Lincoln, NE Obituaries

Beverly "Bev" J. Briese passed on November 11, 2026, at the age of 78. A private family service will be taking place. Memorials are in the care of the family for future designation.

Milton "Milt" Willnerd, 73, of Lincoln, NE passed on November 10, 2026. He was born October 21, 1953, in Oakland, Nebraska. Services are pending. lincolnfh.com

Doris Mae Smisek passed away on November 10, 2026, at the age of 95; Doris was born on September 4, 1931, in Beatrice, Nebraska. A visitation will be held at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 South...

Robert J. Priel, 80, of Hickman, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2026. Robert was born on October 8, 1946, in Holdrege, Nebraska. He attended Hastings College, where he studied...

Kaye (Beatrice) Rhodes, 76, of Pleasant Dale, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 8, 2026. She was born April 2, 1950, in Seward, Nebraska to Marvin and Alice (Lyons) Swanstrom. She...

Sharon Ann (Krueger) Treat, age 80, of Adams, Nebraska, passed away November 9, 2026. Born February 24, 1946, in Hastings, Nebraska, Sharon was the daughter of Douglas and Elizabeth “Betty” (Thompson)...

Beth Hunt, known by many as "Yahyah," passed away on November 6, 2026 at the age of 92. She was born in a farmhouse outside of Panama, Nebraska on May 24, 1934 to Ray and Kate Beck. In January 1954, s...

Ronald Joseph Adams of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on November 6, 2026. He was born on April 17, 1936 in Clinton, Iowa to Matthias and Effie (Seamer) Adams of rural Dewitt, Iowa. He graduated from ...

Fern A Wolff, 97 of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away on November 4, 2026. Services are currently pending.

Mary Ellen (Shea) Lawson, age 92 passed away on Nov. 4, 2026. Mary Ellen was born on a small farm near Sterling, NE, on Nov. 16, 1933, to Eva Eleanor (Ella) (Heintzelman) Shea and Timothy M. Shea. Mar...

Eugene “Gene” Kenneth Lackey, 92, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away November 3, 2026. Born February 14, 1934, on the family farm in Nemaha County, Kansas, Gene entered the world in the midst of a bliz...

Elvira "Vera" Kobza, 80, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2026. Vera was born on July 15, 1946, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Julian and Josefina Villegas. She was 9 out of 12 c...

Arthur Leon Lindsay of Lincoln died from health complications associated with old age (92) on Monday 2 November at the Veterans’ Home in Norfolk, Nebraska. Arthur was born on 18 January 1934 in Kokom...

Tomie Gene Floro was born in Curtis, Nebraska on August 30, 1939 to Charles William Floro and Alpha Leach (Baker) Floro and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 1, 2026 at the age of 87 years....

Ann Louise Horner Hoback passed away on October 28, 2026. Ann was born in Friend, Nebraska on November 2,1936, to Ernest E. Horner and Ruth Stuemky Horner. Ann spent most of her childhood with her sib...

Linda Joy Sutter, 76, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on October 26, 2026. She was born on October 10, 1950, in Spokane, Washington, to Irven and Cleo Ferguson. Linda was a homemaker who dedicated h...

Donna Rae Schweitzer, 78, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2026. Donna was born October 20, 1948, in Lincoln, to her parents Fred and Mary (Boell) Schweitzer. She was a 19...

Elmer Dean Whitesell passed on October 24, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on March 26, 1930, in Correctionville, Iowa, he is remembered with formal and respectful regard. A Funeral Service will be held...

Janice Kay Wright Hanner was born on August 15, 1947, to Dale and Ilia Wright in Elm Creek, Nebraska and passed peacefully on October 24, 2026 in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 79, surrounded by her...

Susan Schuster Cody, age 70, passed on October 23, 2026. She was born October 26, 1955, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Alan and Margaret Schuster (Stoewe), who preceded her in death. Susan lived in Lincol...

Del was born on 20 December 1934 in Brock of Nemaha County in Nebraska. She was the daughter of Charles Edward Green (1893-1967) and Elvera Rockemann (1915-1938) and had an older brother, Freeman Doyl...

Lawrence O'Brien passed on December 29, 1993, at the age of 54.

Kay F. (Petersen) Mastel, 79, of Seward, Nebraska, passed away on October 22, 2026. Born February 8, 1947, in York, Nebraska, Kay was the daughter of Glenn and Carol Petersen of rural Stromsburg, Nebr...

Robert C. (Bob) Lee, of Lincoln, passed away on October 19, 2026. Born September 30, 1936, in Lincoln, to Seymour and Ruth (Meek), Lee. Married Betti (Ogburn) April 18, 1959. They were married for 67...

Dale D. Nurnberg was born at home November 2, 1941, the last of three children born to Robert and Louise Nurnberg. He grew up on a farm in the Hoskins, Nebraska, area. He was baptized and confirmed at...

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, Ronald Herrington, 90, of Lincoln, on Saturday, October 17. Born and raised in Plattsmouth, he was the son of t...

Marilyn “Sue” Hoppe, age 83, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026. Sue is survived by her two daughters, Kim (Chris) Reimann and Kelly Decker; and her four grandchildren, Tyler (Leah) Decker, Haley...

Kathy Yvonne Highfill, 78 of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away on October 16, 2026 in Wahoo, Nebraska. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Barbara Young, two grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild...

Todd Wayne Mitchell, 66, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Born to Carrol and Dyllis Mitchell, Todd was a loving father, grandfather, and friend with a heart of gold. He ...

Cheryl A Kahler, a small but mighty spitfire, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2026, after a very short battle with cancer. She was a spunky, bright light in a tiny package with a love for life. ...

Lenard Roger Swenson, 91, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away October 10, 2026. Lenard was born to Gust and Goldie Swenson in Rockford, Illinois, on August 7, 1935. He enlisted in USAF and retired afte...

Walter “Wally” Witt, 82, passed away on October 12, with loved ones by his side. Wally grew up in London, England. When it came time to choose a career, he became a welder, which took him first to So...

Robert Edward Leigh, 89, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Robert was born August 29, 1937, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Edward and Mildr...

Marjorie Mae (Ekstrom) Payne, 94, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away October 11, 2026. Born November 1, 1931, in Wayne, Kansas, Marjorie was the daughter of Wendell and Mable (Holmberg) Ekstrom of Agen...

Ruth (Ziegelbein) Wright, age 96, passed away on October 9, 2026. She was born September 22, 1930, in Hamilton County, Nebraska, to William and Viola (Smith) Ziegelbein. She lived on the family farm o...

Lyle Herman Tiedeman, 97, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2026. He was born in Lincoln in 1929, the son of Herman Henry Tiedeman and Amelia Sophia (Meyer) Tiedeman, and w...

Doris Mae (Tiemann) Ebke of Lincoln, NE passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on October 7, 2026, at age 94 with her daughters and granddaughters at her side. She was born August 28, 1932, ...

Alta Carlisle Mullins, 88, of Tampa, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2026. Born November 18, 1937, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Alta was the daughter of William P. Carlisle and Emma K. Schr...

Holly Sue (Fuss) Adams, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, sister-in-law, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer on October 1, 2026. She...

Gerald "Jerry" James Granger, 87, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away October 7, 2026. Born May 18, 1939, in Greeley, Nebraska, Jerry was the son of Harry M. and Alice I. (Roy) Granger. One of nine chil...

Albert L. Spaulding passed on October 4, 2026, at the age of 92. He was born on October 21, 1933 to Bruce and Kathleen (Camel) Spaulding in Sarcoxie, MO. No services are scheduled at this time. Memor...

Linda Louise Joyce Sundberg was born February 1, 1941, in Omaha, NE, to G. Benjamin “Ben” and Ann (Amsden) Joyce. On October 4, 2026, she joyfully went home to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven. L...

Thomas Knapp passed away on September 29, 2026, at the age of 73.

Albert Herman “Bert” Hestermann from Eagle, Nebraska died on September 28, 2026 at Bryan West Hospice Unit in Lincoln Nebraska. Born February 26, 1955, to Margaret Joan and Wayne Hestermann at Fort C...

Carolyn Parde, 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2026, following a long, courageous battle with dementia. Carolyn grew up in rural Pawnee County, Nebraska, gr...

Gerald Wayne Hopp, 77, of Lincoln, died September 27, 2026. He was born September 6, 1949, in Nebraska City to Donald Harry Hopp and Glenis Maria (Holtgrewe) Hopp and was raised on the family farm 3 ½...

Oscar Edwin Blomstedt, born June 5, 1927, went to be with Jesus in the early hours of September 23, 2026. He lived a long and fulfilling life and was the last of his generation. His love for Jesus was...

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Michael S. Matsukis, who passed away at home on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, as he wished. Mike was born on August 26, 1938, in Sioux City, I...

Randy Dean Arms, age 55, of Apache Junction, Arizona, passed away September 20, 2026. Randy was born March 20, 1971, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Avon and Linda (Butter) Arms of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and ...

Jeanette, 80, formerly of Castle Rock, Colorado, and most recently of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on September 20, 2026. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Jeanette was the daughter of Robert Clark At...