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Belva B. Clopine
92, born July 2nd, 1911 the oldest of nine children of Edward and Carrie Schamp. Member; St. James United Methodist Church.
Visitation: 2:00 p.m. Thursday until service time at funeral home.
Service: 1:00 p.m. Friday (4/2/04) at Roper and Sons Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ St., with Pastor Bob Neben.
Cemetery: Private family burial, Wyuka Cemetery.
Memorials: St. James United Methodist Church, 2400 South 11th St., Lincoln, NE 68502 or Lancaster Manor, 1001 South St., Lincoln, NE 68502
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law: Shirley and Wayne Honnor, Lincoln, grandsons, spouses, Tom Maddox, Omaha, Cory and Deb Maddox, Asheville, N.C., Philip Maddox and special friend Mary, Lees Summit, MO. Step-granddaughters, spouses,
Marlene and Brian Wiest, Overland Park, KS, Sharlene and Dave Carmichael, Beatrice, Julie Alm, Ord, 9 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and seven siblings, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Lucille E. Heckman
89, Lincoln, died Monday (3/29/04). Born (10/3/14) in Clatonia, NE to J. Edward and Elva (Jones) McCormack. Clatonia High School graduate 1933, attended UNL, taught rural school one year, 4 years Cortland Elementary School, later substitute teacher in Lincoln. married Leland L. Heckman on August 26, 1941. 50 yr. member First-Plymouth Congregational Church, taught Sunday School for a number of years, served on various Church boards. Past President P.E.O. Chapter K, Outlook Club, Circle One at First Plymouth, Lincoln resident since 1946.
Visitation: Thursday 12 – 5:00 pm at Roper and Sons Funeral Services, 4300 ‘O’ St.
Service: Celebration of Life Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m. Friday (4/2/04), at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 2000 ‘D’ St., with The Rev. Dr. Otis Young.
Family Gathering: Family will greet friends Thursday, from 6 – 8:00 p.m., at funeral home.
Cemetery: Prior private burial.
Memorials: First Plymouth Congregational Church, 2000 ‘D’ St., Lincoln, NE 68502 or Eastmont Towers Foundation, 6315 ‘O’ St., 68510 or P.E.O. Home, 413 North 5th, Beatrice, NE 68310
Survivors: Husband, Leland L., children, spouses, Mary L. and Samuel McPherson, Charlotte, N.C., James L. and Gayle Heckman, Highlands Ranch, CO., grandchildren, Heather (McPherson) and Kevin See, San Francisco, CA., Lance McPherson, Sacramento, CA, Kyle Heckman, San Francisco, CA, Joanna Heckman, Highlands Ranch, CO. Preceded in death by parents, brothers Ivan and Dwight.
Edna Mae Ore
80, Lincoln, died Monday (3/29/04). Born (11/5/23) in Stuart, NE to Warren and Lulu (Moses) Ballard. Ret. Registered Nurse. Charter Member St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Bryan School of Nursing Alumi, Lincoln Tent and Awning Employee.
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. Thursday until service time, at funeral home.
Service: 3:00 p.m. Friday (4/2/04) at Roper and Sons Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ St., with Pastor David Lux.
Family Gathering: Family will greet friends from 6 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday at funeral home.
Memorials: Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society or donor's choice.
Survivors: daughters, Mary Everett, North Platte, Patricia Orita, Edmonton, Canada; sons, daughter-in-law; Ken and Joyce Ore, Daniel Ore all of Lincoln; 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Robert J.,infant son, Charles Richard, son-in-law, Gary Everett.
Marjorie E. King
84, widow of Laverne, of Lincoln, died Friday (8/6/04) in Milford. Born Hamburg, IA (5/8/20) to Arthur & Bessie (Robinson) McAdams. Retired from State Farm Insurance. Charter member of Northeast Community United Church of Christ, and member of Hidden Valley Golf Club.
Visitation: No visitation; cremation.
Service: Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, (8/10/04) at Roper & Sons Chapel, 4300 'O' St., with reception immediately following service.
Memorials: To the family.
Family includes: son, Michael King, Lincoln; sister, Helen Laub, Cheyenne, WY; nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by parents and husband, Laverne King.
William Laurie Porter
97, was born
in Wenatchee, Washington on September 12, 1906, the son of Charles Fremont and Anna Murray Porter. He attended schools there and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1929. Post-graduate studies took him to Columbia University School of Business in the New York City where he specialized in Banking and Finance. He went into business in the New York area and was associated with the Kinney Shoe Company from 1931 to 1971. He was President of Kinport Corporation in Lincoln, Nebraska and Board Chairman of the Tilden Bank in Tilden, Nebraska.
Visitation: No visitation; cremation.
Service: Memorial Service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, (8/10/04) at First Plymouth Chapel, 2000 ‘D’ St., with The Rev. Dr. Otis Young, officiating
Memorials: Memorials in lieu of flowers to the Porter Foundation or Madonna Foundation - Katherine Anne ‘Kit’ Scott Therapeutic Learning Center; or The Capital Humane Society; or Lincoln Children's Museum.
During World War II, Mr. Porter served in the Army from 1941 to 1946, in the Armored Division of the Armed Forces and in the Military Government of South Korea, with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
He was married to the former Anne Stuart Kinder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kinder in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 23, 1956. The Porters maintained residences in Smoke Rise, New Jersey and in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr. Porter was President of the Smoke Rise Club in 1967-68, and was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. The Military Order of World Wars, The Retired Officer’s Association, The American Legion, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Executive Committee, The Metropolitan Opera Association, The Lincoln Country Club, The University Club of Lincoln, The New York Athletic Club, The New York Yacht Club, Rockaway River Country Club of New Jersey, North Fork Country Club and the Orient Yacht Club of Long Island, New York.
His family includes a daughter, Mrs. Robert F. Jennings of Morrison, Colorado; grandchildren, Robert E. Scott and William D. and Tracy S. Scott all of Lincoln; step-grandchildren, Lacey Jennings of Littleton, CO., Bob and Lisa Brinker of Castle Rock, CO., Robert B. and Kellye Jennings of McLean, VA; great-grandchildren, Riley Katherine Scott and Avery Nicole Scott of Lincoln, Zachary Tyler Brinker and Lily Katherine Brinker of Castle Rock, CO.; nephew, Charles A. Porter, Jr. of Minnetrista, MN. Preceded in death by wife, Anne Stuart Kinder Porter, parents, granddaughter, Katherine Anne Scott, sister, Dorothy Porter Isom, brother, Charles A. Porter.
Kristi J. Hall
43, Lincoln, died Saturday (8/7/04). Born, Lincoln (5/2/61), to Clifton and Joyce (Duey) Hall. Member, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Region V (SOAR) Sheltered Workshop client. Member, Friendship Club. Attended visually handicapped preschool. Nebraska School for Visually Handicapped, Nebraska City. Former LOMR and Community Alternatives client.
Visitation: 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Tuesday, at Roper & Sons Funeral Services, 4300 'O' St, and one hour prior to services, at the church.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, (8/11/04) at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 1025 Lancaster Lane, with Pastor Gail Madson.
Family Gathering: Family will greet friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Cemetery: Lincoln Memorial Park, 6700 South 14th Street.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, to the church or Region V (SOAR) Workshop, 936 N. 70th St., Lincoln 68505.
Family includes: mother, Joyce Hall; sister, Kimberly Hall, Omaha; uncles, aunts and spouses, Phil and Judy Hall, Oakland, Douglas and Dorothy Duey, Lincoln, Don Duey, Chester, Irene Austin, Bellevue, Bonnie and Clyde Beall, Stillwater, Okla., Shirley Duey, Lincoln; great-aunt, Freda Johnson, Fremont; 13 cousins. Preceded in death by father, Clifton Hall, grandparents.
Helen L. Smith (Bussard)
89, Lincoln, died Friday (8/7/04). Born, York County (11/16/14). Graduate, Lushton High School, 1933. married Wendell Smith in Sacramento, Calif., 1936. Lived in Fairmont and Crete before moving to Lincoln.
Visitation: No visitation; cremation.
Service: 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, (8/11/04) at Roper & Sons Chapel, 4300 'O' St., with Mr. Dan T. Alit, officiating.
Cemetery: Private family burial of cremains, Fairmont Cemetery.
Memorials: The Monarch Hospice Facility, 4201 S. 78th St., 68506.
Family includes: son, daughter-in-law, Wendell J. and Doris J., Lincoln; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: husband; son, Jimmy Lee; daughter, Judy; grandson, Aaron Gemmell.
Charles D. Ryan
67, of Lincoln, died Tuesday (11/30/04). Born Greenville Texas, Self Employed Floor Covering Installer.
Visitation: Beginning 2:00 p.m. Sunday until service time on Monday at the funeral home.
Service: 3:00 p.m. Monday, (12/6/04) at Roper & Sons Chapel, 4300 'O' Street.
Family includes: children, Charles, Candi of Lincoln, Constance of Oklahoma City, Christopher of Greenville Illinois, Bobby and Brandi of Arkansas; eight grandchildren; step-mother, Mary of Texas; brothers, Billy, Sonny and Kennth of Texas; sister, Samantha of Texas. Preceded in death by parents, Francis and Lawrence.
Ruth (Johnson) Budd
89, Waverly, died Friday (12/3/04) in Waverly. Born, Ceresco (6/4/15), to John W. and Anna (Swenson) Johnson. Self-employed businesswoman. Member: Bethlehem Covenant Church, Waverly.
Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Friday, with family, 6-8 p.m., Roper & Sons Funeral Services, 4300 'O' St.; one hour prior to services, church.
Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, (12/11/04) at Bethlehem Covenant Church, Waverly wtih The Rev. Mike Weyeneth.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, 5601 S. 27th St., Suite 101, Lincoln 68512.
Family includes: stepson, daughter-in-law, Robert Jr. and Eleanor Budd, Bettendorf, Iowa; grandson, spouse, Robert III and Jen Budd, Bettendorf; granddaughter, spouse, Annemarie and Tory Hartwig, Dandridge, Tenn.; nephews, spouses, Dayle and Evelyn Johnson, Ramon and Sally Johnson, Walter Johnson, all Waverly, Randy and Carolyn Johnson, Ashland, Scott and Carol Johnson, Walton, Timothy and Julie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., Stanley and Carolyn Meyer, Lady Lake, Fla., Jerry Neff, Palm Beach Garden, Fla.; sister-in-law, Opal Johnson, Waverly; nieces, spouse, Clarissa Tompkins, Tallahassee, Fla., Penny Lentfer, Lincoln, Louise and Doug Bereuter, Cedar Bluffs. Preceded in death by: husband, three brothers, two sisters, parents.
A.D. Keller
A.D. Keller, 93, Lincoln, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died Wednesday (1-21-09). Born (7-10-15) in a sod house in Cherry County, Nebraska to David Clark and Mary Agnes (Poston) Keller. He grew up in Cherry County near Ashby, Nebraska and received his education in rural country elementary school and graduated from Hyannis High School in 1934. He was united in marriage to Elsie Dille on (11-10-38) in Alliance, Nebraska. Afterwhich the couple lived in Western Cherry County where he was a cattle rancher. In 1954, the couple moved to Elsmere, Nebraska, where they remained for eight years. In 1962, they moved to Atkinson, Nebraska, where they lived until 1975. In 1975, they sold everything and traveled for five years in a motor home. In 1981, they settled in Burwell. They spent winters in Mesa, Arizona, and summers in Burwell. They moved to Grand Island in October of 1998. He was a member of the Elks Club and enjoyed traveling.
Visitation: No visitation/cremation.
Service: Saturday, (1-31-09) at 10:30 a.m. MST at the Church of the Sandhills in Hyannis, Nebraska.
Cemetery: Inurnment will be in the Hyannis Cemetery.
Memorials: Memorials in lieu of flowers are suggested to the Hyannis Cemetery.
Survivors include daughter: Janeth Leymaster, Lincoln; son-in-law: Larry Pfeiffer, Burwell; daughter-in-law: Jeanne Keller, Sioux Falls, SD; 6 grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 13 great grandchildren; 7 step-great grandchildren; 1 step-great great grandchild. Preceded in death by parents; wife, Elsie; son, Marvin Keller; daughter, Thelma Pfeiffer; son-in-law, Walter Leymaster; 1 brother; 5 sisters.
Marguerite Marie Duffek
Marguerite Marie Duffek, 96, Lincoln, died Tuesday (1-27-09) in Hastings, NE. Born (3-20-12) in Denver, Colorado to William and Elizabeth (Wendelin) Holroyd. Ret. Cook at University of Nebraska for 10 years. Member of First Baptist Church.
Visitation: Visitation: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday with family greeting friends from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Roper and Sons Funeral Care, 4300 O Street.
Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday (1-31-09) Roper and Sons Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ Street. Pastor Rev. Dr. Sam Rathod officiating.
Memorials: Memorials to the family.
Family members include daughters: Nancy Strom. Hastings, Joyce Duffek, Lincoln; 4 grandchildren, spouses: Julie and Mike Simmons, Brian and Michelle Strom, Paul Duffek, Crystal Duffek; adopted grandchildren: Chris and Corey; 4 great grandchildren: Abe, Tori, Nora and Evan; sister: Ruth Bode, Friend, and a host of nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband – Emil, son – Harold Duffek, parents, 4 brothers Ray, Vernon, Alfred and Harold, 2 sisters –Lorraine and Viola.
Mary Cunningham Smart
Mary Cunningham Smart, 57, Oklahoma City, OK, died Saturday (1-24-09). Born (9-23-51) in Lincoln, NE to Donald W. and Molly (Woodward) Cunningham. Graduate of University of Nebraska with a major in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science; former employee of KRNU; member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority; Junior League of Pasadena, CA; AYSO. Mary had a career in media advertising in California and Oklahoma. Mary is lovingly remembered by her family, husband: David G. Smart, Oklahoma City; daughters: Lisa Kosnopfl, Omaha; Sara Smart, Lincoln; Claire Smart, San Francisco, CA; 2 granddaughters: Kayla and Madison; mother: Molly Cunningham, Lincoln; sister: Sue Cunningham Boling, Pasadena, CA. Preceded in death by father, Don Cunningham.
Visitation: No visitation/cremation
Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (2-3-09) St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 2325 South 24th Street. Fr. Craig Gavin officiating.
Memorials: Memorials to UNL School of Journalism.
Elden Doyle Tucker
Elden D. Tucker, 34, Adams, NE, died Monday (1-26-09). Born (5-6-74) in Lamar, Colorado to Doyle C., Jr. and Mabel Virginia (Konkel) Tucker. Superintendent for OL&B Railroad. He was a US Navy veteran, serving in Desert Storm, a youth football and basketball coach at Sterling, former member of AHAN.
Visitation: Visitation: 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Roper & Sons, 4300 ‘O’ Street.
Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday (1-30-09) Southwood Lutheran Church, 9300 South 40th Street. Pastor Greg Olson officiating.
Cemetery: Burial in Hopewell Cemetery, Burr, NE.
Memorials: Memorials to his children, c/o family.
Family includes: wife, Terri; son, Thomas; daughter, Torie; father and spouse, Doyle & Dawn Tucker, Ansley, NE; mother and spouse, Virginia & Rolla Ellsworth, Boise City, OK; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Tom & Vicki Brandt, Roca, NE; sister & spouse, Brenda Tucker-Mann & Wayne, Johnson City, TN, brother & spouse, Troy & Andrea Tucker, Fallon, NV, sisters & spouses: Tina and Rick Ross, Lamar, CO; Daphne and Jeff Schulz, Santa Rosa, CA; sister-in-law, brother-in-law: Wendy and Mike Booth, Broadhead, WI; step-sisters, spouse: Cheryl and Seth Carlin, Oakland, IA, Niesha Pattie, Denver, CO. Several nieces and nephews.
