OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Frank L Fittro
Jan 21, 2016
Frank L. Fittro, age 87 of Weston, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 in Wahoo. He was born in rural Decatur, Nebraska on July 10, 1928 to Roy and Della (Valder) Fittro. Frank enlisted in the United States Navy in 1950 and met Lenora Snow while he was stationed in Arkansas. They were married on January 20, 1951 at the...
Delaine "Del" Kugel
Jan 13, 2016
Delaine E. "Del" Kugel was born in Hebron, Nebraska on March 7, 1953 to Wayne and Norma (Zlab) Kugel. He was baptized at the Faith Lutheran Church in Hebron. Del grew up on the family farm and helped his parents work in the fields, milk cows, and assisted with all the other aspects of farm life. Following his graduation...
Merlin R. Hall
Jan 12, 2016
Merlin R. "Curly" Hall was born in Harlan, Iowa on July 9, 1927 to Ethel K. Reyelt and Merle R. Hall. His parents divorced when he was very young, and Merlin and his mom moved to Omaha to live with his maternal grandparents who ran a boarding house there. After his mother's marriage to Theodore Roosevelt Haney, the family...
Robert W Pearson
Jan 7, 2016
Robert Warren Pearson, age 91 of Mead, died Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Wahoo. He was born in Wahoo on December 23, 1924 to Henry and Maybell (Hanson) Pearson and was baptized at the Swedeburg Covenant Church and confirmed at the Mission Covenant Church in 1939. Bob's family lived in rural Wahoo and moved to Mead in the spring...
Dale C. Hanson
Jan 6, 2016
Dale C. Hanson, age 73 of Mead, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in Omaha. He was born in Wahoo on November 6, 1942 to Clifton and Ruth (Nygren) Hanson. He graduated from Mead High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dale served in the Army National Guard from 1965 to 1971 and attained the...
Iown J. Triplett
Jan 4, 2016
Iown J. Triplett, age 85 of Wahoo, died January 4, 2016 in Wahoo. She was born August 15, 1930 in Wahoo to Solon and Clara (Falke) Maynard. On December 28, 1951 she married Richard Triplett in Wahoo. She and Dick operated a cleaning service in Wahoo and Triplett Paint Store. She was active in girls youth softball and coached...
Elmer John "Ej" Wageman
Jan 2, 2016
Elmer John "EJ" Wageman, age 90 of Yutan, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 in Valley. He was born March 23, 1925 on the family farm near Yutan to John Henry and Bertha (Reese) Wageman. On July 20, 1957, John married Wava Holzhey at Trinity Lutheran Church in Omaha. They had met at a dance in Omaha and enjoyed many...
Domminick Cl Montanez
Jan 1, 2016
Domminick Montanez, age 36, died Friday, January 1, 2016 in Bauxite, Arkansas. He was born June 25, 1979 in Sioux City, Iowa to Juan and Tommi (Ruhe) Montanez. His father died when Domminick was 4 years old. Domminick enjoyed tinkering with electronic devices like televisions and computers. During pensive moments throughout his life, Domminick found solace in writing poetry....
Adolph J. Novotny
Dec 22, 2015
Adolph J. Novotny, age 51, died at his home in Wahoo on December 22, 2015. He was born December 22, 1964 in Wahoo to Leroy D. and Dorothy J. (Houdek) Novotny. Adolph grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School. While in school, Adolph competed on the wrestling team which developed a lifelong passion for that sport....
Lloyd L Mitchell
Dec 22, 2015
Lloyd L. "Mitch" Mitchell, Lt. Col. USAF Retired, age 88 of Wahoo, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Wahoo. He was born April 11, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to Lloyd Henry and Adeline (Conshafter) Mitchell. At age 17, Mitch enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served four years as a radio operator during WWII. He enlisted in the United...
Myron G Benck
Dec 18, 2015
Myron G. Benck was born June 5, 1925 in Blair, Nebraska to George and Sarah (Schneider) Benck. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. On February 7, 1948, he married Maxine Kronberg in Fremont. Myron is survived by his son Dwayne Benck of Lincoln; daughter Joyce Koranda of Wahoo; sister Margie Graveholt of Cherokee, Iowa;...
Hazel J Trutna
Dec 14, 2015
Trutna, Hazel J., age 89 of Wahoo. Died Monday, December 14, 2015 in Wahoo. Born March 7, 1926 at Murdock, NE to William and Minnie (Rieke) Rueter. After graduating from high school, Hazel attended business school, then worked for four years at Northwestern Mutual Life, Inc. She was offered a job at the State House as a court reporter...
Walter R. Anderson
Dec 14, 2015
Walter R. Anderson Sr., age 88 of Wahoo, died Monday, December 14, 2015 near Colon, NE. He was born July 25, 1927 at Weston, NE to Arthur C. and Leah Marie (Furlong) Anderson. Walter had one of the most devoted dogs a person could ever want. His name was Whiskers. Everywhere Walter went, Whiskers was right there by his...
Leland "Lee" Koresky
Dec 5, 2015
Leland Koresky, age 82 of Malmo, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Wahoo. He was born May 30, 1933 at Sargeant Bluff, Iowa to Thurman and Irene (Young) Koresky. Lee served in the US Army and was stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged on May 7, 1955. Three months later, on August 20, 1955, he married Loretta Vaca...
Don Rogers
Dec 5, 2015
Don Rogers, age 54 of Wahoo, died December 5, 2015 in Wahoo. He was born January 11, 1961 in Warner Robins, Georgia to Benjamin and Arlene (Johnson) Rogers. His family moved back to Wahoo when Don was a young child. As he was growing up in Wahoo, Don learned to hunt and fish and was often accompanied by his...
Helen M Radenslaben
Dec 2, 2015
Helen M. Radenslaben, age 81 of Ceresco, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in Wahoo. She was born July 26, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Bobbie Radenslaben who was serving in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. They were introduced by a relative who was also a ship mate of Bobbie. Following the war, they moved to...
Gloria K. Wagner
Nov 21, 2015
Gloria K. Wagner, age 88 of Ithaca, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Lincoln. She was born September 11, 1927 in Genoa, NE to Roy and Elsie (Jurgenson) Gustafson. At a young age, Gloria moved with her family from Genoa to Wann, Nebraska where she spent most of her childhood. The years spent living in Wann always held many...
Wyatt "Bubba" Andersen
Nov 20, 2015
Wyatt "Bubba" Andersen, age 19 of Ashland, was born April 21, 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska to Eugene and Rhonda (Koresky) Andersen. He is survived by his father Eugene Andersen of Ashland; mother Rhonda Andersen of Waterloo; brothers Chance Andersen of Ashland, Zane Andersen of Ashland, Cody Carlson of Ashland; grandmother Connie Andersen of Elkhorn, Iowa; grandfather Lee Koresky of...
Rachel Sutton
Nov 10, 2015
Rachel Sutton was born May 4, 1927 in Wahoo to Albin and Hilda (Hull) Hanson. She graduated from Wahoo High School then attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois and Luther College in Wahoo. Throughout her childhood, Rachel had a very close relationship with her three sisters. This bond continued into adulthood and was one of the hallmarks of...
Josephine "Jo" Hedlund
Oct 17, 2015
Josephine "Jo" Hedlund was born June 10, 1934 to George and Anna (Berg) Weickum on the family farm near Wewela, South Dakota. Jo was 1 of 12 children (2 died in early childhood). Jo was born in the midst of the depression and used to joke that she was almost named "DP" to symbolize it. Throughout childhood and her...
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