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Sylvia G. Humphrey
OGALLALA — Sylvia G. Humphrey, 90, formerly of Ogallala and long-time employee of Humphrey’s Auto Supply, died Feb. 21, 2001, at Western Village Health and Rehabilitation. She was born June 26, 1910, in Belgrade and had lived in Green Bay, Wis., for the past 12 years. Mrs. Humphrey is survived by three sons, Bob (Dodie) of Mount Vernon, Wash., Bill (Dorothy) of Green Bay and Rod (Nancy) of San Marcos, Calif.; a sister, Ruby Cook of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; and four brothers. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. MST Tuesday in the Sutherland Riverview Cemetery with Max Towell officiating. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of local arrangements.
Cheryl D. Johnston
Cheryl DeAnn Johnston, 42, of North Platte died Feb. 22, 2001, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born May 21, 1958, to Leonard H. and Mable Miller Johnston at Gothenburg. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1976. She liked to sew and embroidery, and enjoyed taking care of her dogs, Benji, Timmy and Pugsy. Miss Johnston is survived by her parents of North Platte; three sisters, Verna (Gary) Price of Sutherland, Colleen (Don) DuBry of North Platte and Gaylene (Bob) Lueck of Lexington; four brothers, Stanley (Donna) Johnston of Nolan Ville, Texas, Gary (Anna) Johnston, Dennis (Melodi) Johnston and Doug (Barb) Johnston, all of North Platte; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; a niece; a nephew; and many aunts and uncles. A memorial has been established. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Adams & Swanson Chapel with Capt. Kris Wood of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial will be in the Wellfleet Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. to service time Monday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home in North Platte.
Larry Grubham Rookstool
Larry Dean Grubham Rookstool, 41, of North Platte died Feb. 24, 2001, at his home.
He was born Jan. 11, 1960, to Larry and Karen Lewis Rookstool in North Platte. He grew up in North Platte and Washington, and attended school in North Platte. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad until 1993. He also worked for AgElectric and was a manager for Sitel in North Platte, McCook and Texas. He enjoyed helping people. He liked to swim at the interstate lake and watch football on television.
Mr. Rookstool is survived by his parents, Karen Wood of Bremerton, Wash., and Larry (Pat) Rookstool of North Platte; three daughters, Kaylee Gibbons of North Platte, and Meghan and Jennifer Grubham of South Dakota; three sons, Lucas, Nicholas and Marcus Grubham, all of Valentine; three sisters, Theresa (Bill) Bivens and Celeste Daniels, both of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Michelle Barden of Washington; four brothers, Bradley Grubham of Arizona, Theron (Wilda) Rookstool of Lexington, Travis (Angie) Rookstool of Alma and Tony Grubham Jr. of Washington; his grandfather, Wesley Rookstool of North Platte; five nieces; six nephews; and a great-niece.
A memorial has been established for his daughter, Kaylee Gibbons, in care of Cheryl MacDonald, 1403 E. Burlington, North Platte NE 69101.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Jessie Rookstool.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams & Swanson Chapel. Burial will be in the North Platte Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home in North Platte.
Gladys Rudloff
BROKEN BOW - Gladys Rudloff, 85, of Broken Bow died Feb. 24, 2001, at her home.
She was born July 2, 1915, at Crawford to Robert and Mabel Burnaugh Lux. She attended school in Crawford and Wyoming, and received her teaching certificate from Chadron State Teachers College.
In 1935, she married Joe Rudloff at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crawford. In 1951, they bought land in Custer County and in 1960, they bought land east of the Westerville community. She worked at Becton Dickinson in Broken Bow from 1961 to 1981. After her husband retired in 1981, they moved to Broken Bow.
She enjoyed traveling, gardening, crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles.
Mrs. Rudloff is survived by two sons, John of Kearney and Robert (Gwen) of North Platte; five grandchildren, Pamela Summers of Milwaukee, Wisc., Josef Rudloff, Robert Rudloff of Denver, Sara Rudloff of North Platte and Nathan Rudloff of Rapid City, S.D.; a sister, Wanda Louthan of Blue Hill; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on April 18, 1997; and her parents.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crawford.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church in Crawford with the Rev. Loren Pohlmeier officiating. Burial will be in the St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Crawford.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow and from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow is in charge.
Arthur Wilhelm Stillahn
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Arthur Wilhelm Stillahn, 75, of Cheyenne, Wyo., father of Kathy Nutter of North Platte, died Feb. 23, 2001, at the United Medical Center West in Cheyenne.
He was born May 27, 1925, in Syracuse to Gerd and Nora Stillahn.
On Aug. 6, 1950, he married Jeannette Herring at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nebraska City. He farmed and ranched in Syracuse until 1965, when he moved to Cheyenne, where he was show and sale cattle superintendent at the Wyoming Hereford Ranch. He bought a ranch north of Cheyenne, where he raised registered Hereford cattle.
He served as Sunday school superintendent, was a church council member, and an usher. He served as president of the Nemaha Valley Hereford Association in Nebraska, and was a lifetime member of the American Hereford Association.
Mr. Stillahn is survived by his wife; a daughter, Kathy (Joe) Nutter of North Platte; three sons, Jerry (Mary) of Merced, Calif., Gene (Cindy), and Clark, all of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, Christopher, Amy, Trey and Evan Stillahn and Stacia Nutter; two sisters, Ruby Roos and Irene Reimer of Syracuse; and a brother, Elmer Stillahn of Syracuse.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cheyenne or the Junior Hereford Association of Wyoming.
Services were Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cheyenne. Additional services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery at Syracuse.
Schrader Funeral Home of Cheyenne is in charge.
Sylvia G. Humphrey
OGALLALA — Sylvia G. Humphrey, 90, formerly of Ogallala and long-time employee of Humphrey’s Auto Supply, died Feb. 21, 2001, at Western Village Health and Rehabilitation. She was born June 26, 1910, in Belgrade and had lived in Green Bay, Wis., for the past 12 years. Mrs. Humphrey is survived by three sons, Bob (Dodie) of Mount Vernon, Wash., Bill (Dorothy) of Green Bay and Rod (Nancy) of San Marcos, Calif.; a sister, Ruby Cook of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; and four brothers. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. MST Tuesday in the Sutherland Riverview Cemetery with Max Towell officiating. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of local arrangements.
Cheryl D. Johnston
Cheryl DeAnn Johnston, 42, of North Platte died Feb. 22, 2001, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born May 21, 1958, to Leonard H. and Mable Miller Johnston at Gothenburg. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1976. She liked to sew and embroidery, and enjoyed taking care of her dogs, Benji, Timmy and Pugsy. Miss Johnston is survived by her parents of North Platte; three sisters, Verna (Gary) Price of Sutherland, Colleen (Don) DuBry of North Platte and Gaylene (Bob) Lueck of Lexington; four brothers, Stanley (Donna) Johnston of Nolan Ville, Texas, Gary (Anna) Johnston, Dennis (Melodi) Johnston and Doug (Barb) Johnston, all of North Platte; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; a niece; a nephew; and many aunts and uncles. A memorial has been established. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Adams & Swanson Chapel with Capt. Kris Wood of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial will be in the Wellfleet Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. to service time Monday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home in North Platte.
W. Tilden Jones
LEXINGTON - W. Tilden Jones of Lexington died Feb. 26, 2001, at his home. He was 75.
He was born June 7, 1925, at San Antonio to Worthie Tilden Sr. and Annie E. Burk Jones. He grew up and attended school in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from high school in Mathis, Texas, as valedictorian of his class, and then attended Southwestern Junior College at Keene, Texas, where he graduated as salutatorian. He furthered his education at Trinity University in San Antonio, where he received his bachelor's degree, graduating with honors. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from Oct. 22, 1943, to April 26, 1946.
On Aug. 15, 1948, he married Patricia Burnette at San Antonio. They moved several times during their married life, living in several places in Nebraska, including Lexington, Lincoln, Aurora and then back to Lexington. He was a service manager at Central Manufacturing Co. in Aurora. In 1991, they returned to Lexington, where they were in charge of Camp Arrowhead.
He was a lifetime member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
He enjoyed golf, reading, motorcycles, working on motors and engines, and was a good handyman.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Susan (Clark) Nichols of Scottsbluff and Helen Ann Jones of Denver; Ruth Kotten of San Antonio; a son, T.J. (Linda) of Aurora; a sister, Ava Gerrans of Lexington; a brother, Ted Jones of San Antonio; a nephew, Tom Burnette of San Antonio; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Camp Arrowhead Improvement Fund.
The body was cremated.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Camp Arrowhead near Lexington.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge.
Wayne H. Miller
BRADY - Wayne H. Miller, 85, died Feb. 25, 2001, at his home north of Brady.
He was born Nov. 4, 1915, to John H. and Ida Belle Pitts Miller, at the homestead on the north edge of Wildhorse Valley. He was actively involved in the operation of his ranch, located three miles south of the site where his grandparents settled in a sod house in 1895, until his death. He attended church at the Svea Dal Covenant Church.
On Aug. 15, 1942, he married Lois Y. Murray. They were married for 58 years.
Mr. Miller is survived by his wife; two daughters, Judy (Jim) Buss of Minden and Linda Miller of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three grandchildren, Jeff (Sally) Buss of Minden, Jodi Buss of Fort Collins, Colo., and Jeremy Buss of Colorado Springs; a sister, Mildred (Arnold) Smith of Aurora, Colo.; nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Irene Gronewold, Jean Carroll and Martha Kratzenstein; and two brothers, Harlan and Stanley.
A memorial has been established.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Svea Dal Covenant Church north of Brady. Burial will be in the Antelope Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Blase Memorial Chapel in Gothenburg.
Helen Marguerite Peery
PERRIS, Calif.,- Helen Marguerite Peery of Perris, Calif., died Feb. 17, 2001, at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, Calif. She was 66.
She was born Feb. 9, 1935, in Nebraska and had lived in Perris for 10 years. She enjoyed golfing, gardening and raising animals and was a member of the North Golf Course Club.
Mrs. Peery is survived by her husband, James Emmett Peery III; a son, James Emmett IV of Las Vegas; a sister, Dorothy Blakey of Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Albert Simants of Redding, Calif.; two grandchildren; and various other relatives and friends in the West Central Nebraska area.
Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.
The body was cremated.
Services were Feb. 21, 2001, at the United Church of Christ in Sun City, Calif.
Pacific Family Funeral Home of Lake Elisnore, Calif., was in charge.
Gerald 'Pete' Soderquist
LINCOLN - Gerald "Pete" Soderquist, 85, of Lincoln, father of Barbara Jo Burns of North Platte, died Feb. 21, 2001.
He was born Oct. 27, 1915, to Albert and Emma Egerblade Soderquist. He grew up in the Axtell area, and was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell. He graduated from Axtell High School in 1934.
On May 27, 1946, he married Helen Leap May. They farmed for 15 years south of Axtell.
He was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lincoln and a trustee at Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell.
Mr. Soderquist is survived by his wife; a daughter, Barbara Jo (Bill) Burns of North Platte; a son, Greg of Lincoln; three grandchildren, Bartholomew "Stu" Burns of Decatur, Ill., Brandon (Jana) Burns of Omaha and Stacey (Matthew) Soderquist of Lincoln; a sister, Zenobia (Wymore) of San Antonio; a brother, Reuben of Minden; nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials are suggested to St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lincoln or to the Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lincoln with the Revs. Lon and Heidi Kvanli officiating. Additional services will be at 4 p.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Axtell with the Rev. David Evansen officiating. Burial will be in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Wadlow Rozanek Colonial Chapel in Lincoln. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Warren James White
RENTON, Wash., - Warren James White, 50, of Renton, Wash., brother of Sam White of North Platte died Feb. 26, 2001, at his home.
He was born March 27, 1940, in Lincoln to Luke and Lucille White. He graduated from Sutherland High School in 1957, and served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years.
While in the Air Force, he was a security police officer and later was a special agent for the Office of Special Investigations. He also served two tours of duty in Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he moved to Renton where he worked for Boeing Company, and most recently was a security administrator on the F-22 Raptor Project.
He had traveled the world and spent many evenings telling his stories to family and friends.
On May 17, 1964, he married Connie Soennichsen in Great Falls, Mont.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Sheri Dawn (Brian) Johnson; two sons, Trevor Luke (Betsey) and Derek Justin; a sister Gwen of Wheaton, Minn.; and a brother, Sam White of North Platte.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.
Services will be at 11 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Renton. Burial will be in the Tahoma National Cemetery.
Greenwood Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Renton is in charge.
