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...
Marcella A. "Marcie" Hraban
Mar 24, 2016
Marcella Ann Hraban was born March 10, 1926 in Dwight to Adolph Ernest and Helen Mary (Soukup) Hottovy and passed away on March 24, 2016 in Wahoo, Nebraska at the age of 90 years and 14 days. Marcella, known by everyone as Marcie, was a 1944 graduate of Assumption High School, Dwight,...
Norman D. Cross
Mar 18, 2016
Norman Dale Cross was born on February 21, 1925, on the family farm near Beaver Crossing, NE; to Harry and Agnes (Peterson) Cross and passed away on March 18, 2016 in Seward, NE; at the age of 91 years and 26 days. Norman attended and graduated from the Beaver Crossing High School with the class of 1942. After school, he...
Betty L. Shook
Mar 17, 2016
Betty Lou (O'Dell) Shook was born June 12, 1946 in Seward, Nebraska, the daughter of John Robert and Nellie Marie (Kilzer) O'Dell and passed away on March 17, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 69 years, 9 months, 6 days. Betty was a 1965 graduate of Seward High School. Betty was the mother...
Dolores L. "Pat" Dickinson
Mar 14, 2016
Dolores Loraine Dickinson was born December 20, 1928 in Seward, Nebraska, the daughter and only child of August Frederich and Olga Anna Frieda (Kuehn) Rolfsmeier. Dolores, affectionately known as Pat, was a 1946 graduate of Seward High School. She attended the University of Nebraska studying in the College of Journalism for two years. She was united in marriage to Dale...
Rita M. Kobza
Mar 5, 2016
Rita Margaret Kobza was born March 20, 1925 on the farm northwest of Dwight, Nebraska, the daughter of John Charles and Emma (Novak) Kobza and passed away on March 5, 2016 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 11 months, 14 days. Rita was a 1942 graduate of Assumption High School in Dwight....
Gregory F. Bartek
Feb 25, 2016
Gregory Frank Bartek was born July 24, 1939, on the family farm north of Agnew, Nebraska, the son of Stanley William and Rose Marie (Jirovsky) Bartek and passed away on February 25, 2016 in Grand, Nebraska at the Nebraska Veterans' Home, at the age of 76 years, 7 months, 1 day. Greg...
Ramona F. King
Feb 19, 2016
Ramona F. King, 79, died Friday, February 19, 2016 in Lincoln due to complications from a stroke.
She leaves behind her husband, Karl, daughters and husbands, Terry (Jim) Bretscher, Alta Loma, CA, Karla (Dan) Bennett,...
Ruth M. Martens
Feb 18, 2016
Ruth Marie (Schnackenberg) Martens rests in the arms of her Savior after her sudden death Thursday morning February 18, 2016. She was born in Orange, California on July 25, 1933 to Emil and Martha (Wiebe) Schnackenberg. She became a child of God through Holy Baptism at St. John's Lutheran Church, Orange, where also she confirmed her faith March 30, 1947....
