Obituaries
Douglas "Duke" Boellstorff
Oct 23, 2014
Douglas Howard Boellstorff, one of five children of Charles and Ruth (Richardson) Boellstorff, was born December 16, 1937 on the family farm near Johnson, Nebraska. He attended Cherry Grove School as a young boy, and graduated from Brock High School in 1956. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Peru State College. Doug played football at PSC and had the...
Luetta L. Volker
Oct 23, 2014
Luetta Lura (Haack) Volker was born March 19, 1927 on a farm in Johnson County near Tecumseh, Nebraska. One of seven children of Julius and Emilie (Deubler) Haack, she was baptized April 17, 1927 and confirmed November 30, 1941, both at Martin Luther Lutheran Church near Johnson. Luetta attended country school near her home, graduated from Elk Creek High School,...
Audre "Granny" Blankenship
Sep 24, 2014
Audre Leona (Hunter) Blankenship, daughter of Clarence DeMar and Ethel (Whited) Hunter, was born January 17, 1916 in Martinsville, Missouri. She attended Morningstar country school through the 8th grade, graduated from Tarkio High School, and attended Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri. On July 30, 1934 Audre was married to Robert Alexander Knox in Tarkio. Two daughters, Barbara and Linda, were...
Mel Sandau
Sep 23, 2014
Mel Sandau, age 78 of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include his wife Gerri of Auburn; daughter and son-in-law Michelle and Richard Tanderup of Brownville; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Jim and Marilyn Sandau of Lincoln; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.A funeral service will be Friday, September...
Donna Pryor
Sep 19, 2014
Donna Pryor, age 91, formerly of Nemaha, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Papillion Manor in Papillion, NE.Survivors include her children and their spouses Larry and Dianna of Papillion; Sharon Pryor of Meridian, ID; Sara and Dennis Stiers of Shubert; Randy and Michelle of Wilber; Alan and Diane of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Carol and husband...
Keith Williams
Sep 6, 2014
Richard “Keith” Williams, age 56, passed away from pancreatic cancer on September 6, 2014. He wanted all to know that he didn’t die peacefully; he wasn’t quite done attending ball games, playing with his beloved grandchildren, hunting and fishing with his friends, working on his Willy’s Jeep, or with his ever-expanding list of projects. He left for his trip to...
Doug King
Aug 31, 2014
Doug King, age 47 of Brock, passed away at his home Sunday, August 31, 2014.Survivors include his wife Caron of Brock; children Don and wife Candice Dowland of Syracuse; Kristy Wolsmann of Council Bluffs; Shane Dowland of Omaha; grandchildren Devin, Keaton, and Kendra Dowland; Nikolaus, Nathan, and Addison Wolsmann; Christian Dowland; mother and step-father Linda and Albert Zook of Nebraska...
Jack Broady
Aug 30, 2014
Jack Broady, age 73 of Omaha and Johnson, passed away at his home in Omaha on Saturday, August 30, 2014.Survivors include his wife Kathy of Omaha; sons Scott, Steve, and Mike Caniglia; Scott and Jack Broady and their wives; 14 grandchildren; sisters Jeanne (Gary) Harsin; Marilyn (Del) Kienker; brother Brad (Pegi) Broady; uncle Jim Casey; other relatives and friends.A funeral...
Patricia Ann Hollenbeck Rn
Aug 26, 2014
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 10, 1944, passed away on August 26, 2014 in Auburn, Nebraska following a very short bout with pancreatic cancer. Patty was an RN with WIC program in Nebraska for 34 years. Left to mourn her passing are her husband John; son Mike (Robbin); son Greg (Jackie Macaluso); daughter Janis (Rick Pelt); and daughter Sara...
Ralph A. Lampe
Aug 24, 2014
Ralph Arthur Lampe, one of three children of Arthur and Leona (Ashcraft) Lampe, was born November 27, 1940, in Auburn, Nebraska. Ralph attended rural school through the 8th grade, and graduated from Auburn High School in 1958. After graduation, Ralph enlisted in the United States Army, where he spent a majority of his service in Germany. On June 11, 1965,...
Margaret Piper
Aug 23, 2014
Margaret Yvonne (Christy) Piper, one of two children of Howard Chandler Christy and Edith Evalyn (Gilbert) Christy, was born August 5, 1934 at Auburn, Nebraska. Born during the drought and depression, Chan often told her "she was all they grew in 1934." She lived her entire life in and around the Brock area devoting her time to her family, church,...
Arlene P. Jauken
Aug 12, 2014
Arlene Pearl (Feldmann) Jauken was born September 8, 1930 in Humboldt, NE. She was the only daughter of Alfred and Cleo (Adams) Feldmann, and sister to three brothers: Eldon, Melvin, and Gary, Humboldt,NE. Following her graduation from high school in 1948, Arlene attended Peru Teacher's College. She dedicated eight years of her life to teaching. She met her soulmate, Jack,...
Ora Z. Eltiste
Aug 6, 2014
Ora Zerline (Torbeck) Eltiste was born on a farm southeast of Johnson, Nebraska to Fred W. and Kathrena (Nordbrock) Torbeck on October 25, 1918. She was baptized at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church near her home by Rev. Pett and confirmed into the Lutheran faith March 23, 1932 at the Stone Church by Rev. Kunzendorf. Ora attended District 42 School...
Ruth E. Moore
Aug 3, 2014
Ruth Eleanor Moore, only child of Eldon and Bertha (Sphanle) Larimore, was born January 26, 1921 in rural Nemaha County, Nebraska. She attended Larkin School near her home through the 8th grade and high school in Nemaha and elsewhere. On May 19, 1937 Ruth was united in marriage to Walter Moore at Coryell Park near Brock, Nebraska. The couple would...
Judy Rogge
Jul 26, 2014
Judy Rogge, age 72 of Brownville, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Nebraska City.Survivors include her husband Ken of Brownville; son and daughter-in-law Brandon and Lori Rogge of Leonardville, KS; daughter and son-in-law Becky and Ken Bridgewater of Brownville; grandchildren Kolton, Levi, and Bryna; sister and brother-in-law Marilyn and Kenneth Boush of Northboro, IA; other...
Jack J. Jauken
Jul 20, 2014
Jack Julian Jauken was born September 15, 1930 in Bern, KS. He was the youngest son of Herman and Julia (Ramsey) Jauken, and younger brother to Ilola Miller, Woodlawn, KS, and Hirum Jauken, Topeka, KS. In 1950 the stars aligned and Jack met Arlene (Feldmann), the love of his life who would become his wife for the next 60 years,...
Ellene (Bright) Munger
Jul 14, 2014
Ellene was born in Gravette, Arkansas on February 4, 1925 and passed away, surrounding by loving family, on July 14, 2014. Ellene was the daughter of Arthur Leslie Bright and Hazel Marie Swank Bright. She joined an older brother, Max, and a half-sister, Constance Bright Rodaway. When Ellene was two, the family returned to live on the family farm near...
Joann (Shiveley) Pasco Grafton
Jul 9, 2014
JoAnn (Shiveley) Pasco Grafton, one of three children of Ward Jennings and Mary Rebecca (Prather) Shiveley, was born October 5, 1927 at Nemaha, Nebraska. She received her early education at Nemaha, and graduated from Auburn High School. On May 23, 1946 JoAnn was married to James Pasco in Hiawatha, Kansas. They made their home near Peru, Nebraska. Three children: Linda,...
Carol U. Beatty
Jul 1, 2014
Carol Ulysses Beatty, 85, passed away July 1, 2014 at Immanuel Fontenelle House in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born January 31, 1929, in Adams, Nebraska to Ulysses Sherman & Lois Nell (Goheen) Beatty. Carol served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1953. On June 14, 1958, Carol married Anna Marie Morrissey in Omaha,...
Diane Baumhover
Jun 30, 2014
Diane Sue (Mahoney) Baumhover, one of three children of Howard and Florence (Kaiser) Mahoney, was born July 30, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended grade school in Hastings, Nebraska and graduated from St. Joseph High School in Beatrice, Nebraska. After high school Diane worked at DeBrown Automotive in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she met her future husband. Diane was married...
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