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Chester 'Chet' Adams
Lexington
Chester "Chet" Adams, 91, of Lexington died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington. The Rev. Paul Colling will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery at Lexington.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington with Rosary to follow at 7 p.m. also at the funeral home.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. He was born Aug. 16, 1913, at Lexington to Robert and Sylvia Mae (Adams) Adams.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Adams of Lexington and two sisters, Retha Ganser of Downey, Calif., and Evelyn Campbell of Kearney.
Other survivors include many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and other relatives.
Chet grew up on a farm north of Overton, where he attended school at District #48, and later in the Overton school system.
When his father died at a young age, Chester was forced to quit school and go to work to help support his mother and siblings.
He worked for area farmers around Overton and Lexington.
Chet was united in marriage to Frances Thinnes on Feb. 18, 1941, at Elm Creek. Following their marriage the couple continued to farm until their retirement in the 1980s.
"Uncle Chet" built windmills and could fix anything.
He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Clyde and one sister, Opal.
Memorials are suggested to St. Ann's Catholic Church.
Gordon R. Wackerla
Sumner
A memorial mass for Gordon R. Wackerla, 38, of Sumner will be held Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Eddyville with Rev. Don Buhrman officiating. The body was cremated. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Eddyville. Godron died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at his home in Sumner.
He was born Nov. 5, 1960, at Lexington to Franklin J. and Doris Jean Stockham Wackerla. Gordon graduated from Sumner High School in 1979. He was a member of the Catholic faith. His interests included hunting and fishing.
Survivors include: his father, Franklin Wackerla, Lexington; two sons, Daniel and Devin Wackerla, Scott City, Kan.; four brothers, Paul A. and Anna Victoria Wackerla, Lee's Summit, Mo., Patrick and Jennifer Wackerla, Olathe, Kan., Dave Wackerla, Sumner, and Gary L. and Charlotte Wackerla, North Platte.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Memorials are suggested to the Wackerla family. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements.
Harvey H. "Red' Majewski
Cozad
Funeral services for Harvey H. 'Red' Majewski were held Friday, Aug. 13, 1999, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad with Rev. Steve Deines and Rev. Roger Daum co-officiating. Burial was at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell with military honors. Red died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at Cozad.
He was born April 1, 1917, near Eustis to Frank and Lena Buell Majewski. Red graduated from Eustis High School in 1936 and attended a two-year college in Hebron. In 1942 he married Evelyn Jacobson. Red served in the US Army during WW II. Following his discharge they returned to Lexington, where he worked for the Rosenburg Company for 15 years as a furniture manager. In 1961 the family moved to Cozad and started the Nelson Furniture Co., retiring in 1980.
Red enjoyed working in his yard, playing golf and having coffee with friends, was an avid Big Red football fan and Touchdown Club supporter. He and his wife also enjoyed traveling and spending the winter months in Arizona. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was active as an ordained elder, trustee and usher. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #77 and a charter member of the Cozad Elks Club.
Survivors include: his wife, Evelyn Majewski; two sons, Terry and Terri Majewski, Lincoln, and Ted and Gina Majewski of Arizona; three grandchildren, Tyson, Kyle and Skylar; two sisters, Helen Cargo, Midwest City, Okla., and Mable Anderson, Mesa, Ariz.; three nephews, Charles and Michael Mongold, Augusta, Ga., and Will Frank Woodredge, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and one niece, Adeline Deboise, Edmond, Okla.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ester Mongold.
Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church, Central Plains Home Health and Hospice Agency or the donor's choice in his memory.
Edna L. Fuqua
Lexington
Funeral services for Edna L. Fuqua, 83, of Lexington will be held Saturday, Aug. 14, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington with Pastor Ralph Guetersloh officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Lexington. Edna died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
She was born July 22, 1916, at Trenton to Alex E. and Nellie M. Cole Frakes. Edna grew up and attended school at District #53 at Trenton. She married Wesley Irwin Fuqua on Jan. 28, 1936, at Oberlin, Kan. The couple moved to Lexington, where Edna was employed by the Lexington Community Hospital and then the new Tri-County Hospital, where she worked for 35 years in both housekeeping and dietary. Edna always had a smiling face and a kind word for everyone who was around her.
She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. She enjoyed her flowers and her cats.
Survivors include: her husband, Irwin Fuqua, Lexington; son, Harry and Marilyn Fuqua, Minden; three daughters, Betty Wonderly, Elwood, Rose Griess, Hastings and Mary Ann Schnacker, Lexington; sister, Ethel Fuqua, Holdrege; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; brother, Lawrence Frakes; grandson, Craig Griess and sons-in-law, Ed Wonderly and LaRayne Griess.
Memorials are suggested to the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements.
Lenore Narant
July 25, 1929 - May 29, 2009
Lenore Narant of Chadron died May 29 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. She was 79
Graveside services will be Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Narant was born on July 25, 1929 in Chicago, Ill.
Survivors include her cousin Tom and Elaine Meldrum of Boiling Brook, Ill.
A memorial has been established for the Chadron Chapter of the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy L. Schultz
Aug. 5, 1932 - June 7, 2009
Dorothy L. Schultz of Chadron, passed away on June 7, at her home in Chadron. She was 76.
Graveside services will be held at a later date at the Gordon Cemetery.
Mrs. Schultz was born on August 5, 1932 in Goshen, Indiana.
A memorial has been established for the Chadron Volunteer Fire Department. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, Nebraska 69337.
Chamberlain Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Harry Holmberg
Feb. 5, 1917 - May 13, 2009
Dr. Harry Holmberg of Chadron died May 13 at Chadron Community Hospital. He was 92.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at Chamberlain Chapel with Dr. Russ Seger officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Holmberg was born on February 5, 1917 in Chicago, Ill.
Survivors include his daughter, Marilyn Holmberg of Ainsworth.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.
Lloyd A. Softley, Jr.
April 28, 1932 - May 16, 2009
Lloyd A. Softley, Jr., 77, of Alliance, died May 16, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.
Cremation is planned and memorial service details are pending.
He was born April 28, 1932, to Lloyd and Alice (Kleinschmidt) Softley at Grafton, .
In spite of crippling polio in childhood, Lloyd earned academic honors at Kearney High School and Kearney State Teachers College in Kearney. Lloyd worked in the finance department of an Iowa insurance company following graduate study at the University of Nebraska, and then pursued a career in public accounting. His practice as a CPA took him from Scottsbluff to Ogallala, Kimball and then to Alliance.
After retirement, he was president of NW Nebraska Community Action, served on the Statewide Independent Living Council, was a VITA volunteer tax preparer, participated in the western Nebraska Polio Survivors group, and was active advocate for accessibility and compliance with Federal ADA legislation.
Survivors include son, Steven Softley and wife Vanessa of Alliance; daughter and son-in-law, Sheri and Franco Favela of Alliance; eight grandchildren; two sisters and their husbands and one brother.
Memorials may be made to Nebraska Children’s Home Society Foundation, 4939 S. 118th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 or RSVP, P. O. Box 825, Alliance, Nebraska 6930l. Tributes of sympathy may be left at HYPERLINK "https://www.dugankramer.com" www.dugankramer.com
Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services in Scottsbluff is assisting family with arrangements.
Marie Abigail McKinnon
June 18, 1919 - May 18, 2009
Marie Abigail McKinnon, 89, of Rushville, died Monday, May 18, at Chadron Community Hospital. She was born June 8, 1919, in Converse County, Wyo., north of Douglas, to Dode and Lottie Muck. As a young girl she moved with her family several times and eventually moved to the rural Gordon Area.
On May 39, 1936, she married Tommy Glenn McKinnon in Gordon. Following their marriage they moved around the country until their daughter was ready to start school and then settled in Gordon.
She worked at several different jobs during their lifetime but her main job as she considered it was to care for her family. She enjoyed attending events in which her grandchildren were involved and in later years frequently traveled to see her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lived out of the local area.
She was an avid reader and liked to read anything and everything she could get her hands on. She also enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her daughter: Glenna Vodica (Edward), of Rushville, half brother: Willis Harris (Carol), of Cozad, sister-in-law: Ethel Muck of Gordon, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m., at Chamberlain Drabbels Mortuary in Hay Springs.
Services will be on Saturday, May 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rushville United Methodist Church, with Pastor Rodney Heilbrun officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Rushville.
Pall bearers will be Brad Vodica, Alisha Vodica, Andrew Niemack, Courtney Niemack, Benjamin Etuk, Gary Muck and Marty Muck.
The family suggests memorials to the Rushville Ambulance Service.
Memorials may be sent in care of Chamberlain-Drabbels, PO Box 443, Hay Springs, NE 69347.
Chamberlain-Drabbels Mortuary of Hay Springs is in charge of the arrangements.
Larry Dean Bertsch
Oct. 23, 1941 - May 29, 2009
Larry D. Bertsch died May 29, 2009, at Crestview Care Center in Chadron at the age of 67.
Services will be graveside at the Harrison Cemetery, Tuesday, June 16 at 10 a.m.
Larry was born with a rare and serious genetic disorder, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, which largely determined the direction of his life. Although his speech and physical abilities were greatly impaired, he was happy and had an infectious laugh. He could communicate with the staff at Crestview and with family and usually had a smile on his face. He loved to joke with the staff and tease by turning lights off and on.
Larry was born October 23, 1941, to Harrison residents, Benjamin Bertsch and Margaret Mendenhall Bertsch. He and his brother Robert (Bobby) Bertsch, also born with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, were home-schooled by their mother who had taught school in Sioux County for several years.
Larry was the grandson of Sioux County pioneers Clyde A. and Mina Wurtz Mendenhall.
Survivors include: cousins, Beth Wells Carlson of Ardmore, Okla., Connie Wells Nowlan of Boulder, Colo., Katherine Thompson Tillery of Belleville, Ill., Steve Thompson of Indio, Calif.; and a large extended family, including Lewis Mendenhall of Chadron, Marian Beutler of Hay Springs, Helen Mendenhall of Sacramento, Calif., Mark Mendenhall of North Platte, Jane Mendenhall Smith of Newberg, Ore., Elton Mendenhall of Malcolm, Carolyn Mendenhall Worden of Louisville, Ohio, Ellen Mendenhall Strasburger of Ellsworth, John Strasburger of Lakeside, Myra Strasburger McCullough of Moses Lake, Wash., DeEtta Owens Kerr of Jordan, Mont., Elton Owens of Lewistown, Mont., and Darla Owens Jones of Lewistown, Mont.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1953, his brother in 1970, and his mother in 2006.
He lived at Crestview Care Center for over 39 years and, in many ways, the staff at the Crestview was his family. His survivors wish to pay tribute to the staff for the care and companionship given to Larry for those many years.
Although Larry is no longer with us, he lives on through organs and tissue donated for research that will lead to a better understanding of the disease that afflicted him his entire life. Hopefully, this donation will contribute to an eventual cure for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease.
A memorial has been established for the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Foundation. Contributions may be made to The PMD Foundation, 24 Devalinder Drive, Newark, Delaware, 19702.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.
Sandra Schuman Walgren
Sandra Schuman Walgren, the daughter of Maurine Walrath Schuman and Fred W. Schuman, was born July 11, 1928 in York. She died June 3, 2009 in Lincoln.
Karlene Thornton
Karlene Thornton passed away June 5, at the Chadron Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was 79.
