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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....
Constance "Connie" Atkinson
Oct 24, 2013
Constance E. Atkinson (Connie) was born to Herman and Elinor Marguerite (Krieger) Atkinson in Hawarden, IA; on July 20, 1951 and passed away after a valiant fight with ovarian cancer on October 24, 2013 in Omaha, NE; at the age of 62 years, 3 months and 4 days. She was baptized into the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at St. Paul's...
Chilton C. Smithey
Oct 23, 2013
Chilton C. Smithey, 79, of Milford, NE; was born on August 14, 1934, in Gorman, TX to Nicholas and Iva Lorean (Simpson) Duggan and passed away on October 23, 2013, in Milford, NE. She attended and graduated from Corbin High School in Corbin, TX. She then attended business college in Oklahoma. Chilton married A.B. "Bud" Smithey in 1957 in Grand...
Clara M. Hillmann
Oct 19, 2013
Clara Hillmann was born on August 18, 1912, in Middle Creek, Nebraska to Gregor and Margaretha (Wempen) Preisinger and passed away on October 19, 2013, at the age of 101 years, 2 months and 1 day. Clara was baptized on November 10, 1912, and confirmed on April 10, 1927, at Middle Creek Church. Clara was united in marriage to Carl...
Clarence G. "Chuck" Oltman
Oct 13, 2013
Clarence George Oltman was born May 13, 1925 in Cortland, Nebraska, the son of George and Sophia Catherine (Drewes) Oltman and passed away on October 13, 2013 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 88 years and 5 months. Chuck attended the Cortland School System. Chuck enlisted with the U.S. Army and was inducted September 29, 1943 and was received...
Ray "Dean" Richardson
Oct 12, 2013
Ray Dean Richardson was born November 7, 1937 in Corydon, Iowa, the son of James Clifford "J.C." and Harriet Christine (Johnson) Richardson. Dean passed away in Seward, Nebraska on October 12, 2013 at the age of 75 years, 11 months, 5 days. Dean moved with his family at a young age to Pender, Nebraska and he was a 1955 graduate...
Virginia L. Ohlschwager
Oct 11, 2013
Virginia Lee (Davis) Ohlschwager was born October 19, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska the daughter of Pearl Ivin and Beatrice (Gilliams) Corning and passed away on October 11, 2013 at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 68 years, 11 months, 22 days. Virginia attended Lincoln High School. On September 18, 1964, Virginia was united in marriage to Donald...
James W Sommerer
Oct 6, 2013
James William Sommerer was born June 8, 1932 in Craig, Nebraska, the son of William Allen and Ethel Lorraine (Wedegren) Sommerer and passed away on October 6, 2013 at his home in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 81 years, 3 months, 28 days. James was a graduate of Uehling High School. On July 17, 1971 James was united in...
Delores Svoboda
Oct 2, 2013
Delores Ann (Hraban) Svoboda was born August 28, 1929 in Bruno, Nebraska, the daughter of James and Emma (Stoupa) Hraban and passed away on October 2, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 1 month, 4 days. Delores attended rural school near Bruno and later Weston School. On April 20, 1949 she was united in marriage to...
Daniel Moravec
Sep 23, 2013
Daniel Moravec was born March 18, 1954 in Seward, Nebraska, the son of Edmund Ivan and Gladys Mary (Robison) Moravec and passed away at his lifelong home in rural Seward, Nebraska on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the age of 59 years, 6 months, 5 days. Dan attended Kindergarten at District 87 and the remainder of his schooling was in...
Margaret H. Douglas
Sep 12, 2013
Margaret Helen (Cochrane) Douglas was born January 21, 1937 in Milford, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Helen (Darling) Cochrane. Margaret passed away on September 12, 2013 in Ashland, Nebraska at the age of 76 years, 7 months, 22 days. She lived most of her life in the Bethany and Havelock areas of Lincoln and was a graduate of Lincoln...
Jean E. Magnuson
Sep 10, 2013
Jean Ellen (Douglas) Magnuson was born August 15, 1933 in Margaretville, New York, the daughter of Rev. Milfred Edward and Harriett Ellen (Hardin) Douglas and passed away on September 10, 2013 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 26 days. Jean was raised in New York state where her father served many churches as a Methodist minister. In...
Margaret E. Sommerfeld
Sep 9, 2013
Funeral services for Margaret E. Sommerfeld, 83, of Seward, formerly of Norfolk, will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Reverend Ray Wilke will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery and visitations will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Home for Funerals. Mrs. Sommerfeld died Monday, September 9,...
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