Aurora News Register July 27, 2005 Former Aurora resident Ervin BRANDT, 82, died July 23, 2005 at the Veteran's Hospital in Grand Island. A memorial service will be held at Wednesday, July 27 at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. Burial will follow in the Aurora Cemetery. Ervin LeRoy Brandt, son of Herman and Emma (Reetz) Brandt, was born March 4, 1923 in Surprise where he was raised and farmed with his family after his schooling. He married Laura Ethel Rhoades Dec. 26, 1943 in Rising City. His wife died Jan. 27, 1987. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brothers Wilmer and Marlin Brandt and a sister, Lois Beinhoff. Aurora News Register July 19, 200 Former Hamilton County resident Leo D. NEEL, 84, of St. Paul, died Friday, July 15, 2005 in St. Paul. Funeral services were Monday, July 18 at Wagner Funeral Home in Central City. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. Mr. Neel was born Jan. 5, 1921 in York to Alvin and Martha (Guyla) Neel. He married Mary Henion in 1942 in Taylor. He married Roberta "Bobbi" Wiltfang on June 15, 1960 in Harvard. Bobbi died Jan. 30, 2000. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and three sisters, Fonetta "Blondie" McDermott, Evelyn Conner and Ellen "Jean" Sebesta. Don BONTZ, 66, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at his home in Aurora. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 21 at the Pleasant View Bible Church in Aurora. Burial will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Donald Wayne Bontz, son of William Jacob and Georgia Alberta (Meford) Bontz, was born Aug. 4, 1936 in Center, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Former Aurora resident Harold S. McCRAY 85, of Modesto, Calif., died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at his home. There were no public services. Harold Shirley McCray was born Oct. 26, 1919 in Aurora. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline E. McCray, a brother and a sister. Aurora News Register June 28, 2005 Former Aurora resident William D. "Bill" FREEMAN, 42, of Grand Island, died June 21, 2005. Funeral services were June 28 in Kleine Funeral Home. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery. Born Dec. 24, 1962 in Aurora to William and Elva (McCullough) Freeman. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. Sarah D. BARTLEY, 90, of Loup City, mother of Aurora resident Jerald Bartley, died Saturday, June 25, 2005 in Kearney. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 29 in St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City . Burial will be in the Red Cloud Cemetery. Sarah D. Bartley was born April 14, 1915 in Smith County, Kan. to Ira and Sadie (Ryan) Williams. She married Loland F. Bartley Oct. 8, 1932. She was preceded in death by her husband, one grandson and two great-grandsons. Aurora Register July 6, 2005 Janet ANDERSEN, 66, of Aurora, died June 28, 2005 at her home. Funeral services were held Friday, July 1 at St. John Lutheran Church in Kronborg. Burial was in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Janet Joyce Andersen daughter of Vaughn L. and Ruth (Fauquier) Tyler, was born Oct. 13, 1938 in Central City. She married Ronald L. Andersen Dec. 17, 1961 at Central City. He died Jan. 13, 2002. Preceded in death by her parents, husband and two infant grandsons.- George H. MERSCH, 95, of Aurora, died July 5, 2005. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 7 in the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Burial will be in the Aurora Cemetery. George Henry Mersch, son of Henry and Bernadena (Dieckman) Mersch, was born April 14, 1910 in Aurora. He married Emma Jayne Cass Sept. 5, 1934 at the Methodist parsonage in York. She died Sept. 7, 2002. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Emma; two brothers, William and Fred; three sisters, Anna, Laura and Martha; one son-in-law, Gary Joyce and one grandson, Brent Joyce. Dwayne O. MILLER, 78, of Polk, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Funeral services were Saturday, July 2, at the Baptist Church in Polk. Burial was in the Arborville Cemetery near Polk. Mr. Miller was born May 4, 1927, in Polk to Orlie W. and Garnet R. (Samuels) Miller. On Aug. 22, 1954, he married Elaine Berg in Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his father in 1977, his sister Geraldine Kealiher in 1989 and his mother in 1995. ====== Copyright © 2007 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project