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Charlotte Magnuson Vorderstrasse
LAMAR, Colo. — Charlotte Vorderstrasse, 57, of Lamar, Colo., died Jan. 28, 1998, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was born
August 23, 1940 in Stapleton to Guy & Mabel Jenkins Magnuson. She graduated from North Platte High School and Mid-Plains Community College.
Dec. 28, 1968, she married Ronald Vorderstrasse at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil.
She lived in North Platte and Columbus before moving to Lamar 7 years ago. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Vorderstrasse was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and Lamar Extension Club.
A memorial has been established to Grace Lutheran Church in Lamar.
Survivors include her husband, a daughter, Susan (Donald) Porter of West Point, two sons, Lloyd (Angelika) Vorderstrasse of Midland Park, N.J. and Larry (Lori) Vorderstrasse of Lincoln; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; a step-great grandchild; five sisters; a brother; five sisters-in-law; and five brothers-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil. Burial will be in Glenvil Cemetery.
Butler-Volland Funeral Home in Hastings is in charge.
Helen Marie Bierhaus
SIDNEY — Helen Marie Bierhaus, 87, of Sidney died Jan. 27, 1998, at the Sidney Memorial Health Center.
She was born
July 18, 1910, to Delmer and Easter Mary Wallace at Rising City. She graduated from school in Stockham.
On April 30, 1939, she married Herb Bierhaus in Holdrege. She helped raise his daughter Joanne, who was 4 years old at that time the couple married.
Due to illness, Mrs. Bierhaus moved to the home of her granddaughter and family in Gurley in September 1996.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Joanne (Bill) Boon of North Platte; two grandchildren, Cindi (Ted) Egging of Gurley and Rob (Betty) Boon of Boulder, Colo., four great-grandchildren, Christopher, Carrie, Elizabeth and Lucas Egging; and a sister, Bernie Londerville of Holdrege.
There will be a family memorial service later.
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home is in charge.
Victor ‘V.C.’ Howard
BROKEN BOW — Victor “V.C.” Howard, 66, died Jan. 28, 1998, at Broken Bow.
He was born
Feb. 22, 1931, in Milburn to Ira and Emma Tyson Howard.
On Aug. 17, 1950, he married Dorothy Fisher at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo.
In 1967, the couple started the V.C. Howard Hay Company. They worked together until 1993, when his wife developed cancer, forcing semi-retirement.
Mr. Howard was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow. His hours were spent talking with his many friends and his home was filled with laughter.
Survivors include three daughters, Vicki (Paul) Peters of Casper, Wyo., Debra (Bill) Schlund of Tooele, Utah, and Emma (Mark) Whitaker of Loudonville, Ohio; two sons, Brad (Michele) and Brent (Ronda), both of Litchfield; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters; and two brothers.
He was preceded in death by his wife; two infant sons; his parents; three sisters; and a brother.
Memorials have been established to the Custer County Hospice and to a scholarship fund.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Revs. Bob Rooney and Jan Smutny officiating. Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Govier Brothers Mortuary, with Rosary recited at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Evelyn I. Meyer
LEXINGTON — Evelyn I. Meyer, 83, of Lexington died Jan 27, 1998, at the Tri-County Hospital.
She was born
June 9, 1914, in Custer County near Oconto to James and Fannie Martin McNulty. She lived most of her life in the Oconto area, attending school there and marrying August Meyer on Dec. 1, 1931, at Kearney. Two children were born
to this union, Dietrich and Mary Lou. She assisted her husband in the farming and ranching business until retiring in 1980 and moving to Lexington.
Mrs. Meyer was a member of the Church of Christ in Lillian and the First Christian Church in Lexington. She was past president of the Elk’s Does in Broken Bow as well as a past member of many farm organizations such as Farm Bureau and COOP. She was an Ak-Sar-Ben Good Neighbor, a volunteer for crippled children’s clinic, she made Christmas boxes for the needy and was a volunteer for the bloodmobile for more than 20 years. Her hobbies included bowling with the senior citizen’s bowling and the bowling league.
Survivors include: a daughter, Mary Lou (Edward) Mueller of Grand Island; a son, Dietrich (Pat) of Lexington; three sisters, Rosa (Fred) Stott of Rapid City, S.D., May Ahrens of Coachella, Calif., and Margaret Mounts of Cashmere, Wash.; a brother, Ralph (Deloris) McNulty of Bend, Ore.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983; her parents; two sisters; a brother; a great-great-granddaughter; a sister-in-law; and five brothers-in-law.
Memorials are suggested to the Elk’s Crippled Children’s Fund or the donor’s choice.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church in Lexington with the Rev. Tom Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in the Cozad City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Reynolds-Love Chapel.
Agnes Vera Renfroe
Agnes Vera Renfroe, 85, died Jan. 28, 1998, at Greeley, Colo.
She was born
June 15, 1912, to Silas P. and Pearl C. Sanders Kimberly at Empire, Ga.
On Dec. 28, 1933, she married Samuel Waudell Renfroe at Hawkinsville, Ga. They were married nearly 40 years.
She lived in Georgia until her marriage and moved with her family to North Platte in 1936. The past several years she had lived with her son, Jack, in Greeley.
She enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading and attending church. She loved to travel to visit her children and had several trips planned for 1998. Attending her children’s and grandchildren’s sports events was another favorite thing for her. She was a full-time homemaker until the late 1950s, when she took work outside her home as a seamstress.
Mrs. Renfroe was a member of the Berean Fundamental Church in North Platte, where she taught Sunday school for many years and she enjoyed attending services, ladies meetings and being with her friends. Since moving to Greeley, she attended the Evangelical Free Church in Eaton, Colo., with her grandson, Scott, and his family.
Memorials can be given to the Berean Fundamental Church for the new sanctuary.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Ann Ziervogel of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Linda Kay (Reid) Velte of Geneva; three sons, Donald Rabon (Marilyn) Renfroe of Mansfield, Ohio, Jerry Delano (Sherry) Renfroe of Edmond, Okla., and Jack Paul (Karen) Renfroe of Greeley; a sister, Sue Kimberly Sewell of Hawkinsville; a sister-in-law, Aline Kimberly of Macon, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1972; a daughter, Susan Elaine Renfroe Harrison in 1995; two sisters, Lola G. Kimberly Bull and Mary M. Kimberly Yates; and four brothers, Theo E., Rayford V., Leslie C. and Jesse L. Kimberly.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Berean Fundamental Church in North Platte with burial at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge.
Donald F. Barraclough
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Donald F. Barraclough of Columbus, Ga., a North Platte native and brother of Paul Barraclough of North Platte, died Feb. 6, 1998. He was 78.
He was born
Oct. 5, 1919, in North Platte. He received his master’s degree in education from Georgia State University in 1972. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Korea and the Vietnam Conflict.
Colonel (retired) Barraclough is survived by his wife, Lois of Columbus; a son, Douglas of Marietta, Ga.; grandsons, Brian and David Holt; three sisters, Ewina Thill of Norwalk, Calif., and Marjorie Riley and Jeanne Buchanan, both of Kingman, Ariz.; and a brother, Paul of North Platte.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Barraclough Holt.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Parkhill Cemetery.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary is in charge.
Charles W. Fredricey
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Charles W. Fredricey, a native of North Platte and brother of Maxine Weber of North Platte, died Feb. 3, 1998, in Denver. He was 75.
He was born
June 14, 1922, in North Platte. He was a veteran of World War II.
In 1937, he married Beulah V. Lang in North Platte. She preceded him in death.
On Aug. 22, 1980, he married Phyllis Richards in Denver.
Mr. Fredricey was a retired electrician and inspector for the State of Colorado. He was a member of the Lions Club and the Club 55 Seniors Bowling.
Survivors include his wife Phyllis; two daughters, Joel Lene Cole of Brighton, Colo., and Judy McCune of Denver; two sons, Gary W. of Apple Valley, Minn., and Richard of Loveland, Colo.; a stepson, Gary Titensor of Florida; two sisters, Maxine Weber of North Platte and Jackie Parson of Estacada, Ore.; two brothers, Vergl of Liberal, Kan., and Donald of Westminster; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the cancer society or donor’s choice.
Services were Feb. 6, 1998, at Olinger’s Wadsworth Chapel. Entombment was in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Olinger-Moore-Howard Mortuary was in charge.
Socorro Luna
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Socorro Luna, brother of Petronilo Luna of North Platte, died Feb. 2, 1998, at his home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was 77.
He was born
in Kaufman, Texas, to Florecio and Julia Favala Luna. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. Luna worked for Armour Meat Packing. He was a member of American Legion Post 2, 40 and 8 and the National Bowling Association.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mable; three daughters, Julia James and Janice and Joyce Luna, all of Council Bluffs; three sons, Michael, Alvin and Denis, all of Council Bluffs; a sister, Benita Soto of Winslow; a brother, Petronilo of North Platte; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Services were Feb. 5, 1998, at Holy Family Catholic Church with the Rev. Ken Gross officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home was in charge.
Carolyn Beth Biltoft
THEDFORD — Carolyn Biltoft, 57, of Thedford died in a traffic accident on Feb. 3, 1998.
She was born
Oct. 22, 1940, in Studley, Kan., the oldest child of Elzie and Vera Morgan Keith. She grew up on a farm near Riverton in Franklin County. She enjoyed her ponies and other farm animals, a love that stayed with her all her life. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1958 and attended college in Colorado.
In 1960, she met and married Robert “Bob” Biltoft on April 3 in Geneva. They had three boys, Loren, Leigh and Lynn.
She enjoyed being a mother and homemaker for her sons and later for her two granddaughters.
Mrs. Biltoft had many jobs in the community. She worked for the county as Bookmobile driver and janitor of the courthouse. She also cleaned the United Church of Christ. In some of her jobs, she shared her God-given gifts like cooking, reading and organization.
In recent years, she had received her 30-year pin for membership in the Town and Country Extension Club. She was also active in the UCC Women’s Fellowship, serving as chairman of dinner committees.
Her hobbies were gardening, flowers, animals, reading, writing letters to family and friends, playing cards, sewing and quilting.
Surviving her is her husband; three sons, Loren of Thedford, Leigh (Danea) of Otis Orchards, Wash., and Lynn (Jana) of McCook; granddaughters, Amber and Brandy of Thedford and Logan of Lincoln; three grandsons, Jeff of McCook and Jordan and Sean of Washington; a sister, Kathryn (Dale) Brown of Goodings, Idaho; and a niece and nephew, Tara and Ron.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Thomas County Library or the UCC building fund.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. CT Saturday at the UCC with the Rev. Linda Martin officiating.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at the church.
The Mullen Funeral Home of Mullen is in charge.
