Obituaries

Donna M. Riggins

Donna M. Riggins

May 22, 2017

Donnabelle Marie Riggins, one of three children of John and Anna (Fahrenholz) Rippe, was born April 17, 1937 on a farm west of Brock, Nebraska. Donna was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Talmage. She attended Charter Oak School through the 8th grade, and graduated from Brock High School in 1954. On June 19, 1959, Donna was united...

Wilma (Kuhl) Antholz

Wilma (Kuhl) Antholz

May 19, 2017

Wilma Irene (Kuhl) Antholz, one of four children of Edgar and Elizabeth (Meints) Kuhl, was born August 6, 1928 in Elk Creek, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Wilma attended school in Elk Creek, where she graduated from high school. She then attended Peru State Teachers College, where she received her teaching...

Greg Mowery

Greg Mowery

May 12, 2017

Greg Allan Mowery, younger of two sons of Allan B. and Karen A. (Marcucci) Mowery, was born January 7, 1968 in Southern California. He attended elementary school in California prior to moving to Auburn in 1977. He graduated Auburn High School in 1986. Greg graduated at mid-term, and left for Las Vegas to work construction. He worked on many of...

Donald E. Ham

Donald E. Ham

May 11, 2017

Donald Evans Ham, 95, of Princeton, IL, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Rice Lake, WI. He was born April 20, 1922 in Barada, NE to Clifton and Edith (Dean) Ham. After high school, he joined the CCC, and served 18 months before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1943. Don served as a Seabee in the Philippines and New...

Edna M. Grundman

Edna M. Grundman

May 9, 2017

Edna Margaret (Bohlken) Grundman was born on a farm southeast of Talmage, Nebraska, on December 14, 1920. She was one of three children of Harm and Gescha (George) Bohlken. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Talmage. Edna received her elementary education at Spring Valley Country School, Talmage, and Brock Public Schools, and graduated from Brock in...

Mary Jane Spear

Mary Jane Spear

Apr 29, 2017

Mary Jane Spear, one of three children on LeRoy and Beulah E. (Carlson) Cordes, was born April 22, 1939 in Fremont, Nebraska. She grew up in Scribner, Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated from high school, in 1957. Jane went on to attend Wayne State College in Wayne for one year. On August 9, 1959, Jane was united in...

Trenton Carl Stutheit

Trenton Carl Stutheit

Apr 16, 2017

Trenton Carl Stutheit, son of Mervin and Linda (Douglas) Stutheit, was born February 13, 1988 in Auburn, Nebraska. Trent started school in Falls City, Nebraska, then went to Dawson-Verdon, and back to Falls City, where he graduated from high school. Trent was a three-sport athlete in high school, football, wrestling, and track. He went on to attend and earn his...

Harry R. Bowman

Harry R. Bowman

Apr 15, 2017

Harry Russell Bowman, one of seven children of Harry Benjamin and LaVerne (Weigle) Bowman, was born March 12, 1952 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Harry attended schools in Virginia, Alaska, and Verdon, Nebraska before graduating from high school in Auburn, Nebraska in 1972. The day Harry started school in Auburn, he met Dianne McCullough. They hit it off from the start,...

Roger L. Meyer

Roger L. Meyer

Apr 7, 2017

Roger Lee Meyer, one of three children of Herman G. and Lila A. (Bohling) Meyer, was born September 8, 1940, at Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized October 2, 1940, at St. John Lutheran Church near Auburn, and attended Happy Valley District 74 School. Roger then attended and graduated from Auburn High School. Roger entered the United States Air Force, serving...

Marlene Gerdes

Marlene Gerdes

Apr 4, 2017

Marlene Deloris (Oetjen) Gerdes, daughter of Fritz William and Viola Christine (Lampe) Oetjen, was born December 11, 1934 near Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of three children. Marlene was baptized March 23, 1935 by Rev. E. Ernest N. Haugse and confirmed March 21, 1948 by F.W. Henkel, both at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn, where she was a lifelong...

Richard L. Moore

Richard L. Moore

Mar 27, 2017

Richard Lee Moore, son of Gailen and Fern (Stanley) Moore, was born May 18, 1934 in Auburn, Nebraska. He attended Champion School near his home, and graduated from Nemaha High School in Nemaha, Nebraska. He went on to attend Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska. Rich was baptized in the Nemaha Christian Church. Rich entered the United States Army on...

Gilbert E. Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...