Obituaries
Arlan V. Holthus
Jan 30, 2014
Arlan V. Holthus was born March 2, 1962 to Alvin J. and Angela A. (Oestmann) Holthus in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Arlan grew up on the family farm south of Johnson, was baptized and confirmed at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, and attended school at Johnson-Brock Public School. Shortly after graduation, Arlan took a job with the Board of Public Works in Auburn,...
Della D. Bergmann
Jan 27, 2014
Della Deloris Gerdes, daughter of John F. and Adele (Behrends) Gerdes, was born February 5, 1936 at the family home southwest of Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of eight children. Della was baptized March 7, 1936 at St. John’s Lutheran (Stone) Church near Auburn by Rev. Gustav K. Wiencke and confirmed April 2, 1950 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...
Areva Hoffman
Jan 23, 2014
Areva Rebekah (Bausch) Hoffman was born February 7, 1921 in rural Pawnee County near Burchard, Nebraska. One of fifteen children of Fred and Caroline (Ulrich) Bausch, Areva attended rural school through the eighth grade and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938. Areva was united in marriage to Bernard Hoffman on December 25, 1944 in the Salem United Church of...
Jim D. Jarvis
Jan 16, 2014
Jimmie Dee Jarvis, one of four children of Jimmie J. and Evelyn (Mitchell) Jarvis, was born June 29, 1937 in Auburn, Nebraska. Jim attended school at Nemaha, Nebraska, graduating from high school there in 1955. After high school he attended Peru State College for a year. After a couple of thwarted attempts, Jim eloped with Patricia Coulter. They were married...
Marlin G Scheer
Dec 7, 2013
Marlin Gene Scheer, one of three sons of Oscar H. and Esther (Dickmeyer) Scheer, was born April 19, 1933 at Arlington, Nebraska. He was baptized May 7, 1933 by Rev. G.W. Wolter and confirmed March 30, 1947 by Rev. Carl Hellmann, both at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Arlington. Marlin attended St. Paul’s School and graduated from Arlington High School....
Helen (Buss) Halsey
Dec 5, 2013
Helen Rumsey Buss Halsey (also known as “Oma”) was named after her Aunt Helen Buss Thomas. Helen was born April 12, 1920 at home on a farm in Provo, Utah to Edith Bliss Rumsey Buss and Fred Earle Buss. When she was 3 years old they moved to Palo Alto, California. Her father taught at San Jose State College. Helen...
Arnold R. Able
Nov 21, 2013
Arnold Richard Able, one of two children of Ernest and Lillie Josephine (Rawson) Able, was born December 10, 1945 in Tushla Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. He attended country school near his home and then transferred to Auburn Public Schools, where graduated from high school in 1963. Arnold then attended Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska. While still in high school,...
Eileen Neddenriep
Nov 20, 2013
Eileen Neddenriep, age 92 of Johnson, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her children Gary and wife Marcia Neddenriep of Libertyville, IL; Elaine and husband Ron Peterson of Omaha; Gene and wife Rita Neddenriep of Lincoln; David M. Neddenriep of Brock; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be Saturday,...
Charles Gerdes
Nov 20, 2013
Charles William Gerdes was born on November 9, 1921 in Richardson County Nebraska to John and Bertha (Bertram) Gerdes. Charles passed on November 20, 2013 at Belle Terrace Care Home in Tecumseh, Nebraska at the age of 92. Charles married Constance (Connie) Little on December 31,1942. He served in the Navy during World War II. He retired at age 62...
Christopher Hayes
Nov 17, 2013
Christopher Thomas Hayes, the second of five boys born to Martin and Allison Hayes, was born December 26, 1973, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Chris enjoyed fishing and playing sports growing up. He attended Brownville Elementary School through the 8th grade before attending Auburn High School and graduating in 1992. During school, Chris participated in football, basketball, track, and played Legion...
Edna Oestmann
Nov 16, 2013
Edna Christine Oestmann, born April 25, 1916 on a farm southeast of Ruskin, Nebraska, was one of seven children born to Alka Johann and Hilka Johanna (Torbeck) Malpert. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to a farm southwest of Nora, Nebraska. Edna attended school at Prairie Hall country school and graduated from Nora High School. In...
Peggy A. (Hall) Phillips
Nov 12, 2013
Peggy A. (Hall) Phillips, age 59 of Nemaha, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln.Survivors include her children Shawn (Brandi) Phillips of Auburn; Tabitha Wagner of Tecumseh; grandchildren Ethan, Carter, and Ellie Phillips; Alessandra and Ashton Wagner; brothers William Hall of Sabetha, KS; David hall of Tecumseh; Michael Hall of Nemaha; sister Mary Beth Hall...
Michael K. Berger
Nov 8, 2013
Michael Keith Berger was born September 28, 1964 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The son of Keith Berger and Dorothy A. (Leiby) Berger, Michael was baptized in the Trinity Reform Church in Bloomsburg and confirmed while at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. After graduating from high school there, he attended and received his degree from the National Technical Institute for the...
Catharine "Katie" Armstrong Skeen
Nov 3, 2013
Catharine Ann (Cowell) Armstrong Skeen, one of five children of Armond Lee and Yvonne Edrie (Squires) Cowell, was born September 28, 1930 in rural Nemaha County, Nebraska. She attended Cochran School near her home and graduated from Auburn High School. On April 1, 1951 Katie was married to Glen L. Armstrong at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn, Nebraska. They...
Margaret E. Warner
Nov 2, 2013
Margaret E. Warner was born June 11, 1934 at Randolph, Iowa. She was one of five children of Michael Edward and Della Alice (Smith) Hall. After her mother married Axle Nelson, she came to know him as her father. Margaret was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stanton, Iowa. She attended elementary school in Stanton and graduated...
Laverne Epperson
Oct 25, 2013
LaVerne Epperson, age 78 of Auburn, passed away Friday, October 25, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include daughters Jan Epperson and friend Angie Moore Whitesboro, TX, Rose and husband Bob Bowman of Auburn, Mary Epperson and mate Mikel McCall of Ellicot City, MD, Sharon Williams of Tampa, FL; 12 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sister Sharon Rothert; brothers Ron Wheeler and Don...
Henry Cotton
Oct 25, 2013
Henry William Cotton, son of Terry Maurice Cotton and Jessica Lee Huffman, was born April 18, 2007 in Omaha, Nebraska. He lived in Peru, Nebraska with his family, and came to love Jim Smith as his dad after Terry’s passing. Henry attended school at the Nebraska Center for the Education of the Blind and Visually Handicapped in Nebraska City. He...
Karl "Jim" Fischer
Oct 14, 2013
Karl James Fischer, the sixth of seven children of Karl Jacob and Fredaricka (Weishaar) Fischer, was born May 19, 1930 on the family farm near Alma, Nebraska. He was baptized May 25, 1930 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alma by Pastor Hassark and confirmed at the same church April 1, 1945 by Pastor Hollinson. Karl attended District 72 School through...
Opal K. Bohl
Sep 22, 2013
Opal K. Bohl was born September 16, 1914 on a farm near Hanover, Iowa. She was one of four children of George and Orie Theresa (Tegeler) Rogge. Opal was baptized November 1, 1914 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hanover and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn. She received her early education in Storm Lake, Iowa and Pipestone,...
Roger Corbin
Sep 21, 2013
Roger William Corbin, son of Roy and Amy Corbin and biological mother Pearl Corbin, was born May 4, 1938 in Milford, Nebraska. He grew up and attended school in Nemaha, Nebraska, graduating from Nemaha High School in 1957. Roger was baptized by Rev. M. Wayne Picherel at the Methodist Church in Nemaha on March 28, 1948 and confirmed at Trinity...
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