Imperial Republican

Wayne PETERSON, 78 of Billings, Mont., and former Livingston resident, passed 
away peacefully at Deaconess Billings Clinic, Wednesday, July 6, 2005.
Wayne was born on Sept. 24, 1926 in Beaver City, Neb. to Leonard and 
Edith (Gifford) Peterson. On April 13, 1952 he married Rosalene (Rosie) Kunnemann. 
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Edith Peterson 
and sister, Beverly Cooper. Cremation has taken place at Franzen-Davis 
Crematory in Livingston with memorial services being held at 10 a.m. Monday
July 11, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston. Graveside committal 
and burial followed in Mountain View Cemetery. 

Melody M. MILLER died Friday, July 1, 2005 in Denver, Colo. 
She was born Nov. 12, 1951 in Denver to Charles T. Phillips 
and Vinta (Kimberling) Phillips. Melody married Dan Miller on 
Aug. 2, 1969 and to this union two children were born, Misti and Holli.
Melody is preceded in death by her grandmother Mary and her father.
A memorial service for Melody was held Thursday, July 7, 2005 at the 
United Methodist Church in Holyoke, Colo. Services concluded at the 
church with a family burial in Crete Cemetery in Champion, Neb. at a later date.

Opal Marjory Lemon HUMPHREYS was born Oct. 5, 1916 to Bert and 
Jessie (Gardner) Lemon on her grandfather's homestead northeast 
of Max, Neb. She was the eldest of seven children. 
Opal married William "Kermit" Humphreys on Aug. 10, 1935, in her 
parents' home in 3-36 precinct. To this union five children were born: 
Lyle Albert, Merril Dean, Earl Levoine, Phyllis Ila and Sharolyn Hope.
Opal passed away, Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2005. She was 88 years of age. 
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, husband Kermit, granddaughter 
Nancy, brothers Roy Harley and Earl and sisters Hope and Dorothy.
Graveside services will be held today, Thursday morning, July 14, 2005, at 10 a.m. 
at the Ashgrove Cemetery, north of her ancestral home.

Joseph Todd LINDBERG, 47, died on Father's Day, June 19, 2005, at University 
of Nebraska Medical Center, surrounded by family. He had non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 
Joseph Todd Lindberg was born on Mar 10, 1958 in Sargent, Neb. to Dick and 
Gwen (Einspahr) Lindberg. Survivors include his parents; brothers, Jeff and Sandy 
of Fort Collins, Colo., Greg and Teri of Omaha, Mike and Jody of Lincoln and 
girlfriend, Monda Thompson of Omaha. He also leaves uncles, aunts, nephews, 
nieces and other friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents including 
Charles and Mildred Einspahr and an uncle, Rodney Einspahr of Imperial. 
Services were held at Heafey West Center Chapel in Omaha June 22, and 
St. Paul Lutheran Church in West Point, June 23. His cremains were buried 
at Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point.

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