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Betty Jean Briggs

Betty Jean Briggs

Feb 13, 2020

Betty Jean Briggs of Seward, Nebraska was born on January 15, 1932, in Central City, Nebraska to Owen Elbert and Bessie Marie (Nelson) Bean and passed away peacefully in Seward, Nebraska with family at her side on February 13, 2020, at the age of 88 years, 29 days.

Betty was a 1950 graduate...

Reynold "Rey" E. Hladky

Reynold "Rey" E. Hladky

Feb 11, 2020

Reynold E. Hladky of Bee, Nebraska was born on September 20, 1937, in Seward County, Nebraska to Edward A. and Theresa (Kunasek) Hladky and passed away on February 11, 2020, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 82 years, 4 months and 22 days. Rey attended Bee Public School then Seward High School and graduated with the...

Timothy C. Pozehl

Timothy C. Pozehl

Feb 8, 2020

Timothy C. Pozehl was born on March 23, 1957, in Seward, Nebraska to Clarence (Barney) and Aloha (Pflughaupt) Pozehl and passed away on February 8, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family at the of 62 years, 10 months and 16 days.

Tim was the youngest of four children and grew up...

Gary J. Kovar

Gary J. Kovar

Feb 6, 2020

Gerard J. "Gary" Kovar of Garland, Nebraska was born on March 7, 1933, in Seward County, Nebraska to Cyrill F. and Bessie (Hromas) Kovar and passed away on February 6, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 30 days. Gary attended country school to the 8 th grade, then entered Garland...

Ramona Pozehl

Ramona Pozehl

Feb 6, 2020

Ramona Pozehl was born on October 3, 1928, in rural Seward, Nebraska to Fred J. and Agnes (Hannon) Wall and passed away on February 6, 2020, at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 3 days. Ramona grew up in the Seward area and attended Seward High School, graduating with the Class of 1946.

Evangeline "Eva" C. Schaefer

Evangeline "Eva" C. Schaefer

Feb 4, 2020

Evangeline "Eva" Carol Schaefer was born on December 23, 1942, in Seward, Nebraska to Frank and Agnes (Kubat) Divis and passed away on February 4, 2020 at the age of 77 years, 1 month and 12 days. Eva grew up in the Bee area and attended Valparaiso High School, graduating with the Class of 1961.

Mary Anne Dart

Mary Anne Dart

Feb 1, 2020

Mary Anne Dart was born on August 29, 1929, in Agnew, Nebraska to Albin and Mary (Hennessey) Policky and passed away on February 1, 2020, at the age of 90 years, 5 months and 3 days. Mary Anne grew up in Bee where she attended grade school and later attended Assumption Catholic High School, graduating with the...

Velma Irene Lutz

Velma Irene Lutz

Jan 29, 2020

Velma Irene Lutz of Seward formerly of Cordova (40 years) was born on November 11, 1940, in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Pastor Hilmer and Myrtle (Dahlin) Larson and passed away on January 29, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 18 days.

Velma grew up in...

John C. Wood

John C. Wood

Jan 26, 2020

John was born in Seward, Nebraska on Sunday, March 11, 1934, and passed away in Seward on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the age of 85 years, 10 months, 15 days.

John was the son of Wilber J. and Mary B. (Stahly) Wood and had two brothers, WJ ("Dub") and Frank. He attended...

Elfriede Gibson

Elfriede Gibson

Jan 26, 2020

Elfriede "Teddy" Gibson was born on September 20, 1927, in Worms, Germany to Peter and Frieda (Korn) Strack and passed away on January 26, 2020, at the age of 92 years, 4 months and 6 days. Elfriede grew up in Frankfurt, Germany and lived there until 1948.

Elfriede met Gordon Gibson, who was...

Ronald J. Hruska

Ronald J. Hruska

Jan 14, 2020

Ronald J. Hruska was born on January 11, 1931, in Rising City, Nebraska to John and Rose (Fisher) Hruska and passed away on January 14, 2020, at the age of 89 years and 3 days. Growing up the family lived near David City, Abie, Chapman and near Ulysses. Ron attended school near David City, Nimberg, Chapman and...

Helen A. Sommerer

Helen A. Sommerer

Jan 9, 2020

Helen Ann Sommerer, daughter of Cecil and Charlotte (Sharrah) Anderson, was born on May 12, 1942, in Ogallala, NE and passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE, at the age of 77 years, 7 months and 28 days. Helen grew up in Ogallala, working as a car hop and...

Frank Louis Tichy

Frank Louis Tichy

Jan 7, 2020

Frank L. Tichy was born on January 1, 1928, in Dwight, Nebraska to Joseph and Rosie (Buresh) Tichy and passed away on January 7, 2020, at the age of 92 years and 6 days. Frank grew up in Butler County where he attended country school.

Frank worked on the family farm with his...

Larry G. Behm

Larry G. Behm

Jan 7, 2020

Larry Gene Behm was born on March 3, 1941 in York, Nebraska to George and Hilda (Tonniges) Behm and passed away on January 7, 2020 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 4 days. Larry attended country grade school at Immanuel Lutheran and graduated from Gresham High School with the Class of...

Stella Alice Hans

Stella Alice Hans

Jan 3, 2020

Stella Alice Hans was born on May 9, 1927, the eighth of 14 children born to Harvey and Mary Carrie (Plessel) Sowers in Valley County near Ord, Nebraska and passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, in Ashland, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 25 days.

Stella grew up...

Dorothy Frickel

Dorothy Frickel

Dec 27, 2019

Dorothy Frickel was born on May 31, 1925, in Seward to Anton and Mary (Rezac) Kovar and passed away on December 27, 2019, surrounded by family at the age of 94 years, 6 months, and 27 days. On June 7, 1925, Dorothy was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Seward and was later confirmed on June...

Emil C. Janousek

Emil C. Janousek

Dec 24, 2019

Emil C. Janousek was born on October 19, 1936, in Bruno, Nebraska, the son of Emil Joseph and Mary Rose (Nevole) Janousek and passed away on December 24, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 5 days.

Emil grew up in the Bruno and Weston area where...

Clarence T. Mertins

Clarence T. Mertins

Dec 15, 2019

Clarence T. Mertins was born on August 17, 1929, on the Mertins Homestead in Wichita County, Texas. He was the oldest of six children born to Karl T. and Erna Clara (Muller) Mertins and passed away on December 15, 2019, in Seward at the age of 90 years, 3 months and 28 days.

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Gretchen J. Eggum

Gretchen J. Eggum

Nov 29, 2019

Gretchen J. Eggum, Arvada Co. age 65. Passed away Friday November 29, 2019.

Gretchen Eggum, born as Stormy Bridges January 14, 1954 in Lincoln, Ne to mother Betty Bridges.

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, Gretchen loved being around her family.

Survivors include; husband Lester, son Jason...

Richard "Dick" Gardner

Richard "Dick" Gardner

Nov 25, 2019

Richard Wayne Gardner of Seward, NE. passed away unexpectedly on November 25, 2019, at the age of 87 years.  On May 22 nd , 1932, he was the first of three sons born to Guy Willard and Katie Marie (Stutzman) Gardner. Dick grew up on a farm near Goehner, Nebraska. He was baptized at West Fairview Mennonite...

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