Obituaries
Caryll Ubben
Mar 1, 2011
Caryll Ethel Bohl Ubben, daughter of Fred and Ethel (Kite) Bohl, was born October 6, 1911 on a farm near Howe, Nebraska. One of five children, she attended Howe school through the eighth grade and graduated from Auburn High School in 1929. On May 24, 1932 Caryll was united in marriage to Walter M. Ubben. One daughter, Christie Beth, was...
Marjorie Jurgensmeier
Feb 24, 2011
Marjorie Jean Jurgensmeier was born November 6, 1918 in Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of three children of Charles T. and Lenora (O?Dell) Clarke, and attended school in Howe, Nebraska. As a young woman Jean was married to Ralph Coeur but was later divorced. On December 5, 1939 she was united in marriage to George Jurgensmeier at Falls City, Nebraska....
Norma Gobber
Feb 20, 2011
Norma Gobber, age 81 of Auburn (formerly Elk Creek), passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. She was born June 13, 1929 near Humboldt. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Wanda and David Grothen of Lincoln, Sharlotte and Gene Veburg of Lincoln; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Elvera Bohling of Tecumseh; many other relatives...
Janice Alexander
Feb 20, 2011
Janice Mary Wiltz was born May 8, 1938 in Corning, Kansas. One of six children of Andrew W. and Mary B. (Rethman) Wiltz, Janice attended parochial school in Corning, Kansas through the 8th Grade and graduated from Corning Rural High School in 1956. On September 28, 1957 Jan was united in marriage to Robert N. Alexander in Corning. They made...
Charles Adams
Feb 19, 2011
Charles Dean Adams, one of three sons of Harley William and Agnes Lela (Bertwell) Adams, was born August 14, 1925 in Peru, Nebraska. He attended Indian School in Peru, rural school near Brock, and graduated from Auburn High School in 1943. Dean entered the U. S. Army in November 1943 and served with the 89th Mechanized Cavalry Recon Troop during...
Michael Williams
Feb 4, 2011
Michael Dee Williams, age 39, passed away February 4, 2011 at his home in Auburn, Nebraska, losing his battle with cancer. Mike was born December 8, 1971 to Richard Lee Williams, Jr. and Nancy Ann (Witte) Williams. His birthplace was Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany where his father was stationed in Europe with the U. S. Army. Mike worked as a commercial...
Kenneth Hutton
Jan 11, 2011
Kenneth Robert Hutton was born in Nemaha County, Nebraska, south of Auburn on August 22, 1925, to Bert F. Hutton and Jeanne Marie (Migot) Hutton. The Hutton family farmed southwest of Howe. Kenneth attended Champion School and graduated from Nemaha High School in 1942. Following graduation, he was appointed Clerk of the County Court for five years. He enrolled at...
Lowell Furnas
Jan 7, 2011
Lowell Deweese Furnas was born January 24, 1919 on a farm north of Brownville, Nebraska to Deweese and Mildred (Young) Furnas. He was one of 14 children. Lowell attended school and the Methodist Church in Brownville. On January 27, 1944 Lowell was united in marriage to Phyllis Snyder. To this union three children were born: Angela, Diana, and Joseph. The...
Neta Nincehelser
Jan 7, 2011
Neta Madeline (Bumbaugh) Nincehelser, beloved wife of Merlin Nincehelser, was born on a farm near Ogden, Kansas on December 5, 1924. She was the daughter of William and Bertha (Peterson) Bumbaugh. Neta attended school in Ogden and graduated from high school in Manhattan, Kansas in 1940. She taught at a country school for one year, then went to work at...
Ardith Keane
Jan 6, 2011
Ardith Jeanne (Evans) Keane, the daughter of John W. and Emma (Hake) Evans, was born September 24, 1919 in Olympia, Washington. She grew up on a farm near Marsland, Nebraska and attended country school at District 61. Ardith was in the first and largest graduating class of Marsland High School. On January 27, 1937 Ardith was married to Oscar Keane....
Theodore Halsey,
Dec 26, 2010
Theodore V. Halsey, Jr., age 93 of rural Auburn, passed away at his home Sunday, December 26, 2010. He was born December 29, 1916 in San Francisco, CA.Survivors include his wife Helen of rural Auburn; children Edith and husband Harold Bickford of Auburn; John Halsey of Brentwood, CA; Kenneth and wife Julie Halsey of Wayne, NE; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren;...
Connie Henry
Dec 26, 2010
Connie Henry, age 53 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center-Auburn. She was born January 1, 1957 in Belton, TX.Survivors include her children Jarod Mowery of Auburn; Luke Henry of Lincoln; Alithea and husband Jarrod Varner of Huntsville, AL; 3 grandchildren; sisters Kathleen Hurley of Tualatin, OR; Debi and husband Jessie Howard of Humboldt;...
Dennis Bohling
Dec 17, 2010
Dennis Lee Bohling, one of seven children of Emil and Elvera (Volker) Bohling, was born November 2, 1947 in Humboldt, Nebraska. Dennis was baptized November 23, 1947 by Rev. Fruehling, and confirmed October 14, 1962 by Rev. Duerschner, both at Martin Luther Lutheran Church south of Johnson, Nebraska. He attended school in Elk Creek, and graduated from Elk Creek High...
Joann Henning
Dec 13, 2010
JoAnn Henning, one of six children of John and Ruth (Butterfield) Stephens, was born June 29, 1933 on a farm near Pawnee City, Nebraska.After her family moved to the Brownville, Nebraska area JoAnn graduated from the Brownville High School. On May 27, 1956 JoAnn was united in marriage to Johnielee Henning in Brownville. They were blessed with two children, Stephen...
Vanessa (Helms) Snyder
Dec 11, 2010
Vanessa Lynn Snyder, daughter of Robert and Linda (Glantz) Helms, was born September 19, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Middletown, Maryland. In 1989 Vanessa was married to John Snyder in Frederick, Maryland. They were blessed with three children: Christopher David, John Robert, and Savanna Harlynn. Vanessa and her family lived in various locations on the...
Worthy Armstrong
Dec 10, 2010
Worthy Wayne Armstrong was born April 17, 1920 on a farm east of Auburn, Nebraska. One of four sons born to Samuel and Ella (Moore) Armstrong, Worthy received most of his formal education in Brownville, Nebraska and graduated from Auburn High School in 1939. Worthy?s family also lived for a short time in Independence, Missouri when he was a boy....
Hal Hansen
Dec 9, 2010
Hal Hansen, one of two children of Clarence and Zupha (Chriswisser) Hansen, was born March 17, 1925 in Nehawka, Nebraska. He attended school in Nehawka and graduated from Nehawka High School. On August 25, 1946 Hal married his high school sweetheart, Orlah Kuntz, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. They made their home near Nehawka, and were...
Gwendolyn Cook
Dec 3, 2010
Gwendolyn Rubie Kincaid, daughter of Frank and Rhea (Arnold) Kincaid, was born June 30, 1914 in Brock, Nebraska. She grew up and attended school in Brock. On November 14, 1942 Gwen was united in marriage to Augie Mueller. They were blessed with over 40 years of happiness together. Gwen and Augie owned and operated Mueller?s Bar and Grill in Colby,...
Paul Sciarappa
Nov 25, 2010
Paul William Sciarappa, one of three children of Nicholas R. and Audrey (Stilphen) Sciarappa, was born March 27, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his formal education in Boston, graduating from Brighton High School in 1965. In 1966 Paul joined the United States Air Force, serving as a mechanic and then as a Training Systems Technician. Paul served in numerous...
Josephine Findeis
Nov 16, 2010
Josephine Helen (Costa) Findeis was born November 27, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. One of two daughters of Charles and Mamie (Salia) Costa, Josephine was baptized in December 1925. She attended school in St. Louis and graduated from Southwest High School in 1943. On September 28, 1946 Josephine was united in marriage to Rudolph Findeis in St. Louis. They made...