Obituaries
Beverly A. Sohnholz
Mar 16, 2015
Beverly Ann Hinds, daughter of Jewell C. and Rosa Mae (Hicks) Hinds, was born January 14, 1938 at Auburn, Nebraska. The youngest of three children, she was baptized at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Howe, Nebraska, which became the United Methodist Church. , by Rev. Harry Keefer. Beverly received her education at Rosemont Rural School (District 40), Auburn High...
Windy Ann (Edwards) Quintanilla
Mar 15, 2015
Windy Ann (Edwards) Quintanilla, daughter of William Edwards and Patricia (Mayall) Edwards, was born August 11, 1975 in Bakersfield, California. She spent most of her life in northern California. On 12/12/2012 Windy was married to Gamaliel “Jose” Quintanilla in Auburn, Nebraska. They joined the New Life Church in Auburn, where Windy loved her church family and Jose donates all the...
Sammy Hawley
Mar 10, 2015
Sammy Lee Hawley, one of five children of Glendon Dwight and Catherine Ruth (Hoover) Hawley, was born September 13, 1947 in Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized into the Methodist Church. Sammy began his education at Peru Prep in Peru, Nebraska and then received schooling in his parents’ home near Brock, Nebraska. Next he attended school in Nebraska City at an...
Margaret (Hall) Ham
Mar 9, 2015
Margaret (Hall) Ham, age 89 of Princeton, IL, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 in Princeton.Survivors include her husband Donald of Princeton; children Barbara and husband Mike Sorenson of Rice Lake, WI; Neal and wife Margaret Ham of Omaha; grandchildren Ted Schuler II, Jaymie VanValkenburg, Timothy Schuler, and Jessica Stalnaker; 14 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be...
Linda Ann Cole
Mar 9, 2015
Linda Ann (Lantzy) Cole, one of three daughters of Simon and Lois (York) Lantzy, was born June 28, 1959 in Auburn, Nebraska. She attended Falls City Sacred Heart School, graduating in 1977. Linda then received a degree from Lincoln School of Commerce in 1979. On June 9, 1979 Linda was united in marriage to Richard “Rick” Cole in Falls City....
Diana (Furnas) Oldfield
Feb 27, 2015
Diana (Furnas) Oldfield, age 68 of Auburn, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at CHI St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. Survivors include her husband Gary of Auburn; sons and daughter-in-law Gary, Jr. of Omaha, Tony and Becky of Auburn; grandchildren Scott, Cameron, Tesla, and Blake Oldfield; mother Phyllis Furnas of Auburn; sister and brother-in-law Angela and Shelby Bennett of...
Sylvia E. Fass
Feb 22, 2015
Sylvia Ella (Grable) Fass, one of three daughters of Julius E. and Ella H. (Volker) Grable, was born September 21, 1925 on a farm near Humboldt, Nebraska. She was baptized October 11, 1925 at St. James Lutheran (Long Branch) Church, and confirmed February 11, 1940 at the same church. Sylvia attended Prairie Hill School near her home. On October 16,...
Kenneth Shepherd
Feb 17, 2015
Kenneth Shepherd, age 86 of Brownville, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include his wife Donna of Brownville; son Henry Kenneth of Grant Pass, OR; daughters Wendy Lynn Thompson of Citrus Heights, CA, Wendy Lynn (Bill) Payne of Missouri Valley, IA; brothers Dwayne (Lorinda) Cozad of Cottage Grove, MN, Darwin Cozad of Villisca, IA;...
Helen M. Linn
Feb 11, 2015
Helen Marie Linn, age 93 of Auburn (formerly of Brock), passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn. She was born October 31, 1921 on a farm in Johnson County, Nebraska to Charles and Maude (Marshall) Sears. Helen was married to Raymond Green of Brock until his death in 1970. She was later united in...
Eva Mae Rippe
Feb 7, 2015
Eva Mae Rippe, 88, entered into glory with Jesus with family at her side on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Longs Creek Village in Auburn, NE. She was born on July 26, 1926 near Avoca, NE to John and Emma (Neumeister) Lingle. She was baptized on March 20, 1927, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Talmage, NE and was confirmed on...
Barbara Jean Whitman
Feb 1, 2015
Barbara Jean (Coad) Whitman, 77, of Evart, MI, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at herhome in Evart, Michigan.Barbara was born September 23, 1937 in Auburn, Nebraska, the youngest of six children to Edgarand Grace Wise Coad. She attended the Auburn Public Schools and graduated from Auburn HighSchool in 1955. She loved school, her classmates, and participating in the many extracurricularactivities....
Ken D. Wolken
Feb 1, 2015
Ken David Wolken was born Sept. 3, 1959 in Tecumseh, Nebraska son of Robert and Jean (Brunsdon) Wolken. He attended ECHO school in Tecumseh founded and taught by his mother. When he was 18 years old he moved to Auburn to live in a group home for young men with similar disabilities and work at the Region V workshop run...
Barbara Jean Whitman
Feb 1, 2015
Barbara Jean Whitman, age 77 of Evart, MI, passed away February 1, 2015 at her home in Evart.Survivors include her sons Russ of Vincennes, IN; Rick (Pat) of Holland, MI; Eric (Kelly) of Evart, MI; grandchildren Nicholas, Katelyn, and Scott; brother Merwin; sister Marilyn; many other relatives and friends.A graveside memorial service and inurnment of ashes will be Saturday, June...
Brad Huffman
Jan 20, 2015
Bradley Franklin Huffman, son of Franklin R. and Evelyn Darlene (Shively) Huffman, was born June 3, 1962 in Auburn, Nebraska. Brad grew up in Nemaha, Nebraska, and attended Southeast Nebraska Consolidated Schools in Stella, where he graduated from high school. Brad worked at many careers during his life. He worked power outages at Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Nebraska and...
Sylvia N. Dirksen
Jan 13, 2015
Sylvia Nadine Dirksen of Auburn, Nebraska, was called to her heavenly home to be with her Lord on January 13, 2015 at the age of 79. Sylvia became ill before Thanksgiving, but God found a way to let her family share a last Christmas together. Sylvia was the oldest daughter of Herman F. Warnke and Myrl F. (Ashcraft) Warnke of...
John F. Lambert
Jan 6, 2015
John Franklin Lambert, son of Dan Lambert and Ethel (Sherwood) Lambert, was born December 12, 1919 on a farm south of Nemaha, Nebraska. He was the youngest of three children born to this marriage, and the only son. John attended Larkin School and graduated from Nemaha High School in 1938. He joined his father in farming until 1941, when he...
Robin Ann Gossman
Jan 1, 2015
Robin Ann (Howard) Gossman, one of five children of Earl Howard, Jr. and Mary (Kirkendall) Howard, was born October 6, 1959 in Falls City, Nebraska. She attended Barada School through the eighth grade, and graduated from Southeast Nebraska Consolidated High School in 1977. Robin went on to attend Peru State College, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, with a special...
Richard M. Alden
Jan 1, 2015
Richard Myles “Dick” Alden was born on October 2, 1933 to Joseph Maurice and Ruth Coddington Alden of York, Nebraska. A brother John was also born to this marriage. Dick attended school in York until second grade when he and his family moved to Auburn, Nebraska for his father’s position with Auburn Newspapers. He then attended Auburn Public Schools and...
Elaine Wheeler
Dec 27, 2014
Elaine Wheeler, age 86 of Stella, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her niece’s home in Waverly.Survivors include her nieces Sandy and husband Bill Balfour of Nebraska City; Kim and husband Kyle Bassinger of Waverly; great-nieces and –nephews David Balfour; Brooke, Michael, and Cole Bassinger; Hyle Hugunin, Jr. and Chris Hugunin; special friend Sue Bantz; and many other wonderful...
Donald Irving Rogers
Dec 18, 2014
Donald I. Rogers, age 85 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include his special friend Diane Brink of Auburn; daughter and son-in-law Yancy and Al Armstrong of Auburn; grandsons Todd (Angel) and Adam (Kristine); great-grandsons Jordan, Dylan, and Gage; great-great-grandchildren Marlie, Trevor, Ihrey, and Hialee.; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be...