James Wilbur Winney, of Seward, was born on September 15, 1943 to Wilbur and Virginia (LaRue) Winney in St. Louis, Missouri.  He attended Lincoln Southeast High School graduating in 1962.  James served in the United States Air Force from December 1969 to January 1979.  He served in both Vietnam and Desert Storm. James earned his Education Degree from University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  He worked as a Contract Engineer for the Department of Defense.  On May 20, 2000,...

Janet Ruth Duffek, of Seward, was born on September 13, 1938 to Herbert and Ella (Ahlschwede) Beckman in Seward, Nebraska. She attended Malcolm High School graduating in 1956.  Following high school Janet attended Reese and Sybil School of Cosmetology.  On September 21, 1968 Janet was united in marriage to James “Jim” Duffek at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.  Janet helped work on the family farm her entire life. After high school she also worked...

John Oscar Hoffschneider, 87, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of November 28, 2022. He was born on February 10, 1935, in York County, Nebraska, to parents Oscar and Stella (Burhoop) Hoffschneider. John was raised on the family farm along with his siblings LaDonna, Lois, Glen, and Mark.  He attended (South) St. John's Lutheran School, and he graduated from Waco High School in 1952. As he grew up, being able to worship together with his family and...

Lon A. Jungemann was born on April 9, 1956 in Brookings, South Dakota to Herbert and Verla (Manfall) Jungemann and passed away at home surrounded by his family on November 27, 2022 at the age of 66. Lon was baptized on April 29, 1956 and confirmed on May 5, 1970. He graduated from Lutheran High School, Denver Colorado in 1974, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College, Seward, NE in 1979, and received his Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from the...

Danny Alfred Luth, of Seward (formerly of David City), was born on September 24, 1955 to Eugene and Wilma (Baack) Luth in Seward, Nebraska. He attended Centennial High School graduating in 1973. Following high school, he attended Iowa Western Community College earning his General Machinist Diploma in May of 1993.  Danny was an over the road trucker driver for many years.  In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, playing football and basketball and watching NASCAR and WWE.  He...

Rev. Dr. David Paul Meyer, of Seward, was born on May 24, 1937 to Bernhardt and Mattie (Thomson) Meyer in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake, Iowa and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Harris, Iowa. After graduating from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis with an M. Div and S. T. M., he was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in 1963. On Thanksgiving day November 23, 1961 he was united in marriage to Judith Poellot at...

Benjamin Francis Tanner, of Utica, was born on July 30, 1951 to Francis Harold and Ila Marie (Kenton) Tanner in Wagner, South Dakota.  He graduated from Centennial High School in Utica, Nebraska in 1969. Benjamin worked as a mechanic. He enjoyed working on Cub Cadet garden tractors in his free time.  Benjamin passed away on November 15, 2022 in Utica, Nebraska at the age of 71 years, 3 months and 16 days.  He is survived by his son, Blayne Tanner of Plattsmouth, Nebraska;...

Frank Tomandl, of Lincoln (formerly of Seward), was born on January 25, 1934 to Frank and Dorothy (Brennan) Tomandl.  He attended District 11 country school, west of Seward, until 1946 when the family moved to Waverly, Nebraska.  He graduated from St. Patrick’s School in Havelock and then attended Waverly High School until 1949 when the Tomandl family moved to Cedar Rapids, Nebraska.  He graduated from Cedar Rapids High School in 1951. After graduating from high school,...

Erma Faye Henrichs, formerly of Milford, was born on May 22, 1925 to Joe and Ruby (Swales) Engler in Beatrice, Nebraska.  She graduated from Beatrice High School in 1943.  On June 15, 1946, Erma was united in marriage to Wayne Henrichs in Beatrice, Nebraska.  She worked at Southeast Community College as an office clerk for 29 years and was also a homemaker.  In her free time, Erma enjoyed gardening.  Erma passed away on November 11, 2022, in Bennington, Nebraska at...

Larry Graham Wilken, of Staplehurst, was born on September 7, 1953 to Lawrence and Elva (Graham) Wilken in Seward, Nebraska. He was raised in rural Garland, and was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church. Larry attended Seward High School graduating in 1971. On September 30, 1972, Larry was united in marriage to Connie Naber in Utica, Nebraska. After High School, he apprenticed under and worked for his uncle as a plumber at Pflughaupt Plumbing and Heating.  Larry later bought...