OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Wahoo, Nebraska.
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...
Donald R. Samek
Sep 22, 2021
Donald R. Samek was born July 1, 1960 in David City to Daniel and Carol (Stone) Samek. Don graduated from Wahoo High School in 1978, was a Sargent in the Marine Corp when he was discharged, and retired from the postal service as an electronics technician. Don’s hobbies included bowling, hunting, watching Husker games, playing cards with friends, and...
Velva Christensen
Sep 12, 2021
Velva Christensen, age 80 of Wahoo, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Wahoo. She was born October 4, 1940 in Fremont, to Raymond and Matilda (Jessen) Hoffman. Velva moved to Wahoo, with her family, in 1944. She grew up on a farm just North of Wahoo, attended North Ward Elementary School and graduated from Wahoo High School. Following graduation,...
Sharon L. Schulz
Sep 5, 2021
Sharon (Mayer) Schulz, lovingly known as “Shar”, 71, began her final journey to be with God and His Angels on September 5, 2021 while surrounded by family and friends at her home in Colon, Nebraska. She was born in Fremont, Nebraska on April 19, 1950 to Fred and Delores (Tank) Mayer. Trusting in Christ Jesus as her Savior, Shar...
Richard A. Hughes
Aug 23, 2021
Richard A Hughes, age 69 of Wahoo, died at his home Monday, August 23, 2021. He was born in Wahoo on July 30, 1952 to Vernor and Ora (Arney) Hughes. Rick grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School. He was a fishing fanatic and spent countless hours at Fremont Lakes and other favorite fishing spots. He...
Helen V Mullin
Aug 22, 2021
Helen V. Mullin, 77, of Yutan, passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021 at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo. She was born October 30, 1943 in Des Moines, IA to Joseph E. and Katherine M. (Novenski) Mullin. Helen graduated from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, IA in 1961. Helen worked for Al’s Auto Supply as...
Mathew "Mat" Brouillette
Aug 1, 2021
Mathew John Brouillette, 49, of Ithaca, NE entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 1, 2021. He was born January 10, 1972 in Grand Island, NE to Edgar and LaVon (Vap) Brouillette. Mathew was confirmed and began his walk with faith at Wahoo United Methodist Church. He attended Wahoo High School and loved playing football for the Wahoo Warriors. He...
Florence "Jo" Anderson
Jul 31, 2021
Florence "Jo" Chaplin Anderson went to her heavenly home on July 31, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 97. Jo was born on August 18, 1923 in Sumter, South Carolina, to Clarence Saxby and Emma Richardson (Baker) Anderson. Jo grew up in Sumter and graduated from Edmonds (Sumter) High School there. She especially loved swimming, dancing and...
Joan G. Hanson
Jul 22, 2021
Joan G. Hanson, age 58 of Ithaca, died Thursday July 22, 2021 in Omaha. She was born August 28, 1962 in Broken Bow to William and Geraldine (Guthard) Ward. Joan graduated from Gibbon High School and then earned an Associate Degree. On August 11, 1990, she married Victor Hanson at the First Presbyterian Church in Wahoo. Joan was a...
William C. Hammond
Jul 21, 2021
William C. “Bill” Hammond, age 94 of Bellevue, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Bellevue. He was born August 21, 1926 in Berwyn, Nebraska to William E. and Agnes (Davitt) Hammond. He grew up on a farm in Rural Nebraska together with his eight siblings. Bill graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1944 and joined the United States...
Wilma Crist Tunender
Jul 16, 2021
Wilma Crist Tunender, 78, of Malmo, NE, passed away on July 16, 2021 at her home. She was born August 30, 1942 at North Loup, Nebraska to Rolland and Marie Burke. Wilma grew up in Ainsworth, Nebraska and spent most of her life there. She was married to Richard Crist on September 12, 1958, on their ranch south of...
Dwaine E. Heiser
Jun 26, 2021
Dwaine E. Heiser, age 59 of Wahoo, died Saturday June 26, 2021 in Omaha. He was born August 28, 1961 in Omaha to Vernon and Ruth (Anderson) Heiser. Dwaine grew up on a farm near Swedeburg. In 1970, the family moved to Wahoo where he graduated mid-term from high school in 1979. As a teenager, he worked at the...
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