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Kay Holeka

Kay Holeka

Aug 4, 2018

Virginia Kay Holeka was born on February 13, 1947, in Friend, NE to Reggie and Ella (Tobin) Newton and passed away on August 4, 2018, in Milford at the age of 71 years, 5 months and 22 days. Kay grew up on a farm near Friend. She attended country school two miles North of Friend as well as Friend High...

Verneal M. Burkey

Verneal M. Burkey

Aug 4, 2018

Verneal Maxine Burkey was born on August 28, 1922, in Seward, NE to Levi Elliott Alley and Cora Alice (Holloway) Alley and passed away on August, 4, 2018, in Seward, NE at the age of 95 years, 11 months and 7 days. Verneal grew up in Seward where she attended and graduated from Seward High School in the Class of...

Theresa M. Giesler-Guern

Theresa M. Giesler-Guern

Aug 1, 2018

Arrangements are pending.

Leroy E. Shaw

Leroy E. Shaw

Aug 1, 2018

LeRoy Ellsworth Shaw was born on June 7, 1930, in Wessington, SD, to Ernest Edward and Iva (Glidden) Shaw and passed away on August 1, 2018, in Stromsburg, NE, at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 25 days. LeRoy grew up in Walthill, NE, where he attended and graduated high school. He enlisted into the United States Air...

Nikola Karac

Nikola Karac

Jul 26, 2018

Nikola Karac was born on February 12, 1936 in Zenica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia to Nikola and Gospova (Kalinic) Karac and passed away on July 26, 2018 at the age of 82 years, 5 months and 14 days. Nikola grew up in Zenica where he attended school. In September of 1962 Nikola married Jovanka Dukic in Zenica, Yugoslavia and to this...

Patricia K. Ernesti

Patricia K. Ernesti

Jul 25, 2018

Patricia K. Ernesti was born on January 7, 1950, in Oakland, NE, to Donald Hazen and Vida Bertha (Erb) Newill and passed away on July 25, 2018, in Seward at the age of 68 years, 6 months and 18 days. Patricia grew up in Lyons and later in Omaha where she graduated high school with the Class of 1967. On...

Mary E. Noxon

Mary E. Noxon

Jul 25, 2018

Mary Ellen Noxon was born on December 20, 1931, in Savanna, IL, to Harry B. and Mabel (Eastman) Dyer and passed away on July 25, 2018, in Seward at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 5 days. Mary grew up in Savanna where she attended and graduated from Savanna High School with the Class of 1949. After high...

Eugene "Gene" H. Foltz

Eugene "Gene" H. Foltz

Jul 24, 2018

Eugene Henry Foltz was born on March 8, 1948, in Humphrey, Nebraska to Alfred and Luella (Pfeifer) Foltz and passed away on July 24, 2018, in Seward at the age of 70 years, 4 months and 16 days.

Eugene grew up in Columbus where he...

Jane R. Dickey

Jane R. Dickey

Jul 23, 2018

Private family services have been held.

Joseph B. Trouba

Joseph B. Trouba

Jul 22, 2018

Joseph B. Trouba was born on November 15, 1934, near Garland, NE, to Joseph and Mary (Kunasek) Trouba and passed away on July 22, 2018 in Seward at the age of 83 years, 8 months and 7 days. Joe attended and graduated from Assumption Catholic High School with the Class of 1952. He enlisted into the United States Navy on...

Leonard L. Sisel

Leonard L. Sisel

Jul 20, 2018

Leonard Leroy Sisel was born on February 27, 1931, in Loma, Nebraska to John and Mary (Divis) Sisel and passed away on July 20, 2018, in Lincoln at the age of 87 years, 4 months and 23 days. Leonard grew up in the Loma area and attended Dwight Public School. On August 15, 1951, he enlisted into the United States...

Dick O'Dell

Dick O'Dell

Jul 18, 2018

John Richard "Dick" O'Dell was born May 8, 1943 in Seward, Nebraska and passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona on July 18, 2018 at the age of 75 years, 2 months, 10 days.  Dick was the son of John Robert and Nellie Marie (Kilzer) O'Dell.  He was a 1961 graduate of Seward High School.  On April 5, 1964,...

Robert P. Havlovic

Robert P. Havlovic

Jul 10, 2018

Robert Patrick Havlovic was born on March 17, 1950, in David City, Nebraska to John and Lucille (Samek) Havlovic and passed away on July 10, 2018, in David City at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 23 days. Bob grew up on the family farm west of Brainard where he attended Holy Trinity School and graduated from Aquinas...

David J. Avery

David J. Avery

Jun 16, 2018

David John Avery of Seward, Nebraska passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 in Lincoln, NE at the age of 68 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. David was born on September 12, 1949 in St. Edward, NE to Ruby and John Avery. He received his associate's degree at Central Nebraska Tech, and was self-employed...

Delores Wilke

Delores Wilke

Jun 11, 2018

Delores (Dee) May Wilke was born on November 22, 1937, in Sprague, NE to George and Mary (Fisser) Bargman and passed away on June 11, 2018, in Lincoln at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 20 days. Dee grew up in Sprague where she attended Sprague-Martell (Central) High School. She played volleyball, softball, track and was a cheerleader....

Kent G. Christensen

Kent G. Christensen

Jun 9, 2018

Kent Gordon Christensen was born May 7, 1957 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Vance and Betty (Cyboron) Christensen. He grew up in Boelus, Nebraska and was a 1975 graduate of Centura High School. Kent joined the Navy immediately following his graduation. He went to boot camp in San Diego, trained in Tennessee, and was stationed in Hawaii and the Philippines....

Donald R. Sears

Donald R. Sears

Jun 8, 2018

Donald Ray Sears (Lonnie Ray) was born on February 7, 1947, in Somerset, Kentucky to Benjamin Elbert Sears and Dorothy Evelyn Calhoun and passed away on June 8, 2018 in Lincoln at the age of 71 years, 4 months and 1 day.

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Charles H. Jaudon

Charles H. Jaudon

May 31, 2018

Charles Hendon Jaudon, Sr. was born on March 8, 1926, in Aberdeen, MS, to Claude Houston and Myrtle Idellus (Autrey) Jaudon and passed away unexpectedly in Seward on May 31, 2018 at the age of 92 years, 2 months and 23 days. Charles grew up in Mississippi and graduated high school from Prairie, MS with the Class of 1943. Charlie...

Joan M. Petrzilka

Joan M. Petrzilka

May 30, 2018

Joan Marie Petrzilka passed into God's hands on Wednesday morning, May 30, 2018, in Seward, NE after a life-long battle with lung disease. She was born to Alois and Eleanor (Kantor) Codr on their farm near Ulysses, NE in 1935.

Ray...

Ruth Jaudon

Ruth Jaudon

May 23, 2018

Nannie Ruth Jaudon was born on May 11, 1927, in Leflore County, Misissippi to Jasper Elward and Effie Lucille (Mullins) Johnson and passed away on May 23, 2018 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 91 years and 12 days. Ruth attended school in Morgan City, Mississippi, graduating in 1946. She worked for a couple of years as an operator...

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