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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...

Louise Meta Baack

Louise Meta Baack

Jun 11, 2012

Louise Meta Baack was born on July 26, 1913 on a farm near Staplehurst, NE to John and Clara (Hegeholz) Baack and passed away on June 11, 2012 in Seward, NE at the age of 98 years, 10 months and 16 days. Louise was baptized on August 10, 1913 at Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed on March 28, 1926 also...

Orland Leroy Kotil

Orland Leroy Kotil

Jun 10, 2012

Orland "Curly" L. Kotil was born on July 26, 1927 to John and Irma (Gerner) Kotil in rural Friend, Nebraska and passed away in York, Nebraska on June 10, 2012, at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 15 days. Curly attended school in Crete before moving to Milford. Curly joined the Merchant Marines during W.W.II. After he was...

C. Robert Woodruff

C. Robert Woodruff

Jun 7, 2012

Charles Robert Woodruff was born February 19, 1929 in Ulysses, Nebraska to Charles Bryan and Mary Olive (Lewis) Woodruff and passed away on June 7, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 83 years, 3 months, 19 days. Bob was a 1947 graduate of Ulysses High School and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University. Bob served his country in the U.S....

Kelly W. Smith

Kelly W. Smith

Jun 7, 2012

Kelly William Smith was born June 10, 1974 in Seward, Nebraska to Elmer Charlie and Bonnie Lou (Brehe) Smith. Kelly was brought to Christ in Baptism and Confirmed in faith at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Milford, Nebraska. He grew up and attended grades K-9 in Milford and was a graduate of Burke High School in Omaha. He received his...

Joann T. Hladky

Joann T. Hladky

Jun 5, 2012

JoAnn Theresa Hladky was born September 16, 1953 in Seward, Nebraska to Edward Anton and Theresa Marie (Kunasek) Hladky and passed away on June 5, 2012, also in Seward at the age of 58 years, 8 months, 20 days. JoAnn was a 1971 graduate of Seward High School; she received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...

Mildred L. Reamer

Mildred L. Reamer

Jun 1, 2012

Mildred Lucille Reamer,of Seward, Nebraska, formerly of Willow City, North Dakota was born December 20, 1928 in Dunseith, North Dakota the daughter of Ray and Janet L.(Pilloud) Brennan and passed away peacefully on June 1, 2012 in Seward, Nebrraska at the age of 83 years. Mildred was united in marriage to Francis Reamer and raised three sons on the family...

Leroy Tergot Higgins

Leroy Tergot Higgins

May 30, 2012

LeRoy Tergot Higgins was born on January 25, 1960, to Lee Roy Higgins and Erlinda A. Tergot in Subic Bay, Philippines and passed away on May 30, 2012 at his residence in Seward at the age of 52 years, 4 months and 5 days. LeRoy's family moved to the United States in 1961 where he attended elementary school in California....

Frank Joseph Slavik

Frank Joseph Slavik

May 29, 2012

Frank Joseph Slavik was born August 30, 1925 to Frank and Frances (Divis) Slavik and passed away on May 29, 2012 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 86 years, 8 months, 29 days. He was a 1942 graduate of Seward High School. Frank served his country in the U.S. Army-182nd Airborne, during World War II. On March 23, 1947,...

Hulda M. Campbell

Hulda M. Campbell

May 18, 2012

Hulda Martha Campbell, age 96 years, of Seward, Nebraska, died May 18, 2012, departing in her normal gentle way. Hulda, ninth child of Ernest Herman Schomburg and Sophie Margaret Mary Dorothy nee Meyen Schomburg was born February 25, 1916 in Marysville, Nebraska. Her siblings were: Charles "Shammy" Schomburg, Elsa Emilie Amanda Nagel Butzke, Mary Maria Sophia Reinmiller, William "Willie" Schomburg,...

Christian Nathaniel Schultz

Christian Nathaniel Schultz

May 16, 2012

Infant son of Jeremy and Amiee Schultz was born on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Lincoln. Obit to follow.

Rodney Hiebenthal

Rodney Hiebenthal

May 15, 2012

Rodney Ray Hiebenthal, 71, of Milford, died at home on May 15, 2012. Rodney was born July 27, 1940, in Fremont. He graduated from Hooper High School. He then attended Nebraska Technical/Vocational School (now Southeast Community College) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He completed his degree in vocational education at Colorado State University. He taught at Southeast Community College-Milford for...

Harriet M. "Peg" Oetting

Harriet M. "Peg" Oetting

May 14, 2012

Harriet Martha "Peg" (Pueggel) Oetting was born June 8, 1933 in Garner, Iowa to Herman John and Emma Emily (Boehnke) Pueggel and passed away on May 14, 2012 at her home in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 11 months, 6 days. Peg was baptized on July 2, 1933 and confirmed on April 14, 1946, both at St....

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