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Donald L. Knoell
Jan 3, 2014
Donald Lee Knoell was born on December 1, 1940 in Anselmo, NE to Harold Joseph and Merry Wanda (Leep) Knoell and passed away on January 3, 2014 in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 73 years, 1 month and 2 days. Don grew up on a ranch in Anselmo, NE; graduated from high school in 1958. He attended college in...
Jerome Rehor
Dec 23, 2013
Jerome Rehor was born October 3, 1926 in Wilber, Nebraska, the son of Joseph Albert and Clara Wilhelmina (Slepicka) Rehor. Shortly after his birth, the family purchased and moved to a farm near Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. Jerome graduated from Beaver Crossing High School in 1945. On August 14, 1946, Jerome was united in marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Ruth Lauree...
Robert D. Ringler
Dec 23, 2013
Robert Dean Ringler was born October 4, 1936 near Staplehurst, Nebraska to Erich Nicholas and Christina Sophia (Roerden) Ringler and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on December 23, 2013 at the age of 77 years, 2 months, 19 days. Robert was baptized on October 25, 1936 and confirmed on March 18, 1951, both at Zion Lutheran Church, Staplehurst. He attended...
Wanda Miers
Dec 17, 2013
Wanda Fern (Erford) Miers was born June 7, 1923 in Tamora, Nebraska, the daughter of Elton J. and Lila Olive (Smith) Erford and passed away in Omaha, Nebraska on December 17, 2013 at the age of 90 years, 6 months, 10 days. Wanda was a 1940 graduate of Seward High School; she attended Concordia Teachers College and the University of...
Beverly A. Erks
Dec 12, 2013
Beverly Ann (Roebke) Erks was born July 8, 1954 in Seward, Nebraska to Earl Herbert and Ella Emma Caroline (Tiemann) Roebke and passed away on December 12, 2013 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 59 years, 5 months, 4 days. Bev was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Middle Creek) and attended school through the 8th grade at Middle Creek....
Perry Lane Fitzgerald
Dec 6, 2013
Perry Lane Fitzgerald, 51, passed away at his home on December 6, 2013, in Canon City, Colorado. Perry was born July 10, 1962 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Gene and Karol (Weigel) Fitzgerald. He graduated from Seward High in 1981 and graduated from Southeast Community College, Milford, Nebraska in 1984. Perry worked as a drafter and land surveyor in Dallas,...
Carol J. Fowler
Nov 29, 2013
Carol J. Fowler was born January 26, 1962 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Wayne and Joan Tanderup and passed away on November 9, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Carol was 51 years of age. Carol graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and moved to California. She was married to Tom Fowler on February 18, 1989 in Burbank, CA. They moved to...
Grace E. Mullally
Nov 23, 2013
Grace Ellen Mullally was born on September 13, 1928, near Waco, NE to Leonard and Emma (Blum) Leybold and passed away on November 23, 2013, in Seward, NE at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 10 days. Grace was the youngest of ten children. She grew up in the Waco area until she was in Junior High when...
Tink Ladely
Nov 23, 2013
Helen Genevieve "Tink" (Walter) Ladely was born December 18, 1945 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho the daughter of Charles and Ruby (Foust) Walter and passed away at her home in Garland, Nebraska on November 23, 2013, at the age of 67 years, 11 months, 5 days. Tink was a graduate of Bonners Ferry High School, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. On June 22,...
Clarence Ekstein
Nov 22, 2013
Clarence James Ekstein was born May 27, 1942 in Brainard, Nebraska, the son of James and Rose (Jelinek) Ekstein and passed away on November 22, 2013 at his home near Valparaiso, Nebraska at the age of 71 years, 5 months, 26 days. He was a 1961 graduate of Dwight Assumption High School. Clarence was united in marriage to Alice Marie...
Leona D. Pflughaupt
Nov 19, 2013
Leona Dorothea Pflughaupt was born in Herman, MN; to John and Clara (Gruber) Wilken and passed away on November 19, 2013, in Seward, NE. The family moved to Garland, NE when Leona was about 2 years of age. She attended school at Middle Creek. Leona married Otto Herman Pflughaupt in 1936, they made Seward their home for their entire life....
Spencer S. Schulz
Nov 18, 2013
Spencer Scott Schulz was born October 29, 1996 in Norfolk, Nebraska the son of Michael Ellan and Kathryn Ann (Fett) Schulz and passed away on November 18, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 17 years, 20 days. Spencer was baptized at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Norfolk in 1996 and confirmed at Southwood Lutheran Church in Lincoln...
Valerie B. Reinking Greger
Nov 10, 2013
Valerie Belle (Reinking) Greger was born February 11, 1946 in Sonoma, California to Jesse Lawson and Marguerite Edna (Cazes) Reinking and passed away on November 10, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 67 years, 8 months, 30 days. Valerie attended elementary school at St. Francis Solano and was a 1964 graduate of Sonoma Valley High School; she attended...
Goldie F. Grigsby
Nov 9, 2013
Goldie F. Grigsby was born on May 12, 1920, in Butler County, NE to Lemuel J. and Etta Mae (Smith) Brandenburgh and passed away on November 9, 2013, in Seward, NE; at the age of 93 years, 5 months and 28 days. Goldie attended country school near Bellwood, Silver Creek and graduated from Ulysses High School in 1940. She married...
Beverly J. Deboer
Nov 6, 2013
Beverly Jean DeBoer was born on January 9, 1930, in Oakland, IA; to Earl and Irene (Lehman) Chambers and passed away on November 6, 2013, in Seward, NE; at the age of 83 years, 9 months and 28 days. Beverly grew up in Oakland, IA; she attended school there until the family moved to Hastings, NE; where she graduated from...
Bette L. Garcia
Oct 29, 2013
Bette Louise (Plies) Garcia was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on February 3, 1931, the daughter of John Melvin and Esther Luella (Deuchler) Plies and passed away on October 29, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 82 years, 8 months, 26 days. Bette graduated in 1948 from Fairbury High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. On April 15,...
Cara S. Pankoke
Oct 28, 2013
Cara Sue Pankoke was born on July 7, 1953, in Casper, WY; to Jack and Marjory (Harris) Fish and passed away on October 28, 2013, in Lincoln, NE; at the age of 60 years, 3 months and 21 days. She grew up in Sidney, NE; where she graduated from High School. On November 16, 1979, she married Keith Pankoke...
Marion E. Janak
Oct 28, 2013
Marion Ernest Janak was born on August 20, 1943, in David City, NE; to Ernest and Olga (Svoboda) Janak and passed away on October 28, 2013, in Omaha, NE; at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 8 days. He grew up in the Brainard area where he attended school. Marion was a farmer and also ran the maintainer...
Maxine Schmieding
Oct 26, 2013
Maxine O. Schmieding was born on March 12, 1921, in Seward, NE; to Eugene and Babe (Knobbs) Hackworth and passed away on October 26, 2013, in Seward, NE; at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 14 days. Maxine grew up in Seward where she attended school. She married Richard G. Schmieding on March 15, 1952, at St. John...
Joyce E. Zillig
Oct 24, 2013
Joyce E. Zillig was born in Seward, NE on May 23, 1928, to William and Emma (Tinnappel) Meyer of rural Seward. Joyce was baptized by Rev. Ernest Wiedennmann of Goehner Evangelical Church in October 1928. Joyce attended Sunday school and was confirmed at the Seward Evangelical and Reformed Church. Joyce attended rural grade schools and graduated from Seward High School....
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