Lexington Clipper-Herald December 2010 1 December 2010 Von Amos JURJENS, 61, of Eustis, NE, died Nov. 30, 2010. Services held Dec. 4, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eustis. Burial in the East Cemetery at Eustis. He was born July 10, 1949 at Lexington to Amos and Emma (Koch) Jurjens. On Oct. 13, 1973, Von married Gail Allen at Eustis. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; father-in-law, Robert Allen; brother-in-law, Jay Allen and his beloved dog, Sage. 9 December 2010 Leenda Ann LIAKOS, 84, of Oconto, NE, died Dec. 7, 2010, at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, NE. Funeral services held Dec. 10, 2010, at St. George Orthodox Church in Kearney, NE. Burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. She was born July 1, 1926, at Lexington, to George and Mary (Malooley) Maloley. Leenda married John S. Liakos on Aug. 27, 1950, at Lexington, NE. Leenda was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Toffie, Andy and Zickie and one sister, Esther. 10 December 2010 Stephen Lee COX, 64, of Lexington, NE, died Nov. 24, 2010 in Kearney, NE. Memorial services held Dec. 13, 2010, at the Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge, NE. Inurnment in the Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge. Steve was born on Feb. 22, 1946 in Oberlin, KS, to Alva and Darlene (Wyman) Cox. He married Jan Van Lengren. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant daughter, Susan. 10 December 2010 Ferne M. TEETOR, 84, died Dec. 10, 2010 at Gretna, NE. Memorial services held Dec. 13, 2010 at Trinity United Methodist Church, in Lincoln, NE. Burial at Ft McPherson National Cemetery at a later date. Ferne was born on Mar 19, 1926 in Cozad, NE. She married Arthur Teetor on May 5, 1946, in Cozad. Ferne was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Teetor; her parents; one brother and three sisters. 10 December 2010 Carl C. BRIM, 82, of Johnson Lake, NE, died Dec. 8, 2010, in Lexington, NE. Graveside inurnment service Dec. 13, 2010, at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell. He was born Sept.3, 1928, at Sargent, NE, to Lu and Anna (Paider) Brim. On Jan. 15, 1954, he married Phyllis Suck of Palmer. Carl was preceded in death by a sister, Alma Trompke of Ord, NE. 13 December 2010 Lloyd Delbert PORTER, 87, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 9, 2010. Funeral services held Dec. 14, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. Burial in the Kearney Cemetery at Kearney. Lloyd was born June 11, 1923 to Joseph and Laura Etta (Whisman) Porter. On Feb. 24, 1945, he married Margaret Maxine Buschow. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Harold; two sisters, Loretta Owens and Velda Matz and one great-granddaughter, Jillian Woita, as well as his wives. 14 December 2010 Earl NELSON, 82, of Kearney, NE, died Dec. 11. 2010 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island, NE. Graveside services Dec. 15, at the Elm Creek Cemetery. He was born in Callaway, NE, on Dec. 20, 1927 to John and Elsie (Wenzel) Nelson. He was married to Joyce Nielsen on April 21, 1959 in Yankton, S.D. He was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny and Alan; brother, Richard; sister, Helen Leibhart; one infant brother and one infant sister. 14 December 2010 Margaret Shirley “Peg” (Hewitt) HEBER, 64, North Bend, NE, died Dec. 13, 2010. Memorial services held Dec. 16, 2010, at Roper and Sons Chapel in Lincoln, NE. Peg was born April 18, 1946 in Cheyenne, WY, to Philo L. and Mildred Delphine (Roberts) Hewitt. 14 December 2010 Ronald Dean SMITH, age 52, of Elwood, NE, died Dec. 9, 2010. Ron was born May 12, 1958 at Holdrege, NE, to Robert C. and Janice M. (Benton) Smith. On June 14, 1996 he married Debra R. Carpenter at Lexington, NE. Ron is preceded in death by his father; step-father Don Duey and mother-in-law, Sally Carpenter. 14 December 2010 James Lynn POTTER, 66, of Plano, TX, formerly of Overton, NE, died Nov. 19, 2010. Funeral services were held Nov. 23, 2010 at Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano, TX. Interment followed at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, TX. James was born July 27, 1944 in Lexington to Meredith and Marjorie Potter. On Feb. 4, 1972 he married Judy Shvegzda in Arlington Heights, Ill. He was preceded in death by his father, Meredith Potter, and his son, Jeffrey Potter. 15 December 2010 Khoa Tam VU, 21, of Cozad, NE, died Dec. 12, 2010. Services held at Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad on Dec. 19, 2010. He was born Aug. 7, 1989 in Viet Nam, the son of Nguyen and Phuong Vu. Khoa was preceded in death by his mother, Phuong Vu in Jan. 2010. 22 December 2010 James F. ROBERTS, 80, of Lincoln, NE, died Dec. 18, 2010, at Lincoln. Memorial service held Dec. 22, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington, NE. Private burial held prior to the memorial service at Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. Jim was born June 11, 1930, in Lexington, to John H. and Athea L. (Hines) Roberts. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, John and Athea. 22 December 2010 Loren N. ROYLE, 71, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 19, 2010. Funeral services Dec. 23, 2010 at Grace Lutheran Church in Lexington, Burial in the Evergreen Cemetery east of Lexington. Loren was born Mar 20, 1939, in Custer County to Bernard Edward and Marie J. K. (Hansen) Royle. He married Joyce Hughes on May 25, 1958, at Hazard, NE. Loren was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Leroy J. and two brothers; Milan and twin brother, Larry. 22 December 2010 Ruby Fern HASTY, 94, of Arapahoe, NE, formerly of Overton, NE, died Dec. 20, 2010. Funeral services held Dec. 23, 2010, at the United Methodist Church in Overton. Burial was at the Arapahoe Cemetery in Arapahoe. Ruby was born Oct. 27, 1916, to Loran and Anna (Buhler) Fisher near Edison. On Mar 6, 1937 she married Min Hasty in Lexington. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Min on Dec. 15, 1984; her parents, three brothers, Benjamin, Charles “Bus” and Max, and two sisters, Leona Mae “Tot” Luke, and Ruth Farr, brothers-in-law, Fred Farr and Virgil Luke and sisters-in-law, Helen Fisher and Doris Fisher and all Hasty in-laws. 22 December 2010 Wilbur B. BROWN, 88, of Elm Creek, NE, died Dec.18, 2010 in Kearney, NE. Funeral services were Dec. 22 at the First Lutheran Church in Kearney. Burial in Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. He was born Mar 12, 1922 in Palisade to Bert and Gladys (Horn) Brown. He married Mary Kanost in February of 1947 in Wauneta. In 1972, he married Doris Kleint in Lexington. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and a daughter, Dianna Bluel. 23 December 2010 Heather KLEIN, age 29, of Cozad, NE, died Dec. 22, 2010 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Services held on Dec. 28, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. Burial in the Arnold Cemetery at Arnold, NE. She was born Mar 24, 1981 at Lexington to Robert and Debra (Dougherty) Klein. Heather was preceded in death by her grandfather, Dwain Wicker; grandmother, Marjorie Strasburg and an uncle, Mitchell Strasburg. 29 December 2010 Clyde Ray LOFQUIST, age 85, of Elwood, NE, died Dec. 26, 2010. Memorial services and inurnment will be at a later date. He was born Oct. 7, 1925 at Harlan County, NE, to Andrew Melvin and Ada (York) Lofquist. He was preceded in death by his parents. ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project