Obituaries
Don Kiechel
Sep 21, 2010
Don L Kiechel, age 92 of Auburn (formerly Johnson), passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. He was born September 20, 1918 in Kansas City, MO.Don is survived by daughter Kay Marie and husband Michael White of Lincoln; grandson Chris Van Cleave and Janelle Klingensmith of Waverly; great-grandsons Bodie and Caden Van Cleave; step-granddaughter Rozlyn and...
Richard Humphrey
Sep 21, 2010
Richard ?Dick? Humphrey, age 77 of Grand Island (formerly Omaha), passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. He was born May 5, 1933 in Auburn, NE, and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict.Survivors include his sons Rick and wife Jonie Humphrey of Bloomfield, OH, Pat Humphrey of Waukee, IA; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Norma Dahlke of...
Leonard Allen
Sep 5, 2010
Leonard Eugene Allen, one of five sons of Willard and Ella (Williams) Allen, was born November 26, 1922 on the family farm near Nemaha, Nebraska. He attended Maple Grove School and graduated from Nemaha High School. On April 16, 1944 Leonard was united in marriage to Roberta Jean Vosberg. Leonard entered the United States Army shortly after, and served during...
Wiliam Green
Sep 3, 2010
William Joseph Green, one of three children of Mathias Edward and Mary Ellen (Loutzenhiser) Green, was born August 15, 1945 in Salem, Ohio. He graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. Following his graduation from high school, Bill joined the United States Navy and attended Naval Submarine School. He spent 20 years in the Navy until his honorable...
Fred Ehlers
Sep 3, 2010
Fredrich August George Ehlers was born August 29, 1921 on the Ehlers farm west of Auburn, Nebraska. He was the fourth of eight children of Henry G. F. and Louise (Hogrefe) Ehlers. Fred was baptized September 15, 1921 and confirmed April 15, 1936 at St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church near Auburn. He attended Prospect School through the eighth grade...
Clarence Ehlers
Sep 1, 2010
Clarence William Ehlers, son of Henry and Louise ( Hogrefe) Ehlers, was born March 13, 1916 on the family farm near Auburn, Nebraska. Clarence was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church, and attended Prospect School near his home. Clarence served in the United States Army during World War II, and landed on the shores of France...
Robert Judd
Aug 21, 2010
Robert L. Judd, age 70 of Auburn (formerly Peru), passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. He was born January 21, 1940 in Murdo, SD.Survivors include his children Mervin Stutheit and wife Patty of Dawson, NE; Don Stutheit and wife Barbara Ann Wight of Kirkland, WA; Sue Walker of Lincoln, NE; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters...
T.R. Haynes
Aug 18, 2010
Tony Ray Haynes, the youngest of five children of Gerald and Carol (Miller) Haynes, was born Sunday morning, June 7, 1970 in Fairfax, Missouri. He received his education at the Rock Port, Missouri public schools, graduating from high school in 1988. T. R., as he was known to family and friends, farmed in the Rock Port, Missouri and Auburn, Nebraska...
Marjorie Rohrs
Aug 16, 2010
Marjorie Rohrs, age 91 of Syracuse (formerly Johnson), passed away Monday, August 16, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society in Syracuse. She was born September 18, 1918 in rural Johnson. Survivors include her daughter Joyce and husband Henry Bohlken of Lincoln, CA; son Lee Rohrs of Syracuse; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.Funeral services will be Friday,...
Joe Smith
Aug 14, 2010
Joseph Harold Smith, son of Wanette (Johnson) Smith and G. Raymond Smith, was born February 26, 1932 in Roswell, New Mexico. He graduated from Roswell High School, and went on to attend New Mexico A & M for one year. In 1951 he married his high school sweetheart, Marta Young in New Mexico. Four children were born to this union:...
Wayne Meritt
Jul 20, 2010
Wayne Lester Meritt, son of Jesse and Golda (Marvin) Meritt, was born October 12, 1931 in Peru, Nebraska. As the oldest son in a family of nine, he fulfilled the duties that came with his place in the family well. Wayne attended Honey Creek School south of Peru until moving to Council Bluffs as a young man. He received the...
Beverly Moody
Jul 20, 2010
Beverly Jean (Cowell) Clarke Moody, one of five children of Armond L. and Yvonne E. (Squires) Cowell, was born February 14, 1928 at Nemaha, Nebraska. She attended Cochran rural school and graduated from Auburn High School in 1945. She then went on to earn her teaching certificate from Peru State College. After teaching in rural Nemaha County schools for five...
Lucille Bohlken
Jul 18, 2010
Lucille H. Bohlken, oldest of three children of John and Frances (Gritz) Frerichs, was born September 30, 1912 on the family farm near Johnson, Nebraska. She received her early education at a rural school near her home, and graduated from Johnson High School in 1930. Lucille attended Peru Normal School from 1930 to 1932 and graduated with a degree in...
Carolyn Williams
Jul 9, 2010
Carolyn Williams, one of eight children of James Cornett and Celicia Fugate, was born August 15, 1942 in Diablock, Kentucky, she was a coal miner?s daughter and proud of it. Carolyn received her education growing up in Perry County Kentucky, where she was a graduate of Dilce Combs Memorial High School. On April 7, 1986, Carolyn was united in marriage...
Helen Bohling
Jul 8, 2010
Helen Emma Bertha (Bergmann) Bohling, one of six children of Henry Conradt and Anna Adelhite (Rippe) Bergmann, was born January 21, 1917 in rural Nemaha County, Nebraska. She was baptized in her parents? home February 16, 1917 and confirmed March 29, 1931 at St. Paul Lutheran (Hickory Grove) Church near Auburn, Nebraska. Both events were presided over by Rev. Theodore...
Shirley Fischer
Jul 4, 2010
Shirley Elaine (Forbes) Fischer, only child of Herbert Franklin and Mary Ann (Layton) Forbes, was born October 17, 1936 near Alma, Nebraska. She was baptized May 9, 1937 and confirmed October 10, 1946 in the Evangelical Church in Alma. Shirley attended District 12 School through the sixth grade and went to junior high school in Lebanon, Nebraska. She graduated from...
Richard Sweenie
Jun 24, 2010
Richard ?Bruce? Sweenie, one of three children of James ?Jim? Sweenie and Edith ?Belle? Erisman, was born September 17, 1927 in Springfield, Nebraska. Bruce attended Champion school through the eighth grade, and then graduated from Nemaha High School. After graduation he served in the United States Army for two years during the end of WWII. Upon his honorable discharge he...
Marietta Kiechel
Jun 22, 2010
Marietta Anna Emma Rohrs, daughter of Henry William and Anna Frieda (Bohling) Rohrs, was born July 28, 1923 on the family farm near Johnson, Nebraska. She was baptized August 19, 1923 by Pastor Streng and confirmed April 15, 1938 by pastor B.C. Wiebke, both at St. Paul Lutheran (Hickory Grove) Church near Auburn, Nebraska. Marietta received her education at Johnson...
Elmer Armknecht
Jun 5, 2010
Elmer Virgil Armknecht, one of two children of John and Sara (Cowden) Armknecht, was born November 26, 1926 in Tecumseh, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cook, Nebraska. Elmer attended Pleasant Hill country school near Cook, and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1945. On December 17, 1946 Elmer was married to Norma Jean Marshall...
Orvin Oestmann
May 25, 2010
Orvin W. Oestmann, age 83 of Auburn (formerly Johnson), passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. He was born January 27, 1927 near Auburn, and was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.Survivors include his brother Harold Oestmann of Auburn; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be Friday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. at St....
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