Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov 2009 3 Nov 2009 Dennis Lee CRAWFORD, 63, of Cozad, NE, died Oct. 31, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Funeral Services held Nov. 7, 2009 at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Larry. He was born Dec. 10, 1945, at Lexington, to Merle Paine and Loretta Velma (Rimpley) Crawford. 6 Nov 2009 Kay Elaine (Anderson) BUCK , 50 of Hastings, NE, formerly of Kearney, NE died Oct. 27, 2009 at Minden Long Term Care. Memorial services held on Nov. 14, 2009 at Mosaic’s Zion Chapel in Axtell, NE. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Lexington, NE. She was born Mar 11, 1959 in Lexington. 6 Nov 2009 Henry J. “Hank” GRUNTORAD, Jr. of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 5, 2009 in Hastings, NE. Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 9, 2009, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Hank was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Chet and Clara Anthony; his son, Mark; sister, Agnes and brother-in-law, Frank and one brother, Joe. He was born July 14, 1943, at Lexington, to Henry Joseph and Susie Kathryn (Thinnes) Gruntorad. Hank was united in marriage to Karen Anthony on Oct. 20, 1962, at Lexington. 10 Nov 2009 Dr. Kathy H. CARPENTER, 67, of Kearney, NE, died Nov. 7, 2009. Memorial services were held Nov. 11 at the O’Brien - Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney. She was born Nov. 30, 1941 in Omaha, NE to Earl and Edna (Pilster) Rhode. On Nov. 26, 1960, she married Walter W. Carpenter. 10 Nov 2009 Michael Loyd Van CLEAVE, 58, of Lexington, NE, died Nov. 9, 2009. A Celebration of Mike’s Life held Nov. 13, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington. Inurnment will be in the Cozad Cemetery at Cozad, NE. Mike was preceded in death by his parents and his grandparents, especially his beloved grandma Christine. He was born Dec. 27, 1950, at Lexington to Loyd K. and Caryl Maureen (West) Van Cleave. 10 Nov 2009 Ron D. BROOKS, age 71, of Lincoln, NE, died Nov. 8, 2009. A Celebration of Life service were held Nov. 12, 2009 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Inurnment will be at Wyuka Cemetery at a later date. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Joan Morris and a baby sister that was born at rest. Ron was born July 27, 1938 in Columbus Junction, Iowa to Orville and Beulah (Urling) Brooks. He married Susan Anne Carlson in Holdrege on Sept. 9, 1967. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Perry and Leora Castle and Ralph and Maxine Downin. He was born July 5, 2006 at Cozad to Brian and Heidi (Castle) Bazata at Cozad. 10 Nov 2009 Ethan Glen BAZATA, age 3, of Cozad, died Nov. 7, 2009 at Cozad, NE. Mass of the Christian Burial held Nov. 12, 2009 at Christ The King Catholic Church in Cozad. Burial will be in the Cozad Cemetery at Cozad. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Perry and Leora Castle and Ralph and Maxine Downin. He was born July 5, 2006 at Cozad to Brian and Heidi (Castle) Bazata at Cozad. 10 Nov 2009 Frank David SANGER, 87, of Franklin, died Nov. 6, 2009. Funeral services were Nov. 9, 2009 at Macon Zion Lutheran Church in Macon, NE. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery. Frank was preceded in death by his parents, David and Hannah Sanger and his brothers John and Elmer Sanger. Frank was born Feb. 9, 1922 at the Sanger family farm home northeast of Franklin. On May 28, 1944 Frank was united in marriage to Ethel Trambly in Franklin. 10 Nov 2009 Marilyn Dee KLEIN, 66 years of age, of Funk died Nov. 6, 2009 at her home in Funk, NE. Funeral Services conducted from the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, NE, Nov. 10, 2009. Interment in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington, NE. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; father-in-law, Lawrence Klein, and nephew, Brian Klein. Marilyn was born Mar 9, 1943 at Lexington to Alfred Ross and Thelma Geraldine (Grant) Vollmer. On Nov. 28, 1965, she was united in marriage to Tommy Klein in Lexington. 17 Nov 2009 Larry Howard WHITE Sr., 65, of Bertrand, NE, formerly of rural Lexington, NE died Nov. 15, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Memorial Services were conducted from the Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield, NE Nov. 20, 2009. Private inurnment will be in the Elwood Cemetery at Elwood, NE prior to the memorial service. Larry was born May 13, 1944 near Elwood in Gosper County, the son of Howard William and Betty Muriel (Lawhead) White. On June 22, 1963 he was united in marriage to Irene L. Chavez. 24 Nov 2009 Lee HOLTMEIER, 74, of Grand Island, NE, died Nov. 22, 2009 at home with his loving family by his side. Services at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Private family burial will be prior to service in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Mr. Holtmeier was born Aug. 30, 1935 at Tobias, NE, the son of Albert and Hermina (Meyer) Holtmeier. He was united in marriage to Willa (Jeanie) Kotas on Aug. 4, 1957 at Milligan, NE. 24 Nov 2009 Opal M. MAGNUSON, 87, resident of Lexington, NE, and Dawson County most of her life, died Nov. 23, 2009 in Kearney, NE. Funeral Services Nov. 30, 2009, at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in Lexington. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerald in 1999; three sisters and four brothers-in-law. She was born Dec. 24, 1921, at Maxwell to Arthur Carl and Orpha Opal (Cantrell) Lake. She married Gerald Magnuson Sept. 5, 1943, at Key West, FL. 24 Nov 2009 Michelle EGENBERGER, 39, of Elm Creek, NE, died Nov. 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Memorial services held Nov. 25 at First Baptist Church in Kearney. Private family burial will be held prior to the service at the Elm Creek cemetery. She was preceded in death by infant brother, Michael, grandfathers, Arnold Hogeland and Alvin Bunger, father-in-law, Bill Egenberger. She was born Feb. 18, 1970 in Minden to Thomas and Valerie (Bunger) Hogeland. She was married to Matthew Egenberger in Estes Park, Colo., on Feb. 14, 1996. 24 Nov 2009 Milan “Mike” PSOTA, 78, of Ravenna, NE, died Nov. 20, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Services were held Nov. 24, 2009 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Ravenna. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kristine K. Schneider on March 5, 2000 and a brother, Clarence Psota, on June 5, 2004. Milan Psota was born June 8, 1931 in Sherman County to Rudolph and Albie (Kostal) Psota. He married Barbara J. Vavra on Nov. 5, 1954 in Greeley, Colo. 25 Nov 2009 Ray I. WOLFE, Jr. 59, of Lexington, NE, died Nov. 24, 2009 at his home in Lexington. Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 30, 2009, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE, with full Military Honors. Ray was preceded in death by his mother and daughter, Nicole. He was born Sept. 12, 1950, at North Platte, NE, to Ray, Sr. and Janice (Masur) Wolfe. He was united in marriage to Kristy Albrecht on May 12, 2001, in Lexington. 27 Nov 2009 Carl Justus SANDQUIST 83 of Albany, OR, died Sept. 24. A rosary service was held Sept. 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by daughter Nancy on Jan. 14, 1998. He was born in Bertrand to Justus and Eva Sandquist. Carl married Jean Prasch on Feb. 21, 1949 in Lexington. 30 Nov 2009 Dennis L. Van CLEAVE, 60, of Warren, OH, died Nov. 27, 2009 at his brother's residence. He was born July 12, 1949 in Lexington, NE, a son of Raymond H. Van Cleave and Margaret Agnes O'Meara Van Cleave. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. 30 Nov 2009 Joyce Louise HOEFT, 67, of Johnson Lake, NE, died Nov. 26, 2009, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. Funeral Services held Dec. 1, 2009 at Lexington Christian Church in Lexington, NE. Burial was at the Evergreen Cemetery at Lexington. She was born July 26, 1942, at Stromsburg, NE to Birgir and Rosie (Bristow) Gulbrandson. Joyce was united in marriage to Donald “Cowboy” Hoeft on July 14, 1970, at Denver, CO. 30 Nov 2009 Adolph STICHLIK, 90, of Norfolk, NE, died Nov. 27, 2009 at Bryan LGH West Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Funeral services were Nov. 30, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Norfolk. Burial was at Prospect Hill Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 years, Lillianne Stuchlik, two daughters, Karren Telecky and LaVonne Roth, six brothers and three sisters. Adolph was born on May 21, 1919 at Prague, NE, the son of Frank and Sophie (Vyhildal) Stuchlik. Adolph married Lillianne Fuxa on Aug. 20, 1942 at the St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lincoln. ====== Copyright © 2009 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project