OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Toni L. Kunz
Oct 18, 2019
KUNZ, Toni L., age 78 of Ceresco died Friday, October 18, 2019 in Wahoo. She was born October 8, 1941 in Scottsbluff to Merle and Alyce (Bean) Beatty. She is survived by husband Earl Kunz; children Josh (Angie) Kunz, Aaron Kunz, Elizabeth (Randy) Davis, Mark (Michele) Kunz, Matt (Gina) Kunz, Dave (Debbie) Kunz, Barb Heeren, Lorri (Steve) Weyers; 19...
Gladys M Dauel
Oct 6, 2019
Gladys M. Dauel, age 98 of Wahoo, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 in Wahoo. She was born May 5, 1921 at Colon, NE to Fred and Inez (Pearson) Milton. She married Abner H. Dauel in Malmo, NE on May 5, 1942 and moved to the family farm near Malmo. Gladys was a member of Edensburg Lutheran Church in Malmo....
Derald D. Hageman
Sep 4, 2019
Derald D. Hageman was born December 1, 1919 at Ithaca, NE to Robert and Rosa (Schroeder) Hageman and passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in Wahoo. Derald grew up in Ithaca and Wahoo. In 1937, he moved to San Diego, CA where he was employed by Consolidated Aircraft until 1942. He returned to Nebraska and entered the Army Air...
Albert E. Luedtke
Aug 18, 2019
Albert E. Luedtke, age 94 of Wahoo. Served in the United States Coast Guard from 1942-1944. He was preceded in death by Melva; wife Dee; sister Donna; daughter-in-law Paula; great-grandson Justin. Albert is survived by his sons and their families: Albert L (JoAnn); John; Jerry (Lynn); Gary (Kathi); 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; brothers Ken and Ron; ;...
Eunice O Brodahl
Aug 16, 2019
Eunice (Uny) Brodahl died peacefully, surrounded by family on August 16th, 2019. She was born in 1921 to George and Minnie Olson on a farm south of Wahoo. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Grace Lutheran Church. She graduated from Luther Academy and Luther College where she studied piano and organ. Uny was a school teacher for three...
Louis E. Tesinsky
Aug 10, 2019
Louis E. Tesinsky, Jr., age 65, passed away peacefully August 10, 2019 at his rural Weston home after a courageous 6-year battle with colon cancer. He was born June 15, 1954 in Wahoo to Louis E. Sr. and Agnes (Frohner) Tesinsky. He enjoyed growing up on the farm, hunting, riding his '90 Honda and learning about mechanic things and...
Anona L. Trutna
Jul 16, 2019
Anona L. Houfek Trutna, born in Wahoo, Nebraska on April 9, 1946, was the first of three children born to Raymond and Cecilia Jones Houfek. She attended country school districts #24 and #85. In 1964, she graduated from Prague High School. Anona held various jobs after high school which included assistant cook at Camp Calvin Crest and accounting at...
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...

