Obituaries
Fern P. Karsten
Miss Fern P Karsten, 84, of Salem, Oregon, passed away on May 26, 2008. A Memorial services will be held at Ross Hollywood Chapel in Salem on August 2, 2008 at 2 p.m. Miss Karsten was born November 30, 1923 in Central Nebraska. She graduated from Elm Creek High School in 1940. She moved to Portland from Kearney in 1960 were she lived until 2006. She moved to Salem to be close to family at that time. Her career was with Wells Fargo Bank in the Fleet Service. She loved to travel when she was able you could find her at Jazz Festivals every chance she could go. She leaves to mourn several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Fern was proceeded in death by her brothers, Albert, Walter, Clarence and sisters, Lizzie, Florence, Mabel, Edna and Lilia. Ross Hollywood Chapel at Salem is in charge of the arrangements. Harold L. Menagh
Floyd
Vernon Pierce, 85, of
He was born
May 23, 1923, at Overton,
Floyd lived
his entire life in the Overton/Lexington
area except for the time he spent in the
United States Army.
He was 1942 graduate of
Floyd was
in the construction and excavating
business from 1948 to 1962, and worked
for 24 years as a Tool & Die Maker at
Monroe Auto in
He lived
his life as a bachelor for 66 years
until meeting the love of his life, Ione
E. (Spreier) McHale.
The couple was married March 17, 1990,
at
Floyd had a
keen interest in flying, even building
his own biplane from scratch and was
well known around
Floyd was a
member of the
Survivors
include his wife:
Ione E. Pierce of
Stepson:
Max D. McHale of
Stepdaughter: Linda
K. Guill and Rick Klauz of
Two
brothers: Clarence
(Dorothy) Pierce of Ceres,
Glenn (Edna) Pierce of
Two
sisters: Joy Beatty
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Melva (Floyd) Hughbanks of
Four
grandchildren:
Russell (Lisa) Guill of Lincoln,
Nebraska; Kristin (Jonathan) Leahy of
Westminster, Colorado; Jennifer (Seth)
Felton of Lincoln, Nebraska; David
McHale of Lincoln, Nebraska.
One
great-granddaughter:
Samantha Leahy of
Floyd was
preceded in death by his parents;
brother, Roy Pierce; one infant sister;
one brother-in-law, Hanford Beatty and
one grandson, Ryan Guill.
It was
Floyd’s wishes his body be cremated.
A Memorial
Service will be held Wednesday, June 18,
2008, at 2:00 p.m. at
There will
be no Visitation.
Inurnment
with Military Honors will be at 12:30
p.m. prior to the Memorial Service at
Memorials
are suggested to the Lexington Volunteer
Fire Department, the Tri-County Hospital
Hospice, Columbarium Fund at
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in
Harold “Hal” Leroy Menagh, 69, of San Jose, California, formerly of Mascot, Nebraska and Elm Creek, Nebraska died on May 18th, 2008 at his home in California. Hal was born in Mascot in 1939 to Isabel and Claude Menagh. He loved cooking and preparing family feasts for the holidays. He will often be remembered for his unforgettable crème brulee. Hal loved laughing, joking, enjoying life and being around people. Hal graduated from the Kearney Teacher’s College (later UNK) to be an Industrial Arts Teacher in Ocean Shores, Washington. Later he joined the Department of Defense where he stayed for over 31 years working in Special Programs until his death. Hal married his high school sweetheart, Sandra Lee Else, and had a baby boy, Troy Lynn Menagh, in 1962 who passed in 1965. In 1977 they adopted a son and named him Trevor Richard. Sandra passed away in 1993 of lung cancer. Survivors include: Hal’s son Trevor Richard Menagh of Philadelphia, PA; Hal’s brother, Merlin Menagh of Shell Knob, MO; Hal’s brother-in-law, Richard “Uncle Dick” Mulholland of Mt Vernon, WA. Memorial Service will be held at the Elm Creek United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 5th at 11am. We will bury the urn of ashes after in the Elm Creek cemetery afterward. If there is anyone who would like to attend, please feel welcome to join us.  Delores E. Huss
Delores E.
Huss, 79, of
She was born
April 25, 1929, at
Delores
attended school at Stratton, graduating from
She was united
in marriage to Melvin F. Huss on August 22,
1950, at
Three children
were blessed to this union; Richard, Ronald
and Janelle.
The couple
moved to
When the
children were small, Delores was a Brownie,
Cub Scout and 4-H leader.
She dearly enjoyed entertaining her
friends on
Delores enjoyed
painting, cooking and spending time with
family and friends. When
she was recovering at
Survivors
include her husband:
Melvin Huss of
Two sons:
Richard (Mary) Huss of Omaha,
Nebraska
Ronald (Shirley)
Huss of
One daughter:
Janelle (Ken, Jr.) VerMaas of
Three sisters:
Mary Lou Vrbas of
Loretta
(Roland) Sandberg of
Rose (Jerry)
Owens of
Eight
grandchildren: Dr.
Kenneth VerMaas, III of Nebraska City,
Nebraska; Stacy (Jamie) Pfannenstiel of
Parker, Colorado; Jennifer (Matthew)
Anderson of Papillion, Nebraska; Kimberly
(Rusty) Sutton of Lexington, Nebraska;
Melissa (Avery) Koon of Augusta, Georgia;
Megan Huss of Kansas City, Missouri; Kevin &
Joseph Huss of Omaha, Nebraska.
Five
great-grandchildren with one on the way.
Delores was
preceded in death by her parents; two
brothers, Francis and Louis; one sister,
Lucille and one great-granddaughter, Silvi.
Mass of
Christian Burial will be Tuesday, June 17,
2008, at 10:30 a.m. at
Burial will be
in the
Visitation will
be held Monday, June 16, 2008, from 3-5 p.m.
at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in
Memorials are
kindly suggested to
Reynolds-Love
Funeral Home in
Richard H. “Dick”
Schulte, 79, of
He was born March
4, 1929, at
Dick grew up in the
Dick was united in
marriage to Ruby Loar on February 18, 1952, at
Broken Bow, Nebraska, five children were blessed
to this union; Michael, Joyce, Wanda, Linda and
Cindy.
The couple made
their home in
Dick’s church and
faith were strong influences in his life as well
as his family’s lives. As a
member of the Calvary Assembly of God Church, he
drove bus to mission trips in
Dick was also a
member of the American Legion and the VFW.
He was past president of the Full Gospel
Business Men’s Fellowship Group, a
non-denominational international group.
Although it was
well known that his faith was the major part of
his life, it was his family that kept him going
through thick and thin. He
will be so very missed.
Survivors include
his loving wife: Ruby
Schulte of Lexington, Nebraska
One son:
Michael (Katy) Schulte of Lexington,
Nebraska
Four daughters:
Joyce Knickelbein of
Wanda (Jerry)
Fisher of
Linda (Jerry)
Halouska of
Cindy (Mike)
Lanini of
One brother:
Edward Schulte of
Four sisters:
Priscilla Young of
Karen Eddy of
Sharon Bellman of
Cheryl Westwood of
Nine grandchildren,
fifteen great-grandchildren (with one on the
way), many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
Dick was preceded
in death by his parents; two brothers, George
and David; one sister, Charlotte and one
great-granddaughter, Faith.
Funeral Services
will be Monday, June 16, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at
Calvary Assembly of God Church in
Burial with
Military Honors will be in the
Visitation will be
held Sunday, June 15, 2008, from 2-5 p.m. at the
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in
Memorials are
kindly suggested to the Royal Kids Camp in
Reynolds-Love
Funeral Home in
line condolences
may be directed to: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.
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