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

LaBENZ, Mary M, 87: died Aug 25, 2008, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LABENZ, Nick, 82: died Aug 6, 2008, Newman Grove; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Albion

LADEHOFF, Ruth, 71: died Mar 9, 2008, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LAKE, Donald G, 58: b Nov 18, 1949, Columbus, to Robert R and Evelyn (Gernstein) Lake; died bef Aug 21, 2008

LAKE, Evelyn R, 85: b Sept 26, 1923, Columbus, to William and Louise (Feye) Gernstein; m Robert Roy Lake, Apr 22, 1945; sc Pat Asche, Janet Johnsen; dc Robert William, Donald Gene; died Nov 15, 2008, Waverly; burial Leigh City Cemetery

LAMBERT, Harry "Bud", 82: b Feb 22, 1926, Moline, Illinois, to Mary and Orville Lambert; m Clara Skinner, June 1947; sc Sandra McCallon, Diane Swanson, Pat Mosholder, Dale; dc David; died Mar 25, 2008, Lakeland, Florida; burial Florida National Veteran's Cemetery, Bushnell

LAMBERT, Louise M, 94: b Dec 8, 1913, Columbus, to Gustav and Augusta (Schultz) Stoll; m Ted Lambert, Sept 2, 1934, Columbus; sc Jean Miller, Ted; died Nov 27, 2008, Coralville, Iowa; burial Columbus Cemetery

LAMBRECHT, Paul, 63: died Jan 22, 2008, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LANGAN, Geraldine Love, 82: b Oct 25, 1926, Monroe, to Walter N and May (Watts) Schmidt; m Milton Langan, Mar 10, 1946, Columbus; sc Clifford, Clyde; dc Larry; died Dec 28, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

LANGLEY, Wanda V, 86: m Clyde Langley; sc Cheryl Weber, Charlene Schwark; died Jan 23, 2008

LARSEN, Margot, 73: b Apr 20, 1935, Columbus, to Ervin "Bud" and Maye (Roelle) Engel; m Darrell L Parrish Sr, Feb 1954; m Glenn Larsen, Jan 9, 1978; sc Darrell Parrish; dc Jerry Parrish, Roxanne Parrish; died Dec 20, 2008; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LARSON, Norris G, 80: died July 15, 2008; burial Osceola Cemetery

LARSON, Walter, 93: b June 20, 1914, Platte County, to Oscar and Sylvia (Moore) Larson; m Fern Hoy, Apr 22, 1935, Aurora; sc Jane Covert; died May 25, 2008, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

LaRUE, Darlyne, 68: b June 5, 1939, Royal, to Oliver and Minnie (Warner) Anson; m Ed Walnofer, July 11, 1955, Atkinson; m Lanny LaRue, June 12, 1982, near Chambers; sc Chris Batenhorst, Kathy Hytrek, Patty Gokie, Colleen Adair, Pat LaRue, Randy Walnofer, Tammy Miles, Melissa LaRue; died Jan 6, 2008, Omaha; burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson

LASKA, Larry J, 53: b Sept 13, 1954, Lindsay, to Lawrence P Laska and R Berdelle Shanle; m Joan M Wemhoff, Oct 10, 1981, Humphrey; sc Nathan, Nichole Killham, Natalie; died May 29, 2008, Columbus; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

LATHAM, Omer R, 77: b Feb 24, 1931, Superior, to Dennis C. and Anna Marie Latham; m Patricia R. Grossman, July 3, 1952; m Betty M. Schmit, July 14, 1984; sc Nancy Vollbracht, Carol; dc Sharon; died June 19, 2008, Sun City, Arizona; burial Columbus Cemetery

LAWRENCE, Carol, 60: b Nov 2, 1948, Quincy, Illinois, to Cecil and Virginia (Glassford) Rumsey; m Michael Lawrence, Jan 25, 1965, Palmyra, Missouri; sc Michele Hackler, Deann Hosea, Anita Gomez; died Nov 19, 2008, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LAWSON, Robert L, 63: died May 6, 2008, Lincoln; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

LEBENS, John F, 82: died May 9, 2008, Albion; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

LEICK, Joyce A, 59: b Sept 10, 1949, Omaha, to John J Leick and Lorence Rosella Kiuntke; died Oct 13, 2008, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

LEMP, Harold Herman, 76: b Oct 6, 1931, Columbus, to Herman and Lydia (Bohler) Lemp; m Elisabeth James, May 1, 1955, Columbus; sc Chuck, Sue Wilgocki, Nancy Roepke; died Aug 27, 2008, Lincoln; burial Gruetli Cemetery, rural Duncan

LENOX, James D, 55: died Mar 21, 2008, Tarnov

LERCH, Ronald E: b Feb 15, 1942, Omaha, to Edwin and Pelegia (Pearl Sobon) Lerch; m Virginia; sc Veronica, Ron Jr, Laura Hoeft, Connie Dittmer; died May 11, 2008, Omaha; burial Bellevue Cemetery

LEWIS, Ruby L, 95: b Sept 11, 1912, near Stromsburg, to Arthur and Esther (Anderson) Donelson; m James Edwin Lewis, Mar 1, 1933, Stromsburg; dc Carolyn; died Feb 10, 2008, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

LIEBIG, Daniel G, 85: b Aug 27, 1923, Platte Center, to Adolph and Mary Liebig; m Joanne Weston, June 14, 1949, Sutton; sc Thomas, Paul, Mary Kay Lauher, Rosanne Benzel; died Dec 14, 2008, Wauneta; burial Wauneta Riverside Cemetery

LIEKHUS, Pauline, 95: died Nov 19, 2008, Schuyler

LIGHTNER-SMITH, Lois Evelyn, 94: died Aug 13, 2008, Monroe; burial Forest Lawn Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California

LINDBERG, Charles, 68: died Nov 6, 2008, Pender; burial Friend Cemetery, Genoa

LINENBURG, Inez, 90: b Feb 27, 1917, Schuyler, to Herman and Ida (Loptein) Linenburg; died Jan 19, 2008, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LITTELMAN, Hilda, 91: b Apr 16, 1916, rural Platte County, to William and Clara (Marty) Johannes; m Edgar Littelman, Dec 31, 1942, Leigh; sc Fern Koch, Doris Schwarz; died Apr 12, 2008, Madison; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

LOEWENSTEIN, Easton H, 1: b to Ryan and Michelle Loewenstein; died bef July 14, 2008; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Elkhorn

LONG, Myrtle, 91: died May 31, 2008, Albion; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

LOSEKE, Alice C (Heimann), 79: m Wallace Loseke; sc Bonnie Mulroy, Christine Kanard, David, Earl; dc Arlene, Linda; died Apr 3, 2008; burial Ft Logan National Cemetery

LOSEKE, Gladys K "Penny", 86: b Mar 10, 1922, Richland, to Arthur and Blanche (Bures) Kluck; m Harvey Loseke, Aug 3, 1941; sc Beverly, Barbara DeWitt, Beth Westerberg, Jim; died Apr 6, 2008, Denver, Colorado; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LOSEKE, Verna J, 83: b Jan 18, 1925, Elgin, to Louis and Emma (Suhr) Mueller; m Siegfried Loseke; sc Carroll, Dorene Wood; dc Helen; died May 6, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LOVELESS, Rex Eugene, 50: b Feb 19, 1958, David City, to Howard and Norma (Winterfeld) Loveless; m Oritha Hunger, Nov 12, 1978; m Cheryl Covert, Apr 9, 2004; sc Jarrod, Chelsey, Nicole; ssc Brian Covert, Jeremy Covert, Kim Covert; died Sept 5, 2008, Columbus

LOWRY, Charles E "Chuck", Jr, 76: b Apr 4, 1932, Omaha, to June Robbins and C E "Red" Lowry, Sr; m Lee Emery, June 2, 1956, St Louis; sc Theresa Marie Preister, Jeffry John, James Charles; dc Patrick Michael died Dec 2, 2008, Bellevue; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LUCHSINGER, Mable A, 89: b Feb 20, 1919, Columbus, to Henry and Anna (Morkert) Keller; m Herbert Luchsinger Sr, June 3, 1936, Columbus; sc Herbert Jr, Carol; died Sept 28, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LUCKEY, Jerome Ira, 86: b Oct 21, 1921, Bismark Township, Platte County, to William and Elise (Loseke) Luckey; m Dorothy Mae Heibel, Mar 31, 1946, rural Columbus; sc Blaine, Dona Henderson; died Apr 16, 2008, Columbus; burial Ft McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell

LUND, Lyle, 72: b Sept 26, 1935, Genoa, to Earl and Bernice (Elm) Lund; died Feb 17, 2008, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

MAHLIN, Helen E, 90: b Jan 24, 1918, rural Bellwood, to Parker and Inez Antonia (Neisner) Ostrander; m Marion Mahlin, Nov 6, 1945, Wayne; sc Dianne Epp; dc Donald; died Nov 5, 2008, David City; burial David City Cemetery

MAHONEY, Gerald D, 66: b Dec 11, 1941, St Edward, to Arnold and Iola Mahoney; m Eileen; sc Jeffrey, Lorraine Massie, Angela __; died Jan 22, 2008 [San Antonio, Texas?]; burial Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas

MAIN, Ella B, 100: died Jan 19, 2008, Columbus; burial Center Grove Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa

MAIS, Danny L, 53: b Feb 18, 1955, Columbus, to Garland H and Mildred (Brandenburgh) Mais; sc Justin Lee, Sara, Elisha, Kylee; died Dec 25, 2008, Lincoln; burial Bellwood Cemetery

MALANDER, Margaret "Peggy", 79: died Dec 23, 2008, Fullerton

MANEELY, Mary, 83: b Aug 12, 1925, Ralston, to Charles W and Mary Francis (Davis) Everett; m Earl C Wiles Jr, 1943; m Thomas A Maneely Sr, 1958; sc Thomas A Maneely Jr, Mark "Rus" Maneely, Mary Margaret Dubbs, Patricia June Brown; dc Anita; died Aug 21, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

MANGELSEN, Pauline Lowie, 82: b Mar 24, 1926, rural Fullerton, to Oscar John and Lowie Rosetta (Moses) Mangelsen; died May 16, 2008; burial Fullerton Cemetery

MARDOCK, Virginia, 87: b Sept 9, 1921, Omaha, to Walter and Mary (Michka) Kolacny; m Donald P Mardock, Sept 22, 1938, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sc Sally A Mardock Murad, William M, Donald M, Patrick J, Kathi Jo Robinson, Barry F; died Dec 6, 2008, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MARKYTAN, Marie K, 93: b Dec 8, 1915, Dodge, to John and Katherine (Knobbe) Korte; m Laddie Markytan, Apr 12, 1939, West Point; sc Janet Brezinski, Betty Weiss; died Dec 30, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MARLER, Jacqueline Ann, 82: b Jan 26, 1926, Rising City, to John "Jack" and Gladys Stuefer; m Johnie Marler; died June 17, 2008, Colton, California; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MARTIN, Elsie M, 95: b June 20, 1913, Marshall, Minnesota, to Ivar and Hilda (Gustafson) Carlson; m Harold E Martin, Sept 1, 1938, Grand Island; sc JoAnn Funke, Carol Zelasney, Janet Grosch, Nancy Urbauer, Mary Grosch; dc Roger; died June 25, 2008, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

MASLONKA, Jessica Rose, 17: b Jan 12, 1991, Columbus, to Jon and Kendra (Sanders) Maslonka; died Mar 14, 2008, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MASON, Floyd "Sid", 75: b May 16, 1932, York, to Floyd and Eva Mason; m Jackie Micek; sc Steve, Scott, Sue Greenwald, Sandi Burgess, Sheri Robertson; died Jan 7, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MASTNY, Johnny F, 89: b Dec 21, 1918, Colfax County, to John and Mary (Sterba) Mastny; m Almarine Roether, June 19, 1946; died Feb 21, 2008, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MATSON, Rose Marie, 68: b Dec 30, 1939, Dodge, to Stanley and Marie (Kalisek) Cerny; m Warren Matson, Apr 23, 1960, Albion; sc Duane, Alan, Lee; died Sept 11, 2008, Fremont; burial Clyde Cemetery, rural Rogers

MATTHEWS, Medora E, 90: b July 7, 1917, Beaver Crossing, to Fred and Lena (Waterman) Harriger; m Harold Matthews, June 28,1943, Friend; sc Allen; died May 16, 2008, Columbus; burial Exeter Cemetery, Exeter

MATZEN, Maurice Theodore, 98: b May 4, 1909, Leigh, to Christian Theodore and Laura Marie Louise (Carstensen) Matzen; m Freda Docina Andreasen, Dec 14, 1932; sc L Maureen Gross, Lois Hahne, Jan Cruise, M Keith; dc Larry; died Jan 17, 2008, St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

MAURER, Joan J, 82: b Feb 22, 1925, Lincoln, to Leonard "Pete" and Myrtle (Squier) Crellin; m Edward Maurer; sc Julia, Daniel, Scott; died Jan 30, 2008, Stromsburg; burial Silver Creek Cemetery

MAUSBACH, Michael Jacob: b Nov 28, 1988, Las Vegas, to John and Jerri [Mausbach?]; died Jan 11, 2008, Las Vegas; burial Palms Memorial Gardens, Las Vegas

MAYHEW, Ernest "Ernie" F, 88: died Nov 9, 2008, Loveland, Colorad; burial Linwood Cemetery, Linwood

McANDREW, Everett L, 78: b Sept 8, 1929, Ainsworth; m Margaret Leddy, Aug 30, 1957, Lincoln; sc James, Kirk, Julie, Traci Zengewald; died Jan 15, 2008, Fremont; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

McANDREWS, Neil: b Nov 1, 1939, Harlan, Iowa; m Therese; died July 12, 2008 [Renton, Washington?]

McCARTY, Robert E, 77: b Apr 9, 1930, rural Skeedee-Plum Creek area, Nance County, to John Michael and Mattie Margie (Abts) McCarty; m Mary Ann Melito, Apr 20, 1952, Boston, Mass; m Heidi Probst, June 21, 1971; sc Mary Marie Hyman; died Feb 28, 2008, St Edward

McCLUG, Sharon, 62: b Dec 3, 1945, Fullerton, to Milford "Sonny" and Alice (Bishop) Sidders; m Jerry Horn, 1964; m Richard Steckel, 1971; m Calvin McClurg, 1988; sc Kelly Arlt, Kristi Butterfield, Bob Steckel; ssc Marcia McClurg, Clark McClurg; died Aug 2, 2008, Omaha; burial Columbus Cemetery

McCLURE, Marian Grace, 79: died Feb 16, 2008, Storm Lake, Iowa; burial Storm Lake [Iowa] Cemetery

McDUFFEE, Bruce G, 93: died Nov 6, 2008, Spalding; burial Dublin Cemetery, Primrose

McGIMPSEY, Marie, 86: b June 2, 1922, St Michael, to Frederick and Dora (Meyer) Benzenberg; m Charles Raymond McGimpsey; died Nov 25, 2008, Scribner; burial Shelby Cemetery, Shelby

McINTYRE, Dolores Mary, 84: b Dec 28, 1923, rural Primrose, to John and Mary (Dresch) Heithoff; m Charles W McIntyre, June 24, 1943; sc Carolyn Vaclavek, Diane Martinsen, Dallas, Lois Johannes, Cheryl Loeffler; died Apr 15, 2008, Spalding; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

McKEAG, Verna E, 100: died Dec 16, 2008, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

McKOWN, Rick, 52: b to Thomas and Bernadette (Holys) McKown; m Peggy _; sc Denis, Tom; died Feb 15, 2008

McWILLIAMS, Darwin Melvin, 71: b May 31, 1937, Spalding, to Harold and Lila (Hinkle) McWilliams; m Janet (Melcher) Flamme, Feb 18, 1976, Yankton, South Dakota; sc Carla Bohringer, Jeffrey, Gina Christensen, Rodney; ssc Debbie Kosch, Pam Brandt, Kevin Flamme, Michaele Kasper; died Sept 29, 2008, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MEDRANO, Maria, 22: b Sept 18, 1986, Cuautla Morelos, Mexico, to Rosa Maria Medrano; died Oct 14, 2008, near Duncan

MENEELY, Opal, 94: died Nov 23, 2008, Newman Grove; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

MENKE, Milton A, 87: b Aug 19, 1920, Platte County, to William J and Hulda (Albers) Menke; m Burnita Potratz, Doc 8, 1945, Summer, Iowa; sc Marva McAlpine, William, Susan Cromwell; died Jan 14, 2008, Columbus; burial Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery, rural Columbus

MERRICK, Robert C, 73: b July 8, 1935, Osceola, to Charles Richard and Helen Margaret (Cerny) Merrick; m Nellie Raye Cox, Nov 2, 1957, Shelby; sc Robert Charles Jr, Laurie Kae Sindt, Connie Jo Presley, Pamela Sue Knuth; died July 18, 2008, Bellwood; burial Osceola Cemetery

MEYER, Florence Carolina, 87: b Aug 25, 1921, Plainview, to Fay and Alvira Trube; m Milford Meyer, July 4, 1942, Pierce; sc Steve, Chace, Billy, Daniel, Mildred Huntemann, Tonie Dinslage, Barbara Backer, Terrie Bobenmayer; dc Elaine Backer; died Oct 13, 2008, Fremont

MEYER, Roma G, 69: b June 12, 1938, Jefferson County, to Stanley and Isla Irene (Caldwell) Sukovaty; m Lawrence D Meyer, Aug 25, 1959, Helvey; sc Kelly, Darin, Bobby; died May 13, 2008, Brush, Colorado; burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County

MEYER, William "Bill" T, 79: b Feb 19, 1929, St Paul, to Fred and Mary (Hawthorne) Meyer; m Jessie Anne Sinsel, Sept 30, 1950, Hastings; sc David, Don, Bill Dean, Diane Rotunno, Cathy McConkey, Sandy Christensen; died Nov 7, 2008, Grand Island; burial Fullerton Cemetery

MEYSENBURG, Eva A, 98: died Mar 18, 2008, David City; burial Sts Peter and Mary Cemetery, rural Bellwood

MICEK, Dina R, 41: b Jan 7, 1967, Columbus, to Ray and Inara "Pixi" (Ainars) Micek; died Sept 4, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MICEK, Lucian "Lou": b Oct 31, 1921, Humphrey, to Alvin F Micek and Hedwig Jarecki; m Angeline Castillo, June 4, 1947; sc Kenneth, Loretta; died Dec 15, 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico

MICEK, Norman T, 82: b May 5, 1926, Columbus, to Thomas and Vera (Boro) Micek; m Elizabeth Laska, May 1, 1965, Duncan; died Nov 28, 2008, Columbus; burial St Mary's Cemetery-Pilsno, rural Osceola

MICHAELSEN, Agnes Christina, 96: b Jan 20, 1912, rural Humphrey, to Basil J and Anna (Wemhoff) German; m Melvin M Michaelsen, Jan 15, 1935; sc Patrick, Jacqueline Sojka, Jerome, Peggy Wine, Timothy, Pamela Baumert, Shelly Adcox; dc Jane Liss; died Mar 16, 2008, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MICK, Gerald A, 67: b Aug 24, 1941, Silver Creek, to Joseph and Lydia (Gael) Mick; m Patricia J Raric, Oct 31, 1964; sc Jene' Thyren, Lyne' Rerucha, Andre'; died Oct 9, 2008, David City; burial Pleasant View Cemetery, Butler County

MIHULKA, Elden, 84: b July 2, 1924, Colfax County, to Frank and Mary (Pokorny) Mihulka; m Wylma Klima, Feb 1954; died Sept 14, 2008, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MILES, David H, Jr, 64: b July 9, 1943, Columbus, to David H and Jessie (Jordon) Miles Sr; m Darlene Beig, June 1, 1974, Columbus; sc Rockey Aldredge, Jeff Aldredge, Brian Aldredge; died Feb 8, 2008, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MILLER, Marjorie J, 69: b Oct 18, 1938, Ord; m Jim B Miller, Dec 28, 1968, Burwell; sc Chris, Josh; died June 16, 2008, Lincoln

MILLER, Norman D, 56: died May 12, 2008; burial David City Cemetery

MITCHELL, Delmar, 86: b Dec 7, 1921, Faulkton, South Dakota, to Christ and Robin (Chambers) Mitchell; m Sue Casey, Apr 27, 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota; sc Keith, Donald, Delmar II "Mitch", Tammy Johnson, Joanna Jarecke, Wanda; dc Robin; died bef Sept 26, 2008; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

MOE, Ramona Alice, 91: b July 14, 1917, Dell Rapids, South Dakota, to Knudt and Hilda (Mansager) Richardson; m Arnold Ordell Moe, Dec 6, 1947; sc Pastor Richard, Cynthia White, Eric, Luther; died Aug 2, 2008, Columbus; burial Salem Meorial Cemetery [Lake Mills, Iowa?]

MOERSEN, Kenneth W, 77: b Oct 18, 1931, Columbus, to William J and Helen (Krick) Moersen; m Lois LuRae Arndt; sc Ken R, Stephen, Linda Kading; died Dec 11, 2008, Loveland, Colorado; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MOHR, Arnum W "Tiny": b Aug 14, 1928, Albion; sc Terry, Christine Silva, Carolyn Eggleston, Sherri, Deborah; died Aug 16, 2008, Omaha; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

MOHR, Josephine Mary, 83: b Nov 2, 1924, County Wicklow, Ireland, to Thomas and Mary (Harte) Lott; m Otto Mohr, Mar 9, 1948, Monroe; sc David, Steven, Kevin, Allan, Randy, Elizabeth Patsios; dc Melody Ann; died Mar 24, 2008, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery

MOHRMANN, Arville, 91: died Sept 13, 2008, Watertown, South Dakota; burial Graceland Cemetery, Madison, South Dakota

MOLCZYK, Alice M, 75: b June 22, 1932, rural Hall County, to Clifford and Alta (Reed) Stevenson; m Clement A Molczyk, Oct 3, 1950, Grand Island; sc Tom, Steve, Mary McCurdy; died Mar 20, 2008, Alda; burial Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island

MOLCZYK, Raymond L, 78: b Sept 3, 1929, Spalding, to Stanley and Dorothy (Kowalski) Molczyk; m Adeline Adnell Sawicki, July 7, 1962, Ashton; sc Pamela Cowell, Gail, Judy Uden, Rhonda Brown; dc Ronald "Ronnie J"; died June 2, 2008, Grand Island; burial Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery [Grand Island?]

MOLT, Clyde Dean, 73: b Oct 18, 1934, Spalding, to Clyde and Pearl Molt; m Mary Jane Ewers, 1978; sc Pam Niemann, David, Kevin, Rhonda Bass, Dena Enck, Randy, Chris; ssc Maricia Lee, Tony Partridge; dc Ronald; died Apr 11, 2008, Grand Island; burial Grand Island Cemetery

MONTAGUE, Rose, 96: died Dec 3, 2008, David City; burial David City Cemetery

MOORE, Donald L, 72: b Nov 8, 1935, Cedar Rapids, to Ilo and Elizabeth (Yilk) Moore; m Sharron Hansen, June 20, 1986, Columbus; sc Ronald, Mike, Sue Barber, Janet Shriner, Debbie Haith, Tammy Jarecki; died Oct 19, 2008, Omaha; burial Cedar Rapids Catholic Cemetery

MOORE, Vivian, 97: b Feb 24, 1911, Bellwood, to Ubbe and Margery (McGaffin) Nantkes; m James L Moore, July 3, 1934, Papillion; sc Keith, Sheryll Kment; died Apr 3, 2008, Dodge; burial Bellwood Cemetery

MOORE-SAUER, Mary C, 93: b Apr 9, 1915, Park, Kansas, to Paul and Elizabeth (Ochs) Kaiser; m Joseph Richard Moore, Aug 4, 1941, Park, Kansas; m Peter Sauer, Jr, Feb 14, 1986, Rose Hill, Kansas; sc Edith Iwan, Brendan Moore, Raymond Moore, Albin Moore; ssc D'Ann Hurst; dc Mary Beth Svitak; died Aug 28, 2008, Columbus; burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

MORAN, Vera M, 96: b Feb 2, 1911, St Edward, to Fred and Mary (Koerber) Werner; m Frank Siedlyk, Sept 28, 1940; m Marion "Bud" Moran, Aug 26, 1972; ssc Bob Moran, Bill Moran; died Jan 9, 2008, St Edward; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

MORAVEC, Rose E, 89: died Aug 12, 2008, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

MORBACH, Dorothy, 83: b Nov 18, 1924, Raymond, to David and Ruby (Scott) Legler; m Harry Lee Morbach, Nov 18, 1944, Marietta; sc David, Joseph, Doll Hamata, Sheila Lyons, Kimberly Claiborne; died Nov 6, 2008, David City; burial Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

MORRILL, Carol Elaine, 71: b Oct 10, 1936, rural Creighton, to Levi and Maxiene Elaine (Pierce) Faith; m Dale Bruce Morrill, Dec 24, 1955, Creighton; sc Jane Kreifels, Michael, June Kotrous, Kay Schmid, Laura Schiele; died May 15, 2008, Omaha; burial Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton

MORRILL, Dale Bruce, 83: b Sept 20, 1924, rural Creighton, to Roy and Jessie (Hildreth) Morrill; m Carol Elaine Faith, Dec 24, 1955, Creighton; sc Jane Kreifels, Michael, June Kotrous, Kay Schmid, Laura Schiele; died May 24, 2008, Omaha; burial Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton

MORRIS, Adeen Mildred, 87: died Sept 23, 2008, Genoa; burial Fullerton Cemetery

MORRIS, Clifford "Killer", 81: b June 19, 1927, Genoa, to Ross and Neva (Curtiss) Morris; m Jean Shanahan, Mar 24, 1950, Genoa; sc Joe, Jerry, Bob, Becky Robins, Jeff; dc Bill Patrick; died Nov 2, 2008, Omaha; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

MORROW, Wayne A, 81: b Aug 24, 1926, Beatrice, to Thomas and Anna (Hemnecke) Morrow; m Verna O'Kane, Apr 13, 1950, Columbus; m Darleen Francke, 1983; sc Jean Brinkman, Dan, Dave, Don; ssc Greg McVey; died Aug 20, 2008, Norfolk; burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk

MRSTIK, Gertrude, 89: of Medford, Oregon; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MUELLER, Robert Louis, 71: b Oct 20, 1936, Columbus, to Louis C and Helen Born Mueller; m Doris Shallberg Thelen, Oct 13, 1962; sc Scott, Doug, Sandie Rzewuski, Dennis Thelen, Gayle Johnson; died Jan 5, 2008 [Long Pine?]

MUHLE, Andrew Michael, 21: b July 8, 1987, Schuyler, to Mike and Deb (Blum) Muhle; died July 21, 2008; burial Schuyler Cemetery

MUHLE, Wilhelmina M, 91: died Jan 29, 2008, Fremont; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

MURPHY, Emily Rose, newborn: b May 21, 2008 Lincoln, to Andrew and Vicky Kenney-Murphy; died May 21, 2008, Lincoln; burial Stanley Cemetery, near Amherst

MURRAY, Anastasia, 83: b Columbus, to John and Sophia (Podraza) Murray; died Dec 18, 2008, Columbus

MUTH, Edna Agnes, 81: b Apr 13, 1926, Platte County, to Gottfried J and Eleanor (Lindeman) Marty; m Eugene L Muth, Nov 26, 1947; sc Kathleen Thonen, Patricia Matulka, Jolaine Widup, Jacqueline Trampe; died Jan 6, 2008, Gibbon; burial Ft McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell

MYERS, Eugene R, 85: died Feb 20, 2008, Fullerton

NAGENGAST, Arden H, 49: b Jan 12, 1959, Lincoln, to Dennis and Shirley (Melcher) Nagengast; sc Katie, Dawn Ackerman; died Feb 18, 2008

NATHAN, Rose Marie, 71: b Sept 20, 1936, Fullerton, to Louis and Rose (Stanczyk) Pachunka; m Rupert G Nathan, Oct 9, 1957, Fullerton; sc Susan Zaruba, Timothy, Gregory; dc Peggy (Nathan) Luft; died Aug 6, 2008, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

NAUENBURG, Helene Kristine, 99: b May 9, 1908, Lindsay, to Wilhelm and Anna (Christensen) Larsen; m Louis Nauenburg, Nov 15, 1929; sc Helen Valentine, Bonnie Yurk; dc 2 sons; died Apr 11, 2008, Edgar; burial Parkview Cemetery, Hastings

NAVRKAL, Elaine M, 74: b July 31, 1934, Vermillion, South Dakota, to Lester and Gertie (Coverdale) Bates; m Emil Navrkal, Oct 18, 1951, Jackson; sc Randy, Rhonda Thomm, Vicki Stastny, Cheryl Schmit, Kim Meister; died Sept 29, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa; burial Sts Peter and Mary Cemetery, Bellwood

NECHVATAL, Agnes, 96: b Sept 26, 1911, Lidgerwood, North Dakota, to Anton and Minera (Isper) Stepan; m Bohumil J Nechvatal, Sept 27, 1932, Heun, rural Clarkson; sc Dorothy Urbanek; died Mar 8, 2008, Clarkson; burial Schuyler Cemetery

NELSON, Annabelle Jean, 80: died Aug 6, 2008, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Cemetery

NELSON, Edna I, 84: b Aug 29, 1923, Almena, Kansas, to Jimmie and Agnes (Picreaux) Shearer; m Keith Nelson, July 10, 1943, Almena; sc Joyce Franz, Howard, Randy; dc Darwin; died Feb 18, 2008, Columbus

NELSON, Elaine, 80: b Jan 21, 1928, St Edward, to Albert and Ethel (Cumming) Gustafson; m Anton "Jewel" Nelson, Feb 3, 1946, Newman Grove; sc Catherine Smith, Kenny, Carol; died Feb 24, 2008, North Platte; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

NELSON, Helga Alverda , 104: b Oct 24, 1903, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Albert and Selma (Pearson) Peterson; m Elmer Nelson, July 20, 1926, Albion; sc Norman, Verna Wilke, Helen Welin, Eunah Goering; dc Robert, Darrell; died Feb 15, 2008, Genoa; burial West Hill, rural Genoa

NELSON, Pamela Sue, 47: b Dec 4, 1960, Grand Island, to Elmer and Bonnie (Strayer) Nelson; died Mar 6, 2008, Lincoln

NEMEC, Lillian, 83: died Feb 20, 2008, West Point; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Tabor, rural Howells

NEUHAUS, Lucille, 86: died Apr 23, 2008; burial Schuyler Cemetery

NIEDBALSKI, James Francis, 44: b Sept 28, 1963, Columbus, to Floyd P and Helen L (Nosal) Niedbalski; died May 17, 2008; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NIENABER, Ruth B, 97: b Jan 14, 1911, Humphrey, to Frank and Mae (Simon) Haferland; m Henry J Nienaber, Oct 2, 1935, Humphrey; sc Nancy Borer, Don, Bill, Bernie, Les; dc Pat; died Jan 14, 2008, Madison; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

NOBLE, Earvin Eugene, 81: b Sept 28, 1926, rural Akron, west of Albion, to Leonard S and Mabel M Miller Noble; m Shirley Ann Williams, Oct 7, 1951, Albion; sc Larry, Steve, David; died Mar 16, 2008, Albion; burial Akron Bonanza Cemetery, rural Albion

NOELLE, Frank J, 84: b July 11, 1923, Wayne, to Frank and Theresia (Tillmann) Noelle; died Mar 19, 2008, Laurel; burial St Frances Catholic Cemetery, Randolph

NOLAN, Terry L, 42: b May 8, 1965, Neligh, to Warren and Marilyn (Rockford) Nolan; died Jan 19, 2008, Columbus

NOONAN, William Peter "Bill", 84: b Aug 16, 1923, Humphrey, to William J and Mae (Coldwell) Noonan; m Betty Foxhoven, Apr 4, 1959, Earling Iowa; sc Joyce Kruger, Robert, David, died May 15, 2008, Columbus; burial Cornlea

NORDBERG, Agnes Marie, 103: died Sept 4, 2008, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

NOSAL, Johnnie, 85: m Marie; sc Kenneth, Mark, Dwight; died Mar 27, 2008, Nofolk; burial St Joseph's Cemetery, Wisner

NOVAK, Martin J, 83: b Mar 30, 1925, Weston, to Anton and Frances (Benes) Novak Sr; m Helen Konrad, Apr 22, 1947, Columbus; sc Larry, Richard, Patsy Kobza; died Sept 7, 2008, David City; burial David City Cemetery

NUTTELMAN, Roy M, 82: b Apr 13, 1925, Butler County, to Charles and Clara (Neujahr) Nuttelman; m Cecilia (Morrow) Carmichael, Nov 28, 1954, Gresham; sc Dennis, Douglas; died Feb 11, 2008, Osceola; burial Gresham Cemetery

NUTTLEMAN, Cecilia Lee, 78: b Oct 22, 1929, Beatrice, to Thomas N and Anna M (Hennecke) Morrow; m Robert S Carmichael, 1951; m Roy M Nuttelman, Nov 28, 1954, Gresham; sc Dennis, Douglas; died Apr 19, 2008, Osceola; burial Gresham Cemetery

NYFFELER, Evelyn, 86: b Aug 26, 1921, Platte County, to William F and Caroline (Korte) Loseke; m Lawrence "Lorney" Nyffeler, Sept 8, 1946, Columbus; sc Larry, Kurt, Lyle, Susan Sutton; died Jan 16, 2008, Omaha; burial Columbus Cemetery

NYFFELER, Raymond Paul, 84: sc Beverly Johnson, Marilyn Lindquist, Connie Thompson, Thomas Nyffeler; died Nov 12, 2008, Osceola; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

OAKLEY, Blanche B, 89: died Feb 24, 2008, Keokuk, Iowa; burial Belgrade Main Cemetery

OBERHAUSER, Margaret, 96: b Mar 21, 1911, Newman Grove, to Lewis and Nellie (Thompson) Thavenet; m William Oberhauser, June 2, 1932; sc Kathy Gaspers, Delores "Dodie" Korth, Joan Semin, Linda Sorensen, Lois Korth, Donna Mark, Richard, Dale, Bob, Larry; dc Jack; died Feb 11, 2008, Madison; burial Lindsay Holy Family Cemetery

OBERSHAW, Victor H, Sr, 79: b Feb 24, 1928, Oakdale, to Oscar and Agnes (Sonnenfelt) Obershaw; m Bertha Milliken, July 30, 1950, Neligh; sc Peggy Roder, Lori Tweedy, Debby Hernandez, Teresa Svoboda, Victor A, Chris, Roger, Paul; died Feb 3, 2008, Lincoln; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Tilden

O'BRIEN, Charlotte Rose, 70: b Mar 30, 1938, Spalding, to Agatha and Leonard Hinkle; m James W O'Brien, Apr 12, 1958; sc Tammy Struebing, Kim Michael, Charlene McHugh, Carrie Pieper, Tim; died Nov 7, 2008, rural Albion; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Albion

OLCOTT, Leslie Carroll, 54: b Feb 7, 1954, Columbus, to Carroll and June (Dallegge) Olcott; died June 29, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

OLIVAS-DOMINGUEZ, Guadalupe, 53: died July 24, 2008, Columbus

OLMER, Edwin R, 86: b July 5, 1922, Columbus, to John and Stella (Eisenmenger) Olmer; m Rose Mary Noonan, Sept 29, 1948, rural Lindsay; sc Marvin, Melvin, Kenneth, David, Dale, Virginia Fehringer, Judy Spale, Jeanette Korth, Mary Sonderman; dc Joseph; died July 21, 2008, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

OLMER, Elizabeth "Dina", 74: b Dec 9, 1933, Columbus, to John P Noonan and Elizabeth McPhillips; m Robert K Olmer, Sept 9, 1954, rural Lindsay; sc Diane Harms, Susan Weeder, Glen, Leonard, Donna Pfeifer, Andy, John, Tom; died Oct 10, 2008, Columbus; burial St John's Cemetery, rural Lindsay

OLSEN, Lawrence Thomas, 76: b Dec 12, 1931, rural Lyons, to Henry T and Clara (Andersen) Olsen; m Darlene Christensen; sc Lonnie, Lori Jensen, Lorna Parsons, Jennifer Barada; ssc Kristie Freeman, Jani Appleby, Mary Piper; died Feb 15, 2008, Omaha; burial Lyons Cemetery

OLSON, Helen, 91: b Apr 22, 1916, Genoa, to John and Ruth (Knutson) Olson; died Feb 25, 2008; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

OLSON, Kenneth Harold "Kenney", 77: died Oct 18, 2008, Funk; burial Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege

OLSON, Mary E, 93: died July 25, 2008, Norfolk; burial Looking Glass United Methodist Cemetery, rural Lindsay

OLSON, Sylvia, 92: b Dec 27, 1915, Leigh, to John and Emma (Stejskal) Barta; m Arnold (A T) Olson, Jan 2, 1936, Columbus; sc Betty Hamernik, Jane Barr, Linda Fuhr; dc Arnold Jr, Richard; died June 6, 2008, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

OLSON, Thomas Glenn "Ole", 54: b June 2, 1954, Columbus, to Glenn and Lorraine Olson; m Sharon, 1995; died Nov 26, 2008, Simi Valley, California

O'MEARA, Richard "Rick" T, 53: b Apr 29, 1954, Kearney; sc Anthony Thomas, Dylan, Madison; died Jan 12, 2008; burial St Patrick's Cemetery, Eddyville

ONDRACEK, Agnes R, 95: b Oct 16, 1913, Walthill, to Emil and Frances (Urbanec) Bohaboj, later adopted by Frank Prokop; m Anton J Ondracek, July 19, 1941, Clearwater; sc Myron; died Dec 7, 2008, Syracuse; burial Schuyler Cemetery

OSANTOWSKI, Ricardo "Ricky", 14: b Oct 20, 1993, Central City, to William and Tina (Nitzel) Osantowski; died Aug 30, 2008, Genoa

OTTO, Harold E, 88: b Feb 5, 1920, rural Colfax County, to Edmund and Matilda (Nitz) Otto; m Helen Nykodym, Dec 30, 1947, Clarkson; sc Larry, Lowell, Dianne Scholz; died Feb 26, 2008, Clarkson; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

OWEN, Lois, 94: b Nov 25, 1913, Belgrade, to J H T (Ted) and Pearl (Bigley) Foland; m Leland Owen, Dec 27, 1933, Fullerton; sc Lyle, Lorraine Eaton, Janet Giebelhaus, Lynn "Dugan"; died May 25, 2008, Fulerton; burial Belgrade Main Cemetery

PACKARD, Donna Kay, 51: b Sept 13, 1956, Neligh, to Alvin and Mildred Seier Luettel; m William G Belgum, Jan 2, 1976, Petersburg; m Greg Packard, July 27, 1990, Kearney; sc Shane Belgum, Ryan Belgum, Brett Belgum; ssc Vicki Rother, Mark Packard; died May 18, 2008, Albion; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

PACZOSA, Al S, 82: b Feb 22, 1926, Duncan, to Stanislaus and Mary (Markiewiec) Paczosa; m Lorena Hartland, Dec 20, 1954, Burke, South Dakota; sc Marshall, Marcus, Mary Dell, Marty; died Oct 31, 2008, Elba; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

PACZOSA, Tony, 71: b July 8, 1937, Duncan, to Stanley and Mary (Markiewiec) Paczosa; m Elaine Kula, Sept 30, 1961, rural Genoa; sc Randy, Dwayne, Shari Kucera, Tracey Rivera, Kellee Clark, Judi Hughes, Lenne Anderson; died Nov 17, 2008, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

PALIK, Agnes T: died Aug 9, 2008, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

PALMER, Maxine Ardell, 69: b Jan 30, 1939, Albion, to Lee C and Gesine K (Drieling) Morrs; m James F Palmer, July 3, 1959, Rapid City, South Dakota; sc Tammie Keener, Kathy, Jim, Donald, Denise Case; died Mar 13, 2008, Columbus; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

PALMER, Susan Carol "Susie", 58: b Feb 9, 1949, Orchard, to Bill and Billie (Turner) Thomson; m Cliff Palmer, Mar 24, 1968, Albion; sc Heidi Shanno, Clint; died Jan 15, 2008, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

PAPROCKI, John C, 89: b June 27, 1919, rural Tarnov, to John and Constance (Lassek) Paprocki; died Aug 28, 2008, Columbus; burial St Michaels Cemetery, Tarnov

PAPROCKI, Warren (Jack), 85: b in Columbus, to Leo and Lillian Paprocki; died Mar 21, 2008, Kizer, Oregon; burial William National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon

PATTON, Edward C "Charlie", Jr, 65: died Nov 30, 2008, David City; burial Yankee Hill Cemetery, Lincoln

PEARSON, Carl "Barney", 96: b Jan 6, 1912, Genoa, to Simon and Augusta (Peterson) Pearson; m Lucille Mares, Nov 10, 1940, Ulysses; sc Merwyn, Joyce Savage; died Dec 16, 2008, Omaha; burial Seward Cemetery

PENNINGTON, Frances E, 92: b Jan 23, 1916, Columbus, to Orbra and Isaelle (Lisco) Pennington; died Nov 12, 2008, Hastings; burial Silver Creek Cemetery, Silver Creek

PENSICK, LaVern "Sonny", 76: b Dec 17, 1931, Columbus, to John F and Emma H (Blessen) Pensick; m Barbara Crockett, Sept 1, 1956, Littleton, Colo; sc Dan, Cheri Scow; died Jan 27, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

PEREGRINE, Ray E, 84: died Feb 19, 2008, Central City; burial Fullerton Cemetery

PERSINGER, Omar, 78: m Ruth; sc Charles, Peggy; ssc Kathy Krepel, Barbara Flores; died May 18, 2008; burial Glendale Cemetery

PETERSON, Berdell B: b Nov 29, 1934, rural Platte County, to Albert and Helga (Christensen) Peterson; m Margaret Garling, Feb 17, 1957; sc Allen, Larry, Sharon Lowe; died May 11, 2008, Omaha; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

PETERSON, Gail L, 60: b Apr 29, 1947, Columbus to LaVern and Elsie Zimmer; m Ronald Peterson; died Jan 20, 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico; sc Brandi McAtee, Amy Gray; died Jan 20, 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico

PETERSON, Jerry Rex, 69: b Feb 2, 1939, Osceola, to Rexford H and Genevieve (Taddiken) Peterson; m Marlene Richards, 1966; sc Doug, Steve, Terry, Kevin, Brenda Lemburg, Melinda Reinke; died Aug 2, 2008, Omaha

PETERSON, Mildred, 94: died Aug 5, 2008, Oakland; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

PFEIFER, Bernard, 94: b Nov 5, 1914, Grand Junction, Colorado, to Thomas and Catherine; m Clara Ammann, Nov 18, 1941; died Dec 26, 2008, Iowa Falls, Iowa; burial St Mark's Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Iowa

PIEPER, Betty, 52: b Jan 24, 1956, West Point, to Francis and Margaret (Stalp) Heimann; m Dave Pieper, Apr 23, 1977, Snyder; sc Cindy Reichmuth, Brian, Karen, Emily, Chris; died Sept 22, 2008, Omaha; burial St Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, Dodge

PIETERS, Vava G, 94: b Dec 12, 1913, near Rising City, to George and Lotte (Harris) Minick; m Ted J Pieters, Mar 2, 1940, Central City; sc Mary Alice Scholz, Larry; died Mar 17, 2008, Osceola; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

PIFER, Ethel Louise (Van Matre): died May 30, 2008, Lincoln; burial Circle Mound Cemetery

PINNEY, Lyell June, 86: b June 18, 1921, Coleridge, to Clarence and Bertha Bell (Barger) Fleener; m Cecil Pinney, June 7, 1944, Madison; sc Noel, Sheryl Colvin, Gary, Daryl; dc Kevin Lynn; died May 10, 2008, Lincoln; burial Crown Hill Cemetery, Madison

PLACZEK, Martin J, 83: b Jan 28, 1925, Loup City, to Joseph and Bernice Placzek; m Angeline; sc Linda, Chris Overfelt, Jim; died Oct 5, 2008, Omaha; burial St John Cemetery, Bellevue

PODANY, Lucille Teresa, 80: b July 14, 1927, West Point, to Anton and Amelia (Schmidt) Hunke; m Kenneth Podany, Feb 13, 1947; sc LoAnn Belz, Karan Lehmann, Linda Stepanek, Marlene Gottschall, Diann Marotz, Cheryl Weatherholt, Dave, Greg; dc Shelly; died June 13, 2008, Stanton; burial Stanton Cemetery

POKORNY, Vlasta, 86: b Mar 8, 1922, Omaha, to Frank J and Helen (Kral) Stech, Sr.; m Joseph Pokorny, May 30, 1940; sc Larry; died Oct 26, 2008, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery

POLACEK, Beatrice M, 98: died Mar 3, 2008, David City; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

POLICKY, Julia Marie, 95: b Sept 13, 1912, Plasi, to George and Celestine Bartek; m Adolph Policky, Nov 27, 1934; sc Frank, Lee, Marlene Lowery, Judy Macari; dc Patricia; died May 2, 2008, Lincoln; burial Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln

POLISKA, Charli Elizabeth, newborn: b July 4, 2008, Columbus, to Nick Podliska and Morgan Birchem; died July 4, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

POLLARD, Mary, 100: died Apr 14, 2008, Scribner; burial Schuyler Cemetery

POTTS, Gerald D "Jerry", 77: b Dec 6, 1930, O'Neill, to C Dale and Gladys (Bellinger) Potts; m Esther Decker, 1961; m Marlene Boesiger, Nov 23, 1985; died Feb 5, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

PRANG, Kenneth Philip, 87: b Nov 11, 1920, rural Stanton County, to Philip Henry and Anna Gertis (Husman) Prang; m Evelyn Carolyn Meyer, Mar 20, 1953, LaSalle, Colorado; sc Kathy Ann Joekel, Tim; died Aug 30, 2008, Madison; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

PRAZAK, Elsie, 93: died Apr 24, 2008, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

PRILL, Lori L, 45: b May 24, 1963, Nebraska, to Edward and Edna (Homan) Oppliger; m John Carl Prill, June 29, 2002, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin; sc Nick Davies, Jenny Davies; died Oct 28, 2008, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

PROUTY, Lavonne, 80: m Rob Prouty; sc Tom, Cindy Schwalenberg; died Dec 10, 2008, O'Neill; burial O'Neill Cemetery

PRUCHA, James C, 90: b Dec 12, 1917, Chicago, to Charles and Barbara (Tlamka) Prucha; m Agnes Zach, July 18, 1942, Berwyn, Illinois; dc Christine; died Aug 1, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

PRUDEN, Emma Madison, infant: b to Dave and Angie (Feyerherm) Pruden; died Oct 30, 2008, North Platte; burial Broken Bow Cemetery

PUETZ, Lillian Catherine, 91: b May 9, 1916, David City, to Joseph and Mary (Hofbauer) Bruner; m Lawrence Puetz, Feb 7, 1939, Brainard; sc Jim, Bill, Gary, Nancy Zahourek; died Feb 10, 2008, Columbus; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

PULLEN, Martha L, 89: b July 7, 1918, Merrick County, to William C and Henrietta (Roclitz) Holtorf; m Robert K Pullen, Mar 1, 1939, Lincoln; sc William J, Thomas D, Judy Greenlee, Margaret; died Apr 23, 2008, Central City; burial Central City Cemetery

RANDLES, Elsie E, 89: b Oct 27, 1918, St Edward, to Christ and Ida (Lutzke) Smolinski; m James A Randles, Mar 20, 1939; sc Gary, Darrell "Bub"; died July 8, 2008, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

RASMUSSEN, Karma W (Walrath), 84: died Dec 12, 2008, Spalding; burial Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Washington

RATHJE, Linda L, 49: died Nov 22, 2008, north of Rising City

REED, Betty, 89: b Mar 4, 1919, Caldwell, Idaho, to Frank and Etta (Spalti) Weaver; m Raymond Reed, 1945, Lexington; sc Sally Cory; died Dec 14, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

REINKE, Roger, 62: b Sept 30, 1945, Columbus, to Martin and Edna (Dicke) Reinke; m Marlene Smith, Aug 29, 1970, rural Columbus; sc Kristina Linden, Dana, Melissa Salak; dc Christopher; died May 7, 2008, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

REMMERS, Lucille M T, 78: m Donald Remmers; sc Dale, Marcia Grant; died Feb 6, 2008, Auburn; burial St John's Lutheran cemetery, near Auburn

RERUCHA, Anna J, 89: b Apr 11, 1918, to Adolph and Antonia (Svoboda) Samek; m John J Rerucha, Sept 14, 1946, Appleton; died Jan 17, 2008, DavidCity; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

REYNOLDSON, Kathleen "Kay" Rae, 69: died Apr 2, 2008, Eagle; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

RHODES, Earl, 94: b June 27, 1913, rural Exeter, to Oliver and Mary (Horn) Rhodes; m Ella Burhoop, Oct 9, 1935, Waco; sc Donald, Roger, Dick, Joyce Schriner, Janet Bergantzel; died Feb 19, 2008, Utica; burial St John Lutheran Cemetery, Waco

RICHARD, Doris L, 77: died Apr 19, 2008, Omaha; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

RILEY, John E, Jr, 80: m LaVaun _; sc Craig, Caren Jensen; died bef Feb 29, 2008; burial Evergreen Memorial Park [Omaha?]

RISK, Eileen May, 89: b May 15, 1918, Avoca, Iowa, to Herbert and Zella (Lentz) Johnson; m George Risk, May 25, 1941, Omaha; sc Dale, Delores Spradlin, Ken; dc Victor; died Mar 21, 2008, Kimball; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

ROARK, Gerald, 94: died July 4, 2008, Columbus; burial Central City Cemetery

ROBINSON, Edna Geneva, 93: b Apr 4, 1914, Belgrade, to John Edward and Edith (Wilkinson) Nelson; m Stuart Robinson, Mar 26, 1934, York; sc Norma Jean Schettler, Karen Scott; died Jan 2, 2008 St Edward; burial Begrade Main Cemetery

ROCKFORD, Kenneth E, 89: b Feb 14, 1919, near Rose, to Charles and Cora (Benson) Rockford; m Mayme Benek, Dec 8, 1940, Hollywood, California; sc Marilyn Nolan, Anita Nethery; dc Linda Renee; died Apr 18, 2008, Norfolk

ROCKFORD, Marian Beth, 89: b Feb 4, 1919, Sacramento, Califo, to William and May (Gilbert) Rainey; m Chester Dale Rockford; sc Dennis; died Mar 6, 2008, Aurora, Illinois; burial Jackson Cemetery, Duncan

ROGERS, Alvin, Jr, 58: b May 30, 1950, Kimball, West Virginia, to Alvin and Hazel (Hall) Rogers Sr; m Doris Krepel, Sept 2, 1972, Columbus; sc Amy Heath, Angie Kudron; died Oct 16, 2008, Fairmont; burial David City Cemetery

ROHDE, John W, 77: b Jan 30, 1931, Columbus, to Dr Frank G and Verona (Wischover) Harrer Rohde; m Fern Stevenson, Dec 1952, Columbus; sc Mark, Steven, Anne Clausen; died May 5, 2008, Ord; burial Columbus Cemetery

ROMANS, Hubert, 79: b to William Clinton and Lola Alyce (House) Romans; m Lois Jean Nelson, June 9, 1950; m Beverly Ann Deal, Sept 8, 1979; sc Carol Jo Kohles, Roxie Alyce Friend, Rebecca Sue Stech, Vicki Bergman, Jimmy Deal, Bobby Deal; died Jan 8, 2008; burial Centerville Cemetery

ROMERO, Martha J, 66: died Nov 11, 2008, North Bend

ROMINE, Billy, Jr, 43: b to Billy L Romine Sr and Katherine K (Hynek) Romine; sc Jonathan L, Shelby, Cindy; ssc Elizabeth Harvey; died Apr 25, 2008, Omaha; burial Ridge Cemetery, Fremont

ROMMERS, Albert E, 82: died Jan 17, 2008, Leesburg, Florida; burial Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida

ROSE, Irene Bernadine, 97: died Feb 19, 2008, Newman Grove; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

ROSSO, Frances A, 93: b Feb 1, 1915, near Richland, to Joseph and Anna (Wielgus) Sturek; m Donald W Rosso, Oct 7, 1947, Columbus; died Dec 23, 2008, Witchita Falls, Texas; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

ROSSO, Frances, 93: died Dec 23, 2008, Witchita Falls, Texas

ROTHER, Ethel M, 87: b Oct 15, 1921, Brayton, to John Ambrose and Elizabeth Irene (Kinsella) Whalen; m Henry G. Rother, June 11, 1941, O'Connor; sc Doug, Thomas, Rollie, Ed, Henry, Robert, Ted, Mike, Stan, Charles, Sandy, Betty Ondracek, Donna Hellbusch, Minnie Gellatly, Patti Applegate, Mary Racicky, Cheryl Martinsen; dc John; died Nov 1, 2008, Wolbach; burial Hillside Cemetery, Wolbach

ROWLAND, Nathan J, 7 weeks: b Jan 3, 2008, Fremont, to Adam and Stephanie (Timm) Rowland; died Feb 23, 2008, Fremont

ROZMARIN, Norman C, 89: b Mar 7, 1919, to Charles and Martha (Vahle) Rozmarin; m Betty Jean Moran, Jan 2, 1942, Schuyler; sc Glen, Sylvia Frieze; died Nov 9, 2008, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

RUDOKAS, Peter P, 82: b Mar 6, 1926, Sioux City, Iowa, to Paul and Daisy C (Zebus) Rudokas; m Frances Rowe; m Marcia A Boxwell; sc Charles "Chuck"; died July 5, 2008 [Middletown, Ohio?]

RUPPRECHT, Agnes, 82: b Sept 27, 1926, Stanton County, to Henry and Mary (Schlautman) Ridder; m Richard Rupprecht, May 18, 1954, rural Howlls; sc Diane Hooper, Linda, Ron; died Oct 12, 2008, rural Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

RUTTEN, David C, 57: died Mar 19, 2008, York; burial Sunrise Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

RUTTEN, Toma C, 28: died Jan 26, 2008; burial Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

RYAN, Danny R "Red", 60: b Oct 12, 1947, Broken Bow, to John and Eleanor (Van Dyke) Ryan; m Peggy Pearson, Jan 5, 1979, St Paul; sc Ronnie, Jeanie, Lori Rhode; died Jan 26, 2008, Bellevue; burial Grand Island City Cemetery

RYBA, Paul Lee, 74: died Oct 1, 2008, Meade, Kansas; burial Graceland Cemetery, Meade, Kansas

SANSONI, Eric Lee, 31: b Aug 10, 1977, Columbus, to Cathy (Galley) and Richard "Dick" Sansoni; died Oct 17, 2008, Butler County

SAUSER, Darlene, 90: died Sept 23, 2008, North Bend; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SAVAGE, Sister Florita, OSF, 92: b Oct 10, 1916, Tarnov, to Francis and Mary (Kaipust) Savage; died Oct 10, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colorado; burial convent cemetery

SAYERS, George L, 82: b June 20, 1926, rural Leigh, to Roy and Elsie (Hejtmanek) Sayers; died Oct 11, 2008, Omaha; burial Leigh Cemetery

SCARSON, Sylvia A, 65: b Apr 17, 1943, Genoa, to Charles and Stella (Shemek) Foreman; m John F Scarson, Jan 15, 1966; died July 15, 2008, Seattle, Washington; burial Greenwood Cemetery's Cocumbarim [?]

SCHAECHER, Ivan J, 85: b July 17, 1922, Akron, Colorado, to William and Anna (Biermann) Schaecher; m Gloria Fischer, June 2, 1949; sc Sheryl Lemons, Susan, Sara; died Mar 14, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHAECHER, Roland Anthony, 86: b Jan 18, 1922, Lindsay, to Goerge and Mary (Winkler) Schaecher; m Alice Wilhelm, Aug 19, 1942, Lindsay; sc Robert, Mary Anderson, Thomas, David, Kathleen Scholl, Dan; died Feb 22, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHAER, Marvin F, 82: b May 13, 1925, Creston, to Herman and Margaret (Reinke) Schaer; sc Thomas, Susan Mitties, Sally Roberts, Peggy Machmuller, Nancy Adams, Cindy Brodsky; died May 11, 2008, Grand Island; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SCHAF, Eileen Mae, 87: b Aug 6, 1920, Platte County, to Daniel and Louise (Schultz) Nauenburg; m Emil Kubicek, Jan 28, 1942, Columbus; m Edward Schaf, Feb 12, 1966, Shelby; dc David Kubicek; died July 28, 2008, Fremont; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby

SCHAFER, Kate, 94: b Aug 4, 1913, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to John and Gertrude (Cook) Baldwin; m Joseph Schafer, July 31, 1934, Stanton; sc Larry, Lorraine Barton, Katie Mindrup, Hyla Robbins, Letta Taylor; dc Joseph Jr, Herbert, 5 infants; died Mar 11, 2008, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SCHAKAT, Janelle A, 56: b Oct 14, 1951, Fremont, to Elmer and Helen (Vogt) Sperling; m Leslie Schakat; sc Timothy, Jeffrey; died Apr 29, 2008, Omaha; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Arlington

SCHEEF, Lester, 86: died Jan 17, 2008, St Edward

SCHEFFLER, Lorane Hazel, 82: b Apr 30, 1926, Albion, to Andrew and Hazel (Shafer) Flock; m Virgil E Scheffler, Oct 4, 1945, Albion; sc David, Connie Nienaber, Guy, Jim, Cathie Bounds, Mike; died Oct 12, 2008, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

SCHEFFLER, Perle Lorne, 93: died Feb 27, 2008, Omaha

SCHLECT, Midge, 70: b May 16, 1937, Beemer, to Leo and Lillian (Konopasek) Wortman; m Lester Schlect, Oct 9, 1954, Mission Hills, South Dakota; sc Suzy Hahn; dc Randy; died Jan 6, 2008, Norfolk

SCHMID, Melvin J, 87: b July 9, 1920, rural Colfax County, to Martin and Martha (Oltman) Schmid; m Dorothy Gossman, June 19, 1954; sc Marsha Marshall, Marty, Scott, Sherri Schneider, Holly; died Jan 27, 2008, David City; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

SCHMIDT, Ervin, 53: b Sept 23, 1954, Schuyler, to Glenn and Henrietta (Foust) Schmidt; sc Christopher, Jesse, Jodi; died Mar 3, 2008, Butler County

SCHMIDT, Ralph, 89: b Mar 29, 1919, Platte Center, to Bill and Matilda (Huesman) Schmidt; m Germaine Albracht, Sept 17, 1945; sc Kathy Young, Roger, Ted, Peggy Meister; dc Linda Kruse; died Oct 17, 2008, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery [Platte Center?]

SCHMIT, Rose A, 98: b Jan 5, 1910, Bruno, to Frank and Ann (Hlavac) Husak; m William Kozisek, 1929; m Peter Schmit, 1961; sc LaVerne Kozisek, William Kozisek, Eugene Kozisek, Maxine Bredahl; ssc Donald Schmit, Orville Schmit, Lorene Kallenbach; died May 24, 2008, David City; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

SCHMITZ, Donald P "Don", 70: b Mar 10, 1938, Butte, to Joseph and Theresa (Honke) Schmitz; m JoAnn Jedlicka, Oct 10, 1959, Dodge; sc Donald J, David, Debra Ann Franco; died Dec 27, 2008, Norfolk; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

SCHNEIDER, Erma, 94: b Sept 22, 1913, rural Creston, to John and Minnie (Jansen) Barrett; m Bill Schneider; died June 16, 2008, Madison

SCHOCK, Bernardine "Deanie", 69: died Aug 17, 2008, Norfolk; burial St Bernard Cemetery, Lindsay

SCHOLZ, George A, 71: died Nov 6, 2008, Crete; burial Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brainard

SCHREIBER, Martha M, 98: b Mar 6, 1910, Platte County, to William and Ella (Schley) Benning; m Paul H Schreiber, Feb 24, 1932; sc Robert, Dorothy Finecy; died Mar 9, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SCHRIEBER, Mildred, 84: died Aug 24, 2008, Coleridge; burial Lawn Ridge Cemetery, Coleridge

SCHROEN, William E, II, 84: b Oct 6, 1923, Columbus; m Frances; sc Bill; died Jan 28, 2008, Papillion; burial Calvary Cemetery, Omaha

SCHUELE, Frank H, 94: b Mar 2, 1913, Cedar Rapids, to Maximillion and Elizabeth (Lohaus) Schuele; m Beverly Spires, Apr 21, 1954, Central City; died Feb 26, 2008, Columbus

SCHULTZ, Delmar D, 71: b Oct 9, 1937, Prague, to James and Bessie (Novak) Schultz; m Doris Thiem, Sept 12, 1959, Howells; sc Donna Pearson, DeAnn Zessin; died Nov 12, 2008, Lincoln; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

SCHUMACHER, Melvin E, 63: b Apr 1, 1945, Plainview, to Robert and Leona (Buccholz) Schumacher; m Shirley Roberts, Dec 27, 1968, Abilene, Texas; sc Brent, Aaron, Matt, Melani; died June 7, 2008, Columbus; burial Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell

SCHWALENBERG, Cyril, 81: b Nov 4, 1926, Chilton, to Carl and Bertha (Brandes) Schwalenberg; m Delores Hillmann, May 1, 1948, Brillion; sc Patricia Schaefer, Charles, Kathy Hemauer, Jim, Dan, Steve, Dave, Paul, John; dc Mike; died Apr 12, 2008, New Holstein, Wisconsin; burial Potter Cemetery [?]

SCHWANEBECK, Janet L, 59: b Mar 19, 1949, Osmond, to Delmer and Doris (Lingenfelter) Neubauer; m Warren Schwanebeck, July 29, 1967, Plainview; sc Brian, Jenny Hellbusch; died Sept 29, 2008; burial Osmond City Cemetery

SCOTT, Aileen Margaret, 92: b Sept 4, 1916, Clear Creek, to David E and Sarah A (McMulleen) Chipps; m Richard Jensen Scott, Sept 16, 1945, near Bartlett; sc Letha Goff, Dwayne, Karen Bazer, Gayla Schmid, Alta Chollar; died Dec 20, 2008, David City; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Kronborg

SEBADE, Tom Gerald, 72: b May 23, 1936, rural Thurston County, to Henry and Anna (Frey) Sebade; m Marlice J Zastrow, Oct 28, 1956, Emerson; sc Renae Johnson, Kevin, Todd; died Aug 21, 2008; burial Oakland Cemetery

SEDLAK, Robert, 58: b Apr 2, 1950, Columbus, to James and Evelyn Sedlak; m Janice, 1992; ssc Chris Herrick; died May 20, 2008; burial Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell

SEIER, Frank E, 83: b Sept 19, 1924, rural Petersburg, to Frank and Mary (Buetell) Seier; m Marjorie C Camp, Feb 19, 1946, Petersburg; sc Don, Ralph, Mike, Ann Mueller, Karen Schrage, Pat, Lavern, Leon, Marvin, Myron; died Sept 2, 2008, Lincoln; burial St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg

SETTJE, Wilbur H, 93: b May 25, 1914, near Creston, to Herman and Ida (Meyer) Settje; m Elverna Michaels, Oct 29, 1939; m Sylvia Gross, Feb 1960; m Grace (Lubben) Levos, Dec 31, 1964; sc Larry, Sharon Junck, Jeanette Reeves, Shari Staudenmaier; died Jan 18, 2008, Battle Creek; burial Crown Hill Cemetery, Madison

SHANKS, Nancy, 70: b Dec 18, 1937, Silver Creek, to Theodore and Emma (Wilcox) Hutchison; m Dexter Martin, Jan 13, 1956; m Walter Shanks, Dec 7, 1979, Silver Creek; sc Calvin "Tonto" Martin, Joni Ellis, Ken "Chub" Martin, Dan Martin, Susan Stortzum; ssc Beverly Martin, Shirley Shanks, Steve Shanks; dc Becky Sue Martin; dsc Walter Eugene Shanks; died Spet 10, 2008, Lincoln; burial Silver Creek Cemetery

SHELDON, Jean M, 75: b Oct 9, 1932, Petersburg, to Elmer and Sadie (Weiand) James; m Robert Sheldon, Dec 23, 1951, Pipestone, Minnesota; sc Cindy Lincoln, Vickie Moore, Danny; dc Rodney; died Feb 25, 2008, Columbus

SHELTON, Maxine, 85: b Aug 28, 1922, Central City, to Edson and Gladys (Leamons) Chandler; m Max H Shelton Jr, Sept 18, 1940, Aurora; sc Cheryl Hanke, Shirley Forbis, Jerre Lounsbury, Max H III; died June 2, 2008, Columbus; burial Central City Cemetery

SHIPLEY, Gene, 86: m Mary; sc Gary, Marilyn Stephens; died June 21, 2008, Valentine; burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, Valentine

SHOTKOSKI, Dennis Edward: b Oct 13, 1920, to Albert and Stella (Jarecki) Shotkoski; m Eunice Mildred Pachunka; sc Denene Collura, Diane Allen, Deborah Nesbitt; died Nov 3, 2008, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

SHOTKOSKI, Tom "Hawk" M, 58: b Aug 22, 1949, Genoa, to David and Rita (Nowak) Shotkoski; m Annetta Whitesel, July 4, 1974; sc Eric, Amanda; died Mar 31, 2008, Central City; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery

SIEBLER, Cecilia F "Sally", 86: b Feb 3, 1922, Platte Center, to John and Balbina (Koziol) Matya; m Leo G Siebler, Nov 25, 1942, Platte Center; sc Caroline Bredin, Doris Sliva, Dale, Joyce Thompson; died Dec 13, 2008, Omaha; burial St Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

SIEBRANDT, Bonnie, 73: m Bobby Siebrandt; sc and ssc Roxanne Titman, Rosalind Painter, Victor Miller, Randy, Bruce, Sheryl Yelle, Merle; died Apr 20, 2008, Stanton; burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk

SIEMEK, Barbara Jean, 98: b Nov 3, 1910, near Duncan, to Stephen and Martha (Wozny) Lassek; m Edward T Siemek, Nov 28, 1939, Columbus; sc Elaine Sluder, Ed Jr, Ray; died Dec 19, 2008, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

SIEMS, Keith Henry, 83: b Apr 8, 1925, Platte Center; sc Laura LeMieux; died July 25, 2008, Pasco, Washington; burial Resthaven Cemetery [Pasco, Washington?]

SIMANEK, Lucille R, 83: b Nov 15, 1924, rural David City, to Louis J and Emma (Pospichal) Dvorak; m Leonard Simanek, June 18, 1946, Appleton; sc Tom, Steve, Jan Hillburn; died Mar 9, 2008, Longmont, Colorado; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

SIMS, Emmett B, 77: b May 13, 1930, Bell, California, to Carl and Emma (Tatlock) Sims; m Ardes Flesner, Sept 29, 1959, Columbus; sc Mark; died Jan 20, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SJUTS, Harley G, 76: died Aug 26, 2008; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

SKODA, Julia, 92: died Jan 12, 2008, Payson, Arizona; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SMEDLEY, David M, 38: b Apr 6, 1970, San Jose, California, to Dion and Genny (Brackmann) Smedley; m Mary Behl, Feb 13, 1993, Sand Jose, California; sc Michael, Robert, Kymerli, Ann Jenel "AJ"; died May 14, 2008, Columbus

SMEJKAL, Leona L, 96: b Oct 9, 1911, rural Stanton County, to Charles and Alice (Severa) Malena; m Frank Smejkal, Oct 21, 1931; sc Nadine Jungemann, Laurette Dehning; died July 25, 2008, Columbus; burial Leigh City Cemetery, Leigh

SMITH, B Lavina "Kit", 84: b Nov 8, 1923, rural Maxwell, to Jerry and Laura (Siegal) Bockus; m Kenneth E Smith, July 3, 1943, Madison, Wisconsin; sc Christine Rosane, Teri Kinzer; dc Sherry Manak; died July 18, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SMITH, Betty, 90: b July 22, 1918, Columbus, to Lowell and Alma Walker; m William Bradford Smith; sc Kathryn Smith Gould, Janet Smith Whitaker, Patricia Smith Grimes; dc Robert Bradford; died Dec 27, 2008, Madison, Wisconsin

SMITH, Harold, 77: b Feb 20, 1929, Columbus, to William and Nellie (Hallowell) Smith; m Betty Hasselbalch, 1940; sc Kerry, Sue Gernstein, Renelle Wasco; died Jan 18, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

SMITH, Kerry Dean, 55: b Aug 7, 1952, Augusta, Georgia, to Harold and Betty (Hasselbalch) Smith; sc Meghann, Rachel; died Mar 6, 2008, Columbus

SNYDER, Dorothy Mae, 94: b June 4, 1913, rural Blair, to Fritz and Freda Grossehme Kegler; m Jess Snyder, 1937; sc Fred, Richard; died Feb 17, 2008; burial Blair Cemetery

SNYDER, Mary Ann, 62: died Sept 18, 2008, Fremont; burial Ridge Cemetery, Fremont

SNYDER, Shirley B: died July 21, 2008, David City; burial Circile Mound Cemetery, Rising City

SOLL, Letha A, 91: b Mar 24, 1917, adopted by William August and Fannie Frances (Berger) Viergutz; m James Viergutz; m Charles Ludwig Soll, Oct 15, 1952; sc Bonnie Carlson, Kathy Jones, Bob Viergutz, Bill Soll, Chuck Soll; died Apr 4, 2008, Osceola; burial Columbus Cemetery

SOMERHISER, Arlene, 73: b Apr 22, 1935, Lindsay, to Pete "Rudolph" and Rose Ramaekers; m Charles Somerhiser; sc Roch Podraza, Bret Somerhiser, Jackie Podraza, Jody Luzum, Teri Moshiri, Michelle Pearson; died Oct 24, 2008, Genoa

SONDERUP, Milo William, 74: b Oct 8, 1933, Howard County, to Chris T and Dora (Schow) Sonderup; m Wanda Keyes, June 12, 1955, Fullerton; sc Gregg, Kathy Bialas, Verna Zaruba, Julie McPhllips, Lisa Boryca; died June 23, 2008, Central City; burial Fullerton Cemetery

SPECHT, Blanche, 86: b Dec 25, 1921, rural Clarkson, to Frank J and Antonia (Dworak) Kudera; m Ralph E Specht, Oct 15, 1946, Schuyler; sc David, Arlys Pacas, Arden, Gaylen, Carol Harris; died Dec 2, 2008, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SPELTS, Elizabeth Louise: b Oct 1, 1922, Bradshaw, to Clarence and Dora (Stark) Cash; m Gerald Wayne Spelts, Mar 6, 1943, Omaha; sc Lynn, Janet; died Nov 16, 2008, Sun City, Arizona

SPIEKER, Charlotte, 90: died Nov 9, 2008, Albion; burial St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg

ST. CLAIR, Pearl A (Rabb), 67: died Mar 4, 2008, Columbus; burial David City Cemetery

STACHURA, Jennie "Jean", 79: b Dec 24, 1928, Fullerton, to Joseph and Mary (Yelli) Sliva; m Leonard V Stachura, Jan 4, 1984, Columbus; sc Sheri Wessel, Jim Hammons, Scott Hammons; died Jan 3, 2008, Madison

STAMM, Alex, 90: b Jan 5, 1918, Carroll, to Alex and Anna Marie (Wacker) Stamm Sr; m Georgia V Denman, Feb 18, 1942, Sioux City, Iowa; sc Robert, Richard, Steven, Kevin, Carla Lilienthal, Carmen McGrew; died May 21, 2008, Columbus; burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk

STANCZYK, Evelyn Marie, 76: b Sept 8, 1931, rural Silver Creek, to James and Tillie (Koza) Stanczyk; died Mar 17, 2008, Central City; burial St Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Silver Creek

STARK, Ronald W: b Dec 4, 1933, Evanston, Illinois, to Wallace A and Dorothy I (Borst) Stark; m Barbara J Edman, Feb 26, 1955; m Saundra Luther, 2004; sc Peter, Joanna Nelson; died Aug 16, 2008 Orange, California

STARKEY, Gwendolyn "Gwen", 80: died Apr 21, 2008, Orlando, Florida; burial Spalding Cemetery

STARKEY, Marie E, 79: sc Chuck, Jerry, Tim, Mary Kay Flessner, Joan, Connie Whitaker, Sally Townsend, Jan Guturrez, Jill Schreck; died Dec 16, 2008; burial St Michael Cemetery, Spalding

STARZEC, Alphonse L, 91: b Oct 6, 1917, Cedar Rapids, to Stanley and Mary (Jarosz) Starzec; m Oliveria M Paprocki, Feb 25, 1946, Cedar Rapids; sc Louise Bridges, Raymond, Harold, Betty Wrigley, Joan, Cathy Micek, Alfred; died Nov 30, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

STAUB, Elsie V, 89: b June 19, 1919, rural Columbus, to Frank and Thiebe (Oltmann) Hilmer; m Ernest W Staub, Dec 12, 1940, Columbus; sc Violet Harper, Janice Yehnert, Jim; dc Florence; died Dec 19, 2008, Albion; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

STEAGER, Erma, 90: died Mar 30, 2008, David City; burial St Francis Cemetery, rural David City

STEENBOCK, Ronald William, 55: b Feb 11, 1953, Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Lester W and Arlu (Koenig) Steenbock; m Nance Nielsen, Jun 17, 1983, Omaha; sc Brook, Niki Nielsen, Denise Spilinek, Shannon; died bef Dec 21, 2008; burial Schuyler Cemetery

STEFFEN, Betty E, 87: b Mar 16, 1921, Fordyce, to Henry and Cecilia (Kremer) Bockholt; m Walter L Steffen, Sept 24, 1947, Constance; sc Cecile Wiechmann, Carole, Clifford, Susan Bruening, Maureen, Alan, Jeffrey, Jolene Suess; died June 29, 2008, Yankton, South Dakota; burial St Joseph's Cemetery, Constance

STEVENS, Rita, 87: sc Rita Hamilton, Ann Kai, Peg Brandt, Kathy Winkelman, Patty Miller, Steve, Joe, Chuck; died Feb 28, 2008, Wahoo; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Hartington

STOFFEL, Howard J, 82: b Mar 24, 1926, rural Wolbach, Nance County, to Frank and Maria (Benz) Stoffel; m Ella Ostrander; m Georgia M Baldwin, Sept 29, 1956, Wolbach; sc Tom, Dennis, John Howard, Deanna Lindsley, Brenda; died July 25, 2008, Omaha; burial Hillside Cemetery, Wolbach

STONE, Alta, 93: died June 27, 2008, Albion; burial Looking Glass Cemetery, rural Lindsay

STOTTS, John R, 76: b May 9, 1931, Byers, Kansas, to Lloyd and Iva (DeGarmo) Stotts; m Carol Jones, Oct 7, 1951, St John, Kansas; sc Lynn Osborn, Lana Myers, Rebecca Vega, Lorri Scanlan, Brenda Johnson; died Jan 29, 2008, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

STRADLEY, Leona, 86: b June 12, 1922, rural Platte County, to John and Emilie (Behrens) Wurdeman; m Eugene Stradley, Nov 28, 1953, Grand Island; sc Kurt, Tami Mallum; died Dec 26, 2008, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery

STRATMAN, Jeffrey G, 41: b June 16, 1967, West Point, to Gerald and Sara (Ellis) Stratman; m Cindy Meister, Dec 19, 1987, Monterey; sc Britney, Tyler, Amanda, Kali; died July 13, 2008, West Point; burial St Michael's Cemetery [West Point?]

STRECKER, Dorothy E, 88: b Feb 26, 1920, rural Salem, to John and Matilda (Bauman) Schulenberg; m Joseph C Strecker, May 6, 1941, Falls City; sc Dan, Dennis, Don, Barb Carpenter; dc Gerald; died May 17, 2008, Falls City; burial Falls City Catholic Cemetery

STRUEBING, Dean E, 79: died Oct 6, 2008, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, rural Rising City

STRYKER, Cletas Eleanor, 93: b Sept 3, 1915, Summitt Township of Butler County, to Walter F and Estella (Brown) Talbot; m Harold B Stryker, June 15, 1939, David City; sc Cherril Pinneo, Ronald; died Dec 22, 2008, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

SUCHAN, Charles, 83: b Jan 9, 1925, rural Stanton County, to Anton and Emma (Bartunek) Suchan; m Viola Jindra, Oct 26, 1954, Clarkson; sc Sharon Faulkner, Sandra Martin; died Apr 27, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SUEPER, David M, 41: b Dec 17, 1966, Newman Grove, to Richard and Audrey Thiem Sueper; m Diane Kurtenbach, Apr 23, 1988; sc Nathan, Hannah; died May 8, 2008, Denver, Colorado

SULLIVAN, Clara M, 94: died Mar 21, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SUNDBERG, Zelma A, 100: died Sept 21, 2008, Stromsburg; burial Greenwood Cemetery, York

SVATORA, Lloyd, 80: b Jan 5, 1928, Colfax County, to Peter and Anna (Kasik) Svatora; m Lorene Shonka, June 12, 1951, Schuyler; sc Linda, Leslie, Leroy; died Mar 9, 2008, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SVATORA, Wanda G, 93: b Aug 11, 1915, rural Bancroft, Idaho, to Christian M and Thora J (Rasmussen) Jensen; m Robert Frank Svatora, Nov 13, 1944, Marysville, Kansas; died Sept 21, 2008, Newman Grove; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

SVIK, Alice, 87: died Apr 1, 2008, Lincoln;

SWANSON, Lorena Gladys: b Aug 11, 1920, Genoa, to John and Clara (Pinson) Bruhn; m Edward G Swanson, Oct 17, 1945; sc Dennis; died Dec 17, 2008, Lincoln; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

SWANSON, Milton Dean, 83: b Apr 9, 1925, Richland, to Norman and Evelyn (Muehlich) Swanson; m Angela Johnson, Apr 3, 1945, Columbus; sc Kathy Burt, Joan Laird, Kristi Yungdahl, Jim; died Apr 18, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SYSLO, Alice, 76: b Humphrey, to Dominic and Monica Syslo; died Aug 19, 2008, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TAYLOR, Stella C, 89: b July 1, 1918, Cornlea, to Anton and Catherine (Frauendorfer) Wegener; m Donald Dean Taylor, Aug 3, 1949, Grand Island; sc Dean; died May 9, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TECH, Natalie Rae Marie, infant: to be b Aug 10, 2008 to Nickela and Matthew Tech; died June 21, 2008; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

TELECKY, Matilda, 95: died Nov 28, 2008, Lincoln; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

TENSKI, Raymond G, 75: b July 31, 1933, Loup City, to Catherine (Armatys) and George Tenski; m Mary Rutten, June 16, 1958, Albion; sc Richard, Mary K, Susan Ramaekers, Christine Miller; dc Anthony; died Nov 5, 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico; burial St Edward Cemetery

THEILEN, Marcella, 83: b Dec 19, 1924, Creston, to Reinhold and Martha (Loseke) Engelbart; m Reinhardt Theilen, Sept 2, 1943, Creston; sc Larry, Betty Jean Michels; died July 5, 2008, Columbus; burial St John's Cemetery, rural Columbus

THOMPSON, Donna M, 75: died May 16, 2008, Omaha; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

THOMPSON, L Margaret, 84: b Apr 26, 1924, rural Madison County, to Andrew and Ivy Myrtle (Carson) Sexton; m Bernard D Thompson, May 28, 1947; sc Doug, David, Dana, Nancy Landen, Myrtle Vrbka; died Dec 12, 2008, Albion; burial Shell Creek Cemetery, Newman Grove

THORNE, Jerry E, 77: b Sept 27, 1930, Grand Island, to Hans and Katherine (Geseking) Thorne; m Beverly Connole, July 2, 1955, Grand Island; sc Terry, Traci Buettner, Linda Grape, Mat; died June 10, 2008, Grand Island

TICHOTA, John E, 74: died Feb 13, 2008, Dodge; burial St John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery, Howells

TINDALL, Jaydon Lawrence, 2 months: b May 23, 2008, Columbus, to Jenny Lynn Tindall; died Aug 2, Omaha; burial Osceola Cemetery

TOMEK, Mitchell Edward, 15: b June 18, 1992, Columbus, to Mike and Denise (Kroeger) Tomek; died Feb 21, 2008; burial Schuyler Cemetery

TOMKA, Nevaeh Kae, newborn: b June 22, 2008, Columbus, to Kenneth and Lori (Granger) Tomka; died June 22, 2008, Columbus; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery, rural Howells

TONNIGES, Elgin A, 87: b June 16, 1920, Duncan, to Gustav and Clara (Fickel) Tonniges; m Elaine Martin, Feb 20, 1954, David City; sc Mark, Duane; died Feb 13, 2008, David City; burial Columbus Cemetery

TORCZON, Walter F, 97: b Jan 6, 1911, Genoa, to Frank and Mary (Kula) Torczon; died Apr 12, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona; burial St Francis Cemetery [Phoenix, Arizona?]

TORSON, Adam Ralph, 81: b Feb 4, 1927, Cedar Rapids, to Vincent and Hedwig (Zelasney) Torson; m Shriely Ann Nordeen, Dec 9, 1950, Albion; sc Denise Tschantre, Cindy Slusarski, Melody Drueppel, Barbara Iwan; died Oct 21, 2008, Columbus

TROFHOLZ, Velda, 86: b June 2, 1921, Colfax County, to Frank and Annie (Palensky) Shoultz; m Earl Trofholz Jr, Nov 1, 1942, Pierce; sc Dana; died Jan 30, 2008, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

TULLY, James P, 82: b May 6, 1925, Columbus, to Joe F and Nellie (Riley) Tully; died Jan 7, 2008, Dodge; burial St Patraick's Cemetery, Clyde

TULLY, Joseph, 86: died June 27, 2008, Dodge; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery, Howells

TWISS, Roberta "Bobbie" C: b to W Lyndal and Kathryn Carter; m Hal Twiss; sc Pamela Meyers, Melanie Hollister; died Aug 21, 2008, Oceanside, California

TWOREK, Ann F, 91: b Oct 12, 1916, rural Nance County, to Joseph and Catherine "Katie" (Czuba) Kula; m Joseph B Tworek, Feb 16, 1942, Krakow; sc Jerry, Jim, Phyllis Urkoski, Maxine Urkoski, Christine Carlson, Gaylene Lovell; died July 19, 2008, Osceola; burial Valey View Cemetery, Genoa

TWOREK, Cecilia Katherine, 88: b Mar 31, 1920, rural Fullerton, to Adam and Mary (Stetz) Stankoski; m Michael John Tworek, Apr 12, 1944, Krakow; sc Michael C, Adrian S, Patricia A White; died Apr 18, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TWOREK, Thaddeus J "Ted", Sr, 90: died Feb 1, 2008; burial Calvary Cemetery [Omaha?]

UHOFF, Evelyn M, 89: b Dec 2, 1918, rural Brady, to Harm and Anna (Plank) Kruse; m Richard D Uphoff, Feb 6, 1937, Rising City; sc Kent, Brian, Karen Lewis; dc Donna Marie, Lois Elaine, Nina Lou; died Nov 15, 2008, David City; burial Circle Mount Cemetery, Rising City

UNDERWOOD, June D, 85: died Aug 27, 2008, Aurora; burial Belgrade Main Cemetery, Belgrade

UPTHAGROVE, Marvin H, 68: b July 1, 1939, Bertrand, to Russell and Myrtle (Moser) Upthagrove; m Annette McComb, Apr 20, 1974, Columbus; sc Melinda Wollberg; died Mar 28, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

VAN CLEAVE, Marjorie Irene, 75: died May 6, 2008, St Louis, Missouri; burial Fullerton Cemetery

VAN DE WALLE, Deva H, 86: b July 3, 1921, Shelby, to Austin and Susan Belle (McMillan) Davis; sc Joe E, Phil, Jerry, Bill, Tom, Susan Kovar, Catherine Hart, Diane Green, Carolyn Rosenquist, Mary Love, Margaret "Peggy" Trotter, Julie Schilousky; dc Julie Gray; died June 30, 2008, Grand Island; burial later

VAN DYKE, Stella: b July 15, 1913, rural Lindsay, to Killian and Frances (Olmer) Ottis; m Solanus "Cap" Van Dyke, Feb 6, 1934, at St Bernard; sc Elaine Eisenmenger, Ivan, Glen, Melvin, Marlyn Hunke, Larry, Alma Grubaugh; dc Germaine, Eugene Ottis, Joan, Darlene Kieckhafer; died July 17, 2008, Norfolk; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery [Norfolk?]

VanBUSKIRK, Daxx Samuel Todd, 6 months: b Feb 16, 2008, Omaha, to Todd and Morgan (Eggli) VanBuskirk; died Sept 8, 2008, St Louis, Missouri; burial Friend Cemetery, rural Genoa

VANDERHEIDEN, Martin "Bud", 89: died Dec 3, 2008, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

VANDERHEIDEN, Mary M "Toni", 80: died Dec 12, 2008, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

VANEK, David, 63: b Aug 16, 1944, Schuyler, to William M and Rose L (Zeleny) Vanek; m Laura Kirkland, June 21, 1969; sc Steven, Barry, Michael; died May 26, 2008, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

VANEK, Lester E, 69: b Feb 17, 1939, Comstock, to Edward and Lillian (Kuklish) Vanek; m Elissia Baker, June 8, 1968, Silver Creek; died Oct 22, 2008, Silver Creek; burial St Lawrence Catholic Cemetery [Silver Creek?]

VANOSDALL, Ronald "Ron" A, 57: b June 20, 1950, Greeley, to Lloyd G and Phyllis E (Byerly) Vanosdall; m Sharlene Johnson, Oct 10, 19170, Scotia; sc Dawn Roth, Alan; died May 22, 2008, Lincoln; burial Mt Hope Cemetery, Scotia

VanWORMER, Arlene Marian, 82: b Mar 29, 1925, Hamilton County, to John and Mary (Roth) Feuerstein; m Larry Dickson, Mar 29, 1945; m C K "Vanny" VanWormer, Oct 21, 1950; sc Clifford "Butch" VanWormer, Daniel VanWormer, Jim VanWormer; died Feb 24, 2008, Aurora; burial Aurora Cemetery

VETICK, Charlene M, 71: b May 17, 1937, Silver Creek, to Frank and Mabel (Brand) Carman; sc John, Frank Jr, Edward, Michael, Rhonda Evans, Corrine Erickson, Francine Dolezal, Tamara Sindelar, Rochelle DeWispelare, Crystal Hubbard; died July 29, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa

VLACH, Libbie, 83: died Aug 25, 2008, Dodge

VODEHNAL, Milo J, 84: died July 12, 2008, Stanton; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

VOGELTANZ, Jasmine, infant: stillborn to James and Wendy (Brock) Vogeltanz, Mar 12, 2008, Omaha; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

VOICHOSKIE, Donald "Donny", 59: b Sept 14, 1949, Osceola, to Thomas and Tessie (Bialas) Voichoskie; m Cindy Hoopes; married Penny Burns; m Julie Schleicher; sc Tina Kieckhafer, Tessa Peterson, Troy, Tom; died Dec 8, 2008; burial Ft McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell

VOLL, Donald Alvin, 80: died Jan 15, 2008, Mesa, Arizona

WAAK, Janet LeAnn, 66: b Apr 8, 1942, Denver, Colorado, to Johnie "Jack" and M Arlene (Nelson) Cassel; sc Ken, Luann, Eric; died Aug 24, 2008, Norfolk; burial Columbus Cemetery

WACHAL, Richard, 77: b June 29, 1931, Richland, to Edward and Albie (Jedlicka) Wachal; m Colleen Novacek, Dec 29, 1952, Schuyler; sc Richard D, Gary, Genelle Kluck, Renee Hancock; died Aug 7, 2008, Fremont; burial Schuyler Cemetery

WADDELL, Donald J, 72: b Mar 23, 1936, Omaha, to Jesse and Augusta (Krelle) Waddell; m Elaine Marie Eller, June 7, 1958, Columbus; sc Jean, Patricia Pairitz, Robert, Brian, Steven; died Sept 3, 2008, Davenport, Iowa; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

WAGNER, Fern "Polly", 92: b July 31, 1915, DeSoto, Wisconsin, to Glen and Grace (Wakefield) Batholomew; m Kermit Wagner, Sept 7, 1933, Topeka, Kansas; sc Joanna Cheney, Janet Weertz; died Feb 22, 2008, Schuyler

WAGNER, Margaret E, 81: died Apr 8, 2008, Geneva; burial Highland Cemetery, Bertrand

WAHL, Mildred, 75: b Aug 5, 1932, rural Gresham, to Adolph and Anna (Schall) Matzner; m Walter Wahl, Apr 8, 1961, Gresham; sc Jim, Kathy; died May 10, 2008, Omaha; burial St Paul's Cemetery, Leigh

WALGREEN, Robert C, 73: died July 13, 2008, Omaha; inurnment Osceola Cemetery

WALKOWIAK, David L, 81: b Nov 28, 1926, Wolbach, to Edward G and Veronica C (Zauha) Walkowiak; m Mary Katherine Schaub, June 28, 1959, O'Connor; sc David, John, Robert, Paul, Kathleen Clark, Rebecca, Joan Unruh, Janice Luth, Susan Dieckgrafe; died Feb 25, 2008, Grand Island; burial Grand Island City Cemetery

WARD, Helen, 90: died Aug 29, 2008, Lincoln; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

WARNER, Judith Wylene, 71: b Feb 23, 1937, St Edward, to Kenneth W and Bertha (Kramer) Carter; m Ralph W Warner, Nov 3, 1957, St Edward; sc Becky, David; died May 5, 2008, Albion; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

WEBER, Evelyn, 88: b Oct 27, 1919, near Platte Center, to Edward and Anna (Miksch) Waldman; m Victor Weber, Oct 3, 1939; sc Melvin; died June 15, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

WEIDNER, James J, 71: b Sept 1, 1936, Cornlea, to Ferdinand H Weidner and Agnes Brandl; m Karen Oberhauser, June 10, 1961; sc Greg, Dan, Lori Beller, Mary Kay Pribyl, Sue Zaiser; died Jan 28, 2008, near Big Spring, Texas; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

WEINSTEIN, Bernard David, 85: died May 27, 2008; burial Beth El Memorial Park [San Antonio, Texas?]

WEISENFLUH, Jerry, 68: sc Wendy, Wayne, Jeff; died Aug 2, 2008, Thornton, Colorado

WELSH, Emory "Knobby", 86: b Aug 31, 1921, Johannesburg, Michigan, to Floyd and Cecile (Pearsall) Welsh; m Marie Drude, June 14, 1947; sc Dennis; dc Kevin; died Mar 8, 2008, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Gaylord, Michigan

WEMHOFF, Bernice (Joyce), 67: b Nov 11, 1940, Tularosa, N.M., to Theodore and Cora (Campbell) Sutton; sc Keith Dodson, Tracy Dodson, Gordon Wemhoff Jr, Hope Joy, Shelly Nutter; dc Cheryl Dodson; died Sept 13, 2008

WEMHOFF, Paula R, 36: b Dec 23, 1971, Columbus, to Steven T and Constance M (Bender) Chaulk; m Ronald T Wemhoff, Oct 10, 1991, Humphrey; sc Katrina, Caden, Evan, Holden; died June 4, 2008, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

WEMHOFF, Sylvia K, 89: b Oct 10, 1918, Brooklyn, New York, adopted by John and Marie (Halmich) Miick; m George J Wemhoff, May 4, 1943, Humphrey; sc Laura Rinschen, Glen, William, Marvin, Norman; ssc James Wemhoff, Viola Ethier, Sister Eileen Wemhoff; died Apr 18, 2008, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

WEMHOFF, Vincent Joseph "Vince", 86: b Jan 18, 1922, Humphrey, to Theodore and Mary Wieser Wemhoff; m Leila Short, Dec 28, 1946, Webster City, Iowa; sc Don, Merl, Kenny, Stanley, Bruce, Beth Johnson; died Sept 26, 2008, Moberly, Missouri; burial St Mary's Cemetery [Moberly, Missouri?]

WERNER, Mark A, 83: b July 4, 1925, Humphrey, to Thomas and Margaret (Smith) Werner; m Leona T Schmitz, July 30, 1951, Lincoln; sc Lynn Weitzel, Kathy Gilsdorf, Jay; ssc Jerome Zingg; died July 21, 2008, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

WESTADT, Robert D, 62: b Apr 10, 1946, Central City, to Rev Dale and Lois (Ankeny) Westadt; died Apr 11, 2008, Schuyler; burial Concord Dixon Cemetery, Concord

WESTERMANN, Camilla Ann, 80: b Aug 9, 1927, rural Snyder, Cuming County, to Harry and Gertude Lennemann Hoetfelker; m Denis Westermann, Aug 17, 1949, Snyder; sc JoDene Jedlicka, Lois Oligmueller, Allen, Ronald, David, Marvin; died Mar 10, 2008, West Point; burial St Michael's Cemetery [West Point?]

WESTFALL, Brent Harris, 50: b Apr 4, 1958, Albion, to Dr Robert and Lois (Johnson) Westfall; m Inkyung Park, 1977, Austin, Texas; sc Neil, Jennifer, Kailee; died July 5, 2008, Madison; burial New Hope Cemetery, Platte Center

WESTRING, Donald James "Jim", 77: died Sept 13, 2008, Stromsburg

WETGEN, Melvin M, 87: b Oct 1, 1921, Platte County, to Walter and Elsie (Krause) Wetgen; m Vernetta Meyer, Dec 25, 1946; m Dolores (Smagecz) Nyffeler, Nov 3, 1988; dc Wayne; died Nov 4, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

WHEELER, Janet Mae, 67: died Aug 17, 2008

WHITE, James F, 86: died May 9, 2008, Osceola; burial St Joseph's Cemetery, York

WIDGA, Lester Orville, 92: died Mar 1, 2008, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

WIEHN, John C, 49: b July 25, 1958, Neligh, to Henry R and Gertrude M (Zach) Wiehn; died Jan 4, 2008; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WIESE, Edward B, 90: b Sept 23, 1918, Lindsay, to Henry and Rose (Borer) Wiese; m Dorothy; m Marge; sc Ron, Gerald, Virginia, Greg, Robert, Beverly; died Oct 26, 2008 [Bowie, Maryland?]

WILKE, Elaine L, 78: b Sept 19, 1929, Norfolk, to Edward and Emma (Kollath) Wiedeman; m John R Hinken, Sept 28, 1947 [Norfolk?]; m Marvin Wilke, Apr 12, 1980, Norfolk; sc Faye Story, Karen Wong; ssc Liela Wilke, Carol Stebbins; dc David Hinken; died Aug 11, 2008 [Norfolk?]; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

WILKEN, Wilbert Louis, 93: b July 18, 1914, rural Columbus, to August Louis and Emma Wilhemina (Krumland) Wilken; m Ruby Behlen, Aug 18, 1940; sc James, Ruth Thoendel; died Mar 19, 2008, David City; burial Columbus Cemetery

WILLETS, Charles "Chuck", 68: b Aug 16, 1939, Lexington, to Charles and Katherine (Kumpf) Willets; m Bonnie Michener, Mar 18, 1972, Columbus; sc Wendy Shotkoski; died June 14, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

WILLIAMS, Marilyn Jean, 56: b May 8, 1951, Holdrege, to Clayle Eugene and Anne (Frisell) Ambrose; m Craig Williams, Jan 24, 1969, Columbus; sc Chris Wiese, Mindy Linden; died Mar 28, 2008, Columbus

WILLS, Irene J, 87: b May 18, 1920, Ashland, to Rexford G and Hzael I (Arringdale) Wollen; m Anton Johnson; m Clarence Wills; sc Nancy Murphy, Linda Walline, Richard; dc Sharon; died May 14, 2008; burial Ashland City Cemetery

WILSON, Howard L, 84: died Mar 26, 2008, Albion; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

WILSON, Sheryl C, 72: b Nov 25, 1935, York, to Homer C and Marcella (Surface) Lovell; m Robert Wilson, Feb 24, 1957; sc Melissa Schultz, Amanda Enquist, Shawn; died Oct 16, 2008, Columbus

WILSON, Viola (Van Dyke), 88: died Jan 5, 2008, Englewood, Colorado

WINCHESTER, Robert F, 73: died Aug 8, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

WINCHESTER, Robert Lee, 73: b Nov 10, 1934, Burwell, to Verl A Winchester and Sarah Redinger Winchester; m Mary Ann Anderson, 1955; sc Randy, Douglas, Terry, Lucina, Barbara, Deanna; dc Chad; died Aug 8, 2008

WINKELMAN, Lorraine Arlene, 81: b Sept 16, 1927, Grand Island, to Edward and Lula (Tyler) Ruge; m Ray O Winkelman, Jan 29, 1944, Gainesville, Florida; sc Rosemae Schafer, Delores Inness; dc Raylene; died Nov 13, 2008, Aurora; burial Westlawn Cemetery, Grand Island

WISEMAN, Agnes, 93: b Nov 10, 1915, Newburg, Iowa, to Lewis and Leslie (Paul) Koger; m Herbert Wiseman, Feb 22, 1936; sc Janice Arment; died Dec 10, 2008, Columbus; burial Gilman Cemetery, Gilman, Iowa

WISEMAN, Earl Raymond, 85: b Jan 5, 1922, Brooklyn, New York, to William and Susan (Lacey) Wiseman; m Patricia Ifland, 1945, Columbus; sc Zane; dc Greg; died Jan 3, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

WITT, Eileen M, 71: b May 26, 1937, Atkinson, to John "Red" and Evelyn Faye (Weeks) Bilstein; m Kenneth Witt, Oct 31, 1953, South Dakota; sc Steve, Michelle Osantowski; dc Tamaray Lynn; died Dec 25, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

WITTE, Margaret J, 93: b Dec 2, 1914, Yutan, to Fred and Elisa (Roth) Michel; m Herman Witte, Dec 2, 1937, Sioux City, Iowa; sc Jean Pensick, Ron, Joyce Hoffman; died Apr 15, 2008, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

WITZEL, Elsie F, 88: died Jan 17, 2008; burial David City Cemetery

WITZEL, Gary, 63: b Jan 18, 1945, near Madison, to Dorsey and Pearl (Henry) Witzel; m Susan M Summers, May 1, 1966, Foster; sc Gary A Jr, Dorsey "Eddie"; dc Elizabeth "Betsy" Timm; died June 10, 2008, Columbus

WOEHL, Colton Matthew, 5 months: b Feb 6, 2008, Omaha, to Ryan and Brandy (Lynch) Woehl; died July 19, 2008, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

WOLFE, Deanna J, 64: b Apr 25, 1944, Columbus, to Eugene and Marcella Kuhn; m Ron Schneider, 1987; sc James D Wolfe, Denise Wolfe, Charlene Keyhan; died Oct 25, 2008, North Bend

WONDERCHECK, Donald R, 81: b Apr 3, 1927, Atkinson, to John and Ethel (Karr) Wondercheck; m Elinor Onnen, Apr 18, 1948, Rising City; sc Wayne, Warren; died Oct 4, 2008, David City; burial David City Cemetery

WOOD, Howard D, 79: b May 1, 1929, Lexington, to Albert Harold and Gertrude Mary (Westbrook) Wood; m Lila Hill, July 25, 1953, North Platte; sc Kevin; dc Kerry Hunt; died July 6, 2008, Lexington; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Lexington

WOODLE, Eunice Ellen, 73: b May 25, 1935, Tilden, to Joseph and Ruth Adeline (Roby) Barta; m Bernard Fay Swearingen, June 12, 1952, Lexington; m Roy Woodle, June 26, 1981; sc Dennis Swearingen, Randy Swearingen, Terry Swearingen, Michael Swearingen, Timothy Swearingen; dc Jerry Swearingen; died Nov 30, 2008, Holdrege; burial Elm Creek Cemetery, Elm Creek

WOODS, Fred M, Jr, 88: b May 26, 1920, Schuyler, to Fred M and Frances (Krivohlavek) Woods, Sr; m Phyllis L Stoltenberg, May 7, 1949, Schuyler; sc Donna Thiles, Roxanne McLaughlin; dc Michael Malloy; died May 27, 2008, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

WOOTEN, Lu Cele Eugenia, 91: b June 2, 1917, rural Platte County, to James and Lulu (Russell) Shaneyfelt; m (2); sc 2 sons, 6 daughters; died July 26, 2008, Kansas City; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WORDEN, Evelyn Edna, 86: b Nov 28, 1921, Josie, to George Preston and Grace Louise (Walters) Murphy; m Lyle Worden, Apr 28, 1940, O'Neill; sc Elaine Young, Bonnie Jennings, Lyle E; died Apr 7, 2008, Columbus; burial Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell

WORDEN, Lyle Harold, 93: b Sept 2, 1914, Swan Township, Holt County, to Roy R and Ethel (Scafe) Worden; m Evelyn Murphy, Apr 28, 1940, O'Neill; sc Elaine Young, Bonnie Jennings, Lyle; died Feb 8, 2008, Columbus; burial Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell

WOZNY, Ann Kathryn, 94: b Petersburg to John and Mary Thiellen; m Edward S Wozny, 1939, Columbus; sc Patty Peterson, Ronald, Reggie; dc Robert; died Dec 15, 2008, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WRIGHT, Mildred B, 81: b Sept 3, 1927, rural Appleton, to Frank and Rose (Kovar) Samek; m Richard Blei; m Merlyn "Bud" Wright; sc Bob Wright, Doug Wright, Tom Wright, Linda Dietrich, Cindy McMeekin, Carol Seiler, Sue Hottovy; dc Lori Blei; died Oct 3, 2008, David City; burial David City Cemetery

WRIGHT, Mildred B, 81: died Oct 3, 2008, David City

WRIGHT, Rodger D "Pidge", 68: b Aug 29, 1940, rural Shelby, to Orville Don and Marjorie Mae (Lucas) Wright; m Sandra E Mohr, Oct 25, 1969, Lincoln; sc Yvonne, Phlilip; died Dec 21, 2008, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

WURDEMAN, Marvin, 78: b Mar 5, 1930, rural Platte County, to Julius and Ella (Reick) Wurdeman; m Karen Behle, Nov 17, 1962, Columbus; sc Michael, Scott, Tena Bennett; dc Gregory; died Mar 13, 2008, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

YLLESCAS, Robert J (Captain), 31: b Oct 7, 1977, Guatemala City, to Otto Roberto and Barbara Louise (Schott) Yllescas; m Aldena Faye Gissler, July 29, 2000, Osceola; sc Julia, Eva; died Dec 1, 2008, Bethesda, Maryland; burial Osceola Cemetery

YOSTEN, John D, 74: b July 5, 1934, Wisner, to John P and Clara (Glodowski) Yosten; m Joyce M Perkins, Sept 12, 1970, Wood River; sc Joseph, Michael, Kay Lynn Hayes, Patricia Stephens; died Nov 8, 2008, Grand Island; burial Cairo Cemetery, Cairo

YRKOSKI, Rosemary A, 79: b May 6, 1928, Pilsno, rural Osceola, to Thomas and Barbara (Miller) Prososki; m Steve Yrkoski, June 16, 1953, Krakow, rural Genoa; sc Marvin, Rita Zoucha, Roger, Barbara Pillen, John, Joseph, Paul; died Jan 13, 2008, Fullerton; burial Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery, rural Genoa

ZAKARECKIS, Maxine Mae, 79: b May 24, 1928, Genoa, to Edward and Lillian (Carlson) Johnson; m Larry Staroscik, 1946; m Clement "Tony" Zakareckis, Dec 30, 1983; sc Jody Staroscik, Terri Lynn Munson; ssc Kathryn Derezick, Judy Zakareckis, Marilyn Harroun; died Mar 16, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ZAKRZEWSKI, Edward L, 70: b Jan 28, 1938, St Edward, to John S and Pearl (Brzenski) Zakrzewski; m Betty Kush, June 17, 1961, Krakow; sc Steve, Joe, Gary, Mark, Kevin, Jeff, Kris Sabata, Lisa; died Oct 29, 2008, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

ZASTERA, Marvin "Mike", 83: b Nov 1, 1925, Clarkson, to Rudolph and Anna (Nadrachal) Zastera; m Ivy Schelp, May 6, 1947, Columbus; sc Cynthia Janssen, David, Michael, Ann Butler, Mary Dierman, Steven; died Dec 20, 2008, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ZELASNEY, Emil, 67: b Sept 9, 1941, Genoa, to Alex and Helen (Dush) Zelasney; m Carol Jean Martin, Dec 1, 1962, Columbus; sc Michael, Kenneth, John, Mary Jo Jacob, Emily; died Sept 15, 2008, Columbus; burial St Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Silver Creek

ZIEMBA, Frank J, 86: died Dec 13, 2008, Albion

ZIMMERER, Paul B, 94: b June 18, 1914, Humphrey, to John M Zimmerer and Elizbeth Preister; m Ann Van de Hoven, June 10, 1940, Belvidere, Illinois; m Elise Aime, Aug 3, 1963; sc Rosemary Schmadeke, Donna Arlt, Helen Zocholl, Kathy Benson, Bill, Bob, Jacki Deaver; dc Bernard J, Arthur L; died July 31, 2008, Newman Grove; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

ZIMMERMAN, Donald R, 80: b Aug 18, 1927, Columbus, to Rudolph and Anna Zimmerman; m Marcina; sc Steven, Barbara Hegarty, Debra Scott, Lori, Cindy Koliski; died May 21, 2008, Omaha; burial Roselawn Cemetrey, Columbus

ZOUCHA, Larry J, 76: b Apr 7, 1931, Platte County, to Joseph and Mary Zoucha; m Helen __; sc Jacqueline, Paula McCullum, Linda Rau; died Feb 22, 2008, Omaha; burial St John's Cemetery [Omaha?]

ZRUST, Magdalen M, 78: died Apr 7, 2008, Schuyler; burial Sts Peter & Paul Cemetery, Howells

ZWIENER, Robert E "Bob", 47: b Jan 12, 1961, Spalding, to Joseph A and Mary (Reiter) Zwiener; died June 26, 2008, Kansas City; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Spalding