ANASTASIOU, Gayle Kay (Settje), 62; born June 3, 1945, Columbus, NE; raised in Washougal, Wash. Lived in Corvallis before moving to Portland about 1970. Married Vasilios Anastasiou in 1970. Received bachelor's and master's degrees from Portland State University; was a kindergarten teacher at All Saints School and an autism consultant for Portland Public Schools. Died May 26, 2008 of heart disease. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Angeliki; and son, Nikos. Service May 30 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland. Remembrances to the Oregon Humane Society. Arrangements by Caldwell's. [abstracted from The Oregonian, Portland, OR--Thursday, May 29, 2008]
Note: Family appears in Creston Centennial History: 1890-1990 p339
BERG, Cecelia, 95; born 25 May 1909, Lindsay, NE; died 26 Aug 2004; Grew up in Sterling, CO. 1934: Married Frank Berg; Resided 1936: Mount Angel; Portland, Milwaukee, and Beaverton. Employed as bank trust officer; Funeral Mass Mon. at Holy Family Catholic Church, Beaverton, OR. Survived by a son & a daughter, 2 sisters & a brother; 9 gch & 7 g-gch. Predeceased by husband Frank in 1953; son Joseph in March. Remembrances to charity. Arrangements: Ungers, Mount Angel. [abstracted from The Oregonian, Portland, OR-- Saturday August 28, 2004]
BRODECKY, Doris Eileen; born 12 Jan 1922, Leigh, NE, died 21 Jan 21 2004, Pasadena; daughter Judy (David) Dunn, grandson Dennis Dunn, 2 g-gch. Also survived by brother Lee (Marcha) Hunt of Portland, OR; brother-in-law Jerry (Anita) Brodecky and Delma Brodecky and many nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased in 1984 by her husband of 44 years, Al Brodecky. Active in the Westchester business community as manager of Westchester Stationers, retired when Al retired from TWA. Was active member of P.E.O. Chapter FP until their disbanding at which time she demitted to Chapter GT. Services held January 27 at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes. Donations made to the Alzheimers Association, 225 No. Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60681-7633 or The P.E.O. Home, P.O. Box 1098, Alhambra, CA 91802. [abstracted from Los Angeles Times (CA)--page 9B Mon. 26 Jan 2004]
COUFAL, Francis "Frank", 89; born 9 Jan 1918, Schuyler, NE, died 21 Apr 2007; graduated from Univ. of Nebr., served in Army during WWII, national sales manager for Northwest Airlines; married Elizabeth "Betty" Ward in 1953 (she died 2000); survivors include son Patrick, sisters Patricia Vrzak and Katherine "Kak" Chronister, nieces and nephews. Remembrances to hospice of choice; arrangements by Mt. Scott. [abstracted from The Oregonian--Monday, 23 April, 2007]
CZERWONKA, Joseph Clarence, 92; born Duncan,
Nebraska; died Thursday of respiratory failure at Valley Convalescent
Hospital (San Bernardino, CA?). Lived in San Bernardino County 43 yrs,
farmed 30 yrs. Member of St. Bernardine Catholic Church. Survived by
two sisters. Visitation, 2-8 p.m. today at Montecito Memorial Chapel,
24145 Barton Road, Loma Linda, CA. Rosary at 7 p.m. Mass 9 a.m.
Tuesday, St. Bernardine Catholic Church, 531 North F St., San
Bernardino, CA; Burial: Montecito Memorial Park, Waterman Ave &
Barton Road,Colton, CA. [Extract from San Bernardino County
(California) "The Sun" 4 Jun 1993]
KETTERRI, Delores, 78; born 30 Jul 1925, Platte
Center, NE. One of 8 children. Lived in Pacific Palisades, CA since
early 1960s. Died 6 Jun 2005. Buried 9 Jun at Woodlawn Cemetery &
Mausoleum, Santa Monica, CA; Survivors: 1 son, 1 daughter, 1 gch., 3
g-gch. Predeceased by husband John and son Tommy Dean Williams. Note:
No maiden name given. Not clear if deceased husband John was surnamed
Williams or Ketterri. [8 Jun 2005 (Wed): Los Angeles Times page B9]
KORTH, Alfred Matthew, 85; born Humphrey, Nebraska;
died Saturday at Reche Canyon Convalescent Hospital (address might be
Colton, California); Foreman at General Motors for 10 years; Resided
Yucaipa, California for 30 years; Member of St. Francis Cabrini
Catholic Church. Survivors: Wife, one son, one daughter; three
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two brothers and four sisters.
Private services. Emmerson-Bartlett Mortuary in charge. Memorials to
American Cancer Society. [Extract from San Bernardino (California) "The
Sun" page B4 - 8 December 1992]
PERSON, Dorothy Ann; born 20 Mar 1925, Columbus,
NE; Parents: Albert Julius Person and Ethel Amelia Stromberg. Died 5
Jul 2004, Glendora, CA. 1941: Moved with family to San Bernardino, CA
Married 1944 to James Espy, later divorced. 1946 Registered Nurse
Certification. Survived by daughter, Pamela J. Shelley , 4
grandchildren, 8 g-grandchildren; and sister, Marjorie Santolucito.
Burial (graveside service): Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA
(near graves of her parents). Rev. John Inglis of First Presbyterian
Church officiated. Arrangements by Bobbitt Memorial Chapel. [San
Bernardino Sun obit (9 Jul 2004), funeral program]
PFEIFER, Martin F., 99, of Fremont died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at his home
at Shalimar Gardens, Fremont. Born Nov. 15, 1909, in rural Lindsay to John and Mary (Weimeskerchen) Pfeifer. Grew up on a farm near Lindsay; married Josephine L. Sueper
on Jan. 28, 1936, in St. Bernard, then moved to Schuyler where he operated a gas station. Moved to Fremont in 1941 and operated M & M Gas Station and Pfeifer Oil Co. on N. U.S. Highway 77, retiring in 1975. Was a member of St. Patrickšs Catholic Church in Fremont, the Bergan Booster Club, and a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 200 of Fremont. Survivors include: sons, Larry (and wife, Elaine) Pfeifer of Santa
Barbara, Calif., and Eugene (and wife, Joni) Pfeifer of Overland Park, Kan.;
daughters, Janice (and husband, Roland) Preister and Carole (and
husband, David) Rise, all of Fremont; a brother, Sylvester Pfeifer of
Columbus; 15 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife on Oct 10, 1996; parents; nine brothers and four sisters. Services Friday at St. Patrickšs Catholic Church, Fremont. Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont, in charge of arrangements. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Fremont. Memorials to the Archbishop Bergan Elementary School Building Fund. [extract from Fremont Tribune-e, Thurs. 22 Jan 2009]
TERNUS, Larry M. (Dr.), 61. Born June 9, 1947, in Humphrey, Neb.; graduated from the University of Minnesota and served in the Air Force. Received a master's degree from Portland State University and a dental degree from Oregon Health Sciences University. He was a dentist in Hillsboro and Wheeler. In 1985, he married Barbara. Died Oct 31, 2008. Services Nov 11, at River House, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro. Survivors include his wife; stepdaughter, Sheryl D'Souza; mother, Louise; sister, Sue; brothers, Mike and Kevin; and two grandchildren. Remembrances to the Rinehart Clinic in Wheeler. Arrangements by Autumn. [extract from The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008]
Note: Believe his parents were Andrew and Hedwig
(Gonsior) Czerwonka, who are buried at St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan.
FALTYS, Mary A. (Grotelueschen), 102, born Nov 3, 1906 in Columbus. Was a retail sales clerk. Died Mar 30, 2009. Survived by her children, Audrey Mae Buckland and Jerry Charles Faltys. Service on Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Christ Community Church, Beaverton. Arrangements by Pegg, Paxson & Springer Funeral Capel. [extract from The Oregonian, Portland OR, Saturday, Apr 18, 2009]
GILSDORF, Edwin Joseph [January 20, 1918 - October
13, 2001]; Edwin Joseph Gilsdorf of Sequim was born in St. Bernard,
Nebraska, the son of Bernard and Valeria (Schmid) Gilsdorf. He moved to
Fort Collins, Colorado when young; then to California during WWII to do
aircraft construction and was a riveting crew chief for Lockeed. He
married Mary Elizabeth Meyer of Kelso, WA., in 1942. In 1946, they
moved to Fort Collins, Colorado and in 1974, the Gilsdorfs retired to
summer in Sequim and winter in Yuma, Arizona. He died from cancer at
age 83, and was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens between Fort
Collins and Loveland, Colo.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, sons
Michael, Stephen, John and Davis Gilsdorf; daughter Anne; grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.--[abstracted from the Peninsula Daily News,
Port Angeles, WA, Wednesday, October 17, 2001]
KAIL, Marie M., 95, of Deerfield Beach, Florida,
died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, at Boca Raton Community Hospital in
Florida. A funeral mass was held on Friday, Sep. 1, 2000, at St.
Michael Catholic Church, Wheaton, Illinois. Interment was at St.
Michael's Cemetery. Marie was born Jan. 6, 1905 in Humphrey, Nebraska
to Henry Kaus and Helen Jostes. She married William Kail
in 1962 at Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Her favorite activities were
traveling,
playing cards and walking. She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy
Catholic
Church in Deerfield Beach. Surviving are her step-daughters, Mildred
Keene Hoder of Naperville, Illinois and Esther Mack of Plainfield,
Illinois; step-grandchildren, Bruno (Vicki) Janoski, Gregory (Judi)
Kail, Jennifer Kail, Clayton (Barb) Kail, Marilyn Collins, Wes (Judy)
Keene, Linda (Tom) Ras and Kathy (Brad) Boedeker; 12
step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. She is
survived by a brother, Victor (Lorraine) Kaus of Villa Park, Illinois,
and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband,
William Kail, in 1978; step-daughter, Edna Janoski; step-son, William
Kail; sisters, Ceil Marsells and Della
Gasper; and brothers, Albert, Peter, Arnold and Leo Kaus. Memorials may
be directed to the American Heart Association in Chicago, Illinois.
[abstracted from the Chicago Daily Herald, Aug. 30, 2000]
Submitted by Gloria Barnes
LOSEKE, Vernon G., of Littleton, was born December
24, 1920 in Platte County, married Marilyn Bruhn in 1953, and died Nov.
25. His wife and daughter, Amy Leonard of Lakewood, Colorado, survive
him. [abstracted from the Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), December 7,
2001] [submitted by Joyce
Keil--no relationship to deceased]
MOTT, Bernice Mae (Allison), was born Oct. 22, 1923, in Columbus, Nebraska and moved to Wood Village in 1946. Survivors include siblings Trent and Wayne Allison, Mable Brown, Beverly Garret-Terpening, and Mildred Burgo; children: Mel Davis, Larry Davis, Scott Johnson, Doug Mott and Jim Mott; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Bernice died January 31, 2007 at the age of 83. Funeral was Monday, February 5. [Extract from "The Oregonian" (Portland, Oregon), 3 Feb. 2007]
PARKS, Marion Hull; born 1897 at Humphrey,
Nebraska; daughter Barbara Harris; died August 23, 2000, Bixby Knolls
Care Facility, Long Beach. Burial at Forest Lawn, Glendale, Harmony
Columbarium.
Notes: Moved to Los Angeles in 1903; Long Beach in 1927 until her
death. Active in Ebell, Long Beach, P.E.C. and Long Beach Memorial
Hospital; seamstress; played bridge; avid reader; loved to travel.
[extract from Los Angeles Times, pg B17, Sunday 27 Aug 2000]
RUZICKA, Commander Lumir, passed away on March 21, 1993 at the age of 71. He was born in 1921 at Lindsay, Nebraska. He moved to Glendale, California in 1938. Commander Ruzicka is survivied by his wife, Marie Jose Ruzicka and son, Bruce Ruzicka. Commander Ruzicka served as a naval aviator in World War II. He flew 72 combat missions, and was awarded the Navy Cross and many other combat air medals. He was an operations research scientist at Lockheed Aerospace for 21 years. He worked and went to school all his life, and dearly loved his family. His family was by his side in the end. Funeral Mass St. Bede Church, LaCanada. Cabpt & Sons, Pasadena directors. [Los Angeles (CA) Times, p24 (23 Mar 1993)]
SMITH, Patrick D., 68, born in Columbus on Nov. 19, 1940. Was a bottler for Blitz Weinhard Brewery for 30 years. Died June 15, 2009. Survived by his companion, Ione Jones; and children, Tracie, Patrick Jr., Danny and Curtis. Services Saturday, June 27, in St. Helens Elk Lodge #1999. Arrangements by Columbia Funeral Home. [extract from June 25, 2009 The Oregonian (Portland, OR)]
SPLITTSTOESSER, Veronica, 92, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was born Jan 16, 1921 in Humphrey, Nebraska to Martin and Mary (Polt) Zach. She moved with her family to Rosholt, South Dakota in 1941. Veronica married Harold Splittstoesser on May 13, 1961. They resided in the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area. Harold died December 12, 1986 and she then moved to Fergus Falls. Veronica is survived by daughter, Michelle Splittstoesser of Minneapolis; son, Bruce Splittstoesser of Minneapolis, grandson Christopher Ruport, two great-grandchildren, two brothers: Aly (Marian) Zach of Wahpeton, ND and Leo (Margaret) Zach of Portland, OR; sisters-in-law: Helen Zach of Rosholt, SD, Theresa Zach of Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Andrew (Iona), Sister Martinia Zach, Ig, Ted, Sister Juliann Zach, and Francis. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Breckenridge. Arrangements by Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls.
TENTLER, Ada Mae; born May 8, 1916, Columbus, NE;
Parents: Cora Melinda (Ranes) Earnst; Married Max Tentler; Died Port
Angeles; Age 84; Survived by nieces and nephews; Predeceased by sisters
Jeanette Wolf (1994) and Corrine Bronstead (1991); Burial: Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon; Notes: Sequim resident since abt.
1970. [extract from Dec. 22, 2000 Peninsula Daily News]
WURDEMAN, Barbara Jean,
age 50, of Kimball, born July 21, 1953 in Columbus,
Neb. to Louis and Edna (Bohac) Wurdeman. She died
December 18, 2003 at the Kimball County Manor. Barbara lived in Dix as
a
child and moved into the State Home in Beatrice, where she resided
until April of 1976 when she moved to Sidney. She worked at ESU 13
there. In 1989 she moved to Kimball where she was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church. Survived by brothers Roy and
Larry Wurdeman; sisters Janice Daugherty, Nancy Smith, and
Linda Seeman; several nephews and nieces. Preceded in
death by her parents, sister Donna Schindler and brother Max
Wurdeman. [extract from Western Nebraska Observer, 25 Dec 2003]
WURDEMAN, Roy J, age 52, a longtime Dix resident, died in Denver
Monday, Sept. 11, 2006; buried in the Dix Rural Cemetery.
Roy James Wurdeman was born in Columbus, Neb. Aug. 21, 1954, to Louis
and Edna (Bohac) Wurdeman and moved to Dix with his family at an early
age. Married Ruth McKinney April 7, 1973, in Dix. Roy owned and
operated the R&R Service Station for 32 years; was a member of St.
John's Lutheran
Church, the Lions Club and the Dix Fire Department. Survivors
include his wife Ruth; son Dane (Kameron)
Wurdeman; daughter Staci Magninie; brother Larry (Charla)
Wurdeman; sisters Janice (Jack) Daugherty, Nancy (Morgan) Smith and
Linda (Roger) Seeman; brother and sister-in-laws Jim and Pat McKinney,
Jack and
Linda Rasmussen and Chuck and Sharon Villarreal; grandson Tyler
Magninie; granddaughters Kaitlyn Wurdeman, Sheridan Magninie, Carli
Wurdeman and Chloe Stahla; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death
by his
parents; sisters Donna Schindler and Barbara Wurdeman; brother Max
Wurdeman; and niece Tammy Seeman. [extract from 14 Sep 2006 (Thurs): Scottsbluff Star Herald]
ZYBACH, Sophia V. (VALASEK), of Springfield, Linn
County, Oregon. Born in Columbus, NE to Kasimier and Catherene VALASEK
on 12 May, 1898; Married 29 Oct., 1917 in Duncan, NE to John ZYBACH;
died 5 Jan., 1999