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Herbert 'Bob' Ohmstede
Friday, Jan. 28, 2000
Guide Rock resident Herbert "Bob" Ohmstede, 81, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, at his home.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Baptist Church in Guide Rock with the Rev. James Brackett officiating. Burial will be in the Guide Rock Cemetery. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home of Red Cloud is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ohmstede was born July 15, 1918, to Henrich Georg and Meta Helena Gesine (Imken) Ohmstede on a farm south of Guide Rock. He attended the District No. 10 rural school and graduated from Guide Rock High School in 1936. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1941-46. He married Bonnie Darwin at Clay Center on Aug. 4, 1949. They lived and farmed south of Guide Rock.
He served 10 years on the District I rural school board. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 278 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10755, both of Guide Rock.
Survivors are his wife; four sons, John, Howard, William and Charles, all of Guide Rock; one sister, Frieda Gleason of Guide Rock; and one brother, Glenn of Guide Rock.
He was preceded in death by a son, George; two sisters; and one brother.
A memorial fund has been established.
Mae Overmiller
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000
Lebanon, Kan., resident Mae (Haresnape) Overmiller, 88, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at her home.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Thornburg Church in Smith County, Kan., with the Rev. Roger Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the Cora Cemetery north of Lebanon. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home of Red Cloud is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Overmiller was born July 6, 1911, to John and Viola (Upp) Haresnape in Lebanon. She attended a rural Smith County school and the Lebanon school. In October 1930 she married Gerald Overmiller. They farmed near Lebanon. On Jan. 19, 1973, her husband died.
She was a member of Thornburg Church.
Survivors are two sons, Bill of Bellaire, Kan., and Bob of Lebanon; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by one brother; one sister; and two great-grandchildren.
Melvin I. Rothrock
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000
Former Tribland area resident Melvin I. Rothrock, 82, of Delta, Colo., died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe, Colo.
Private memorial services will be at a later date. The remains were cremated. Montrose Valley Funeral Home in Montrose, Colo., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rothrock was born Jan. 6, 1918, to Ira and Helen (Ochsner) Rothrock in Sutton. He grew up and attended school in Hastings. He worked as a baker before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then returned to Hastings where he worked for the Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co. until 1967. On Oct. 24, 1967, he married Norma Scott. They moved to Denver in 1968 where he worked for the Dow Chemical Co. at the Rocky Flats facility. He also worked as a sheet metal fabricator until retirement in 1980. He and his wife then moved to Cedaredge, Colo., and later Delta.
He was a member of the American Legion and 40 and 8.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Steve of Salina, Kan., and David of Denver; one stepson, Robert Scott of Lancaster, S.C.; four stepdaughters, Norma Kay Rothrock, Sandra Scott and Chris McEuen, all of Denver; and Audrey Gartner of Ayr; one sister, Mareitta Noble of Cedaredge, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
Harold J. Hornbacher
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000
Sutton resident Harold Jacob Hornbacher, 95, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, at the Sutton Community Home.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hope Reformed Church in Sutton with the Rev. George Horner officiating. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery. Kohler Mortuary of Sutton is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hornbacher was born Nov. 19, 1904, to Reinhold and Christina (Schmidt) Hornbacher in Sutton. He attended Cottage School in Sutton. On Aug. 16, 1925, he married Edna Hildegard near Lushton. They farmed near Sutton until 1933 when he sold the farm. He then worked in Lincoln but returned to Sutton one year later. He worked as a custom hauler, helped his father with steam engines for moving houses and running trashing and shelling machines. He also worked on a farm. He retired from farming in 1974.
He was a member of the Hope Reformed Church and a past member of the Sutton Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Janet Jewah of Yuma, Ariz., and Meva Jean Tintelnot of Pensacola, Fla.; one son, Rolland of Los Angeles; one sister, Vera Romaine of St. Simon Island, Ga.; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.
Memorials may be given to the family.
Ruth E. Smith
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000
Hastings resident Ruth E. (Mihm) Smith, 68, of No. 6 Windsor Drive died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harvard United Church of Christ with the Rev. Stanley Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Harvard Cemetery. There is no visitation. The remains were cremated. Alberding-Wilson Funeral Home of Harvard is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 12, 1931, to Frank and Matilda (Alberding) Mihm in Harvard. On June 27, 1954, she married Harold E. Smith. They lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., for a short time before moving to Harvard where they farmed for 36 years. After retirement, they moved to Hastings.
She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and was active in Meals on Wheels.
Survivors are her husband; two daughters, Deb Tobler of Harvard and Brenda Prieksat of LeMars, Iowa; two sons, Tim of Blair and Lonnie of Johnston, Iowa; and 13 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Memorials may be given to the family.
Vashti I. Fair
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000
Hastings resident Vashti Irene (Marchand) Fair, 89, of Good Samaritan Village Goldbeck Towers died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
Services are 10 a.m. Monday at GSV All Saints Chapel in Hastings with the Rev. Bill Liddell officiating. Burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery. Visitation is noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Jackson-Wilson Funeral Home in Kenesaw and one hour prior to services Monday at the church.
Mrs. Fair was born Jan. 27, 1911, to Edward F. and Blanch R. (Simon) Marchand in Fairfield County, Ohio. She moved with her family in 1915 to Naponee. She lived in Alma, York, Blue Springs, Barado and Woodruff, Kan., before moving to Holstein in 1928. She graduated from Holstein High School in 1929. On April 8, 1929, she married James Keith Fair in Kenesaw. They lived in Hardy until 1931 when they returned to Holstein. She worked at the Naval Ammunition Depot near Hastings during World War II. She later worked as a cook at the Holstein School. On Feb. 22, 1980, her husband died. She moved to Hastings in March 1999.
Survivors are one sister, Hazel Schukei of Hastings; two brothers, Dwight of Jacksonville, Fla., and Virgil of Shawnee Mission, Kan.; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Marguerite Frances Mangers and Donna Lee Cappes; one son, Gary Allen; three sisters; and four brothers.
Memorials may be given to the family's choice.
Jessie I. Million
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000
Former Tribland area resident Jessie I. (Kelly) Million, 88, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at her home.
Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Simonson-Williams Funeral Home chapel in Red Cloud with the Rev. Mike Lehr officiating. Burial will be in Cora Cemetery in Lebanon, Kan.
Mrs. Million was born Dec. 5, 1911, to C.H. and Zella (Johnson) Kelly in Rowellwich. She attended school at Rowellwich until fourth grade when she moved with her family to Inavale. She graduated in 1930 from Inavale High School. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln and then taught rural school in Webster County. On Sept. 12, 1935, she married Raymond F. Million in Smith Center, Kan. They farmed near Lebanon. In 1954 they moved to Lincoln where she taught school. They moved to Atwood, Colo., in 1968 where she was employed by Stuckey's. In 1976 they moved to Hastings and retired in 1978. They moved to Lincoln in 1984. On April 8, 1985, her husband died.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, the Retired Teacher's Association and Clown Alley 40 in Lincoln.
Survivors are one daughter, Gaylene Marcum of Omaha; one son, Gary of Lincoln; one sister, Earlene Leech of El Dorado Hills, Calif.; two brothers, Charles of Colorado Springs, Colo., and William of Kennewick, Wash.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Ruth M. Smith
Thursday, January 27, 2000
Hastings resident Ruth Mihm Smith, 68, of No. 6 Winsor Drive, died today at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Services are pending with Alberding-Wilson Funeral Home in Harvard.
Donald W. 'Don' Nienhueser
Monday, Jan. 24, 2000
Juniata resident Donald W. "Don" Nienhueser, 80, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at Kenesaw Haven Home.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with the Rev. Carl Rehwaldt officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with military rites conducted by the Kenesaw American Legion Post No. 268. Visitation is until 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson-Wilson Funeral Home in Kenesaw.
Mr. Nienhueser was born July 18, 1919, to Fred and Wilhemenia (Einspahr) Nienhueser in Adams County. He attended Zion Lutheran Parochial School in Wanda for eight years. On Feb. 5, 1944, he married Eleanor Finnigsmier in Grand Island. From 1944-46 he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and in the Korean War. He received the Purple Heart. He then farmed and retired in 1982.
He was a member and past elder of Faith Lutheran Church. He was a past township assessor and past member of the Kenesaw Board of Education and served on the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office board for six years. He also was a 4-H leader for several years.
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Donna Ruhter of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, Craig of Kenesaw and Wayne of Juniata; two sisters, Emma Lierman of San Ramon, Calif., and Adeline Hill of Parsons, Kan.; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.
Memorials may be given to the church.
Carolyne A. Williams
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2000
Hastings resident Carolyne Ann (Lapp) Williams, 84, of Good Samaritan Village Villa Grace, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2000, at Villa Grace.
Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with James Donley officiating. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Friday and 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday at Butler-Volland Funeral Home in Hastings.
Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 19, 1915, to John George and Ann Margaret (Schmidt) Lapp in Hastings. She graduated from Hastings Senior High School. She worked at Woolworth's and the Naval Ammunition Depot in Hastings. On May 18, 1941, she married Jesse Vern Williams. He preceded her in death on Aug. 1, 1987.
She was a member of the New York Avenue Congregational Church.
She also was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Memorials may be given to the New York Avenue Congregational Church.
Glenn W. Imler
Monday, Jan. 24, 2000
Rural Mankato, Kan., resident Glenn William Imler, 75, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at his home.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Megrue-Price Funeral Home chapel in Superior. A private family burial will be at a later date.
Mr. Imler was born Dec. 8, 1924, to William and Nora (Osborne) Imler near Hardy. He lived in Jewell County, Kan. On May 28, 1948, he married Yvonne "Vonnie" Purcell in Belleville, Kan. He worked as a farmer and as a welder for Ideal Cement Co. in Superior for more than 30 years.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Rodney of Glenvil and Daniel of Mankato; one daughter, Myrna Kay Wilson of St. George, Kan.; one sister, Twila Rothchild of Mankato; one brother, Paul of Doniphan; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Memorials may be given to Solomon Valley Hospice or Montrose United Methodist Church.
