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Joan Wittman

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Joan Wittmann, age 69 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Survivors include her husband Dennis of Auburn; daughters and sons-in-law Amy and Mike Koski of Kearney, NE; Jill and Seth Larson of Chaska, MN; Kristin and Roan Howard of Kearney, NE; son Zachary and fianc&ea


Carolee DeVorss

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City ,

Carolee DeVorss was born June 9, 1940 to Paul A. and Sara Kathryn (Creevan) Hutton in Seneca, Kansas.  She attended grade school at Baileyville, KS and junior high and high school in Seneca, Kansas.   She and Harold Howard were married in 1959.  They were blessed with four children, Diane, Laura, Ste


Leonard Snodgrass

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Leonard Dallas Snodgrass, 55, of Wathena, Kansas passed away peacefully Friday, June 17, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care surrounded by the love of his family after a hard fought battle with Lung Cancer.

Leonard was born on November 16, 1960 to William “Bill” & Betty (Sharp) Snodgrass of Leavenworth, KS. He was the 4th born of 5 Siblings.


Kenneth Albin

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Rural Dawson , NE

One of the most remarkable men in Southeast Nebraska passed away Friday June the 17th.   Kenneth Fred (Kenny) Albin died in his home six miles south of Dawson, Nebraska at 2:15 in the afternoon.  His wife Velma and children Kay, Kim, Joni and Jay; as well as niece Elaine Riley, Linda Albin, and Ivan Godsey were by his side.  He was 89 years old. &


Charles " Charlie" Hein

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Charles “Charlie” Robert Hein, 83, of Sabetha, KS, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on June 10, 2016. Charlie was born on June 3, 1933 in Yutan, NE to Carl Otto “Charlie” and Irene (Suhr) Hein. Known for his strong will and graciousness, Charlie will be much missed.

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Donna Jean Pyle

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Morrill, KS

Donna Jean Futscher Pyle, 88, died Friday evening, June 17, 2016, at her rural Morrill home, surrounded by her family.

She was born near Reserve, Kansas, to the late Leonard and Florence Bowen Futscher.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey F. Pyle, April 9, 2014, four days after they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. 


Mary P. Shefferd

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Mary P. Shefferd, 59, of Falls City passed away June 18, 2016. She was born May 3, 1957 in Bardstown, KY to Fred and Martha (Rodgers) Ward. She married Joe Shefferd Sr. on March 30, 1977 at Key West, FL. Mary was born and raised in Bardstown, KY where she gradua


Mary Lou Cooper

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mary Lou Cooper Mary Lou Cooper, 69, of Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Senior Village in Atchison, KS.   Memorial Services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home.  Memorial contrib


Dick Adkins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

rural Robinson, KS

  Dickie Ray Adkins, was born October 8, 1947, at Leona, Kansas, the son of Franklin and Maude Randall Adkins, and had lived in the Leona-Robinson area nearly all of his life. He died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at his rural Robinson home surrounded by his family. He was 68.

Ethel Pauline (McCoy) Keirns

O'Trimble Funeral Home in Nortonville

Nortonville, KS

Ethel Pauline (McCoy) Keirns, 87, of Nortonville, KS, passed away, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Village Villa Nursing Home in Nortonville. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the O’Trimble Funeral Home, Nortonville.  Burial will follow in the Nortonville (KS) Cemetery. Friends


Monta A. Wiltse Mackey

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Falls City, NE

 Monta A. Wiltse Mackey, 50, of San Antonio, TX, passed away June 11, 2016 at St. Joseph, MO. She was born May 15, 1966 at Falls City, NE to Joyce (Kelsay) Wiltse and the late Lawrence Wiltse. She married Cliff Mackey in 1988 at Falls City and they were later divorced. More...

Lawrence Wayne Troxel

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

 Lawrence Wayne Troxel of Pawnee City, Nebraska, left this world on June 14, 2015 surrounded by his family.  Lawrence was born on September 28, 1933 at home in Custer County, Nebraska to Plin Samuel “Sam” and Sarah Jane “Sadie” (Mason) Troxel.   Lawrence spent his early years


Mary Ann Steiner

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Aurora , CO

Mary Ann Steiner, of Aurora, Colorado, died June 7th at the age of 75.

Mary Steiner was born in Virginia, Nebraska on September 18, 1940 to Joseph and Angus Mencl. She graduated from Virginia High School in 1957. On June 6, 1959 Mary married Loren Allen Steiner of Lewiston. They lived together finally residing in Aurora, Colorado.  Mary was p


Danny Wayne Pace

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

  Danny Wayne Pace, of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of Hiawatha, KS, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at his home. He was 52. Danny was born June 7, 1964, in Falls City, Nebraska to Juanita McFeeters. He grew up in the Horton-Hiawatha area where he atte


Genevieve G. Hanlan

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Saint Joseph, MO

Genevieve G. Hanlan, 81, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, June 6, 2016 at her home.  Genevieve was born on November 8, 1934 in Newfoundland, Canada to John & Rita (Southwell) O’Leary.  She was a member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe of St.


Doretta Lovenburg

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Doretta I. Lovenburg, 74, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 12, 2016 at Falls City. She was born October 26, 1941 at Elk Creek, NE to the late Harold and Thelma (Cole) Powell. She married Jack Lovenburg on September 5, 1959 at Phillipsburg, KS Doretta lived in


Sarah Kleppe Clemmons

Penwell Gable Southeast Chapel

Topeka , KS

Sarah M. (Kleppe) Clemmons, 78, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016 at a Topeka hospital. She was born May 4, 1938 in Everest, KS, the daughter of Herman and Margaret (Keeney) Kleppe.

Sarah graduated from Robinson High School in 1956 and from Bethany School of Nursing in 1959. She was employed by Bethany Hospital, the Wyandotte County


Roselyn " Rose" Boeckman

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Roselyn S. “Rose” Boeckman, 79, died late Saturday evening, June 11, 2016, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.

Rose was born at Axtell, January 2, 1937, one of eight children born to the late Ambrose and Stella Becker Koelzer.  She grew up in near Seneca and attended St. Peter and Paul School, graduating high school with the class of


Pauline Rinne

Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Pauline Rinne, 86, of Tecumseh, (formerly of rural Steinauer), passed away Friday evening, June 10, 2016.  She was born November 29, 1929 on the family farm near Vesta, Nebraska to William and Bertha (Baucke) Laug.  Pauline was baptized December 22, 1929 and confirmed April 2, 1944 at the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Maple Grove.  S


Katherine L. Starkson

Terry-Christie Funeral Home

Waterville, KS

Katherine L. Starkson, age 66, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan after short battle with cancer. Kaye was born February 7, 1950, to the late Edward J. and Ida K. (Henderson) Hamner. She married Wayne L. Starkson at Manhattan on March 20, 1982. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1968