Obituaries
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...
Walter Knippelmeyer
Mar 7, 2013
Walter H. Knippelmeyer, age 91 of Johnson, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include his daughter Linda (Dave) Neil of Lincoln; son Lavon (Joan) Knippelmeyer of Johnson; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Maxine Knippelmeyer of Auburn; other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Monday, March 11, 2:00 p.m. at St. James Lutheran (Long...
Deborah Helms
Mar 6, 2013
Deborah A. Helms, age 55 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, March 06, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her lifetime friend Ross Helms of Auburn; son and daughter-in-law Matt and Sara Helms of Auburn; grandchildren Bristan Blecha and Alayna Helms; step-mother Barbara Gaede of Hiawatha, KS; brothers and sister-in-law Ernest Gaede, Jr. of Falls City; Terry and Lisa Gaede...
Barbara Bolen
Feb 27, 2013
Barbara Kay (Betts) Bolen, one of four children of Robert A. and Lillian G. ?Jeep? (Byrom) Betts, was born July 16, 1943 in Auburn, Nebraska. As her family moved around, Barbara received her education at several schools. In December of 1959 Barbara was united in marriage to Robert Dean Reed in Omaha, Nebraska. The couple lived in and around Omaha...
Debbie Clifton
Feb 27, 2013
Debbie Lou Clifton, daughter of Richard Clifton and Lora (Bradford) Clifton, was born February 12, 1953 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Brownville Grade School while growing up in Brownville, Nebraska, graduated from Auburn High School, and graduated from Peru State College with a business degree. From age 7 until she was 12 Debbie spent her summers selling tickets for Silver...
John Klaasmeyer
Feb 19, 2013
John Herman Klaasmeyer, son of John H. and Hilka (Blankman) Klaasmeyer, was born January 18, 1914 at Burr, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Osage Lutheran Church near Cook, Nebraska, and attended rural school near his home. On April 18, 1936 John was united in marriage to Ruby A. Sargent at Sidney, Iowa. They would be blessed with eight...
Sarah Emmett
Feb 15, 2013
Sarah Emmett, age 56 of Lincoln, passed away at her home Friday, February 15, 2013.Survivors include her daughter Kristen Debban of Lincoln; son Jordan Debban of Lincoln; mother Grace Emmett of Auburn; sisters Kathy (Gary) Ensz of Auburn; Mary (Bill) Fitzke of Sun Lakes, AZ; brother Scott Emmett of Scotia, NE; niece Mary Ensz; nephews Andrew Ensz and Shawn Emmett;...
Linda Barrett
Feb 13, 2013
Linda Lee (Simmons) Barrett was born June 12, 1948 in Auburn, Nebraska to William and Helen (Lotter) Simmons. One of three children, Linda grew up and attended school in Brock, Nebraska. In 1965 Linda was united in marriage to Gary Lockwood. Their union was blessed with three children, Michele, Tracy, and Shawn. The couple was married for 18 years before...
Lois Callan
Feb 10, 2013
Lois Maxine (Remmers), one of four daughters of R. Wiley and Maxine (Aufenkamp) Remmers, was born December 9, 1942 at Humboldt, Nebraska. Lois was baptized January 31, 1943 and confirmed December 16, 1956 at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church near Auburn, Nebraska. Lois attended rural school near her home and graduated from Johnson High School. She received her teaching degree...
Helen Lyden
Feb 9, 2013
Helen Irene (Lotter) Lyden was born March 2, 1930 in the family home in Shubert, Nebraska. She was one of five children of Frank and Cora (Bauers) Lotter, and attended school in Auburn, Nebraska. Early in life Helen was united in marriage to William Simmons. Helen and Bill made their home in Brock, Nebraska, and were blessed with three children:...