West Point News Feb 2008 Dewaine GAHAN, 58, died of melanoma (skin cancer) on Jan. 31, 2008 at his home in Oakland. A funeral service was Feb. 3, 2008, at the Oakland-Craig school gym. Burial was at Swaburg Cemetery, rural Hooper. Pelan Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements. Stella R. LEIFERT, 97, Bancroft, died Feb. 2, 2008, in Fremont. Funeral services Feb. 7, 2008, at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Bancroft. Burial at the Bancroft Cemetery. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Lanny and Arlene Leifert of Sykeston, N.D., one grandson and three great-grandchildren. Eunice Josephine LUTZ, 98, of Lyons, died Feb. 1, 2008. Funeral services were Feb. 6, 2008, at Lyons Memorial Methodist Church in Lyons. Burial was at Westside Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred REPPERT, age 90, of West Point, were Feb. 2, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in West Point, with burial in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. She died on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 in Beemer. Funeral service for 83 year old Leo FIGGNER, formerly of Howells, held Feb. 7, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Schuyler. Burial will be in the Schuyler Cemetery. Leo died Feb. 3, 2008 in Schuyler where he had been a resident since Jan. 2007. Leo is survived by nephew, Richard (Coralie) Shonka of Schuyler; nieces, Karen Vanicek of Columbus and Suzie (Mrs. Scott) Krejci of Schuyler. Glen Norman PETERS, 89, of Henry, died Jan. 31, 2008 at Scottsbluff. Funeral was Feb. 8, 2008, at the King of Kings Lutheran Church at Scottsbluff. Interment was in West Lawn Cemetery at Gering. Edna RAABE, 90, Pilger, died Feb. 5, 2008. Funeral services were Feb. 9, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pilger with burial in the Pilger Cemetery. Sherri Lynn ORTMEIER, 43, of West Point, died Feb. 8, 2008. A memorial Mass was held Feb. 12, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point. Burial at St. Michael's Cemetery at a later date. Carol H. SUHR, 89, Scribner, died Feb. 8, 2008. Funeral services were Feb. 11, 2008, at St. John's Ridgeley Lutheran Church near Scribner. Burial at St. John's Ridgeley Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Scribner. Victor BEHLING, 87, died Feb. 7, 2008 in Beemer. Funeral services were Feb. 11, 2008, at Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, rural Wisner, with burial in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Roland HOLTZ, 86, died Feb. 6, 2008 in Pender. Funeral services were Feb. 9, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Beemer. Burial was in the Beemer Cemetery with military honors. Edmund SVOBODA, 81, died Feb. 6, 2008, in Audubon, Iowa. Mass of Christian burial was Feb. 9, 2008, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Audubon, Iowa, with interment at the church cemetery. Funeral services for David L. MUSSACK, 76, of Norfolk were Feb. 13, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Norfolk. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Military rites were by the American Legion Post No. 16, VFW Winter-Munson Post No. 1644 and the Nebraska National Guard Honor Team. David died Feb. 10, 2008, at the Norfolk Veterans Home. Jeffrey L. HELGENBERGER, 50, Fremont, died Feb. 6, 2008 in Omaha. A memorial service was Feb. 12, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont. Funeral services for Lindy HANSEN, Sr., 79, of Beemer, Feb. 15, 2008, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Beemer. Burial in the Beemer Cemetery with military honors. Lindy died on Feb. 11, 2008 in West Point. LaDell Kleeman MILLER, 84, died Feb. 3, 2008, at her home in Las Vegas, Nev. Services were held at the Reformation Lutheran Church of Las Vegas, Nev. with burial at the Veterans National Cemetery at Boulder City, Nev. Lucille Meta KINDSCHUH, 88, of West Point, died Feb. 14, 2008. A memorial service was Feb. 16, 2008, at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial to be at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery. Kathleen Louise ELLERMEIER, 57, of rural Scribner, died Feb 17, 2008. Services were at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Scribner. Burial at St. Paul's Church Cemetery, rural Hooper. Funeral services for Ephriam Dent DICKSON, Jr., of Whitney, were Feb. 15, 2008, at Chamberlain Chapel. Burial was in the Crawford Cemetery. Ephriam died Feb. 10, 2008, at Hospice House in Rapid City, S.D. He was 68. Funeral services for Gerald Joseph POSPISHIL were Feb. 18, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Wayne. Interment with military rites was at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wayne. He died Feb. 14, 2008. Funeral services for Debra (Mrs. Bill) GIER of Ankeny, Iowa, were Feb. 16, 2008, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wisner with burial in the Wisner Cemetery. Deb died on Feb 11, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa. Frances BLACK, 88, rural Scribner, died Feb. 14, 2008, West Point. Funeral services were Feb. 18, 2008, at Glencoe Church, rural Dodge. Burial at the church cemetery. Survivors include her cousins. Larry Alan SUHR, 55, of Scribner, died Feb. 21, 2008, at his home. Memorial services were Feb. 25, 2008, at United Lutheran Church in Scribner. Burial was at the Scribner Cemetery. Theodore M. HUETTMANN, 65, died Feb. 23, 2008, in West Point. Funeral services were Feb. 27, 2008, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Wisner. Burial in the Wisner Cemetery with military honors by Wisner American Legion Post #85 and Wisner V.F.W. Post #5767. Ruth Frances BUERMAN, age 81 years, Omaha, died Feb. 23, 2008. Mass of Christian burial was Feb. 26, 2008, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Omaha. Graveside service was at St. Michael Cemetery in West Point. Gwen A. THOMPSON, 78, of Boulder, Colo. died Feb. 23, 2008 in Louisville, Colo. Funeral services were Feb. 27, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boulder. Burial was in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder. Funeral services for Donald J. LUEDTKE age 76 of Wisner, were Feb. 25, 2008, at the United Methodist Church of Christ in Wisner. Burial was in the Wisner Cemetery. Donald died Feb. 21, 2008, at the Nebraska Heart Institute-Heart Hospital in Lincoln. Preceded in death by his parents; son, Tom and sister, Nathalia. ====== Copyright © 2008 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project