OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
Charlyn R Shickell
Feb 5, 2022
Dr. Charlyn R. Shickell Obituary Charlyn R. Shickell, Ph.D of Lincoln, Nebraska was born in Wahoo, Nebraska on August 29, 1938 to LeRoy and Rose (Quass) Frahm and passed away on February 5, 2022 at the age of 83 years. For seven years, she was raised on a farm near Ithaca and attended country school District 102 of Saunders...
Leonard Chmelka
Jan 28, 2022
Leonard Chmelka, age 95 of Wahoo, formerly from Malmo, died Friday, January 28, 2022 in Lincoln. He was born October 21, 1926 in Plasi, NE to Frank and Christina (Mach) Chmelka. Leonard grew up in the Prague and Malmo area with his eight siblings and graduated from Malmo High School. The family rented farmland in various locations through the...
Gerald "Jerry" L Carlson
Jan 19, 2022
Gerald L. Carlson, age 65 of Ithaca, Nebraska died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Lincoln. He was born May 23, 1956 in Roswell, New Mexico, to Gerald and Mary Carlson. During his service in the Marine Corps, Jerry was a military police officer. He worked for the Nebraska State Patrol as a Trooper, SWAT member and a Field Training...
Warren "Bud" Hunsche
Jan 18, 2022
Warren Henry Hunsche - known to most as Bud - was born on June 29, 1931, at the farm home near Ulysses, Nebraska to his parents, Henry Emil F. Hunsche and Zetta Irene Anderson Hunsche. He was baptized on August 14, 1931, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rising City, NE. Bud started his education at a country school...
Sharon Jean Vermeline
Jan 14, 2022
Sharon Jean Vermeline, age 87 of Malmo, died Friday January 14, 2022 in Wahoo. She was born January 8, 1935 in Wahoo to Jack and Frances (Hills) Banghart. Sharon was baptized and confirmed at Bethesda Covenant Church in Malmo where she later married Darwin L. Vermeline on June 29, 1952. In addition to caring for her four daughters, as...
Richard Leroy Lawver
Dec 30, 2021
Richard LeRoy Lawver, age 86, Wahoo. Died December 30, 2021 in Wahoo. Survived by wife Clara; children and spouses Richard Michael (Denise), Matthew (Joni), Katherine (Terry) Chadek, Mary (Jim) Kruse, Mark (Rebecca); 11 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 3 nephews; 2 nieces. Preceded in death by parents Bernard and Mary Anne (Fortuna) Lawver, sisters Sandra Klaudt, Deanna (Schnoor) Lynn, grandson Benjamin...
John E. Gruber
Dec 30, 2021
John E. Gruber, age 71 of Wahoo, died Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Lincoln. He was born November 1, 1950 in Lincoln to John Jr. and Evelyn (Addyman) Gruber. John was observed to have a tough exterior, yet anyone who really knew him experienced him as a soft hearted, caring man. His grandchildren and great-grandson especially knew that they...
Jeanette K. Walker
Dec 26, 2021
Jeanette K. Walker of Hawaii entered into eternal rest December 26, 2021 at the hospital in Waimea, Hawaii. She was born October 4, 1961 to Kenneth and Geraldine Barry. She was a graduate of Wahoo High School. She graduated in 1982 from the Medical Center in Omaha with an associate degree in nursing. She was united in marriage to...
Adella Rios
Dec 24, 2021
Adella passed away at Bryan West in Lincoln with her family surrounding her. Adella grew up mainly in Lexington, NE and graduated from Cozad High School in 1970. She met Raymond (PeeWee) at Parkway Café at 14 years old. They dated for 4 years before marrying on November 25, 1967. The marriage brought 2 children, Fabian & Anastasia. They...
Cheryl L Clark
Dec 21, 2021
Cheryl L. Clark was born December 10, 1946 in Wahoo to Jerry and Evelyn (Wicht) Beranek. She died December 21, 2021 at her home in Wahoo at the age of 75 years and 11 days. Cheryl grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School in 1965. She attended Ben Your Hair Beauty School in Lincoln. For many...
Terry R. Munter
Dec 5, 2021
Terry Reed Munter Age 71 Wahoo, Ne Born to Dick and Bonnie Munter in Norfolk,Ne. Father and Grandfather, Terry passed away Sunday December 5, 2021 due to complications from his fight with cancer. His children were close by. As a graduate from Coleridge Public Schools in 1968, he began his life as an avid scholar at Wayne State College....
Jesse A. Ford
Nov 10, 2021
Jesse A. Ford, age 80 of Wahoo, died November 10, 2021 in Fremont. He was born March 1, 1941 in Mount Shasta, California to Guy and Nellie (Allen) Ford. Jesse was an IT Project Director in the Omaha Headquarters of the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1981 he married Annette Jenson in Las Vegas, Nevada. She passed away in 2010....
Jordan M. Adams
Oct 31, 2021
Jordan M. Adams, age 19 of Scribner and formerly of Wahoo, died Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Fremont. He was born December 26, 2001 in Omaha to Jeffrey and Nicole (Shukis) Adams. Jordan grew up in Wahoo and attended Wahoo Public Schools until his family moved to Scribner where he continued his education. Jordan explored the various career options...
Brad L. Kumpula
Oct 28, 2021
Brad L. Kumpula, age 63 of rural Wahoo, NE, passed away Thursday October 28, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 20, 1958, in Onida, SD, to Richard and Donna (Weakly) Kumpula. He graduated from Wahoo High School in 1976. After high school he worked helping farm for a neighbor to meat cutting to fine...
Kenneth A Carlson
Oct 13, 2021
Kenneth A. Carlson, age 99 of Wahoo, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in Wahoo. He was born February 27, 1922 in Swedeburg to C. Edgar and Minnie (Anderson) Carlson. Ken was baptized and confirmed at Swedeburg Covenant Church where he remained a member his entire life. He attended District 48 through the 8th grade and graduated from Ceresco High...
Raymond H Sedlacek
Oct 7, 2021
Raymond Sedlacek, age 92 of Malmo, entered into eternal rest on October 7, 2021 at the Fremont Methodist Hospital. Raymond was born August 12, 1929 to Ignatz and Mary (Belik) Sedlacek in Lincoln. He graduated from Raymond High School and attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln after which he came home to help on the family farm outside of...
Theola M. Svoboda
Oct 1, 2021
Theola M. Svoboda (Zechin) was born January 25, 1933 in Stanton, Nebraska to Harold H. Zechin and Stacie (Krbel) Zechin and passed away October 1, 2021 at the Long Term Care Center in Wahoo, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 8 months, and 6 days. At and early age, Theola and her family relocated to Idaho where she...
Ralph E. Houfek
Sep 30, 2021
Ralph E. Houfek, age 90 of Wahoo, died Thursday, September 30, 2021 in Wahoo. He was born in Wahoo to Joseph Houfek, Jr. and Hazel (Person) Houfek on December 11, 1930. Ralph grew up near Malmo where he attended District 85 School and Edensburg Lutheran Church. He graduated from Malmo High School in 1948. Following graduation, Ralph worked for...
Donald L. Headlee
Sep 29, 2021
Donald L. Headlee, age 80 of Yutan, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Omaha. He was born in Wayne, NE on October 3, 1940 to Arthur “Bob” and Marie (Brandstetter) Headlee. He married Sandra Nungesser on June 18, 1961. She died April 29, 2018. Don spent his life working as a math and science teacher and, then, as an...
Patricia R. Hunsche
Sep 26, 2021
Patricia Ruth Lippincott Hunsche was born July 16, 1934 on the family farm 5 miles north of Blair to E. Clark and Ethel (Anderson) Lippincott. She attended Pleasant View Country School and graduated from Blair High School with the class of 1951. Pat was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. She attended Dana college for one year. After...

