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Doyle Elton Horwart 1915-2002
Doyle Elton Horwart, 87, of Burwell, Neb. died on June 26, 2002 at the Community Memorial Health Center at Burwell.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at the First Christian Church in Burwell. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery at Burwell. Rev. Rolly Salts will officiate.
Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Burwell.
Doyle was born March 15, 1915 to John and Myrtle (Greaver) Horwart at Stamford, Neb. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1934. On Dec. 25, 1935 Doyle married Lois Chaffin in Bartlett, Neb. They lived north of Burwell from 1936 until 1946 when they moved to the south side of Burwell. Doyle farmed and ranched this whole time. They had a beef and dairy cattle. Lois taught school and worked along with Doyle. He also worked for a plumber and at the feed store. Doyle and Lois moved to the Community Memorial Health Center on Jan. 23, 2002.
Doyle enjoyed fishing and entertaining his grandchildren. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the First Christian Church. He was also on the school board for thirteen years.
Doyle is survived by his wife Lois of Burwell. One daughter and her husband: Carolyn and Lloyd Guggenmos of Sidney. One son and his wife: Doyle Lynn and Janet Horwart of Deshler, Neb. Nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two sisters: Janiece and Lester Coe of Bennington, Neb. And Lola Tetschner of Burwell and numerous nieces and nephews.
Doyle was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Sandra Kay Scofield, one granddaughter Jean Marie Guggenmos, four brothers and three sisters.
William (Bill) Zink 1920-2002
William (Bill) Zink passed away June 21 in Branson, Mo. where he and his wife were attending his paratrooper reunion. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., June 29 at Potter UMC with internment at the Potter cemetary. He was born May 3, 1920 in Bendon, Mich. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and numerous other campaigns as a member of the 507th Parachute Infantry Division. He married Alice Hoffert in Potter, Dec. 23, 1945. They lived in Battle Creek, Mich. from 1946 to 1949. They moved to Potter in 1949 where Bill established a bakery. He later went into the cafe business and worked as a guard at the Souix Army Depot. Bill was active in the American Legion and the Potter volunteer fire department. The family moved to Aurora, Colo. in 1967 where Bill worked for the fire department at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
Survivors include his wife Alice, daughter Diana Hollingsworth of Aurora, sons Don of Lakewood, Colo., Bill of Denver, Tim of Denver, Lyndon of Grand Lake, Colo., and Darrell of Aurora, 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and numerous extended family members.
Elizabeth Gailey Eastman 1916-2002
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Elizabeth Gailey Eastman was born in Moville, Iowa on November 11, 1916 and died on June 24, 2002 in Scottsbluff. Visitation is at Cantrell Funeral Home, 609 S. Walnut, Kimball, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, today.
Services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 305 E 4th Street, Kimball at 2:30 p.m. today. PEO and Eastern Star ceremonies will follow the Memorial Service. Graveside services at the Kimball Cemetery will follow.
Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church of the donor’s choice.
Elizabeth attended school in Laurel, Neb. and attended college at Wayne State College and the University of Nebraska, earning a BS degree in Nursing in 1943.
She married N. L. (Nate) Eastman of Kimball on June 1, 1942. In 1944, when Nate went to fight in WWII, Elizabeth moved to Kimball with the first of their six sons. She was a nurse at the Kimball Hospital and long time school nurse in the Kimball School System. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church since 1946, PEO Chapters DT and GN since 1949 and Eastern Star Truth Chapter No. 262 since 1953. Elizabeth was Kimball’s Outstanding Homemaker in 1995.
She had the ability to touch many lives without even knowing it. She will be greatly missed.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband Nate and her brother Morton Gailey.
She is survived by her brother Hugh (Barbara) Gailey, of Gilroy Calif. and by her six sons and their wives, Jug and Colleen of Westminster, Colo., Andy and Audrey of Topeka, Kan., Bill and Cathy of Scottsbluff, Jim and Ruth of Niwot, Colo., John and Lydia of Sidney, and Tom and Pat of Scottsbluff, and 11 grandchildren.
Marion A. “Mike” Delp 1923-2002
Marion A. “Mike” Delp of Dalton, passed away Monday, June 24 at the Memorial Health Center in Sidney. His body has been cremated, there will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 27 at the Assembly of God Church in Dalton with Pastors John Mustoe and Clifford Thompson officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Marion A. Delp Memorial Fund.
Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney is in charge of the arrangements.
Marion Astor Delp, the son of Fred Astor and Zetta Victoria (Halsey) Delp, was born on May 31, 1923 at Meadow Grove, Neb. He attended rural schools and began working on the family farm. Marion was inducted into the United States Army on Feb. 23, 1943. During World War II, he was involved in the Naples, Rome, Southern France, Rhineland and the Central European Campaigns. Following his separation from the service on October 23, 1945 Marion returned to the Norfolk area.
On March 30, 1963, Marion was united in marriage to Bertha Rose Klingman at Mobridge, S.D. They spent their working years in the Norfolk area retiring to Western Nebraska in August of 1991. During his retirement Marion worked part-time at Cabela’s, the Super 8 and the Sidney Public Schools.
Marion was a member of the Church of God in Guernsey, Wyo. He had been a member of Nebraska Farm Bureau and a School Board Member of District 36 in Stanton County.
Survivors include his wife Bertha of Dalton; three daughters, Mary Jo Delp of Dalton, Brenda Price and her husband Michael of Oracle, Ariz. and Michele Delp also of Dalton; one brother, Vernon L. Delp of Norfolk; and one grandson.
Marion was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Kyle.
Jacob James (Jim) Lauer 1932-2002
James (Jim) Lauer, 70, of Gillette, Wyo., died early Thursday morning June 20, at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital of prostate cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 24 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Gillette, with Father Karl Millis officiating. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post No. 42.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, at the Greenwood Cemetery with Father Jim Novakowski of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sidney officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 with a rosary service at 7 p.m. at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
James was born January 23, 1932 in Padroni, Colo. to Albert and Mollie (Sewald) Lauer. He was raised in Crook, Colo. and attended high school there where he excelled in football and track, graduating in 1950. He joined the U.S. Army in 1952 as a member of the 501st Paratrooper Corp. during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1954. Upon discharge from the service, he joined his father on the family farm.
In early 1955, he met and later married the former “Miss Fort Sidney” parade queen and trick rider, the lovely Mary Grace Heeg. They were united in marriage on June 9, 1956 while his younger brother and future brother-in-law were defending the country overseas. He spent many years working for the National Tank (CE Natco) Company which later sent him to Gillette to open a new facility. He later left the company to open his own business, Specialized Services, which he owned and operated until his retirement.
In his early years Jim enjoyed steer wrestling, training horses, playing the guitar and playing baseball. He was recruited to play baseball and football by the University of Missouri, but chose to make his home in Sidney. In later years he enjoyed the game of golf, taking delight in beating family, friends and business associates. He was well known and loved for his wit and entertaining personality.
Survivors include his beloved wife Mary of Gillette; sons Jim and his wife Susan of Billings, Mont., Jon and his wife Janet of Lakeville, Minn., Robin and his wife Brenda of Schertz, Texas, Rich and his wife Lisa of Cedar Park, Texas; his daughter Mary Sue Spade of Gillette; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters Kate and Joe Kalinowski of Sterling, Colo., Mary Mollendor of Ovid, Colo., Mollie and John Sanger of Sterling, Pete and June Lauer of Sterling, Dot and Dan Stang of Hays Center, Neb., Larry and Carol Lauer of Iliff, Colo., Dick and Margie Lauer of Merino, Colo., Dolly and Larry Huss of Crook, Colo., Pat and Cliff Abts of Ovid, Peggy and Paul Hershfeldt of Holyoke, Colo., Albert and Irene Lauer of Greeley, Colo. and John and Helen Lauer of Ovid; brothers- and sisters-in-law Vince and Gloria Heeg, Clarice Heeg, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter Molly and several brothers and sisters-in-laws. He was loved by all.
A memorial has been established in Mr. Lauer’s name and donations may be sent to the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716.
Fern K. Hecker 1910-2002
Fern K. Hecker, 91, a lifelong Sidney resident, died at Memorial Health Center in Sidney on Tuesday, June 18, 2002. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at the First United Methodist Church is Sidney with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, June 20 from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the family’s choice.
Fern Kathryn Hecker was born in Sidney on August 15, 1910, the daughter of Francis and Nanny (Fischer) Bayliff. She attended the Sidney Public Schools. Fern was married to Paul John Hecker on August 11, 1927 in Sterling, Colo. She helped her son operate the Yendis Cafe in Sidney for 13 years and managed the Senior Citizens Club in Sidney. During her stay at MHC Long-Term Care she crotched over 200 afghans, always donating one every year for the WNCC Endowment Fund Raffle and to MHC Long-Term Care for various fundraisers. She also enjoyed making baked goods and going fishing. Fern was a member of the First United Methodist Church for over 75 years. Her parents, husband of over 67 years, two sons, one sister and one brother preceded her in death.
Survivors include, one daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and John Schepker of Sidney; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Lloyd W. Carr 1911-2002
Lloyd W. Carr, 90, of Sidney, died Friday June 14, at Memorial Health Center in Sidney. Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church today at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery following the service. A memorial has been established for the First United Methodist Church and the Care and Share organization of the First United Methodist Church, Sidney.
Lloyd W. Carr was the only child of George Birdsall (Bert) Carr and Rosa Alyce Ryckman, born September 1, 1911 in Alliance, Neb. As a young man he was baptized into Christian faith at First Christian Church.
At the age of three Lloyd and his family moved to Bloomington, Neb., where his mother died when he was nine years old. Four years later his father married Clara Ethel Marsh. There he grew into manhood graduating from Bloomington High School in 1930. On April 22, 1934 he married the love of his life, Pauline E. Boyce and to that marriage three children were born and raised with the love of Christian faith.
Mechanically inclined, he was an avid reader of “Mechanics Illustrated” which nurtured his life work in the field of aviation. He attended aircraft mechanics school at Hoffman School of Aviation in Saint Louis, Mo. in 1931 where he met and was close to many famous aviators. After returning to Bloomington he and a close friend, Lee Worsham bought and rebuilt a wrecked OX5 American Eagle. The two of them then proceeded to teach themselves how to fly. However, the responsibility of supporting a family caused a move to Imperial, Neb. where he was employed by several auto repair shops and finally opened his own machine shop. He continued his aviation experience in Imperial obtaining his private pilots license. In 1945 he went to work for Rector Searle at the Ogallala, Neb. airport. There he was able to obtain his Aircraft and Aircraft Engine mechanic’s license in 1947. That led him to be a designated aircraft inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration. He also earned his Commercial Pilots license. He rapidly became well known in the Nebraska Panhandle and areas of the surrounding states as the best mechanic available and an extraordinarily skilled pilot.
January 1, 1958 he and his wife Pauline sold their home in Ogallala and assumed the management of the Sidney Nebraska Airport where he started Overland Air Service. There he built a strong aviation presence, overseeing many airport improvements, providing charter and air ambulance service and encouraging the establishment of commercial air service by Frontier Airlines. He served as the President of the Nebraska Aviation Trades Association in which he was a member for many years. In the ensuing 35 years he was a strong advocate for aviation and served as airport manager after the sale of Overland Air Service. He retired in 1986 at the age of 75 and was honored in January of 1998 with induction into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame.
Always civic-minded, he served on volunteer fire departments in Bloomington and Imperial and was fire chief in both. While in Ogallala he served many years with the Boy Scouts of America and was honored with the Distinguished Silver Beaver Award. He was also a member and President of the School Board. In Sidney he was very active in the Chamber of Commerce and the First Methodist Church.
His favorite pastime was barbershop quartet singing. He also was a member of the Benevolent Order of the Elks, an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy and the Silver Wings Fraternity. But, when Nebraska was playing football, all else stopped.
He is survived by his wife Pauline; two sons, Bruce and his wife Mary Ann, of Camp Springs, MD; Lloyd D. (Butch) and his wife Donna of Montgomery, Texas; one daughter Phyllis Dickens and her husband, Irvin of Tacoma, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Holechek Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Calvin “Cal” William Bowers 1912-2002
Calvin “Cal” William Bowers, 90, of Bayard, passed from this life to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 16, 2002 at the Beverly Square Assisted Living in Sidney. His funeral will be Wednesday, June 19 at 10 a.m. at the Bayard Assembly of God Church with Pastor Dan Zitterkopf officiating. Interment will be in the Bayard Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Church. Friends may call at the Church today from noon until 7 p.m. Jolliffe Funeral Home at Scottsbluff is in charge of the arrangements.
Cal was born June 2, 1912 at Angora, the son of Barney and Mercie (Gibbs) Bowers. He was raised and educated in the Angora area. Cal was united in marriage to Olla L. Batt, July 29, 1945 at Bayard. During his life, he farmed in the Bayard and Goodstreak areas, managed a gas station, worked at the Bayard sugar factory, was employed as a parts manager at International Harvester and John Deere Dealerships, a car salesman for Ford Motor Company, salesman for the Purina Feed and Seed Company and worked for Morrill County in the Road Maintenance Department. After retiring, Cal enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, spending time with his family, hosting relatives and friends.
Cal was a long-time member of the Bayard Assembly of God Church.
He is survived by his sons: Melvin of Seward and Rodney of Sidney, two grandchildren; brothers: Harry of Torrington, Wyo., Lyle of Bayard and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Olla on Sept. 27, 1988, two sisters and two brothers.
Jerry Henry Wessels 1944-2002
Jerry Henry Wessels, 57, a longtime resident of Deming, N.M., passed away June 15, at the Casa De Oro Care Center in Las Cruces.
A graveside service will be held today at 10 a.m. at Mt. View Cemetery with the Reverend David Okberg, Pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating.
Jerry was born September 9, 1944 in Bridgeport, Neb. to Reinhardt and Grace Heath Wessels, He was a warehouse manager with Public Service of New Mexico for 19 years and retired from there in 1992. Jerry had been a resident of Deming since 1968, having previously lived in Dalton.
He is survived by his parents, Reinhardt and Grace Wessels of Deming, N.M.; two brothers, David Wessels of Deming, Dennis Wessels and his wife Terry of Westminster, Calif.; three nephews and one niece. Jerry was preceded in death by his twin brother, John Wessels.
