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Irma Marie Varner

Irma Marie Varner

Sep 4, 2012

Irma M. (Rezac) Varner was born December 3, 1918 in Dwight, Nebraska to Emil M. and Anna (Wondra) Rezac and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on September 4, 2012 at the age of 93 years, 9 months, 1 day. Irma was united in marriage to Albert "Irvin" Varner on April 4, 1937 in Seward. They farmed near Staplehurst and Osceola...

Kerry Lynn Shull Koenig

Kerry Lynn Shull Koenig

Aug 31, 2012

Kerry Lynn Shull~Koenig was born on May 2, 1962 in Frankfurt, Germany to Gary and Judy (Prichard) Shull and passed away suddenly at her home in Henderson, Nevada. Kerry was baptized on September 30, 1962 at the Methodist Church in Hornick, Iowa and attended the United Methodist Church while living with her family in Seward, Nebraska. Kerry graduated from Seward...

Edward Pollak

Edward Pollak

Aug 29, 2012

Edward Pollak was born on May 27, 1926, near Agnew, Nebraska to Frank John and Ann (Strizek) Pollak and passed away on August 29, 2012, at the age of 86 years 3 months and 2 days. Edward grew up in the Agnew area and attended school at District #51 near Garland, NE. After school he farmed with his father for...

Ruth Elizabeth Wehrs

Ruth Elizabeth Wehrs

Aug 24, 2012

Ruth Elizabeth (Dixon) Wehrs was born September 18, 1921 in Seward, Nebraska to Joe Sr. and Elizabeth (Hecox) Dixon and passed away on August 24, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 11 months, 6 days. Ruth attended country school and was a 1939 graduate of Seward High School; she attended Peru State College and taught school...

Ella M. Luft

Ella M. Luft

Aug 23, 2012

Ella Marie (Glines) Peterson Luft was born April 18, 1929 east of Wolbach, Nebraska to Ruel Richard and Bertha Florence (Winfrey) Glines and passed away on August 23, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 4 months, 5 days. Ella attended rural elementary school in Howard County and Greeley County and she was the salutatorian of the...

Elaine M. Hughes

Elaine M. Hughes

Aug 21, 2012

Elaine Margaret (Mar) Hughes was born September 21, 1942 at Pontiac, Michigan, the daughter of Ernst and Elizabeth Martha (Krueger) Mar and passed away on August 21, 2012 at her home near Seward, Nebraska at the age of 69 years, 11 months. Elaine was baptized on October 25, 1942 at Grace Lutheran Church in Pontiac, Michigan and she was confirmed...

Leo Dean Adams

Leo Dean Adams

Aug 11, 2012

Leo Dean Adams was born on August 28, 1927, in Seward and passed away on August 11, 2012, at the age of 84 years, 11 months and 14 days. Leo was the son of Harry and Anna (Fischer) Adams and grew up in Utica where he received his education. After school he worked at John Deere in Moline, IL for...

Benjamin Keith Miller

Benjamin Keith Miller

Aug 10, 2012

Benjamin Keith Miller was born in Columbus, Nebraska on December 2, 1981, and passed away on August 10, 2012, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 30 years, 8 months and 8 days. Ben was raised in Seward, the son of Keith and Cathy (Ficken) Miller. He received his education in Seward. He worked at Walker's for awhile and then...

Rose Mildred Tesina

Rose Mildred Tesina

Aug 7, 2012

Rose Mildred (Belsan) Tesina was born January 27, 1917 in Havelock, Nebraska to Louis and Mildred (Slechta) Belsan and passed away on August 7, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 6 months, 11 days. Rose attended Seward County School District #33. On October 15, 1935, Rose was united in marriage to Emil Edward Tesina at St....

Joann M Tesina

Joann M Tesina

Jul 24, 2012

JoAnn M. Tesina was born on April 14, 1941, on the family farm near Ulysses, Nebraska to Joseph F. and Ann B. (Kobza) Makovicka and passed away on July 24, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 71 years, 3 months, 10 days. JoAnn was a 1958 graduate of Assumption High School in Dwight and attended Omaha School of...

Hilda H Lunney

Hilda H Lunney

Jul 15, 2012

Hilda Caroline Helena Bertha (Hering) Lunney was born September 11, 1919, in Seward, Nebraska the daughter of William and Alwina (Albright) Hering and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 15, 2012 at the age of 92 years, 10 months, 4 days. Hilda was confirmed on March 25, 1934. She attended country school and the Garland school. On May 11,...

John A Osmera

John A Osmera

Jul 15, 2012

John Anthony (Baxa) Osmera, 88, was born January 19, 1924, in Hardin, MT; to John and Mary (Stepanik) Baxa and was later adopted by John and Mary (Liska) Osmera of Brainard, NE; and passed away on July 15, 2012, in David City, NE; at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 26 days. John attended Brainard grade school and...

Royce Wullbrandt

Royce Wullbrandt

Jul 14, 2012

Royce Neil Wullbrandt was born March 8, 1933 in Lincoln, Nebraska and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on July 14, 2012 at the age of 79 years, 4 months, 6 days. Royce was baptized on January 7, 1934 and confirmed in May of 1946. He attended country school and was a 1951 graduate of Seward High School. Royce served in...

Vernon L. Piening

Vernon L. Piening

Jul 11, 2012

Vernon Louis Piening was born December 4, 1918 on the farm near Pleasant Dale, Nebraska, the son of Henry George and Louise (Dunker) Piening. Vernon attended school in Pleasant Dale and was united in marriage to Alvina E. Zwick on April 25, 1943 at rural Staplehurst. Their marriage was blessed with four children, Myron, Ron, Stuart and Ila. Vernon served...

Hope Katherine Ahrens

Hope Katherine Ahrens

Jul 7, 2012

Hope Katherine Ahrens, the daughter of Chris and Julie (Werner) Ahrens was born at rest on July 7, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hope is survived by her parents, Chris and Julie of Seward; her sister, Leah Ahrens; her grandparents, John and Shelia Werner and Jerry and Sandy Ahrens, all of Seward; her aunts and uncles, Susan and James Ward of...

Robert L. Dowding

Robert L. Dowding

Jul 5, 2012

Robert "Bob" L. Dowding was born on November 17, 1918 in Seward, Nebraska to Floyd L and Agnes F. (Zeleny) Dowding and passed away on July 5, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 7 months and 18 days. Bob grew up and graduated from Seward High School in the class of 1936. Bob enlisted into the...

Donald Ray Makovicka

Donald Ray Makovicka

Jul 2, 2012

Donald Ray Makovicka was born on February 3, 1952, in Seward, Nebraska to Louis and Lucille (Krska) Makovicka and passed away on July 2, 2012, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 60 years, 4 months and 29 days. Don grew up north of Seward on the home place and spent some time in Texas as a child. He graduated...

Lovella Joan Slangal

Lovella Joan Slangal

Jun 17, 2012

Lovella Joan Slangal was born on July 29, 1923 in Tonti, Illinois to Lawrence and Ruth (Dudley) Smith and passed away on June 17, 2012, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 19 days. She lived in Marion County, Illinois until she was 5 years old when the family moved to Arkansas for her father's...

Richard "Dick" P. Hagemoser

Richard "Dick" P. Hagemoser

Jun 16, 2012

Richard Paul Hagemoser was born February 6, 1929 in Seward, Nebraska to Paul John and Fern Evelyn (Anderson) Hagemoser and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on June 16, 2012 at the age of 83 years, 4 months, 10 days. Dick was a 1947 graduate of Seward High School; he attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and Concordia University and received his Masters...

Beverly R. Rocker

Beverly R. Rocker

Jun 13, 2012

Beverly Rose (Case) Rocker was born on August 25, 1928 to Edward Amos and Rose Geraldine (Landers) Case in Los Angeles, California and passed away on June 13, 2012 in Kent, Washington at the age of 83 years, 9 months, 19 days. Bev lived most of her in California where she was a 1946 graduate of Hamilton High School in...

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