Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise
August 2010

Beverly Y. MARSH, 59, of Blair died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Blair after a battle 
with cancer. Services Aug. 18, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Interment 
in Madison Square Cemetery near Taylor. Beverly Yvonne Hanneman was born 
June 18, 1951, in Highland, Kan., to Herbert and Shirley (Taylor) Hanneman. 
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Donna Lee, Phyllis 
and Betty Mae.

Marie H. SCHMIDT, 97, of Arlington, died Aug. 12, 2010 in Blair. Services Aug. 17
at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Interment in Fremont's Memorial Cemetery. 
Marie H. Petersen was born Dec. 6, 1912, in rural Washington, Neb., to Fred and 
Minnie (Markman) Petersen. On Feb. 24, 1932, she married Otto John Schmidt in 
Omaha. The couple raised their family on farms in Douglas County until 1945, 
before moving to a farm near Arlington. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, Otto, in Sept of 1992; brothers, Henry, William, Carsen, Lawrence 
and Ervin; sisters, Bertha Wilke, Gladys Suhr, and Verna; and a 
great-grandson, Eric Lang.

Former Blair resident Grace Marie PEARSON, who was born July 23, 1920, died 
Aug. 11, 2010. Services were Aug. 16, at Westlawn Hillcrest Funeral Home. 
Interment was at Westlawn Hillcrest Memorial Park. She was preceded in 
death by a son, John.

Rosemarie VAN NORMAN, 68, died Aug. 12, 2010. Memorial Mass held Aug. 17
at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Omaha. Inurnment at Calvary Cemetery. 
She was born Jan. 20, 1942, to Anthony and Gladys Weidner. She was 
preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Jackie Schulte; a brother, 
DeForest Weidner; and Danny Van Norman. Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-
Dworak-Cutler West Center Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Winifred R.E. NELSON, 97, of Pipestone, Minn., died Aug. 13, 2010. Services
Aug. 20, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Pipestone. Interment Aug. 23
in the Blair Cemetery. Winifred Rose Eileen Nikolaisen was born Dec. 4, 1912
in Moorhead, Iowa, to Christian and Theodora (Sorensen) Nikolaisen. On 
June 5, 1935, she married Frederick T. Paulsen in Moorhead. Her husband 
died in Mar 1950. On June 16, 1961, she married Oscar Nelson in Blair. 
Mr. Nelson died in Feb 2002. In addition to her husbands, she was 
preceded in death by a brother, Chris Nikolaisen; two stepbrothers, Ed 
Nielsen and Bob Nielsen; and two stepsisters, Frances Nolan and Charlet 
Gohn. Hartquist Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Robert L. GOLDBERG, 79, of Bennington, died Aug. 15, 2010. Funeral 
services were Aug. 19, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bennington. 
Interment with military honors provided by VFW Post 8332 and 
American Legion Post 71 of Arlington was at the Fontanelle 
Cemetery. Robert LaVern Goldberg was born Dec. 30, 1930, in 
rural Washington County to Clarence and Carrie (Kruse) Goldberg. 
He joined the U. S. Air Force and served as an MP. On May 8, 1953,he 
married Helen Wilds in Blair. The couple had four children. In addition 
to his wife and son, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth 
Goldberg; two infant brothers; and a sister, Vera Andrews. 
Moser Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Former Blair resident Esther L. FISCHER, 78, of Creighton, died Aug. 20, 2010 
in Norfolk. Funeral services Aug. 25, at Zion Lutheran Church in Creighton. 
Interment in the Blair Cemetery. 

Shannon M. NEBITT, 28, of Blair, died Aug. 20, 2010, after a car accident 
on Highway 75 in Douglas County. Funeral service Aug. 25, at First Baptist 
Church in Blair. Shannon Marie O'Donnell was born April 11, 1982, in Blair. 
In 2002, she married Michael Robert Nebitt of Harper, KS. 

Paul M. KALKOWSKI, 62, of Kennard, died Aug. 21, 2010 in Blair. Graveside 
service held Aug. 26, at the Kennard Cemetery. Paul M. "Mike" Kalkowski 
was born Sept. 3, 1947, in Lynch to Francis X. and Verna (Burt) Kalkowski. 
On Aug. 1, 1977, he married Patricia Marks at Sisseton, S.D. He was 
preceded in death by his parents and a half-sister, Helen Oberle.

Mary Ann SKOOG, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, in Omaha. Services 
Aug. 25, at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha. Graveside 
services at the Blair Cemetery. She was preceded in death by a 
brother, Eugene Bunn, and son, David Skoog. 


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