Aurora News Register
July 1, 2008 
DECEASED:Albert Edward KLONE
BIRTH: Aug. 4, 1911 in Bradshaw, NE to Edward and 
Martha (Reglean) Klone
MARRIAGE:LaVera (Fenster) Klone for 71 years
DEATH:June 24, 2008 in Denver, Colo
SERVICES: June 28 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 
in Hampton, NE
BURIAL:Hampton Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents and wife; one son, Phillip; one 
grandaughter, Tammy Klone and a great-granddaughter. 

Aurora News Register
July 1, 2008 
DECEASED:Doris Lucille CHRISTENSON
BIRTH:Feb. 19, 1918 in Hamilton Co, NE to George and 
Inez (Hill) Vetter 
MARRIAGE: Roland Christenson April 16, 1939
DEATH:June 28, 2008 Aurora, NE
SERVICES: July 1 at the United Methodist 
Church in Aurora, NE
BURIAL:Aurora Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Higby-McQuiston Mortuary
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents and husband; a 
daughter-in-law, Donna Christenson; one sister, Gladys 
Luthy; and one great-great grandchild.

Aurora News Register
July 1, 2008 
DECEASED:Helen C BELL
BIRTH: July 14, 1915 at Giltner, NE to Eugene 
and Frieda M. (Schoneberg) Curtin
MARRIAGE: Virgil H. Bell, Feb. 4, 1934 at her 
parents’ home in Giltner, NE
DEATH:June 29, 2008  Grand Island, NE
SERVICES: July 3, 2008 at First Christian 
Church in Grand Island, NE
BURIAL:Phillips Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her Husband, Virgil in 2005
 
Aurora News Register
July 1, 2008 
DECEASED:Herman Edward QUIRING
BIRTH:June 20, 1922 on a farm in Hamilton Co, NE to 
John C. and Lena (Penner) Quiring
MARRIAGE: Feb. 23, 1945, Norma Friesen; Inez Reetz at 
Staplehurst, NE on April 17, 1977
DEATH:June 27, 2008 at Henderson, NE
SERVICES:July 1 at the Bethesda Mennonite 
Church in Henderson, NE
BURIAL:Bethesda Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents, both wives, two 
brothers, a sister and a son-in-law.
 
Aurora News Register
July 1, 2008 
DECEASED:Irma J SLEZAK
BIRTH:Dec. 29, 1935 to James J. and Lucille G. Stejskal 
Loukota on a farm south of Exeter, NE
MARRIAGE:Bob Slezak at St. Stephen’s Catholic 
Church in Exeter, NE on Dec. 28, 1957
DEATH: June 21, 2008 at her home in Crete, NE
SERVICES:June 24 in St. Stephen’s Catholic 
Church in Exeter, NE
BURIAL:Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her father, James J. Loukota

Aurora News Register
July 8, 2008 
DECEASED:Bette Ilene Luff
BIRTH:Nov 10, 1930 Central City, NE to James T. and Harriet 
Fern (Manning) Hartford 
MARRIAGE:James Leroy Luff on Aug 10, 1949 at Santa Anna, CA
DEATH: July 7, 2008, at Memorial Hospital
SERVICES:July 11th at St. John's Lutheran Church 
in Kronberg, NE
BURIAL:St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and two 
brothers, Gary and Barry Hartford  

Aurora News Register
July 8, 2008 
DECEASED: Hardin E. Stenger
BIRTH:Dec. 1, 1906 in Indian territory, OK to Otto and 
Clara (Ropper) Stenger
MARRIAGE:Betsy Grubb on Feb. 26, 1930 in Minot, N.D.  
DEATH:June 28, 2008 Anacortes, WA
SERVICES: July 12 at the Anacortes First Baptist 
Church,  Anacortes, WA 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   his parents; three brothers, Walt, Andy 
and Ted; three sisters, Edna, Thelma and Mary; one son, James; 
and one granddaughter, Betsy Jean Mosley

Aurora News Register
July 23,2008
DECEASED: Betty Lou King Garwood
BORN:Ansley, Jan 15,1922
MARRIED:Sept 14,1940 Doyle M Garwood at Gibbon, NE
DIED: Columbus, July 20,2008
SERVICES:July 3,2008 Aurora United Methodist Church
BURIED:Aurora Cem
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY- parents, husband, infant 
 grandchild, two brothers-in-law
 
Aurora News Register
July 23,2008
DECEASED:Esther Delma Jensen Thomssen
BORN: Oct 2,1908 Beemer, NE
MARRIED- William Thomseen, Dec 28,1931, Wisner, NE
DIED- July 16,2008 Grand Island, NE
SERVICES- July 25,2008 Trinity United Methodist Church
BURIED- Grand Island City Cem
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY- parents; sister Helen 
Whitcomb, husband William
 
Aurora News Register
July 23,2008
DECEASED- Sherman M Johnson
BORN- Dec 14,1933
MARRIED- Faith Ann Walter, Mar 29,1957
DIED- July 20,2008 Harvard, NE
SERVICES- July 24,2008 Harvard United Church of Christ
BURIED- Harvard Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY- wife, parents; brother Andrew; 
mother and father-in-law Donald and Grace Walter; 2 
brothers-in-law Mike Kohl and Byron "Red" Carmichael; 
sister-in-law Helen Johnson

Aurora News Register
July 21,2008
DECEASED: Hazel JOHNSON
BORN: Nov. 27, 1911 rural Stromsburg, NE
MARRIED  Walter A. Carlson
DIED: July 9, 2008 Stromsburg, NE
SERVICES: July 14,2008 First Baptist Church, Polk, NE
BURIED: Stromsburg Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: husbands, daughter Roberta Beins; two 
grandchildren, Rod and Russ Beins; three sisters, Grace Shostrom, 
Martha Simpson and Ruth Nielsen, two brothers, Roy and Carl

Aurora News Register
July 21,2008
DECEASED: Irene E. DRIEWER
BORN: Aug. 15, 1918 near Polk to Carl A. and 
Lydia (Blase) Wilshusen
MARRIED  April 9, 1939 Alton E. Driewer, Immanuel Church
DIED: July 9, 2008 York, NE
SERVICES: July 14,2008 First Baptist Church, Polk, NE
BURIED: Zion Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: husband, parents, one sister 
Florence, two brothers Elmer Wilshusen and infant
brother Clarence and a sister-in-law Erma Driewer

Aurora News Register
July 21,2008
DECEASED: Lawrence (Larry) B. LONG
BORN: Dec. 24, 1948 Grand Island, NE to Beede O. Long 
and Lorayne (Penny) Krantz
DIED: July 8, 2008 Albuqueruqe, NM

Aurora News Register
July 21,2008
DECEASED: Mary Lucille DETTMAN
BORN: March 1, 1953 near Polk to Archie and Rose 
Marie (Hovey) Bright
MARRIED   Jan. 9, 1972, Larry Dettman
DIED: July 9, 2008 York, NE
SERVICES: July 14,2008 Higby-McQuiston 
Chapel, Aurora, NE
BURIED: Aurora Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: mother, Marie Bright and 
daughter, Brandy Lynn

Aurora News Register
July 21,2008
DECEASED: Roderick "Roddy" Oren REISINGER
BORN: October 27, 1948 to Oren E. and 
Rosetta (Carnes) Reisinger, Aurora, NE
MARRIED   Jan. 9, 1972, Larry Dettman
DIED: July 10, 2008 Aurora, NE
SERVICES: July 14,2008 Aurora United Methodist 
Church, Aurora, NE
BURIED: Aurora Cemetery

Aurora News Register
Thursday, July 24, 2008
DECEASED: Betty Lou (King) GARWOOD
BORN: Jan. 15, 1922 Edmund and Edith 
(Rhodes) King, Ansley, NE
MARRIED   Sept. 14, 1940, Doyle M. Garwood, Baptist 
Parsonage, Gibbon, NE
DIED: July 20, 2008 Columbus, NE
SERVICES: July 23,2008 Aurora United Methodist 
Church, Aurora, NE
BURIED: Aurora Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: parents, husband, an infant 
grandchild and two brothers-in-law

Aurora News Register
Thursday, July 24, 2008
DECEASED: Esther Delma THOMSSEN
BORN: Oct. 2, 1908 to Hans and Christine (Jacobsen) 
Jensen, Beemer, NE
MARRIED   Dec. 28, 1931, William Thomssen, Wisner, NE
DIED: July 16, 2008 Grand Island, NE
SERVICES: July 25,2008 Gollaher Chapel at Trinity United 
Methodist Church, Aurora, NE
BURIED: Grand Island City Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: parents; her sister, Helen 
Whitcomb, and husband, William

Aurora News Register
Thursday, July 24, 2008
DECEASED: Sherman M. JOHNSON, Jr.
BORN: Dec. 14, 1933 to Sherman and 
Ursula (Zeigler) Johnson, Tilden, NE
MARRIED   March 29, 1957, Faith Ann Walter
DIED: July 20, 2008, Harvard, NE
SERVICES: July 24,2008, Harvard United Church 
of Christ, Harvard, NE
BURIED: Harvard Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: wife and parents; a brother, Andrew 
Johnson; his mother and father-in-law, Donald and Grace 
Walter; two brothers-in-law, Mike Kohl and Byron “Red” 
Carmichael; one sister-in-law, Helen Johnson

Aurora News Register
Thursday, July 24, 2008
DECEASED: Wendell T. BOTTORF
BORN: 1951 to Freeman and Shirley Bottorf, Aurora, NE
MARRIED   June 24, 1967, Judith Ann Sandman
DIED: July 17, 2008, Lakewood, CO
SERVICES: July 21,2008, Newcomer Funeral Home-West 
Metro Chapel, Lakewood, CO
BURIED: 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: two brothers, Lonnie Bottorf 
and David Bottorf

Aurora News Register
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
DECEASED: Elmer Christian JACOBSEN
BORN: Aug. 19, 1919 to Christian Theodore and Alma 
Nikkolena (Andersen) Jacobsen, near Marquette, NE
MARRIED   June 24, 1951, Joy (Chris and Esther) Rasmussen
DIED: July 26, 2008, Lincoln, NE
SERVICES: July 29,2008, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kronborg, NE
BURIED: St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Kronborg, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: parents

Aurora News Register
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
DECEASED: George H. STEINKE
BORN: Jan. 12, 1923 to Henry William and 
Rosa (Luebs) Steinke, Loup City, NE
MARRIED   Oct. 5, 1946, Arlene M. Peck, Smith Center, KS
DIED: July 24, 2008, Grand Island, NE
SERVICES: July 28,2008, Solt Funeral Home, Central City, NE
BURIED: Rose Hill Cemetery, Palmer, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: parents; two brothers, Walter and Emil 
Steinke; two infant brothers; four sisters, Marie Pierce, Delores 
Gustafson, Dorothy and Alice Steinke

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