Obituary Listing

Nov 26, 2018

Donald Edward Whittemore, Jr. was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, brother, teacher and coach. He had a passion for education and the outdoors, and enjoyed sharing those pursuits with his friends and family. He passed away on November 26, 2018, at the age of 78. He was born on Jan. 2, 1940, in Rexburg, ID, to Donald Edward Whittemore Sr....

Nov 24, 2018

Richard A. "Doc" Hans was born on August 2, 1947, in Seward to Chester and Gertrude (Ihde) Hans and passed away on November 24, 2018, in Seward at the age of 71 years, 3 months and 22 days. Richard was baptized on August 31, 1947 and later confirmed on March 26, 1961 both...

Nov 24, 2018

Doris Pearl Russell was born on September 9, 1925, in Lyons, Nebraska to Pearl (Mayberry) and Frank Badje and passed away on November 24, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 93 years, 2 months and 15 days.

Doris grew up in the Burt County where she attended Mount Pleasant School and later graduated from Tekamah...

Nov 14, 2018

Jerry Dean Bigham was born on April 14, 1944, in Marysville, Kansas to Orville and Florabelle (Stoner) Bigham and passed away on November 14, 2018, in Milford at the age of 74 years and 7 months.

Jerry grew up in Marysville,...

Nov 11, 2018

John Paul Harding was born on March 28, 1936, in Yale, SD, to Carl and Mildred Marie (Brinkman) Harding and passed away on November 11, 2018, in Seward, NE, at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 14 days.

John...

Nov 8, 2018

Mona Leota Hall was born on November 16, 1940, in Crete, NE, to Lincoln Vryle and Leota Maude (Young) Monia and passed away on November 8, 2018, in Lincoln at the age of 77 years, 11 months and 23 days.

Mona...

Nov 5, 2018

Thomas Richard Bosmeniel was born on August 5, 1999, in Hastings, NE, to Raul and Anna (Leamy) Bosmeniel and passed away unexpectedly on November 5, 2018, in Lincoln, NE, at the age of 19 years and 3 months. Thomas grew up in Ulysses and attended Seward High School, where he graduated with the Class of 2018. He was an outstanding...

Oct 25, 2018

Gladys Deloris Ost was born near Staplehurst on June 23, 1924, to Claus Henry Peter and Hulda Marie (Schroeder) Ahrens and passed away in Seward on October 25, 2018, at the age of 94 years, 4 months and 2 days. She was baptized into the Christian faith on July 13, 1924, and confirmed...

Oct 11, 2018

Sylvia V. (Butzke) Dey was born on February 5, 1925, in rural Shelby, NE, to Thomas and Josephine (Divis) Zima and passed away on October 11, 2018, in Lincoln. She grew up in the Tamora area, where she attended Country School District 31. After her brother left the farm to serve in W.W.II, Sylvia started helping her parents on the...

Oct 10, 2018

Richard Lee "Dick" Pariset was born on December 18, 1938, in Seward to Arthur and Evelyn (Cromwell) Pariset and passed away on October 10, 2018, in Seward at the age of 79 years, 9 months, and 22 days. Dick grew up East of Goehner and then moved to Beaver Crossing. Dick attended country school until the 5th grade. He was...

Oct 9, 2018

Steven Perry Carr was born November 6, 1949 in Lincoln, Nebraska and passed away on October 9, 2018 at his home near Seward, Nebraska at the age of 68 years, 11 months, 3 days. Steve was the son of Charles "Dale" and Freda Florence (Hickson) Carr and was raised in the Garland area....

Oct 2, 2018

Laverne Tressa Bader was born on June 12, 1925, in Lincoln to William and Mary (Haufle) Honvlez and passed away on October 2, 2018, in Seward at the age of 93 years, 3 months and 20 days. Laverne grew up in Denton, Nebraska where she graduated from Denton High School with the Class of 1943. After graduation, she attended business...

Oct 1, 2018

Lawrence Edwin Cudmore, Jr. "Rattlesnake Pete", 78, formerly of Wessington Springs, South Dakota and a resident of Seward County, Nebraska since 1986 died Monday, October 1, 2018 unexpectedly in his home. Larry grew up on a farm in White Lake, SD, his favorite place in his life. He enjoyed playing the guitar and...

Sep 30, 2018

Gladys Elaine Hildebrand was born on June 21, 1922 in Seward, Nebraska, to Herman and Leotha (Edens) Busch and passed away on September 30, 2018, in Seward, at the age of 96 years, 3 months and 9 days. After graduating from Utica High School in 1938, she received an Associate Degree from Doane College in 1940. She was married to...

Sep 28, 2018

Jim Gardner was a quiet man with a heart of gold. A gifted carpenter and craftsman, there was nothing he couldn't build, make or fix with his skill and ingenuity. He passed away on Sept. 28, 2018, at the age of 81. The youngest of three sons, Jim was born to Guy and Katie (Stutzman) Gardner on a farm near...

Sep 25, 2018

Evelyn Louise Garske was born on October 13, 1923, in Houston, TX, the daughter of Carl and Louise (Heisner) Bahr and entered eternal life on September 25, 2018 to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 12 days. She was baptized into the Christian faith on November 18, 1923, at...

Sep 21, 2018

Private family services were held at Crown Hill Cemetery in Madison, NE. Son of Don and LaQuita

Sep 19, 2018

DeLores M. Hain was born on May 11, 1930, in David City to Charles and Anastasia (Sobotka) Fiala and passed away on September 19, 2018, in Seward at the age of 88 years, 4 months and 8 days. The family moved to Seward County in 1947. After she graduated from Ulysses High School, DeLores attended summer school at UNL in...

Sep 11, 2018

Evelyn Mae Viets Fougeron was born August 23, 1928 in Seward, NE and passed away unexpectedly, Sept. 11, 2018 at 90 years of age. She was the oldest daughter of Elmer and Hilda (Ficken) Viets and lived her entire life in Seward County. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church and attended District 45 School, Immanuel Lutheran Parochial...

Sep 10, 2018

Leona Jean Svoboda was born on September 22, 1934, in Jefferson County, Nebraska to Henry William and Dora (Weiss) Schellhorn and passed away on September 10, 2018, in Seward at the age of 83 years, 11 months and 19 days.

Leona...