Obituaries

Mildred Conner

Mildred Conner

Mar 24, 2012

Mildred Mae (Alkire) Conner, one of six children of Joseph P. and Yvetta Nancy (Strange) Alkire, was born February 9, 1916 in Brock, Nebraska. Mildred attended elementary and high school in Brock before her family moved to Auburn, Nebraska in 1933. On February 3, 1936 Mildred was united in marriage to Curtis E. Conner in Auburn. The couple made Auburn...

Mike Mckee

Mike Mckee

Mar 21, 2012

Michael Mallory McKee, one of two sons of Carl Kaufman and Jane (Fible) McKee, was born September 28, 1944 in Auburn, Nebraska. Mike attended school in Auburn, graduating from high school in 1962. Shortly after high school Mike joined the U. S. Navy, and served on an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War. After his honorable discharge in 1969, Mike...

Phyllis Mcininch

Phyllis Mcininch

Mar 18, 2012

Phyllis Jean McIninch, one of three children of William M. and Margaret (Majors) McIninch, was born September 13, 1930 in Auburn, Nebraska. She attended Locust Grove School District #32, graduated from Auburn High School, and attended Peru State College. After college Jean went to work at the White Horse Ranch in northern Nebraska. She then put her experience with the...

Mary Stephens Blankenship

Mary Stephens Blankenship

Mar 17, 2012

Mary Louise (Ballue) Stephens Blankenship, one of 10 children of William and Ollie Maggie (Waggoner) Ballue, was born February 21, 1927 in Quincy, Illinois. Her siblings were Orville, John, Marion (Mary?s twin), Henry, George, Reuben, Julia, Thomas, and Lena Belle. Mary attended school in Brownville, Nebraska. In 1948, Mary was united in marriage to Marvin (Mutt) Stephens. This union was...

Ruth Gerdes

Ruth Gerdes

Mar 12, 2012

Ruth Ann (Johnson) Gerdes, daughter of Harold and Alice (Grush) Johnson of Auburn, NE passed peacefully to her heavenly home with family at her side on March 9, 2012 at Nemaha County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born on March 14, 1933 at Humboldt, NE. She was one of two daughters born to this marriage. Her family moved...

Joe Kuwitzky

Joe Kuwitzky

Feb 28, 2012

Joe Kuwitzky entered into eternal rest February 23, 2012. Most recently he had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. The son of Joseph T. and Josephine Kuwitzky was born May 18, 1926. Joe attended Nebraska City Lourdes and Public schools. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he served as a tail gunner during World War II....

Lorin Fritsch

Lorin Fritsch

Feb 19, 2012

Lorin John Fritsch, son of Edo Cornelius and Wilhelmina Christina (Eilers) Fritsch, was born August 25, 1922 at Sterling, Nebraska. He was baptized September 3, 1922 at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Sterling, and confirmed at the same church on April 5, 1936. Lorin attended Sterling Public Schools and graduated from high school there. During World War II, Lorin served...

Larry Adams

Larry Adams

Feb 19, 2012

Larry Dean Adams, son of Clyde Dean and Vera ?Toots? (Osborne) Adams, was born June 29, 1947 in Auburn, Nebraska. He grew up in and attended school in Peru, Nebraska. After high school, Larry entered the United States Army and served in Vietnam during the war there. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and...

Juanalee Alden

Juanalee Alden

Feb 18, 2012

Juanalee Irene (Oestmann) Alden was born on March 16, 1935 to Arthur and Theresa Oestmann of rural Auburn. A sister Rita was also born to this marriage. Juanalee attended Harmon and Cochran country schools and graduated from Auburn High School in 1951 at the age of 16. She then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and graduated in 1955 with a B.A....

Donna Kipling

Donna Kipling

Feb 2, 2012

Donna Mae (Meinzer) Kipling, one of six children of Lewis and Elizabeth (Constantine) Meinzer, was born September 21, 1924 in Falls City, Nebraska. She attended school in Falls City and graduated from high school there in 1943. On May 7, 1944 Donna was united in marriage to Fenton Kipling in Hiawatha, Kansas. They were blessed with one daughter, Linda. Donna...

Velma Ham

Velma Ham

Feb 1, 2012

Velma May Ham, 87, a resident of Loveland, Colorado for the past 25 years, passed away at the Good Samaritan Society-Loveland on January 28, 2012.She was born to Guy C. and Myrtle H. (Troup) Wheeldon on May 29, 1924 at Brownville, Nebraska. She married Robert F. Ham on May 11, 1940 in Rock Port, Missouri and was blessed with five...

Robert Cole

Robert Cole

Jan 27, 2012

Robert ?Bob? Cole, age 83 of Auburn, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn. A son Rick preceded him in death.Survivors include his children Michael of Beatrice; Cathy (Dave) Pierson of Omaha; Allison (Leroy) Caspers of Tecumseh; Larry of Beatrice; Steve (Cindy) of Auburn; Chris (Gene) McNeely of Auburn; Bert (Shannon) of Auburn; 18...

Leland Lunzmann

Leland Lunzmann

Jan 20, 2012

Leland ?Lee? Lunzmann, 77, of Auburn, died January 18, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. He was born to Herman and Christine Lunzmann at a farm home east of Auburn on April 23, 1934.Lee was self-employed for most of his life along with his wife, Pat, of 58 years. They purchased the Dairy Queen in Nebraska City in 1958. Lee was...

Evelyn Huffman

Evelyn Huffman

Jan 12, 2012

Evelyn ?Peggy? Huffman, age 85 of Auburn (formerly Nemaha), passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her children Nancy and husband Raymond Durr of Nebraska City; Jeanne Harris and friend Ralph Darling of Auburn; Sharon and husband Randy Striggow of Auburn; Shane and husband Robert Sailors of Brownville; Brad Huffman of Nemaha; 23 grandchildren; 44...

Margaret Stuart

Margaret Stuart

Jan 11, 2012

Margaret Stuart, age 93 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include her son Donald (Donita) of Lincoln; daughter Sally (Mike) Richman of Alma; grandchildren Darcy (Shea) Thompson, Jeff (Wanda) Richman, Jenna (Justin) Smallfoot, John (Shelley) Smith; great-grandchildren Cory James and Cali Rae Thompson; Alexis Richman, Connor Brown, Andrew Smallfoot, and Josh,...

Pearl Gebers

Pearl Gebers

Jan 8, 2012

Pearl B. Gebers, age 90 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law Doris and Walter Gebers of Auburn; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Saturday, January 14, 11:30 a.m. at Hemmingsen Funeral Home in Auburn. Burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery at Johnson. Visitation will...

Lloyd Williams

Lloyd Williams

Jan 7, 2012

Lloyd Charles Williams, son of Albert and Nita (Duerfeldt) Williams, was born November 1, 1920 on a farm north of Stella, Nebraska. He was one of three children. He attended Stella High School and received his high school diploma in 1938. On October 22, 1942 Lloyd enlisted in the Army Air Force and served his country until the end of...

Frances Nies

Frances Nies

Jan 2, 2012

Frances Marie (Puhlmann) Nies was born on May 12, 1916 to William Fredrich and Augusta Caroline (Hitzke) Puhlmann on the family homestead in McIntosh County near Ashley, North Dakota. She was the youngest of eight children, five boys and three girls. She grew up in the Lutheran faith and was baptized on November 19, 1916 and was confirmed in June...

Laverne Wheeldon

Laverne Wheeldon

Dec 15, 2011

LaVerne Wheeldon, age 87 of Brownville, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. Survivors include his wife Lucille of Brownville; daughter and son-in-law Janice and Russ Sears of Crete; son Kenton Wheeldon of Brownville; 5 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister Velma Ham of Loveland, CO; other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 20, 10:30 a.m....

Mary Hessenflow

Mary Hessenflow

Dec 10, 2011

Mary Ann Hessenflow, age 87 of Auburn (formerly Arapahoe), passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her sister Grace Emmett of Auburn; nephews Scott Emmett of Scotia, NE; Don Hessenflow of San Antonio, TX; nieces Kathy and husband Gary Ensz of Auburn; Sarah Emmett of Lincoln; Mary and husband Bill Fitzke of Sun Lakes, AZ;...