Lincoln Journal Star Sunday, January 28, 2007 OBITUARIES (Del) Luella Welsch Aholt Raytown, Mo. Idala (Del) Luella Welsch Aholt, 87, Raytown, died Wednesday Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Southwood United Church of Christ, Raytown, Mo. Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Mo. Visitation: 2-4 p.m.
D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Heart Association. Condolences may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com. I Raymond H.
Bechthold Lincoln Raymond H. Bechthold, 91, Lincoln, died Saturday in Lincoln. Born, Harvey N.D., Sept. 9, 1915, to Henry H. and Katherine (Tebelius) Bechthold.
Retired farmer. Raymond is survived by: his wife, Elizabeth; son, daughterin-Law, Kurby and Elaine Bechthold, Windsor, daughter, sonin-law, Ardyce BECHTHOLD and Duaine Bullock, Lincoln; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, ColView Seventh -day Adventist Church, 4801 Prescott Ave. Memorials: Voice of Prophecy in care of College View Seventh- day Adventist Church, 4801 Prescott Lincoln, NE 68506.
Condolences may be left at www.roperandsons.com. Roper Sons Funeral Services, 4300 St. I Adolph 'Pete' Boettcher Lincoln Adolph "Pete" Boettcher, 86, Lincoln, died Friday Retired farmer; former employee, Northern Natural Gas. Member: Unadilla United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters, sons-inlaw, Susan and Ronald Hutchison, Lincoln, Marcia and Robert Bryan, Unadilla; six grandchildren, Trenton, Troy, Tirzah, Amelia, Tyson, Gina; seven great -grandchildren, Hunter, Heather, Harrison, Peyton, Kyson, Kale, Devlyn; brother, sisterin-law, Elmer and Norma Boettcher, Unadilla; nieces; nephews.
Services are pending with Butherus, Maser Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials: to the church or American Heart Association. I Florence Elizabeth Brandt Avoca Florence Elizabeth Brandt, 92, Avoca, died Thursday peacefully at her residence. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oakhill Cemetery, Plattsmouth.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday, First Lutheran Church, Avoca. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. today, with family present from 6-8 p.m., Hammons Funeral Chapel, Weeping Water. Memorials to: First Lutheran Church; or Back to the Bible Broadcast.
Leave condolences at www.hammonsfs.com.D I Leonard Francis Corr Mesa, formerly Eagle Leonard Francis Corr, 91, Mesa, formerly Eagle, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Adult Home in Mesa. A private family memorials service will be held at a later date in Arizona. Burial will be at Lincoln Memorial Park, 6700 S. 14th St. Memorials to Nebraska Masonic Home in Plattsmouth.
Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth. James Henry Eastridge Murray James Henry widower Eastridge, of 79, Mary Murray, Kay (Sporer), died Saturday in Omaha. Born, Plattsmouth, June 9, 1927. Served, U.S. Army, Korean War.
Truck farmer, Wayside Gardens, rural Murray. Survivors: daughter, Kelly McBride, Bellevue; two grandsons; great-granddaughter; brother, Kenny Eastridge, Titusville, nieces; nephews. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Murray Christian Church, Murray. Interment of cremains, Lewiston Cemetery, Murray.
No visitation. Memorials: donor's favorite charity. Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth. Charles Warner Folden Littleton, formerly Lincoln Charles Warner Folden, 86, Littleton, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Jan. 21, 2007, in Boulder, Colo.
A memorial service will be held at River Pointe, 5225 S. Price Littleton, today. Burial will be in Columbus. Crist Mortuary, Boulder, Colo. I Frances K.
Francis Lincoln Frances K. Francis, 89, Lincoln, died Friday Homemaker. Retired teacher, St. Teresa's Catholic School. Survivors: husband, Jerome; son, daughter-in-law, William and Susan, Grand Island; daughters, sons-in-law, Kathleen and George Bigelow, Omaha, Mary Ann and Dale Wytock, Leawood, seven grandchildren, Steve, Scott, Joan, OBITUARY INDEX Aholt, Idala (Del) Luella Welsch Bechthold, Raymond H.
1 Boettcher, Adolph "Pete" Brandt, Florence Elizabeth Corr, Leonard Francis Eastridge, James Henry 4 Folden, Charles Warner. Francis, Frances K. Fritz, Jacob, 1st Lt. Hageman, Diana M. Handy, Freida Herms, Emil F.
Hula, Dorothy L. (Kliment) Knudsen, Sally Stebbins Maguire, Tylene Pearl Meyers, Lois Jean "Babe" Mueller, Leslie Nelson, Brooke Louise Marshall Nuttelman, Fern E. 0'Grady, Amanda A. Pfelffer, Tyler Rarick, Joan M. 4 Rennick, Marian Maxine (Snyder) Rice, Dorothy A.
Rittenburg, Jerry L. 4 Robinson, Jean Ruth (Pedley) Root, Billie Lee Schroeder, Martin H. Jr. Spousta, Milo M. Tlamka, Laddie J.
Vanderzee, Donald Richard Whited, Wanda M. 4 The Journal Star runs a free one time include more information and repeat Photographs run with paid obituaries 4 p.m. daily. To place an obituary, call Monday Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday; to our Web site, obituaries.
indicates first time notice. Peggy, Julie, Thomas and Michael; four great -grandchildren; sisters, brothers-in-law, Rose and John Petrovich, Elsie and Stan Dolence, both of Rock Springs, sisterin-law, Jennie Kuseck, Rock Springs, nieces; nephews. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Peter's Catholic Church, 4500 Duxhall Drive.
Graveside services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Cemetery, Wood River. Father Michael Christensen. Visitation: after noon, today; 2-4 p.m.
Monday; after 7 pm. rosary, Monday, all at Butherus, Maser Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials, in lieu of flowers: St. Teresa's School Endowment; Elizabeth Hospice; Matt Talbot Kitchen. 1 1st Lt.
Jacob Fritz Verdon U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Fritz, 25, Verdon, was killed during an insurgent action in Karbala, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2007. Services: 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Prichard Auditorium, Falls City. Interment: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City.
The public is invited to line Harlan Street in support of 1st Lt. Fritz and his family. Hand-held flags have been donated by Farm City Supply and may be obtained there or at the funeral home. I Diana M. Hageman Greenwood Diana M.
Hageman, 59, Greenwood, died Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 31, 1947, in Omaha. Survivors: son, Christopher Root, Lincoln; companion and friend, Kathy Hanco*ck, Greenwood; sister, Jean Beason; niece, Tina Stanley, all Ashland. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Ashland Cemetery, Ashland.
No visitation. Memorials: Humane Society or American Cancer Society. Marcy Mortuary, Ashland. I Freida Handy Lincoln Freida Handy, 90, Lincoln, passed away Saturday at Lancaster Manor. Services pending, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 14th St.
I Emil F. Herms Lincoln Emil F. Herms, 80, Lincoln, widower of Leontine, died Friday Services pending, Chermok Funeral Home, David City. Condolences may also be left at www.chermokfuneralhome.com I Dorothy L. (Kliment) Hula Valparaiso Dorothy L.
(Kliment) Hula, 80, Valparaiso, died Tuesday in Wahoo. Services were held Friday at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church, Valparaiso. Memorials in care of the family. Wadlow Rozanek Funeral Home, Valparaiso. I Sally Stebbins Knudsen Lincoln Sally Stebbins Knudsen, 80, Lin- coln, died Friday in Lincoln.
Born May 1, 1926, in Lincoln to W. Irl Stebbins and Norma (Thompson). Sally was a housewife and an educator. Member of First- Plymouth Congregational Church, Kappa Kappa Gamma KNUDSEN national officer, Lincoln Community Foundation board of direc- I Leslie Mueller Phoenix Leslie Mueller, 87, Phoenix, passed away Jan. 10, 2007.
Born, Seward. U.S. Army veteran, sergeant, 1st Calvary Division, World War II; Purple Heart. Moved to Arizona in 1963. Retired, Unidynamics, Arizona.
Survivors: daughter, LeeLani French, Anchorage, Alaska; son, Greg, Phoenix; one granddaughter; nieces; nephews. Preceded by wife, Marie; brother, Orval. Services were held Jan. 15, 2007, Greenwood Memory Lawn Serenity Chapel, Phoenix. Memorials to the Lutheran Hour.
I Brooke Louise Marshall Nelson ary, 4822 Cleveland Ave. 38, Lincoln, died Thursday Born, Rosebud, S.D., March 21, 1968. She was a hairdresser for many years and a cement finisher for a brief time. A board member of the Indian Center, Inc. Her greatest accomplishment was being the mother of Avery and Zoe.
She leaves to mourn: her band, Gerold Nelson; son, Avery; daughter, Zoe; mother, Hattie One Star; uncles, Willard and Richard (John) Marshall; cousins, Marla, Sue Ann, Minnie, Richard, Della, John, Aden, Seth, Will, Amanda; aunts, Adeline Scott, Kathy Marshall, Charliss Marshall, Janet Klinert. Wake: Monday evening, Indian Center, Inc. Services: noon Tuesday, Indian Center, Inc. Memorials in care of the family. Aspen Mortu- I Fern E.
Nuttelman Stromsburg, formerly Gresham Fern E. Nuttelman, 89, Stromsburg, formerly of Gresham, widow of Harold, died Friday Services: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gresham. Visitation: p.m.
today, Volzke Funeral Home, Seward. Condolences may be left at www.volzkefuneralhome.com. I Amanda A. O'Grady Lincoln Amanda A. O'Grady, 94, Lincoln, widow of Joseph Ryan, died Wednesday Services: 10 a.m.
Monday, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 17th and Lake. Visitation: a.m.-9 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. rosary and family present from p.m., Butherus, Maser Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Condolences may be left at www.bmlfh.com.
Tyler Pfeiffer Lincoln, formerly Dunbar Tyler Pfeiffer, 48, Lincoln, formerly of Dunbar, died Thursday Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Lutheran Church (North Branch), rural Avoca. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m., Fusselman-Wymore Funeral Home, Syracuse.
Casket will be open one hour before services Tuesday, church. Memorials to family's choice. Condolences may be left at www. www.fusselmanwymore.com. I Joan M.
Rarick Fairbury Joan M. Rarick, 73, Fairbury, died Wednesday Born, Reynolds on June 5, 1933. Survivors: daughter, Cindy Dowis, Wales, two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Velma Hammer, Lois Templin, both Reynolds, Gladys Byrd, Marge Terrill, DeLoris Elgert, all Fairbury. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Zion United Church of Christ, Gladstone.
Fairbury Cemetery. No viewing. Register book available for signing at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury. Memorials: Reynolds Community Center, the church or American Cancer Society. I Marian Maxine (Snyder) Rennick Lincoln, formerly Pilger Marian Maxine (Snyder) Rennick, Lincoln, formerly Pilger, died Wednesday She was the third of nine children born to George and Lela (Bevans) Snyder, Sept.
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Memorials, in lieu of flowers: Africa University Development Office, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, PO. Box 340007, Nashville, TN 37203- 0007.0 Dorothy A. Rice Lincoln Marian is survived Dorothy A. Rice, 96, Lincoln, widow of Marvin, died Thursday Born, Grafton on Sept. 30, 1910.
Retired from Zumbeil Box Co. in Ohio after more than 40 years. Survivors: sister, Betty Lou Bumganer, Geneva; sister-in-law, spouse, Dorothy and Ivan Nickolson, Lincoln; sister-in-law, brotherin-law, Robert and Thelma Bowman, Dayton, Ohio; nieces; nephews. Services will be held in McKee, with burial next to her husband in Annville, Ky. Memorials: St.
Elizabeth's Hospice, Lincoln. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th is in charge of arrangements. I Jerry L. Rittenburg Lincoln Jerry L.
Rittenburg, died Friday Competition, to Sidney (Oldfather) tired from Pfizer Member, East Lincoln Church. He was the 129th of the Most Worshipful 70, Lincoln, Born in Nelson and Rittenburg. RePharmaceuticals. Christian Grand Master Grand RITTENBURG son, Capstone Chapter; Royal and Select Master, Lincoln Council No. Knight Templar, Mt.
Moriah Commandery No. Coeur De Lion Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine; Scottish Rite, KCCH 32 degree; Hillbilly Club, Ritualistic Divan, instrumental in starting the Proficient Past Masters Shrine Club, all at Sesostris Shrine. Past Patron, Order of the Eastern Star, Lincoln Chapter 148; Senior DeMolay, Lincoln Chapter. Awarded the Grand Cross of Color, International Order of Rainbow for Girls. Trustee, Nebraska Masonic Home.
Director, Nebraska Masonic Foundation, Nebraska Masonic Home Foundation, National Sojourners. Survived by: wife, Mary Alice; daughters, sons-in-law, Dr. Terri and Jim Rittenburg-Smithson, Laramie, Janell and Gary Harburn, Oviedo, Lora and Kenneth Pierson, King George, son, daughter-in-law, Kevin and Mary Rittenburg, Valparaiso; sister, brother-in-law, Bonnie and Kenneth Mortensen, Long Beach, 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces; a nephew. Preceded in death by: parents; daughter, Karen. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S.14th Lincoln. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Unadilla Cemetery, Unadilla. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Monday, with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m., funeral home.
A gathering for fellowship will immediately follow the memorial service at the Sesostris Shrine, 1717 Yolande Ave. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, to the Nebraska Masonic Home or the Masonic All Star Marching Band. Condolences may be left at www.lincolnfh.com.D Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nebraska, 1995; founded Masonic All-Star Marching Band Camp, 1995.1 Member, Past Master, East Lincoln RITTENBURG Lodge No. 210; Royal Arch Ma- I Jean Ruth (Pedley) Robinson Mo. Lincoln Avoca formerly Eagle formerly Lincoln Greenwood Valparaiso Wymore Stromsburg, formerly Gresham Lincoln, formerly Dunbar formerly Pilger Lincoln formerly Holdrege lowa edited notice of any death.
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Sally is survived by: husband, Richard daughter, Nancy Joseph, Lincoln; sons, daughtersin-law, Brad and Jean Knudsen, David and Linda Knudsen, all Lincoln; grandchildren, Jack Joseph, Prairie Village, Lesli Joseph, Flagstaff, Sally Joseph, Lincoln, Drew Joseph, U.S. Army, Rick Knudsen, Vail, Chris Knudsen, Kansas City, Sarah Knudsen, Cindy Knudsen, Matthew Knudsen and Katelyn Knudsen, all Lincoln. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, FirstPlymouth Congregational Church, 2000 St. Memorials: Friends of the Libraries of UNL, 216 Love Library, 13th and streets, Lincoln, NE; or First-Plymouth Congregational Church, 2000 Lincoln, NE.
Condolences and personal reflections may be left at www.roperandsons.com. Roper Sons Funeral Services, 4300 St. I Tylene Pearl Maguire Wymore Tylene Pearl Maguire, 75, Wymore, died Thursday Born, Wymore. Retired, Wymore State Bank. Survivors: husband, Austin; sons, Daniel, Pierz, Michael, Plymouth, Keith, Wymore; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; stepgranddaughter; two step great sisters, Elsie Kay Sejkora, Judy Powell, both of Liberty; brothers, Ron Powell, Douglas, Verne Powell, Kingman, nieces; nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Liberty Christian Church. No viewing. Visitation with family: 7-8 p.m. Monday, Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore; register book available at funeral home 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Monday. Memorials: to the church with the State Bank of Liberty in charge. I Lois Jean 'Babe' Meyers Lincoln Lois Jean "Babe" Meyers, 82, Lincoln, died Saturday Born Feb. 29, 1924, to Edward J. and Mabel (Dowding) Meyers in Waterloo.
She worked as a long distance operator for Aliant Telephone Co. Lois was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Local 7470 Telephone Company Union. Survivors include: nephew, Richard (Robin) Mohl, Dakota Dunes, Iowa; several other nieces and nephews. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 St.
Inurnment, Wyuka Cemetery. No visitation; cremation. Condolences may be left for the family at www.wyuka.com. Lincoln, formerly Holdrege Jean Ruth (Pedley) Robinson, 84, Lincoln, formerly of Holdrege, widow of Meredith died Wednesday Memorial services: 2 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Holdrege.
Private interment before service: Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church, Holdrege, or The Monarch Hospice Home, Lincoln. Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home, Holdrege. Condolences may be left at www.nelsonbauerfh.com. Billie Lee Root Crescent, lowa Billie Lee Root, 78, Crescent, Iowa, passed away Thursday at Oakland Manor Nursing Home.
Billie was born May 2, 1928, in Bookwalter, to the late William and Ida (Russell) Root. He married Phyllis Delanty on May 2, 1959, and moved to Crescent from Lincoln in 1960. Billie was a painter and mechanic and an installer for Norm's Heating and Air Conditioning for five years, retiring in 1995. Billie is survived by: his wife of 47 years, Phyllis; daughters, sonsin-law, Carol and Ron Cook, Newton, Iowa, Charlotte and Ron Hoban, Crystal and Randy Moore, all of Lincoln, Terri and John Graves, Ogallala, Cheryl Schellin, Fort Worth, Texas, Kimberly Zaloudek, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sons, daughters-in-law, Richard and Pat Root, Randy Root, all of Lincoln, Kevin Root, Los Angeles, Russell Root, Crescent, Iowa; stepson, spouse, Randy and Nancy Croson, Council Bluffs, Iowa; 32 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; sisters, brothers-in-law, Maxine and M.J. Husa, Barneston, Bernice McCullough, Los Angeles, Kathleen and Lou Sterns, Benedict, Shirley Adams and husband Bill, Bossier City, brothers, sisters-in-law, Delbert and Lyola, Blue Springs, Ron and Bonnie, Ralston, Marvin and Karen, Cedar Bluffs; daughterin-law, Debbie Root, Lincoln; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: sons, Roger and Robbie Root; brother, Jack; three grandchildren; one great -grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Monday, CutlerO'Neill Funeral Home, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Interment: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Neola, Iowa.
Visitation with family: 8:30 p.m. today, funeral home. The family will direct memorials. I Martin H. Schroeder Jr.
Columbus Martin H. Schroeder 80, Columbus, widower of Mary Ann, died Wednesday at the Golden Living Center, Columbus. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus. Visitation: 2-6 p.m.
today, McKown Funeral Home, Columbus; a.m. Monday, with a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service, church. Memorials to donor's choice or family's wishes. I Milo M.
Spousta Seward Milo M. Spousta, 83, Seward, died Friday Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Seward. Wilber Czech Cemetery, Wilber.
Kuncl Funeral Home, Wilber. I Laddie J. Tlamka Lincoln Laddie J. Tlamka, 81, Lincoln, died Monday Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd.
Rosary: 3 p.m. today, Butherus, Maser Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: today, funeral home; half hour before Mass Monday, church. Memorials, in lieu of flowers: family. I Donald Richard Vanderzee Lincoln Donald Richard Vanderzee, 82, Lincoln, widower of Donna, died Tuesday World War II veteran, serving in the U.S.
Army. Businessman in Watertown, S.D., 40 years. Survivors: four daughters; five sons. He is loved and will be missed by his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: Feb.
3, Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Watertown, S.D. Cards and memorials to the church, 1350 11th St. NE, Watertown, S.D. More OBITUARIES, Page 5B LET YOUR FREEDOM BEGIN! Pride Invacare Shoprider Sunrise Medical Medline Golden Technologies Nebraska Scooter Mart u.c Pride BBB 415 North 66th Street. Suite I (402) 464-3900 or toll free 800-420-3455 Mundas -Fridas 9am-opm.
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