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Kenneth Lahrs
Kenneth J. Lahrs, 80, of Ponca died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at a Sioux City hospital.
He was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Dakota City. He graduated from Dakota City High School in 1940 and attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and Doane College in Crete. He served in the Navy and Marine Corps during World War II. He fought in the battle for Okinawa and participated in the occupation of North China.
He was employed by Fremont State Company of Fremont for 32 years. He was active in the Fremont community and served on the Fremont School Board for 12 years, seven years as president, president of the Jaycees and elder of The Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the Fremont Golf Club and Fremont Anglers. In 1979, he bought Northeast Nebraska Insurance Agency in Ponca. He retired from the agency on Dec. 1, 2002. In Ponca, he served as president of the Commercial Club for three years and was instrumental in building the new Salem Lutheran Church. He married Phyllis Johnston. They were married for 56 years.
Survivors include: his wife; two sons, Tim (and wife, Karla) Lahrs of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Matt (and wife, Lisa) of Zhenjiang, China; a daughter, Rebecca (Mrs. Jim) Spoto of Yorktown, Va.; a sister, LaVerne Lahrs of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Herman (and wife, Earline) Lahrs of Mobile, Ala.; and six grandchildren.
A private burial will be on April 17 at Prospect Hill cemetery in rural Waterloo. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 18 at Salem Lutheran Church in Ponca with the Rev. Ron Youngerman officiating.
A memorial has been established to Salem Lutheran Church of Ponca.
Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.

Terry Placzek
Terry M. Placzek, 54, of Tickfaw, La., died Friday, May 9, 2003, at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans.
He was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Fremont. He attended St. Patricks School and Bergan High School. He graduated in 1966. He attended the University of Nebraska and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree. He was president of Tempico Medical Processing Co. Inc. Rotoclave-Medical Waste Management. He married Vicki Dohrman of Geneva in 1971.
Survivors include: his wife; a son, Alex of Tickfaw, La.; his mother, Lucille Placzek of Fremont; two sisters, Connie (Mrs. Larry) Consbruck of Juniata and Jeanne (Mrs. Bill) Keenan of Purcellville, Va.; and a brother, Fred (and wife, Carmen) Placzek of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by his father.
A memorial service was held June 2 in Hammond, La.
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans was in charge of arrangements.

Martha Johnson Romig
The funeral for Martha L. Johnson Romig, 95, of OFallon, Mo., formerly of Fremont, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.
She died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Garden View Care Center in OFallon.
Martha Park was born Jan. 26, 1908, in Cedar Rapids. As a child, she lived in several locations in Nebraska before moving to Fremont at age 9. She was a 1926 graduate of Fremont High School. She taught school in Cherry County in Nebraska prior to her marriage to Lawrence P. Johnson on March 30, 1929. He died Aug. 17, 1957. After the death of her first husband, she attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont. She then taught in Dodge County schools at Nickerson, Garden City School in Fremont and for the Fremont Public Schools, including Linden Grade School where she taught for several years before retiring in 1973. She married Glenn Romig on Dec. 27, 1977, in Fremont. She moved to St. Charles, Mo., in May 1997 and had been living in OFallon since February 1998. Her husband, Glenn, preceded her in death May 21, 1992.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Fremont where she was a member for 50 years. She also served on the Diaconate, was a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Church Circle and the Open Circle Class at church. She also was a member of Retired Teachers Association and Fremont Womens Club.
Survivors include: a son, Harvey (and wife, Barbara) Johnson of Fremont; two daughters, Janice (Mrs. Raymond) Spencer of Linton, Ind., and Karen (Mrs. William) Capps of St. Peters, Mo.; two stepsons, Ted (and wife, Doris) Romig and Darrel (and wife, Barbara) Romig, all of Wisconsin; two stepdaughters, Nancy Dodge and Marilyn (Mrs. Roger) Newman, all of Wisconsin; six grandchildren, Deborah (Mrs. Robert) Maas of Scribner, Christine (Mrs. Dennis) Devney of Fremont, Carolyn (Mrs. Kevin) Butler of Dakota Dunes, S.D., Bradley (and wife, Susan) Spencer and Paul (and wife, Michele) Spencer of Bloomington, Ind., and Elizabeth (Mrs. Todd) Hildahl of Columbia, Mo.; seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Harriette (Nelson) Park; two husbands, two brothers, Dewey and Welcome Park, and a great-granddaughter, Lori Maas.
The Rev. Leland Foreman of First Baptist Church in Fremont will officiate Mondays service. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10:30 a.m. Monday, all at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials have been established to First Baptist Church in Fremont, SSM Hospice at St. Charles, Mo., and Missouri Cancer Care at St. Charles.

Antoinette Sabatka
Antoinette Sabatka, 94, of Weston died today, Jan. 5, 2003, at Saunders County Care Center in Wahoo.
Arrangements are pending at Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo.

Vernon Cech
Vernon Cech, 74, of Octavia died Thursday, July 30, 2003, at Bryan LGH West Hospital in Lincoln.
Arrangements are pending at Svoboda Funeral Home in Schuyler.

Kathleen Bordovsky
The funeral for Kathleen J. "Kathy" Bordovsky, 38, of Valparaiso will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Valparaiso.
She died Monday, June 30, 2003, in Estes Park, Colo.
Kathleen Komenda was born Aug. 26, 1964, in Wahoo. She attended St. John Elementary School in Weston and graduated from Raymond Central High School in 1982. She married Eric Bordovsky on Feb. 5, 1988, in Valparaiso. She was employed by the state of Nebraska as an accounting clerk, Nebraska Army National Guard for 17 1/2 years. She recently was employed at Nebraska Health and Human Services.
She was a member of Sts. Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Valparaiso.
Survivors include: her husband; a son, Nicholas of Valparaiso; a daughter, Ashley of Valparaiso; her parents, Helen L. and Edward A. Komenda of Valparaiso; two brothers, Edward Komenda Jr. of York and Larry (and wife, Sherry) Komenda of Valparaiso; and two sisters, Nancy (Mrs. Bill) Bussard and Karen (Mrs. Tom) Wernsing, all of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by grandparents.
The Rev. Thomas Kuffel will officiate Saturdays service. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time at the church. A scripture service will be 6 p.m. Friday at the church, followed by a rosary. Burial will be in St. Marys cemetery in Valparaiso.
Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo is in charge of arrangements.

Mitchell Bracht
Mitchell R. Bracht, infant son of Kurt and Angie Bracht of West Point, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, at Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
Arrangements are pending at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point.

Audrey Nygren
The funeral for Audrey M. Nygren, 63, of Lincoln, formerly of Mead, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Alma Lutheran Church in Mead.
She died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, in Mead.
Audrey Benson was born May 17, 1940, in Central City.
Survivors include: two sons, Brad (and wife, Pam) Nygren of Omaha and James Nygren of Lincoln; two daughters, Debra Nygren of Omaha and Lisa (Mrs. Vern) Taylor of Mead; three brothers, Verner (and wife, Alma) Benson of Grand Island, Edwin (and wife, Ann) Benson of Fremont and Floyd (and wife, Joan) Benson of Waukee, Iowa; two sisters, Agnes (Mrs. Bernard) Andreasen of Grand Island and Esther (Mrs. Roy) Kuhn of Ames, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Louise Benson of Chapman; two grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five brothers.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home in Wahoo. Burial will be in Alma Lutheran cemetery in Mead.
A memorial has been established to Alma Lutheran Church in Mead.

Evelyn Jorgensen
Evelyn Jorgensen, 85, of Fremont, formerly of the Ames area, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, at Nye Point Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fremont.
Arrangements are pending at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont.

Vernon Olson
Vernon L. Olson, 72, of York died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, in York.
Olson was born March 9, 1931, in Herman. He grew up in the Hooper and Craig area and helped his father and brother farm. He graduated from Hooper High School in 1948. He married Norma Lueninghoener on Sept. 24, 1950, in Fremont. They lived on a farm in the Craig area, then Lyons, Fremont, Exeter and to York in 1993. He drove truck for several years and was a carpenter in Exeter.
Survivors include: his wife; a daughter, Cheryl Jappert of Lincoln; three sons, Michael (and wife, Sharon) Olson of McCool Junction, Kevin (and wife, Carol) Olson of Dorchester and Keith (and wife, Michelle) Olson of Friend; four grandchildren and a stepgranddaughter.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Metz Chapel in York with the Rev. Greg Hall officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery in York.
Metz Mortuary of York is in charge of arrangements.

Loretta Pietro
The funeral for Loretta K. Pietro, 89, of Omaha, formerly of West Point, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church in West Point.
She died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at East Ridge Comfort Home in Omaha.
Loretta Keller was born Jan. 19, 1914, in West Point. She was a graduate of Guardian Angels Catholic School. She earned her teaching degree at St. Theresas in Minnesota. She worked for the F.B.I. in Washington D.C. and San Francisco, and for the state of California Trust Division. She lived in California for more than 30 years, returning to Nebraska in 2000. She married Charles Pietro who preceded her in death in 1970.
Survivors include: a cousin, Mickey Sellentin of West Point; nieces and nephews, Michael and GenAnn Keller of Castle Rock, Colo., Carl A. and Janet Keller of Omaha, James Keller and Ruth Ciemnoczolowski of Omaha, and Barbara and Chris Richard of Dillon, Colo.; and great-nieces and great-nephews, Sarah and Andy Keller of Castle Rock, Colo., Kristy and Aaron Wallace of Wichita, Kan., Ryan Keller and George Keller of Omaha and George Richard of Dillon.
She also was preceded in death by two brothers.
The Rev. Gerry Gonderinger will officiate Wednesdays service. A public rosary will be said at 1:30 p.m. today at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point. Visitation is in progress until 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Michaels cemetery in West Point.
A memorial has been established to the Juvenile Diabetes Association.

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