Eva "Fern" Schmidt
Jul 22, 2016
Eva Fern Carpenter Schmidt was born May 24, 1924 on a farm near Bradshaw, Nebraska. Her parents were Albion Harrison and Alvina Engelina (Herman) VanOstrand. Fern went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 92 on July 22, 2016. She lived her life with a strong faith in God, a great optimistic spirit, and a fun...
Rhoda A. Bredow
Jul 12, 2016
Rhoda Anna Dorothea Bredow was born October 10, 1921 on the family farm north of Tamora, Nebraska, the daughter of Herman and Minna "Minnie" (Hartman) Bredow. Rhoda was raised and lived nearly her entire life on the farm. She was baptized November 13, 1921 and confirmed on May 13, 1934, both at Zion Evangelical Lutheran...
Lena M. Murphy
Jul 7, 2016
Lena May (Myrstol) Murphy was born January 28, 1944 in Big Timber, Montana, the daughter of Donald and Violet Lee (Gibby) Myrstol and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 7, 2016 at the age of 72 years, 5 months, 10 days. Lena was a graduate of Livingston High School, Livingston, Montana. Following high school,...
Matthew Smith
Jul 1, 2016
Matthew Gene Smith was born on September 17, 1981, to Gene and DeAnna (Lafrenz) Smith and passed away on July 1, 2016, in North Bend, NE; at the age of 34 years, 9 months and 14 days. Matthew lived most of his life in Seward. He also lived in Lincoln for 13 years in various group homes for Region V...
Michael J Kinnett
Jun 27, 2016
Michael John Kinnett was born November 22, 1950 in Seward, Nebraska, the son of Clifford Howard and Regene (Vrbka) Kinnett and passed away in Omaha, Nebraska on June 27, 2016 at the age of 65 years, 7 months, 5 days. Mike was a 1969 graduate of Seward High School. On July 20, 1973, Mike was...
Jerry W. Lovelady
Jun 16, 2016
?Jerry Wilburn Lovelady was born December 26, 1938 in Blytheville, Arkansas, the son of James Wilburn and Anna Louise (Via) Lovelady and passed away June 16, 2016 at his home in Goehner, Nebraska at the age of 77 years. Jerry was a 1957 graduate of West Memphis High School in Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Army from 1962 through...
Josephine J. Pankoke
Jun 14, 2016
Josephine Jane (Svehla) Pankoke was born February 16, 1937 in Friend, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Korensky) Svehla and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on June 14, 2016 at the age of 79 years, 3 months, 29 days. Josephine grew up and attended school in the Friend area. On...
Rita I. Wullbrandt
Jun 6, 2016
Myrita Ilene "Rita" (Kulhanek) Wullbrandt was born March 27, 1933 in Helvey, Nebraska, the daughter of Harold Beil and Virneeda Orpha (Ogle) Kulhanek and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on June 6, 2016 at the age of 83 years, 2 months, 10 days. Rita was baptized in Steele City, Nebraska;...
Willard Nagel
May 30, 2016
Willard V. Nagel was born June 12, 1926 in Staplehurst, Nebraska the son of John William August Peter Nagel and Elsa Emilia Amanda (Schomburg) Nagel and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on May 30, 2016 at the age of 89 years, 11 months, 18 days. Willard attended Staplehurst High School and then served in the...
Theodore "Ted" R. Von Fange
May 28, 2016
Dr. Theodore R.E. von Fange, formerly of Seward, was born February 23, 1917, in Natoma, KS; to J.G. and Dorothea (Jahn) von Fange. He was baptized on March 11, 1917, at Peace Lutheran Church in Natoma, KS and confirmed on June 1, 1930 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Deshler, NE. Â On October 27, 1939, he married Verda Kroeger at St....
Eileen L Brauer
May 27, 2016
Eileen Lenora (Bartels) Brauer was born September 11, 1925 on a farm near Daykin, Nebraska, the daughter of Adolph and Hulda (Schwisow) Bartels and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on May 27, 2016 at the age of 90 years, 8 months, 16 days. Eileen was baptized on October 3, 1925 and confirmed in Christ on April 2, 1939. She...
Lowell R. Erickson
May 19, 2016
Lowell Erickson was born in Wausa, Nebraska on April 25, 1935. He was the son of Walter and Emma (Lindberg) Erickson and passed away on May 19, 2016 at the age of 81 years and 24 days. Lowell graduated from Wausa High School in 1952. After getting a degree from Luther College in Wahoo and Bethany College in Lindsburg, Kansas,...
Jane Tomandl
May 12, 2016
Mary Jane Tomandl, 90, passed away in Mobile, Alabama on May 12, 2016. She is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and with Richard, her husband of 70 years who passed away on December 12, 2012. She was born on August 15, 1925 to Henry Robert and Leon (Peterson) Lierman in Seward, Nebraska. Jane is...
Richard Sedlacek
May 11, 2016
Richard Sedlacek was born June 22, 1951 near Paxton, Nebraska, the son of Joseph and Sophia (Meyer) Sedlacek and passed away on May 11, 2016 at his home in Goehner, Nebraska at the age of 64 years, 10 months, 19 days. Richard was a 1969 graduate of Paxton High School. He farmed...
Curtis W. Phillips
May 10, 2016
Curtis William Phillips was born January 26, 1925 to Kenneth W (KW) Phillips and Ramona (Norton) Phillips of Manhattan, KS. He was the fifth of their seven children. He grew up on the family dairy farm and attended nearby schools. He graduated from Stockdale High School, 4th in his class in 1943. (There were only 4 in the class.) They...
Joseph B Kobza
Apr 18, 2016
Joseph B. Kobza was born November 12, 1935 in Ulysses, NE to Joseph J. and Adella A. (Divis) Kobza and passed away on April 18, 2016 in Springfield, MO at the age of 80 years. Joseph, known by everyone as Joe, was a 1953 graduate of Ulysses High School in...
Betty J. Cain
Apr 14, 2016
Betty Jean (Mika) Cain was born February 13, 1929, in Milligan, NE; to Stanley and Amelia L. (Krejdl) Mika and passed away on April 14, 2016, in York, NE; at the age of 87 years, 2 months and 1 day. On August 11, 1945, she married Loren Ernest Cain and began life as a homemaker in the Utica area. Betty...
Wilma J. Specht
Apr 13, 2016
Wilma Jean Specht was born on September 11, 1923, in Seward to Clifford Thomas and Florence Irene (Reynolds) Stephenson and passed away on April 13, 2016, in Lincoln at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 2 days. Wilma grew up in Seward where she attended school and graduated with the class of 1940. She later attended business school...
Doris M. Frank
Apr 8, 2016
Doris Marie Frank was born on September 9, 1930, in Lodgepole, NE; to William and Blanche (Ruple) Gipfert and passed away on April 8, 2016, in Seward, NE; at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 30 days. Doris graduated from Sidney High School with the class of 1947. She met and later married Gilbert Frank on October 10,...
James L. Bartek
Mar 30, 2016
James L. Bartek was born on July 13, 1947, in Prague, NE; to Frank and Frances (Koranda) Bartek and passed away on March 30, 2016, at his home near Dwight, NE; at the age of 68 years, 8 months and 17 days. Jim was raised in the Valparaiso, NE area where he attended school and graduated in the class of...
