Obituaries
Betty Thresher
Jun 6, 2021
Elizabeth May Thresher, one of four children of Ralph J. and Ethel M. (Ward) Hanchett, was born March 2, 1936, in Strafford, Vermont. Betty, as she was known, grew up in Vermont and attended school at Thedford Academy. On June 14, 1953, Betty was united in marriage to Richard Thresher in the Episcopal Church at Strafford, Vermont. The couple would...
Marvin M. Rhodus
May 27, 2021
Marvin Marion Rhodus was born August 15, 1942 to Harold and Videl (Gammon) Rhodus in Omaha, Nebraska. After starting school in Blair Marvin’s family moved to Peru, Nebraska. He attended Indian Hill Elementary School in Peru and graduated from Peru Normal. On February 4, 1966, Marvin married Paula Rae Fausett at the Salvation Army post in Omaha, Nebraska where she...
Terry Jarvis
May 16, 2021
Terry Lee Jarvis, one of four children to Jim and Evelyn (Mitchell) Jarvis was born July 20, 1939 in Nemaha, Nebraska. Terry attended Nemaha School and graduated from Nemaha High School. While attending school, Terry stripped blue grass with his dad in the summers. Directly after high school he drove a rock truck.Terry met Mary Simpson at the Nemaha Picnic...
Grace Nicole Allgood
May 1, 2021
Grace Nicole Allgood, age 21 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021.Survivors include her fiancé Trey Holmes of Auburn; sons Tayton John and Tannon Dean Holmes; mother Amanda (Jeff) Powell of Auburn; father Travis Allgood of Auburn; siblings Kody (Jackie) Allgood of St. Roberts, MO, Faith Allgood of Auburn, Fenix Allgood of Auburn; step-siblings Ashley Currie, Trenton Powell; grandparents...
Lavona D. Swanson
Apr 28, 2021
LaVona Delaine (Gray) Swanson was born on October 3, 1923, in Loretto, Nebraska. She was the youngest of four children of Charles and Lovina Ann (Anna Enterline) Gray. She attended country school at Crowhill northwest of Douglas, Nebraska. She stayed with her aunt Belle May Gray while attending high school in Eagle, Nebraska. While there, she worked as a telephone...
Virgil "Curly" Plager
Apr 25, 2021
Virgil Friedrich Plager, one of three children of Eli and Lydia (Borrenpohl) Plager, was born October 19, 1928 on the family farm near Elk Creek, Nebraska. Virgil was baptized at St. James Lutheran (Long Branch) Church on November 25, 1928, his Godparents were uncles Friedrich Bohrenpohl and Friedrich Plager. He was confirmed October 25, 1942, also at St. James, and...
Ida May Garver
Apr 23, 2021
Ida May Garver, only child of Cecil and Elsie (Skillet) Cooney, was born May 9, 1936, on a farm south of Peru, Nebraska. Ida May grew up and attended grade school in Nemaha and graduated from Brownville High School in 1954. After graduating high school, Ida May went off to Omaha for college. On March 23, 1958, Ida May was...
Francis Lee Mangnall
Apr 16, 2021
Francis Lee Mangnall, the only child of James and Margaret (Applegate) Mangnall, was born June 22, 1946 in Auburn, Nebraska. He grew up living with family in Peru, Nebraska, and was known to family as “Lee”. Francis graduated from Peru Prep High School, Peru, Nebraska in 1964. Francis attended Peru State College for two years majoring in Elementary Education.On August...
Glenda L. Palmer
Apr 14, 2021
Glenda Lucile (Byrom) Palmer was born December 18, 1934 in Rulo, Nebraska to Sid and Darlene (Cook) Byrom. She grew up in Auburn, Nebraska where she graduated from high school in 1952. Glenda was joined in marriage to Robert D. Palmer on August 18, 1956 in Falls City, NE and they were blessed with four children: Becky, Dave, Dennis and...
Helen Volker
Apr 9, 2021
Helen Marie (Bohling) Volker, 91, passed away at Good Samaritan Society in Auburn, NE on April 9, 2021. Helen was born on March 8, 1930 and was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church. After graduating from Auburn High School, Helen worked at the Auburn State Bank. May 8, 1951 Helen married Otto Volker at Hickory Grove...
Andrew Lyle Harris
Apr 2, 2021
Andrew Lyle Harris was born June 1, 1981 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Donald and Florence (Wheeler) Harris. He grew up in Perkins, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school. Andrew then went to OSU at Okmulgee and earned an associates degree in Automobile Mechanics. Working for over 20 years at Janzen Toyota in Stillwater Andrew became a Master Mechanic. His...
Elsa Minna Maria Michel
Mar 31, 2021
Elsa Minna Maria Eitzmann was the fourth child in a family of five, born to Carl William and Dora Mueller Eitzmann. She was born on November 18, 1919 on the family farm at Hardy, NE. She was baptized on November 30, 1919 at St. Peters, rural Byron, NE and was confirmed on November 4, 1934 at St. Peters, rural Byron,...
John Coatney
Mar 23, 2021
John Duane Coatney, 66, of Peru, Nebraska, unexpectedly passed away on March 23, 2021 at his home. He leaves behind his wife Penelope, his three “babies” Quentin, Kiefer, and Alex. His daughter-in-law Logan and his grandkids Holden, and Karter. John was born in Nebraska City on November 30, 1954 to Boyd and Marilyn Coatney. He grew up with his brothers...
Marcia Gauchat
Mar 18, 2021
Marcia Lee Gauchat, one of two children of Oscar Weldon and Caroline (Richardson) Wangeman, was born July 6, 1940, at Kingman, Arizona. As a young girl, Marcia and her family moved to Louisiana, where Marcia would grow up and attend school in New Orleans. After graduating from high school, Marcia began working at a dry-cleaning business in New Orleans. It...
Peggy Mayfield
Mar 2, 2021
Peggy Mayfield, 67, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2021, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Dick and Evelyn Rohlfs, July. 20, 1953 in Syracuse, Nebraska. After living on the farm for her early years, the family moved to town. Peggy graduated from Syracuse High School in 1971. She was involved in...
Shirley Mae Reeves
Feb 26, 2021
Shirley M. Reeves, of Auburn, NE, passed away peacefully February 26, 2021 at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE after a long battle with ovarian cancer.Shirley was born on September 25, 1934, in Nehawka, NE to Harold and Blondena (Bobbett) Philpot. Shirley was the oldest of seven children. Four children were born to Blondena and Harold. After her...
Alan E. Mcmichael
Feb 26, 2021
Alan Eugene McMichael, one of nine children of Vernon and Etta (Parkhurst) McMichael, was born December 28, 1958 in Maryville, Missouri. He attended schools in Gilbert and Barton, Missouri growing up and lived most of his life in southern Missouri. Alan married Vonda Safely as a young man and the couple was blessed with four children: Amber, Amanda, Jarod, and...
Dorothy C. Niedermeyer
Feb 25, 2021
Dorothy Christine (Grube) Niedermeyer was born January 22, 1929 on the family farm outside Johnson, Nebraska. One of four children of Henry and Frances (Blinde) Grube, Dorothy was baptized and confirmed in St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Johnson. She attended school in Johnson and graduated from Johnson High School as the only member of the Class of 1946. She then...
Edward "Bus" Hall
Feb 23, 2021
Edward “Bus” Hall, one of five children of Garlan “Fat” and Ella W. (Kerns) Hall, was born February 13, 1946, at Tushla Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. Bus started his early education at Happy Hollow County School, he then transferred to Nemaha Public School, graduating from Nemaha High School with the class of 1964. While at school in Nemaha, Bus met...
Marilyn Kay Knippelmeyer
Feb 22, 2021
Marilyn Kay (Behrends) Knippelmeyer was born June 28, 1944 in Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of three children born to Orval and Ora (Gerdes) Behrends. Marilyn was baptized July 16, 1944 and confirmed November 11, 1957 both at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church. She attended rural schools through 7th grade and in 1962 graduated from Johnson High School. In 1963,...
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