OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Evelyn V. Mathis
Jul 15, 2019
Evelyn V. Mathis, age 80 of Valley, died Monday, July 15, 2019 in Valley. She was born at Stanton, Nebraska on April 23, 1939 to Henry and Louise (Fuchs) Hansen. On September 4, 1960, Evelyn married James B. Mathis in Wahoo. James died in 1985 at the age of 48. Evelyn inherited from her mother a large doll collection...
Stanley R. Dokulil
Jul 4, 2019
Stanley R. Dokulil, age 102 of Wahoo, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Wahoo. He was born May 20, 1917 in Wahoo to Joseph and Christina (Wotipka) Dokulil. On September 5, 1942, he married Rosalind Lindquist while serving in the United States Army at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Stan (Stutz) grew up on a farm near Wahoo with his four...
John L Martin
Jun 26, 2019
John L. Martin, age 71 of Wahoo, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Wahoo. He was born December 31, 1947 in Lincoln to James and Evelyn (Aul) Martin. He grew up in Valparaiso and served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. Following his active duty service, John enlisted in the Army National Guard and served...
Helen L Lehman
Jun 17, 2019
Helen Lucille Lehman was born April 8,1937 in Wahoo Nebraska. She was the only daughter of Ruth (Otto) and William Lehman and was raised on the family farm in Ithaca NE. For many years, she had been a client of Region V Services in Crete, NE. Helen loved to travel, spend time with friends, get her nails done, go...
Frank Urban
Jun 16, 2019
Frank Urban, age 93 of Wahoo, died Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Wahoo. He was born September 3, 1925 in Prague to Joseph and Bessie (Chmelka) Urban. He married Marcie Maly on May 20, 1952 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Frank began working for the Burlington Northern Railroad at the age of 14 and worked his way up to...
John R. Berggren
Jun 14, 2019
John R. Berggren was born February 10, 1948 in Lincoln to Clarence and Frances (Bergman) Berggren. After attending Kennedy College in Wahoo for one year, John began a varied and interesting career path. He worked, for a time, at Hakel's service station and then entered the grocery business at Hinky Dinky. John then began farming near Weston. He later...
John Joe Mach
May 1, 2019
Johnny "John" Joe Mach, 1955-2019, passed away suddenly at his home in Munster, IN at the age of 63. John was born to Eugene and Lela Mach at Saunders County Hospital. He spent most of his childhood in the Wahoo area until his family moved to Chicago. John enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1973 and served with the...
Papa Jon Rezek
Apr 18, 2019
Jonathan 'Papa Jon' Rezek, age 66, of Wahoo, died April 18, 2019, from boredom as a result of his wife never letting him get a word in edgewise. Or maybe not. We all know he liked to crack a joke. He's still laughing at that one. Jon enjoyed feeling the breeze of the open road while on his Harley,...
Jean D Swanson
Apr 15, 2019
Jean D. Swanson was born November 2, 1939 in Omaha to Lewis and Nellie (Hultgren) Wollen and spent the early years of her life in Elk City. Her family purchased land north of Valley and +moved there to farm and raise dairy cattle. Jean graduated from Valley High School and went to work at Mutual of Omaha until she...
Arthur G. Gerdts
Apr 8, 2019
Arthur G. Gerdts, 88 of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of Wahoo, NE entered into our Lord's care January 29, 2019. He was born February 2, 1930 in Waverly, NE to Arthur H. & Esther (Peterson) Gerdts. He was fondly known as Junior or Art to his family and friends of that era. The family moved to Wahoo in 1944...
Norma J Veskrna
Apr 6, 2019
Norma Jean (Rood) Veskrna was born June 6, 1935 the third of 4 children to Henry L. and Vera (Watkins) Rood at Wahoo NE. She attended 1st grade at Dist. 37 and then moved to near Wahoo with family and attended District 64 through the 8th grade, graduating in 1952 from Wahoo High School. One summer she worked as...
Margo J (Johnston) Clark
Apr 3, 2019
Margo Johnston Clark, formerly of Wahoo, passed away peacefully at her home in San Jose, California, April 3, 2019. She was the daughter of Ken and June Johnston. Margo was born June 14, 1945 and lived in Wahoo until she graduated from Wahoo High School in 1963. She had two younger brothers, Neal and Scott. Margo loved music. She...
Stephen R. Yarmon
Apr 1, 2019
Stephen Robert Yarmon of Wahoo passed away suddenly on April 1, 2019 at the age of 67 years. Steve was born December 31, 1951 to Robert (Bob) and Shirley (VanMetre) Yarmon in Wahoo, NE. He graduated from Wahoo High School in 1970 and enlisted in the US Air Force. When he left the Air Force, he went on to...
Lloyd D. Lanik
Mar 28, 2019
Lloyd D. Lanik, age 81 of Wahoo, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, March 28, 2019. He was a devoted husband to Lavona, and loving father to Dan and Glenda. Lloyd was born in Wahoo, NE on November 24, 1937 to Edward and Rose (Otto) Lanik. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School...
Bernice "Tootie" Meese
Feb 18, 2019
Survived by daughters Sherry (Bob) Hahn, Papillion, Sandy Meese, Wahoo; son-in-law Phillip Johannes, Fremont; grandchildren P.J. Johannes, Brenda (Eric) Brockenecky, Melissa (Jerry) Navrude; 8 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband Ralph "Bud", daughter Holly Johannes, granddaughter Tasha Hahn Obrist. Funeral 11 am Monday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Visitation 2-4 pm Sunday, funeral home. Interment Sunrise Cemetery. Memorials to Tasha Hahn...
Marvin R Lillie
Jan 19, 2019
Marvin R. Lillie was born December 18, 1921, on a farm near Murray, Nebraska. He was the youngest of five children born to Frank Lillie and Minnie Doering Lillie. His father, Frank died of pneumonia when Marvin was only 2 years old. After his father's death, the family moved into Plattsmouth, Nebraska. His older brother, Harold was a father...
Duane I Hageman
Jan 10, 2019
Duane I. Hageman, age 79 of Wahoo, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 in Lincoln. He was born December 9, 1939 in Wahoo to Ralph and Charlotte (Boydston) Hageman. Duane worked as an auto mechanic at Anderson Auto before opening his own automotive repair shop in Wahoo. He was a friendly, hard-working man who was well known for his skills...
Kameron C. Saadat
Jan 9, 2019
Kameron C. Saadat was born January 18, 2001 in Omaha to Saied and Stacey (Aufdengarten) Saadat. He was a Senior at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha. Kameron was an avid fisherman and enjoyed sports, especially football and basketball. His favorite football teams were the New England Patriots, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Clemson Tigers. When it...
Bonnie C Nelsen
Dec 28, 2018
Bonnie C. Nelsen, age 68 of Wahoo, died Friday, December 28, 2018 in Lincoln. She was born in California on April 1, 1950 to Rozell and Lois (Secrest) Nelsen. Bonnie spent her early childhood in California, but moved with her family to Hot Springs, South Dakota when she was eight. After graduating from Hot Springs High School, Bonnie earned...
Annabelle Vermeline
Dec 21, 2018
AnnaBelle Vermeline, age 79 of Malmo, died Friday, December 21, 2018 in Wahoo. She was born March 11, 1939 in Wahoo to John and Cecilia (Bartek) Leitgeb. AnnaBelle grew up in Wahoo and attended St. Wenceslaus School. At age 16, she married Gayle L. Vermeline at Edensburg Lutheran Church in Malmo. AnnaBelle was active in the American Legion Auxiliary...
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