OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Daniel E Foster
Dec 11, 2018
Daniel E. Foster was born February 12, 1992 in Lincoln. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School in 2010. Dan worked in residential construction as a framer and was attending Southeast Community College. Dan could at times be "the life of the party" giving contagious hugs and doing silly things to make people laugh. He...
Marcella M Humlicek
Dec 10, 2018
Marcella Martha (Slavik) Humlicek, age 88, formerly of Prague, Nebraska died Monday, December 10, 2018 in Wahoo. Marcella was born on a farm near Bruno, Nebraska on September 13, 1930, to John and Clodie (Policky) Slavik. Times were tough on the farm during the thirties and the family moved to Seward where Marcella grew up and graduated from Seward...
Harlan D. Warm
Nov 25, 2018
Harlan Warm, age 79 of Prague, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 in Fremont. He was born November 22, 1939 in Deshler, NE to Edwin and Alma (Tambke) Worm. He was baptized and confirmed at the Friedensau (now Trinity Lutheran) Church near Deshler. Harlan graduated from Deshler High School in 1958. On July 11, 1970, he married Pamela Frankforter at...
V. Frank Ferrara
Nov 25, 2018
V. Frank Ferrara age 96 of Bellevue, NE passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Heritage Ridge Assisted Living in Bellevue. Frank was born on June 28, 1922 to Frank C. and Ada Irene Naomi (LaBrune) Ferrara in Sioux City, IA. Frank was born in Sioux City, Ia. Frank moved with his parents to Omaha, NE and...
Bernard A. Humlicek
Nov 24, 2018
Bernard A. Humlicek, age 92 of Wahoo, died Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Lincoln. He was born November 25, 1925, the first of four boys to Anton and Rose (Ostry) Humlicek in the Prague, Nebraska hospital. Bernard grew up on the family farm north of Abie, Nebraska. When Bernard started school, he only spoke Czech and later on taught...
Richard "Dick" Swanson
Nov 16, 2018
Richard "Dick" Newell Swanson set sail for Glory on November 16, 2018. Dick was born May 14, 1922 to Ernest and Florence (Walker) Swanson in Des Moines, IA. He grew up on the family farm at Mead where he graduated high school in 1939. In 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard where he served the five years...
Jack Christensen
Nov 6, 2018
Jack Christensen, age 93 of Wahoo, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in Wahoo. He was born May 31, 1925 to Holger and Metha (Pedersen) Christensen. Jack grew up in Stromsburg and graduated from Stromsburg High School in 1943. The following September he enlisted in the United States Army and served his final year at Fort Knox, KY where he...
Walter S. Barsell
Sep 24, 2018
Walter S. Barsell, Sr., age 97 of Wahoo, died September 24, 2018 in Wahoo. He was born December 11, 1920 in Omaha, to Walter and Hazel (Goddard) Barsell. Walt graduated from Benson High School in 1939. While in high school, Walt excelled in football, basketball and track. He served as Senior Class President and was voted "Most Likely to...
Arthur W. Anderson
Sep 22, 2018
Arthur W. Anderson, Jr., age 84 of Wahoo, was born April 1, 1934 on the family farm two miles East and 1 ½ miles North of Ithaca, Nebraska to Arthur W. and Elizabeth A. (Sehrt) Anderson. Art attended rural grade school at District #30 until it closed when the Mead Ordnance Plant took over the property. After the death...
Norma G. Manske
Sep 22, 2018
Norma G. Manske, age 91 of Wahoo, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Wahoo. She was born at Elkhorn, Nebraska on September 5, 1927 to Fred and Meta Logemann. Norma married Delbert Manske in Benson, Nebraska on December 6, 1950. They moved to Wahoo in 1960 when they purchased the Wahoo Livestock Auction Market which they operated for 22...
Patricia Mitchell
Aug 23, 2018
Patricia Mitchell, age 88 of Wahoo, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Wahoo. She was born July 3, 1930 in Wahoo to Norman and Goldie (Wondra) Lilley. She grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School. On February 3, 1950, Pat married Lloyd Mitchell at the First Presbyterian Church in Wahoo. Lloyd's Air Force and engineering careers...
Chris Ludi
Aug 9, 2018
Chris Ludi, age 28 of Berlin, Germany and formerly of Wahoo, died Thursday, August 9, 2018 in Wahoo after a courageous four month battle with sarcoma. He was born June 1, 1990 in Lincoln to Steven and Linda (Hartsook) Ludi. Chris grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School in 2009. Chris had a natural athletic ability...
Dwight G Schulz
Jul 28, 2018
Dwight G. Schulz, age 89 of Mead, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Wahoo. He was born in Yutan, Nebraska on July 13, 1929 to Fred and Bertha (Kennec) Schulz. Dwight graduated from Yutan High School at the age of 16 and, the very next day, began working as a truck driver. On November 5, 1955 he married Lona...
Harold "Hermie" Jordan
Jul 17, 2018
Harold B. "Hermie" Jordan, age 93 of Wahoo, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Wahoo. He was born at Ithaca, NE to Herman and Gertrude (Hageman) Jordan. On April 3, 1947 he married Darlene Lee in Papillion, Nebraska. Hermie owned and operated Jordan Plumbing and Heating in downtown Wahoo for many years. He worked throughout Saunders County and was...
Fern J. Miller
Jun 20, 2018
Fern J. (Holm) Miller, age 84 of Wahoo, passed away June 20, 2018 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont, Nebraska. She was born December 17, 1933 to Raymond and Olga (Swanson) Holm in Wahoo, Nebraska. She attended District 26 grade school and graduated from Wahoo High School. Her father nicknamed her "Joey" and she was called that by friends and...
Kim Brigham
Jun 14, 2018
Kim Brigham was born March 2, 1970, in Wahoo, to John and Marylou (Weseman) Horsham. She grew up in Wahoo where her competitive nature led her to excel in multiple sports, including golf, basketball, track and softball. Kim graduated from Wahoo High School in 1988 and went on to Peru State College where she played both basketball and softball....
James N Hanson
Jun 11, 2018
James N. Hanson, age 67 of Wahoo, died Monday, June 11, 2018 in Lincoln. He was born October 19, 1950 in Denison, Iowa to Charles and Arwanna (Kropf) Hanson and lived there until 1961, at which time he and his family moved to Malvern, Iowa. Jim graduated from Malvern High School in 1969. He attended Western Community College and...
Vendela M. Thorson
May 30, 2018
Vendela M. Thorson, age 93 of Mead, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Omaha. She was born at Newman Grove, Nebraska on January 18, 1925 to Anton and Anna (Flink) Havenstein. Vendela was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Newman Grove where she was active in Luther League, and taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School....
Evelyn J Pearson
May 18, 2018
Evelyn J. Pearson was born June 15, 1930 in Crete, Nebraska. She was the youngest of eleven children born to Rudoph and Lena (Plessman) Friendt. Evelyn was the mother of four children. She died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Lancaster Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln.
Gary R. Olson
May 13, 2018
Gary R. Olson, age 72 of Omaha, formerly of Wahoo, died Sunday May 13, 2018 in Omaha. He was born March 23, 1946 in Wahoo to Quintin and Dorothy (Trutna) Olson and married Penny Lueth October 15, 1986 in Sioux Falls, SD. He is survived by his wife Penny of Omaha; sons Erich (Kim) of Liberty, MO, Chad, and...
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