Polk Co. News
Mar 2007

LeRoy Doran PETERSON, age 84 of York, NE died Feb 20, 2007 at Aurora, NE.  
Born Mar 15, 1922 to Albert and Rose (Kugel) Peterson at Polk, NE.  Marriage 
to Maxine Smith on Dec 24, 1944 at Gresham, NE.  Served in the U. S. Army.
Preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, and one grandson.
Funeral services: Feb 24, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church.  
Interment followed at the Stromsburg Cemetery. 

Bob HUSAK died at home on Feb 7, 2007 at the age of 74. A resident of 
San Rafael, CA for over 45 years, Son of the late Fritz and Carolyn Husak, 
Bob was born in David City, NE. He served in the U.S. Army during the 
Korean War. A Rosary service was held on Feb 16th and funeral Mass 
on Feb 17th at St. Raphael’s Church. 

E. Dean EVERITT, Sr., age 82, of Lincoln, died Feb 23, 2007. 
Born on Nov 6, 1924 in Omaha, NE. U.S. Navy Seabee Veteran of 
WWII and was in the #1036 Special Seabee Detachment and 
27th Special Seabee Battalion “B” Company from Aug 1943-Mar 1946. 
Married Dolores Peterson on Dec 20, 1947. To this union, four children 
were born. Preceded in death by his wife Dee Everitt, daughter Kristine 
Everitt, and son Jon Walter Everitt. Memorial services: Feb 28th at the 
First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln. Inurnment was in Lincoln 
Memorial Park. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

Dianne R. (Doremus) BOHNE, age 64, of Aurora, Nebraska, passed 
away Mar 12, 2007. A graveside memorial service Mar 16, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. 
at the Stromsburg Cemetery. Born Oct 5, 1942 to Arthur Albert and Anna Mae 
(Jenkins) Doremus at Stromsburg, Nebraska. Preceded in death by her parents 
Arthur and Anna Mae Doremus.

Cody A. PETERSEN, age 19, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away Mar 3, 2007 
as a result of a car accident west of Stromsburg. Funeral services: Mar 7, 2007
at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg. A private family interment was held. 
Dubas Funeral Home of Osceola and Stromsburg was in charge of arrangements.
Cody was born Dec 4, 1987 to Rick and Sue Petersen at Norfolk, Nebraska. 
Preceded in death by his grandfather Lester Ryken.

Delores Caroline (Schmidt) MILLER, 68 of Polk, Nebraska, passed away Mar 3, 2007
at home in the loving care of her family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services were: Mar 6, 2007 at Faith Lutheran Church in Rising City, NE. 
Interment was in Faith Lutheran West Cemetery, Rising City. Dubas Funeral Home 
of Osceola and Stromsburg was in charge of arrangements. Born Oct 1, 1938 to 
Erich L. and Maria Margaret (Fehlhafer) Schmidt at Charleston, Nebraska. 
Married Feb 1, 1959 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in York to Maynard W. Miller. 
To this union four children were born. Preceded in death by her parents, Erich 
and Maria Schmidt; two sisters Darlene and JoAnn; one son Douglas; and one 
niece Cheryl (Thompson) Oaken.

Mary Jo GABEL, age 70, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away Mar 15, 2007
in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services: Mar 19, 2007 at St. Vincent's Catholic 
Church, in Osceola. Interment was in the Osceola Cemetery. Dubas Funeral 
Home of Osceola and Stromsburg was in charge of arrangements.
Born July 19, 1936 to Edward J. and Lucie (Farmer) Rolenc Sr. in Hackberry 
Precinct, near Gresham, Nebraska. On June 12, 1956, married Charles L. Gabel 
at Ulysses Immaculate Conception Church. Preceded in death by her parents 
Edward and Lucie Rolenc; sister Rita Hruska; and son-in-law David Hill.

Ivan Harley HASTINGS was born on May 3, 1920, at home, at the family farm
near Silver Creek, NE, the fifth son and ninth child of Warren DeWitt Hastings 
and Almyra Wisely Hastings.On Oct 22, 1939, he married Miss Glennis Maxine 
Timm, at the First Methodist Church, in Osceola, NE. To this union was born 
one daughter, Nancy.Veteran of WWII, Ivan served in the 326th Glider Infantry 
Regiment of the 13th Airborne Division. He was admitted to Veterans Hospital in 
Phoenix, where he passed away Mar 11, 2007. Preceded in death by his wife, 
Maxine, by his parents, Warren and Almyra, by three brothers, George, Charles, 
and DeWitt (Dee), by four sisters, Alyce, Hazel, Fern, and Neva, and by his 
dear Companion, Betty. A private family memorial was held at the Kelly Ryan 
Dugan home, in Peoria, AZ. on Mar 15, 2007, to be followed, at a future date
by his inurnment at Swede Home Cemetery, near Stromsburg, Nebraska.

John E. DARO, age 83, of Garrison, passed away Mar 17, 2007 in Lincoln 
following a heart attack. Funeral services: Mar 20th at Redeemer Lutheran 
Church in David City. Burial was at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Rising City. 
Chermok Funeral Home in David City was in charge of arrangements. Born 
Dec 9, 1923 at Ulysses, NE to John and Martha (Fricke) Daro. Served in the 
US Air Corp during World War II. Survivors include his special friend Ruth 
Hanson; sisters Frieda Kindler of David City, Esther Remmers and Mabel 
Hulsenga, both of Garrison; many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. 
Preceded in death by his parents, brothers Walter, George, Norman and 
Edwin; sisters Catherine Homolka and Florence Clayton. 


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