Lexington Clipper-Herald March 2011 1 March 2011 Holly A. (Volk, née Large) COMER, 64, of Newton, IA, formerly of Lexington, NE died Feb. 25, 2011. Funeral services Mar 02, 2011 at the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church, in Newton. Interment at the Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg, IA. Holly was born Aug. 29, 1946 to Herbert and Madeline (Kimberly) Large. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Madeline (Kimberly) Large; and sister, Valerie O’Brien. Lyle F. KUTCH, 88, of Cozad, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, and Holdrege, NE died Mar. 1, 2011. Mass of the Christian Burial held Mar 5, 2011 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cozad. Burial with military honors at the St. Anselm’s Cemetery. Lyle was born on Aug. 7, 1922 near Miller to Fred and Ada (Fielder) Kutsch. On Aug 29, 1975, Lyle was married to Gertrude Hickey in Lexington. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Lloyd Kutsch; and stepson, Mike Hickey. 3 March 2011 Elizabeth J. “Betty” POPE, 90 of Johnson Lake, NE, died Feb. 24, 2011 at the Tri-Country Hospital in Lexington, NE. Services at the First Christian Church in Lexington on Mar 7, 2011. Burial of cremains held at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. Elizabeth was born Oct. 20, 1920 to George M. and Carolyn E. (Oertle) Knox. She was united in marriage to Eugene Kitterer in 1941. In 1963 Elizabeth married Charles F. Pope. Delores “Toots” BIESTERFELD, age 85, of Cozad, NE, died Mar. 1, 2011. Services held on Mar. 6, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. A private family inurnment will be held in the Cozad Cemetery at a later date. She was born May 27, 1925 at Wilton, N. D., to Iver and Nettie (Brown) Erickson. Toots married Leslie “Ike” Biesterfeld at Amarillo, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Donna Joy; son-in-law, Dennis Newton; brother, Melvin Erickson; brother-in-law, Leo Biesterfeld and nephew, Rodney Biesterfeld. 4 March 2011 James “Jim” R. FERUSON, age 74 of Cozad, NE, passed away Mar. 2, 2011 at his home in Cozad. Graveside services held Mar. 8, 2011 at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE. Jim was born Feb. 2, 1937. He was adopted and never knew his birth parents. Jim married Katherine “Kay” Green. Jim is preceded in death by the mother of his child, Darlene McGregor. Carol Louise SUCHY, 89, of Lexington, NE, died Mar. 4, 2011. Funeral Services held Mar 7, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Carol was born on Sept. 18, 1921, near North Platte, NE, to Rennie and Lillian (Carpenter) Mueller. Carol was united in marriage to Leonard Joe Suchy on April 18, 1942. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Ruth Mueller and Barbara Hartman. 7 March 2011 Beverly “June” CARPENTER, age 74 of Austin, TX, formerly of Cozad, NE, died Mar 2, 2011. June’s memorial service held at the Cozad Church of Christ, Cozad, Mar 7, 2011. June was born Sept. 13, 1936, at Greybull, WY, to Darrell and Arlene (Drake) Fellows. June married Donald Dean “Pal” Carpenter on Jan. 14, 1957. June was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sons, Arthur Darrell and John Jay Carpenter. Allen R. AHRENS, age 82 of Cozad, NE, died Mar 5, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Memorial services held Mar 9, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. Allen was born Feb. 28, 1929 at Ravenna to Otto and Myrtle (Hughes) Ahrens. Allen married Nathaleen Hoghfeld on June 24, 1949 at Ravenna, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Keith; sister, Daisy; brother-in-law, Ray; and a sister-in-law, Shirley. 8 March 2011 Shawn F. O’MEARA age 45, of Kearney, NE, died Mar 6, 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Mass of Christian Burial held Mar 11, 2011 at St. James Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Eddyville, NE. Shawn was born Mar 3, 1966 in Lexington to Edward and Virginia R. (Fagot) O’Meara. Shawn was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Scott and Pat. Edward E. KRUSE, age 94, of Cozad, NE, died Mar 6, 2011. Services held Mar 10, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. Burial with military honors in the Gothenburg Cemetery. He was born Mar 20, 1916 at Brady, NE, to Everett and Gertrude (Younghans) Kruse. On Aug. 9, 1941, Ed married Jane K. Richards at Lexington, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jane in 2006; two sons, Randy and Mike; daughter, Connie; two brothers, Harvey and Wilb and three sisters, Mary Malcom, Hilda Wilcox and Margaret Fisher. Daryl E. BALLHEIM, 54, of Lexington, NE, died Mar 7, 2011. Funeral Services held Mar 12, 2011, at the Lexington Christian Church. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Daryl was born June 3, 1956, at Lexington to Donald and Minnie (Weatherford) Ballheim. He was united in marriage to Linda Larimore on June 22, 1994 at Lexington. Daryl was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Mark; one brother, Donald, three infant grandchildren and one nephew, Michael. James D. WALKER, 83 of Lincoln, NE, and formerly of Kearney, NE, and Overton, NE area, died Mar 4. Funeral services at First Lutheran Church in Kearney. Interment at Westerville Cemetery. He was born Aug.17, 1927 in Omaha, NE. On June 6, 1948, he was married to Elaine Berdeen Moore at the United Brethren Church in Broken Bow, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Janet Elaine. 9 March 2011 John “Jack” REED, age 78 of Cozad, NE, died Mar 8, 2011. Services held Mar 13, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. Burial in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery northeast of Cozad. Jack was born Oct. 3, 1932 on a farm east of Lexington, NE, to J. Frank and Beulah (Courter) Reed. On Jan. 20, 1952, Jack married Gail M. Christiansen at Cozad. Jack was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Ryan Reed; son-in-law, Roger Pedersen and brother-in-law, Troy Hill. 11 March 2011 Rosie OLDS, age 89 of Cozad, NE, died Mar 9, 2011. Services held Mar 14, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. Burial at the Cozad Cemetery. She was born Nov. 4, 1921 at Lincoln to John and Anna Marrie Klein. Rosie married Harvey G. Olds on July 10, 1939 at Lexington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey in 2006; her parents; son-in-law, Larry Wayne Anderson; two brothers, Ed Klein and Jake Klein and a sister, Marie Love. 12 March 2011 Leo A. McCOY, age 84 of Ft. Collins, CO, formerly of Cozad, NE, died Mar 9, 2011 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies in Ft. Collins, CO. Mass of the Christian Burial held Mar 19, 2011 at the Christ The King Catholic Church in Cozad. Burial with military honors at St. Ann’s Cemetery at Lexington. Leo was born July 13, 1926 in Greeley, NE, to Patrick and Kathleen (McCarthy) McCoy. On Aug. 14, 1945, he married Rosella Dreher in Grand Island, NE. Leo was preceded in death by his wife of over 53 years in Nov. of 1998; also preceded in death by a son, Terry in 1985; son-in-law Gene Stenson in 2004; three brothers and one sister. 14 March 2011 Ellen L. KARLBERG, 83, of Sumner, NE, died Mar 11, 2011. Funeral Services were Mar 14, 2011, at the United Church of Sumner – East Campus, in Sumner. Interment was in the Sumner Cemetery at Sumner. Ellen Lorraine Karlberg was born to Ralph and Mary (Lahm) Scoville on Aug. 25, 1927 in Sumner. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Dean and Marvin Scoville; brother-in-law Larry Bauer, and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Leland and Marge Karlberg. Richard “Dick” NELSEN, age 75 of Cozad, NE, died Mar 11, 2011. Private family service held on Mar 15, 2011. Private burial in the Cozad Cemetery. Dick was born Feb. 23, 1936 at Marshalltown, IA to Frederick and Thesnelda “Tess” (Matzner) Nelsen. On June 13, 1959, Dick married Mary Jo “Tina” Thielen at Exira, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Karma. LeRoy C. BESHALER, 81, of Callaway, NE, died Mar 12, 2011. Funeral Services held Mar 16, 2011 at the Callaway United Methodist Church. Burial with Military Honors in Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway. LeRoy was the son of Charles and Della (Hickenbottom) Beshaler. LeRoy was united in marriage to Lucille Woodward on Feb. 2, 1955 in Kearney, NE. LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents. 15 March 2011 James G. O’DONNELL, 80, of Lexington, NE, died Mar 14, 2011. Funeral Services held Mar 19, 2011, at First United Methodist Church in Lexington. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. 18 March 2011 Roberta M. “Bobbie” BURMOOD, 94, of Kearney, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, died Mar 15, 2011. Funeral Services held Mar 19, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington. Burial in the Shelton Cemetery. She was born to Edward Henry and Ethel May (Jones) Oliver on May 24, 1916. She was united in marriage to Sheridan Z. “Tex” Burmood on Oct. 25, 1940. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 53 years, Tex; five brothers, Everett, Gilbert, Stuart, George and Kenny; two sisters, Evelynn and Lucille and two great-grandchildren, Hallie Brook Burmood and Jackson Mossburg. 21 March 2011 Gary “Judge” HALL, age 62 of Cozad, NE, died Mar 19, 2011 in Kearney, NE. Services held Mar 23, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad. Burial in the Moorefield Cemetery. Gary was born Dec. 26, 1948 at Lexington to Lawrence and Beulah (Maret) Hall. Gary was preceded in death by his grandparents, one niece and one nephew. 24 March 2011 C. Azale LINE, 89, of Miller, NE, died Mar 21, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Funeral services Mar 24, 2011 at the Miller Methodist Church in Miller. Burial at the Armada Cemetery in Miller. He was born Nov. 6, 1921 to C. T. and Minnie (Russell) Line. On Dec. 24, 1941 he married Irma A. Judy. He is preceded in death by his wife, Irma, in 2000 and sons, Daniel in 1961 and Douglas in 2009. Jay C. BUSS, 56, of Cozad, NE, died Mar 21, 2011. Memorial service held Mar 25, 2011 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel. There was no burial. He was born on Dec.15, 1954 at Cozad to Ralph and Artis (Coller) Buss. He was preceded in death by his parents. Saul DIAZ, 55, of Lexington, NE, died Mar 19, 2011, at his home in Lexington. Mass of Christian Burial Mar 25, 2011, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Burial in St. Ann’s Cemetery at Lexington. He was born Mar 11, 1955, at Puerto Barrios Izabal, Guatemala to Pedro and Tomasa Escobar. He was united in marriage to Martha Lydia de Diaz. Saul was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Ibarra. 25 March 2011 Frank H. VOLLMER 87, of Lexington, NE, died Mar 25, 2011. Funeral services were Mar 29, 2011, at the Evangelical Free Church in Lexington. Burial with Military Honors in the Robb Cemetery south of Lexington. He was born Jan. 16, 1924, at Overton, to John and Mary (Barta) Vollmer. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann “Macky” Klauz on July 24, 1944, at Norton, KS. Frank was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John, Alfred and Miles; one sister, Vera Boe, and five half- sisters. 28 March 2011 R. Michael COCHRANE, 51, of Norfolk, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, died Mar 25, 2011 at his home in Norfolk. Funeral services held Mar 30, 2011, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Cozad Cemetery in Cozad. He was born on Dec. 20, 1959, in Lexington, to Robert and Bonnie (Seevers) Cochrane. Mike was preceded in death by his mother Bonnie Cochrane who died in 1985. Buster BODFIELD 60, of Upland, NE, died Mar 24, 2011, at the VA Hospital in Omaha, NE. Memorial service held Mar 31, 2011, at Lexington Christian Church. Inurnment with Military Honors in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington, NE. He was born July 22, 1950, at Gothenburg to Paul and Audrey (Wilcox) Bodfield. Buster was united in marriage to Linda Lundock on June 24, 1972, at Sterling, CO. Buster was then united in marriage to Brenda Rapp on Aug. 22, 1997, at Lexington. Buster was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Rob; two brothers, Mike and Rob and one nephew, Blue. 29 March 2011 Floyd O. BERKE, age 85, of Kearney, NE, formerly of Eustis, NE, died Mar 28, 2011. Services held Mar 31, 2011 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eustis. Burial with military honors in the East Cemetery at Eustis. He was born on April 24, 1925, nine miles south of Eustis to Otto and Lydia (Zeeh) Berke. Floyd was united in marriage to Esther L. Schmeeckle on Aug. 15, 1954 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Floyd was preceded in death by his wife, Esther in 2007, and a brother-in-law, Glen “Bud” Lyon. Sandra F. SCHWARZ, 72, of Lexington, NE, died Mar 28, 2011, in Kearney, NE. Mass of Christian Burial April 1, 2011, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Burial in the St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery at Lexington. She was born July 1, 1938 at Lexington, to Eulin and Neva (Crawford) Parks. She was united in marriage to Martin “Mike” Schwarz on June 16, 1956, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Sandra was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Don. ====== Copyright © 2011 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project