Obituaries
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...
Marjorie (Lampe) Debuhr
Sep 18, 2013
Marjorie Louise (Lampe) DeBuhr, daughter of Edwin and Lelah (Hartzell) Lampe, was born November 29, 1928 near Humboldt, Nebraska. She attended Bratton Union School and graduated from high school there in 1946. On April 29, 1948 Marjorie was united in marriage to Alvin C. DeBuhr at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn, Nebraska. Their union was blessed with four children:...
Bob Fike
Aug 31, 2013
Bob Fike, age 85 of Auburn (formerly Peru), passed away at his home in Auburn Saturday, August 31, 2013.Survivors include his children Kenneth and wife Barbara Fike of Peru; Dierdre Fike and husband Thomas Miller of Anchorage, AK; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brothers Charles and wife Patsy Fike of Peru; Bill and wife Jackie Fike of Sedalia, MO; sisters Sharon...
Coleman Whisler
Aug 28, 2013
Coleman Whisler, age 25 of Lincoln (formerly Peru, Nebraska), passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln.Survivors include his mom Debbie of Peru; brother Andrew and wife Kara Vaughn of Auburn; grandfather Jerry ?Jick? Patterson of Peru; grandmother Janice and Don Rush of Auburn; other relatives and many friends.Memorial services will be Friday, September 6, 10:30...
Paula Winkelman
Aug 27, 2013
Paula RoJean (Kite) Winkelman, daughter of James Anthony Langer and Sandra Jean Coulter, was born February 17, 1958 in Auburn, Nebraska. Paula became the adopted daughter of Milton Ward Kite when he and Sandy were married in 1962. She attended Howe Country School and graduated from Southeast Consolidated High School in Stella, Nebraska. Paula then went to Fairbury Junior College...
Marcelene Behrends
Aug 11, 2013
Marcelene Marie (Rademacher) Behrends, one of two children of Julius T. and Mary (Adamson) Rademacher, was born October 23, 1922 on the family farm six miles south of Johnson, Nebraska. She was baptized December 10, 1922 by Rev. W.R. Fruehling at Martin Luther Lutheran Church near Johnson and confirmed April 5, 1936 by Rev. Ernest N. Haugse at St. Paul...
Ival Schmucker
Aug 5, 2013
James Ival Schmucker, younger of two sons of George and Vada (Young) Schmucker, was born in Brock, Nebraska, on November 17, 1917. He attended Rosewood School through the 3rd grade and then was bussed to the Brock School. He graduated from Brock High School in 1935. Ival helped on his parents? farm southeast of Brock as he was growing up...
Laurel Sears
Aug 1, 2013
Laurel Elaine Runyon was born March 8, 1928 to Beverly Byrd and Mamie Murtle Surface Runyon on the family farm near Percival, Iowa. She was one of seven daughters born to that union. Her siblings included Stina, Ruby, Jenny, Lois, Bernice, and Donna. She attended primary school in Percival, Iowa and finished high school at Sydney Iowa, where she lived...
Della Sohnholz
Aug 1, 2013
Della Mae (Pollock) Sohnholz was born December 11, 1933 at Grand Island, Nebraska. She was one of four children born to Fred and Antonia (Scheer) Pollock. Della was baptized December 31, 1933 and confirmed March 30, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island. She graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1951. On November 1, 1953 Della was...
Waunetta Hutton
Jul 27, 2013
Waunetta M. Hutton, formerly of Auburn, Nebraska, departed this life on July 6, 2013 at Laurie Care Center, Laurie, Missouri at the age of 101. One of ten children of William Wright and Bessie (Kennel) Wright, she was born and raised in Howe, Nebraska. Waunetta worked as a cook for Sheriff Perry at the County Jail in Auburn. She married...
Mary Ann
Jul 9, 2013
Mary Ann Margrave, one of four children born to Alfred B. and Julia C. (Janda) Margrave, was born February 19, 1929 in Great Falls, Montana. The family moved to Wahoo, Nebraska where she graduated from high school. Mary Ann went on to attend St. Mary?s College in Atchison, Kansas. On November 4, 1950, Mary Ann was united in marriage to...
Lorene Boeck
Jul 9, 2013
Lorene Wilhemina Emma (Lunzmann) Boeck, daughter of John and Sophia (Gobber) Lunzmann, was born January 7, 1922 at home near Auburn, Nebraska. She was baptized January 29, 1922 and confirmed April 5, 1936 at St. Paul Hickory Grove Lutheran Church near her home. Lorene attended school at District #27 in Nemaha County, and started high school in Auburn but was...