Obituaries from September 2004

Feb. 17, 1909-Aug. 31, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Leo Warner, 95, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004) at his home in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 17, 1909, to Fred F. and Amelia (Emkow) Warner. He attended country school through the 8th grade. He began to farm with his father and later took over the farming with his brother, Herbert. Leo and Herbert moved from the farm in 1970 to a house in Holbrook...

Dec. 8, 1918-Aug. 31, 2004 Lamar Hajek, the third and youngest child of Frank and Agnes Steiner Hajek, was born Dec. 8, 1918, on a farm north of Marion, Kan. He died Aug. 31, 2004, at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood at the age of 85 years...

Nov. 9, 1942-Aug. 31, 2004 Larry Leibrandt, 61, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born Nov. 9, 1942, to LeRoy and Lois (Johnson) Leibrandt in McCook. He grew up in McCook and graduate from McCook High School in 1960. In 1962, he graduated from McCook Junior College and then attended Chadron State College and received his auctioneering degree from the Iowa School of Auctioneering...

May 14, 1922-Aug. 28, 2004 ATLANTA, Ga. -- Anne Elizabeth Hines, 82, formerly of Benkelman, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 2004) at the Lifecare Center of Gwinnett near Atlanta, Ga. She was born May 14, 1922, to Thomas Raymond and Mary (Mimms) Rosser in Broadway, N.C. ...

WAUNETA -- Robert "Bob" Nordhausen, 58, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004) at his home in Wauneta. Survivors include three sisters, Anita Smith and husband, Mert of Seward, Veleta Sutherland and husband, Jim of Battle Lake, Minn., and Judy Evers and husband, Rudy of Wauneta; brother, Harold Nordhausen and wife, Jan of Wauneta; and sister-in-law, Colleen Garton and husband, Ben of Winsor, Colo...

ATWOOD -- Lonnie C. "Arkie" Snodgrass, 78, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004) in Atwood. Mass of Christian burial is Monday, 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atwood with the Rev. Damian Richards officiating. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery...

OMAHA -- George E. Cornwell Jr., 55, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) in Omaha. He was preceded in death by his father, George E. Sr.; mother, Pat; and brother, John. Survivors include his wife, Sue; daughter, Christine and special friend, Jim Schultz of Boone, Iowa; sons, George III and wife, Annie of Gothenburg and Tim and wife, Janet of Indianola; brothers, Brian and wife, Rita of Omaha, Mark and wife, Barb of LaVista and David and special friend, Tony; and three grandchildren...

Sept. 20, 1947-Sept. 4, 2004 CURTIS -- Milo "Joe" Nickerson, 56, died Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004) south of Curtis. He was born Sept. 20, 1947, to Donald and Reba (Gugelman) Nickerson in Eustis. He graduated from Farnam High School in 1965 and attended Mid-Plains Community College for two years. In 1966, he began working at Bystroms NAPA Store in North Platte...

Nov. 12, 1922-Sept. 4, 2004 ST. FRANCIS -- Alma Lorraine "Rena" (Knapp) Pickett, 81, died Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004) at her home in St. Francis. She was born Nov. 12, 1922, in Rawlins County. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence D. (Hook) Pickett in 1980...

May 17, 1917-Sept. 4, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Audra Nadene Romine, 87, died Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was born May 17, 1917, to John Thomas and Maude Alice (Stock) Kerns in Wauneta. She attended country school and graduated from Wauneta Public High School in 1933. She continued her education at the Chillicothe School of Business in Missouri. She then traveled to Kansas City, Mo., where she was employed with Royal Typewriter Company...

Nov. 30. 1919-Sept. 6, 2004 Mildred Sophie Agnes Niermeier, 84, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on Nov. 30, 1919, at Palmer to Herbert Albert John and Anna Sophie (Nietfeld) Dankert. She attended rural school near Palmer. She later worked for neighboring families taking care of their children...

Dec. 18, 1916-Aug. 30, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Robert H. Egle, 87, died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004) at Chase County Hospital of Imperial. He was born Dec. 18, 1916, to Henry and Hazel (Follett) Egle in Hitchcock County. He grew up in the Eden community and lived there until his retirement from farming when he and Esther moved to Enders in 1979. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1934...

Sept. 4, 1918-Sept. 6, 2004 HOLDREGE -- Evelyn L. Johnson, 86, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at the Phelps County Health Center. She was born Sept. 4, 1918, north of Holbrook, to Earnest and Augusta (Huxsol) Cline. She attended country school. She was employed in her early years with Dr. ...

OBERLIN -- Jo Marie (Culek) Lehar, 63, died Sunday (Sept. 5, 2004) in Oberlin. She was born July 6, 1941, in McCook. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one aunt; one uncle; and cousins. Services are Thursday, 2 p.m. (MDT), at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with interment in the Kimball Cemetery...

Oct. 15, 1907-Sept. 6, 2004 Emma Marie Walker, 96, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born Oct. 15, 1907, to Henry and Anna (Volerth) Pollman in Culbertson. She attended rural school near Culbertson. On Jan. 12, 1929, she married Martin Walker in McCook. ...

March 22, 1928-Sept. 7, 2004 Mary C. Sanders Jaques Walker, 76, died Tuesday (Sept.7, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on March 22, 1928, on a farm near Denton, Texas to John Clay and Mamie Ellen (Karre) Beeler. She attended rural Mayhill Elementary School and graduated from North Texas State High School in 1944...

Sept. 10, 1908-Aug. 29, 2004 CURTIS -- Grace Evelyn Merritt, 95, died Sunday (Aug. 29, 2004) at Sunset Haven in Curtis. She was born Sept. 10, 1908, in Jefferson County, to Marvin Leroy and Effie May Phelps Evans. She moved with her parents to Hayes Center in 1912 where she spent her childhood. She graduated form Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1927...

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. -- Sister Estelle Kilbane OP, 88, died Sunday (Sept. 4, 2004) at Sansbury Care Center on the grounds of St. Catharine Motherhouse near Springfield, Ky. She is a native of Chicago, Ill. A Dominican of St. Catharine, Ky., for 72 years, she served as a teacher, parish minister, librarian and assistant principal at St. ...

Sept. 3, 1923-Sept. 8, 2004 NORTH PLATTE -- Lavona Mae McClintock, 81, died Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2004) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born Sept. 3, 1923, to Matthew and Ester Eliason Hawkinson in Holdrege. The family moved to Chase County when she was young and she attended grade school in Lamar. The family moved to Morill in 1939...

Sept. 30, 1910-Sept. 9, 2004 CAMBRIDGE -- Jennie Marie Weatherwax, 93, died Thursday (Sept. 9, 2004) at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. She was born Sept. 30, 1910, to Moses and Mary (Goreley) Richard in Red Willow County. She attended school and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1929. After school she was a teacher and helped care for her parents and sisters...

Oct. 31, 1940-Sept. 8, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Loren Eugene Webster, 63, died Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2004) at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial. He was born Oct. 31, 1940, to Bert and Doris (Ressiquie) Webster in Cambridge. He grew up in Oxford where he graduated from Oxford High School in 1958. He began working for the Phelps County Dairy Processing Company in Holdrege...

Jan. 9, 1950-Sept. 9, 2004 Robert D. "Bob" Zlomke, 54, of McCook died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Robert was born Jan. 9, 1950, to Dean Harold and Dorothy Evangeline (Goodwin) Zlomke at Grand Island. He grew up in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Central Catholic High School in 1968. He also attended Kearney State College...

Aug. 5, 1921-Sept. 8, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Donna Spady, 83, died Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2004) at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. She was born Aug. 5, 1921, to Harry and Emma Mathews in Imperial. She attended grade school in Champion and later attended high school in Imperial...

March 4, 1914-Sept. 8, 2004 Augusta Crescentia Miller, 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Augusta was born March 4, 1914, at St. Ann in Frontier County to Francis Xavier and Crescentia Grace (Mumm) Andrijeski. She was baptized April 19, 1914. She was raised to womanhood on a farm south of St. Ann...

June 30, 1909-Sept. 11, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Edna Genevieve Burton-Cole, 95, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born June 30, 1909, to Carl and Anna (Ubben) Watson in Oxford. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1926. After high school she attended Hastings Business College to take secretarial courses. She then worked in Broken Bow, Alma and Oxford as a secretary...

Aug. 23, 1919-Sept. 10, 2004 HOLDREGE -- Norma Esther James, 85, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2004) at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege. She was born Aug. 23, 1919, to Chester and Wanda (Catt) McConnell in Wilsonville. She attend rural school south of Wilsonville...

April 3, 1920-Sept. 10, 2004 BEAVER CITY -- Francis D. Burton, 84, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2004) at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. He was born April 3, 1920, to William Arthur and Elma Etta (Hodgekin) Burton near Bartley. He attended country school then graduated from Bartley High School in 1937. He farmed north of Bartley...

Nov. 27, 1923-Sept. 9, 2004 GEM, Kan. -- James J. Gilbert, 80, died Thursday (Sept. 9, 2004) at his home in rural Gem, Kan. He was born Nov. 27, 1923, to James E. and Ethel A. (Meyers) Gilbert on a rural farm near Gem. He was raised in the Achilles community and lived there all of his life. He attended District 25 country school and graduated in 1943 from Decatur Community High School. Her served in the Army in the 16th Tank Battalion...

Aug. 4, 1909-Sept. 12, 2004 CURTIS -- Ruth M. (Welch) Harris, 95, died Sunday (Sept. 12, 2004) at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis. She was born Aug. 4, 1909, to John E. and Anges (Gerlits) Welch south of Moorefield. She graduated from Moorefield High School in 1928 and went on to attend the Nebraska Wesleyan University for a year...

Jan. 15, 1909-Sept. 11, 2004 GERING -- Ruth Wilma Corcoran, 95, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) at Heritage Health Care Center in Gering. She was born Jan. 15, 1909, to Charles N. and Maude M. (Oelkers) Rogers on her grandfather's farm in Cloud County, Kan. ...

Nov. 12, 1915-Sept. 12, 2004 ST. FRANCIS -- Ruth Marie Klepper, 88, died Sunday (Sept. 12, 2004) at Good Samaritan Village in St. Francis. She was born Nov. 12, 1915, in Republican City. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orval Laverne Klepper...

March 6, 1910-Sept. 11, 2004 TRENTON -- Elsie May Applebey, 94, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born March 6, 1910, to Charlie Thomas and Glena Alice (Workman) Collicott. She grew up on her family's farm near Haigler. She was a graduate of Haigler High School...

Oct. 19, 1937-Sept. 12, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Lloyd Pflum Jr., 66, died Sunday (Sept. 12, 2004) at Chase Country Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born Oct. 19, 1937, to Lloyd Sr. and Burneta Pflum in Lincoln. The family lived in Wauneta and then moved to Enders. He attend Chase County High School where he was active in the sports. He graduated in 1955...

Sept. 15, 1915-Sept. 14, 2004 NORTON -- Maxine Severns, 88, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at the Andbe Home in Norton. She was born Sept. 15, 1915, to Roy and Clara (Mason) Wyatt in Norton. She grew up in Norton and graduated from Norton High School...

July 18, 1929-Sept. 10, 2004 Kenneth Richard Bollerup, 75, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2004) at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. He was born July 18, 1929, to Christian and Elfrieda (Shaper) Bollerup in McCook. He grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1947. He joined his father at Otto Oil, the family business of mobile and propane products...

Oct. 1, 1915-Sept. 14, 2004 WAUNETA -- Gertrude Mae Geseking, 88, of Wauneta, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born Oct. 1, 1915, to Merlin Austin and Mary Anne (Huff) Freeman of Ottumwa, Iowa. She attended school in Ottumwa and Alton, Ill...

May 11, 1951-Sept. 11, 2004 LEBANON -- Marion Gardner Warner, 53, of Lebanon, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born May 11, 1951, to Harry Dean and Betty Hope (Ward) Warner in McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1969...

May 6, 1929-Sept. 15, 2004 STRATTON -- Jim Henry Young, 75, died Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2004) at his son's home in North Platte. He was born May 6, 1929, to Arvol Dresdon and Edith Faye Gibson Young in Mountain Home, Ark. He came to Nebraska at 14 and was a farm hand until 1951, when he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a fireman. He became an engineer and was disabled in 1972 from the railroad...

April 14, 1936-Sept. 14, 2004 Eugene H. Maddux, 68, of Kearney, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney with the Rev. Ron Harris officiating. ...

Nov. 13, 1941-Sept. 14, 2004 CURTIS -- Martha L. Gardner, 62, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at her home in Curtis. She was born Nov. 13, 1941, to Charles and Alffa (Bakker) Floro in Curtis. She attended both grade school and high school in Curtis. She worked many jobs around the Curtis area. She worked over 25 years at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis...

Feb. 28, 1948-Sept. 14, 2004 BIRD CITY -- Bobby Ray Rogers, 56, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. He was born Feb. 28, 1948, in Neosha, Mo. He was a resident of Bird City. Survivors include his sisters Linda Smith of Bird City and Sharon Applegate of Humansville, Mo...

Sept. 10, 1939-Sept. 16, 2004 ATWOOD -- Dennis "John" Pianalto, 65 died Thursday (Sept. 16, 2004) in rural Atwood. He was born Sept. 10, 1939, to George and Clara (Barenberg) Pianalto on the family farm. He attended grade school at the Hillside School District in rural Atwood and attended high school at Maur Hill in Atchinson, Kan, graduating in 1957...

Nov. 12, 1944-Sept. 18, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Gerald Dean Utterback, 59, died Saturday (Sept. 18, 2004) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Nov. 12, 1944, to J. Thomas and Gladys (Reitz) Utterback in Arapahoe. He grew up on a farm south of Arapahoe and attended rural school. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1963. After school he farmed with his family...

Nov. 29, 1918-Sept. 17, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Margaret M. Trautman, 85, died Friday (Sept. 17, 2004) at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. She was born Nov. 29, 1918, to Carl and Marie (Kurtenbach) Smith in Eskridge, Kan. She moved with her family to Imperial and attended Imperial Grade School. She graduate from Imperial High School in 1938...

April 2, 1920-Sept. 17, 2004 McDONALD -- Hazel Bell Hartman, 84, died Friday (Sept. 17, 2004) at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. She was born April 2, 1920, in McDonald. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Donald Raymond and wife, Janica of Loxley, Ala., Ronald John and wife, Judy of Lakin, Kan., and Jack Stanley and wife, Judy of Ringold, Ga.; one daughter, Doris Elaine Campbell of Spring Texas; and brother, Everett Conners of Long Beach, Calif...

June 6, 1927-Sept. 18, 2004 CAMBRIDGE -- Harlan L. Stewart, 77, died Saturday (Sept. 18, 2004) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was born June 6, 1927, to Everett and Ethel (Beeson) Stewart in Kansas City, Mo. He grew up in Bartley and graduated from Bartley High School in 1944...

Jessie Greene passed away Sept. 17, 2004 at the Cheyenne Health Care Nursing Home in Cheyenne, Wyo., after being a life long resident of McCook. She was born May 28, 1914. Jessie's career consisted of being a school teacher at District 8 and an employee of Red Willow County and McCook National Bank, as well as a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of the hospital auxiliary, Federated Women's Club and Memorial United Methodist Church...

Aug. 12, 1920-Sept. 19, 2004 BEAVER CITY -- Nellie (Schamp-Krewson) Scheibel, 84, died Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. She was born Aug. 12, 1920, to Schuyler and Mae (Herron) Schamp in Erickson. She grew up in the Erickson area and attended the public schools...

Nov. 30, 1920-Sept. 17, 2004 McDONALD -- Zelda Ilene Knapp, 83, died Friday (Sept. 17, 2004) at her home in rural McDonald. She was born Nov. 30, 1920, in St. Francis. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard in 1945; and her second husband, Orville in 2000...

March 25, 1916-Sept. 20, 2004 Raymond Willmann, 88, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at Community Hospital of McCook. Raymond was born March 25, 1916, at Cheyenne, Wyo., to George and Amelia (Amen) Willmann. He attended St. John's Lutheran School, was confirmed and became a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson...

Feb. 27, 1938-Sept. 15, 2004 LEMOYNE -- E. Kay (Land) Smith, 66, died Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2004) at her home in Lemoyne. She was born Feb. 27, 1938, to Cecil and Edith (Wolverton) Land in Dickens. In 1943, the family moved to North Plate where she attended school...

Sept. 21, 1939-Sept. 16, 2004 CAMBRIDGE -- Joyce Irene Newport, 64, died Thursday (Sept. 16, 2004) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. She was born Sept. 21, 1939, to Everett Milton and Irene Eliza (Redtfeldt) Grimes in Lebanon. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1957...

Aug. 29, 1939-Sept. 20, 2004 MILFORD -- Elmer "Sonny" Lee Sedam, Jr., 65, died Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) in Milford after a long battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 29, 1939, to Elmer Lee and Marguerite (Flowers) Sedam in Lincoln. He attended Lincoln High School...

Jan. 10, 1944-Sept. 21, 2004 LINCOLN -- Nancy M. Macfee, 60, died Tuesday (Sept. 21, 2004) in Lincoln. She was born Jan. 10, 1944, to Emerson and Muriel Good in Barnard, Kan. She was a member of the St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Lincoln. She was also a member of the Kansas State University Alumni Association, Liberty Star Club, and was a Star Valley 4-H Club Leader...

LINCOLN -- Dawnn Denise Bonebright, 39, died Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) in Lincoln. Services are Oct. 2, 2004, 10 a.m., at Carpenter Breland Funeral Chapel. More information will be released as it becomes available. Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements...

Nov. 29, 1928-Sept. 24, 2004 OBERLIN -- Melvin J. McIntire, 75, died Friday (Sept. 24, 2004) at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colo. He was born Nov. 29, 1928, to Joseph and Dori (Dunover) McIntire in West Appleton, Maine. He was raised in Beverly, Mass., and attended grade school and high school in Beverly...

Aug. 18, 1923-July 15, 2004 OBERLIN -- Anna M. Leitner, 80, died July 15, 2004, at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born Aug. 18, 1923, to JJ and Elizabeth (Siemens) Thiessen in Meade, Kan. She was raised in Meade and attended schools there...

May 8, 1925-Sept. 24, 2004 Hastings resident Betty Bee Newlun, 79, of 2715 West Eight Street, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, at her home. Services will be Thursday, Sept. 28, 2004, 10:30 a.m., at Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Miller officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, both in Hastings...

Oct. 14, 1920-Sept. 25, 2004 Catherine Helen Mitchem, 83, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born Oct. 14, 1920, to Dimatro "Mike" and Jane (Balius) Worske in McCook. She was married Feb. 11, 1940, to Vernon Mitchem in Oberlin...

Feb. 2, 1937-Sept. 25, 2004 ALMA -- Jessie Yvonne Snyder Pickel, 67, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) in Alma. She was born Feb. 2, 1937, to Frank Dee and Mary Dena (Goodwin) Russell in Wellfleet. She grew up in Lincoln County and attended schools in Wallace. ...

Sept. 14, 1917-Sept. 25, 2004 OBERLIN --  Louise W. Nauer, 87, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. She was born Sept. 14, 1917, to Theodore and Sophia (Meyer) Duensing in Byron. She was raised in Norton and attended Emmanuel Lutheran Parochial Grade School. She attended Norton High School...

Nov. 4, 1961-Sept. 26, 2004 ATWOOD -- Samuel J. "Sam" Adams, 42, died Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004) at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kan. He was born Nov. 4, 1961, to Hubert and Berneice Adams in Colby. He was raised on the family farm. He attended Beamgard Learning Center in Atwood and graduated from there...

July 11, 1915-Sept. 25, 2004 HAYES CENTER -- Lawrence William Walker, 89, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at his home in rural Hayes Center. He was born July 11, 1915, in Maywood to Charlie and Mary Catherine (Teeters) Walker. He attended rural District 54...

Nov. 17, 1932-Sept. 29, 2004 Darlene Lois Patton, of Longmont, Colo., died Sept. 29, 2004, at Applewood Living Center. She was 71. Darlene was born Nov. 17, 1932, in Harvard to Lester Charles Trautman and Evelyn Irene Evans Trautman. She grew up in Nebraska, attending McCook High School. In 1953, she moved to Longmont with her family...