Obituary Listing

Nov 16, 2020

Elroy William Reetz was born on April 10, 1937, near Thayer, Nebraska to Werner and Viola (Bartels) Reetz and passed away on November 16, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 6 days.

The family lived in several places including Thayer, Bradshaw and Surprise before moving to...

Nov 15, 2020

Jeffrey J. Blacker was born on January 1, 1954, in Omaha, Nebraska to Richard and Rozella (Rosi) Blacker and passed away on November 15, 2020, in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 66 years, 10 months and 14 days.

Jeff was the middle child among his older brother, Alan, and younger sister, Rebecca...

Nov 11, 2020

Robert "Bob" Bruce Upton was born on October 1, 1952, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Wilbur "Bill" and Rosemary (Daugherty) Upton and passed away peacefully on November 11, 2020, in Lincoln at the age of 68 years, 1 month and 10 days.

Bob grew up in the Lincoln area where he attended and graduated...

Nov 11, 2020

Rosemary Margaret (Vrbka) Stoll was born on April 7, 1928, in Utica, Nebraska to Edward and Mary (Pazdersky) Vrbka and passed away on November 11, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 4 days.  Rosemary was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She attended school in Utica and graduated...

Nov 10, 2020

Richard Warren Hershberger was born in Milford, Nebraska on April 22, 1935 to Vernon and Lela (Eicher) Hershberger, and passed away on November 10, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dick attended and graduated from Milford High School in 1954 and graduated from Southeast Community College, Milford in 1958. While in high school, Dick loved and participated in sports....

Nov 8, 2020

Verlon K. "Tony" Vrana, 95, passed away on November 8, 2020 in Lincoln, NE. He was born in Seward on June 25, 1925 to Anton and Florence (Walker) Vrana in Seward. The family moved to the Vrana farm north of Garland when Tony was 6 years old. He attended Oak Grove country school and graduated from Garland...

Nov 2, 2020

Mel Elaine Krutz, 87, passed away peacefully at her home in Seward County, NE on November 2, 2020. She was born July 7th, 1933 in Curtis, NE, the daughter of Rev. George A. and Esther (Lang) Lorence. Her father later changed the spelling to Lawrence.

Mel was baptized in Curtis NE. After her...

Nov 1, 2020

Donald "Don" Eugene Suhr was born on March 9, 1933, in Tamora, Nebraska, the youngest child of Carl and Katherine (Walsh) Suhr. He passed away on November 1, 2020, at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 23 days. A life-long resident of the Seward community, Don married Barbara Miller on November 17, 1951. Their union...

Oct 27, 2020

Betty Marie (Kantor) Smith was born on August 29, 1930, on the farm in the house her folks had finished shortly before her birth, near Garland, Nebraska to Frank and Bettie (Hain) Miriovsky and passed away on October 27, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 1 month and 28 days.

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Oct 23, 2020

Raymond Irvin "Irv" Cidlik was born on June 10, 1942, in David City, Nebraska to Irvin and Georgia (Svoboda) Cidlik and passed away on October 23, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 13 days. Irv attended school in the Dwight area and graduated from Dwight Assumption High School with the...

Oct 23, 2020

LaVonne F. Orr Meyerott was born on November 24, 1928, in Hartington, Nebraska to George Heinrich Rudolph and Bessie Blanche (Delozier) Habenicht and passed away on October 23, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 29 days. LaVonne grew up in Hartington where she attended and graduated from Hartington High School...

Oct 16, 2020

Dixie Helen Giebelman was born on March 24, 1938, near Utica, Nebraska, the daughter of Herbert F. and Phoebe (Markel) Eppenbaugh, and passed away on October 16, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 22 days.

Dixie was raised on a farm outside of Utica where she...

Oct 15, 2020

Jeanette "Jan" Lampe was born on December 8, 1933, in Seward, Nebraska to William and Lena (Bender) Hartmann and passed away on October 15, 2020, in York, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 7 days. Jan was baptized on December 31, 1933, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

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Oct 13, 2020

Alan Ray Bye was born on March 11, 1947 in Lincoln, Nebraska to William and Louise (Gentz) Bye and passed away on October 13, 2020 in his home in Seward, Nebraska, surrounded by his family at the age of 73 years, 7 months and 2 days. Alan grew up in Seward where he was baptized on April...

Oct 13, 2020

Rosemarie Jelinek was born on June 6, 1948, in David City, Nebraska to Howard and Georgian (Novak) Helgoth and lost her battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She was peacefully surrounded by her family at home and passed away on October 13, 2020, in Bee, Nebraska at the age of 72 years, 4 months and 7 days. Rose grew...

Oct 3, 2020

Mary Frances Voboril was born on September 2, 1932, to Julius and Irene (Graham) Rezac of Valparaiso, Nebraska and passed away peacefully at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon, Kentucky in the early hours of October 3, 2020. She attended elementary school at a one-room schoolhouse north of Valparaiso, and high school at Dwight Assumption.

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Sep 30, 2020

Harriet E. Klammer was born on September 14, 1928, in Seward, Nebraska to John William and Theodora Natalia (Fiehler) Mueller and passed away on September 30, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, and 16 days.

Harriet was baptized that same month at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. She...

Sep 28, 2020

On September 28, 2020, Gerald B. Owens, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away at the age of 76. Jerry was born on November 24, 1943 in Falls City, NE to Roland and Marie (Miller) Owens and was the second of three children.  Jerry married Beverly Armstrong in Lincoln, NE on May 25, 1968 and they...

Sep 25, 2020

Lester Alvin Schaefer was born on February 15, 1935, in Seward County, Nebraska to John and Ruth (Hering) Schaefer and passed away on September 25, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 7 months and 10 days.

Lester grew up in the Garland area where he attended school. He farmed...

Sep 23, 2020

Carolyn Ruth Schmidt was born on June 25, 1958, in Caracas, Venezuela, the daughter of Robert D. and Elizabeth Marie "Betsy" (Heinicke) Schmidt, and passed away on September 23, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 29 days.

Carolyn grew up in Seward where she attended school....