Seward High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

Melanie A. Buettner 59 of St. Edward NE passed away surrounded by family on Friday January 9 2026 at the Boone County Health Center in Albion NE. Funeral Service will be 1030 a.m. Thursday January 15 2026 at Levander Funeral Home in Albion NE with Rev. Brian Ketelsen officiating. Interment will take...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Crystal Genevieve Rodenbaugh will be held on Saturday December 6 2025 at 1100 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alma Nebraska with Father Maurice Current as Celebrant. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Orleans Nebraska. Crystal Genevieve Gaf...

Beverly Mae Skala Mays 72 of Crete Nebraska passed away on January 11 2026. Beverly was born on September 19 1953 in Seward Nebraska to Otto Skala and Rose Kouba Skala. She graduated from Crete High School in 1972 where she met the love of her life David Mays. Beverly and David were married on Septe...

Georgia Lorraine Johnson of Crete Nebraska died on December 17 2025 at the Ridgewood Care Center in Seward at the age of 94 years. She was born on October 31 1931 on the family farm southeast of Crete to Richard and Rose Pomajzl Vavra. She went to grade school at District 88 South which was built on...

Robert Bob Kasl passed away on Tuesday December 23 2025 at Seward Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 9 1931 in Dorchester to George F. Kasl Sr. and Emma Rezabek. Funeral Services will be held on Friday January 9th 2026 at 1100 a.m. at Sokol Hall in Wilber. Visitation will be held on Thursday Ja...

Gary L. Jacobsen was born on January 4 1949 to Melvin and Mary Bye Jacobsen in Seward Nebraska. He attended Garland High School and graduated in 1967 from Lincoln High. Gary was the owneroperator of Jacobsen Rock and Gravel. On December 18 2010 Gary was united in marriage to Debbie Krieser. In his f...

Dale Ivan Anderson was born onFebruary 17 1934 to Duane and Ruth Heyen Anderson in Milford Nebraska. He attended Seward High School graduating in 1951. OnJuly 19 1952 Dale was united in marriage to Rita Coffey in Seward Nebraska.Dale enlisted in the Navy Reserves. He was employed as a service techni...

Harvey was born on April 24 1939 in Seward Nebraska to Edwin and Sophie Mueller Idhe. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. He graduated from Seward High School in 1957 a year that marked the beginning of a life full of purpose and service. Shortly after Harvey enliste...

Carlyn Ann Ballard was born on September 26 1947 to Clarence and Edna Bolte Burhoop in York Nebraska. She graduated from Waco High School in 1964. On February 10 1997 Carlyn was united in marriage to Larry Ballard in Lawton Oklahoma. She worked as a cake baker at Kroger grocery store. In her free ti...

Cathy Ann Koll was born on October 27 1955 to Dale and Phyllis Adams Hollibaugh in Sidney Nebraska. She grew up in the Sumner area and graduated from Sumner High School in 1974. Cathy spent most of her life working as a skilled carpenter a craft she took great pride in. Outside of work she loved tra...

Charles W. Charlie Morgan of North Loup passed away on Wednesday October 29 2025 at Arbor Care Center in Ord Nebraska at the age of 82 years. Charles was born on October 4 1943 to Oliver B. and Roena J. Dunbar Morgan at the family home near Martin South Dakota. The family moved to Loup County Nebras...

Carol B. Snodgrass Thompson of Scotia a beloved mother grandmother sister and friend passed away on Saturday September 6 2025 at York General Hearthstone in York Nebraska at the age of 80. Carol was born on May 5 1945 in Seward Nebraska and she was the second of five children of Jerry and Marie Hain...

Jeanne Ackles of Seward formerly of Ord passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at Ridgewood Care Center in Seward Nebraska at the age of 87. Jeanne Thomsen Ackles was born to Emory and Minnie Zikmund Thomsen in Ord Nebraska. She was the fourth of seven children raised in the Thomsen home in Ord. Jea...