Obituaries

Eimer Schlange

Eimer Schlange

Sep 26, 2022

Eimer Freddie Schlange, son of Fred and Edith (Behrends) Schlange, was born April 27, 1925, in Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized June 7, 1925, at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church near Auburn by the Rev. R. Kunzendorf and confirmed April 6, 1947, at Zion Lutheran Church near Johnson, Nebraska by Rev. R H. Riensche. Eimer attended Graf School through the...

Leona E. Beethe

Leona E. Beethe

Sep 20, 2022

To live a fulfilled life is to live a life like Leona Elizabeth Louise Dora (Heidemann) Beethe. She lived every one of her 98 years, 5 months, and 8 days to the very fullest and treated her four children, their spouses, 11 grandchildren and their spouses and her 17 great-grandchildren as if they were all her favorite. She got a...

Richard "Andy" Mcmullen

Richard "Andy" Mcmullen

Sep 19, 2022

Richard “Andy” McMullen, born August 31st, 1935, was the comedic instigator of many political debates, lovingly throttled family arguments by citing financial articles of the Wall Street Journal, and was considered a hero by his three children by not succumbing to an early nervous death by the sheer number of their catastrophic events relayed by early morning telephone calls. He...

Mildred (Knoflicek) Weber

Mildred (Knoflicek) Weber

Sep 18, 2022

Mildred Marie Knoflicek was born January 19, 1920, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska to August F. and Mary Jane (Jiran) Knoflicek. The youngest of eleven children, she grew up on a farm near Plattsmouth and graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1937. Mildred won the State Music Teachers Contest playing the violin and received a scholarship to Peru State College. She earned...

Mildred J. "Midge" (Jahn) Mason

Mildred J. "Midge" (Jahn) Mason

Sep 13, 2022

Mildred Justine Jahn was born January 20, 1933 in Falls City, Nebraska. She was one of nine children of Mike and Maude (Stump) Jahn and graduated from Falls City High School. After high school Midge attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln for one year. During summer break she met James Mason and didn’t return to classes in the fall. They...

Harry Joe Allison

Harry Joe Allison

Sep 11, 2022

Harry (Joe) Allison, the youngest of three children of Harry Kenneth and Evelyn (Stevens) Allison, was born January 22, 1945, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Joe grew up on the family farm east of Pawnee City graduating from Pawnee City High School in 1963 and later from the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy in 1968. On July 19, 1964, Joe...

Burtis E. Aufenkamp

Burtis E. Aufenkamp

Sep 2, 2022

Burtis E. Kennedy was born to James and R. Loray Kennedy on September 3rd, 1931, in Salem and grew up in the Barada Hills. She graduated from Nemaha High School. Education was such a high importance for herself, her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. She took enough college classes to teach at Boatman Rural School with 18 students in 9...

Donald G. Warner

Donald G. Warner

Sep 1, 2022

Donald (Don) Gene Warner, one of 10 children of Chris and Lily (Edwards) Warner, was born December 27, 1931 in Humboldt, Nebraska where he grew up and attended Humboldt public school. On January 5, 1950, Don enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he was later assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota as a...

Randal L. Wallar

Randal L. Wallar

Sep 1, 2022

Randal LeRoy Wallar, one of two children of Mervin LeRoy “Budge” and Zelda (Hayes) Wallar, was born February 15, 1942, in Auburn, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm southwest of Johnson, Nebraska and graduated from Johnson High School in 1960. Randal was married to Mary Hall in 1961, and the couple was blessed with two children, Scott and Kristine....

Terrance Eugene Laplant

Terrance Eugene Laplant

Aug 24, 2022

Terrance Eugene LaPlant, one of six children of Henry and Muriel (Achey) LaPlant, was born May 21, 1958, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Muriel was then married to Vern Dukken, the two of them raised Terry in Grand Rapids, where he graduated from high school. Terry received his bachelor’s degree from Peru State College and a master’s degree from University of...

Loren Paul Entz

Loren Paul Entz

Aug 9, 2022

Loren Paul Entz of Brownville, NE passed away unexpectedly from heart failure on August 9. Born August 29, 1949, in Newton, Kansas, Loren had a keen love for both art and nature from an early age. During breaks from busy farm and ranch life, he could often be found drawing in the fields or forests. Many an hour was spent...

Harold Moyer

Harold Moyer

Aug 2, 2022

Harold Moyer, age 69 of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. Harold was born on March 14, 1953 in Humboldt, NE, the son of Joy E. and Beverly Irene (Anderson) Moyer. He attended school in Tecumseh and Pawnee City. He worked a variety of jobs, including Campbell’s Soup in Tecumseh and Triangle Pacific for some...

Nancy (Carbaugh) Judd

Nancy (Carbaugh) Judd

Jul 29, 2022

Nancy Kay Carbaugh, one of seven children of John Edgar and Marcia (Casebolt) Carbaugh, was born February 6, 1951, in Elwood, Nebraska. On December 13, 1967, Nancy was united in marriage to Rickey L. Judd in McCook, Nebraska. They made their home in McCook and would be blessed with four children: Shane, Derek, Lana, and Tory. Nancy attended Mid-Plains Community...

Lenora (Behrends) Remmers

Lenora (Behrends) Remmers

Jul 26, 2022

Lenora Lois (Behrends) Remmers was born the youngest child and only daughter of parents Albert W. and Adele L. (Antholz) Behrends on March 11, 1931, on the family farm southwest of Auburn, NE. She was baptized into a lifelong membership at St. John’s (Stone) Church on April 16, 1931; she was confirmed on March 24, 1945, by John 17:3: “This...

Adam Morris

Adam Morris

Jul 13, 2022

Adam Paul Morris, son of James Patrick and Marcia Sue (Drake) Morris, was born April 27, 1970, at Nebraska City, Nebraska. Adam grew up in Peru, Nebraska, where he attended school up until high school. Adam then attended school in Auburn, graduating from Auburn High School in 1988. After high school, Adam enlisted in the United States Army National Guard....

Dean Volker

Dean Volker

Jul 6, 2022

Dean Floyd Volker, one of five children of Orvin A. and Emma A. (Gobber) Volker, was born November 28, 1930, in rural Elk Creek, Nebraska. He was baptized December 21, 1930, and confirmed October 14, 1945, at St. James Lutheran (Long Branch) Church near his home. Dean attended “Rock School House” District #45 through 8th grade. On February 21, 1954,...

Linda Lee Jones

Linda Lee Jones

Jul 5, 2022

Linda Lee Stiers, one of three children of Kenneth and Doris (Duerfeldt) Stiers, was born June 24, 1940, at Rulo, Nebraska. When she was just a young girl, Linda and her family moved to Nemaha, Nebraska. On July 7, 1956, Linda was united in marriage to Claude “Buck” Jones at Nemaha. To this union, four children were born: Deana, Ben,...

Betty Rogge

Betty Rogge

Jul 1, 2022

Betty Jean (Alberts) Rogge, age 79, died at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance California on July 1, 2022. Betty grew up on a farm north of Humboldt, NE and attended Johnson High School where she was Salutatorian of the class of 1960. She met her future husband, Larry Rogge, in high school and both attended the University of Nebraska...

Merlin Wright

Merlin Wright

Jun 28, 2022

Merlin Wright of Peru, Nebraska died from cancer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on June 28, 2022. Merlin was born September 10, 1941 in Tecumseh to Dean and Opal (Riensche) Wright. He married Darlene Elliott of Dawson, Nebraska, August 19, 1961. They lived in the rural Tecumseh and Peru areas. They were church members at Maple Grove Church...

Karen Mowery

Karen Mowery

Jun 19, 2022

Karen Ann (Marcucci) Mowery was born April 1, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois to Louis and Beatrice Marcucci. She moved with her family to Burbank, California at a young age, and graduated there from John Burroughs High School. On November 15, 1963, Karen was united in marriage to Allan Mowery in Burbank. They made their home in California and were blessed...

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