Obituary Listing

Dec 27, 2022

William Lawrence "Bill" Vandenberg was born on August 26, 1954, in David City, Nebraska to Martin and Alice (Kearney) Vandenberg and passed away on his farm on December 27, 2022, at the age of 68. Bill grew up and lived his entire life around Brainard, Nebraska. He was the second youngest of five children. Bill attended and...

Dec 27, 2022

Randy Dean Niemann was born on February 22, 1962, in Wahoo, Nebraska to George and Betty (Tesinsky) Niemann and passed away on December 27, 2022, in Brainard, Nebraska at the age of 60 years, 10 months and 5 days.

Randy grew up on an acreage near Bee, Nebraska and graduated from East Butler...

Dec 21, 2022

Leanna A. (Hinze) Nagel of Seward, formerly of Goehner, Nebraska was born on October 31, 1928, to George and Emma (Bredehoft) Hinze and passed away on December 21, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 1 month and 21 days.

Leanna volunteered at the Veterans Hospital for several years as...

Dec 17, 2022

Leona F. (Rucksdaeschel) Feistner was born on January 5, 1937, in Gresham, Nebraska, to William and Dorothea (Fehlhafer) Rucksdaeschel, and passed away on December 17, 2022, at the age of 85, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Leona grew up in Waco, NE and attended St. John Lutheran School. After graduation, she worked as...

Dec 12, 2022

Karoline H. (Höehler) Patsch was born on December 16, 1924, in Naurod, Germany to Wilhelm and Anna (Beltz) Höehler and went to her heavenly home on December 12, 2022, at the age of 97 years, 11 months and 26 days.

Karoline grew up and attended school in Weisbaden, Germany where she met the...

Dec 10, 2022

Leonard Ray Robotham was born on December 8, 1924, at home in rural Seward County, Nebraska to Harry and Etta (Brown) Robotham and passed away on December 10, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 98 years and 2 days.

Leonard grew up on the family farm near Malcolm where he attended...

Dec 6, 2022

Charles Edward Hoger was born on January 22, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois to Theodore and Inez (Schwendt) Hoger and passed away on December 6, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 14 days.

Chuck was baptized and confirmed at...

Dec 1, 2022

Betty Jean (Goldsmith) Menze was born on March 13, 1931, in York, Nebraska, to Mervin and Myrdith (Watson) Goldsmith and passed away on December 1, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 18 days.

Betty attended school in Seward where she graduated with the Class of 1949....

Nov 26, 2022

Arnold James Vachal, 85, of Lincoln, passed away on November 26, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Arnold grew up in Ulysses, Nebraska. After retirement from Goodyear, Arnold enjoyed working on John Deere tractors, gardening and traveling with his wife to Texas and Florida during the winter months. Arnold is survived by his wife, Janice; brother, Dale Vachal;...

Nov 26, 2022

Wendy Sue Lohmeier was born to Ivan "Hyle" and Donna (Jantze) Cook on June 21, 1959 in Friend, Nebraska, and went to her Heavenly home Saturday, November 26, 2022 at the age of 63.  Wendy attended schools in Friend, Milford, Douglas, Lincoln and graduated from Malcolm High School with the class of 1977.  She was employed at...

Nov 25, 2022

Bernard Frank Kastl was born on May 13, 1921, near Bee, Nebraska to John A. and Frances (Halvolic) Kastl and passed away on November 25, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 101 years, 6 months and 12 days.

Bernard grew up in the Bee area on the family farm where he...

Nov 13, 2022

Velma Bernice Nealy was born on August 22, 1929, in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Percy Henry Ray and Nellie Mae (Swank) Gardner and passed away on November 13, 2022, in Gilroy, California at the age of 93 years, 2 months and 22 days.

Velma worked as a pediatric nurse for 18 years. On December...

Nov 9, 2022

Elsie Pauline Pirrie entered the joys of eternal life with her Savior Jesus on November 9, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 4 days. Jesus promises, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10).

Elsie was born on...

Nov 6, 2022

Marna Marie (Jessen) Grubb was born on June 17, 1932, in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Chris and Esther (Wiggen) Jessen and passed away on November 6, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 4 months and 20 days. Marna was baptized on May 26, 1935, at the Union Congregational Church in Green River, Wyoming....

Oct 31, 2022

Thomas H. Langevin, age 100 years, of Venice, Florida passed away October 31, 2022, in Venice, Florida. He was born in 1922 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by Pearl in 2009, his wife of 70 years. They shared a commitment of basic service to the Lutheran Church, both having been trained as Lutheran...

Oct 27, 2022

Edmund Rudolf Martens was born on November 30, 1928, in Buhl, Idaho to Rudolf and Henrietta (Becher) Martens and passed away on October 27, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 93 years.

Edmund grew up on the Clover Tract in Buhl, Idaho where he attended Clover Lutheran School and Buhl High...

Oct 26, 2022

Leona (Ruzek) Soucek was born on January 5, 1927, in Prague, Nebraska to James and Frances (Sousek) Ruzek and passed away on October 26, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 9 months and 21 days. Leona grew up on a farm near Prague where she attended grade school and graduated from high school....

Oct 24, 2022

Gladys Marie (Kovar) Roebke was born on December 20, 1934, near Garland, Nebraska to Cyrill and Bessie (Hromas) Kovar and passed away on October 24, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 87 years, 10 months and 4 days surrounded by her family. Gladys attended school in Garland and graduated with the Class of 1952.

Oct 23, 2022

Benedict Joseph Kouma was born on March 3, 1939, in Dwight, Nebraska to John and Alice (Nekuda) Kouma and passed away on October 23, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 20 days.

Ben attended and graduated from Assumption School in Dwight with the Class of 1957...

Oct 21, 2022

Roger Lee Gomez was born in Wichita, Kansas on March 18, 1947, to Cecil and Ilene (Farmer) Gomez and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 21, 2022, at the age of 75 years, 7 months and 3 days.

Roger and his family lived in various places until he was older. He loved...