KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: b = born; m = married; sc = surviving children; ssc = surviving step-children

BACHMAN, Carl, 88: b July 27, 1897, Platte County, to Phillip and Sidella Kumpf Bachman; m Mabel Logemann, Mar 7, 1923, St Peter’s Church, Creston; sc J Dale, Kenneth, Lyle, Marvin, Marjorie Osten, Marlene Schwab; dc daughter; died July 21, 1986, Fremont; burial Memorial Cemetery [Fremont?]

BACHMAN, Mabel Lillian, 82: b Nov 21, 1903, Roca, to John and Eliza Bruen Logenmann; m Carl Bachman, Mar 7, 1923, Crston; sc Marjorie Osten, Marlene Schwab, J Dale, Kenneth, Lyle, Marvin; dc daughter; died Feb 5, 1986, Fremont; burial Fremont Memorial Cemetery

BARR, Alice Leota, 100: b Jan 23, 1886, Leigh, to Thomas McCurdy and Mertilla Adelaide Felt; m Walter J Barr, 1906; foster dau, Evelyn Zrust; dc (2); died Apr 18, 1986, Stanton; burial Stanton Cemetery

BELOHRAD, Adolph “Duffy”, 74: b Nov 30, 1911, rural Clarkson, to Joseph and Mary Richtig Belohrad; m Helen B Hyland, Nov 3, 1936, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Leigh; sc Gary; died May 10, 1986, Columbus; interment St Mary’s Cemetery

BRUHN, Anna, 83: sc Walter Bruhn; died Feb 2, 1986

CLOUSE, Mae C, 82: b May 2, 1903, Endicott, Kansas, to Sidney and Alice Moore Riddle; m Charles Detwiler, Apr 1922; m Leo Clouse, July 3, 1958; ssc Clarice Scheffler; died bef Apr 30, 1986 [date of obit], Ord; burial Bartlett Cemetery

DASENBROCK, Reinold W, 74: b May 29, 1912, near Leigh, to Frederick and Eugnia Held Dasenbrock; m Viola Hoessel Weber, Aug 24, 1951, St Paul’s Lutheran Church; sc Jolene Hake; ssc Cheryl Weber Kucera, Virginia Weber Swartz, Lynn Weber Barta; died July 25, 1986, Columbus; committal St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, near Leigh

DAVIS, Garnet K “Garnie”, 74: b Oct 9, 1911, Wytheville, Virginia; m Eleanor Berggren, July 6, 1937, Rockport, Missouri; sc Jon, Judd; died bef Aug 13, 1986 [date of obit]; burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery [Cedar Rapids, Iowa?] [Creston News]

ENGELBART, Reinhold H, 89: b Mar 14, 1897, Platte County, to Wilhelm and Sophia Sander Engelbart; m Martha Loseke, Oct 24, 1923, St John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek; sc Marcella Theilen, Ilene Theilen, Fern Theilen, Irene Hansen, Luella Zoubek, Robert Engelbart; died Mar 20, 1986, Columbus; burial Leigh Cemetery

FREYERMUTH, Eldon, 76: b Oct 31, 1909, Stanton County, near Creston, to Charles and June Simonton Freyermuth; m Gladys Parks,, June 20, 1932, Greely; sc Charles Keith, Larry Lee; died Apr 12, 1986, Omaha; burial Beemer Cemetery [Creston News]

GORE, Madge F, 81: b Nov 21, 1904, Leigh, to George and Christina Glandt Bruhn; m Wayne Gore, June 1956; ssc Sharon Moya; died Feb 11, 1986, Omaha; burial Leigh Cemetery

HALPIN, Marcella C, 50: b Feb 18, 1936, Leigh, to Joseph F and Vleda Pimpara Prokop; m Leo J Halpin, June 2, 1956, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lincoln; sc Jay, Thomas, Daniel, Patrick, Cynthia, Laurie; died June 9, 1986, Lincoln; interment Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery

HEINTZ, Henry Jacob, 67: b Apr 2, 1918, Hollowayville, Illinois, to Phillip and Olga Nicekl Heintz;m Jeanne Penington, Jan 27, 1946, Columbus; died Feb 13, 1986, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus] [Creston News]

HUBENKA, Eugene A, 58: b to __ and Elsie E Hubenka; m Lucille; sc Tom, Joe, Gerald, Mary Ann; died bef July 2, 1986 [date of obit]; interment St Mary Magdalene Cemetery

IVERSON, Lowell A: b to Albert F and Anna Iverson; m Mary Louise Harden, 1947 [Medford?]; sc Sara; died Feb 11, 1986, San Francisco, California

KABES, Lad, 80: b Jan 1, 1906, east of Clarkson, to Joseph and Josephine Stonacek Kabes; m Edith Jedlicka, Oct 2, 1929, Schuyler; sc Marjorie Wiese, Marcella Suchan, Janice Reuschhoff, Elaine Snyder, Leonard, Donald; died May 9, 1986, Schuyler; burial Sts Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

KMOCH, Anton J, 77: b July 22, 1908, north of Leigh, to Anton and Mary Hanel Kmoch; m Jeroma Mosansky, Feb 29, 1944; sc Tony, Larry, Janet Schaad; died Apr 12, 1986, Columbus; burial Clarkson National Cemetery [Clarkson]

KNIGHT, Thelma, 72: b June 15, 1914, Creston, to John and Emma Langhoff; m Oliver R Knight, 1937, Zion Lutheran Chruch, Leigh; sc Sharon Larsen, Diane Wandenberge; died bef Feb 22, 1986 [date of service], Fremont; burial Fremont Cemetery

LOSEKE, Frieda, 87: b Apr 13, 1899, Colfax County, to William and Pauline Piontek Reick; m Arnold Loseke, Dec 18, 1919, St Paul’s Lutheran Church; sc Ervin, Gordon, Norma Jean Bruhn; dc son; died bef May 21, 1986 [date of obit]; burial Calvary Cemetery

LUCHSINGER, Ernst, 88: b Feb 16, 1898, Platte County, to Peter and Emma Ernst Luchsinger; died bef Aug 13, 1986 [date of obit]; burial Columbus Cemetery [Creston News]

MACKENSTADT, Edward, 80: b Aug 4, 1905, Leigh, to Ben and Emma Asche Mackenstadt; m Maggie Welch, Feb 10, 1931, St John’s Lutheran Church; died Feb 15, 1986, Schuyler; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

MALENA, Adolph L, 78: b Sept 13, 1907, west of Clarkson, to Vaclav and Josephine Mrazek Malena; m Ida F Indra, June 29, 1933, Columbus; died June 27, 1986, Omaha

MARTY, Arthur H, 83: b Apr 16, 1903, Platte County, to Gottfried and Maria Brock Marty; m Anna Korte, June 1, 1932, Christ Lutheran Church; sc Gailya Ryan; died July 3, 1986, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery

McNARY, Gladys, 82: m Gordon E McNary; sc Barbara Nichols; died bef Feb 17 [date of service]; burial Greenwood Memorial Park [Kensington, California?]

MEYER, Milford H, 70: b Aug 23, 1915, Osmond, to George and Ida Meyer; m Florence Trube, July 4, 1942; sc Elaine Backer, Mildred Hunteman, Tonie Plymate, Barbara Prusa, Terrie Bobenmoyer, SFC Steven Meyer, Billy Meyer, Daniel Meyer; died June 30, 1986, Omaha

NEUHAUS, Arnold LeRoy, 67: b Oct 11, 1918, Leigh, to Henry and Emma Schroeder Neuhaus; m Lauretta Urban, June 1946, Columbus; sc Allan, Darwin, Randall; died June 16, 1985, Central City; burial Polk Cemetery

OLTMER, Mary M, 83: b Dec 30, 1902, Platte County, to John and Emma Posota Long; m John Oltmer, Oct 10, 1922, Colfax County; sc Kenneth, Velma Brandl, Geraldine Volsicka; died bef May 14, 1986 [date of obit]; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

RAHTZ, Arnold, 85: b July 4, 1900, Westrelsen, Germany, to William and Matilda Herald Rahtz; m Elsie Katherine Korfhage, 1928, St John’s Lutheran Church; sc Donald; died Apr 28, 1986, Schuyler; interment Leigh Cemetery

ROSENDAHL, Theodore J, 83: b Sept 22, 1902, Grand Prairie Township, Platte County, to Richard and Anna Janssen Rosendahl; m Antonia Twiestmeyer, Spet 22, 1924, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sc Evelyn Wurdeman, Roaldn, Verlin, Elaine Nuessmeier; dc son; died bef Aug 13, 1986 [date of obit]; burial St John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus [Creston News]

SCHRAEDER, Leona Hilligas, 91: sc 3 daughters, Lloyd Hilligas; dc 1 son; died June 30, 1986; burial Aurora [Creston News]

SMRZ, Frank J, 93: b Czechoslovakia; m Libbie [July 3, 1935?]; sc Richard Smrz, Dorothy Kerst; died bef July 1, 1986 [date of services]; burial Calvary Cemetery, Omaha

SUMPTION, Viola, 70: b July 31, 1915, Norfolk, to William and Anna Bruhn Gobler; sc Shirley Kumpf, Karen Goodiell; died Apr 24, 1986 [Alameda, California?]; cremated

VACHA, Edward, 81: b Nov 24, 1904, south of Clarkson, to Frank and Anna Mrsny Vacha; m Nettie Marik, Jan 24, 1923, Howells; sc Leonard, Richard, Lambert, Lumir, Albin, Adolph, James; dc 2 sons; died Mar 22, 1986, Clarkson; burial St John’s Catholic Cemetery, Howells

WIEGERT, John, 96: b June 2, 1889, Millard, to Christian and Magdeline Schrum Wiegert; m Helen Molle, Oct 26, 1914, Fremont; sc Wayne; died May 10, 1986, Schuyler; burial Leigh Cemetery

WULLSCHLEGER, Otto Herman, 89: b Dec 20, 1896, rural Leigh, to John F and Anna Grutter Wullschleger; m Nellie Frances Armstrong, May 26, 1918, Omaha; sc John Wullschleger, Ema Jane Tomes; died July 6, 1986, Schuyler; interment Leigh Cemetery

WURDEMAN, Ella, 79: b Jan 23, 1907, Platte County, near Leigh, to Mr & Mrs William Reick; m Julius Wurdeman, June 16, 1925, Christ Lutheran Church; sc Marvin, Willard, Marlin, Willis; dc daughter; died July 30, 1986, Osceola; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

WURDEMAN, Julius A, 88: b Nov 28, 1897, Platte County, to August and Anna Cattau Wurdeman; m Ella Reick, June 16, 1925, Christ Lutheran Church; sc Marvin, Willard, Marlyn, Willis; dc daughter; died Feb 18, 1986, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery