GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT 2003 Ted ABERNETHY 44, Retired Revenue Agent. Ted V. Abernethy, 44, of Grand Island died Jan. 22, 2003, at home. Services in the sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.Born on Oct. 7, 1958, at Ord to Dr. Don and Irene (Auble) Abernethy. Preceded in death by his father, Dr. Don Abernethy; uncle, Jim Abernethy; aunt, Dorothy Auble-Hardisty; and grandparents, Dr. Glen and Lillian Auble and Verne and Helen Abernethy. Ted ARMATYS CEDAR RAPIDS -- Theodore "Ted" J. Armatys, 81, of Cedar Rapids died of cancer Jan. 27, 2003, at his home north of Cedar Rapids. Services at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be at the parish cemetery, with military rites conducted by Dan Cox American Legion Post 44 of Cedar Rapids. Levander Funeral Home of Albion is in charge of arrangements. Floyd HOGG KEARNEY -- Floyd B. Hogg, 95, of Kearney, formerly of Shelton, died Jan. 26, 2003. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary. Burial will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Born Aug. 31, 1907, on the family farm north of Shelton to Floyd C. and Elizabeth V. (Schepers) Hogg. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara A. Pope, on Feb. 24, 2000. Survivors of the immediate family include a daughter, Beth Fox of Kearney, and a brother, Loyal Hogg of Tucson, Ariz. Leota JACOBSEN AURORA -- Leota Jacobsen, 82, of Aurora died Jan. 27, 2003. Services at the United Methodist Church in Neligh. Burial will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery at Neligh. Born on June 23, 1920, on the family farm north of Clearwater to George Noel and Della May (Akers) Marshall. Preceded in death by her husband, Everett Johnnie Jacobsen, on Nov. 30, 1990. Marriage to Everett Johnnie Jacobsen on May 28, 1939, at the Methodist Church in Clearwater. Mr. Jacobsen passed away on Nov. 30, 1990. Preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Faye, Frank and James Kenneth; and one sister, Helen. Neil SLAYTON HASTINGS -- Neil B. Slayton, 89, of Hastings died Jan. 26, 2003, at the Veterans Administration Nursing Care Unit in Grand Island. Services at the Juniata United Methodist Church. Burial will be a later date in the South Woodbury Cemetery in South Woodbury, Vt. Wagner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Born Aug. 24, 1913, at Montpelier, Vt., to Hermon E. and Minnie L. (Tebbetts) Slayton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace E. Williams, in 1996. LaVern TEWELL TRUMBULL -- LaVern E. Tewell, 80, Trumbull died Jan. 24, 2003 at home. Services at Brand-Wilson Chapel in Hastings. Burial in the Inland Cemetery. Born Oct. 14, 1922, to Ellwood Y. and Ellzola (Banta) Tewell. at York. Preceded in death by an infant sister. Lucile WALKER GIBBON -- Lucile E. Walker, 90, of Gibbon died Jan. 25, 2003. Services at Faith United Church in Gibbon. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Born Dec. 12, 1912, in McCracken, Kan., to George and Fleta (Crowley) Underhill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Walker, in Oct 2002. Daniel WOITASZEWSKI WOOD RIVER -- Daniel Woitaszewski, 80, of Wood River died Jan. 27, 2003 in Grand Island. Funeral services at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Wood River. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery at Grand Island. Ethel ERICKSEN COLUMBUS -- Ethel N. Ericksen, 93, of Columbus died Jan. 7, 2003 in Walker, Minn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Federated Church in Columbus. A private family burial will be in the Loup Fork Cemetery near Boelus. Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul is in charge of arrangements. Dolores R. MARCUS LAS VEGAS -- Dolores R. (Kalkowski) Marcus, 85, of Las Vegas died Jan. 23, 2003, at home. Services Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Grand Island. Born Sept. 23, 1917, at Ashton to Alex and Rose (Kaminski) Kalkowski. Elizabeth Ann RUMPH CASPER, Wyo. -- Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Rumph, 73, of Casper Wyo., died Jan. 26, 2003. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Casper. Born May 7, 1929, at Ravenna to Charles A. and Selma A. (Moss) Chizek. Jerry WILLIAMS GREELEY, COLO. -- Jerry H. Williams, 66, of Greeley, Colo., died Jan. 24, 2003 at home. Services will be in Greeley. Jerry Williams was cremated. Born July 7, 1936, in Eureka, Calif. and was raised in Willets, Calif., by his grandmother Wheeler until the age of eight, then was adopted by Lucille and Benjamin Williams. Preceded in death by his father, Benjamin Williams, and a baby daughter, Jodi. Peggy HUGHSON Peggy A. Hughson, 96, of Grand Island died Jan. 31, 2003 in Aurora. Burial was held in Belle Plaine, Kan. Born Sept. 29, 1906, at Viola, Kan. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Hughson. Mrs. Hughson lived and taught elementary school in Belle Plaine, Kan. She was also preceded in death by a son, Lt. Robert K. Hughson, U.S.A.F. Nicholas FOSTER KEARNEY -- Nicholas G. Foster, 20, died Feb. 2, 2003. Services at Faith United Church in Gibbon. Burial will be in the Gibbon Riverside Cemetery. Godberson Mortuary of Gibbon is in charge of arrangements. Born May 6, 1982, at Kearney to Rick and Deborah (Dwiggins) Foster. Leo PROSOSKI CENTRAL CITY -- Leo J. Prososki, 87, of Central City died Feb. 4, 2003. Services at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery at Clarks. Born Oct. 23, 1915, at Krakow to Walter and Mary (Borowiak) Prososki. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, on Mar 23, 2001. Married Dorothy Kiolbasa at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Clarks on Aug. 12, 1942, Also preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Mary Prososki; a sister and brother-in-law, Helene and Louis Czarnick; a sister-in-law, Anne Prososki; and nieces, Marcy, Diane, Charlene and Bernadette. Margaret MULLEN OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Margaret M. Mullen of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Grand Island, died Feb. 2, 2003. Services at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Prairie Village, Kan. Burial will be in the Resurrection Cemetery at Lenexa, Kan. Mount Moriah and Freeman Funeral Home in Kansas City, Mo., is in charge of arrangements. Born in Kansas City, Mo., to Walter L. and Mary (Scanlan) Faubion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Mullen. ====== Copyright © 2007 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project