Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 4, 2008 Leslie (Les) O. WOLF, 84, of Kearney and former Overton resident, died Nov. 1, 2008 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. Graveside memorial services were held Nov. 4, at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, three brothers and one grandson; Casey Wolf. He was born on July 22, 1924 in Pattonsburg, MO., to G. F. and Eliza (Maret) Wolf. He was married to June Johnston in North Platte on Oct. 5, 1947. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 4, 2008 Walter Hewitt HYSLOP, 84, of Holdrege, NE. Died Nov. 3, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial conducted from the All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege on Nov. 7, 2008. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery at Bertrand, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law; two brothers, Louis and Kenneth Hyslop; sister, Boyda Jean McGill; daughter-in-law, Andrea Hyslop; granddaughter, Carol Pantry; adopted granddaughter, Ericka Rodriguez and two sisters-in-law: Delpha Johnson and Dolores Naumann. Walter was born on April 4, 1924. United in marriage to Doreatha Mae Colgan on Jan. 3, 1947 at the St. Ann's Catholic in Lexington, NE. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 7, 2008 Evelyn BARNES, age 78 of Cozad, died Oct. 27, 2008 at her home in Cozad, NE. Memorial services held Nov. 8, 2008 at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Cozad. Inurnment in the Cozad Cemetery. She was born June 11, 1930 at Cozad, to Alonzo and Eva Mary (Lemmer) Buckley. In 1949 she married Junior VanCleave. Mr. Barnes preceded her in death in 2007. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 8, 2008 Darlene D. HAMILTON, 44, of Callaway, died Nov. 5, 2008, at her home near Callaway, NE. Services Nov. 10, 2008, at the Callaway Community Church in Callaway. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway. Darlene was preceded in death by her mother Theresia and brother Larry. She was born Jan. 1, 1964 at Ogallala to Arthur and Theresia (Gross) Durkop. She was united in marriage to Ray Hamilton on May 6, 1989. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 8, 2008 Robert "Bob" STEVENS, age 89 of Eustis, NE, died Nov. 9, 2008 in Kearney, NE. Services held Nov. 12, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Eustis. Burial in the Westview Cemetery at Eustis with military honors. He was born April 4, 1919 at Eustis to Fred and Della (Pickering) Stevens. On June 13, 1944, he married Donna Bell McNeal of Gothenburg. He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Belle (McNeal) Stevens; his son, Kim Robert Stevens and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Daphna Stevens. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 8, 2008 Leo J. SCHLECHT, 94, of Fremont, died Nov. 8, 2008 in Scribner, NE. Funeral services Nov. 12, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont. Burial in the Beemer Cemetery. Leo was born on Oct. 9, 1914 near Dodge to John and Sophia (Brazda) Schlecht. On Sept. 15, 1938, Leo married Christine Toelle in Beemer. Leo was preceded in death by a grandson, three brothers and a sister. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 14, 2008 Kathleen R. HICKMAN, 79, of Columbus, died Oct. 30, 2008. Services were Nov. 4, 2008 at the McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with interment at the Columbus Cemetery. Kathleen was born Nov. 24, 1928 in Bertrand to Fred and Jessie (Duff) Biesecker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Hickman; her father, Fred Biesecker; her mother, Jessie Biesecker and five brothers and three sisters. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 14, 2008 Beverly Kay (Jorgensen) ROLLENHAGEN, 41, of Curtis, died Nov. 12, 2008, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Funeral services held Nov. 17, at the United Methodist Church in Curtis. Interment at the Curtis Cemetery. Bev was born Mar 27, 1967, in Lexington to Hugh (Pete), Jr. and Nancy Lee (Price) Jorgensen. She married Scott Rollenhagen on Jan. 1, 2005 at the United Methodist Church in Curtis. Beverly is preceded in death by her grandparents and parents. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 14, 2008 Kenneth William HOLEN, 92, of Lexington, died Nov. 13, 2008. Services Nov. 17, 2008, at Grace Lutheran Church in Lexington. Burial in Robb Cemetery south of Lexington. He was born Dec. 10, 1915, at Bertrand to William and Opal (Karr) Holen. He was united in marriage to Lucille Miller on May 7, 1939, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille (Miller) Holen; parents; son-in-law, Jerry Bryan; grandson, David Bryan, step-grandson, Craig Bryan; three brothers and their wives, Bernard (Winifred) Holen and Neil (Betty) Holen, LaVern (Eleanor) Holen. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 14, 2008 Norma J. WARREN, 84, of Lexington, died Nov. 13, 2008. Services held Nov. 18, 2008, at Lexington Christian Church. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. She was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Dawson County to Hunter and Laura (Lobdell) Delap. She was united in marriage to Paul Warren on Jan. 16, 1943, at Lexington. Norma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul in 2005; brother, Jack and son, Gary in 1966. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 18, 2008 Lois KOSTMAN, age 83 of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 16, 2008 in Lincoln, NE. Services will be held Nov. 21, 2008 at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad. Burial will be in the Cozad Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd in 1972; a sister, Jane; brother, William. She was born May 8, 1925 at Oconto to William "Earl" and Mary (Hothem) Stockham. In 1943, she married Neal Long. Mr. Long served in WWII where he was killed at Normandy. On Feb. 28, 1948, she married Lloyd Kostman. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 18, 2008 Virginia WAREHAM, age 84 of Lincoln, formerly of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 13, 2008. Services were held Nov. 18, 2008 at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Cozad. Burial was in the Peckham Cemetery southwest of Gothenburg, NE. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenny and Keith DeCamp; and a sister, Henrietta who died at birth. She was born June 22, 1924 at Gothenburg to Fred and Vinnie (Sheridan) DeCamp. On Sept. 1, 1950, she married Samuel D. Wareham. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 18, 2008 Vera CLARK, age 89 of Holdrege, formerly of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 15, 2008. Services held Nov. 21, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad, NE. Burial in the Cozad Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2006; a granddaughter, Deborah Clark; daughter-in-law, Marlene Clark; and five brothers. She was born July 18, 1919 at Kalispell, Mont., to George and Chloe (VanDolah) Dern. On Nov. 24, 1937, she married Ray Clark at Kalispell, MT. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 18, 2008 Betty Nadine GOLDEN, 81, of Minden, NE, died Nov.15, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Services Nov. 19, 2008, at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington, NE. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dwight in 1994; sister, Nelda Golden, and son-in-law; Donald Ballheim. She was born Aug. 13, 1927 at Omaha to Homer and Etta May (Kelso) Emley. She was united in marriage to Dwight Golden on April 7, 1945 at Omaha, NE. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 18, 2008 Harold Ervin SORENSEN, 84, of rural Lexington, died Nov. 15, 2008, at his home near Lexington, NE. Memorial service held Nov. 20, 2008, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in Lexington. Inurnment will be held at a later date at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery near Lexington. He was born July 26, 1924, in rural Dawson County, NE to Soren and Anna (Christiansen) Sorensen. He was united in marriage to Viva Beck on May 14, 1942, at Norton, Kan. Harold was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Viva; two daughters, Linda and Phyllis; four brothers, Fred, Andy, Anton and Bill and four sisters, Christina, Pat, Tillie and Serena. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 20, 2008 Franklin 'Frank' Edward BOWER died Nov. 15, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook, NE at the age of 74. Services were Nov. 18, 2008, at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery in McCook. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Doris Bower and father-in-law, Loyall Nicholson. He was born Mar 23, 1934, in McCook to Walter and Sophia (Schutz) Bower. On Feb. 14, 1960, Frank married Andrea Nicholson in McCook. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 20, 2008 Bobby Joe SPEER age 65 of Cozad, formerly of Broken Bow, NE, died Nov. 13, 2008. Services were held Nov. 17, 2008, at Govier Bros. Mortuary at Broken Bow. Inurnment at the Broken Bow Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Richard and Harold and a sister Leola. Mr. Speer was born Nov. 5, 1943 to Carl and Fern (Meston) Speer. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 21, 2008 Bonnie BURGESS, age 77 of Wheat Ridge, Colo., died Nov. 18, 2008. Services will be held Nov. 22, 2008 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad, NE. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington, NE. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; five sisters; a nephew, Steve Burgess; two nieces, Judy Hagan and Carolyn Kyle and longtime companion, Chuck Stanfield. She was born Nov. 29, 1930 in Dawson County to Dory and Maud (Gentry) Burgess. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 21, 2008 Jean TRUSDALE, age 85 of Cozad, died Nov. 19, 2008. Services held Nov. 22, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad. Burial in the Cozad Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, William; her parents and her sister, Madge. She was born June 29, 1923 at Winifred, Kan., to Elmer and Bess (Fulcomer) Henry. She married William P. Trusdale on June 13, 1947, in Topeka, KS. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 21, 2008 Jerry WITTENBERGER, age 78 of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 17, 2008. Services were held Nov. 20, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. Burial was at the Cozad Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Helen Michels and Marjorie Bunting and two brothers, Herbert and John. He was born Mar 26, 1930 at Carleton to Herbert and Mary (Walker) Wittenberger. On Mar 22, 1953, he married Leola M. Arnold at Belvedere, NE. Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 24, 2008 Marylee L. OLSON, 62, of Lexington, NE, died Nov. 19, 2008, at her home near Lexington, NE. Services Nov. 22, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. Graveside Services at Stromsburg Cemetery in Stromsburg, NE. Marylee was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda and a nephew, Bart Rhodes. She was born July 10, 1946, in Seward County, to Milton and Wanda (West) Winkelmann. She was united in marriage to Dwayne Olson on Nov. 24, 1976, at Holdrege, NE. ====== Copyright © 2008 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project