Lexington Clipper-Herald December 2011 1 December 2011 Jason Alen VANCE, 32, of Lexington, NE, died Nov. 28, 2011, at his home near Lexington. Funeral Services Dec. 3, 2011, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. His ashes were inurned in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born July 18, 1979, in Kearney, NE, to Clyde and Rose (Else) Vance. Jason was united in marriage to Kerri Glanzer in July of 2005. Jason was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents; paternal grandma and one uncle, David. Doris E. ANDERSEN, age 94 of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 30, 2011. Memorial services held on Dec. 3, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. A private family burial held in the Cozad Cemetery prior to the service. Doris was born May 12, 1917 at Gothenburg, NE, to Lawrence and Ida (Butterbaugh) Adney. On Nov. 10, 1937, she married Thorvald Addison “T.A.” Andersen. Doris was preceded in death by her husband in 1995; son, Brad in 2010 and four sisters. 2 December 2011 Robert “Bob” SMITH, age 90 of Cozad, NE, died Nov. 30, 2011 at his home in Cozad. Services held Dec. 5, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. Burial in the Cozad Cemetery. Bob was born Feb. 16, 1921 at Cozad to Hans and Leah (Harrington) Smith. Bob and Gwen Chard were married on May 5, 1945 at South Bank, England. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Jason Smith; daughter-in-law, Deb Smith; a brother, Juhl Smith; sister-in-law, Vera Smith and a half-sister, Betty Carr. 9 December 2011 John H. SCHRAM, 59, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 7, 2011, at his home in Lexington. Mass of Christian Burial Dec. 12, 2011 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Burial in the Evergreen Cemetery at Lexington. He was born May 6, 1952, at Kearney, to Marion Henry and Alice Faye (Ogg) Schram. He was united in marriage to Peggy Riebschlager on June 24, 1972, at Pleasanton, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law, Robert Riebschlager. 15 December 2011 Wayne M. NOLLER, of Lexington, NE, formerly of Kearney, NE, died Dec. 11, 2011 at his home in Lexington. Funeral services Dec.16, 2011 at Faith United Methodist Church in Kearney. He was born March 6, 1950 to Edward and Kathleen (Kirkby) Noller. He and Betsy were married Oct. 20, 1979 in Kearney. He is preceded in death by his parents; cousin; Pat Noller; niece; Brenda Noller; father-in-law, Donald Spray and brother-in-law, Lee Miller. 20 December 2011 Daniel Bernard FELKER, 73, died at his home in Oro Valley, AZ, Dec. 4, 2011. Dan was born on July 13, 1938 to Lewis and Florence (McFarland) Felker near Eddyville, NE. Dan and Mary Catherine Borkowski of St. Joseph, Mo., were married in 1962. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Florence Felker of Sumner; infant sister, Delores; sister, Madeline Felker Rohde of Sumner and brother, Lewis “Bud” Felker of Beaverton, Ore. 21 December 2011 Grace L. VOLLMER, age 91, of Kearney, NE, died Dec. 17, 2011 at her home. Funeral Services Dec. 22, 2011 at the Kearney Evangelical Free Church. Burial at Kearney Cemetery. Grace was born on July 18, 1920 in Riverdale, NE, to Arthur and Louise (Wermuth) Walter. She married Miles Edward Vollmer on Oct. 28, 1944 in Kearney. Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Miles; two brothers and four sisters. 23 December 2011 Mario R. Arevalo CASTANEDA, 64, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Funeral Services Dec. 24, 2011, at Dios Es Amor Church in Lexington. Burial in the Evergreen Cemetery at Lexington. Mario was born June 24, 1947, at Cuyotenango, Suchitepequez, Guatemala, to Juan J. and Maria Roselia Castaneda Arevalo. He was united in marriage to Ethelvina Bonilla on July 3, 1970, at Guatemala. Mario was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Arturo. 27 December 2011 Donald Jens RICHMOND, Sr., 86, died Dec. 24, 2011 at Grand Island, NE. Funeral services held Dec. 29, 2011 at Hope Evangelical Free Church in Kearney, NE, and at the First Baptist Church in Codell, KS. Interment at the Shiloh Cemetery in Codell with military honors at graveside by the U.S. Marine Corps. Don was born to Shirley Ray and Estella Genevieve (Petersen) Richmond on Mar 26, 1925 at Codell, KS. On May 25, 1948, he was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Lucille Wilcox at Hays, KS. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his father on Sept. 4, 1981; his mother on Sept. 6, 1981; one daughter, Connie Rae Shell; three brothers, Charles and Clarence in infancy and Lee and one sister, Lillian Mae Dowell and her husband Archie. Larry E. CONYERS, 71, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 25, 2011. Memorial Services held Dec. 28, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Lexington. Larry was born Dec. 16, 1940, at Minden, NE, to Cecil and Marie (Quadhamer) Conyers. Larry was married to Susan Rager on Aug. 14, 1981 in Lincoln. Larry was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Tom Racek and niece, Theresa Racek. Leola Edna (Von Loh) FAHRENBRUCH, 85, of Bertrand, NE, died Dec. 19, 2011 in Kearney, NE. Funeral Services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bertrand, Dec. 30, 2011. Interment held in the Highland Cemetery at Bertrand. Leola was born July 13, 1926 to Henry Albert and Clara (Holscher) Von Loh. On June 20, 1948 she was united in marriage to Raymond Fahrenbruch at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bertrand. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Lorena Marquardt and her husband, Orvin; one brother, Melvin Von Loh and his wife, Doris; three brothers-in-law, Harold Fahrenbruch, Joe Fahrenbruch and Alfred Fahrenbruch and one nephew, Jerry Fahrenbruch. Sterling John MORITZ, 90, of Lexington, NE, died Dec. 26, 2011. Funeral Services Jan. 3, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington. He was born July 24, 1921 to John Fredrick and Lucy (Puls) Moritz. He was united in marriage to Hazel A. Hess on Sept. 6, 1940 at Elwood. Sterling was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Hazel in 2003; four brothers, Ralph, Fredrick, Paul and Kenny and three sisters, LaVerne, Susan and Detta. 29 December 2011 George L. TAPPAN, 80, of Elm Creek, NE, died Dec. 26, 2011. Memorial services held Dec. 30, 2011 at the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney, NE. George was born July 2, 1931, in Kearney to Walter and Myrtle (Kearsting) Tappan. On Aug. 10, 1956, he married Georgia Hawks in Lexington, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia; both parents; a sister, Helen and a half-brother, Russell. 30 December 2011 Gloria J. GNUSE died at her home in Ashland, NE, on Dec. 23, 2011 at the age of 63 years. Memorial services were held Dec. 29, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE, with graveside services at Ashland Cemetery in Ashland. Gloria was born in Lexington, NE, on Nov. 24, 1948 to Gaylord and Evelyn (Bauer) Eby. She married Eldon Gnuse May 23, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE. She was preceded in death by her father, Gaylord Eby and infant son, Troy Gnuse. ====== Copyright © 2011 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project