Obituaries

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Dec 17, 2012

Richard Dwayne Brown, one of three children of Dwayne S. and Freda Pauline (Peacock) Brown, was born July 15, 1945 in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He attended school in Pawnee City until his family moved his sophomore year to Ashland, Nebraska. Richard graduated from Ashland High School in 1963. Right after high school he joined the U.S. Navy, and made a...

Dallas Brehm

Dallas Brehm

Dec 9, 2012

Dallas Reed Brehm, one of six children of Willard Franklin and Gladys (West) Brehm, was born on a farm near Talmage, Nebraska on April 7, 1942. Dallas attended rural school through the 8th grade and graduated from Talmage High School. He attended Peru State College after high school. In June of 1963 Dallas was united in marriage to Carolyn Dieckhoff...

Sterling Norvell

Sterling Norvell

Dec 5, 2012

Sterling Norvell, age 86 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include his son Larry of Amarillo, TX; daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Steve Knippelmeyer of Auburn; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; special friend Edith Haug of Seneca, KS; other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Saturday, December 8, 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran...

Sharon Oestmann

Sharon Oestmann

Nov 25, 2012

Sharon Kay (Bohlken) Oestmann, only child of Floyd W. and Lucille T. (Hutton) Bohlken, was born August 4, 1939 in Auburn, Nebraska. Sharon was baptized on September 3, 1939 at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church by Reverend Gustav Wiencke, and was confirmed November 8, 1953 by Reverend Carl Goede, also at Stone Church. Sharon attended Old Muddy District 41 School...

Burl Henrichs,

Burl Henrichs,

Nov 25, 2012

Burl Dean Henrichs, one of six sons of LaVerne and Betty Jean (Miller) Henrichs, was born April 28, 1947 in Auburn, Nebraska. After a couple years in country school, he attended Auburn Public Schools, graduating from high school in 1966. On June 26, 1976 Burl married Deborah Leslie at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn. They were blessed with a...

Martha Muse

Martha Muse

Nov 23, 2012

Martha Janet (Snyder) Muse was born November 12, 1920 in her grandmother Snyder?s house in Auburn, Nebraska. One of five children of John C. and Joy (Briggs) Snyder, she was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Auburn. Martha attended Harmon Elementary and graduated from Auburn High School. On March 4, 1943 Martha was married to Duane Bennett...

Mary Gnade

Mary Gnade

Nov 19, 2012

Mary Anna (Doran) Gnade, one of five children of Frank Lahr and Inez (Dillon) Doran, was born April 30, 1917 in Springview, Nebraska. She was baptized in the Methodist church. Until she was 12 years old Mary Anna?s family alternated between Winnebago, Nebraska (the home of her grandparents Simon and Mary Doran), and Peru, Nebraska (where her grandparents John and...

Lucille Kimball

Lucille Kimball

Nov 17, 2012

Mildred Lucille (Adams) Kimball, one of two daughters of Ralph and Mildred (Morris) Adams, was born October 30, 1938 in Peru, Nebraska. She attended Indian Hill School, graduated from Peru Prep, and went on to attend Peru Teachers College. Lucille, the name she was known by, was baptized in the Peru Christian Church. On February 14, 1959 Lucille was united...

Nancy Handley

Nancy Handley

Nov 10, 2012

Nancy (Darrah) Handley, age 80 of Nemaha, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at her home. She was born January 12, 1932 in Tabor, Iowa. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Warren and Ruth Darrah, husband Howard Handley, and brother Ronald T. Darrah. Survivors include her sisters Liz Bingham of Brownville, NE; Merrilee Hartzer of Cambridge, IA; Susan...

Norma Mehlin

Norma Mehlin

Nov 7, 2012

Norma Joy Mehlin was born May 8, 1926 to Leah (Shurtleff) and Joy W. Mehlin on the family farm in Nemaha County near Humboldt, Nebraska. Norma attended Bratton Union School, where she graduated from high school. She continued her education at Peru State College, and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. Following college, Norma taught in the Auburn,...

Raymond Gerdes

Raymond Gerdes

Nov 7, 2012

Raymond Friedrich Gerdes, one of eight children of John Friedrich and Wilhelmine (Behrends) Gerdes, was born December 3, 1929 on the family farm near Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized December 29, 1929 and confirmed by Rev. G.K. Wiencke November 21, 1943, both occurring at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church. Raymond attended the Old Muddy District 41 School near his home....

Lucy Suhr

Lucy Suhr

Oct 31, 2012

Lucy (Hinrich) Schutte Suhr was born February 20, 1919 in Wakefield, Nebraska. One of 12 children of Gustav C. and Emily (Miller) Hinrich, she was baptized and confirmed at St. Mark?s Lutheran Church in Pender, Nebraska. Lucy attended elementary school in Wakefield and high school in Pender, graduating in 1937. In August of 1937 Lucy was united in marriage to...

Cecil Hahn

Cecil Hahn

Oct 16, 2012

Cecil Louis Hahn, one of two children of Louis W. and Marie M. (Hahn) Hahn, was born February 18, 1921 on a farm near Johnson, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church near his home. Cecil attended Graf School, graduated from Johnson High School, and furthered his education at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and Kearney...

Jack Conn

Jack Conn

Oct 14, 2012

Jack Galen Conn, son of Adelbert ?Kelly? and Blanche (LaVigne) Conn, was born October 10, 1918 on a farm between Auburn and Brock, Nebraska. One of eight children, he attended Center School north of Auburn. On December 20, 1939 Jack was united in marriage to Henrietta Millet in Sidney, Iowa. They made their home in Nemaha County, and would be...

Dorothy Fike

Dorothy Fike

Oct 13, 2012

Dorothy Matelle Dunn Fike, one of three children of Frank T. and Mary Leota (Lewis) Dunn, was born February 10, 1932 at Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida. On December 9, 1949 Dot was united in marriage to Bobbie Fike in Gulfport, Mississippi. After 21 years as a Navy wife, changing home ports many times,...

Rick Ellis

Rick Ellis

Oct 12, 2012

Rick William Ellis was born September 14, 1950. The adopted son of Sam and Joanne Ellis, Rick grew up in Fairbury, Nebraska. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1969 and went on to receive an Associates Degree in Business at Fairbury Junior College. Rick served his country in the Army Reserve during the Vietnam War. On August 29, 1971...

Lloyd Gerdes

Lloyd Gerdes

Sep 29, 2012

Lloyd E. Gerdes, age 79 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln.Survivors include his wife Marlene of Auburn; sons Jerry of Omaha; Terry of Central City, NE; Craig and wife Bobbi of Omaha; 2 grandchildren; sisters Ora Behrends and Maxine Behrends, both of Johnson; Della Bergmann and husband Harvey of Auburn;...

Lonnie Feighner

Lonnie Feighner

Sep 29, 2012

Lonnie R. Feighner, age 68 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, September 26, in Sabetha, KS.Survivors include his wife Irene of Auburn; son and daughter-in-law Dellyn and Stacy Feighner of Gretna; daughter Brandy Feighner of Omaha; 4 grandchildren; mother Bessie Feighner of Auburn; brothers and sisters-in-law Lowell and Connie Feighner of Auburn; Dwayne and Judy Feighner of Auburn; sister-in-law Jean and...

Edna Stribling

Edna Stribling

Sep 24, 2012

Edna (Juilfs) Stribling of Auburn passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at her home in Auburn. Survivors include her children Val (Theresa) Petersen of Palmyra; Harvine Kirchhoff of Lincoln; Janet Page of Hutchinson, KS; Terry (Pat) Petersen of Dunbar; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Edna's son, Jamie Stribling, preceded her in death.Funeral services will be...

August Blinde

August Blinde

Sep 16, 2012

August H. ?Augie? Blinde, one of seven children of A.F. and Mary (Knippelmeier) Blinde, was born September 15, 1930 in a hotel on Main Street in Johnson, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Johnson. Augie grew up in Johnson and attended Johnson Public Schools, graduating from Johnson High School in 1950. During high school,...

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