Obituaries
Gilbert E. Johnson
Mar 16, 2017
Gilbert Edward Johnson, son of Edward H.D. and Meta (Rehmstedt) Johnson, was born July 22, 1926. He was one of three children born to the couple. He was baptized at St. James Lutheran Church on August 22, 1926 and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church February 11, 1940 by Rev. H. Brokering. On May 11, 1951, he was united in...
Donna L. Behrends
Mar 16, 2017
Donna Louise (Hartell) Behrends was born April 25, 1931 in Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of three children of Richard H. and Marjorie (Runyan) Hartell. Donna was baptized April 16, 1944 in the Auburn Methodist Church, and attended school in Auburn. On August 29, 1949, Donna was united in marriage to Maynard Behrends in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was confirmed at...
Veronica "Ronnie" Smith
Mar 9, 2017
Veronica Diane “Ronnie” Smith, one of nine children of Benard Easton and Nancy “Lola” (Wilson) Landers, was born May 18, 1954, in Decatur, Alabama. Ronnie grew up and attended school in Alabama. The North joined the South when Ronnie married Joel Lee Smith, of West Virginia. Together they raised two sons, Andrew Lee and Joel Lynch. Ronnie was a loving...
Iva Mae Oliver
Feb 25, 2017
Iva Mae Oliver, age 87 of Omaha (formerly Auburn), passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.Survivors include her children Rich and wife Maggie Behrends of Dawson; Patricia Fields of Papillion; Joyce Allen of Omaha; John Oliver of Ames, NE; Mark Oliver of Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will...
Cynthia "Cindy" Henrichs
Feb 10, 2017
Cynthia Ann (Stitzel) Henrichs, daughter of John and Mabel (Sorg) Stitzel, was born December 24, 1953 in Reading, Pennsylvania. When Cindy was about 5 years old, her family moved to California, where she received her formal education. She graduated from Duarte High School in 1971. On February 12, 1972, Cindy was married to Dennis Henrichs in Las Vegas, Nevada. In...
Mildred Vanderford
Feb 1, 2017
Mildred Elizabeth Vanderford, youngest child of Fremont & Emma (Chavey) Jodry, was born January 14, 1913 near Auburn, Nebraska. She lived in the Highland neighborhood, attended Highland School, and graduated from Auburn High School. Mildred continued her schooling at Peru State Teachers College, where she graduated with a teaching degree. She taught 1 year at Center School and 6 years...
Dorothy M. Gerdes
Jan 30, 2017
Dorothy M. Gerdes was born to Fred A. and Leona (Weber) Drewel on February 25, 1928. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion’s Evangelical and Reformed Church in Talmage, Nebraska. She graduated from Brock High School and received her teachers certificate from Nebraska State Teachers College in Peru, Nebraska in 1947. Dorothy taught for a couple of years. Dorothy was...
Dan B. Sheehan
Jan 29, 2017
Daniel Brian Sheehan, one of five children of Michael and Ilene (Goolsby) Sheehan, was born January 20, 1960 in Plainview, Nebraska. He attended grade school in Bennington, Lewis & Clark Junior High in Omaha, and high school in Omaha and Colorado. On March 17, 2010, Dan married Michelle Slosser in Perrysburg, Ohio. The couple eventually moved to Auburn, Nebraska, to...
Micklyn "Mickey" Chapin
Jan 23, 2017
Micklyn Lee (Mott) Chapin was born October 9, 1949 in Beatrice, Nebraska. She was one of three children of William and Donna (Arnold) Mott. Mickey attended school in Beatrice and at North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 26, 1969, Mickey was united in marriage to Larry Chapin, Sr. at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha. Their union was...
Theresa Wong
Jan 21, 2017
Theresa Wong, age 61, of Peru, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn. She is survived by her husband Warren of Peru; daughter Ariel Wong of Tokyo, Japan; mother Hilda Allen of Johannesburg, South Africa; brother Douglas and wife Vanessa Allen of Johannesburg, South Africa; other relatives and friends.
John B. Nixon
Jan 20, 2017
John Barton Nixon, oldest of two children of Church Howe and Helen Maxine (Wheeler) Nixon, was born December 30, 1945, in Auburn, Nebraska. He attended school in Auburn, where he graduated from high school in 1964. John then went on to attend business school in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 30, 1966, John married Suzanne Swanson at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church...
James A. Ramsey
Jan 1, 2017
James Alfred Ramsey was born July 29, 1932, in Dawson, Nebraska. He was one of five children of Wyatt and Alice (O’Grady) Ramsey. Jim received his formal education in Dawson, where he graduated from high school, and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. James entered the United States Navy in 1951, and after his honorable discharge in 1953 he...
Judith Dorste
Dec 26, 2016
Judith Lynne (Thompson) Dorste, one of four children of Ward and Grace (Fricke) Thompson, was born March 21, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended school in Papillion, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. Judy went to Peru State College after high school, but left school to work. She completed her teaching degree in 1985. On January 21, 1967, Judy...
Geneva "Jennie" Collin
Dec 19, 2016
Geneva (Jennie) Emma Mathilda (Stutheit) Collin was born on November 22, 1922 in Byron, Nebraska to Ernest H. and Gesena M. (Johnson) Stutheit. She lived with her family in Byron, where she was baptized, and Imperial, Nebraska, where she was confirmed and completed the 8th grade. She helped on the family farm in Imperial before moving to Talmage in 1940...
William Weihe
Dec 16, 2016
William Edward Weihe was called to spend Christmas with his heavenly father on December 16, 2016 in Auburn, Nebraska. He was born November 12, 1950 in Valentine Nebraska to Rose (Marshall, Weihe) Sullivan and Edward Henry Weihe. He grew up in Valentine and graduated from Valentine High School in 1969. After high school, William joined the United States Army and...
Virginia Mccauley
Dec 16, 2016
Alice Virginia McCauley was born on May 27, 1926 to Maye (Blankenship) and Lem Fondren in Brinkley, Arkansas. The family moved to Belzoni (Gooden Lake), Mississippi where Virginia grew up and attended Humphreys County High School. In 1942, the family moved to Kerman, California where Virginia attended Kerman High School.Virginia loved music. She played piano for radio gospel quartets and...
Velma M. (Caspers) Lovelady
Dec 15, 2016
Velma M. (Caspers) Lovelady, age 86 of Kansas City and Johnson, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City.Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Alan and Charlotte Lovelady of Houston, TX; grandchildren David, Daniel, and Christine; sister Alice Caspers of Kansas City; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be Tuesday, December 20, 1:00...
Roberta "Bobbie" Drennen
Nov 25, 2016
Roberta “Bobbie” Drennen, age 89, of Auburn, NE (formerly of Denver), passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey.Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Debbie and Harry Dockwell of Colorado Springs, CO; Kathy and Jim Grant of Auburn, NE; grandchildren and spouses Katie and Kevin Cleary, Tracie Dockwell and...
Arlene Schuette
Nov 24, 2016
Arlene Elise Louise (Bergmann) Schuette, one of six children of Heinrich and Anna (Rippe) Bergmann, was born August 2, 1923 in a farm home near Auburn, Nebraska. She was baptized at home August 26, 1923, and confirmed April 10, 1938 at St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church near Auburn. Arlene received her early education at District 72 rural school near...
Marty R. Peterson
Nov 22, 2016
Marty R. Peterson, age 47 of Omaha, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Omaha.Survivors include his daughter Caitlain Gwartney of Omaha; longtime loving friend Stephanie Davis of Omaha; parents Terry and Annette of Auburn; brothers and sisters-in-law Troy and Lindsay of Omaha; Travis and Melody of Omaha; many aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be...