Polk County Newspaper April 2011 1 April 2011 Funeral services for Darlene (Falk) Rider LOVELETT, age 84, of Eudora, KS, were held Feb 25, 2011 in the United Methodist Church of Eudora. She died Feb. 21, 2011. Dar was born July, 1926 in Polk, NE the daughter of Anna (Bramer) and John Falk. She married Gaylen Rider on Jan. 7, 1949. He preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 1986. She married Elden Lovelett on Jan. 1, 1996 in Eudora. He preceded her in death Dec. 4, 2010. Arthurene “Artie” L. (Graves) UNDERHILL, age 86 of Omaha, NE, passed away Mar 27, 2011. She was born July 21, 1924 in Stromsburg, NE. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lana Underhill and her parents, Otto “Todd” & Beula (Russell) Graves. Funeral services were held Mar 30 at Westlawn Hillcrest Funeral Home, Omaha. Interment was in Westlawn Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha. James Everett LARSON was born Oct. 24, 1934 in Stromsburg, NE to Gotfrid and Glenda (Johnson) Larson. Jim died Mar 15, 2011 at his home in Watertown, NE, at the age of 76. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Helen Larson and baby girl Larson; two brothers Gordon Ray Larson and Larry Larson. Joseph Earl HEADMAN, 86, died at his home in Cypress, CA on Feb. 26, 2011. He was born on Jan. 9, 1925 in Stromsburg, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Erika; his loving wife Ila; and his sister Dorothy (Floyd) Headlee formerly of Aurora, NE. Interment was Mar 18 with full military honors performed at the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA. A celebration of Joseph’s life will be held at the Hilgenfeld Mortuary Chapel, Anaheim, CA on April 16, 2011. 8 April 2011 Rogene Ann CHRISTENSEN, 77, of Holiday Island, AR, died Mar 23, 2011. She was born to Ernest and Tennie (Schlesinger) Lees on Aug 14, 1934 in Shelby, NE. Funeral services were Mar 29, 2011 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in Lincoln, NE with interment at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. 15 April 2011 Arnold Swen WENDELL age 85 of Stromsburg, NE, passed away April 8, 2011. Funeral services held April 11, 2011 at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg. Interment was in the Stromsburg Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents Albert and Annie; sisters Corine Wendell, Helen Thorstenson and Alice Cotton. Thomas W. RICHARDS, 91, of Rising City, NE, died April 10, 2011 in David City, NE. Funeral services held April 16, 2011 in the United Methodist Church of Rising City. Burial in Circle Mound Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Eloine in July of 2005, two brothers and two sisters. 22 April 2011 Helen BERGER, 90, of Mitchell, NE, died April 11, 2011 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE. Her graveside service was held April 15, 2011 at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and her husband. Vern JONES, 101, of Stromsburg, NE, formerly of Hordville, NE, Polk, NE, and Central City, NE areas, died April 13th. Graveside services were held April 16th at Lindale Cemetery. Preceding him in death were his wife, son Larry Jones, daughter Janice Widga, two grandsons Mark Goertzen and Steve Jones, great-grandson Brandon Widga, three brothers Wilbur and Elner Jones and infant Herbert Jones, and four sisters Edna Sundburg, Vernie Quick, Berniece Jones and Esther Erickson. Gladys Linnie Edith JONES, age 98 of Stromsburg, NE, passed away April 14, 2011. Funeral services were held April 18, 2011 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Swede Home, NE. Interment was in the Stromsburg Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter; one infant son Dale; her parents Clair and Eva Willits, two brothers Louis Willits and Ralph Willits; three sisters Helen Peterson, Thelma Johnson and Sarah Williams; two sons-in-law Don Bankson and Keith Jurgens. 29 April 2011 Wm. “Bill” G. STEVENS, Sr., 80, of Lincoln, NE, passed away April 19, 2011. Bill was born in Lincoln on July 9, 1930. He was the son of Guy and Pauline Stevens. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, two brothers-in-law and mother-in-law. Funeral services were held at Southwood Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Phyllis Anne COOPER, age 87, of Columbus, NE, died Mar 1, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Funeral Services were held Mar 7, 2011 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Burial was in the Columbus Cemetery. Lloyd John COOPER, age 86, of Columbus died April 18, 2011 at his home in Columbus. Funeral Services were held April 26, 2011 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Burial was in the Columbus Cemetery with military honors. ====== Copyright © 2011 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project