OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Lyle A. Wedberg
Oct 4, 2015
Lyle A. Wedberg December 16, 1914 to October 4, 2015 Lyle Wedberg passed away on Sunday, October 4. He lived a long, independent, happy life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise J. Wedberg. They were married for 62 years. Lyle grew up on a small farm west of Ceresco. He attended Ceresco High School. He farmed...
Richard J. Copperstone
Sep 19, 2015
Richard J. Copperstone was born September 27, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Audry and Lucille (Thomsen) Copperstone. Rick graduated from Wahoo High School in 1964. He attended Kennedy College and later served in Vietnam with the United States Army. He lived in Colorado for several years and moved to Waverly, Nebraska in 2004 where he worked for Lenco, Inc....
Hazel L. Hanke
Sep 18, 2015
Hazel L. Hanke was born July 19, 1919 in Colon, Nebraska, the daughter of Fred and Inez (Pearson) Milton. She married the love of her life, Harold Hanke, on October 5, 1938 in Malmo, Nebraska. Together, they farmed near Swedeburg and Malmo. Hazel was an industrious and hard worker throughout her entire life. When she was not engaged in...
Terrance P. Nabity
Sep 16, 2015
Terrence (Terry) Paul Nabity died at 2:45 a.m., Wednesday morning, the twentieth of May, after a short, tough battle with lung cancer. Terry was sixty-four years old and during his final days, he chose to be under Hospice care at home. In his home, he was surrounded by caring family and friends throughout his last days, hours and minutes....
Edward L Callan
Sep 10, 2015
Edward L. Callan, age 89 of Wahoo, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 in Wahoo. He was born April 24, 1926 in Omaha to Charles and Rose (Haylock) Callan. On June 2, 1945, Ed married Elinor Ruth Petersen in Bennington, NE. The moved to Wahoo in 1959 where Ed operated the Mobil station. He went to work for the City...
Don Stillger
Sep 3, 2015
Don Stillger, age 80 of Ithaca, died September 3, 2015 in Wahoo. He was born March 20, 1935 at Ithaca to Edward and Esther (Luhnow) Stillger. Don was a lifelong member of Ithaca United Methodist Church and was very active in a variety of duties there. He worked many years as a farm hand and also performed odd jobs...
Dorothy M. "Dode" Miller
Aug 22, 2015
Dorothy "Dode" Miller was born in Wahoo, Nebraska on May 31, 1921 to Malcolm and Elenora (Anderson) Anderson. Dorothy graduated from Wahoo High School in 1939. She attended Luther College and graduated from the Immanual Hospital Nursing School in 1943. Dorothy was united in marriage to Clair "Muzzy" Miller in Wahoo on April 7, 1944. She began her nursing...
Cloyd D. Boydston
Aug 17, 2015
Services for Cloyd will be Saturday. 2 pm, at the First United Methodist Church. Please join the family for a luncheon at the church Saturday at 1 pm. Cloyd D. Boydston was born March 1, 1928 in Ashland, NE to Henry and Gladys (McReynolds) Boydston. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1945 and married Arla Schoenleber on August...
William Bordovsky
Aug 2, 2015
William Bordovsky was born December 6, 1935 at Malmo to Dominek and Agnes (Vocka) Bordovsky. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1957 and, upon completion of his tour of active duty, he served in the United States Army Reserve and earned an Honorable Discharge in 1962. William returned home and spent his life working for local contractors...
Dorothy V. Anderson
Jul 26, 2015
Dorothy Virginia Anderson was born to Arthur B. Moore and Edna (Trumbley) Moore on August 29, 1917 in Boston, MA. She lived in many cities around the United States including Detroit, Des Moines, Omaha and Lincoln. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, IA in 1935. After graduation, she worked for several jewelry stores. During World...
Duane H. Thoms
Jul 21, 2015
Duane H. Thoms, age 80 of Ashland, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home. He was born December 18, 1934 at Ithaca, NE to Harry and Susie (Schmidt) Thoms. The family moved to the Memphis, NE area when Duane was 6 years old. He attended country school there and graduated from Wahoo High School in 1952. On May...
Kyoko O. Borreson
Jul 10, 2015
Kyoko "Kay" (Otani) Borreson, age 88, died July 10, 2015 in Wahoo. She was born August 22, 1926 in Yokohama, Japan. She married Robert Borreson in Yokohama on August 7, 1949. She worked as a seamstress and in other capacities at Boystown from 1974 until her retirement in 1985. She is survived by her children George (Theresa) Borreson of...
John F Shanahan
Jun 24, 2015
John F. Shanahan, 90, of Wahoo, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Wahoo, NE. He was born October7, 1924 in rural Colon, NE to Thomas and Anna (Sevryn) Shanahan. John graduated from Malmo Public School in 1943. John was united in marriage to Rosemary Peters on May 26, 1948 at the First United Methodist Church...
Carol J. Manchester
Jun 22, 2015
Carol Jean Evans was born on January 16, 1950, in Mullen, Nebraska, to Norval and Ida (Van Deusen) Evans and departed this life on June 22, 2015, at Saunders House in Wahoo, Nebraska. She grew up on the family ranch near Mullen, attending Mullen Public Schools and Chadron State College. Carol's father died when she was four years old,...
Julius E. Izso
May 17, 2015
Julius E. Izso, age 83 of Ithaca, died peacefully at Saunders Medical Center Long Term Care on Sunday, May 17, 2015. He was born October 4, 1931 at Fords, New Jersey, to Julius and Helen (Bala) Izso. He grew up in Fords and graduated from Ryder College with a degree in Accounting. To say Julius was an avid baseball...
Betty L. Jordan
Apr 26, 2015
Betty L. Jordan was born August 9, 1923 on a farm near Ceresco, Nebraska. She was the last of 14 children born to Fred and Anna (Otto) Bergman. At a young age, she moved with her family to a farm near Ithaca. Betty attended District 16 until 7th grade when the family relocated to a farm near Weston, Nebraska....
Cecil "Jack" Tillman
Apr 17, 2015
Cecil Joseph "Jack" Tillman was born on March 8, 1929 in North Platte, NE and passed away on April 17, 2015 in Omaha. Jack was a life-long educator, coach and school administrator in Belleville, KS and Wahoo, NE. He met the love of his life, Colleen, in 1947 at Peru State College. They were married for over 64 years....
Howard N. Manstedt
Mar 12, 2015
Howard N. Manstedt was born August 14, 1917 in Billings, Montana to Eric and Effie (Wallin) Manstedt. His father worked as a farm hand and the family eventually settled in Wahoo where Howard attended school at District 70. Following graduation from Wahoo High School, Howard attended Luther College for one year. During his youth, Howard developed a passion for...
Julie Sperry
Mar 10, 2015
Julie Sperry was born July 2, 1968 in Wahoo. Her parents were Ralph and Betty (Nielsen) Sperry who resided in Malmo, Nebraska. In October 1969, at the age of 15 months, Julie was admitted into the Beatrice State Developmental Center. She remained there until September, 1972 when she began services with SCOMR (the Saunders County Office of Mental Retardation),...
Elden C Miller
Mar 4, 2015
Elden C. Miller was born September 9, 1924 in Lincoln, to Henry and Elizabeth (Schilling) Miller. Immediately following graduation from Lincoln High School, Elden enlisted in the United States Army and served as a Communications Specialist during World War II and later served in the National Guard. Elden was an enthusiastic Amateur Radio Operator and used these skills throughout...
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