Fremont Tribune
June 2008

Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED: Maria M REICK
BIRTH:July 23, 1921, in Dixon Co, NE to John and 
Christina (Schmidt) Koch
MARRIAGE: Helmuth Reick on Oct. 2, 1940, in her 
father’s home near Dixon, NE
DEATH:May 31, 2008, Scribner, NE
SERVICES:June 5   Good Shepherd Lutheran 
Church in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Leigh, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   a sister, an infant sister, a 
brother and an infant daughter.

Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:William C DRIELING
BIRTH:Oct. 3, 1971, in Omaha, NE
DEATH:May 30, 2008, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 7  St. Timothy Lutheran 
Church in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Maple Grove Cemetery, south of 
Cedar Bluffs, NE
IN CHARGE: Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY grandparents, George and 
Eileen Drieling and Frances Pribil

Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Clyde D. “Waine” DePUE
BIRTH:July 25, 1923, in Fontanelle, NE to Lloyd 
and Violet (Schwade) DePue
MARRIAGE: Marceline Brandon on Dec. 2, 1946
in Marysville, KS
DEATH:May 31, 2008, at his home in Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 3  Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Fontanelle Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his wife on Feb 11, 1991;  
two brothers
 
Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Dianne L PETRZELKA
BIRTH:March 30, 1951, in Wahoo, NE to Rudolph and 
Marie (Hampl) Odvody
MARRIAGE:Reuben “Pete” Petrzelka on July 1, 1970
in Edsel, Scotland
DEATH:May 31, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 4  Moser Memorial 
Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:National Cemetery in Prague, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE

Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Agnes R THIEM
BIRTH:Dec. 1, 1916, in Dodge, NE to Joseph and 
Anna Mikes
MARRIAGE: Adolph Thiem 
DEATH:May 31, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:private services  Ludvigsen Mortuary 
Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:St. Leo’s Catholic Cemetery in Snyder, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband on Dec 22, 1955; 
four brothers and two stepsisters
 
Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Lucille M STRONG
BIRTH:July 8, 1917, in Ralston, NE to Theodore and 
Bessie (Clemmons) Hertel
MARRIAGE:Paul W. Strong on Feb. 26, 1938, in Omaha, NE
DEATH:May 28, 2008, at Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 3  Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband on Nov 7,1987; 
a son and a sister
 
Fremont Tribune
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Lester F JENSEN
BIRTH: Oct. 17, 1922, in rural Hooper, NE to Peter and 
Gladys (Skinner) Jensen
MARRIAGE:Lois L. Boston on July 25, 1948
in Table Rock, NE
DEATH:May 30, 2008, Elkhorn, NE
SERVICES:June 4   Faith United Methodist 
Church in Hooper, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and a 
sister, Marie Lund

Fremont Tribune
June 3, 2008
DECEASED:David Lee HELLER
BIRTH:April 1, 1949, to Howard J.E. and 
Mabel (Jahrmarkt) Heller
DEATH:May 28, 2008 Yukon, OH
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; two brothers, Howard F.W. and 
James Heller, both of Hooper; a niece and nephew-in-law, Linda and 
Jerry Frey of Hooper; a nephew-in-law, Little Brown of Alabama; a 
great-niece, Wendy Heller of Texas; and a great-nephew, Matthew 
Frey of Hooper, NE
 
Fremont Tribune
June 3, 2008
DECEASED: Jessica L MACHIN
BIRTH: May 16, 1972, in Omaha, NE to William R. and 
Debra (Snyder) Winchell
MARRIAGE: Mark Machin
DEATH:May 29, 2008, in Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 5  First United Methodist Church in Wahoo, NE
BURIAL:Indian Mound Cemetery in Ithaca, NE
IN CHARGE:Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her grandfather and a sister
 
Fremont Tribune
June 4, 2008
DECEASED: Larry G GORACKE
BIRTH:March 10, 1938, in Fremont to Orlie Edwin and 
Emily Ann (Vidlak) Goracke
MARRIAGE:Bonita Kay Klevemann on Feb. 23, 1960, at 
Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE
DEATH:June 3, 2008, at Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 6  Church of the Nazarene 
in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Orlie and Emily; 
mother-in-law, Malinda Brandt; and a special 
brother-in-law, Louis Bertelsen.

Fremont Tribune
June 5, 2008
DECEASED:Ambrose L HEIMANN
BIRTH:Aug. 14, 1933, in Snyder, NE to Anton and 
Elizabeth Langhorst Heimann
MARRIAGE:Janet
DEATH:June 4, 2008 Raymore, MO
SERVICES:June 7 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 
in Raymore, MO
IN CHARGE:Cullen Funeral Home in Raymore, MO
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; a 
daughter, Janelle Downing; and a sister, Jeanette Zucker
 
Fremont Tribune
June 5, 2008
DECEASED:Geraldine M KIIHNE
BIRTH:April 19, 1928, in Brandon
MARRIAGE: Donald P. Kiihne on Nov. 28, 1953, in 
Columbus, NE
DEATH:June 3, 2008, Lincoln, NE
SERVICES: June 6   Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral Chapel
BURIAL:St. Rose Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral Chapel.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband in 1977; a brother

Fremont Tribune
June 5, 2008
DECEASED:Helen D PETERSON
BIRTH: 89 yrs
MARRIAGE: Evar Peterson
DEATH:June 4, 2008, at Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her husband, Evar, in March 1994

Fremont Tribune
June 5, 2008
DECEASED:Dr Debra M LYDDON
BIRTH:Feb. 1, 1955, in Fremont, NE to Henry G. 
and Irene R. (Blair) Lyddon
MARRIAGE: Dr Michael Goldenstein
DEATH: Thursday, June 5, 2008, at her home in Omaha, NE 
SERVICES:June 10   Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler, 
West Center Chapel, in Omaha, NE
IN CHARGE: Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and a sister, Gayle C. Doud

Fremont Tribune
June 9, 2008
DECEASED:Jean BAY
BIRTH:June 19, 1930, in Sherman, TX to Gordon 
and Nell Pelley
MARRIAGE:   William Richard Bay on June 11, 1955
at St. Patrick’s Church in Fremont, NE
DEATH: June 5, 2008  Amarillo, TX
IN CHARGE:Schooler Funeral Home in Amarillo, TX
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; two brothers, Robert 
Pelley and William Pelley; and a son, Robert M. Bay

Fremont Tribune
June 9, 2008
DECEASED:Margaret A GRESER
BIRTH:Feb. 14, 1933, in Hooper, NE to Albert and 
Agnes (Reandeau) Nelson
MARRIAGE:Harold D. Greser on Oct. 14, 1950, in San Diego, CA
DEATH:June 7, 2008, Scribner, NE
SERVICES:June 10   Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Calvary Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a son, a sister and a brother
 
Fremont Tribune
June 9, 2008
DECEASED: Theo Elizabeth YOUNGBERG
BIRTH: Oct. 30, 1912, in Manito, Ill., to Walter 
and Letha (Young) Diehl
MARRIAGE:Milton Youngberg in 1934
DEATH:June 7, 2008,  Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 12   Evangelical Free Church 
Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, ILL
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband in 1998

Fremont Tribune
June 9, 2008
DECEASED:Cheryl A MEYERINK
BIRTH:June 12, 1952, in Fremont, NE to Emil and 
Mildred (Meyer) Von Seggern
MARRIAGE:Mark Meyerink on June 24, 1972, at St. Paul’s 
Lutheran Church, north of Hooper, NE
DEATH:June 6, 2008, at West Point, NE
SERVICES:June 10   St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 
in Scribner, NE
BURIAL:Scribner Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel 

Fremont Tribune
June 9, 2008
DECEASED:Bernice “Bubbles” HANSEN
BIRTH:July 8, 1911, in Arlington, NE to Lewis and 
Ella Mae (Bullock) Utterback
MARRIAGE: John E. Hansen on July 12, 1930, in Blair, NE
DEATH:June 6, 2008, at A.J. Merrick Manor in Fremont, NE
SERVICES: June 11  Arlington Community Church 
BURIAL:Arlington Cemetery.
IN CHARGE:Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband on Dec 11, 1985; two 
sisters, two infant brothers, a granddaughter, an infant 
great-granddaughter and an infant great-great-granddaughter.

Fremont Tribune
June 10, 2008
DECEASED:Lloyd E HOMES
BIRTH:Sept. 17, 1930, in Oakland, NE to George 
and Amy (Swanson) Homes
MARRIAGE: Betty White on Oct. 17, 1950, in West Point, NE 
DEATH:June 8, 2008, Lyons, NE
SERVICES:June  11  First Evangelical Lutheran 
Church in Oakland, NE
BURIAL:Oakland Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a sister, a brother-in-law and 
a sister-in-law

Fremont Tribune
June 11, 2008
DECEASED:Helen Dorothy PETERSON
BIRTH:Sept. 19, 1918, in Lincoln, NE to John and 
Anna Baker
MARRIAGE: Norris E. Hinton on April 5, 1942; 
Aug 1989, Evar Peterson
DEATH: June 4, 2008, at Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 14  St. James’ Episcopal Church 
in Fremont, NE
BURIAL: Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her first husband on April 3, 1973; 
her second husband on Mar 15, 1994;her parents, a 
brother and two sisters 
 
Fremont Tribune
June 12, 2008
DECEASED:Mike R McLAIN
BIRTH:March 19, 1950, in St. Edward, NE to Arnold 
and Mary (Walden) McLain
MARRIAGE: Diane Berger on April 25, 1975, in Ralston, NE
DEATH:June 11, 2008, in Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:June 13  Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home 
in Wahoo, NE
BURIAL:Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, NE
IN CHARGE:Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE
 
Fremont Tribune
June 12, 2008
DECEASED:Junior W RIECKEN
BIRTH:Aug. 12, 1925, on the family farm SW of Elkhorn, NE 
to William and Margaret (Aye) Riecken
DEATH:June 9, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 13   Reichmuth Funeral Home in Elkhorn, NE
BURIAL: Elkhorn Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Reichmuth Funeral Home in Elkhorn, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY five brothers and four sisters
 
Fremont Tribune
June 12, 2008
DECEASED:Carol PRIBIL
BIRTH: Nov. 19, 1924, in Scottville, NE to Joseph and 
Martha (Reynolds) Schollmeyer
MARRIAGE:Francis Pribil on June 9, 1943, in O’Neill, NE
DEATH:June 10, 2008, at her home in O'Neill, NE
SERVICES:June 14   St. Patrick’s Catholic 
Church in O’Neill, NE 
BURIAL: O’Neill Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a son, two daughters, a 
sister, a brother and a grandson.
 
Fremont Tribune
June 14, 2008
DECEASED:Rose KNEPPER
BIRTH: Sept. 4, 1920, in Octavia, NE to Anton 
and Anna (Matejka) Jindra
MARRIAGE:Burton Knepper on April 30, 1938
in Glenwood, Iowa
DEATH:June 12, 2008, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 17   First Lutheran Church 
in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Schuyler Cemetery in Schuyler, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, her 
husband, two sisters and four brothers

Fremont Tribune
June 14, 2008
DECEASED:Henrietta M RUWE
BIRTH:Oct. 27, 1909, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to August and 
Christine (Solle) Lohmeyer
MARRIAGE:Melvin A. Ruwe on June 11, 1930, at St. Paul’s 
Lutheran Church in Uehling, NE
DEATH:June 12, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 16  Salem Lutheran Church of 
Fontanelle, NE
BURIAL:Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Fontanelle, NE
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Melvin, in February of 1994; two 
daughters, Jeanette Arps and Alice Klover; a sister, Dorothy; and her parents.

Fremont Tribune
June 14, 2008
DECEASED:Aaron Robert EILERTS
BIRTH:Feb. 24, 1994, in West Point, NE to Robert and 
Carol (Becker) Eilerts
DEATH:June 11, 2008, from injuries sustained in a tornado that 
passed through the Little Sioux Boy Scout Ranch near Onawa, Iowa.
SERVICES:June 16  Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point, NE
BURIAL:Mount Hope Cemetery in West Point, NE
IN CHARGE:Stokely Funeral Home in West Point, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his maternal grandparents, Ralph and Dorothy 
Becker; paternal grandfather, James Eilerts; great-grandparents, James 
and Lorena Olsen, William and Irene Harstick, August and Clella Eilerts 
and Otto and Annie Becker; an uncle, David Becker; and two 
cousins, Tracy Eilerts and Derek Hansen.

Fremont Tribune
June 16, 2008
DECEASED:Nadine B BACHMANN
BIRTH:March 22, 1929, in rural Columbus, NE to 
Henry and Ella (Muhle) Brauner
MARRIAGE:J. Dale Bachmann on Sept. 7, 1947, at 
Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus, NE
DEATH:June 13, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 19  Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE
BURIAL: Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:  Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband on July 11, 2001; her 
parents and a sister, Delores Bachmann
 
Fremont Tribune
June 16, 2008
DECEASED:Hilda M CLINCH
BIRTH:Nov. 15, 1922, in Prague, NE to Frank and 
Sophie (Nesladek) Sloup
MARRIAGE:Henry Clinch in Beatrice, NE in 1947
DEATH:June 15, 2008, in Lincoln, NE
SERVICES: June 18  St. Wenceslaus Catholic 
Church in Wahoo, NE
BURIAL:St. Francis Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband;  a daughter, a 
daughter-in-law, two brothers, a sister-in-law, a 
sister, two brothers-in-law and a grandson.
   
Fremont Tribune
June 16, 2008
DECEASED:Leslie W JONES
BIRTH:May 4, 1912, in Dodge Co, NE to John and 
Margaret (Rodewald) Jones
MARRIAGE:Clara Stephenson in May 1932; 
Doris (Bruns) Bliemeister on Jan. 12, 1969
DEATH:June 13, 2008, Beemer, NE
SERVICES:June 17  Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral 
Home in West Point, NE
BURIAL:Beemer Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in 
West Point, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his first wife in 1968; his 
second wife in 2007; a son, a daughter, a 
brother, two sisters and a stepdaughter

Fremont Tribune
June 17, 2008
DECEASED:Lois McMAHAN
BIRTH: Dec. 11, 1934, near Leshar, Saunders Co, NE 
to Clarence and Vernie (Harms) Stoltenberg
MARRIAGE: Calvin J. L. McMahan on Nov. 20, 1953, in Missouri
DEATH:June 13, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 17  Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
BURIAL: Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents
 
Fremont Tribune
June 17, 2008
DECEASED:William J. “Bill” MEYER
BIRTH: Aug. 18, 1934, in Scribner, NE to William and 
Bernice (Paden) Meyer Sr
MARRIAGE: Betty Wegner
DEATH:June 15, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 18   Trinity Lutheran Church 
in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Glencoe Cemetery at Dodge, NE
IN CHARGE: Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his first 
wife, Betty (Wegner) Meyer; and a grandson
 
Fremont Tribune
June 17, 2008
DECEASED: Anna M HORAK
BIRTH:July 4, 1909, in Rogers, NE to Joseph and 
Annie (Blazek) Ruzicka
MARRIAGE:Adolph Horak on Feb. 26, 1930, in rural 
Howells, NE
DEATH:June 14, 2008, at her daughter’s 
home in Hickman, NE
SERVICES:June 20  First Presbyterian 
Church in Schuyler, NE
BURIAL: Schuyler Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Svoboda Funeral Home South 
Chapel in Schuyler, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY Her husband on 
July 26, 2000;  two brothers and a sister
 
Fremont Tribune
June 17, 2008
DECEASED:Sarabelle HOEGEMEYER
BIRTH:Aug. 26, 1917, in Omaha, NE to Stephen 
and Jessie (Reed) Sears
MARRIAGE:Marvin W. Hoegemeyer on 
Aug. 2, 1939, in Walthill, NE
DEATH:June 14, 2008, at Oakland, NE
SERVICES:June 18  St. John’s Lutheran Church 
in rural Lyons, NE
BURIAL:St. John’s Cemetery in rural Lyons, NE
IN CHARGE:Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons, NE 

Fremont Tribune
June 18, 2008
DECEASED:George KORBEL, Sr
BIRTH:Mar 19, 1927, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to 
John Korbel and Marie (Keclikova) Korbelova
MARRIAGE:In 1956, Kveta Sindlerova, who was born in 
Skryje, in the county seat of Rakovnik
DEATH:June 16, 2008, at his home in Wisner, NE
SERVICES:June 19  St. Joseph’s Catholic 
Church in Wisner, NE
BURIAL:St. Joseph’s Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner, NE 

Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED: Marian A MINERS
BIRTH:July 18, 1922, in Yutan, NE to Joachim 
and Anna (Kuhr) Hollst
MARRIAGE:Richard Miners on Aug. 26, 1941
in Yutan, NE
DEATH:June 18, 2008, in Wahoo, NE
SERVICES:June 20   St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran 
Church in Yutan, NE
BURIAL:Hollst Lawn Cemetery in Yutan, NE
IN CHARGE:Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, a son and a sister
 
Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED:Gordon L WARREN
BIRTH:69 yrs  in San Jose, Calif.
MARRIAGE:Patricia Christensen on Feb. 28, 1968, in Morrison, Ill
DEATH:June 17, 2008, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 20   Dugan Funeral Chapel in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE: Dugan Funeral Chapel in Fremont, NE
 
Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED:Richard M. “Rick” LARSEN
BIRTH: Aug. 5, 1932, in Wahoo, NE to Walter and 
Nora (Larson) Larsen.
MARRIAGE:Marjorie Worent in Oct 1955 in Beatrice, NE;
Mary Lou Morrow of Tekamah, NE on June 16, 1968
DEATH:June 17, 2008, at his home in Wahoo, NE
SERVICES:June 21   Wahoo Community Church
BURIAL: Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, NE
IN CHARGE:Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his first wife in Mar 1967; an infant 
daughter, a brother, a sister, a great-grandson and a 
great-granddaughter
 
Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED:Marvin “Mick” Henry TIETJEN, Jr
BIRTH:Feb. 24, 1941, in Oakland, NE to Marvin H. and 
Ann (Schneider) Tietjen
MARRIAGE:Anita Rabe on Aug. 18, 1962, in Uehling, NE
DEATH:June 17, 2008, Sioux City, IA
SERVICES:June 21   Redeemer Lutheran Church 
in Sioux City, IA
BURIAL: Lyons Cemetery 
IN CHARGE:Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  a son and a sister-in-law
 
Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED:William “Bill” RUSKAMP
BIRTH:Nov. 17, 1913, in rural West Point, NE to Joseph and 
Anna (Grosserohde) Ruskamp
MARRIAGE:Veronica “Verna” Ernesti on Oct. 4, 1939
in rural West Point, NE
DEATH:June 17, 2008, at West Point, NE
SERVICES:June 20  Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 
Olean, rural Dodge, NE
BURIAL:Sacred Heart Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Humlicek Funeral Home in Dodge, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his wife on Aur 24, 2006;a 
daughter, seven brothers and two sisters 
 
Fremont Tribune
June 19, 2008
DECEASED:Emily W DUNKER
BIRTH: Jan. 19, 1908, in North Bend, NE to James 
and Mary (Beranek) Walla 
MARRIAGE:Harold W. Dunker on March 18, 1928, at the 
Purple Cane Parsonage, NW of North Bend NE; Alvin Dunker 
on April 6, 1963, in Omaha, NE
DEATH: June 15, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 20   Salem Lutheran Church 
in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Woodland Cemetery in North Bend, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her first husband on June 14, 1961; 
her second husband on Sept 25, 1991;  her parents; a 
brother, Willis Walla; and stepdaughter, Carol Castl
 
Fremont Tribune
June 21, 2008
DECEASED:JaDee Marie VOSS
BIRTH:Aug. 18, 1977, in Fremont to Dennis and Joyce Voss
DEATH: June 16, 2008, in Walnut Creek, CA
SERVICES:June 25  First United Methodist 
Church in Fremont, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Cemetery in Fremont
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her father, Dennis Voss, and 
grandfathers, Elmer Voss and Stanley Coleman
 
Fremont Tribune
June 21, 2008
DECEASED:Ronald G "Ron" ERICSON
BIRTH: Oct. 25, 1938, in Genoa, NE to George and 
Mildred (Kallberg) Ericson
MARRIAGE: Delores "Dee" Ericson
DEATH:June 10, 2008, in Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 14 at St. Timothy’s Lutheran 
Church in Omaha, NE
BURIAL:Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha, NE
IN CHARGE:John A. Gentleman Mortuary
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents


Fremont Tribune
June 23, 2008
DECEASED:Lila Fern SCHROEDER
BIRTH: Nov. 11, 1926, in Albion, NE to George John 
and Florence (Packhert) Woods
MARRIAGE:Fred W. Schroeder on July 1, 1945
in Fremont, NE
DEATH:June 21, 2008, Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:June 25  Roper and Sons, 
4300 “O” Street, in Lincoln, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE
IN CHARGE:Roper and Sons, Lincoln, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, and two 
brothers, Roger Woods and Duane Woods

Fremont Tribune
June 23, 2008
DECEASED:Raymond E. “Ray” STRAUSS
BIRTH: Oct. 9, 1933, in McCool Junction, NE to Frank 
and Laverna (Halverson) Strauss
MARRIAGE:Nancy J. Dygert on July 1, 1960, in Thayer, NE
DEATH:June 20, 2008,  Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 24   St. Charles Catholic 
Church in North Bend, NE
BURIAL:Woodland Cemetery in North Bend, NE 
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and a 
brother, Francis Strauss
  
Fremont Tribune
June 23, 2008
DECEASED:Viola M. “Vi” BLUMA
BIRTH: Sept. 24, 1919, in Alliance, NE to Harold and 
Emilie (Lobeda) Culp
MARRIAGE:George W. Bluma on Aug. 24, 1941
in Lincoln, NE
DEATH: June 22, 2008, Fremont, NE
SERVICES:June 25  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 
north of Arlington, NE
BURIAL: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery 
north of Arlington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral 
Home in Arlington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents and a brother
 
Fremont Tribune
June 23, 2008
DECEASED: Newell “Newt” KOLLATH
BIRTH: Feb. 21, 1936, in Norfolk, NE to Ernest and 
Ida (Brummels) Kollath
MARRIAGE:Sandra Lockhart on Aug. 11, 1962, at 
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NM
DEATH:June 19, 2008, Maquoketa, Iowa
SERVICES:June 24  St. Paul Lutheran Church 
in West Point, NE
BURIAL: Hill Crest Cemetery in Norfolk, NE
IN CHARGE:Stokely Funeral Home in West Point
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and a brother

Fremont Tribune
June 24, 2008
DECEASED:Linda Lou STEINKRAUS
BIRTH:Feb. 12, 1952, in Zimmerman, Minn. to Gerald 
and Lillian (Nyberg) Steinkraus
DEATH:June 21, 2008, West Point, NE
SERVICES/BURIAL: June 25  Mount Hope Cemetery 
in West Point, NE
IN CHARGE: Stokely Funeral Home in West Point, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and a brother

Fremont Tribune
June 24, 2008 
DECEASED:Nevaeh Kae TOMKA
BIRTH/DEATH:June 22, 2008, Columbus, NE
SERVICES/BURIAL: St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in 
rural Howells, NE
IN CHARGE:Humlicek Funeral Home in Dodge, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a sister, Mariah Kae; and 
great-grandparents, Don and Mary Duhacek, Harry 
and Alice Granger, Joe and Elizabeth Kaup and Jerome Tomka
 
Fremont Tribune
June 24, 2008 
DECEASED:Norman G STAAB
BIRTH:Jan. 6, 1932, in Berwyn, NE to Arthur and 
Alta (Swancutt) Staab
MARRIAGE: May 3, 1986 Christina “Chris” (Wotipka) Reznicek 
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Colon, NE
DEATH:June 22, 2008, at his home in Cedar Bluffs, NE
SERVICES:June 26  St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cedar Bluffs, NE
BURIAL:St. Mary’s Cemetery in Cedar Bluffs, NE
IN CHARGE:Moser Memorial Chapel in Cedar Bluffs, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents and five brothers
 
Fremont Tribune
June 25, 2008 
DECEASED:Frances L GREGERSON
BIRTH:Feb. 20, 1911, in Lincoln to Fred B. and 
Aimee (Brasted) Swaim
MARRIAGE:Earl F. Gregerson
DEATH:March 29, 2008 Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:June 27  Good Shepherd Presbyterian 
Church  Lincoln, NE
IN CHARGE:Roper and Sons Funeral 
Services in Lincoln, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Earl F. 
Gregerson, four sisters and a brother
 
Fremont Tribune
June 25, 2008 
DECEASED:Merle H GUSTAFSON
BIRTH:April 24, 1925, in Oakland, NE to Harry C. and 
Leora (Olson) Gustafson
MARRIAGE: Lola R. Lofgren on Sept. 27, 1947, at 
West Side Methodist Church
DEATH: June 23, 2008, at West Point, NE
SERVICES:June 26  Trinity Church in West Point, NE
BURIAL: Westside Cemetery, near Oakland, NE
IN CHARGE:Stokely Funeral Home in West Point, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a granddaughter

Fremont Tribune
June 26, 2008 
DECEASED:Eileen P ZICAFOOSE
BIRTH:Jan. 10, 1923, in Malmo, NE to Richard and 
Pearl (Roslund) Barry
MARRIAGE:Bernard Holtorf; Clifford Zicafoose
DEATH: June 24, 2008,  Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 28  Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo, NE
IN CHARGE:Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Clifford Zicafoose; her 
parents; a brother, Wayne Barry; her first husband, Bernard 
Holtorf; and a stepson, Zachary Zicafoose.
 
Fremont Tribune
June 27, 2008 
DECEASED:Doris Mae GEORGESON
BIRTH:Aug. 22, 1928, in rural Burt Co, near Tekamah NE
to Roy and Mamie (Johnson) Wedgewood
MARRIAGE:Merwin H. Georgeson on Sept. 8, 1950, in Papillion, NE
DEATH:June 23, 2008,  Tulsa, OK
SERVICES: June 27  First Baptist Church in Tekamah, NE
BURIAL:Tekamah Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; her husband, Merwin; 
and a sister and brother-in-law, Ardeth and Larry Hennig.

Fremont Tribune
June 28, 2008 
DECEASED:Elmer A HILBERS
BIRTH:Dec. 10, 1918, on the family farm in rural 
Hooper, NE to George and Matilda (Suhr) Hilbers.
MARRIAGE:Coletta Ott on Feb. 13, 1949, at Grace 
Lutheran Church in Hooper, NE
DEATH:June 27, 2008, at Hooper, NE
SERVICES:June 30   St. Paul’s Lutheran 
Church north of Hooper, NE
BURIAL: St. Paul’s Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral 
Chapel in Hooper, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a brother, Oltman; three sisters, Olga 
Kramer, Dora Hasemann and Emma Johnson; and a 
son-in-law, Steve Flores.
 
Fremont Tribune
June 28, 2008 
DECEASED: Robert Arthur POLLAND
BIRTH:Aug. 14, 1943, in Waterloo, NE to Bruno and 
Charlotte (Brooks) Polland
MARRIAGE:Patricia Guenther on May 10, 1980
DEATH: June 26, 2008, at his home in Valley, NE
SERVICES:June 29  St. Mark's Lutheran 
Church in Valley, NE
IN CHARGE:Reichmuth Funeral Home in Valley, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  by his parents, three 
brothers and a sister
 
Fremont Tribune
June 28, 2008 
DECEASED: Stephen F ALBERS
BIRTH:Dec. 15, 1943, in Omaha to William 
and Mary (Johns) Albers
MARRIAGE:Sharon Monaghan on May 22, 1980
in Bellevue, NE
DEATH:June 25, 2008, Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:June 30  Kucera-Kracl Funeral 
Home in Prague, NE
BURIAL:Prague National Cemetery in Prague
IN CHARGE:Kucera-Kracl Funeral Home in Prague
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, a sister and 
three brothers
 
Fremont Tribune
June 28, 2008 
DECEASED:Doris Caroline ANTHONY
BIRTH:Feb. 5, 1927, in Fremont, NE to Olaf 
and Emma (Carlson) Peterson
MARRIAGE:Gifford Dixon in 1950; Leonard Anthony 
on Oct. 10, 1969, in Fremont, NE
DEATH:June 26, 2008, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:later in Fremont, NE 
IN CHARGE:Dugan Funeral Chapel in Fremont, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY by a son, a stepson and 
a great-grandson

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