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February 5, 2015 Leave a comment
Joe L. Jasa, 83, of Pender, Nebraska passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska.
Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.
February 5, 2015 Leave a comment
Pearl Barada, 91 years, of Lyons, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Oakland Mercy Hospital in Oakland, NE.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, February 7, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church, Lyons, NE.
VISITATION: Friday, 5-8 p.m. with family receiving friends with a PRAYER SERVICE at 7 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Services Lyons. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service at the church.
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Walthill, NE
MEMORIALS: To the family.
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Pearl Barada
February 4, 2015 Leave a comment
Violet I. (Sebade) Johnson, 96, of Pender, Nebraska died on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Legacy Garden Nursing Home in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson; with Pastor Gretchen Ritola officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.
Violet was born December 13, 1918 to Henry and Anna (Frey) Sebade on the family farm near Thurston, NE. She was baptized June 5, 1919 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson and was confirmed March 25, 1934. Violet graduated from Emerson High School in 1936. On February 19, 1941, she was united in marriage to Earl Johnson at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson. The couple farmed for many years near Thurston before retiring to Pender in 1981. She was a devoted farm wife. Violet was also a meat cutter at the Thurston Locker.
Violet was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson. She was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Alter Guild. She was also a member of the Happy Hour Extension Club and Pioneer Senior Center where she served on the board. Violet loved playing cards and enjoyed the Ladies Bridge Club. In her free time, Violet liked crocheting and embroidering. During Christmas time, she loved baking and sharing 100’s of batches of cookies. She loved caring for and being around her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Violet is survived by her sons, George (Marilyn) Johnson of Thurston, NE, Leon (Mary) Johnson of Lincoln, NE; sister; Esther Thomsen; brother, Densil (La Donna) Sebade; sister-in-law, Marlice Sebade; grandchildren, Daniel (Sheri) Johnson, Gale (Tabitha) Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Rebecca (Carl) Cederberg, Sara (Eric) Hunter and nine great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl; still born daughter, Karlo; brothers, Eugene (Maribelle) Sebade, Thomas Sebade; sister, Geraldine Zeisler; brothers-in-law, Donald Thomsen and Darrel Zeisler.
February 3, 2015 Leave a comment
Violet Johnson, 96, of Pender, Nebraska died on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Legacy Garden Nursing Home in Pender, Nebraska.
A funeral service for Violet will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Emerson; Pastor Gretchen Ritola will be officiating.
The visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery of Emerson. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.
February 3, 2015 Leave a comment
W. KURTZ SEARS, was born March 12, 1931, in rural Decatur, Nebraska, to Willis “Bill” and Loretta “Toots” (Akins) Sears. He passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his home in Decatur, after a short illness.
Kurtz attended school at Elm Creek and Lyons. He graduated from Omaha Technical High School in 1949, and later attended the University of Omaha.
He married Barbara Jean Adams. They lived in Omaha, Nebraska until they moved to the family farm in Elm Creek Valley, southwest of Decatur in 1952. They spent the next 12 years farming and raising their five children.
Kurtz was the owner of Hungry’s bar in Decatur for 35 years, farmed with his sons on the family farm, and owned and operated Floor Maintenance and Paper Supply in Norfolk, Nebraska with his daughter until his death.
Kurtz was an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy. He spent 30 years as, and was a current board member of the Nebraska Licensed Beverage Association. He was also a member of both the West Point and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
He liked to fly his plane in his younger years, spend time with family and friends, and travel at a moment’s notice, if he could.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; sister, MaryAnn (Sears) Harral; parents; one granddaughter.
He is survived by three sons, Mike (Debbie) Sears, of Dakota City, NE, Pat (Brenda) Sears, of Decatur, Tim Sears, of Decatur; two daughters, Jackie (Matt) Worley, of Decatur, Cathy (Alan) Hammer, of Wakefield, NE; 13 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, February 6, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur, with Rev. Mark Tomasiewicz, Celebrant.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Thursday, 5-8 p.m., with family present at The Green Lantern in Decatur.
BURIAL: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Decatur Museum..
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W. Kurtz Sears
February 3, 2015 Leave a comment
W. KURTZ SEARS, was born March 12, 1931, in rural Decatur, Nebraska, to Willis “Bill” and Loretta “Toots” (Akins) Sears. He passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his home in Decatur, after a short illness.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, February 6, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur, with Rev. Mark Tomasiewicz, Celebrant.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Thursday, 5-8 p.m., with family present at The Green Lantern in Decatur.
BURIAL: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Decatur Museum..
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Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.
W. Kurtz Sears
January 30, 2015 Leave a comment
MARCIA KAY (ELSKE) MITCHELL, was born June 7, 1952, in Blair, Nebraska, to Duane and Waletta (Beum) Elske. She passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at her home in Fremont, Nebraska, surrounded by family.
She grew up on the family farm in Stella, Nebraska. There she participated in 4H, band, pep club, track (shot put), and showing horses. She won many titles at various rodeos. She won the title of Ms. Nebraska-Kansas Queen of 1967 at the Northeast Rodeo, held in Sabetha, Kansas. She attended Stella Southeast High School until the family moved to Tekamah, Nebraska in 1968. In Tekamah, she was involved in pep club and pep band. She put her time and energy into her saxophone, and won many musical awards. She graduated in 1970 from Tekamah-Herman High School.
She worked as an accountant for several businesses, including Weatherly Bros., Inc., Bob Gottsch, and Regal Printing.
She married Rick Johnson in 1978, and they had one son, Joshua Johnson. She did whatever it took to get to all of Joshua’s sporting events, even all the way through his college years. She was a proud parent. If you were at any of Joshua’s football games, either high school or college, you knew where she was sitting because of the cowbell she rang with pride.
She enjoyed watching football, especially the Cornhuskers, spending time with her family, and watching her grandchildren.
She married Joe Mitchell in 2006. They lived in Fremont, spending time with their children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Waletta Elske; her grandparents, Walter and Doris Beum; aunts and uncles, Gene and Sam Thompson, Norma and Fritz Clausen.
She is survived by her son, Joshua (Jennifer) Johnson, of Lincoln, NE; 3 grandchildren, Grant, Ellie and Josie Johnson; husband, Joe Mitchell, of Fremont; sisters, Debbie (Greg) Rosenboom, of Oakland, NE, Michelle (Matt) Hopkins, of Tekamah; brothers, Richard (Jane) Elske, of Tekamah, Michael Elske, of Omaha, NE; step-children, Mandy Reynolds, Mike Mitchell, Ida Mitchell, Cherri Schmidt, Brandy Amion; 17 step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; cousins; aunts and uncles.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Tekamah with Rev. Dr. Brian High officiating.
VISITATION: Monday, 1-8 pm with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Services in Tekamah. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.
BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Nebraska
MEMORIALS: To the family.
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January 30, 2015 Leave a comment
Willis C. Bopp, age77, of Hooper, Nebraska passed away Thursday January 29, 201, at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont, Nebraska. Funeral service will be 10:30am Monday, February 2nd, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. Joel Schroeder officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Hooper Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday at the Redeemer Lutheran Church from 2 to 6pm with the family receiving friends from 2 to 4pm. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lutheran Family Services, Nebraska Children’s Home Society and the Salvation Army. Online guestbook can be accessed at http://www.hooper-scribner,com. Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Willis was born July 29, 1937 on a farm near the Scribner Air Base to Clarence and Elnora ‘Thomsen’ Bopp. He was raised in rural Hooper. Willis was baptized on September 12, 1937 and confirmed on May 13, 1951 both at Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church. He graduated from Hooper High School in 1956. After high school Willis joined the United States Navy serving aboard the USS Hancock (CV/CVA 19) from 1956 to 1958. After his military service he returned to the area. He married Janice Thernes on June 28, 1959 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper. After his marriage, he farmed in the Maple Township area and continued to farm his whole life, moving into Hooper in the spring of 2014.
Willis was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, serving the church in many ways including the Redeemer Church Council and the Redeemer Foundation Board. Willis was involved in many community activities. He served on the Maple Township Board, District 88 School Board, Hooper Co-op Board of Directors, Hooper Medical Clinic Board, Logan View Foundation Board and as the area President of the AAL (now Thrivent Financial). He is a lifetime member of the Angus Association and Lifetime Member of the FFA Alumni Association. Any one who needed something fixed brought it to him and he loved fixing things in his shop.
Survivors:
Wife – Janice of Hooper
Daughter – Nancy and husband Mike Ecklun of Holdrege, NE.
Son – Ron and wife Gail Bopp of Hooper
Grandchildren – Chris and wife Lindsay Ecklun of Holdrege
Matt and wife Breanna Ecklun of Holdrege
Lisa and husband Joel VonSeggern of Hooper
Stephanie and husband Will Johnson of Hooper
Great grandson – Carter VonSeggern
Step Brother – Gareld and wife Sara Wulf of Fremont
Step Sister – Connie and husband Glenn Langemeier of Fremont
Sisters-in-law – Kay Bopp of Ballwin, MO.
Marjorie and husband Arlen Gnuse of Fremont
Julene and husband Larry Karloff of Yutan
Brothers-in-law – Louis and wife Sharon Thernes of Hooper
Ken and wife Berniece Thernes of Hooper
Many nieces and nephews
Willis was preceded in death by his parents, sister Loretta (Mruz) Riskowski, brother Marlin Bopp and an infant brother.
Willis Bopp
January 30, 2015 Leave a comment
LORNA WEBSTER, 84 years, of Lyons, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Oakland Mercy Hospital in Oakland, Nebraska from heart failure.
Lorna Helen Suhr was born to Rudolph and Adeline Suhr on August 22, 1930 on a farm northwest of Pender, Nebraska.
Lorna graduated from Pender High School. She married Raymond Lewis Webster on May 29, 1948. They lived east of Lyons until 1952, when they moved east of Lyons, where she resided until she became ill in November 2014.
Lorna’s passion was her children and grandchildren. She loved crocheting, quilting, and all forms of needlework. She spent hours crocheting dolls, hand quilting, and embroidering various treats for her children and grandchildren. Lorna taught, by example, the meaning of love and patience to all of her family.
Lorna was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond.
Survivors include two sisters-in-laws, Tootie Webster, of Lyons, Eleanor Webster, of Pender; four children: two sons, Lyle Webster, of Lyons, Lynn (Holly) Webster, of Salt Lake City, UT; two daughters, Wanda (Ron) Brovont, of Lyons, Sonja (David) Errick of Salt Lake City; 4 grandchildren, Kim (Dale) Beckstrom, Tim (Cristina) Brovont, Becky (fiancé Fred), Matt; 3 great grandchildren, Kalter & Raymond Beckstrom, Wesley Brovont and another little Brovont on the way.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 9:30 am, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons.
VISITATION: Friday, 6-8 pm with family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Services in Lyons. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.
BURIAL: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska
Family and Friends are invited to the family farm (1698 County Road 19), at 1 pm for a gathering following the graveside services in Blair.
MEMORIALS: To the family
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Lorna Webster
January 29, 2015 Leave a comment
MARCIA (ELSKE) MITCHELL, 62 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at her home in Fremont.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Services are pending with Pelan Funeral Services Tekamah.
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