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Ruth C. Dede

Ruth C. Dede

Oct 8, 2015

Ruth C. (Schmidt) Dede was born on July 19, 1912 in Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa the 2nd oldest of 10 children to Rev. Prof. J.E. Richard Schmidt and Clara (Zwemke) Schmidt and passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 103 years, 2 months, and 19 days. She graduated from high school and attended...

Helen M. Kovar

Helen M. Kovar

Oct 7, 2015

Helen Marie Kovar was born April 18, 1927 at the farm near Garland, Nebraska, the daughter of Frank Joseph and Barbara Catherine (Hromas) Kovar and passed away on October 7, 2015 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 19 days. Helen was a 1944 graduate of Seward High School. For many years, Helen worked at Russell...

C. Eileen Ahlrichs

C. Eileen Ahlrichs

Oct 5, 2015

C. Eileen Ahlrichs was born on October 22, 1942, in Auburn, Nebraska, the daughter of Lee and Berneice (TeSelle) Burling and passed away on October 5, 2015, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 72 years, 11 months and 13 days. Eileen grew up near Hallam and graduated from Malcolm High School. She worked for Jack and Jill, Hinky Dinky...

Nora J. Hecox

Nora J. Hecox

Oct 4, 2015

Nora Jane (Bender) Hecox was born January 1, 1931 in Seward County, Nebraska to Ella Florence (Strobridge) and Frank "Joseph" Bender and passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at her home in Dorchester, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 9 months, 3 days. Nora attended country school near Milford and Seward Public School. Nora was the owner of...

Donald E. Guenther, Sr.

Donald E. Guenther, Sr.

Sep 21, 2015

Donald Eugene Guenther, Sr. was born on March 30, 1935 in Beatrice, Nebraska, the son of Deaconess Clarence Jasper Guenther and Gladys (Geisler) Guenther and passed away at his home in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska on September 21, 2015 at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 22 days. Don attended school in Beatrice and served in the U.S. Navy....

Debra L. "Debbie" Soucek

Debra L. "Debbie" Soucek

Sep 16, 2015

Debra Lynn (Swanson) Soucek was born March 8, 1954 in Vallejo, California, the daughter of Steinard Jules and Catherine Helen (Eastgate) Swanson and passed away at her home in Bee, Nebraska on September 16, 2015 at the age of 61 years, 6 months, 8 days. Debbie was a 1973 graduate of East Butler High School. On December 30, 1973 she...

Carol L. Karash

Carol L. Karash

Sep 12, 2015

Carol Lee Karash was born May 8, 1938 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Frank Arthur Deeds and Violet "Vi" Beatrice (Kelly) Deeds and passed away on September 12, 2015, at the Ridgewood Care Center in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 77 years, 4 months, 12 days. Carol grew up in the Grand Island area where she met her future...

Margaret Suellwold

Margaret Suellwold

Sep 12, 2015

Margaret (Lindner) Suellwold was born March 17, 1923 in Seward County, near Pleasant Dale, Nebraska to Godfrey and Sophie (Sieck) Lindner and was baptized at home on the day of her birth. She attended Country School District No. 64 and high school at Pleasant Dale and Seward. On March 21, 1937, Margaret was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Pleasant Dale....

Caryl D. Schulz

Caryl D. Schulz

Sep 7, 2015

Caryl D. (Besse) Schulz was born March 4, 1932 in Seward, Nebraska the daughter of Ray, Sr. and Kathryn (Finnicum) Besse and passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015, at the age of 83 years, 6 months, 3 days. Caryl attended school in Seward and Beatrice and was a 1950 graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School. She worked at Love...

Thomas M. Hoffman

Thomas M. Hoffman

Sep 6, 2015

Thomas (Tom) Michael Hoffman was born the youngest of six children to Mary (Hearty) and Albin Hoffman in Omaha, Nebraska on November 23, 1937 and passed away peacefully on September 6, 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 77. He attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Cathedral High School in Omaha. Following in his father's trade, he...

Lane A. Reed

Lane A. Reed

Aug 31, 2015

Lane Allen Reed was born on September 8, 1964, in Omaha, and was adopted by John H. and Eula I. (Gross) Reed and passed away on August 31, 2015, in Bee, at the age of 50 years 11 months and 23 days. Lane grew up in Lincoln where he attended Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of 1982....

Vivian "Pat" Mcdonald

Vivian "Pat" Mcdonald

Aug 25, 2015

Vivian J. "Pat" McDonald was born on November 10, 1921, four miles south of Goehner, NE; to William R. and Katherine Louise (Eberspacher) Gassman and passed away on August 25, 2015; at the Wisner Care Center in Wisner, NE; at the age of 93 years, 9 months and 15 days. Pat grew up in the Goehner area where she attended...

Robert A. Mayo

Robert A. Mayo

Aug 22, 2015

Robert "Bob" Mayo, 65, Seward, Nebraska, (formerly of La Crosse, Kansas) died Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Mayo was born December 14, 1949, in Beatrice, Nebraska, the son of Leo Dale Mayo and Esther Faye Mayo-McCracken. He was a two year resident of Seward, Nebraska, moving there from La Crosse, Kansas, where...

Todd Ricenbaw

Todd Ricenbaw

Aug 12, 2015

Todd Norman Ricenbaw was born August 8, 1965 in Friend, Nebraska, the son of Darrel Norman and Dorothy Ann (Johnson) Ricenbaw. Todd passed away on August 12, 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 50 years, 4 days. Todd was a 1983 graduate of Centennial High School, Utica, Nebraska and received an Associate Degree in Agriculture. Following his father's...

Laurine M. Novacek

Laurine M. Novacek

Aug 11, 2015

Our beautiful Mother, Laurine M. Novacek, passed away peacefully from this earth surrounded by her children on August 11, 2015 in Linoln, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 2 months, 9 days. She waged a courageous battle with dementia which took away her memory but could not erase her dignity. Born June 2, 1930 to Ludvik and Vlasta Marie...

Pastor T.J. Fraser

Pastor T.J. Fraser

Aug 10, 2015

Thomas Jefferson Fraser was born on December 23, 1932 to John Mancy and Velma McNeill (Highley) Fraser. The fourth of nine children, he was named for his grandfathers, Thomas Fraser and Jeffrey Highley. Known to family and friends as T.J., he grew up in Bonne Terre, Missouri, where he received his elementary and high school education, graduating in 1950. T.J....

Harold "Charlie" Thorell

Harold "Charlie" Thorell

Aug 6, 2015

Harold "Charlie" Allan Thorell was born in Holdrege, NE; on January 1, 1938, to Earl Arvin and Lenore Evangeline (Anderson) Thorell and passed away on August 6, 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 77 years, 7 months, 5 days. Charlie grew up in the Loomis area where he attended Loomis High School, graduating with the class of 1955....

Harold E. Krivohlavek

Harold E. Krivohlavek

Jul 29, 2015

Harold Edwin Krivohlavek was born August 15, 1921 to Lillie (Stastny) and Louis Krivohlavek on the farm south of Dorchester in Saline County, and he began his life in heaven on July 29, 2015. Harold attended rural school district 104, walking 1 miles for the first 8 years (except when he could hook up the pony to the two wheel...

Vivian D. Watson

Vivian D. Watson

Jul 28, 2015

Vivian Doris Watson was born on October 7, 1920, in Seward to Harvey and Inez (Davisson) Mercer and passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Utica Community Care Center at the age of 94 years, 9 months and 21 days. Vivian grew up and attended school in Seward, where she graduated with the class of 1938. She was...

Elizabeth "Bessie" I. Leif

Elizabeth "Bessie" I. Leif

Jul 27, 2015

Elizabeth I. "Bessie" Leif was born on October 5, 1919 to Jacob and Josephine (Tashash) Facas in Paterson, New Jersey and passed away in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 96 years, 9 months, and 22 days. Bessie graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in Paterson, NJ; in June of 1938. She was united in marriage to William "Paul" Leif...

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