Donald L. "Murph" Murphy
Nov 5, 2014
Donald Leo Murphy was born August 22, 1945 in Friend, Nebraska, the son of Dennis and Marie A. (Muff) Murphy and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on November 5, 2014, at the age of 69 years, 2 months, 14 days. Don attended District 35 Country School near Friend and was a 1963 graduate of Friend High School. On December 27,...
Loleta D. "Mert" Hand
Nov 3, 2014
Loleta Dorothea Hand was born July 9, 1920 in Utica, Nebraska, the daughter of Fred M. and Mathilda (Bertram) Rohren and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on November 3, 2014 at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 25 days. Loleta was baptized on July 25, 1920 and confirmed on May 13, 1934, both at Zion Lutheran Church-Marysville. Loleta...
Ruth R. Hardt
Oct 22, 2014
Ruth Ramona (Rhode) Hardt was born October 3, 1928 in Hampton, Nebraska, the daughter of Ernst A. and Bertha (Schulze) Rhode. Ruth passed away on October 22, 2014 at her home in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 19 days. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hampton and was a 1947 graduate of Concordia...
Phyllis J. Hicks
Oct 15, 2014
Phyllis Jean Hicks was born on May 15, 1934, at her grandparents farm home near Western, NE; to Lorenz F. and Esther (Rohr) Bartels and passed away on October 15, 2014, in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 80 years and 5 months. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church near Tobias, NE. She grew up in the...
Dennis F. Janousek
Oct 13, 2014
Dennis Frank Janousek was born on April 5, 1949, in David City, NE; to Emil Joseph and Mary Rose (Nevole) Janousek and passed away on October 13, 2014, in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 65 years, 6 months and 8 days. Dennis grew up in the Loma area and attended East Butler schools. After his education, Dennis worked for...
Dale Lee "Nigel" Grigsby
Oct 9, 2014
Dale Lee "Nigel" Grigsby was born January 16, 1950 at Seward, Nebraska, the son of John Paul and Goldie Florence (Brandenburgh) Grigsby and passed away on October 9, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 64 years, 10 months, 23 days. Dale was a 1968 graduate of Seward High School and a 1972 graduate of the Minneapolis School of...
Roger J. Davis
Oct 9, 2014
Roger John Davis was born on December 8, 1933, at home on the family farm near Seward, NE; to Walter Ernest and Ruth Louise (Strinz) Davis and passed away on October 9, 2014, in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 1 day. Roger grew up in the Seward area where he attended District #40 country...
Georgia A. Policky
Oct 8, 2014
Georgia Ann Policky was born on March 14, 1929, on the family farm east of Bee, NE; to Louis and Clara (Hain) Kouma and passed away on October 8, 2014, in Seward, NE; at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 24 days. She grew up in the Bee area where she attended Romine Country School District 68. She...
Pauline A. "Polly" Tesina
Oct 5, 2014
Pauline Ann (Cermak) Tesina was born October 19, 1940 in David City, Nebraska, the daughter of Theodore Carl and Marie Catherine (Peters) Cermak and passed away at her home in Bee, Nebraska on October 5, 2014, at the age of 73 years, 11 months, 16 days. Polly attended St. Mary's Grade School and was a 1959 graduate of St. Mary's...
Tressie B. Foster
Sep 30, 2014
Tressie Blondena Foster was born on December 7, 1919, in Bethany, Missouri to George Frederick and Goldie May (Hobbs) Mull and passed away in Wilber, Nebraska on September 30, 2014, at the age of 94 years, 9 months and 23 days. She graduated from high school at the age of 16 and received her teaching certificate. She taught for five...
Vera A. Divis
Sep 29, 2014
Vera Ann Divis was born March 9, 1922 in Wahoo, Nebraska, the daughter of Henry, Sr. and Aloisie (Dostal)Pokorny and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 29, 2014 at the age of 92 years, 6 months, 20 days. Vera attended District 44 school near Wahoo and was a 1939 graduate of Weston High School. Vera was united in marriage...
Myrna M. Zillig
Sep 21, 2014
Myrna Zillig was born on the family farm near Pleasant Dale on February 3, 1922. She was the youngest child of two born to August and Dorothy (Lostroh) Sieck. She graduated from Pleasant Dale High School as salutatorian. On March 1, 1942, she married Mervin W. Zillig of Seward, Nebraska. Myrna and Mervin have five children, twelve grandchildren, and eighteen...
Judy A. Eilers
Sep 19, 2014
Judy A. Eilers was born on May 9, 1957, in Lexington, NE; to Robert Harold and Eunice Marie (Holscher) Brell and passed away on September 19, 2014, in Seward, NE; at the age of 57 years, 4 months and 10 days. Judy was baptized on June 16, 1957, and confirmed on May 7, 1972, at Hope Lutheran Church in Smithfield,...
Gerald H. "Jerry" Mueller
Sep 12, 2014
Gerald Herbert Mueller was born July 9, 1930 in Staplehurst, Nebraska, the son of Herbert Christian and Amanda Louise (Fritz) Mueller and passed away on September 12, 2014 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 2 months, 3 days. Gerald was baptized on August 3, 1930 at Our Redeemer Lutheran ChurchMarysville and was confirmed on April 20, 1944....
Joan P. Kennel
Sep 10, 2014
Joan P. Kennel was born on July 25, 1934, in Scotia, NE. She was adopted by Guy and Agnes (Anderson) Cooper and passed away on September 10, 2014, in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 16 days. Joan graduated from Seward High School. Joan married Clifton Louis Kennel on September 26, 1954, in Beaver Crossing,...
Dallas D. Kotil
Aug 24, 2014
Dallas Dean Kotil was born on May 18, 1935, in Dorchester, NE to John and Irma (Gerner) Kotil Jr., and passed away on August 24, 2014, in Lincoln, NE at the age of 79 years, 3 months and 6 days. He grew up in Crete and the Milford area and graduated from Milford High School in 1954. He enlisted in...
Lorraine F. Ritchie
Jul 27, 2014
Lorraine Fern (Mattes) Ritchie was born June 24, 1935 in Iowa City, Iowa to George and Blanche (Muth) Mattes and passed away on July 27, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, 1 month, and 3 days. Lorraine attended school in Shelton and was a 1951 graduate of Shelton High School. On May 29, 1954, Lorraine was...
Bryan K. Giesselman
Jul 20, 2014
Bryan Karl Giesselman was born on January 19, 1964, in Seward, NE; to Dr. Harry and Lois Leona (Panwitz) Giesselman and passed away on July 20, 2014, in Northglenn, CO; at the age of 50 years, 6 months and 1 day. Bryan's entire adult profession consisted of building and designing beautiful homes and apartment complexes. Bryan is survived by his...
Nicholas J. Reisinger
Jul 7, 2014
Nicholas Joseph Reisinger was born March 9, 1952 in Mexico D.F. to Alois Josef and Patricia (Andres) Reisinger and passed away on July 7, 2014 following an accident on the family farm. Nick lived each day of his 62 years, 3 months, 28 days to the fullest. Nick was a 1970 graduate of Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York and...
Edward Raskey
Jul 5, 2014
Edward (Sub) Raskey, Jr. was born on December 5, 1929, in Brainard, NE to Edward (Sub) and Bertha (Nelson) Raskey, Sr. and passed away on July 5, 2014, at his home near Bee, NE at the age of 84 years and 7 months. Edward grew up in Brainard where he attended school and graduated in the Class of 1948. Ed...
