Lexington Clipper-Herald October 2010 published 1 October 2010 Marie Martha KNOEDLER, 98, of Lexington, NE, died Sept. 28, 2010. Funeral Services were Oct. 1, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church in Lexington. Burial was in the Eustis (East) Cemetery at Eustis. She was born Nov. 14, 1911, at Eustis to Ludwig and Pauline Dorthea (Schoor) Knoedler. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Mable, Emma, Bertha and Emily; three brothers, Paul, Carl and Fred; two nieces, Twila Neben and Arvella Patten and one nephew, Carl Knoedler, Jr. published 1 October 2010 Edward Daniel BARTA, Jr., 56, of Schuyler, NE, died Sept. 27. Funeral services were Sept. 30 at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel in Schuyler. Burial was Oct. 1 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE. Ed was born Feb. 7, 1954 in Lexington to Edward, Sr., and Charlene (Overton) Barta. Ed married Patsy Parsons on May 23, 1974 in Lexington. He is preceded in death by his father, Edward, Sr., and one brother-in-law, Dusty Boeckmann. published 5 October 2010 Velma Alberta (Banks) McCAMMON, 92, of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 4, 2010. Memorial celebration held Oct. 8 at the First United Methodist Church in Lexington. Inurnment was Oct. 8 at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE. She was born June 3, 1918, in Lexington, to Albert Lorenzo and Bessie May (Knapple) Banks. Velma was united in marriage to Benjamin McCammon on Oct. 26, 1945, in Seattle. She was preceded in death by her husband Benjamin, her parents, her sisters Elaine Chadwick and Norma Viariseo, her nieces Lillian Rae Waltman and Rosemary Reinorld, her sister-in-law Anna Remus, and a great-nephew, Michael Remus. published 5 October 2010 Sidney A. MAGOON, 79, of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 3, 2010. Services Oct. 6, 2010 at the Evangelical Free Church in Lexington. Burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with full military honors. Sid was born March 11, 1931, at Franklin, N.H., to Edward George and Felanise E. (Hamel) Magoon, Sr. He married Ruth Y. Martin on May 5, 1962, at Waukegan, IL. Sidney was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Jo; one brother, Eddie and four brothers-in-law. published 8 October 2010 Edith Marie HALBGEWACHS, age 94, of Cozad, NE, died Oct. 8, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE. Services held Oct. 9, 2010 at the Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church in Cozad. Burial at the Cozad Cemetery. published 11 October 2010 Dorothy A. JACOBSON, 82, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 5, 2010 at the Gretna Community Living Center in Gretna, NE. Private memorial service; interment, Greenwood Cemetery. She was born Jan. 8, 1918. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence "Snuffy" Jacobson and sister, Frances Filipi. published 11 October 2010 Roger BOURN, 82, Bismarck, N.D., died Oct. 9, 2010. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Roger was born Mar 22, 1928, in Lexington, NE, the son of Guy and Cora (Rasmussen) Bourn. On Nov. 6, 1949, Roger married Darline Gierhan, at First Lutheran Church in Buffalo, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Daniel; and his brother, Burrell. published 11 October 2010 Marion Oswald KAMPFE, age 87, of Sedona, AZ, died Sept. 10, 2010. He was born to Oswald Kampfe and Ella Kampfe northwest of Lexington, NE, on Dec. 7, 1923. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Vera Smith, Cozad, and “Boots” Florence Kunz, Cleveland and niece Judy (Smith) Svajgr, Cozad. published 19 October 2010 Bertha M. PARKER, age 87, of Cozad, NE, died Oct. 16, 2010. Services held Oct. 21, 2010 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. Burial was in the Cliff Table Cemetery west of Merna, NE. Bertha was born Mar 19, 1923 at Callaway, NE, to Claus and Clara (Forsberg) Christensen. On Oct. 29, 1941 she married Eldon F. Parker at Douglas, WY. In addition to her husband, Bertha was preceded in death by her son, Larry; daughter, Karon; two sisters and a grandson, Steven. published 22 October 2010 Helen M. GARDNER, 85, of Overton, died Oct. 21, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Funeral Services held Oct. 25, 2010, at Overton Christian Church in Overton. Burial held in the Overton Cemetery at Overton. published 26 October 2010 Betty Joann BARTA, 70, of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 23, 2010, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, NE. Funeral Services held Oct. 27, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. Burial in the Evergreen Cemetery at Lexington. She was born Dec. 8, 1939 at Colome, S.D. to John and Elsie (Schwartz) Ropers. She married Harmon Barta on June 22, 1958, at First Lutheran Church at Buffalo, NE. Betty was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Minnie Hansen. published 26 October 2010 Lawrence Henry TINGELHOFF, 80, of Eustis, NE, died Oct. 24, 2010, at his home in Eustis. Mass of Christian Burial Oct. 29, 2010, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Burial with military honors in the St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery at Lexington. Lawrence was born on June 17, 1930 to Henry and Clara (Ortmeier) Tingelhoff. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law, Lyle Bergstrausser and Bill Adams. published 26 October 2010 Lawrence Roland Johnson, 100, Lincoln, NE, died peacefully at home on Oct.15, 2010. There will be no service at this time. Larry was born Mar 19, 1910, in Sumner, NE, to Otis and Edna Seaman Johnson. Larry and Reta Lavery Johnson were married June 3, 1939. published 26 October 2010 Ruth J. BLECHA, 82, of Lincoln, NE, died Oct. 23, 2010. Memorial service Nov. 1 at Good Shepard Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, NE. Ruth was born Feb. 17, 1928 in Leigh to Robert Henry and Marian Hazel (Whinnery) Stevens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lambert Blecha, and her parents. published 26 October 2010 Bernard T. GORACKE, 88, of Elwood, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, died Oct. 24, 2010. Memorial mass held Oct. 28, 2010, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Calvary Cemetery in Fairfax, VA. He was born June 23, 1922, at St. Mary to Frank and Caroline (Lempka) Goracke. Bernard was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Martha; four brothers, Albert, Norman, George and Donald and one sister, Evelyn. ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project