Obituaries
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...
Betty Joyce (Kizer) Perry
Nov 20, 2016
Betty Joyce (Kizer) Perry, one of seven children of Elza and Velois (Smith) Kizer, was born August 15, 1940 at Peru, Nebraska. She attended school in Peru, where she graduated from high school. On March 18, 1957, Joyce was united in marriage to Dale Perry in Peru. They lived for a couple of years in Rock Port, Missouri before moving...
Nancy C. Darling
Nov 17, 2016
Nancy C. Darling passed away unexpectedly in her home in Mountain View, Calif., on November 17, 2016. She was born in Auburn to Mervalyn (Pasco) and Joe Darling on May 5, 1939. Joe moved the family to Falls City where he ran the Darling Transfer. Nancy graduated from Falls City High in 1957 where she was best remembered as being...
Raymond Garver
Nov 15, 2016
Charles Raymond Garver, born June 14, 1929 at home in Brownville, Nebraska, was one of two children of Charles and Helen (Newton) Garver. He attended country school near Brownville, and graduated from high school in Brownville. Ray was quite a basketball player while in school. Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War, and returned to the...
Nadyne E. Gerdes
Nov 12, 2016
Nadyne Erma (Alberts) Gerdes was born February 7, 1932 on the family farm near Humboldt, Nebraska. She was one of two daughters of Eddie and Erma (Tjaden) Alberts. Nadyne was baptized March 27, 1932, and confirmed October 14, 1945, both at St. James Lutheran (Long Branch) Church near Humboldt. She attended Greenfield rural school, and graduated from Humboldt High School...
Charlie "Paw" Garcia
Nov 3, 2016
Charles Edwin Garcia, son of Roland Patrick and Pearl Ann (Nunez) Garcia, was born May 12, 1933 in Slidell, Louisiana. He attended public school in Slidell and received his GED. Charles joined the United States Navy in November of 1950, and served during the Korean War. He received his honorable discharge in March of 1954. On October 21, 1951, Charles...
Rae Hoffart
Nov 3, 2016
Raedith Joyce (Haskins) Hoffart, one of five children of Homer L. and Winifred (Knight) Haskins, was born October 17, 1936 at Plainview, Nebraska. She attended school in Plainview, where she graduated from high school. Rae went on to Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, and earned her teaching certificate. On July 24, 1955, Rae was united in marriage to Lloyd...
Robert G. "Bob" Sandfort
Nov 1, 2016
Robert Glenn "Bob" Sandfort, son of Edward Elmer and Esther Mae (Fricke) Sandfort, was born on June 9, 1922 in a farm home six miles east and north of Humboldt, Nebraska.He attended Hazel Dell rural school for eight years and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1939, shortly before his seventeenth birthday. He attended what was then the College of...
Irene Feighner
Oct 30, 2016
Ida Irene (Mann) Feighner, daughter of Charles and Emma (Nelsen) Mann, was born November 18, 1950 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. She started school in Stover, Missouri, and attended other schools in Missouri until her family moved to Auburn, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. On October 14, 1966, Irene was united in marriage to Lonnie Ray Feighner in Auburn....
Matthew "Matt" Sciarappa
Oct 23, 2016
Matthew Ehrick Sciarappa, son of Paul William and Vickie Lynn (Horn) Sciarappa, was born January 4, 1991 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Matt attended Locust Grove School near Auburn, Nebraska, and graduated from Johnson-Brock High School in 2010. After high school Matt attended Peru State College for a while, and then went to work at the Ariens Company plant in Auburn....
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