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Including residents and former residents of Buffalo County, Nebraska
Extracted from newspapers or submitted by readers
TINGLE, Robert E., 87, Kearney, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Memorial services: later
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials : the Rotary Nature Barn at Cottonmill Park or to Rowe Sanctuary
Born March 1, 1916, in Butte
Parents: Arch and Hazel (Armstrong) Tingle
Education: graduated from Winner (S.D.) High School, 1934
Military: served in the U.S. Navy, 1942-1945 in the South Pacific Theater in World War II as a pharmacy mate on the USS Neville
Married: Aug. 25, 1945, to Virginia Jacobs in Medford, Ore.
Employment: Lived in Oregon; Newton, Iowa, where he worked in furniture stores; moved to Neligh, 1953; to Norfolk,1956. Moved to O'Neill in 1958, then to Atkinson, where they owned and operated Humphrey's Furniture; Moved to Kearney, 1965; worked at Spelt's Lumber, then at Eaton Corp. until he retired in 1980
Activites: member of First Presbyterian Church in Kearney and served as an elder; member of the Kearney Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 759 and Kearney American Legion Post 52; Enjoyed cats, golf and spending time with family
Survivors include: wife; son, Tom of Westminster, Colo.; daughter, Mary Ellen Barber of Des Moines, Iowa; and four grandchildren; Preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 30 April, 2003
HOLL, Mary E., 88, Shelton, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at her home south of Shelton
Services: Saturday, Grace Fellowship Church, Kearney
Burial: St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery near Lowell
Mortuary: Godberson in Gibbon
Memorials: American Bible Society or the church in Kearney
Born April 8, 1915, at Bellwood
Parents: Charles and Ethelyn (Judevine) BYERS
Education: graduated from Wood River High School; attended the College of the Nazarene at Hutchinson, Kan.
Taught school in Rural District 1 in Kearney County
Married: Jan. 23, 1937 to Lorenz Holl
Lived on a farm south of the Platte River between Gibbon and Shelton; taught piano and enjoyed music
Survivors include: sons, Paul of Gibbon, Carroll of Grangeville, Idaho, Loren of Kenesaw and Byron of Minden; daughter, Bonnie Holl of Grand Island; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild; Preceded in death by her husband and an infant grandson
Kearney Hub, 30 April, 2003
VAN MATRE, Clifferd M., 73, Gibbon, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at his home in Gibbon
Services: Friday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shelton
Burial: Gibbon Riverside Cemetery
Mortuary: Godberson of Gibbon/Shelton
Memorials: the church or Good Samaritan Hospice Program
Born April 3, 1930, in Mason City
Parents: Francis and Stella (Lewis) Van Matre
Education: attended rural school in the Mason City area and went to seventh grade in Ansley
Left home at the age of 16 to work for C.A. Thomas Carnivals; later worked for the Geological Survey Team of Nebraska
Married: Dec. 31, 1951, to Lila Mai Heider
Worked in construction in Grand Island; 1953, moved to Luce, worked for the Sodtown Telephone Co. and started farming
Couple moved to a small farm south of Ravenna; he was employed by Central Nebraska Telephone Co. of Gibbon until 1972; worked for Kearney General Telephone Co. as a lineman; 1971-1976, he worked for the city of Gibbon and the Kearney Public Schools as a maintenance man; also cut and hauled iron
Activites: enjoyed working with his hands, tinkering in the antique junkyard and his bulldogs; was a member of the church in Shelton
Survivors include: wife; sons, Francis, Nicolus and Todd, all of Gibbon, and Luke of SeaTec, Wash.; daughters, Gail Jones of Lee's Summit, Mo., and Joan McAuliff of Gibbon; sisters, Leatha Watts of Pueblo, Colo., and Lucille Marsh of Kearney; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild; Preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister
Kearney Hub, 1 May, 2003
BERGT, Arthur, 72, Amherst, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at his home north of Amherst
Services: Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Amherst
Burial: Immanuel Cemetery northwest of Amherst
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner in Kearney
Memorials: to the church in Amherst, the cemetery or the Amherst Rescue Unit
Born Dec. 9, 1930, in Amherst
Parents: Gust and Martha (Wuehler) Bergt
Education: attended Immanuel Lutheran School in Amherst
Military: served 1953-1955; a veteran of the Korean War
Married: April 19, 1958, to Jeannette Abood in Kearney
Employment: lived and farmed north of Amherst
Activities: enjoyed spending time with family
Survivors include: wife; sons, Brian of Amherst and Cory of Lincoln; daughters, Becky Shafto of Amherst and Julie of Axtell; and five grandchildren
Preceded in death by his parents and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 2 May, 2003
STUBBS, Grover, 81, Amherst died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Saturday, Miller Christian Church
Burial: Stanley Cemetery in Amherst with military rites by Miller American Legion Post 351
Moartuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: the church in Miller or the Amherst United Methodist Church
Born June 8, 1921, in Watertown
Parents:Frank and Encie (Casteel) Stubbs
Education: graduated from Amherst High School, 1938; worked on the family farm
Military: U. S. Army, 1942-1945
Married: March 10, 1945, to Rubye Faye Harris
Employment: farmed in the Amherst area; retired in 2000
Activities: member of the church in Miller and the Miller American Legion post; enjoyed reading, Kansas City Royals baseball, taking his grandchildren for tractor rides and spending time with family
Survivors include: wife; daughter, Bonnie Dittmer of Kearney; brothers, Jack of Denver and Charles of Kearney; sisters, Aletha Wagner and Mildred Whitesel, both of North Platte, Twila Kudera of Beaver Lodge, Alberta, Loy Huffman of Kearney and Ermine Albrecht of Litchfield; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by three brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 2 May, 2003
REEDS, Steven R., 60, Lincoln, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at his home in Lincoln
Services: Monday, Southern Heights Presbyterian Church, Lincoln
Burial: Lincoln Memorial Park
Mortuary: Lincoln Memorial
Memorials: to the Muscular Dystrophy Association- ALS Division
Born March 18, 1943, in Lexington
Parents: Clayton and Flora (Hergenrader) Reeds
Employment: at Rockwell International in Kearney for 21 years; at Appleton Electric in Columbus for 15 years
Activities: member of the Gibbon Baptist Church, American Legion Post 3; lifetime member of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3704
Survivors include: wife, LeAnn (Donaldson) of Lincoln; son, Brad of Lincoln; daughter, Kristi Mohr of Austin, Texas; his mother, Flora Seiler of Kearney; sisters Mary Kay Bond of Gibbon and Shelley Seiler-Pracek of Lincoln; and a grandson
Preceded in death by his father
Kearney Hub, 2 May, 2003
HALL, Margaret E., 86, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Lexington, Neb., died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at St. Simeons Episcopal Home in Tulsa
Services: Monday, Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington
Memorials: Alzheimer's Research
Born Dec. 21, 1916, in Shelton
Parents: Bernard and Edith (Houghton) SCHEPERS
Education: graduated from Shelton High School
Married: Oct. 19, 1934, to Wesley Hall in Loup City
Lived in Lexington, 1940-1995, when she moved to Stillwater, Okla., to be near family
Employment: worked for Dawson County as a clerk in the County Clerk's Office and in district court for more than 34 years
Activities: attended the Methodist Church and Cosmo Pals
Survivors include: son, Duane of Stillwater; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren Preceded in death by her husband, a brother, a sister and a half-brother
Kearney Hub, 3 May, 2003
HOUSE, Richard A. "Dick", 81, Kearney, died Monday, May 5, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Wednesday, First United Methodist Church
Burial: Kearney Cemetery, military rites
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: to the Legion post in Upland
Born May 21, 1921, in Silver Creek
Parents: Jason and Thelma (Gates) House
Education: graduated from Silver Creek High School, 1939
Military: U.S. Navy Submarine Service, 1942-1945; served three patrols on the USS Sandlance and two patrols on the USS Barfish
Married: Jun 14, 1942, to Carolyn Hutchison in Yuma, Ariz
Employment: worked for International Harvester Co. for 35 years; retired, continued working with IH as an adviser to China, Hungary, South America and Africa
Wife died in 1989; married July 6, 1990, to Milrae Bertrand in Upland.
Lived in Upland; moved to Prairie View Gardens in Kearney in 2002
Activities: was a member of the Legion post in Upland, Submarine Veterans and the United Methodist Church; enjoyed traveling, cooking, gardening, camping, boating, fishing, hunting and spending time with family
Survivors include: his wife; son, Richard of Kansas City, Mo.; daughters, Andra House, Cinda Bertrand, Belinda Rude and Patti Swift, all of Kearney, and Marcia Trompke of Holdrege; brother, Robert of Phoenix; 36 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild; stepsons, Glenn Bertrand of Minden, Leon Bertrand of Hildreth and Jim and Gale Bertrand, both of Kearney; and stepdaughters, Dolly Grams of Minden and Cindy Schneider of Kearney
Preceded in death by first wife and a sister
Kearney Hub, 6 May, 2003
HILL, Maurine C., 90, Kearney, formerly of Edgar, died Monday, May 5, 2003, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney Services: Wednesday, Church of the Plains in Edgar
Burial: Edgar Cemetery
Mortuary: Williams in Edgar
Born Nov. 17, 1912, in Fillmore County southeast of Ong
Parents: Ralph and Ethel (Fisher) BOSWELL
Childhood and education: moved with family to a farm west of Ong, 1918; attended Logan Center rural school and Ong Public Schools; graduated from Edgar High School in 1931
Taught rural schools for several years
Married: Dec. 11, 1934, to Leonard Hill
Farmed near Edgar; moved to a farm southeast of Clay Center, 1942
Moved to Fairfield, 1947, was employed as a bookkeeper and clerk for Chicago Lumber Co. lumberyard and hardware store
Later, with husband, managed the John Deere Implement Dealership; transferred to Edgar, 1956; retired in 1976; moved to Kearney, 1996
Activities: had been active member of the rural Evangelical Church and Women's Society; member of the Fairfield Methodist Church and the church in Edgar and their women's organizations
Survivors include: her daughter, Joyce Artrup of El Cajon, Calif.; two granddaughters, two great-grandsons; and two stepgreat-grandsons
Preceded in death by her husband, a brother and a grandson
Kearney Hub, 6 May, 2003
STARK, Donald, 80, Ravenna, died Monday, May 5, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island
Graveside services: Wednesday, Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna
Born Dec. 4, 1922, in Buffalo County
Parents: William and Ida (Betke) Stark
Education: was educated in Nantasket
Lived on the family farm east of Ravenna; moved to Grand Island, 1999
Activities: enjoyed the outdoors and animals, especially cattle
Survivors include a sister, Helen Badura of Ravenna
Kearney Hub, 6 May, 2003
HARRIS, Margret, 86, of Ravenna died Monday, May 5, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island
Memorial services: Saturday, Rasmussen Mortuary in Ravenna
Burial: Highland Park Cemetery
Born: Sept. 13, 1916, in Sunrise, Wyo.
Parents: John and Winifred (James) Harvey
Education: went to school in Sunrise
Married: Sept. 10, 1960, to Garth Harris in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Lived in Ravenna
Survivors include: her husband
Preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 7 May, 2003
DURYEA, Ruby, 92, Kearney, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at Mother Hull Home
Services: Monday, Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: to the Don Duryea English Scholarship Fund at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Foundation
Born Feb. 12, 1911, in Rock Port, Missouri
Parents: Carl and Idabeth (Hartman) BROWN
Education: graduated from Rock Port High School; attended Tarkio College, Kansas City Conservatory, Chicago Musical College, Peru State College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music and Kearney State College
Married: July 4, 1936, to Donald Duryea in St. Joseph, Mo.; he died April 5, 1981
Employment: public school teacher in Dawson, Scottsbluff, York, Grand Island and Chapman; moved to Kearney, 1966; taught music and English and served as high school principal; retired in 1975
Activities: member of First Presbyterian Church in Kearney, AAUW, National Education Association, Nebraska State Education Association, BPW, Nebraska Music Educators, Sigma Tau Delta, PEO, Kearney Women's Club, Alpha Delta Kappa, Kearney Eastern Star, Kearney DOES, Retired Teachers Association and the Buffalo County Historical Society; enjoyed music, was a vocal soloist and played the piano, cello and trombone; sang in choirs and directed choral groups more than 40 years
Survivors include: sons, Dennis of Bellevue, Wash., and Dean of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 10 May, 2003
TODD, Charles Bret Todd, 40, Ravenna, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Private services
Mortuary: Godberson of Gibbon/Shelton
Memorials: Michael Todd Education Fund
Born: July 24, 1962, in McCook
Parents: Charles and Carol (Manlove) Todd
Childhood: attended grade school in Brigham City, Utah; with family moved to Shelton, 1974; graduated from Shelton high school in 1980
Education: attended DeVrie Institute in Kansas City, Mo.; received a degree in electronic technology
Married: 1982, to Mikalyn McCan in Kansas City
Employment: worked in Kansas City and Denver; returned to Nebraska in 1994; had recently been employed at Baldwin Filters in Kearney
Survivors include: son, Michael of Ravenna; his father of Spring Hill, Kan.; mother, Carol Haussler of Fairbury; stepfather, Robert Garcia of Shelton; brothers, Scott, Dan, Carlos and Steven Garcia; and sisters, Nancy Thompson, Susan Schambach, Andrea Garcia, Carmela Garcia and Mariah Garcia
Preceded in death by two infant sisters
Kearney Hub, 9 May, 2003
WRIGHT, Carol Ann, 52, Grand Island, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at St. Francis Skilled Care
Services: Wednesday, All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island
Burial: Grand Island City Cemetery;Memorials suggested to a scholarship fund in her honor for Hall County 4-H
Born May 3, 1951, in Sumner
Parents: Merl and Virginia (Lovett) WEMPEN
Childhood: grew up in Kearney, graduated from Kearney High School, 1969
Married: Sept. 1, 1973, to Frank Wright in Kearney
They moved to Grand Island in 1975
Employment: worked at Baldwin Manufacturing for nine years; had a home day care for many years; worked at Dodge School in the lunchroom and office and was active in the mentor program
Activities: Hall County 4-H leader; received the 4-H 2000 Community Service Award; enjoyed crafts
Survivors include: her husband; her parents of Kearney; brothers, Jerry Wempen of Kearney and David Wempen of Minden; and sisters, Linda Morgan of Auburn, Patty Runnels of Minden and Angela Runnels of Kearney
Kearney Hub, 10 May, 2003
DITTMER, Richard D., 60, Shelton, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at his home
Services: Wednesday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Shelton
Burial: Shelton Cemetery
Mortuary: Apfel-O'Brien-Straatmann of Wood River
Born Jan. 22, 1943, in Milligan
Parents: Dayle and Emma (Korensky) Dittmer
Childhood: graduated from high school in Ohiowa
Married: April 4, 1964, to Sylvia Zoch in Deshler; lived in Ohiowa
Moved to Shelton, 1974; farmed until 1978
Emoloyment: attended several small engine repair schools; worked for Homelite as a territory manager, and managed his own small engine repair business at his home; worked for Barco Municipal Products for 17 years.
Activities: member of the church in Shelton, was president of the church council for eight years; served as president of the Grace Lutheran Church council in Ohiowa for six years; member of the Ohiowa Fire Department and was a Son of the American Legion; Enjoyed building model kits, stock car racing, baseball, football, gardening, fishing, camping and spending time with family
Survivors include: wife; son, Allen of Kearney; daughter, Linda Hansen of Hastings; his mother of Shelton; sister, Janice of Shelton; and two grandchildren
Preceded in death by his father
Kearney Hub, 13 May, 2003
KENDLE, Albert F., Jr., 91, of Kearney died Friday, May 9, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Wednesday, First United Methodist Church in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: to the church or the American Cancer Society
Born Jan. 1, 1912, in Syracuse
Parents: Albert and Elizabeth (Dietrich) Kendle
Childhood and education: grew up in Syracuse; attended Lincoln School of Commerce.
Married: April 26, 1941, to Vivian Erickson in Lincoln
Employment: Moved to Kearney in 1947; managed Hawthorne Jewelry, became owner of the business in 1956
Activities: member of the church for more than 60 years; member of Rob Morris Lodge 46 and Tehama Shrine; past associate guardian of Job's Daughters Bethel 6; lifetime member of the Nebraska/South Dakota Jewelers Association
Survivors include: son, Albert III of Kearney; two grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters
Preceded in death by his wife, four brothers and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 13 May, 2003
LEONARD, Lucy P., 94, of Kearney, formerly of Beaver City, died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at St. Luke's Village in Kearney
Services: Thursday, Wenburg Funeral Home in Beaver City
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Beaver City
Born Sept. 21, 1908, in Beaver City
Parents: James and Elvira (Vining) McCARTY
Childhood: grew up on a farm south of Beaver City, attended Beaver City High School
Married: May 29, 1929, to Harry Leonard in Oberlin, Kan. He died March 6, 1975.
Worked in fruit orchards in California and other jobs for eight years; moved back to the Kansas/Nebraska area where they farmed; later moved to Beaver City; moved to St. Luke's Village in Kearney, 1977
Survivors include: her sons, Henry of Beaver City and Harry Jr. and Russell, both of Kearney; brother, Emery McCarty of Kearney; sisters, Zona Volgamore of Beaver City and Jean LaFollette of Longmont, Colo.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild
Preceded in death by her husband, two infant daughters, two brothers, four sisters and a grandson
Kearney Hub, 12 May, 2003
HARRIS, Pleasant Monroe, 88, Kearney, formerly of Imperial, died Monday, May 5, 2003, at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village in Kearney
Services: Thursday at Liewer Funeral Home in Imperial
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial
Memorials: to the Imperial Community Center, Imperial Manor, Imperial Public Library or St. Luke's Village in Kearney
Born March 26, 1915, in Chase County
Married: June 4, 1941, to Ruby Lowry in Norton, Kan.
Lived and worked in the Chase County area for 55 years
Employment: at Frenchman Valley Co-op in Imperial for 26 years
Couple moved to Kearney four years ago to be near family
Activities: enjoyed playing cards and spending time with family
Survivors include: his wife; son, Jack of Los Angeles; daughter, Maxine Cox of Kearney; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 13 May, 2003
SVATOS, Betty A., 77, Kearney, formerly of Odessa, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at Mount Carmel Home in Kearney
Services: Friday, Elm Creek Christian Church
Burial: Stanley Cemetery, Amherst
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel in Kearney
Memorials: Mount Carmel Home
Born Oct. 12, 1925, in Ord
Parents: Willis and Madeline (Garrison) SWAIN
Childhood: family moved to Amherst when she was very young
Married: 1943, to Lyle Long
Employment: special education teacher in Kearney; taught at the Youth Development Center; later owned and operated a day-care center in Kearney
Married: December 1988, to Johnnie Svatos
With husband, owned and operated the Odessa Bar; retired 1994
Survivors include: her sons, David Long of Kearney and Pat Long of Axtell; sister, Jaqueline Zimmerman of Kearney; four grandsons; and five great-grandsons
Preceded in death by her second husband, a brother and a sister
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2003
STAUFFER, Brandt R., 16-month-old son of Bryan and Tisha Stauffer of Elm Creek, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at Children's Hospital in Omaha
Services: Friday, First United Methodist Church in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel in Kearney
Memorials: Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney or the hospital in Omaha
Born Dec. 20, 2001, in Grand Island
Survivors include: his parents; brothers, Braeden and Brock, both of Elm Creek; grandparents, Ronald and Jackie Stauffer of Elm Creek and Richard and Deborah Rabe of Grand Island; and great-grandparents, Eugene and Hazel Stauffer of Kearney, Ione Milligan of Elm Creek, and Edgar and Dorothy Arnold and Betty Hopkins, all of Omaha
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2003
DUNN, Margaret L., 94, Kearney, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village
Services: Friday at First United Methodist Church
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Burial: Chariton (Iowa) Cemetery
Memorials: Good Samaritan Hospital Service League or Job's Daughters
Born Dec. 3, 1908, in Mystic, Iowa
Parents: David and Sarah (Turner) LEE
Graduated from Bussey (Iowa) High School
Employment: at a bank in Williamson, Iowa, and then as a cashier and auditor at the Woolworth Department Store in Des Moines, Iowa
Married: May 11, 1941, to Rolland Dunn in Bethany, Mo.
Lived in Des Moines, moved to Kearney in 1959
Activities: helped organize and was a charter member and past president of the Good Samaritan Hospital Service League; served on the Job's Daughters board and was a guardian for five years; member of Fort Kearney Shrine Auxiliary
Survivors include: her husband and her sister, Amelia Montgomery of West Des Moines, Iowa
Preceded in death by a brother
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2003
BEATTIE, Doris M., 81, Kearney, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Friday, First Baptist Church
Burial: Jewell Cemetery in Sumner
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: to the church or the Arthritis Foundation
Born Feb. 3, 1922, in Kearney
Parents: Harry and Lodie (Lewis) LAVERY
Education: attended Dixon School west of Sumner; graduated from Sumner High School, 1939; attended Kearney State Teachers College
Married: Jan. 1, 1945, to Howard Beattie in Lexington. He died Oct. 6, 1993.
Lived on the family farm west of Sumner
Employment: taught school for 4 1/2 years; worked at Plectron in Overton for 10 years; moved to Kearney in 1976; Couple managed an apartment complex, 1976-1979; worked as a hostess at Holiday Inn, a sales clerk at Schweser's; moved to Kearney Homestead, 1998
Activities: member of the church, the Baptist Ruth Circle; 43-year member of Miller American Legion Auxiliary 351
Survivors include: her son, Harry of Camdenton, Mo.; daughter, Lawana McFarland of Eddyville; brother, Glen Lavery of Kearney; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2003
EUREK, Carter Franklin, infant son of Jeff and Carrie Eurek of Elm Creek, died at birth Monday, May 12, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Private services: Friday, Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City
Memorials: to the Eurek family
Survivors include: his parents; grandparents, Frank and Maryann Eurek, Dorothy and Jerry Larchick and Richard Iske, all of Loup City; and great-grandparents, Thomas Eurek and Don and Beryl Iske, all of Loup City, and Donna Pedersen of Elba
Kearney Hub, 17 May, 2003
SLACK, Edith M., 84, Kearney died Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Tuesday, First Christian Church
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: the Special Care Unit at Mount Carmel or to the church
Born Aug. 1, 1918, in Acton, Mont.
Parents: James and Mollie (Mainwaring) CLARK
Education: graduated from Billings, Mont., High School
Married: Dec. 1, 1940, to Earl Slack in Enders
Lived on a farm; moved to Imperial, 1963.
Employment: head cook at Chase County Hospital; moved to Kearney, 1967; worked as head custodian at the Student Union at Kearney State College; retired in 1983 and received several awards and recognition from KSC.
Spent several winters in Florida and Texas
Activities: member of the church and the Christian Women's Group in Kearney and volunteered in the nursery for several years; a 4-H leader; enjoyed fishing, traveling, flowers, gardening, cooking and spending time with family
Survivors include: her daughters, Roberta Gerdes of Kearney and Ruth Seward of Johnson Lake; brother, James Clark of Molt, Mont.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by her husband April 19, 1995, and by four brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 24 May, 2003
POGORELSKI, Margaret, 90, Ravenna, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna
Services: Friday, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Ravenna
Burial: Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna
Mortuary: Rasmussen in Ravenna
Born Dec. 25, 1912, in Farwell
Parents: John and Mary (Siegel) SIDEL
Education: attended school in Farwell
Married: June 15, 1931, to Frank Pogorelski in St. Paul
Lived on a farms near Farwell and near Ravenna; moved to Ravenna in 1980
Activities: a member of the church and the Altar Society
Survivors include: son, Daniel of Henderson, Nev.; daughter, Donna Jarzynka of Hastings; sisters, Irene Kizior of Farwell, Velma Nesiba of Puyallup, Wash., and Erma Kalinowski of Cairo; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter
Preceded in death by husband, 1981, and by three brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 22 May, 2003
PAIST, Minnie, 99, Kearney died Monday, May 19, 2003, at St. John's Center in Kearney
Services: Thursday, First United Methodist Church, Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: Wood River United Methodist Church
Born Feb. 28, 1904, in Kellerton, Iowa
Parents: Joseph and Sarah (Merrill) MERRITT
Graduated from Kellerton High School
Married: Nov. 30, 1930, to Ralph Paist in Mount Ayr, Iowa
Moved to Kearney in 1931 and farmed east of town; moved to the Shelton-Wood River area, 1954; retire 1974, and moved to Kearney
Activities: member of the church in Wood River; enjoyed gardening, flowers, crocheting and spending time with family
Survivors include: son, Eugene of Kearney; daughter, Marialee Hartman of Kearney; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter
Preceded in death by her husband, 1995, and by two brothers, a sister and a granddaughter
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
RAYBURN, Dorothy E., 78, rural Kearney, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Thursday, Bethel United Methodist Church near Gibbon
Burial: Gibbon Riverside Cemetery
Mortuary: Godberson of Gibbon/Shelton
Memorials: to the church or the Gibbon Emergency Unit
Born June 27, 1924, on a farm near Gibbon
Parents: to James and Ethel (Brown) MILLER
Education: graduated from Gibbon High School, 1941; attended Kearney State College for two years; attended Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Married: May 4, 1947, to Keith Rayburn in Gibbon
Lived in the Gibbon-Kearney area.
Employment: registered nurse, worked as a surgical nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney 1945-1956; had been director of nursing at Good Samaritan Center in Gibbon, worked with the Good Samaritan Hospital Hospice program and was a private-duty nurse
Activities: lifetime member of the church near Gibbon; member of the United Methodist Women, Rebekahs, American Legion Auxiliary and leader of the Busy Belles 4H Club
Survivors include: husband; sons, Tom of Kearney and Dan of Oakland; daughters, Vicki Vohland of Estes Park, Colo., Lee Ann Lux of Minden and Julie Murrish of North Platte; sisters, Marilyn Sheldon of Kearney and Janet Keller of Arizona; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by a brother
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
ROY, Tracy, 46, Ravenna, Neb., died Monday, May 19, 2003, at Good Samaritan Home in Minneapolis
Memorial services: Saturday, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Center, Ravenna
Burial: Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna
Mortuary: Rasmussen
Survivors include: his parents, Robert and Ruth Roy of Ravenna; brothers, Kevin of Graham, Wash., and Tod of Lincoln; and sister, Paige of Kansas City, Mo.
Preceded in death by his grandparents
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
STEELE, Michael F., 52, Chariton, Iowa, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Sunday, May 18, 2003, at his home
Services: Thursday, Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary, Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery with military rites by Kearney Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 759 and Kearney American Legion Post 52
Born Sept. 27, 1950, in Kearney
Parents: Charles and Louise (Griss) Steele
Education: attended Kearney Public Schools
Military: U.S. Army, 1969-1972, veteran of the Vietnam War
Married: 1973, to Dolly Brisbin
Employment: worked as a brick tender and later as a bricklayer in Kearney; moved to Lincoln and worked as a bricklayer; moved to Chariton, 1993.
Activities: member of the American Legion in Kearney and later of the American Legion in Chariton
Survivors include: sons, Michael of Shelton, Neb., and Sonny of Kearney; daughter, Mishael Armstrong of Rockville; brother, Charles of Grand Island, Neb.; and sisters, Sandy Wiemers of Kearney and Mary Ann Powers of Hastings, Neb.;
Preceded in death by his parents and a brother
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
WESTERBUHR, Cleo, 75, Kearney, formerly of Ogallala, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Wednesday, St. Paul's Lutheran Fellowship Hall, Ogallala
Burial: Brule Cemetery
Mortuary: Draucker of Ogallala
Born Oct. 16, 1927, in Ogallala
Parents: Gordon and Edith (Shuler) WEST
Education: graduated from Ogallala High School, 1945
Married: June 30, 1946, to Dale Westerbuhr in Ogallala
Moved to Kearney, 2000, to be near family
Activities: member of the church in Ogallala and was active in the Ladies Circle; enjoyed bowling, being outdoors, deer hunting and spending time with family
Survivors include: her husband; sons, Gene of Kearney and Duane of Helena, Mont.; daughter, June Johnson of Coppers Cove, Texas; sisters, Ethel Peters of Ogallala and Erma Umbarger of Genoa; and six grandchildren
Preceded in death by her parents and a sister
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
WIESE, Opal L., 88, Kearney, formerly of Amherst, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at St. John's Center in Kearney
Services: Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Amherst
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: to the church or to the Amherst Rescue Unit
Born Sept. 8, 1914, near Sartoria in Buffalo County
Parents: Anton and Mary (Cada) Arp
Attended school in Sartoria
Married: Dec. 24, 1934, to Harvey Wiese in Smith Center, Kan.
Farmed in the Mason City area south of Ansley; retired in 1977, moved to Amherst
Had been a resident of the nursing home in Kearney since 2002
Activites: member of the church in Amherst
Survivors include: sons, Harvey and Dean, both of Mason City; daughter, Diane Wright of Lincoln; sister, Vivian Axmann of Kearney; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by her husband, July 20, 1983, and by a brother, three sisters and a granddaughter
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
WILSON, George, 73, Elm Creek, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at his home
Graveside services and burial: Saturday, Overton Cemetery
Mortuary: OBrien-Straatmann-Apfel in Kearney
Born March 26, 1929, in Overton
Parents: Jack and Pearl (Cross) Wilson
Graduated from Overton High School, 1946
Military: the U.S. Air Force in the Aleutian Islands during the Cold War
Employment: self-employed cosmetologist in California and Colorado
Activities: member of the Christian Church
Survivors include: sister, Jackie Friederich of Herndon, Va.
Preceded in death by his parents and a sister
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
WRIGHT, Frances E., 76, Kearney, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Thursday, First Church of the Nazarene
Burial: Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: to the church or the nursing home
Born June 20, 1926, in Kearney
Parents: Ellsworth and Irene (Chapman-Vath) STEELE
Graduated from Holdrege High School, 1944
Employment: production worker at Bell & Howell Co.; teletypist for Bell Telephone Co. in Chicago; moved to Kearney, 1946
Married: April 20, 1947, to Dale Wright in Kearney
Activities: enjoyed animals, flowers, children, crafts, painting and reading the Bible
Survivors include: husband; sons, Kim and David, both of Kearney, Thomas of Ravenna and Stephen of San Jose, Calif.; daughter, Barbara Mills of Lexington; brother, Tannis Vath of Minneapolis; sisters, Irene Fellows of Kearney and Hortense Pagni of Knoxville, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by a son and a sister
Kearney Hub, 21 May, 2003
FARLEY, Marion, 82, Kearney, died Friday, May 16, 2003, at Mount Carmel Home
Graveside services: Wednesday, Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Born Aug. 16, 1920, in Chicago
Graduated from high school in Chicago
Married: April 15, 1949, to Clarence Farley in Chicago
Moved to Kearney, 1950
Employment: clerk in the county assessor's office
Activities: showed afghan hounds; member of the Eagles Club
Survivors include her stepson, Darrell Farley of Omaha; a stepgrandson; and a stepgreat-granddaughter
Preceded in death by her husband
Kearney Hub, 20 May, 2003
JOHNSON, Iola Amber, 86, North Platte, died May 15, 2003, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte
Services: today, Adams & Swanson Chapel
Burial: Floral Lawns Cemetery in North Platte
Memorials: Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund or the donor's choice
Born July 8, 1916, in Mason City
Parents: Burt and Mable (Bowker) DADY
Graduated from Kearney High School
Married: February 14, 1939, to Otto Johnson in Grand Island. He died October 6, 1996.
Lived in Kearney; moved to North Platte, 1945; worked for several years with Dawson County Public Power District; retired, 1977,moved to Lake Maloney to a home they built; after death of husband, moved to North Platte to live with her son.
Activities: enjoyed crafts, country music, the Cubbies and spending time with family
Survivors include: son, Glenn of North Platte; daughter, Sondra Weiser of Mooresville, N.C.; brothers, Leroy Dady of Kearney, Milan Dady of Omaha, and Gale (Ollie) Dady of Kearney; sisters Gwendolyn Bruns of Wellfleet, Wanda Evans of North Platte, and Ardella Roberts of Kearney; and six grandchildren;
Preceded in death by her husband and two great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 19 May, 2003
MULLALLY, Patrick F., 79, rural Ravenna, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island
Memorial services: July 11, Rasmaussen Mortuary in Ravenna
Born: April 21, 1924, in Utica
Parents: Thomas and Mary (Osentowski) Mullally
Graduated from Seward High School
Military: U.S. Navy during World War II; was one of the survivors when the USS Wasp was torpedoed and sank in the South Pacific
Married: February 18, 1968, to Amy Schroeder in Kearney; lived in Kearney for 31 years; moved to rural Ravenna in 1998
Employment: worked as a security guard at Eaton Corporation; was owner and operator of PatAmy Custom Marble during the 1960s and 1970s; was one of the first cultured marble manufacturers in central Nebraska; chef at several Veterans of Foreign Wars and Elks clubs in central Nebraska.
Activities: member of the Ord VFW; enjoyed sports, especially Nebraska football; old Western movies; horse racing; reading; and telling stories
Survivors include: wife, Amy of Ravenna; brother, Grant of Tamora; and sister, Rita Rasberger of Fremont
Kearney Hub, 7 July, 2003
CARDENAS, Leidy C., 19, and her daughter, Sujeili, 2, both of Kearney, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, as a result of an automobile accident west of Gibbon
Services: Wednesday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Leidy Cardenas: Born June 9, 1983, in Medellin, Columbia
Parents: Mariano and Lilian (Aguirre) Ospina
Moved to Kearney, July 1998
Married: Dec. 29, 1999, to Arturo Cardenas in Mexico
Employment: had worked at Good Samaritan Hospital; worked at First National Bank of Omaha as a telemarketer
Activities: member of the Light of the World Church in Kearney
Survivors include: husband; daughter, Abby of Kearney; her parents, of Kearney; sister, Angela Ceja of Kearney; and stepbrother, Carlos Ospina of Omaha
Sujeili Cardenas born Oct. 22, 2000, in Kearney
Parents: Arturo and Leidy (Ospina) Cardenas
Survivors include: father; sister; and grandparents, Mariano and Lilian Ospina of Kearney and Manuel and Aurora Cardenas of Mexico
Kearney Hub, 27 May, 2003
RUFF, Nona Helen, 81, Omaha, formerly of Kearney, died Friday, May 23, 2003, in Omaha
Services: Wednesday at Boyd E. Braman Mortuary in Omaha
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Omaha
Memorials: American Cancer Society or the Salvation Army
Born Feb. 12, 1922, in Silver Creek
Parents: Glenn and Esther (Wieseman) SHELMADINE
Married: to Ralph Ruff
Activities: member of Clifton Hill Church and the Salvation Army, both of Omaha
Survivors include: son, Alan of Omaha; daughters, Phyllis Phillips of Omaha and Shirley Munsinger of Lincoln; sisters, Lucille Marks of Emporia, Kan., and Ruth Murray of Kearney; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by her husband and a brother
Kearney Hub, 27 May, 2003
HOCKMAN, Dorothy Lee, 78, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, in Oklahoma City
Services: Westwood Church of Christ in Edmond
Burial: Edgar, Neb.
Mortuary: Matthews of Edmond
Born Aug. 3, 1924, in Palmer, Neb.,
Parents: William and Mary (Geherty) WEBER
Graduated from Palmer High School; attended Manhattan Bible College
Married: Jan. 1, 1944, to Warren Hockman
They served churches in Nebraska including Edgar and Kearney area
Activities: enjoyed spending time with family
Survivors include: her husband; son, Gary of Oklahoma City; daughter, Patricia Penny of Arlington, Texas; and one grandson
Preceded in death by two daughters, two brothers and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 28 May, 2003
JASA, Aileen Selda, 79, Kearney, died of cancer, Saturday, May 24, 2003, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City
Services: today, St. Mathews Lutheran Church, Taylorsville, Utah
Additional services: June 5 at First Lutheran Church, Kearney;
Burial: Kearney Cemetery;
Memorials: the church in Kearney
Born Aug. 10, 1923, in Republic, Mich.
Parents: Victor and Edla (Kerkla) SUOMI
Graduated from high school in Republic
Moved to San Francisco, where she worked for Bank of America
Married: May 19, 1945, to Eldon Jasa
Lived in Lincoln, Alliance, and Scottsbluff, Neb.; moved to Kearney, 1963
Activities: member of the church in Kearney, the Kearney Garden Club, Ruth Circle, Eastern Star, Welca and Shrine Bridge; was on the Kearney Manor Board of Directors; enjoyed jogging and walking
Survivors include: husband; sons, Rick of Omaha and Bob of Fairway, Kan; daughters, Sharon McCright of West Jordan, Utah, and Susan Engels of Daniels, W.Va.; brother, Benny of Republic; and eight grandchildren
Preceded in death by a son, two brothers and three sisters
Kearney Hub, 28 May, 2003
LIKENS, Berneta, 83, of Poulsbo, Wash., formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton
Services: Thursday, The Stone Chapel in Poulsbo
Burial: The Stone Chapel Cemetery
Memorials: American Cancer Society
Born July 9, 1919, in Ragan, Neb.
Parents: John and Charlotta ANDERSON
Graduated from Ragan High School
Married: April 14, 1940, to Dean Likens in Franklin, Neb
Lived in Kearney; moved to Poulsbo, 2002, to be near family
Activities: member of First United Methodist Church in Kearney for more than 50 years; active in Naomi Rebekah Lodge 12
Survivors include: her husband; son, Dallas of Poulsbo; daughter, Joan Hammer of Dallas; brother, Lawrence Anderson of Alma, Neb.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by a brother, a sister and a grandson
Kearney Hub, 28 May, 2003
MAY, Jasper I., 88, Kearney, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Friday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Minden
Burial: Minden Cemetery, with military rites
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner, Kearney
Born April 21, 1915, in Campbell
Parents: James and Lydia (Fulton) May
Graduated from Campbell Public School, 1932
Farmed with his father until 1936; moved to California, worked for Firestone Auto
Military: U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945; was with the 400th Bomb Squadron in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea and Fiji Islands; Returned to farm in Nebraska
Married: Dec. 14, 1947,to Aldora Pockrandt in Kearney
Lived on farm near Minden; moved to Kearney, 1975
Activities: member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kearney, the Lutheran Layman's League and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Survivors include his wife; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, a brother and a sister
Kearney Hub, 29 May, 2003
RANDALL, Lee, 69, Kearney, formerly of Elm Creek, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Mount Carmel Home in Kearney
Services: Saturday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Chapel in Elm Creek
Burial: Elm Creek Cemetery
Kearney Hub, 30 May, 2003
MORRIS, Janet Louise, 71, of Omaha, formerly of Shelton, died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at her home
Memorial services: Sunday, Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church in Elkhorn
Burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery in Elkhorn
Mortuary: Pruss-Nabity in Wahoo
Memorials: to the handbell fund or building fund at the church
Born: March 4, 1932, in Dubuque, Iowa
Parents: Glenn and Ruth (Read) GILL
Education: Graduated from high school, Elizabeth, Ill.; graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1953
Married: Sept. 7, 1952, to Hughes Morris Jr. in Elizabeth
Lived in the Shelton area, 1968-1976
Employment: longtime teacher and substitute teacher; retired in 1982; moved to Omaha, 1994 and worked as Christian education coordinator at the church for four years; received the Maezi Award as outstanding Christian educator in 1998 and had continued to volunteer at the church
Activities: active in each of the churches her husband served as pastor; was active in PEO and Order of the Eastern Star
Survivors include: husband; sons, Stephen of LaVista and John of Omaha; daughter, Susan Brandquist of Omaha; brother, Jack Gill of Phoenix; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson
Kearney Hub, 29 May, 2003
SEALS, Doris Jean, 81, Kearney died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Tuesday, Church of Christ in Kearney
Burial of cremains: Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City, Kan.
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: American Heart Association
Born: July 2, 1921, in Severy, Kansas
Parents: Lloyd L. and Marjorie (Reed) SHULTZ
Attended school in Dodge City
Married: April 1, 1944, to Virgil L. Seals in Dodge City
They owned and operated a radio repair shop in Dodge City, and then owned and operated Seals Motor Cycle Service before retiring; after husband died in 1996, moved to Kearney
Activities: member of the Church of Christ in Kearney; enjoyed sewing
Survivors include: son, Bobbie of Kearney; brother, Sidney D. Shultz of Salina, Kan.; sister, Corine Clouse of Berkley, Calif.; three grandsons; and six great-grandsons
Preceded in death by a brother
Kearney Hub, 31 May, 2003