDYKE, Edwin John, 92: b Nov 8, 1914, rural Humphrey, to John and Elizabeth (Ternus) VanDyke; m Lidvene Clara Niemeyer, June 24, 1941, St Bernard; sc Merle, Karen Koller, Barbara, Margaret, Susan Miller, Joan, Jackie Zach; died Mar 13, 2007, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

VANEK, Elaine Natele, 80: b Jan 8, 1927, Columbus, to Arthur and Marian (Minick) Selden; m John Vanek, July 20, 1945, Osceola; sc Larry, Wayne, David, Carol Zanzig; died Apr 18, 2007, Lincoln; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

VLACH, Dennis, 82: died Mar 7, 2007, Fremont; burial Fremont Memorial Cemetery

VLACH, Lucille S, 91: died Oct 7, 2007, David City

VODEHNAL, Geraldine "Gerry", 78: b Mar 18, 1928, Gregory, South Dakota, to Joseph and Emma (Sejvar) Zidko; m Slavy Vodehnal, Aug 16, 1965, Gregory, South Dakota; died Feb 1, 2007, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

VOLK, Carol, 47: b Dec 25, 1959, Schuyler, to Duane and Lorraine (Luxa) Matthies; died July 14, 2007, Norfolk; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

VOLNEK, Phyllis, 75: b Jan 19, 1932, Merrick County, to Adam and Frances (Shemek) Vetick; m Andrew Volnek, Apr 24, 1956, Columbus; sc Sheila Hassenstab; died Jan 23, 2007, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

VRBKA, Joseph J, 95: died Feb 16, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Ulysses

WACHAL, Dennis Lester, 71: b Aug 20, 1935, Richland, to Edward and Albie (Jedlicka) Wachal; m Joan Herling, Mar 11, 1959, Clarkson; sc Donald; died May 25, 2007, North Bend; burial Schuyler Cemetery

WAGNER, Alvin E, 82: b July 4, 1924, Vernon Township Beadle County, Wlsey, South Dakota, to John and Katherine Wagner; m Marie Katherine Dieatrick, Aug 17, 1947; m Lura Jennie McCan Stengel, May 6, 1972; sc Barbara, Steven; died May 31, 2007, Columbus; burial Prairie Center Cemetery at Haven's Chapel

WAGNER, Benjamin Richard, 73: b Oct 8, 1934, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, to Dewey and Mildred (Humphrey) Wagner; m Carolyn Jane Engel, Mar 6, 1956, Florida; sc Ben Jr, Elaine Kay Marcinowski, Laree Novak; died Dec 6, 2007, Osceola; burial Shelby Cemetery

WAGNER, Helen M, 71: b Mar 7, 1935, Platte County, to John and Florence (Zuroski) Sleva; m Ray Dohmen, 1955, Platte Center; m Donald Wagner, Aug 6, 1977, North Glenn, Colorado; sc Steven Dohmen, Scott Dohmen; ssc Donald D Wagner; died Jan 25, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WAGNER, Marilyn A, 75: b July 31, 1932, rural Leigh, to Henry and Agnes Kmoch; sc Lynn Yeoman Bourke, Mark E, Stephen M; died Oct 6, 2007, Norfolk; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Leigh

WAGNER, Wendall C, 72: b May 30, 1935, Elgin, to Leonard and Helen (Lundgren) Wagner; m Rita Vequist, Dec 28, 1964, O'Neill; sc Scott; died July 6, 2007, Norfolk; burial St Boniface Catholic Cemetery [Elgin?]

WAKE, Steven, 59: b Aug 17, 1948, Genoa, to William and Helen (Anderson) Wake; died Nov 20, 2007, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

WALBRECHT, Elmadene, 90: b Mar 20, 1916, Beatrice, to Jess Earl and Florence Ethel (Powell) Eichhorn; m Lawrence Tilley, July 12, 1938, Columbus; m Morris Forrest Walbrecht, Oct 9, 1981, Seward; sc Lida Leech; died Jan 29, 2007, York; burial Columbus Cemetery

WALDEN, Matthew B, 36: b Aug 13, 1971, Ft Dodge, Iowa, to Kim and Susan (Andersen) Walden; sc Matthew Blake, Kaitlin Paige; died Dec 13, 2007, Omaha

WALKER, Melvin Dale, 69: b Dec 18, 1937, Omaha, to Forrest and Marjorie Hollingshead Walker; m Peggy Pacheco, 1959, Downey, Calif; m Carol Jordan, 1984, Las Vegas; sc Kelly Winter, Karen Cariello; ssc Karen Hildago, Kristy Jordan; dc Kenneth William; died May 2, 2007, Anaheim, Calif

WALLIN, Wayne "Buddy", 78: died Aug 13, 2007, Newman Grove; burial Rosehill Cemetery [rural Newman Grove?]

WALLING, Lelia, 89: died Oct 17, 2007, Genoa; burial Pine Bluff Cemetery, Pine Pluff, Wyoming

WALTER, Leona L, 97: b Jan 22, 1910, Humphrey, to Edard and Minnie (Schroeder) Walter; died Nov 21, 2007, Columbus; burial Humphrey Cemetery

WALTER, Loren Lyle, 67: b Oct 27, 1940, Norfolk, to Lyle and Vera (Lenz) Walter; sc Brent Colgrove, Dirk Colgrove, Dana Bodtke; died Dec 30, 2007, Broken Bow; burial Schuyler Cemetery

WARDENBURG, Gerald, 77: b Feb 8, 1930, Creston, to Herman and Jennie (Logeman) Wardenburg; m Louetta Landwehr, Sept 30, 1954, Humphrey; sc Cindy Choquette, Sherri Breyer, Lisa Tourdot, Sheila Rupprecht, Karen Geisler, Mike, Jeff, Greg, John; died July 9, 2007, Kearney; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WARNER, Paul W, 72: died Sept 13 2007, in Scottbluff; burial at Rose Hill Cemetery [Albion?]

WARNER, Ruth K, 81: b Nov 16, 1925, West Point, to Charles R and Alta (Nelson) Korb; m Juel "Whiff" R Warner, Mar 27, 1948, Norfolk; sc Frederick, Gregory, Kristine Kingston, Charles "Korby"; died Apr 13, 2007, Columbus; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

WASS, Darlene L, 55: died Dec 1, 2007, rural Parsons, Kansas; burial Harmony Grove Cemetery, near Dennis, Kansas

WATSON, Virginia L "Ginny", 84: m H B "Budd" Watson; sc William B; died Mar 22, 2007, Neligh; burial Kenesaw Cemetery

WATTS, Ronald Keith, 68: died Sept 25, 2007

WEBSTER, Genevieve K, 88: died May 3, 2007, Albion; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

WEEDER, Margaret H (Peets), 82: died May 25, 2007, North Glenn, Colorado

WEIDNER, Dorothy Jane, 80: b June 15, 1926, Berwyn, to Harold and Anna (Lund) Price; sc Denny, Gregory, Alan; died Mar 26, 2007, Kearney; burial St Patrick's Cemetery, Eddyville

WEIDNER, Louis A, 77: b Dec 25, 1929, Fremont, to Louis S and Elsie "Francis" Weidner; m Jerry Lou Callahan, July 29, 1951, Fremont; sc Lois, Linda, Julie Abrahamson, Dale; died July 28, 2007, Fremont; burial Ridge Cemetery [Fremont?]

WEIDNER, Merlon, 82: b Aug 21, 1924, Humphrey, to Louis and Stella (Smith) Weidner; sc Denny, Gregory, Alan; died Mar 26, 2007, Kearney; burial St Patrick's Cemetery, Eddyville

WEILAND, Viola D, 84: b July 12, 1922, Humphrey, to Joseph and Mary (Wellman) Goodwater; m Gilbert Weiland, May 25, 1948 [Madison?]; sc Linda Kerkman, Leon, Dianne Benjamin, Gerard, Vernon, Mary Bright; died Feb 18, 2007, Albion; burial Saint Leonard's Catholic Cemetery, Madison

WEINBERG, Alice R, 95: b Nov 12, 1911, Butler County, to Charles F and Anna L (Matousek) Rech; m Jack H Weinberg; died Apr 14, 2007, David City

WEISBARTH, Douglas H, 64: b to Harry J and Bernice Weisbarth; m Judy Duren, 1963, Shelby; sc Scott, Dawn Derrick; died Sept 19, 2007; burial Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, Chester Township, Ohio

WELCH, Lucille June, 74: b May 3, 1932, Oconee, to Byron and Helen (Boesiger) Weber; m Harvey Welch, Aug 13, 1949, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sc Connie Sylvester, Donna Petersen, Sandra Hookham; died Mar 6, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WELSH, Kevin V, 52: b Jan 19, 1955, Lincoln Park, Michigan to Emory and Marie Welsh; died Sept 10, 2007

WEMHOFF, Ann Wemhoff OSF (Sr), 75: b Nov 2, 1932, Humphrey, to Theodore and Mary (Wieser) Wemhoff; died Nov 21, 2007, Moberly, Missouri; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Humphrey

WERNER, Raymond James, 50: b Nov 18, 1956, Neligh, to Louis and Leona (Buckmaster) Werner; m Rhonda Thomas, May 8, 1976, Gibbon; m Tami LeComte, Dec 18, 1999, Oakdale; sc Donald, Jonathon, Stephanie, Jaymes, Billie Jo; ssc (6); dc Raine; died Oct 3, 2007, Norfolk; burial Oakdale Cemetery

WETZLER, Ruth, 82: died July 15, 2007, Gregory, South Dakota

WHITED, Sharen A, 62: died Jan 23, 2007, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

WHITLOW, Ivan Gene, 69: b Sept 29, 1937, Genoa, to Amos Ivan and Della (Clark) Whitlow; m Darlene Ditter, June 9, 1957, Genoa; sc Angie Swantek, Dixie Ziegler, Darcy Blayney, Jason; died Jan 12, 2007, Genoa

WIDHALM, Edna M, 76: b June 3, 1931, Tarnov, to Joseph A Sliva and Frances Placzek; m Earl Widhalm, Jan 27, 1948, Cornlea; sc Dean, Dale, Glen, Roger, Gordon, Rodney, Kevin, Shirley Johnson, Joyce Narrkal, Beverly Frahn, Sharon Brandl, Bonnie Smith; died Aug 23, 2007, Omaha; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cornlea

WIESE, Clarence "Bush", 83: sc Cheryl Riley, Randy, Jim; ssc Pam Berns, Brenda Quinn; died bef Jan 21, 2007; burial Westside Cemetery, Westside [Iowa?]

WIESE, Colton Lee, infant: b Nov 15, 2007, Albion, to Scott and Tiffany Wiese; died Nov 16, 2007, Omaha; burial Trinity Cemetery #1, Newman Grove

WIESE, Richard F, Jr, 79: b June 23, 1928, Lindsay, to Henry and Rose (Borer) Wiese; m Rose Waters, Sept 17, 1988, Lincoln; sc Richard Jr, Sherrard, Chris, Tom, Michelle Bauer; ssc Christy Workman, Michelle White, Tammy Waters, Kim Gatrost; died July 8, 2007, Lincoln

WILLIAMS, Phillip J, 65: b May 18, 1941, Omaha, to James and Ruby (Freeman) Williams; died Feb 5, 2007, Omaha; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

WILLIAMS, William "Bill" Keith, 84: b July 14, 1923, Monroe, to David Thomas and Mary Ann (Joy) Williams; died Oct 25, 2007, Chicago; burial Postville Cemetery, north of Monroe

WILSHUSEN, Esther, 91: b Mar 13, 1915, Colfax County, to Otto and Emma (DeBower) Ernst; m Norman J Wilshusen, Mar 24, 1937; sc Joyce Korte, Roger, James, Kermit; died Jan 10, 2007, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

WILSON, Jean, 55: b Feb 1, 1952, Columbus, to Thaddeus "Ted" and Marcella (Micek) Slusarski; m Leonard "Butch" Zelasney, Aug 5, 1972, Duncan; sc Dan Zelasney, Pete Zelasney, Tom Zelasney, Allison Zelasney; died Feb 1, 2007, Lincoln

WINCHESTER, Albert T, 60: sc Steve, Kristina; died bef Sept 11, 2007; burial Broken Bow Cemetery

WISHART, Genese, 77: b June 11, 1929, Edgar, to Milford and Margaret (Swanson) Ahlstrom; m Haldean "Red" Wishart, Dec 30, 1948, Edgar; sc Steve, Alan, Julie Veik; died Apr 5, 2007, Aurora; burial Edgar City Cemetery

WITT, Bernice E, 87: b Nov 12, 1919, Lee County, Iowa; sc Melvin Groene, Larry Groene, Eugene Groene, Ronald Groene, Ruth Ann Lacey; died Oct 17, 2007, Fremont; burial Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln

WITTICK, Elsie (Morlok): died July 22, 2007, Westminster, California; burial Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, California

WOLFE, Wayne W: b to Naomi and Ira C Wolfe, Broken Bow; m Irene, 1948; sc Dana Dominic; died June 12, 2007

WOOD, Jean Marie, 59: died Mar 17, 2007, Omaha; burial Rose Creek Cemetery, Reynolds

WOODHEAD, Dennis R, 56: b Feb 12, 1951, Omaha, to James A and Lee (Wildfang) Woodhead; m Barb Chrislip, 1974; m Margaret Vandervort, 1981; sc Michael; ssc Shawn Fredrick, Jackie Clair, Bobbi Jo Dillie; dsc April Chrislip; died Dec 29, 2007, Lincoln; burial All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Columbus

WOODRICK, Ruth L, 90: b Dec 18, 1916, Kearney County, to Oliver W. and Mary (Johnson) Mitchell; m Raymond Woodrick, June 8, 1936, Minden; sc Roger, Brenda Graves, Bonnie Janssen, Mary Honke; dc Reye Jean Timmer; died Nov 27, 2007, Norfolk; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WOZNY, Brian T, 59: died July 23, 2007, Vancouver, Washington; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

WOZNY, Robert L, 67: b Sept 3, 1939, Columbus, to Edward and Ann Wozny; m Janet Peterson, May 13, 1962; divorced; sc Lori, Darci Palensky; died Aug 1, 2007, Fremont

WRIGHT, Gertrude Clara "Trudy", 89: b July 6, 1918, Wisner, to Julius and Margaret (Harder) Kiesling; m Glenn Wright, Mar 7, 1938, Tracy, California; sc Loren; died Dec 5, 2007, St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

YINDRICK, Gladys, 98: b Sept 22, 1909, Abie, to James L and Mary (Voboril) Spatz; m Lee R Yindrick, June 22, 1933, Abie; sc Phyllis Byers, Virginia Stratmann, Betty Betzen; died Sept 23, 2007, David City; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

ZAK, Marie R, 81: b Apr 24, 1926, Platte County, to John and Mary (Micek) Stec; m Phil J Zak, Apr 29, 1961, near Genoa; sc Cynthia, Jan; died Feb 3, 2007, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

ZAREK, Dominic "Don", 71: b Apr 14, 1936, Columbus, to Sylvester and Rose (Bernecki) Zarek; m Dorothy Scarrow, Sept 5, 1970, Concordia, Kansas; died Aug 19, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ZELASNEY, Betty L, 72: b Apr 1, 1935, Columbus, to Ted and Tillie (Mark) Claymon; m Ed Zelasney, Jan 7, 1956, Platte Center; sc Valerie Gerber, Vonda Durkee, Ted; dc Victoria; died July 22, 2007, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ZERR, Charlotte Clara, 82: b Aug 13, 1924, Columbus, to Peter and Clara (Kirsch) Brehm; m Tony Zerr, Belleville, Kansas; sc Carol Jean Pollock, Timothy Alan; died Apr 17, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

ZIEGENBEIN, Mary Elizabeth, 100: b Mar 20, 1907, Sidney, Iowa, to Adeline G and John M Gray; m Dr Henry P Ziegenbein, 1938; sc John; died Sept 23, 2007, Beatrice; burial Columbus Cemetery

ZIMMERER, Donald G, 45: b Sept 14, 1961, Albion, to Eugene and Geraldine (Brozek) Zimmerer; m Stacey Gaertig, Feb 14, 1986; sc Logan, Grant; died Sept 7, 2007, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

ZOBEL, Marian D, 87: b Sept 25, 1920, Lomax, to Marion and Irene (Sunderlin) Killion; m Carroll Lusche, Sept 6, 1940, San Francisco; m Louis Zobel, May 7, 1946, Papillion; sc Janet Stonebraker, Zona Westfall, Rita Peach, Bill, Larry Valis; died Dec 19, 2007, Madison; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ZOUCHA, Jerome "Jerry", 67: b to Jopseh and Mary Zoucha; died bef May 15, 2007; burial St John Cemetery, Bellevue

ZOUCHA, Stanley Adam, 77: b Dec 27, 1929, rural Cedar Rapids, to Stanley F and Clara E (Kosinski) Zoucha; m Lois N Lemke, Sept 29, 1951, Cedar Rapids; sc William, Marvin, Cathy VanDeWalle, Jerry, Janice, David, Larry, Arlene Salber, Tricia Martinsen; dc Michael; died Jan 20, 2007, Cedar Rapids; burial St Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

ZRUST, Ludvik, 84: died May 22, 2007, Norfolk; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

ZUERLEIN, Elizabeth "Betty" P, 77: b Aug 25, 1929, rural Humphrey, to Joe T and Marie (Korth) Wegener; m Victor Zuerlein, Aug 26, 1954; sc Rev Damian Zuerlein, Kathy Renken, Theresa Taute, Dale, Doris Augspurger, Bernice Reiser; died Jan 27, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

ZULKOSKI, Gordon L, 50: b Sept 6, 1957, Grand Island, to Louis and Nora (Spotanski) Zulkoski; m Breda Stoffel; sc Grant, Nicholas, Shilo; died Nov 6, 2007, Grand Island

ZUROSKI, Thomas George, 92: b Nov 27, 1914, Columbus, to Joseph and Alice (Koziol) Zuroski; m Wnada Y Henry, June 9, 1948, Columbus; sc Sheryl Kolm, Colleen Kuta; dc Tommy Lee; died Feb 11, 2007, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus