South High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

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 Joint Graveside Service and Inurnment for Dale Franzen and Shirle Minor Franzen will be held at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island Nebraska at a future time. Dale Duane Franzen 93 years of age of Holdrege passed away on Friday December 19 2025 at Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege. Da...

A Funeral Service for Alene D. Collier Evans will be held on Friday January 9 2026 at 1030 a.m. at the Holdrege Methodist Church at Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Sarah Fisher and Chaplain DeWane Dow officiating. A Graveside Service will be held at 200 p.m. at the Arcadia Cemetery Arcadia Nebraska. A...

A Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Donna Silver will be held on Tuesday January 13 2026 at 1030 a.m. at the NelsonBauer Funeral Home in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Murray Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery. Donna Marie Lippstreu Silver 92 years of age passed a...

Jeffrey Allen Oxer 59 passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital. Jeffrey was born on December 10 1966 in Galion Ohio to parents Michelangelo Oxer and Arlene Heller Anderson. Jeffrey was a graduate of Galion High School Class of 1985. Following graduation he honorably serv...

Kenneth Eugene Gene Packer 90 of McLouth died Friday December 5 2025. Gene was born November 17 1935 at Wakefield Nebraska the son of Kenneth Washington and Ethel Evelyn Johnson Packer. He was a 1953 graduate of Wakefield NE High School. He was active in FFA and 4H showing steers at the Dixon County...

Edward “Ed” William Hrubsky, 84, Park Rapids, MN passed away at his home on Saturday, January 3, 2026.Ed was born in Omaha NE on November 1, 1941 to Ed and Rose Hrubsky. He attended South High School and graduated in 1959. Ed had accordion lessons and enjoyed playing the accordion. His father woul...

Benjamin A. Detweiler aged 52 of Grangeville passed away peacefully on January 11 2026 after a battle with cancer. Ben was born on October 13 1973 in Lincoln Nebraska to Gary and Beth Detweiler. Growing up in a rural area outside Lincoln with three siblings he developed a deep appreciation for the o...

Jan Hammerback Burbach passed away January 9th 2026 at Madonna St Jane DE Chantal Long Term Care Facility. She was born to Laurel and Freida Hammerback on a farm in rural Nebraska. She joined a brother John and a sister Norma another sister Delores joined the family. After her fathers death in 1963 ...

Brian Lane Sharpfish was born to Phyllis Provancial and Leonard Sharpfish on March 5 1978 in Rosebud SD. He left for the spirit world on November 22 2025 in Rosebud SD. His immediate family includes sisters Danielle Provancial family Shauna Mike Provancial family LeAndra Sharpfish family hunka br...

Ronald Dean Lampman 80 Blue Hill Nebraska passed away on Wednesday December 31 2025 at his home in Blue Hill. Memorial service will be Saturday January 10 2026 1030 a.m. at the Blue Hill United Methodist Church Blue Hill Nebraska with Pastor Michelle Loeffelholz officiating. Inurnment with military ...

Norma Joan Bostock went to her heavenly home on November 6 2025 at her home near Ayr NE with family by her side. Norma was the youngest child born on April 121943 to Albert J. Alberts and Frieda L. Sundermeier Alberts at their family farm south of Rosemont Nebraska. Norma went to a one room country ...

Mildred Lucile Kaufman Siebrass was welcomed into her Saviors arms and passed away at Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island Nebraska on August 30 2025 two days prior to her 88th birthday. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Glen Wurdeman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill on Saturday Sept...

CUNDYS HARBOR Patricia J. Watkins was born 17 September 1948 to Eugenia and Joseph Cussano in Yonkers New York. She attended parochial and public schools in Yonkers and Pleasantville New York graduating from Pleasantville High School in 1966. In 1971 Patricia earned her undergraduate degree at East...

Gregory Scott Anderson age 50 of Mt. Airy Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly on Monday April 7 2025. He went into cardiac arrest while enjoying one of his favorite pastimes pickup basketball with close friends. Greg is survived by his loving wife of 21 years Melanie nee Gilliland and wonderful ch...

Richard James Thramer passed away in Sioux Falls SD on January 8 2026. At the time of his death Rick was surrounded by his beloved wife and devoted children. Rick Thramer was born in Sioux Falls South Dakota on August 19 1957 to Clarence and Mildred Thramer. He is survived by his loving wife Manon h...

Greg Beckman died peacefully with his family surrounding him at Sanford Hospital on December 9 2025 after a short battle with lung cancer. Funeral services will take place at Heritage Funeral Home on Sunday December 14 2025 at 300 p.m. Family will be present two hours before the service for visitati...

Dr. E. Harvey Jewell was born on October 24 1942 in Cuba New York to Clarence and Erma Sears Jewell. From an early age Harvey demonstrated a deep curiosity in the musical artsqualities that would guide his lifes work and relationships. He graduated from Belfast High School in 1960 and went on to att...

Celebration of Life for James Jim Paige age 87 of Wayne First Presbyterian Church Wayne Friday January 2nd 1100 a.m. with a reception to follow services. Visitation First Presbyterian Church Wayne January 2nd Friday 930 a.m. Arrangements with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne. He passed away Tuesday De...

Marvin J. Prinz 88 of West Point died Sunday January 4 2026 at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo. Memorial Mass will be 1030am on Saturday January 31 at St. Marys Catholic Church with Reverend James Weeder as celebrant. Burial with Military Honors will be at St. Michaels Cemetery with lunch followi...

Norma Jean Horak 84 daughter of Frank Jr. and Mildred Stach Pelican was born in Wilber Nebraska on January 26 1941. She passed away at the Wilber Care Center on November 28 2025. Norma grew up on a farm west of Wilber. She attended Wilber High School graduating with the class of 1958. On April 9 196...

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...

Ronald Raymond Ron Henkenius age 84 most recently of Pella Iowa and formerly of Bloomfield Iowa passed away on Sunday January 4 2026 at the Comfort House in Pella Iowa. The son of Raymond Albert and Clara B. Klahs Henkenius Ron was born in Carroll Iowa on August 10 1941. He grew up on his parents da...