Obituaries

Barbara (Clark) Haynes

Barbara (Clark) Haynes

Apr 3, 2015

Barbara Belle (Clark) Haynes, one of four children of Charles and Dorothy Amelia (Gess) Clark, was born November 21, 1936 at Dunbar, Nebraska. She attended school in Dunbar, where she graduated from high school. On June 23, 1958 Barbara was united in marriage to Larry Haynes at the Presbyterian Church in Dunbar. Five children: Susan, Lon, Charles, Sterling, and Dan...

Irene Jones

Irene Jones

Apr 1, 2015

Irene Marie (Thomsen) Jones was born November 3, 1924 to Carl and Elsie (Brinkman) Thomsen in Lancaster, California. At the age of 4 years Irene moved with her family to Wayne, Nebraska, where she was raised with her sister Esther. Irene attended Wayne High School, graduating in 1941. After graduation, she took a job as an Administrative Assistant for food...

Leland L. Blankenship

Leland L. Blankenship

Mar 26, 2015

Leland Leroy Blankenship, one of eight children of Charlie and Erma (Allgood) Blankenship, was born January 29, 1926 in Peru, Nebraska. He attended school in the Peru public school system. In 1943 Leland was married to Norma Barton in Peru. A son, Leland, Jr., and daughter, Linda, were born to this union. The couple would later divorce. Leland served in...

Dorothy (Allen) Blount

Dorothy (Allen) Blount

Mar 23, 2015

Dorothy (Allen) Blount, one of two children of Chester and Lulu (Bell) Allen, was born May 4, 1914, in rural Nemaha County, Nebraska. She attended Bedford School near her home and graduated from Auburn High School in 1932. Dorothy received a teaching degree from Peru State Teachers College in 1937, and later added classes from the University of Nebraska. She...

Annette Sue Gobber

Annette Sue Gobber

Mar 22, 2015

Annette Sue Gobber, one of three children of Mervin and Carol (Paulsen) Gobber, was born September 3, 1960, at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. She was baptized in October of 1960, at Grace Lutheran Church in Cook, Nebraska by Rev. Robert Herrbolt. Annette received her education at home growing up and through the Educational Service Unit #4. Annette became...

Beverly A. Sohnholz

Beverly A. Sohnholz

Mar 16, 2015

Beverly Ann Hinds, daughter of Jewell C. and Rosa Mae (Hicks) Hinds, was born January 14, 1938 at Auburn, Nebraska. The youngest of three children, she was baptized at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Howe, Nebraska, which became the United Methodist Church. , by Rev. Harry Keefer. Beverly received her education at Rosemont Rural School (District 40), Auburn High...

Windy Ann (Edwards) Quintanilla

Windy Ann (Edwards) Quintanilla

Mar 15, 2015

Windy Ann (Edwards) Quintanilla, daughter of William Edwards and Patricia (Mayall) Edwards, was born August 11, 1975 in Bakersfield, California. She spent most of her life in northern California. On 12/12/2012 Windy was married to Gamaliel “Jose” Quintanilla in Auburn, Nebraska. They joined the New Life Church in Auburn, where Windy loved her church family and Jose donates all the...

Sammy Hawley

Sammy Hawley

Mar 10, 2015

Sammy Lee Hawley, one of five children of Glendon Dwight and Catherine Ruth (Hoover) Hawley, was born September 13, 1947 in Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized into the Methodist Church. Sammy began his education at Peru Prep in Peru, Nebraska and then received schooling in his parents’ home near Brock, Nebraska. Next he attended school in Nebraska City at an...

Linda Ann Cole

Linda Ann Cole

Mar 9, 2015

Linda Ann (Lantzy) Cole, one of three daughters of Simon and Lois (York) Lantzy, was born June 28, 1959 in Auburn, Nebraska. She attended Falls City Sacred Heart School, graduating in 1977. Linda then received a degree from Lincoln School of Commerce in 1979. On June 9, 1979 Linda was united in marriage to Richard “Rick” Cole in Falls City....

Margaret (Hall) Ham

Margaret (Hall) Ham

Mar 9, 2015

Margaret (Hall) Ham, age 89 of Princeton, IL, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 in Princeton.Survivors include her husband Donald of Princeton; children Barbara and husband Mike Sorenson of Rice Lake, WI; Neal and wife Margaret Ham of Omaha; grandchildren Ted Schuler II, Jaymie VanValkenburg, Timothy Schuler, and Jessica Stalnaker; 14 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.A funeral service will be...

Diana (Furnas) Oldfield

Diana (Furnas) Oldfield

Feb 27, 2015

Diana (Furnas) Oldfield, age 68 of Auburn, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at CHI St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. Survivors include her husband Gary of Auburn; sons and daughter-in-law Gary, Jr. of Omaha, Tony and Becky of Auburn; grandchildren Scott, Cameron, Tesla, and Blake Oldfield; mother Phyllis Furnas of Auburn; sister and brother-in-law Angela and Shelby Bennett of...

Sylvia E. Fass

Sylvia E. Fass

Feb 22, 2015

Sylvia Ella (Grable) Fass, one of three daughters of Julius E. and Ella H. (Volker) Grable, was born September 21, 1925 on a farm near Humboldt, Nebraska. She was baptized October 11, 1925 at St. James Lutheran (Long Branch) Church, and confirmed February 11, 1940 at the same church. Sylvia attended Prairie Hill School near her home. On October 16,...

Kenneth Shepherd

Kenneth Shepherd

Feb 17, 2015

Kenneth Shepherd, age 86 of Brownville, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include his wife Donna of Brownville; son Henry Kenneth of Grant Pass, OR; daughters Wendy Lynn Thompson of Citrus Heights, CA, Wendy Lynn (Bill) Payne of Missouri Valley, IA; brothers Dwayne (Lorinda) Cozad of Cottage Grove, MN, Darwin Cozad of Villisca, IA;...

Helen M. Linn

Helen M. Linn

Feb 11, 2015

Helen Marie Linn, age 93 of Auburn (formerly of Brock), passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn. She was born October 31, 1921 on a farm in Johnson County, Nebraska to Charles and Maude (Marshall) Sears. Helen was married to Raymond Green of Brock until his death in 1970. She was later united in...

Eva Mae Rippe

Eva Mae Rippe

Feb 7, 2015

Eva Mae Rippe, 88, entered into glory with Jesus with family at her side on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Longs Creek Village in Auburn, NE. She was born on July 26, 1926 near Avoca, NE to John and Emma (Neumeister) Lingle. She was baptized on March 20, 1927, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Talmage, NE and was confirmed on...

Barbara Jean Whitman

Barbara Jean Whitman

Feb 1, 2015

Barbara Jean (Coad) Whitman, 77, of Evart, MI, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at herhome in Evart, Michigan.Barbara was born September 23, 1937 in Auburn, Nebraska, the youngest of six children to Edgarand Grace Wise Coad. She attended the Auburn Public Schools and graduated from Auburn HighSchool in 1955. She loved school, her classmates, and participating in the many extracurricularactivities....

Barbara Jean Whitman

Barbara Jean Whitman

Feb 1, 2015

Barbara Jean Whitman, age 77 of Evart, MI, passed away February 1, 2015 at her home in Evart.Survivors include her sons Russ of Vincennes, IN; Rick (Pat) of Holland, MI; Eric (Kelly) of Evart, MI; grandchildren Nicholas, Katelyn, and Scott; brother Merwin; sister Marilyn; many other relatives and friends.A graveside memorial service and inurnment of ashes will be Saturday, June...

Ken D. Wolken

Ken D. Wolken

Feb 1, 2015

Ken David Wolken was born Sept. 3, 1959 in Tecumseh, Nebraska son of Robert and Jean (Brunsdon) Wolken.  He attended ECHO school in Tecumseh founded and taught by his mother. When he was 18 years old he moved to Auburn to live in a group home for young men with similar disabilities and work at the Region V workshop run...

Brad Huffman

Brad Huffman

Jan 20, 2015

Bradley Franklin Huffman, son of Franklin R. and Evelyn Darlene (Shively) Huffman, was born June 3, 1962 in Auburn, Nebraska. Brad grew up in Nemaha, Nebraska, and attended Southeast Nebraska Consolidated Schools in Stella, where he graduated from high school. Brad worked at many careers during his life. He worked power outages at Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Nebraska and...

Sylvia N. Dirksen

Sylvia N. Dirksen

Jan 13, 2015

Sylvia Nadine Dirksen of Auburn, Nebraska, was called to her heavenly home to be with her Lord on January 13, 2015 at the age of 79. Sylvia became ill before Thanksgiving, but God found a way to let her family share a last Christmas together. Sylvia was the oldest daughter of Herman F. Warnke and Myrl F. (Ashcraft) Warnke of...

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