Obituaries
Ron Bollinger
Jun 23, 2013
Ronald Lee Bollinger was born February 12, 1944 in Auburn, Nebraska. The only child of Edward Lee and Catherine (Henne) Bollinger, Ron attended school in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. He served in the Nebraska National Guard for six years. On June 27, 1964 Ron was united in marriage to Sharon Conner in the Auburn Christian Church. They...
John Kreienhop
Jun 10, 2013
John Lee Kreienhop, son of John A. and Leon (Remmers) Kreienhop, was born July 16, 1948 at Humboldt, Nebraska. He was baptized August 29, 1948 by Rev. Gustav Wienke and confirmed June 2, 1963 by Rev. Walter Lentz at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church near Auburn, Nebraska. As his family moved around, John attended various schools in California and Kansas...
Dwight Hawley
Jun 9, 2013
Glendon Dwight Hawley, one of four children of Charles R. and Inez (Lockwood) Hawley, was born December 10, 1926 in Auburn, Nebraska. He attended school in Brock, Nebraska, graduating from high school there in 1945. On March 5, 1946 Dwight was united in marriage to Catherine Hoover in Seneca, Kansas. They made their first home in Brock, and in 1963...
Rod Bruggeman
Jun 8, 2013
Rodney Lee Bruggeman, one of six children of Orville and Dorothea (Gerdes) Bruggeman, was born July 24, 1940 in Auburn, Nebraska. He attended rural school near his home and graduated from Johnson High School. Rod later attended heavy equipment operator schooling in Texas. In 1959 Rod was married to Joyce Remmers at Timber Creek Church near Johnson. They were blessed...
Todd Simpson
Jun 4, 2013
Laverne Dee ?Todd? Simpson, son of Floyd L. and Erma Louise (Snell) Simpson, was born May 7, 1935 at Sidney, Iowa. He attended Brightside Country School, Thurman Public School, and graduated from Sidney High School in 1952. On January 23, 1955 Todd was united in marriage to Margaret LaVonne Scott in the Tabor Congregational Church in Tabor, Iowa. Two children,...
Merle Woodward
Jun 1, 2013
Clarence Merle ?Red? WoodwardBorn: January 17, 1920 Bedford, IowaMarried: September 18, 1948 Sydney, IowaDeceased: May 23, 3013 Auburn, NebraskaMerle was born January 17, 1920, northwest of Bedford, Iowa to parents Clarence E. Woodward and Zoe Adel Nethers Woodward. Merle was their first-born. Early pictures were always taken with pumpkins around him. Merle was blessed with beautiful red hair, thus being...
Cora "Corkie" Muse
May 26, 2013
Cora Lea ?Corkie? Muse, age 88 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law Carol and Dan Snyder of Auburn; Nancy Muse of Sioux Falls, SD; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Thursday, May 30, 10:00 a.m. at Hemmingsen Funeral Home in Auburn. Burial will...
Maxine Grove
May 15, 2013
Maxine Grove, age 90 of Tecumseh, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh.Survivors include her son Gary of Tecumseh; step-son Francis, Jr. and wife Nancy of Auburn; step-daughter Darleen and husband Richard Johnson of Tecumseh; 6 step-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Saturday, May 18, 11:00 a.m. at the United...
Donna Stutheit
May 14, 2013
Donna Jean (Hathaway) Stutheit, daughter of Louis and Esther (Gudgel) Hathaway, was born July 30, 1927 at Beatrice, Nebraska. She was one of two children born to this marriage. Donna attended grade school in rural Beatrice and was baptized into the Christian faith when she was 11 years old. When Donna was 12 her family moved to Auburn, Nebraska where...
Cecil Clark
May 12, 2013
Cecil Clifford Clark, one of eleven children of Steven R. and Florence E. (Chapman) Clark, was born April 10, 1940 at Nemaha, Nebraska. Cecil went to Howe for his early years of school and went on to graduate from Auburn High School. On June 10, 1961, Cecil was united in marriage to Lonnie Snyder at Nebraska City. The couple made...
Rosemary Marnell
May 10, 2013
Rosemary Agnes (Schneider) Marnell, daughter of Carl and Amelia ?Millie? (Michon) Schneider, was born May 13, 1921 on a farm west of Peru, Nebraska. One of eight children, she attended District 22 rural school near Julian, Nebraska and Julian High School. On January 23, 1940 Rosemary was united in marriage to Thomas Marnell of Greenbush, Kansas at St. Bernard Catholic...
Nathan Slagle
May 9, 2013
Nathan Jay Slagle, son of Bradley and Barbie (Josephson) Slagle, was born February 8, 1977 in Ness City, Kansas. Nathan attended school and lived in Ness City until he left home for college and his professional career. On October 29, 2007 Nate was united in marriage to Melissa Sandfort in Jamaica. They would eventually make their home in rural Brock,...
Doris Wheeler
Apr 28, 2013
Doris Irene (Handley) Wheeler, daughter of James C. and Katie (Vanderford) Handley, was born February 5, 1920 on the family farm near Nemaha, Nebraska. She attended Larkin School near her home and Nemaha High School. On January 29, 1937 Doris was united in marriage to Ervin Wheeler in Hiawatha, Kansas. They made their home in the Nemaha area, and would...
Leonard Mccomas
Apr 13, 2013
Leonard Mitchell McComas, one of five children of Leonard and Pearl (Newton) McComas, was born May 15, 1931 in Auburn, Nebraska. Leonard, or Mike as he was known, grew up in Brownville and attended Happy Hollow school as a young boy and graduated from Brownville High School. Mike enlisted in the United States Army where he was part of the...
Bert Wetmore
Apr 12, 2013
Albert Asa Wetmore, Jr., son of Albert Wetmore, Sr. and Sandra (Combs) Hart, was born November 13, 1972, in South Charleston, West Virginia. Bert, as he was known, grew up in Brownville, Nebraska, where he was baptized in the Brownville Christian Church, and was a graduate of Auburn High School. After graduating high school, Bert moved to Nemaha. He was...
Robert Gravatt
Apr 12, 2013
Robert Ellsworth Gravatt, one of two children of Ross Ellsworth and Gladys (Stites) Gravatt, was born November 24, 1926 at Talmage, Nebraska. Robert grew up around Brock and graduated from Brock High School in 1944. He then enlisted in the United States Navy and was a veteran of World War II. After his discharge, Robert went on to attend the...
Ardith Wininger
Apr 5, 2013
Ardith Adelle (Felton) Wininger was born February 13, 1926, on Shady Brooke farm outside of Dwight, Kansas, to Ralph and Hattie (Forsyth) Felton. She passed away April 3, 2013 in Nebraska City, Nebraska after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. Ardith attended rural schools in Morris County, Kansas and graduated from Dwight Rural High School in 1944. She attended Baker...
Dwain Myers
Mar 16, 2013
Dwain Verne Myers, eldest son of Loren Verne and Marjory Ruth (Clay) Myers, was born February 27, 1939 in Sidney, Nebraska. He attended school in Potter, Nebraska, the West Coast, and Broken Bow, Nebraska before graduating from Broken Bow High School in 1956. After high school Dwain attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for a semester. He then transferred...
E. "Gil" Lopez
Mar 14, 2013
Efron Gilbert Lopez, one of two sons of Efron and Alice (Aguirre) Lopez, was born December 27, 1937 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended school in Lincoln, and graduated from Lincoln High School. On March 10, 1956 Gil was married to Judy Lobush in Kansas, and they were blessed with two daughters, Gail and Laurie. The couple later divorced. As a...
Theodore Bohling
Mar 14, 2013
Theodore Carl Bohling was born July 1, 1921 on the family farm near Auburn, Nebraska. The youngest of ten children of Henry A. and Anna M. (Gebers) Bohling, Ted was baptized July 24, 1921 by Rev. Streng and confirmed June 9, 1935 by Rev. Wiebke, both ceremonies occurring at St. Paul Lutheran (Hickory Grove) Church near Auburn. He received his...