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Steven Gail Lorenzen
FREMONT - Steven Gail Lorenzen, 51, of Fremont, died May 29, 2001.
He was born in Fremont to Gail and Darlene Franke Lorenzen in July 7, 1949. He lived in several places over the last 20 years including Omaha, Denver, Phoenix, and North Platte. He had been living in Norfolk for the past year.
He had worked at AT&T, Mountain Bell and Northwestern Bell for about 20 years before working for eight years at Ross Perry Motors in North Platte. Most recently, he had worked for KOOI in Norfolk.
Mr. Lorenzen is survived by a daughter, Ashley L. Lorenzen of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lorenzen Family Memorial fund c/o Omaha State Bank 12100 W. Center Road, Omaha, NE. 68144
Services will be at 11 a.m. June 11 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Kathryn 'Katie' Lovelace
Kathryn "Katie" Lovelace of North Platte died June 1, 2001, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was 87.
She was born June 6, 1913, to John and Marie Worster Schwabauer in Lincoln, where she grew up.
When she was younger, she worked in the beet fields in the Scottsbluff area during the spring. When she was older, she worked at Gooshes Mills in Lincoln.
On Jan. 6, 1936, she married Homer Leonard Lovelace at Seward. They lived in different Nebraska communities including Lincoln, Lexington and in 1953, they moved to North Platte.
As a child she was confirmed in the First German Congregational Church in Lincoln and had attended the Westfield Four Square Church in North Platte.
Mrs. Lovelace is survived by two daughters, Patricia (Robert) Schimek of North Platte and Connie (Robert) Runge of Sidney; four sons, Jack (Priscilla) and Gary (Sandy), all of North Platte, Ronald (Yvette) of Marino, Calif., and Michael (Lois) of Millington, Tenn.; 22 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Claude Lovelace; her parents; three sisters, Marie Schwabauer, Marie Whitmarsh, and Amelia "Peggy" Schwindt; four brothers, John, John, Jacob and Herman Schwabauer; and a grandson.
Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Westfield Four Squares Church with the Rev. Jerry Skinner officiating. Burial will be in the North Platte Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Odean Colonial Chapel, and before the service Tuesday at the church.
Frieda A. Miller
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Frieda A. Miller, 92, of Englewood, Colo., died May 31, 2001, at Swedish Hospital in Englewood.
She was born Oct. 28, 1908, to Frederick and Thalena Gerdes Miller at Deshler. She lived in North Platte as a youth with her family. She became a licensed practical nurse and worked at the veterans hospital in Denver.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Englewood, the Ladies Aid of the church, the Morning Guild and the Cherrelyn Extension Club.
Survivors include a brother, Edwin Miller of Bellevue; four nieces, Phyllis Bell of Oklahoma City, Okla., Marjorie Draper of Englewood, Carol Stevens of Polk and Talva Brager of Santa Clara, Calif; five nephews, Philip Miller of Bellevue, Ronald Draper of Golden, Colo., Bill Draper of Aurora, Colo., Kent Miller of North Platte and Matt Thomas Davis of Portland, Ore.; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; and a great-great-great-nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Anna Draper and LaVerna Davis; and two brothers, George and Orville.
Memorials are suggested to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 3695 S. Acoma St., Englewood, CO, 80110.
Services were June 2, 2001, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Englewood.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the North Platte Cemetery with the Rev. Ronald Draper officiating.
Adams and Swanson Funeral Home in North Platte is in charge.
Carl Woodrow Nielsen
Carl Woodrow Nielsen, 82, of North Platte died May 31, 2001, at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 30, 1918, on the Garfield Table west of Arnold to Christ and Katherine Hansen Nielsen. He attended rural school in the area and graduated from Gandy High School.
In May 1940, he married Darlene V. Ostrom and they owned and operated a farm at Arnold. They moved to Oregon in 1948, where they operated a gas station and grocery store. They returned to North Platte, where they owned and operated Nielsen's Grocery Store on Rodeo Road for a number of years.
Mr. Nielsen was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a talented baseball player and liked playing the harmonica with his brother. He was a part of the North Platte Living History and was an active volunteer at the senior center.
He was a gifted bowler, horseshoe player, an avid gardener, fisherman and hunter. He enjoyed playing cards with his family and taught horseshoes to elementary school children.
Survivors include a daughter, Diann D. (Loren) Rea of Moore, S.D.; a son, Dennis C. (Pat) of Moore; a brother, Albert C. (Nina Mae) Nielsen of North Platte; four grandchildren, Linda Rea (Terry) Gregory, Lauri Ann Rae, Lisa Rae (Carl) Edwards, and D. Carl (Janine) Nielsen II; five great-grandchildren, R. Alan and Matthew H. Campbell, Meagan M. and Bradley R. Gregory and Elaine R. Nielsen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jan. 20, 1998; four sisters, Anna Gill, Christine Essley, Pauline Barnes and an infant sister, Christina Nielsen; and five brothers, Paul, Nels, John, Andrew and Christian Nielsen.
Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte with the Rev. Sandra Patterson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time today at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.
Saturday, June 2, 2001
Fred LeRoy Gilmore
BROKEN BOW - Fred LeRoy Gilmore, 44, of Miller died May 31, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
He was born Sept. 19, 1956, to George Otis and Dolores Maxine Mason Gilmore in Pawnee City. He moved to Merna in 1968 with his mother and brothers. He graduated from Anslemo-Merna High School in 1975, and worked at New Holland. In 1979, he served in the Air Force as a Med Air Evac until 1985. While enlisted, he was stationed in Japan, Florida and St. Louis.
In 1986, he moved to New Jersey, where he was a nurseryman for six years. He returned to Nebraska in 1991 and continued in the nursery business until 1994, when he started working at Marshall Engine. He worked there until October 1999, when he became disabled.
On Dec. 26, 1999, he married Rhonda Hoes.
Mr. Gilmore is survived by his wife; three daughters, Jaimee, Katie and Winnie, all of Miller; his mother of Merna; his father of Rockwall, Texas; and three brothers, Paul of Tucson, Ariz., Joel of Amherst and Kurt of Miller.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dale; and his father-in-law, Ronald Hulme.
Memorials are suggested to the family.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Miller Christian Church with the Rev. David Harder officiating. Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Inverson Memorial Chapel in Broken Bow and until noon Tuesday at the church.
Steven Gail Lorenzen
FREMONT - Steven Gail Lorenzen, 51, of Fremont, died May 29, 2001.
He was born in Fremont to Gail and Darlene Franke Lorenzen in July 7, 1949. He lived in several places over the last 20 years including Omaha, Denver, Phoenix, and North Platte. He had been living in Norfolk for the past year.
He had worked at AT&T, Mountain Bell and Northwestern Bell for about 20 years before working for eight years at Ross Perry Motors in North Platte. Most recently, he had worked for KOOI in Norfolk.
Mr. Lorenzen is survived by a daughter, Ashley L. Lorenzen of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lorenzen Family Memorial fund c/o Omaha State Bank 12100 W. Center Road, Omaha, NE. 68144
Services will be at 11 a.m. June 11, 2001, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Terry Booten
ANSELMO - Terry Booten, 63, of Anselmo died June 3, 2001, at his home in Anselmo.
He was born Nov. 17, 1937, at Wakefield to Harold F. and Mary Margaret Schwartz Booten. He attended country school and graduated in 1957 from Anselmo High School. While in high school, he worked for T.W. and Frances McMillan, of whom he was always fond. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960.
On March 4, 1965, he married Norma Ferguson and they made their home in Anselmo.
Mr. Booten was an employee of the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Surviving him is his wife; two daughters, Tammy (Dan) Burnett of Anselmo and Toni (Carl) French of Broken Bow; three grandchildren, Jamie, Austin and Justin French of Broken Bow; two brothers, Wayne Booton of Marshall, Mich., and Ron Booten of Anselmo; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Memorials are suggested to the Custer County Hospice or to the donor's choice.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the New Helena Cemetery east of Anselmo with the Rev. Doug Jones officiating.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow.
W. Jeanne Hampton
LEXINGTON - W. Jeanne Hampton, 71, of Lexington died June 2, 2001, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
She was born Sept. 16, 1929, to Ora "Doc" and Marie Draper Welliver at Lexington, where she grew up and graduated in 1947 from high school. She then worked at Cornland Hotel and Ma's Kitchen.
In December 1951, she married Fred Hampton. They moved quite a bit because of her husband's construction business but Lexington was always their home. The couple had four children, Nancy, Jim, Steven and Suzanne. Her husband had two children from a previous marriage, Fred Jr. and Genevieve.
Mrs. Hampton was a waitress for 21 years at Norm's Restaurant and later at Little Paris. She enjoyed having coffee with her friends, which they called the "Girl's Coffee Club." She was an avid reader, enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and was a big Nebraska football fan.
Survivors include three daughters, Genevieve "Cookie" (Ron) Vogel of Fort Calhoun, Nancy Neff of Lexington and Suzanne Hampton and her fiance, Ric "Shorty" Hoffman of Elm Creek; three sons, Fred Jr. (Lindsey) Hampton of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Jim (Angie) Hampton of Round Rock, Texas, and Steven Hampton of Gibbon; a sister, Claribelle "Sis" Mitchell of Kearney; a brother, Jack (Wanda) Welliver of Omaha; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1976; her parents; a sister, Frances Lee Sloan; and two brothers, Vernon "Doc" and Ora W. "Buddy" Welliver.
Memorials are suggested to the family.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington with the Rev. Floyd H. Starr II officiating.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
There will be no visitation and the casket will be closed.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home is in charge.
