Seward High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

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...

Richard Roy Eberspacher ofBeaver Crossing was born onApril 24 1941 to Harold and Gladys Fosler Eberspacher in Seward County Nebraska. He graduated from Seward High School after transferring from Beaver Crossing before his junior year. He then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he w...

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...

David Dave Oetting known affectionately to many as simply O was a man of deep faith fierce loyalty quiet strength and unmistakable humor. He lived a life marked by courage resilience and an unwavering devotion to the people he loved most. He was born on September 23 1968 and adopted soon after by Eu...

Rudolph "Rudy" George Nuttleman was born on August 14 1933 and went to his Heavenly Home on January 29 2026 at 92 years of age at his home in Seward Nebraska following the short but wonderful care of his daughter and granddaughters. He grew up on the GPrecinct farm northeast of Seward and attended L...

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...

Marvin Gale PeeWee Schulz 98 passed away peacefully into Heaven on February 12 2026 in Seward Nebraska. He was born on May 9 1927 to Daniel and Martha Tempel Schulz in Seward and attended Goehner High School graduating in 1944. On August 31 1952 PeeWee was united in marriage to Marilyn Smiley at Uni...

Henry W. Pankoke was born on July 18 1927 to F. Henry and Elsie Hippe Pankoke in Goehner Nebraska. He attended Goehner High School. On September 25 1949 Henry was united in marriage to Myrtle Heiden in York Nebraska. He worked for the State of Nebraska Department of Roads as Maintenance Foreman in S...

Mark William Frantz of Lincoln passed away February 5 2026 at the age of 59. Mark was born in Lincoln on June 20 1966 to Wendell and Marilyn Petersan Frantz. Mark graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School and studied art at the University of Nebraska. From a young age he had an interest in art st...

Martha Frances Werner was born onMarch 8 1942 to Leonard and Grace Johnson Nyman in Rockford Illinois. She attended Rockford East High School graduating in 1960 and the Swedish American Hospital School of Nursing of Rockford graduating in 1963. OnJune 4 1966 Martha was united in marriage to John Wer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A funeral service for Karon K. Bisbee will be held on Wednesday February 4 2026 at 1000 a.m. at the Community Church in Wilcox Nebraska with Pastor Craig Cedar officiating. Interment will follow at the Wilcox Cemetery. Karon Kay Bisbee 79 years of age of Wilcox passed away on Wednesday January 28 20...

Brook Mitchell Van Gundy 48 of Sioux Falls SD passed away peacefully on Sunday January 18 2026 after a courageous battle with ALS. Brook faced every challenge with the same strength and quiet determination that defined his life both on and off duty. Brook was born on January 12 1978 in Auburn NE to ...

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...

James Jim Lee Butler was born to Floyd Ray Butler and Hazel Ramona McLaughlin Butler in Huntington Park CA on June 24 1941. When he was a year old the family moved to Superior NE. At the age of 3 they moved to the family farm on the east side of Superior where he would live the rest of his life. Jim...