Seward Co. Independent
Apr 2007

Berno Marie ANDERSON, 77, Lincoln, formerly Miami, Fla., died Mar 25, 2007.
She was born Mar 25, 2007, to Col. John Sumner and Bernice (Grunwald) 
Anderson in Seward. Funeral services and interment were Mar 29, 2007 
at Seward Cemeteryg. 

Alice E. BEHNE, 89, Lincoln, formerly David City, died Mar 31, 2007.
Born Oct. 11, 1917, to Frank and Mary (Moravec) Helman, Sr., near Plasi. 
She was a teacher. On June 17, 1940, she married Leo Behne in Brainard.
Preceded in death by her husband, Leo Behne, in 1994; daughter-in-law, 
Christie Behne; brothers, Albert, Adolph, James and Frank Helman; and 
sisters, Mary Sypal, Helen Krenk, Rose Hotovy, Agnes Swanda, Amelia 
Novak and Lillian Brym. Funeral services were April 3 at Holy Trinity 
Catholic Church, Brainard. Interment was at Holy Trinity 
Cemetery, Brainard.
 
Jennifer Marie CLAYTON, 30, Lincoln, died Mar 29, 2007 after a 20-year 
struggle with an eating disorder. Born April 26, 1976, to Mearl and Patricia 
(Morgan) Clayton in York. Funeral services were April 3, 2007 at Arbor Drive 
Community Church, York. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery, York.
  
Lois (Bergantzel) COOPER, 81, Greenville, Mich, formerly Seward, died Mar 31, 2007.
Born Jan. 30, 1926, to George and Lucy Bergantzel in Tamora. Preceded in death 
by her husband, Carl Cooper; and sister, Mary Fisk. Funeral services: April 6, 2007
at Hessel-Cheslek Funeral Home, Sparta, Mich. 

Louis Robert PASCAL, 90, Seward, died Mar 26, 2007.
Born Sept. 24, 1916, to John Stephen and Mildred Josephine (Vlasak) Pascal 
in Weston. He was a teacher. Served in WW II & was awarded the Purple Heart.
On May 4, 1963, he married Celeste "Sally" Coufal in Seward. Preceded in death 
by his wife, Celeste Pascal, in 2005; and brother, Richard Pascal. Funeral services 
were Mar 30, 2007 at St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, Seward.
Interment with full military honors was at Seward Cemetery. 

Lester William SCHULZ, 70, Seward, died Mar 31, 2007.
Born April 12, 1936, to William Adolf August and Sophie Wilhelmina 
(Tiemann) Schulz in Seward. On April 18, 1954, he married Carol Ann 
Lueth in Garland. Preceded in death by his sister, Alma Warnsholz.
Funeral services: April 4, 2007 at Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward.
Interment was at Seward Cemetery. 

Winifred Mae (Wood) STEFFENS, 90, St. Joseph, Mich., died 
Mar 31, 2007, in Chicago, Ill. Born in May 1916 to Ralph S. and Margaret 
(Von Kampen) Wood. She graduated from Seward High School. 
On Mar 12, 1938, she married Paul F. Steffens. Preceded in death by her 
husband, Paul Steffens, in 1993; brothers, Charles, Ralph, Lee and Paul 
Wood; and sisters, Florence Chloupek, Margaret Schulling and Laverne Wood.
Funeral services: April 4, 2007 at Lincoln Memorial Park Chapel,  Lincoln. 
Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park.
 
Jesse WHITE, 64, Bee, died Mar 28, 2007, in Seward.
He was born April 22, 1942, to James Earl and Sadie Rosetta (Butler) 
White in Tilden. On Sept. 24, 1964, he married Phyllis Mardell Potter in Craig.
Preceded in death by his parents, James and Sadie White; son, Billy White; 
sisters, June Cook and Eula Waegli; fathers-in-law, Billy Potter and Clifford 
Russell; and sister-in-law, Bonnie Summers. Funeral services were April 2, 2007 
at Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward. Interment was at Seward Cemetery. 

Laura B. BISHOP, 90, Lincoln, formerly Garland, died April 8, 2007.
Born Oct. 22, 1916, to Adolph and Anna Matthes. Preceded in death by 
her brother, Lawrence Matthes; and infant brother. Survivors include her 
uncle, aunts and cousins. Funeral services April 11, at Butherus, Maser & 
Love Funeral Home, Lincoln. Interment will be at Garland.
 
Raymond E. KLEIN, 56, David City, died April 4, 2007, in Lincoln.
Born Nov. 1, 1950, to Harold George and Josephine Marie (Schmit) Klein 
in Seward. He moved to the Beatrice State Development Center in 1965. 
Preceded in death by his father, Harold G. Klein; brothers, Stephen and 
Donald Klein; and sisters, Susan Klein and Sandra Prochaska. Funeral 
services were April 9, 2007 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Bee.
Interment was at Ulysses Catholic Cemetery, Ulysses. 

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