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Alvin J. Semin

Alvin J. Semin

Jul 18, 2019

Alvin James Semin was born on March 28, 1942, in David City, Nebraska to Edmond and Lydia (Sloup) Semin and passed away on July 18, 2019 at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 20 days. Al grew up in the Ulysses area on the family farm and attended Ulysses High School where he graduated with...

Mary "Kay" Cihal

Mary "Kay" Cihal

Jul 14, 2019

Mary Kay Cihal was born on July 12, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska to John and Mary Rose (Puetz) Hanus and passed away on July 14, 2019 in Dwight, Nebraska at the age of 78 years and 2 days.  Kay grew up on the family farm in the Bellwood area where she attended Marietta School through eleventh grade. ...

Velma Ruth Struthers

Velma Ruth Struthers

Jul 9, 2019

Velma (Dowding) Struthers was born December 22, 1920, in Seward, Nebraska, to Floyd Dowding and Agnes (Zeleny) Dowding. Her parents' first baby, Raymond, died at birth; Velma, born the year women got the right to vote, grew up with her older brother Bob and younger siblings Betty, Don and Dick.

They were children...

Donald E. Soukup

Donald E. Soukup

Jul 9, 2019

Donald E. Soukup was born to Edward and Lucille (Bruner) Soukup on January 3, 1930.  He was the oldest of four children.

During his childhood he attended District #45, a rural school, for eight years.  It was about six miles southwest of Brainard.  He attended Dwight Assumption Parochial School his high school freshman...

Jerry L. Cain

Jerry L. Cain

Jul 7, 2019

Jerry Loren Cain was born on April 6, 1957, in Seward, Nebraska to Loren Ernest and Betty Jean (Mika) Cain and passed away on July 7, 2019 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the age of 62 years, 3 months and 1 day.

Jerry grew up in Utica and graduated from Centennial High School...

Coralynn "Corky" Malmberg

Coralynn "Corky" Malmberg

Jul 4, 2019

CoraLynn Ruth (Fosler) Malmberg was born to Harry Dale Fosler and Marian Margaret (Ramsay) Fosler on February 1, 1954 at Seward Memorial Hospital. At just two days old, she earned the name "Corky" after her mother's roommate called her a "corker" for crawling out of her shirt multiple times (a corker is defined as "an excellent or astonishing person...

Dorothy M. Kotera

Dorothy M. Kotera

Jul 1, 2019

Dorothy Marie Kotera was born on April 11, 1930, in Dwight, Nebraska to James and Lillian (Pelan) Pavel and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Wahoo, Nebraska on July 1, 2019 at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 20 days. Dorothy grew up on farm near Dwight where she attended Country School District #73 and...

Cheryl Mueller

Cheryl Mueller

Jun 30, 2019

Cheryl Marie Mueller was born on October 19, 1961, in Livermore, CA, to Ernest and Vlasta (Vodicka) Pallat and passed away on June 30, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family and friends at the age of 57 years, 8 months and 11 days.

The family moved to the Seward and Butler...

Cleora C. Heidtbrink

Cleora C. Heidtbrink

Jun 26, 2019

Cleora C. Heidtbrink was born on November 11, 1933, in Greenwood, Nebraska to Herbert Melvin and Florence Cleoria (DeuPree) Carnes and left this world for her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the age of 85 years, 7 months and 15 days. She was baptized on May 24, 1938 where Jesus washed away all her...

Charles L. Greenslit

Charles L. Greenslit

Jun 18, 2019

Charles Leigh Greenslit was born April 1, 1922, in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Charles Verne and Leone May (Putney) Greenslit. He graduated from Stapleton, Nebraska Rural High School and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University until he entered the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1944. He served in the Aleutians on the isle of Shemya where he lived...

George L. Downing

George L. Downing

Jun 7, 2019

George L. Downing was born on March 14, 1934 in Seward to Willard Ross and Adah Pearle (Soss) Downing and passed away on June 7, 2019, in Seward at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 24 days.

George grew up in Seward where he attended Seward High School and graduated with...

Marvin W. Schulz

Marvin W. Schulz

Jun 6, 2019

Marvin William Schulz was born on February 3, 1924, in the family home west of Garland to William August and Sophia (Tiemann) Schulz and passed away peacefully on June 6, 2019, in Seward at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 3 days.

Marvin was baptized in 1924 and confirmed in 1938...

Eugene "Gene" Oetting

Eugene "Gene" Oetting

May 29, 2019

Eugene M. "Gene" Oetting was born on February 27, 1932, in Emma, MO, the oldest of eight children to Norbert W. and Lydia M. (Nierman) Oetting and passed away on May 29, 2019, in Seward, at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 2 days.

Gene grew up on the family acreage...

Donald D. Peterson

Donald D. Peterson

May 15, 2019

Donald Dean (Pete) Peterson was born on August 28, 1936, in Utica, Nebraska to Norbert H. and Martha H. (Erks) Peterson and passed away on May 15, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 17 days.

Pete grew up in the Seward area where he attended Seward...

Trevor H. Smith

Trevor H. Smith

May 13, 2019

Trevor Herbert Smith was born on December 17, 1941 in Long Beach, California to Herbert R. and Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Smith and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on May 13, 2019 at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 26 days. Trevor attended school in Seward and was a 1961 graduate of Seward High School. In...

Carol P. Hinrichs

Carol P. Hinrichs

May 13, 2019

Carol Pauline Hinrichs was born on June 9, 1933, in Frederick, Colorado, to Fred Edward and Minnie Katherine (Stofft) Werth. She passed away on May 13, 2019, in Seward, at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 4 days.

Carol was baptized on July 2, 1933 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Lily A. Guzman-Gonzalez

Lily A. Guzman-Gonzalez

May 12, 2019

Lily Adelle Guzman-Gonzalez was born on November 13, 1962, in Rushville, Nebraska to Encarnacio 'Eddie' and Victoria (Corrales) Guzman. She passed away tragically on May 12, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 56 years, 5 months and 29 days.

Lily grew up in the Scottsbluff area where she attended Victory Hill...

Gale E. Simonsen

Gale E. Simonsen

May 11, 2019

Gale EUGENE Simonsen was born on October 7, 1953, in York, Nebraska to Rex Roland and Virginia Maxine (Stallings) Simonsen and passed away on May 11, 2019, in Utica at the age of 65 years, 7 months and 4 days. Gale grew up on the family farm near Utica/Beaver Crossing. He attended Centennial High School where he...

Edith C. Sisel

Edith C. Sisel

May 8, 2019

Edith C. Sisel was born on June 30, 1935, on the family farm near Dwight, Nebraska to Ludvik and Rose (Helman) Hotovy and passed away on May 8, 2019, in Seward at the age of 83 years, 10 months and 8 days. Edith grew up and was raised on a farm near Dwight. She attended Dwight Assumption...

Douglas E. Tichy

Douglas E. Tichy

May 4, 2019

Douglas Edward Tichy was born on January 1, 1959, in David City, Nebraska to Frank and Lucille (Janousek) Tichy and passed away on May 4, 2019, in Bee, Nebraska at the age of 60 years, 4 months and 3 days. Doug grew up in Bee where he attended school and later attended East Butler High School.

Doug...

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