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Cass

2012, Eagle, Cass Co., NE, Obituary

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - January 6, 2012

Gerald Michael Hegarty, 86, of Eagle, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012. He was born in Upland on April 18, 1925 to John and Margaret (Cahill) Hegarty.

He grew up on a farm near Heartwell and graduated from Heartwell High School in 1941. Gerald farmed for many years and later worked as a bio-medical equipment technician for Veterans Administration Hospital in Lincoln before retiring. Gerald served in the U.S. Navy during World War ll. He was a founding member and long time president of AFGE Local #2219 at the Veterans Administration Hospital. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Gerald is survived by his loving wife, Camilla, of Eagle; sons, John and Michael Hegarty, of Eagle; daughters and sons-in-law, Marjorie and Gary Blankenship of Kearney; Colleen Anderson of Lincoln; Barbara Hegarty of South Bend; Theresa Hegarty of Lincoln; Carolyn Hegarty of Eagle; Laura and John Douglas of Lincoln; Bonnie Suarez of Lincoln; brother, Tom Hegarty of Kearney; six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and three brothers.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Heartwell. Burial will be at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Heartwell.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Poss. son of Alvin Dale Blankenship & Virginia Lee DeKalb

Douglas

2011, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Funeral

Omaha World-Herald (NE) - April 23, 2011

Blankenship, Charlotte A. Aug 2, 1936 - Apr 18, 2011

Funeral Service Monday, April 25, 2011 at 10 am at St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 North 102nd Street. Interment Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

2011, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Obituary

Omaha World-Herald (NE) - May 6, 2011

Robertson, Richard W. -- "Dick", Nov 25, 1928 – May 5, 2011

Preceded in death by children, Todd William and Jana Lynn.

Survived by wife, Patricia "Trish" Robertson; son and daughter-in-law, J. Scott and Lucinda Robertson; grandson, Christian Thomas Robertson; granddaughters, Skylar Leigh Robertson and Sarah Blankenship; great-grandson, Alex James; sister-in-law, Victoria "Vicki" Parsons.

Visitation Monday, 12noon-1pm, followed by Services at 1pm at the West Center Chapel. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

2012, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Obituary

http://www.bramanmortuary.com/home.aspx#obituary.aspx?MemberId=113106

Blankenship, Karen K. Aug 12, 1957 - Nov 19, 2012

Karen was preceded in death by her Parents Harold & Charlotte & Sister Lori;

She is survived by her Daughter Erin; Niece Stacey Cole; Nephew Thomas Longshore; Many other relatives & friends.

Funeral Mass: Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM at St. Leo Catholic Church (102 & Blondo). Visitation: Friday, 5-7:00 PM, with a Wake Services at 7 PM, all at the Church. Interment: Calvary Cemetery

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

2012, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Obituary

Published in Omaha World-Herald from December 19 to December 20, 2012

Rhonda Lee Nelson, Sep 3, 1961 - Dec 14, 2012, of Omaha. Born to Larry and Judy Bennett.

Preceded by son, Jedediah James.

Survived by husband, Dan; children, Matt (Kelly) Nelson, Mandi (Mike) Ziemer; parents, Larry and Judy Bennett; brothers, Rodney (Jennifer) Bennett, Curtis (Jodie) Bennett; sister, Laurie (Scott) McGarvey; grandmother, Darlene Blankenship; and soon-to-be grandchild to Matt and Kelly Nelson.

A memorial will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Friday, December 21, at 1pm, 401 N. 168 Street, Omaha.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

+2012, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Obituary

Published in Akron Beacon Journal on January 4, 2013

Fred A. Friend, 64 years, of Omaha, Neb., passed away Dec. 25, 2012. Born Jan. 13, 1948 in Akron, Ohio to Fred Friend, Jr. and Mary (Blankenship) Friend, he was a 1967 graduate of Kenmore High School, Akron, Ohio and a U.S. Navy veteran.

Survivors include his mother, Mary K. Petrey of Young Harris, Ga.; brothers, William T. Friend of Akron, Ohio, Robert L. Friend of Cleveland, Ga., Jay W. and Shirley Friend of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Debra and Bill Dills of Hayesville, N.C., Mary J. Harger of Young Harris, Ga.; brother-in-law, Bobby W. Brown, Sr. of Young Harris, Ga.; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews.

Celebration of Life was held Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 in Seward, Neb.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Douglas Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Charlotte A. 74, 02Aug1936 - 18Apr2011, Omaha, Douglas, NE, SD-503-40-6722

Lancaster

2012, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, Obituary

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - October 9, 2012

Edward N. Jenkins Jr., age 69, of Lincoln, died Sunday, October 7, 2012. Owned and operated the Dairy Queen store in Columbus for 35 years. A 1961 graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School and received his bachelor's degree from NE Wesleyan where he was a member of Theta Chi.

He is survived by his wife, Marie; children, Kristin (Mark) Groves, Andrea (Matthew) Stanosheck, Joelle (Jeff) Morris, Loren (Norma) Rieck, Lori (Steve) Classen, Melissa (Jay) Cerny, Scot Napoletano; sister, Jacqueline (Terry) Blankenship ; 12 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Edward Sr. and Lucy (Samuelson), son Scott.

Funeral service: 12:30 pm Thursday at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., Lincoln. Interment Lincoln Memorial Park.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Nemaha

2012, Auburn, Nemaha Co., NE, Funeral

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - March 16, 2012

Mary L. (Stephens) Blankenship, 85, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Funeral services: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Auburn Christian Church. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Brownville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

2012, Auburn, Nemaha Co., NE, Obituary

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - April 4, 2012

Linda S. Remmers Oestmann, age 73, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Upland, [San Bernardino Co.] Calif.

Survivors include her husband, Jim of Auburn; son and daughter-in-law, Lonny and Lisa Remmers of Corona, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Kent Gerking of Nebraska City; step-children, Anne and husband Bill Fitzgerald of Fremont, Jim and wife JaNay Oestmann of Auburn; grandchildren, Cory Gerking and wife Kristen, Kyle Gerking and wife Laura, Danielle Remmers, Amber Remmers, Jamison Remmers; step-grandchildren, Nicholas Craig, Trevor Fitzgerald and wife Bonnie, Abby Fitzgerald, Meleia Oestmann, Alexa Oestmann; great-grandchildren, Georgia Frommie and Jack Fitzgerald; mother, Audre Blankenship of Auburn; sister, Barbara and husband Richard Moore of Auburn; brother-in-law, Tom and wife Kay Remmers of Warsaw, Mo.; sister-in-law, Norma Dart of Lincoln; step-brothers, Robert and wife Shirley Reed, Bob and wife Liz Blankenship of St. Louis, Bill and wife Diane Blankenship of Sioux City, Iowa; step-sister, Betty and husband Sverrir Hauksson of Virginia Beach, Va.; other relatives and many friends.

Services celebrating Linda's life will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 9, at St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church near Auburn. Burial will follow in St. John (Stone) Lutheran Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Saline

2010, Wilber, Saline Co., NE, Obituary

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - March 21, 2010

Dallas "Butch" Ray Bottcher, 86, Wilber, Neb., formerly Lincoln, died Thursday (3/18/10) at the Wilber Care Center. Born March 8, 1924 at home in Lincoln to Edmon A. and Freda (Willman) Bottcher.

Dallas graduated a semester early from Lincoln High School, joined the Navy in 1943, and served in WWII as a Gunner's Mate, 2nd Class, aboard the SS American Arrow, SS Connestoga, and SS Platte Bridge in the Asiatic Pacific, European African, and the Middle Eastern areas until 1946. He received the WWII Victory Medal and the American, Asiatic, and Middle East ribbons. Upon returning home from the war, Dallas enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a Fine Arts major and a Commercial Art minor. He was a member of Delta Phi Delta Honor Society. He married his childhood sweetheart and the girl next door, Bernice James, August 3, 1947. Dallas graduated from UNL in 1950. After graduation Dallas was employed at Capital Engraving, Ayres Advertising, UNL Extension Division, the Journal Star, Harney Advertising and Wahoo Built. In 1973 he became self employed and did artwork for many companies and individuals in the Lincoln area, until his retirement in 1996. Dallas enjoyed hunting, fishing, taxidermy, stained glass, painting and photography. He entered many of his pictures and paintings in the State Fair, and numerous Local Art Shows. Dallas invented the Artist's tool, "ArtCadi", and ran the business out of his home for many years. He was recognized as a member of the "Who's Who of American Inventors" in 1995. Dallas was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, The Lincoln Artists Guild, The Nebraska Art Association, Oil Painters of America, The U.S. Navy Armed Guard WWII Veterans, and an honorary Admiral of the State of Nebraska Navy.

Dallas is survived by his wife of 62 years, Bernice (James) Bottcher, Wilber; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Tim Golden, Lincoln; grandchildren, Sean Golden, Chicago, Ill., Erin Golden, Lincoln, Caitlin Golden, Lincoln; sister, Shirley Blankenship , Huntington, W.Va.; nephews, Terry Blankenship , and Mark Blankenship , Huntington, W.Va.

Funeral Services will be held Monday (3/22/10) 3 p.m. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S 14th Street, Lincoln. Visitation one hour prior to Monday services.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Seward

2011, Seward, Seward Co., NE, Obituary

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - January 12, 2011

Anne Kaimmer Berger, 93, of Seward, died of heart disease on January 7, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Sioux City, Iowa. Anne was born Anna Kaemmerer on July 4, 1917, in Ware, Mass. Her mother, Anna Mattson, came from Sweden. Her father, Jacob Kaemmerer, had been born in Germany.

She and her siblings were raised at the (Swedish) Christian Children's Home in Holdrege. The family changed the last name to Kaimmer to make it easier to pronounce. When Anne graduated from high school, she was awarded the first place in the State of Nebraska in the Regents Exams. She graduated from Wesleyan University in Lincoln, and became a teacher of biology and math. In 1941 she married Jacques Berger of Seward. They spent most of their sixty years together in Seward.

Jacques died in 2001. Anne was preceded in death by her parents and her four siblings (Jake, Steve, Emily, and Ray).

She is survived by her two daughters, Dianne Blankenship (William) of Sioux City, Iowa; and Gayle Backes (Alvin) of Omaha; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be at the Seward United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 15 at 11 am. A luncheon will follow the service.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Thurston

2012, Pender, Thurston Co., NE, Funeral

Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles (NE) - March 8, 2012

Duane L. Blankenship, 87, of Pender, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012.

Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Covenant Church of Pender. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery, Pender.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

2012, Pender, Thurston Co., NE, Obituary

Published in Omaha World-Herald on March 8, 2012

Duane L. Blankenship, Age 87, Pender, NE. Died March 5, 2012 at the Pender Comm. Hosp. in Pender.

Survived by daughter Sharon (Albert) Maul of Pender; sons Michael (Janet) Blankenship of Crystal City, MO and Timothy (Jody) Blankenship of Omaha; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sisters Ione Erickson of Golden, CO and Loma (Bill) Pilant of Bennington, NE.

Funeral Friday, March 9, 10:30am, Covenant Church of Pender. Burial at Rosehill Cemetery in Pender.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

SSDI, Blankenship, June D., 80, 02 Oct 1928 - 18Jul2009, Pender, Thurston, NE, NE-508-28-4995

Valley

+2012, Ord, Valley Co., NE, Obituary

Published in The Grand Island Independent on December 28, 2012

Frank A. Baldwin, 87, of rural Ord died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Lakeside Medical Center in Omaha.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ord United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pible Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Ord V.F.W Post 7029 and American Legion Post 38.

Mr. Baldwin was born March 11, 1925, on the family farm in Wheeler County near Ericson to Frank and Leila (Hart) Baldwin.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a son, Dale Baldwin.

Survivors of the immediate family include a daughter and son-in-law, Willa and Donald Vesely of Omaha; a daughter-in-law, Pauline (Mrs. Dale) Baldwin of Ord; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Bob Albright of Lewston, Idaho, and a sister-in-law, Verna Mae Baldwin of Apache Junction, Ariz.

Frank was raised in Wheeler County and attended rural Wheeler County Schools. Frank enlisted in the Unites States Army during WWII. He was at the Battle of the Bulge and served at the Nurnberg Trials. After his discharge from the service, he returned to the farm in Wheeler County.

On May 28, 1951, Frank was united in marriage to Wilma Potts at Bartlett. The couple lived on various farms in Wheeler, Valley and Greeley counties. In the early 1970's they settled in the Oak Canyon area of Valley County. Wilma passed away Feb. 14, 2011. Frank has resided in Omaha with his daughter, Willa for the last year and a half where he enjoyed his family.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; a great-grandson, Hudson Joseph Means; three sisters, Rosella Blankenship [28Jul1917], Leona "Toni" Cook, and Jerri Kallenberger; and one brother, Elmer Baldwin.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Willow

+2012, McCook, Red Willow Co., NE, Obituary

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1816412.html

McCook Daily Gazette

Roberta Ann "Bobbi" Blankenship passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 73 years old. Bobbi was born on March 6, 1938, to Walter Thomas and Violet Stell "Dell" (Seitz) Blankenship in Cheyenne County, Kansas.

She attended various rural schools and Benkelman High School. In February of 1955, she was united in marriage to Malvin Steele in Bird City, Kansas. To this union five children were born, Roberta Lynn "Bobbie", Annabelle Lee "Annie", Malvin B. "Bud", Roxanne Marie "Roxie", and Betty Jo "Jo". Bobbie moved to Sterling, Colorado in 1970. She later moved to Crook, Colorado where she was owner and operator of a bar for 30 years until it burned in February of 2010. She then moved to Sidney, Nebraska for just over a year until her health started to decline and she moved to Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook in June of 2011.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Walter Blankenship and Dell (Blankenship) Ditton; daughter, Roxie Steele; step-father, Kelly Ditton; sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Pete Terry; and infant brother, Timothy Blankenship.

Survivors include her son, Bud Steele and wife, Linda, of Burwell, Nebraska; daughters, Bobbie and husband, Rick Gohl, and Annie and husband, Bud Kehler, all of Culbertson, and Jo McCormick of Ovid, Colorado; siblings, Georgie and husband, Dick Seybold, of Trenton, Tom Blankenship and wife, Carrie, of Phoenix, Arizona, Judy and husband, Bob Clark, of Benkelman, June and husband, Mike Nothaus of Palisade and Evelyn Blankenship of Trenton; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and numerous friends in Colorado and Sidney.

A memorial service will be Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 2 p.m., MT, at the Benkelman Senior Center with family and friends sharing and reminiscing. Inurnment will be in the Benkelman Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

York

2011, McCool Jct., York Co., NE, Obituary

York News-Times (NE) - February 26, 2011

Jean E. Whitemore, age 88, of McCool Jct., died Friday, February 25, 2011 at York. She was born on February 13, 1923 at Fairmont to Zadok and Eva Della (Sweet) Stephenson. Jean was married to Frank W. Whitemore on August 3, 1946 at Fairmont. The union was blessed with two children, Sandy and Steve. Jean was a member of the First Lutheran Church in McCool Jct. She also belonged to the quilter's group at First Lutheran.

Survivors include her daughter, Sandy (Al) Blankenship of Waverly; son, Steve Whitemore of Lincoln; grandsons, Erich (Kim) Whitemore of Fremont, Cory Whitemore of Lincoln and Nathan Blankenship of West Point; granddaughters, Kris (Wes) Hunzeker of North Platte and Michelle (Bony) Looky of Lincoln. Jean is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Halla and Edem Looky of Lincoln; brother, John (Mary) Stephenson of York; sister-in-law, Isabelle Whitemore of Fairmont and nieces and nephews.

Proceeding her in death were her parents; husband; brothers, Leslie and Bob Stephenson; sister, Darlene Hafer; and grandson, Tim Blankenship.

Services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, February, 28, 2011 at the First Lutheran Church, McCool Jct., NE with the Reverend Becky Sells officiating. Burial will be at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, McCool Jct.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com