Obituaries
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Eldon Ackley 73, Niobrara, formerly of Nehawka, Santee, died Sunday (3/16/03). Born, Maryville, Mo. Postal clerk.
Survivors: brothers, Robert, Elmwood, Norman, Nebraska City; sister, Betty Lukowski, Lincoln.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Nehawka. Memorials to Alpine Village, Niobrara.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. today, Methodist Church, Nehawka. Fusselman-Wymore-Marshall Funeral Home, Elmwood.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - March 18, 2003 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
LaVerne M. Atherton 81, Lincoln, formerly of Bloomfield, died Tuesday (4/4/06).
LaVerne Marie Atherton was born in rural Madison (3/29/25) to Robert and Bertha (Volk) Stork. She attended school there until the family moved to Plainview where she graduated from high school in 1942.
She married Eugene E. Atherton (6/22/46) in Plainview. They made their home in Bloomfield and celebrated 54 years together before Eugene's death in 2001.
Four children were born to them: Jeanine Marie (died in infancy), Jolene, Celeste and Dorrance. LaVerne was employed as a bookkeeper, bank teller, and office manager at a local propane company.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Bloomfield and also belonged to the Altar Society, life member of American Legion Auxiliary and Bloomfield Woman's Club.
Her favorite activities were bowling, playing cards (they belonged to several card clubs over the years) and golfing. She loved playing bridge. LaVerne was a 4-H leader for 12 years, a member of the County 4-H Council and a Cub Scout Leader. She and Gene hosted CCD classes in their home for a number of years.
LaVerne moved to Lincoln in 2003 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease shortly thereafter. She died after a short illness on April 4.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law, Jolene and Bill Fujan, Lincoln, Celeste and David Rogers of Halsey; son, daughter-in-law, Dorrance and Patty Atherton, Lincoln; grandchildren, Andrew, Michael, Paul and Monica Fujan, Megan and Sarah Rogers, Kyle and Leah Atherton; sisters, brothers-in-law, Doris Ober, Norfolk, Darlene and Larry Bonge, Plainview, Bonnie and Dale Barth of Stanton, Milford Folkers of Apple Valley, Minn.; nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Robert; sister, Leora Fern; husband, Eugene; daughter, Jeanine Marie; brothers, sisters-in-law, Arthur Atherton, Tom and Elvine Clabaugh, Ed and Frances Polly, Marge Folkers and Clayton Ober.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Bloomfield. Celebrant, Fr. John Andrews. Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Visitation: 3-5 p.m. today, Brockhaus Funeral Home, Bloomfield; 6-8 p.m. today, church, with 7: 30 p.m. wake service.
Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary, Bloomfield Public Library, the church or family's choice.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - April 7, 2006 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Shirley K. Barnes 96, of Bloomfield, died Monday, April 20th at the Good Samaritan Center in Bloomfield.
Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Charles Casper of Lincoln; a son, Mr. Willard Branstiter of Anchorage, Alaska; twelve grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and sister, Mrs. Edward W. McQuistan of Oakland, Neb.
Services will be held Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Bloomfield.
Inurnment will follow the luncheon at 1:30 p.m. at L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery in Niobrara.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Bloomfield or the Arthritis Foundation. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements.
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Florence B. Bice 98, Lincoln, died Thursday (1/2/03). Born, Niobrara (7/15/04) to Henry and Minnie F. (Tuttle) Wood.
Homemaker. Member, Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Melvin A. and Jean, Billy J. and Joan, Ed D. and Sandra, all Lincoln, Charles L. and Gladys, Oroville, Calif.; daughter, Gloria J. Martin, Las Vegas; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Edith Bice Hafferty, Lincoln; special friends, Gladys Meyer, Beverly Ketterer, June Barmore.
Preceded in death by parents; husband, William; one son; two infant children; two brothers; five sisters.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Roper & Sons Chapel, 4300 O St. Lincoln Memorial Park.
Pallbearers: Melvin Bice Jr., LaMarr Bice, Darren Bice, Steven Bice, Merlin Bice, Marvin Bice, Douglas Bice.
Visitation: noon Thursday until services, funeral home. Memorials to Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church
. Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - January 7, 2003 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Lou Christiansen Niobrara River guardian dies.
Was a husband, a teacher, a conservationist and a founder of Sparks. Niobrara River canoe outfitter and conservationist Lou Christiansen died Monday. Christiansen, 67, collapsed while mowing the lawn at his Norfolk home Monday afternoon, said Bruce Kennedy of Malcolm. "He was a real conservationist and a real friend. We're all kind of sad today," said Kennedy. Christiansen, a former Fremont High School social studies teacher, outfitted Niobrara River float trips out of Fremont for many years.
In 1985 he bought the village of Sparks, which he dubbed the "canoe capital" of Nebraska. Sparks, an unincorporated village with a general store, post office and a house, was the base of operations for Dryland Aquatics. Christiansen and his wife, Jan, operated the business for many years before selling it in 1998 to Ed and Louise Heinert.
But Christiansen did more than just shuttle canoeists to and from the Niobrara River. He was one of the founding members of Save the Niobrara, a grass-roots organization that led a successful effort to stop the Norden Dam Project. Christiansen also was active in the effort to get federal protection for a 76-mile stretch of the Niobrara River. It was added to the nation's wild and scenic river system in 1991 and is one of the most popular canoeing rivers in the state. Getting the designation wasn't easy. Local landowners objected to federal intervention, fearing scenic river designation would take away their livelihoods. Kennedy recalled that Christiansen maintained a "real cool head" during those heated times. "He was a voice of reason in a time when that was needed," recalled Kennedy. "We always thought he was a really super individual."
Christiansen was the founder and current chairman of Friends of Niobrara, a group that was established later to promote the river's scenic qualities and to support the National Park Service and other groups working to protect the unique river corridor. "Lou was a very active environmentalist," Kennedy said. "He was active on the state board of Audubon Nebraska and put in a lot of volunteer time at Rowe Sanctuary - driving people out to the (sandhill) cranes," said Kennedy.
Services are pending at Home for Funerals in Norfolk.
Kennedy said a memorial service may be held in Fremont and some of
Christiansen's ashes may be spread on the Niobrara River at a later date.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - April 28, 2004 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Betty J. Cromwell 70, Lincoln, died Friday (6/6/97). Born, rural Bloomfield. (3/13/27).
Retired beautician. Member, Havelock United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Gene J.; sons, Larry, Lincoln, Steve, Norfolk; daughter, son-in-law, Sandy and Mike Anderson, Phoenix; brothers, sisters-in-law, Dale and Shirley Hilkemeier, Creighton, Donald and Grace Hilkemeier, San Antonio; sisters, brothers-in-law, Eloise Poppe, Bloomfield, Alyce and Paul Ellingson, Lincoln, Helen and Merle Hoffart, Plainview, Delores and John Tharnish, Lincoln; brother-in-law, Elmer Poppe, Bloomfield; sister-in-law, Mrs. Delbert (Janice) Hilkemeier, O'Neill; grandchildren, Chad Cromwell, Phoenix, Callie Bonine, Phoenix, Ross Scheppy, Gig Harbor, Wash., Robin Scheppy, Superior, Wis., Chad, Cal Anderson, Chandler, Ariz.; great-granddaughters, Chelsea Scheppy, Viro Beach, Fla., Vanessa Ashe Anderson, Chandler.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. The Rev. Ed Millican. Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation: Monday, 7-9 p.m. (family will greet friends); Tuesday, 9 a.m. until services, both funeral home.
Memorials to St. Elizabeth's Heartland Hospice. * Edition: City
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Mercedes Dotter 88, Fairbury, died Monday (12/31/01). Born, Niobrara. Homemaker.
Survivors: sons, Larry, James, Ralph, all Fairbury, Douglas, Syracuse, N.Y., Gary, San Bernardino, Calif.; daughter, Charlotte Janovec, Holton, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Velma Hutcheson, LaVay Costello, both Yankton, S.D.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury. Fairbury Cemetery.
Memorials to Heritage Care Center, Fairbury.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - January 2, 2002 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Margaret S. Engel 89, Bloomfield, formerly Friend, died Monday (9/13/04) in Bloomfield.
Survivors: daughters, son-in-law, Judith Boyce, Bellevue, Bonnie and Stanley Lake, Bloomfield; son, daughter-in-law, Terry and Kathleen Engel, Covington, La.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Friend United Methodist Church. Andrew Cemetery, Friend.
Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Friday, Lauber-Moore Funeral Home,Friend; one hour prior to services, church.
Memorials: church; Warren Memorial Hospital Foundation; Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Full obit and guest registry at laubermoore.com.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - September 16, 2004 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
William C. "Bill" Ferguson 73, Grand Island, died Thursday (7/16/98). Born, Niobrara, (4/12/25).
WWII Army veteran.
Survivors: son, Doug Ferguson, Grand Island; brothers, Edward Ferguson, Niobrara, Marvin Ferguson, Ashland, Ore., Everett Ferguson, Bellflower, Calif.; sisters, Mildred Petty, Parker, Kan., Genevieve Kent, Omaha; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Faith Methodist Church. Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials to the American Red Cross or family's choice.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - July 18, 1998 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Joe L. Forejt, Jr. 78, of Niobrara, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at his home.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Verdigre.
Reverend Doug Scheinost will be the celebrant with burial in the parish cemetery.
Military honors will be conducted by American Legion posts #259 of Verdigre and #224 of Niobrara.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. with an 8 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - July 6, 2009 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Donald J. Fricke 85, Bloomfield, died Tuesday (2/13/07) in Norfolk.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, First Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomfield. Winnetoon Cemetery.
Visitation: 4-7 p.m. today, Brockhaus Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - February 16, 2007 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Arvilla Mae Hammer 89, of Aurora, formerly of Bloomfield, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Aurora.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Aurora. The Revs. Sheryl Kester Beyer and Chris Kester Beyer will officiate.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bloomfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora.
Mrs. Hammer was born on Feb. 28, 1918, at Bloomfield to Charles and Hallie (Tilton) Knudson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Hammer, and a daughter, Diane Lockwood.
Survivors of the immediate family include a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Rogers of Aurora. Other survivors include a son-in-law, Milt Lockwood of Kearney; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Hammer of Bloomfield; grandchildren, Deb and Neil Rogers-Early of Lincoln, Tammie and Rich Burns of Lincoln, Lisa and Keith Henning of Lincoln, Dawn Lockwood of Kearney and Michael Lockwood of Kearney; 10 great-grandchildren; nephews and other family members.
She was raised in Bloomfield and graduated from Bloomfield High School. Following high school, she taught school in rural Bloomfield.
Arvilla was united in marriage to Lester Hammer on April 25, 1941, at Lincoln. To this union, two daughters were born, Karen and Diane. Following their marriage, she was a housewife and later she taught private piano lessons. Lester passed away in September of 1991. Arvilla moved to Aurora in 1993. Arvilla was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, where she helped with the church ladies organizations.
She was a member of the Extension Club in Bloomfield and the East Park Villa Red Hat Society in Aurora. She enjoyed quilting at Messiah Lutheran Church and enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
Along with her husband and daughter, she was preceded in death by her parents. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary Web site at higbymortuary.com.
Grand Island Independent, The (NE) - April 30, 2007 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Herbert Menkens
77, Niobrara, died Saturday (2/26/00). Born, Center. Life resident, stockman and farmer, Knox County.
Survivors: brothers, George, Lincoln, Harry, Bigfork, Mont.; sister, Ruby Ann Roberts, Wakefield.
Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Carl and Andrew.
Services: Wednesday, Niobrara Presbyterian Church. Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield. Brockhaus-Scott Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - February 27, 2000 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Vernon J. Hoard Bloomfield, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Bloomfield.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bloomfield United Methodist Church. The Rev. Cindi Prather will officiate.
Burial will be in Bloomfield Cemetery. Brockhaus Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hoard was born Nov. 23, 1920, at Niobrara to Jesse B. and Caroline (Stubben) Hoard. He was preceded in death by his wife, Valda, four sons and two daughters.
Survivors of the immediate family include two sons, Lonnie V. Hoard and Bobby J. Hoard, both of Alda; and a daughter, Bonnie L. (Hoard) Wingo of Leslie, Ark. OOO Additional survivors include 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
He grew up on a farm at Verdigre. He was educated at Verdigre and Niobrara. On Feb. 5, 1941, he was united in marriage to Valda A. Whitney in the Methodist church in Bloomfield. Nine children were born to this union.
He served in the U.S. Army in World War II with the 3rd Army 89th Infantry Division in Central Europe.
He worked for the State Highway Dept. of Roads upon returning from the Army. He worked as a truck driver, for Bloomfield Creamery and Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant in Grand Island and for Hooker Brothers Sand & Gravel in Grand Island. He retired to Bloomfield in 1983 until his death.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother, two sisters, a grandson and a great-granddaughter.
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Harold Ketelsen 70, Bloomfield, died Friday (5/14/04) in Norfolk.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Jeff, Norfolk, Jody, Carroll, Jim, Garland, Jon, Wausa; 10 grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Bloomfield. Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. today, Brockhaus-Scott Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - May 16, 2004 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Lorrie Ann Kliment
44, Creighton, died Tuesday (7/5/05). Born, Yankton, S.D., March 28, 1961, to Roger and Merina (Guenther) Leader. She graduated from Bloomfield High School and Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa.
She was married June 22, 1985, to Randy Kliment at Bloomfield. Three children were born to them, Holly, Zachary, and Eli.
Lorrie moved to Creighton after college and was the speech therapist at Creighton High School since the fall of 1983.
Member: St. Ludger Catholic Church, Alpha Lambda education fraternity, Council of Catholic Women. Lorrie was the founder of the St. Ludger Prayer Partner Program and was active in the Knox County Relay for Life. She enjoyed her children's activities and scrapbooking.
Survivors: husband, Randy; children, Holly, Zac, and Eli, all of Creighton; brothers, Kenny and wife Ilene Leader, Valley Center, Calif, Tom Leader and friend, Lisa, Bloomfield, Keith and wife Michelle Leader, Norfolk, David and wife Jolynn Leader, Cory and wife Jodee Leader, all Lincoln; parents, Roger and Merina Leader, Bloomfield; grandparents, John and Pauline Leader, Crofton; mother, father-in-law, Ron and Darlene Kliment, Valparaiso; sisters-in-law, Sandy and husband Kevin Stark, Davey, Natalie Maxson, Valparaiso; brother-in-law, Brian Kliment and friend Roxie, Valparaiso; 20 nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by grandparents, Henry and Veronica Guenther.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Ludger Catholic Church, Creighton. The Rev. Keith Rezac. Church cemetery.
Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday, with 7:30 p.m. wake service, church. Brockhaus Funeral Home, Creighton.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - July 7, 2005 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Sharon Ann Larson 62, Niobrara, died Tuesday (11/6/01) in her home. Born, Winner, S.D. Employed in child care, waitressing.
Survivors: husband, Shad; sons, Perry, Lincoln, Tyon, Niobrara; daughter, Felicia Larson; seven grandchildren; sisters, Kathleen Bloom, Waverly, Judy Newsam, Niobrara; brother, Kelly Danaher; nieces and nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Presbyterian Church, Niobrara. Burial at a later date.
Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Thursday, Brockhaus Funeral Home, Niobrara. Edition: City
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - November 8, 2001 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Norman Bernard Arthur Lemke 83, Bloomfield, died Monday (2/7/05) at Lundberg Memorial Hospital in Creighton. Norman was born July 1, 1921, the fifth of seven children born to William and Alma (Kruse) Lemke. He attended First Trinity Lutheran School and Bloomfield High School.
After serving in the European Theatre during World War II, Norman married Marilyn Lidberg in Hartington on Sept. 3, 1947. Norman and Marilyn lived seven miles west of Wausa for seven years. During that time their four children were born.
In 1955, they moved to the farm four miles north and two-and-one-fourth miles west of Bloomfield, then owned by William Lemke, which they later purchased. In 1977, Norman and Marilyn moved to their home which they built at 103 E. Elm in Bloomfield. Norman continued to farm in partnership with their son Bruce until his retirement in 1986.
Norman was an active member of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. He also served on the ASCS Committee and as director of the Bloomfield Farmers Co-op Elevator.
Survivors: children, Ellen and Leland Freeman, Bruce and Bonnie Lemke, all Bloomfield, Rodney and Deb Lemke of Waverly, Craig Lemke and Susan Boyd, Omaha; nine grandchildren ; two great- grandchildren; brother, Darrel Lemke, Peoria, Ariz. Preceded in death by wife; one grandchild; parents; two sisters; three brothers.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, First Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomfield. The Rev. Duane Fahr. Bloomfield Cemetery, with military rites by VFW Post 4996 and American Legion Post 249 of Bloomfield.
Visitation: 5-7:30 p.m. today, Brockhaus Funeral Home, Creighton.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - February 10, 2005 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Delwyn J. Nagengast, M.D. 78, a long time physician of Bloomfield, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday (11/17/09). He was born on May 1, 1931 on a farm near Howells, Nebraska, the son of the late Julius and Emma Nagengast. He graduated from Howells High School in 1948 and received his Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude from Creighton University in 1952. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine with honors in 1956. He then served a one year rotating membership at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois and received the Dr. Bruno Epstein Award as the Outstanding Intern in his class. He then served in the U.S. Air Force in southern Japan.
In 1955, he married Norma Palensky Nagengast, and, after returning from Japan, they moved to Bloomfield, Nebraska, where he practiced medicine for over fifty years and raised his six children. In 1983, he married Josephine Payne Nagengast.
In 1962, Dr. Nagengast was instrumental in organizing and building the Good Samaritan Center in Bloomfield and served on the Advisory Board of the Good Samaritan Center from its inception until his recent illness. In 1998, the Good Samaritan Center named its new rehabilitation center after him. In 1991, Dr. Nagengast was honored by the Academy of Family Physicians when he was chosen the Nebraska Family Physician of the Year, and, in 1996, his alma mater, Creighton University, honored him with the Alumni Merit Award. Dr. Nagengast was certified by the American Academy of Family Practice and was a member of the Nebraska State Medical Society, Knox County Medical Society, the Northeast Nebraska Medical Society, the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society and the Alpha Omega Medical Honorary Society, the Knights of Columbus and Archdiocese Advisory Board. Dr. Nagengast actively supported numerous charitable and civic organizations. He was a member of the Bloomfield Community School Board for thirteen years and served as its President. He was a past President of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Nebraska Medical Society, and Creighton University National Medical School Alumni Advisory Board. He also served on the advisory board of the Avera Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. For all his many accomplishments, what he loved most was his wife, Josephine, his children and grandchildren and being a country doctor in rural Nebraska.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine, his children, Patricia Lindner and husband Roger, David Nagengast, Kay Scott and husband Daryl, Stephen Nagengast and wife Carla, John Nagengast and wife Sunny, Jim Nagengast and wife Vicki, stepsons Anthony Payne and wife Margaret, and Frank Payne and wife Barbara, and numerous grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Norma, and two grandchildren, Angela Jasnoch and Joseph Jasnoch.
Memorial services 10:30 a.m. Saturday (11/21/09) at Bloomfield High School Gymnasium in Bloomfield. Fr. Michael Schmitz will be the celebrant with inurnment in the Bloomfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. wake service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be given to the Norma Nagengast Scholarship Foundation, a foundation established by Dr. Nagengast in honor of his first wife, c/o Bloomfield Community High School, P.O. Box 308, Bloomfield, Nebraska 68718, the Bloomfield Medical Clinic, a new medical facility being constructed by the city of Bloomfield, c/o City of Bloomfield, P.O. Box 157, Bloomfield, NE 68718 and Creighton University, c/o Office of Development, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68718.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - November 20, 2009 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Lillian B. McColley Lillian B., 89, Verdigre, died Wednesday (11/13/96).
Survivors: daughter, Viola Krohn, Lincoln; sister, Elsie Tuch, Niobrara; brother, Rosval May, Richman, Calif.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. today, Niobrara Lutheran Church, Niobrara. Riverview Cemetery, Niobrara. Brockhaus Funeral Chapel, Verdigre.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - November 16, 1996 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Betty J. Newton
85, Milford, formerly of Bloomfield, died Tuesday (9/15/09), in Lincoln. 1941 graduate, Bloomfield High School. Member, St Mark's Lutheran Church, Bloomfield. Retired employee, Good Samaritan Care Center, Bloomfield.
Survivors: husband, Clyde, Milford; daughter, son-in-law, Barbara and Don Wisch, Omaha; sons, daughters-in-law, Mike and Linda Newton, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Terry and Beverly Newton, Lincoln; and Kelly and Carol Newton, Milford; seven grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren.
Memorial
service 2 p.m. Monday (9/21/2009), at St Marks Lutheran Church, Bloomfield,
Pastor Tim Koester. Graveside burial of her ashes, Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Memorials directed to the church. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford, and
Brockhaus-Scott Funeral Home, Bloomfield. Full obit, condolences,
laubermoore.com.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - September 20, 2009 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
75, Lincoln, died Thursday (12/12/02). Born, Niobrara. Security guard, groundskeeper, Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Veteran, U.S. Navy, World War II.
Survivors: son, Mark, Jr., Lincoln; daughter, Nanette Erickson, Lincoln; brothers, Leo, Paul, both California, Elwood, Omaha; sister, Vera Goodteacher, Sioux City, Iowa; six grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Oak Lake Evangelical Free Church, 3300 N. First St. Cremation, no visitation.
Memorials: family, in lieu of flowers. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - December 13, 2002 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Joann Robertson
61, Norfolk, died Wednesday (11/5/03). Born, Niobrara (3/19/42) to Ernest and Amelia (Knudsen) Ironthunder. She moved with her family to Oklahoma for eight years before returning to Norfolk.
She married Bruce Robertson (9/7/73) in Omaha. The couple made their home in Norfolk, where she raised her family.
Survivors: son, Bruce, Jr., Lincoln; daughters, Roberta Droescher, Shelia Wolff, both Lincoln, Mary Robertson, Norfolk; six stepchildren; brother, Ernest R. Ironthunder, Norfolk; sisters, Arneva Drapeau, Sioux City, Iowa, Claudette Vacha, Battle Creek, Rita Bohm, Norfolk; 10 grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents; husband; one granddaughter; one grandson.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Home for Funerals, Norfolk. Father Joe Bad Moccasin, Pastor Sue Bad Moccasin. Prospect Hill Cemetery, north of Norfolk. Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - November 8, 2003 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Jill Metzler Swanson
Niobrara -- Funeral services are set for a Nebraska woman who died after falling on ice and hitting her head.
Services will be today at the Niobrara High School gym for Jill Metzler Swanson, a teacher who died at a Sioux Falls hospital Thursday. She was 34. According to details provided to the funeral home handling the arrangements, Swanson leaves behind four children, her husband and many other relatives.
Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - December 30, 2009 Transcribed and Submitted by: Janice Rice
Glenn Jacobi Killed by Bolt
Bloomfield Neb. July 18: Glenn Jacobi, who recently resigned as town marshal, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. He was in the barn feeding his horses. The lightning did not damage the barn. A wife and three small children are left. [source: The Alliance Herald, July 23, 1908 edition,
Transcribed by: Melody Beery]
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