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Betty Drohman
Betty L. Drohman, 92, Lincoln, formerly of Deshler, died Thursday at Southlake Village in Lincoln. The daughter of Walter L. and Elsie (Green) Jacobson, she was born Dec. 12, 1922, in Albion.
She attended school in Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School. She took normal training to teach in country schools. She met her husband, Vivan, in Ogallala, where he was working on the Lake McConaughy dam. The couple married
on Nov. 29, 1941, in Ogallala. This union was blessed with the birth of two children.
Vivan was drafted into the United States Army during WWII. He and Betty went to Texas and upon his deployment she returned to Deshler, where she taught in area country schools. While teaching, she continued her education and received her bachelor's degree in teaching in the 1950s. She then taught in the Deshler Public School system for more than 30 years. In 1967, she received her master's degree from the University of Nebraska. Betty loved children and devoted her entire life to teaching young children. She especially liked the 4th graders.
Betty and Vivan lived on the family farm before they moved into Deshler, where she helped her husband with the farm chores. Her favorites were the horses, but also enjoyed cross stitch, reading and playing bridge.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Deshler until moving to Lincoln to be close to her daughter after retiring.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, William; a brother, Walter Jacobson; three sisters, Helen Tuman, Diana Toops and Carol Jacobson.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Rick Harley (Patricia), Lincoln; three grandchildren, Michele Wheeler of Firth, Scott Harley of Oceanside, Calif., and Stephanie Eells of Lincoln; nieces, nephews and friends.
Her funeral was held Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Hebron with Pastor Connie Stone officiating. Kroll Funeral Home, Deshler, was in charge of arrangements.
James Walters
James Russell Lee Walters, 66, died Saturday at the family home in Hebron. He was born in Lebanon, Mo., on July 17, 1949, to Barney Leroy Walters and Virginia Johnson Walters. He was the second of nine children.
He grew up in the Ozark hills, a rough and tumble little hillbilly boy, who did his part to give his mother the gray hair she has today. When just a little tyke, he grabbed onto some clothes going into the electric wringer washing machine and it pulled him into the ringer, grinding away until his Dad hit the ringer with such force that it broke. He carried a scar under his arm for the rest of his life.
When five years old, he contracted polio. This time it was his mother who massaged his legs for hours every night when they were hurting. As a result, he regained his ability to walk.
Then there was the time while playing good guy-bad guy and he was the bad guy who was going to be hung at sundown. He jumped off the bucket and the little rope around his neck tightened, leaving him kicking in the air. Fortunately, once again, his father was close enough to cut him down and give him a chance to grow up a bit more.
While playing hide and seek, he knew the other children were hiding in the chicken house so he quietly climbed up on the roof, stuck his head through a hole in the roof, and scared the hiders below only to find his ears prevented his head from coming back out. His dad had to make the hole bigger so he could escape. He probably wouldn't have survived life without his dad.
Jim married
Judy Applegarth on Aug. 1, 1970. They had four children: Joy, Jamie, Jonathan and Jennifer. His children were his treasures. No one could date his daughters without first facing Daddy. Only the ones who survived his hillbilly shotgun intimidation made it into his daughters' lives. Then he took them into his big heart and loved them like sons.
He worked at Potlatch Lumber Mill for several years before returning to school. He graduated from Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, in 1979 and served as pastor of Faith Christian Center from 1991 to 1999, before moving to St. Ignace, Mich., where he ministered until retiring in 2007.
He ran his own construction business for nearly 30 years, quietly praying for the people he worked for. He saw marriages restored and lives changed. When he and Judy moved to Hebron, he was hired at Thayer County Health Services to work in maintenance. Whether the staff there realized it or not, Jim took them into his heart as family ญญ just as he did the entire town. He loved people whether they knew it or not or whether they liked him or not. He was known for turning any enemies into his personal friends.
He liked to hunt and tried to instill that in his children. He patiently taught his active son, Jonathan, to sit so still that a turkey walked up and looked the boy in the eye before wandering off. Then he patiently taught him how to shoot turkeys that came that close. He also taught his girls how to hunt, and Jamie and Jennifer have both been known to put meat on the table. He passed on his carpentry skills to his oldest daughter, Joy, who makes furniture pieces. The last piece they worked on together was a manicure table for his youngest daughter, Jennifer.
Jim was preceded in death by his father, Barney Walters.
He is survived by his wife, Judy, their four children, Joy, Jamie, Jonathan and Jennifer, as well as 12 grandchildren, his mother, Virginia Walters, five brothers and three sisters.
His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Community Church in Hebron. Officiants will be pastors Steve Speichinger and Brett Mackey. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be at Monarch cemetery, Brownsville, Mo. Kroll Funeral Home, Hebron, is in charge of arrangements.
Merlin Murray
Merlin "Jerry" Murray, 90, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems in Beloit, Kan. Jerry was born Aug. 15, 1925, outside of Webber, Kan., to James and Nettie (Diamond) Murray.
Jerry celebrated 69 years of marriage to his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Bangs. They married
on May 26, 1946. To this union there were three children.
Jerry was a graduate of Montrose Rural High School and taught and coached in various locations in Kansas. He carried forth his love of sports in refereeing football, basketball and coached baseball. His greatest love was following KU basketball with his best friend, Sam Wagner, a former student. Many hours were devoted to writing statistics and discussing strategies during the games.
Upon retirement in 1987, from Coffeyville, Kan., they moved to Mankato, Kan. During retirement they took many trips, worked in the community with the Lions Club, Meals on Wheels, the Thrift Shop, church and selling tickets for Rock Hills High School games.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Nettie Murray, and siblings, Aaron Murray, Virginia Hanson, Eugene Murray, Russell Murray, Eunice Hughes and Charles Robert Murray.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Marjorie, of the home; daughter, Sylvia and husband, Dwayne Drews, Afton, Okla.; sons, Bruce and wife, Teresa, Murray, Rose Hill, Kan., Mark Murray, Kansas City, Mo.; two grandchildren, Ryan Reiman and Trevor Reiman; six step-grandchildren, David Drews, Derrick Drews, Annie Batten, Darren Thornton, Coty Thornton and Liz Edwards; three great-grandchildren, Brendan Reiman, Chandler Reiman and Macyn Reiman; and eight step great-grandchildren, Dylan Drews, Natalie Drews, Andrew Batten, Izabel Batten, Aiden Drews, Tim Thornton, Marrissa Thornton and Issabella Thornton.
His funeral was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Harmony Methodist Church, in Mankato, Kan.
Memorials may be made to the Montrose High School Scholarship Fund at Melby Mortuary or State Exchange Bank.
Joan Murray
Joan Estelle Murray, 74, died Aug. 25 after a short illness. Joan was born in Key West, Fla., May 10, 1941, to George and Lorraine Key.
She married
David Murray in Key West, Fla. They relocated to Orange Park, Fla., where she lived out the rest of her life.
Joan is survived by her husband, David, of 53 years; two daughters, Mrs. Jeff Brown (Pamela) and Denise Walsh; son, Kevin Murray; five grandchildren, Alan Murray, Kyle Brown, Justin Brown, Ashley Murray and Brooklynne Murray; brother, Dennis Key; and many other family members and friends.
Her funeral was held Aug. 29 in the chapel at Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Orange Park, Fla. Interment followed in Jacksonville Memory Gardens cemetery.
Lorena Overing
Lorena Overing, 93, was born Sept. 23, 1921 on a farm near Nelson, to Henry and Ida (Schiermeyer) Schleif. She died Sept. 21, at York.
She graduated from Nelson High School in 1939. She worked in secretarial positions in Nelson, Lincoln, Hebron and Grand Island and helped with the Boy and Girl Scout troops and Sunday school classes. She enjoyed her flowers and traveling to see her grandsons.
She married
John Overing from York on Dec. 30, 1951. To this union, three children were born, one daughter, Mrs. John O'Shea (Sue) of Ann Arbor, Mich.; two sons, John Overing of Danville, Ky., and Michael Overing of Pasadena, Calif. She had seven grandsons: Brennan and Cailen O'Shea, James and Matthew Overing, Robert John and Andrew Overing and a great-granddaughter, Olivia Madison Overing.
Survivors include her husband, John, of York.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Juanita and Aletha, and brothers, Marvin and Lin.
Her funeral was Sept. 24, from the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in York. Interment was in York's Greenwood cemetery.
Lenard Eitzmann
One of five children, Lenard Henry Albert Eitzmann, 93, was born May 24, 1922, to Carl and Dora (Mueller) Eitzmann on the family farm near Hardy.
He attended Triumph and Prairie Dell rural school in Kansas. As a young man, Lenard went along to North Dakota to help with harvest and to Iowa to help pick corn. He was engaged in farming when he married
Luella (Aden) on June 23, 1946, at St. John Lutheran Church near Auburn, Neb. They shared their home with Lenard's parents, the Carl Eitzmanns, until his parents' death.
Lenard served on the church council a few years and was a member of Byron Senior Citizens Club along with becoming a member of Spring Creek Square Dance Club in the 1980s.
They were blessed with three children, Harlan, Linda Lou and Phyllis Jean. When he retired from farming, they moved to Byron in 1974. Though they lived in Byron, Lenard drove to the farm every day and continued one of his favorite pastime activities, chopping thistles. Lenard remained in his home in Byron until entering long term care in Belleville and finally moving to Parkview Haven, Deshler, on Sept. 9. He died Sunday.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Elmer, along with his brothers, Oscar and Arthur, and his daughter, Linda Lou Douglas.
Survivors include his wife, Luella; his children, Harlan Eitzmann of Hardy, and Mrs. Frank Habbart (Phyllis) of Salina; grandchildren. Bryan Eitzmann of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Chris Kallenbach (Nicole) of Wichita, Michael Habbart of Wichita, Mrs. Eric Hutchinson (Julie) of Lawrence, Kan., and Chelsea Douglas of Houston, Texas; great-grandchildren, Luke Anthony, Harlan Jack and Annabell Marie Eitzmann of Kansas City, Mo.; Stuart Alan and Alexandria Beth Habbart of Wichita, and Aria Sophia Hutchinson of Lawrence, Kan.; a sister, Elsa Michael of Auburn, and sisters-in-law, Hilda Eitzmann of Lincoln, Neb., Erma Brewer and Velma Morton, both of Auburn, Neb.
His funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at St. Peters Lutheran Church, rural Byron, with Pastor Breen Sipes, officiating. Interment will follow at St. Peters Lutheran cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 until 9 p.m. on Thursday and from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Friday at the Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville.
Ford Bond
Ford "Barney" C. Bond, 96, of York, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, in York.
He was born Nov. 15, 1908, in Gresham to Coleman and Olive (Parker) Bond. He graduated from Gresham High School and attended the University of Nebraska Agriculture College. He married
Dollie Kirby on Jan. 3, 1933, in Gresham. He farmed and was employed by Polk County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Federal Farm Program until his retirement. They moved from the farm to Osceola in 1956 and then to York in 1964. After moving to York, he worked for J.P. Cunningham Co. & Harre Construction.
He had been a member of the Wayland Congregational Church near Gresham and the Osceola United Methodist Church. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in York. He also belonged to the Odd Fellows and several bridge clubs.
Survivors include: his wife; a son, Ralph (and wife, Janis) Bond of Fremont; a daughter, Bonnie (Mrs. Jack) Conrad of Albion; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, three step great-grandchildren and two step great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in York with the Rev. Art Phillips officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Metz Mortuary in York. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Cedar Lawn cemetery in Gresham.
Rick Williams
James Richard "Rick" Williams, 56, the son of Robert and Mary (Williams) Williams, was born June 26, 1959, in Superior. He died Sept.24, 2015, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, after a short bout with cancer.
Rick lived most of his life in Superior and graduated with the Superior High School Class of 1977. He began working with his parents in the restaurant business. After the death of his father, he managed the Hereford Inn and Deluxe Liquor Store in Superior until they closed. He moved to Hastings and worked at Wal-Mart for six years before his death.
Rick was a private person who enjoyed reading and Cornhusker football.
Rick was never married
. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surivors include his brothers, Robert and his wife, Vicki, Roger, and a sister Anita Stone; nieces, Kris Marshall and Stephanie Thayer; and a nephew, Daniel Williams.
His funeral was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home in Superior with Pastor Kristin Van Stee officiating.
Music selections were "We Celebrate Your Life," and "Hymn of Promise" with Carlita Price as the organist, and Stephanie Thayer as the soloist.
Private family inurnment was in Evergreen cemetery at Superior.
Memorials are suggested to go to Superior American Legion.
Condolences may be sent to Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Neb. 68978.
