AURORA NEWS REGISTER May 21, 2002 Alice SCHLEPP Alice Schlepp, 79, of St. Francis, Kan., died April 13, 2002 at her home. Funeral services were April 17 at the United Methodist Church in St. Francis. Burial was in the St. Francis Cemetery. Mathilda L. PENNER Mathilda L. Penner, 91, of Henderson, died May 8, 2002 at Henderson. Funeral services were May 11 at Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson. Burial was in the Bethesda Mennonite church Cemetery. Evelyn PALMBERG Evelyn Palmberg, 93, of Aurora, died May 13, 2002. Funeral services May 16 at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Aurora. Burial will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Bob KETCHUM Bob Ketchum, 55, of Aurora, died May 13, 2002 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services May 16 at the chapel of Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. Albert J. GOERTZEN Albert J. Goertzen, 92, of Henderson, died May 9, 2002. Funeral services May 13 at Bethesda Mennonite Church. Burial was in the Bethesda Cemetery. Alfred A. BERGEN Alfred A. Bergen, 75, of Henderson, died May 6, 2002 in York. Funeral services were May 9 at the Lewis Funeral Chapel in Henderson. Burial was in the Bethesda Mennonite Cemetery in Henderson. Louis GOERTZ A memorial service for Louis Goertz was May 5, 2002 at Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton, Kan. Ruth RONIN Ruth Ronin, 94, died Monday, May 20, 2002 in Redlands, Calif. Memorial services June 22 at the Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora. Inurnment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. LaVerne CHRISTENSEN LaVerne Christensen, 87, of Central City, died June 9, 2002 at her daughter’s home in Denver, Colo. Services were June 14 at Fairview United Methodist Church near Central City. Burial was in the Burke Cemetery near Central City. Beverly WENTWORTH Beverly Crabtree Wentworth, 48, of Aurora, died June 22, 2002 at her parents’ home in Aurora. A celebration of life July 1 at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Island. LeRoy NYDEGGER LeRoy Nydegger, 90, of Aurora, died June 18, 2002. Funeral services were June 21 at Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Ruth LEWIS Ruth Elene (Davies) Lewis, 86, of Pasadena, Calif., died April 26, 2002 at Pasadena. Memorial services were May 4 in Freeman Chapel at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. AURORA NEWS REGISTER July 3, 2002 Beverly WENTWORTH Beverly Crabtree Wentworth, 48, of Aurora, died June 22, 2002 at her parents’ home in Aurora. A celebration of life on Monday, July 1 at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Island. LeRoy NYDEGGER LeRoy Nydegger, 90, of Aurora, died June 18, 2002. Funeral services were June 21 at Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Ruth LEWIS Ruth Elene (Davies) Lewis, 86, of Pasadena, Calif., died April 26, 2002 at Pasadena. Memorial services were May 4 in Freeman Chapel at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. ====== Copyright © 2007 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project