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JOHNSON, Mary A., 86, of Kearney died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Thursday, Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: KidZone at the Kearney Area Children's Museum
Born Feb. 22, 1920, in Alvo
Parents: Halfred and Clara (Thompson) Richardson
Moved to Kearney, attended school there; graduated from Kearney High School, 1937; attended Kearney State Teachers College, received a teaching certificate in biology
Married: Oct. 16, 1943, to Thomas Johnson in Kearney. He died April 5, 1993
After husband's discharge from U.S. Air Force, lived in Omaha. He taught chemistry and drivers education, retired in 1982 after 35 years of teaching; moved to Kearney in 1983
Activities: member of First United Methodist Church; enjoyed visits from her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spending time with her dogs; relished playing cards, board games, knitting, serving guests coffee, socializing and, in her younger years, swimming
Survivors include her son, Steve of Sahuarita, Ariz.; daughters, Virginia Hinrichs of Omaha and Sue Wickham of Kearney; and brother, George Richardson of Kearney; also daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Johnson of Sahuarita; sons-in-law, Larry Hinrichs of Omaha and Steve Wickham of Kearney; grandchildren, Jill Nuismer, Amy Pfeifer, Kimberly Fraleigh, Matthew Johnson, and Bryan, Corey, Mark and Jeff Wickham; great-grandchildren, Madison and Tessa Nuismer, Emily, Elizabeth and Laura Pfeifer, Noah and Abigail Fraleigh, and Taylor and Morgan Wickham; and sisters-in-law, Ilene Richardson and Marguerite Richardson, both of Kearney
Was preceded in death by her husband and a brother, Harold
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MURRISH, Deanna Jo, 65, of North Platte, formerly of Kearney, died Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Wednesday, Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: the family
Born Feb. 28, 1941, in Kearney
Parents: Harvey W. and Floreine Y. Fitz Daake
Lived on farm in the Riverdale area, attended Riverdale school
Was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Kearney
Married: May 25,1958, to Russell D. Murrish in Kearney; moved to Ogallala in 1962, then to North Platte, Mandan, N.D., Las Vegas;, then back to North Platte in 2004
Activities: enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and her two dogs, Minnie and Cody; also enjoyed bowling, fishing trips to Canada, camping, and sewing
Survivors include her husband, Russ; three sons, Scott (Julie) Murrish, Jeff (Julie) Murrish, all of North Platte, and Rob Murrish of Mandan; two daughters, Kim (Calvin) Bullinger and Krystal (Tim) Keidel, both of Mandan; her mother, Floreine Daake of Kearney; a sister, Demaris Labs of North Platte; a brother Dennis (Catherine) Daake of Elm Creek; nine grandchildren, Jacque, Jeremy and Jason Murrish, Casey (John) Totenhagen, Jamie and Jordan Bullinger, Jessica and Jared Keidel, and Scott Rayburn
Was preceded in death by her father, Harvey Daake, on Dec. 28, 1981
North Platte Telegraph, 2 May, 2006
ANDERSON, Gloria Rita, 80, of Kearney died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Thursday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Alma
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Alma
Mortuary: Banta-Torrey in Alma
Born June 19, 1925, in Providence, R.I.
Parents: John and Lucia Ricci
Was baptized as an infant, was confirmed in the Catholic faith in Providence; attended school there
During World War II, repaired battle-damaged aircraft at the Providence Naval Air Station
Family lived in Rhode Island, Kansas, Nebraska and California
Married: June 5, 1945, to Donald Anderson. He died Oct. 18, 1990
Son, Donald, was killed in Vietnam in 1966
With husband, moved to Alma in 1967, to Kearney in 1989; had been a resident of Mount Carmel since April 2004
Was employed as a waitress in Alma, worked at Alma Nursing Home, spent several years working at Galaxy Glass; loved doing handwork and was talented at knitting and crocheting; former member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Alma, was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Kearney at the time of her death
Survivors include her son, Jim of Holdrege; and daughter, Wauneta Ohnmacht of Amity, Ore.; also daughter-in-law, Joyce Anderson of Holdrege; son-in-law, Darrell Ohnmacht of Amity; grandchildren, Chris Anderson and wife, Shawn, of Kearney, Chad Covey of Lubbock, Texas, and KayLa Covey and Kim Anderson, both of Kearney; great-grandson, Braeden Anderson of Kearney; other relatives; and many friends
Was preceded in death by her husband; her son; her father in 1925; her mother in 1950; grandchildren, Chad Anderson and Dawn Dining; sisters, Viola Lanzi and Evelyn Childress; and brothers, George Ricci, Charles Ricci, Michael Ricci, Johnny Ricci, Henry Ricci and baby Ricci
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RENZELMAN, Arthur J., 87, of Ravenna, formerly of Lusk, Wyo., died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna
Services: Wednesday, May 3, 2006, Rasmussen Mortuary in Ravenna
Burial: Lusk Cemetery in Lusk Wyoming
Mortuary: Cicmanec-Pier Funeral Home in Lusk
Born January 26, 1919, on the family homestead near Wray, Colo.
Parents: Henry Renzelman, Jr. and Mary (Smith) Renzelman
Was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith; received his education at Graham School, District 10 near his farm home
Military: U.S. Marine Corp, May 3, 1945-Aug. 14, 1946, during World War II; obtained the rank of Private First Class
Married: June 30, 1960, to Darlene Hendricks in Douglas
Worked as a Deputy Sheriff in Converse County; later was a police officer for the city of Lusk, Wyoming for twelve years; then became Chief of Police for Lusk; retired in 1983
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, James and Lana (Wilke) Renzelman of Hazard, Neb., stepson, Ron Wilmes of Jeffrey City, stepdaughter and her husband, Deb (Wilmes) and Danny Scott of Lusk, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren
Was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Darlene, brothers, Raymond, Albert and Louis and sisters, Cecil and Sarah
The Lusk (Wyoming) Herald Online, 1 May, 2006
BRENNAN, Michael J., 95, of Kearney died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Thursday, Mount Carmel Home Chapel
Burial: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery in Elm Creek
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner of Kearney
Memorials: chapel at Mount Carmel Home
Born July 22, 1910, near Overton
Parents: Edward and Tracy (Weaver) Brennan
Grew up in the area; graduated from Overton High School, 1928
Farmed in the Elm Creek-Overton area from 1929 to 1943, then worked for Union Pacific Railroad; later worked for Gibson Roofing in Kearney; ran the South Side Pool Hall in Kearney for a couple of years; worked various jobs around Kearney until retiring
Activities: member of the Catholic church, was active at the Kearney Senior Hospitality Center; former member of the Eagles Lodge in Kearney
Survivors include: five nephews, two nieces and several cousins
Was preceded in death by four sisters
Kearney Hub, 3 May, 2006
LARSEN, Alta M., 82, of Kearney died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at Mother Hull Home
Services: Saturday, Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: the church
Born Feb. 6, 1924, in Phillips
Parents: Howard and Mabel (Hooker) Purdy
Grew up in Phillips, graduated from Giltner High School in 1940; lived in several places before moving to Aurora in 1962
Married: Nov. 20, 1964, to Stanley Larsen in Aurora. He preceded her in death
With husband, farmed near Roseland; moved to Hastings in 1984; moved to Kearney, December 2001
Activities: member of Grace United Methodist Church and its Ladies Aid; former member of card clubs in Roseland and Marquette and a former Sunday school teacher in Aurora; enjoyed making dolls and working with crafts
Survivors include her sons, Larry Mohr of Aurora and Randy Mohr of Roseland; daughter, Jannis Heacock of Kearney; sister, Elsie Roemmich of Grand Island; and four great-grandchildren; also brother-in-law, Allen Roemmich of Grand Island; grandchildren, Kevin Mohr and wife, Jodi, of Aurora, and Brandon Heacock and Kara Seachord and husband, Stephen, all of Kearney; and nieces and nephews
IWas preceded in death by her husband and her parents
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SHEARER, Willie G., 76, of Kearney died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Friday, Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery at Prairie Center, military honors
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: the family
Born April 12, 1930, in Harrison County, Iowa
Parents: Alfred and Beulah (Adams) Shearer
Attended school in Monona County, Iowa; then farmed with his father in Iowa
Military: U.S. Air Force from April 1, 1951
Returned to Iowa, was a heavy equipment operator; helped build Interstate 29 in Iowa
Married: Dec. 23, 1951, to Patricia Sturek in Omaha
Wwned and operated Standard Oil Tank Wagon and bulk fuel plant in Missouri Valley and Logan, Iowa; moved to Pleasanton in 1978, to Kearney in 1983; worked at Fort Kearney Consolidated, 1983 - November 2005
Activities: past commander of the American Legion in Missouri Valley, president of the Jaycees in Missouri Valley and a member of the Missouri Valley Fire Department; enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, took unbelievable pride in his lawn, enjoyed watching Westerns and professional wrestling, and was an avid collector of wolves
Survivors include his wife; sons, Bob of Auburn, Maine, Bill of Logan, Iowa, Dale of Shelton and Mike of Kearney; daughters, Christine Frie of Byron, Minn., and Patty Crawford of Riverdale; brother, Gary Shearer of Pisgah, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters; also daughters-in-law, Linda Shearer of Auburn, LaVonne Shearer of Logan, Cindy Shearer of Shelton and Kathy Shearer of Kearney; sons-in-law, Robert Frie of Byron and Troy Crawford of Riverdale; sisters-in-law, Joann Shearer of Pisgah and Joyce Shearer of Onawa, Iowa; and numerous nieces and nephews
Was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Earl Shearer
Kearney Hub, 4 May, 2006
VAVRA, Verl V., 82, of Amherst died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst
Burial will be at Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner in Kearney
Memorials: the church or the Amherst Emergency Unit
Born Feb. 9, 1924, east of Amherst
Parents: Joseph and Lydia (Taubenheim) Vavra
Attended school at District 13 east of Amherst
Married: May 6, 1945, to Milda Eberle
Lived on the same family farm since 1949; would have celebrated 61st wedding anniversary Saturday
Was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, May 31, 1978; became a member of the church
Spent his life east of Amherst farming and raising cattle with his father, brother and son; especially enjoyed harvest season, was privileged to operate the combine for 65 years; enjoyed going to auctions and spending time with his family
Survivors include his wife; and son, Leslie of Amherst; also daughter-in-law, Connie (Mattison) Vavra of Amherst; and grandsons, John and Mark Vavra
Was preceded in death by a brother, Everett; brother-in-law, Reinhold Eberle; and sister-in-law, Celia Eberle
Kearney Hub, 4 May, 2006
GIRARD, Kevin, 46, of Kearney, Neb., died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs after a work-related accident in the Council Bluffs area
Services: Saturday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney
Burial: Stanley Cemetery in Amherst, Neb.
Memorials: American Red Cross or the family
Born Nov. 6, 1959, in Kearney
Parents: Leland and Wanda (Durkee) Girard
Grew up in Amherst and received his education at Amherst High School where he graduated in 1978
Married: Nov. 24, 1979, to Carmen Weitzel in Kearney
He and his wife lived in Kearney. Later, he was employed by Anderson Brothers. Had been working for Rassmussen Mechanical Services in Council Bluffs for the last year
Activities: hobbies included bowling, darts, pool, poker, fantasy football and galaxy of the stars; was a sports fan, cheering for the Seattle Seahawks and Dale Earnhardt; loved singing all of the time, sang karaoke and even recorded his own CD; was an avid blood and platelet donor; was also proud to be a registered tissue donor
Survivors include daughters, April King and Stephanie, both of Kearney; his mother of Kearney; sisters, Judy Crites and Patty Van Horn, both of Kearney, and Rhonda Hinrichs of Glenvil, Neb.; and grandfather, Leo Heath of Grand Island, Neb.; also son-in-law, Shawn King of Kearney; brothers-in-law, Jim Hinrichs of Glenvil and Kenny Van Horn of Kearney; grandchildren, Casandra King of Arnold, Neb., and Austin Girard and Aspen Girard, both of Kearney; special friend, Steph Coello; and many nieces, nephews, close friends and co-workers
Was preceded in death by his father in 1989; an infant brother, Robert Lee in 1950; and his paternal and maternal grandparents
Kearney Hub, 5 May, 2006
BLESSING, Joshua "Josh" R., 26, of Omaha died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at Quality Living Center in Omaha
Services: Saturday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: Quality Living Inc., Omaha
Born July 29, 1979, in Kearney
Parents: Ron and Ramona (Meier) Blessing
Attended Kearney Public Schools; moved to Arkansas City, Kan., in 1986, graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1998; moved back to Kearney in 2000
Worked for Blessing Construction; was disabled in a car accident in 2001; mother became his primary caregiver; moved to Quality Living Center in Omaha in November 2005
Activities: enjoyed country music, car racing, NASCAR and electronics
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Ron and Carroll of Kearney; his mother and stepfather, Monie and Jeffery Davis of Cordova, Tenn.; and sisters, Mindy Brown of Bardstown, Ky., and Brooke Blessing-Enyeart of Estes Park, Colo.; also brothers-in-law, Richard Brown of Bardstown and Jim Enyeart of Estes Park; nephew and niece, Joshua and Kirstine Brown of Bardstown; and several aunts and uncles
Was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jack and Carolyn Blessing of Kearney and Vic and Mildred Meier of Holdrege
Kearney Hub, 5 May, 2006
PULLEY, JoAnne M., 69, of Gibbon died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Memorial services: Monday, Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden
Born Aug. 28, 1936, in Grand Island
Parents: Henry and Kathryn (Traudt) Franzmeier
Married: Nov. 6, 1954, to James Pulley
Survivors include her husband; sons, Jeff of Waverly, Jim of Columbus and Hank of Arapahoe; daughter, Kitty Cassidy of Oxford; sisters, Shirley Woodward and Janet Russell, both of Omaha; and 10 grandchildren.
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RODEHORST, Mayme H., 96, of Kearney, formerly of Pleasanton, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village
Services: Wednesday at Pleasanton United Methodist Church
Burial: Pleasanton Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: Pleasanton United Methodist Church, St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village or the Pleasanton Fire Department
Born Oct. 21, 1909, in Kearney
Parents: Benjamin and Susan (Phillips) Metz
Grew up in Pleasanton; graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1928
Married: March 20, 1929, to Emil Rodehorst in Minden. He died in 1983
With husband, farmed southeast of Pleasanton
Activities: member of Pleasanton United Methodist Church, was active in its Ladies Aid; member of the Kensington; enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, quilting, flower gardening and spending time with her family
Survivors include sons, Sid of Kearney and Keith of Amherst; daughter, Colleen Just of Funk; brothers, Robert Metz of Pleasanton and Dave Metz of Kearney; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; also daughters-in-law, Helen Rodehorst of Bennett, Colo., Norma Rodehorst of Kearney and Jan Rodehorst of Amherst; and son-in-law, Jim Just of Funk
Was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Melvin Rodehorst; grandson, Tommy Rodehorst; three brothers; and five sisters
Kearney Hub, 9 May, 2006
COOK, Estle D., 80, of Kearney died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Tuesday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings, military honors
Memorials: Good Samaritan Hospital West Tower or to the donor's choice
Born Nov. 23, 1925, in Imperial
Parents: Frank and Josephene (Hine) Cook
Grew up in Imperial; graduated from Imperial High School
Military: U.S. Navy April 25, 1944; served during World War II; honorably discharged June 1, 1946
Married: Nov. 23, 1946, to Elma Lee Wiley in Smith Center, Kan. She preceded him in death
Married: April 7, 1978, to Vivian Chisholm in Springfield, Mo.
Lived in Hastings and worked at Abbott Dairy
Moved to Springfield and worked as a book-keeper/accountant for Hudson Foods
Activities: member of the Church of Christ; enjoyed traveling, fishing and playing cards with friends and family
Survivors include his wife; son, Dan of Little Rock, Ark.; daughter, Debra Litz of North Bend; brother Arlon of Spokane, Wash.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; also daughter-in-law Joy Cook of Little Rock; son-in-law, Bob Litz of North Bend; and sisters-in-law, Leta Cook of Spokane and Betty Cook of Springfield
Was preceded in death by his first wife; parents; an infant sister; brother, Paul Cook; sister, Wanda Hayes; and brother-in-law, William Hayes
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2006
HANCE, Yla M., infant daughter of Talbot Hance and Kimber Duncan of Kearney, was stillborn Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: May 16, Minden Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Survivors include her parents, of Kearney; brother, Talbot of Denver; sister, Audrey of Denver; grandparents, Bill and Laurie Duncan of Minden and Kevin and Pam Burkey of Scottsbluff; and great-grandmother, Margaret Parker of Menomonee, Wis.
Kearney Hub, 16 May, 2006
HANEY, Jack, 83, of Sun City, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Sun City
Memorial services: May 20, Regency Mortuary in Sun City
Burial: Forrest Lawn in West Covina, Calif.
Body was cremated
Born Aug. 22, 1922, in Columbus
Parents: McKinley and Anna (Hinck) Haney
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie of Kearney; daughter, Catherine Altmaier of Phoenix; son, John C. of Lincoln, Neb.; brother, Jim of Bella Vista, Ark.; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 13 May, 2006
NELSON, Virginia, 87, of Minden died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at her home
Services: Monday, Bethany Lutheran Church south of Axtell
Burial: church cemetery
Mortuary: Freeland-Craig in Axtell
Born June 19, 1918, in Buffalo County
Parents: Alexander and Evalena (Henderson) Juhl
Married: April 6, 1938 to Leverne Nelson. He died in 1983
Survivors include her sons, Jimmie of WaKeeney, Kan., Don of Hildreth, Robert of Minden, and Jerry of Axtell; daughter, Jane Robinson of Kearney; sisters, Dorothy Carman of Kearney and Delores Scott of Yuba City, Calif.; brother, Howard Juhl of Los Angeles; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 13 May, 2006
WEIDNER, Rita C., 87, of Kearney died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Friday, Mount Carmel Chapel
Burial: later
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Unit at Mount Carmel Home. Born Sept. 13, 1918, in Omaha
Parents: Jesse and Boniface (Osborne) Purnell
Was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Ky.; member of the Ursuline Order and St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Eddyville and taught in Catholic elementary schools in Kentucky and Nebraska
Married: Dec. 27, 1954, to Orville Weidner in Eddyville. He died March 17, 2004
Survivors include her daughters, Maris Bentley of Kearney, Kay Payton of Hot Springs, S.D., and Lou Ann Tuzson of Scottsbluff; brother, George Purnell of Omaha; sisters, Mary Smith of Omaha, Bonnie Stoeckinger of Omaha, Tomas Purnell of Sinsinawa, Wis., and Monica Sillik of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; stepson, Gary of Sheridan, Wyo., and stepdaughter, Peggy Choplin of Kearney. Was preceded in death by her husband; one grandson; four brothers; and two sisters
Kearney Hub, 10 May, 2006
STANGE, Larry, 64, of Kearney died Friday, May 12, 2006, in Garden City, Kansas
Services: Wednesday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: Larry Stange Memorial Fund to be designated later
Born Nov. 27, 1941, in Kearney
Parents: Herman and Viola (Hadwiger) Stange
Attended rural schools in the Riverdale area, later attended Zion Lutheran parochial school in Kearney; graduated from Kearney High School in 1961; attended diesel trade school in Milford, then the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Married: June 28, 1964, to Karen Farrell in Stapleton
Military: National Guard for several years
Lived in several places in Nebraska, moved to Garden City in 1984; became a farm manager for Circle Land and Cattle; then worked for Jerry Gigot in sprinkler sales and later as general manager
Interests: Nebraska football, water conservation issues and traveling; was always a farmer at heart
Survivors include his sons, Sean of Chicago and E.J. and Clay, both of Redding, Calif.; daughter, Tara of Kansas City, Kan.; and two grandchildren
Was preceded in death by his parents
Kearney Hub, 16 May, 2006
MERCIER, Bessie, 97, of Grant, formerly of Kearney, died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Golden Hours Convalescent Home in Grant
Services: Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran Church north of Grant
Burial: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Mortuary: Bullock-Long
Born Jan. 15, 1909, in Campbell
Parents: Fred and Sophie (Nitzel) Meyer
Married: Aug. 15, 1928, to Loyde Mercier in Burns, Wyo. He preceded her in death
Survivors include her son, Loren of Grant; daughter, Karen Mosel of Ogallala; sisters, Esther Schmale of Blue Hill, Elsie Rippen of Kearney and Niva Parks of Campbell; brother, Fredrick Meyer of Iowa; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 15 May, 2006
McGEE-EPLEY, Robbi L., 44, of Pleasanton died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her home
Services: 17 May, Grace Lutheran Church, Pleasanton
Burial: Pleasanton Cemetery
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: family for designation later. Born May 13, 1962, in Austin, Texas
Parents: Ira and Roberta (Anderson) McGee
Grew up in the Gibbon area; graduated from Adams Central High School in Hastings in 1980
Attended Central Community College in Hastings, studied to become a licensed practical nurse; worked as an LPN at St. John's and St. Luke's nursing homes for several years
Married: Feb. 18, 1984, to Kelly Epley in Estes Park, Colo.; lived in Pleasanton
Activities: enjoyed riding motorcycles, camping and spending time with family and especially her grandchildren
Survivors include her husband; daughters, Malissa Sklenar of Ravenna and Carissa Epley and Micala Epley, both of Pleasanton; mother, Roberta Epley of Pleasanton; brothers, Gary McGee of Kearney and Nathon McGee of Peabody, Kan.; and sisters, Carol Heine of Round Rock, Texas, Linda Kuhns of Denver, Vicki Miller of Kerrville, Texas, and Bobbie McGee of Springfield; also grandchildren, Shalie, Kylie, Tori and Cassidy. Was preceded in death by a daughter, Annie Epley in 1984; and her father in 1973
Kearney Hub, 17 May, 2006
AHRENDTS, Ray C., 95, of Kearney, formerly of Deshler, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Wednesday, First United Methodist Church
Burial: Deshler Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel; and Ahrendts of Deshler
Memorials: First United Methodist Church
Born April 4, 1911, in Bloomfield
Parents: Albert and Clara (Galloway) Ahrendts
Graduated from Oxford High School in 1929; attended the College of Mortuary Science in St. Louis, 1934 and 1935
Married: Oct. 29, 1936, to Mildred Rossmiller in Deshler. She preceded him in death
Lived in Deshler, owned and operated Ahrendts Funeral Home after purchasing it from the Engelbrecht family in 1940; was the treasurer for the Deshler Telephone Co. for 30 years
After retirement, lived in Kearney
Activities: member of First United Methodist Church in Kearney and the Nebraska Funeral Directors Association; loved cars, and kept informed about the ongoing events in Nebraska and the country
Survivors include his daughter, Ann Walker of Kearney; and sister, Ruth Pettygrove of York; also his son-in-law, Marvin Walker of Kearney; daughter-in-law, Karen Ahrendts of Lincoln; and grandchildren and their spouses, Susan Balfany and her husband, Greg, of Kearney, Steve Ahrendts and his wife, Theresa, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Kyle Simodynes of Kearney, Sarah Radcliffe and her husband, Rick, of Apple Valley, Calif., Marc Walker and his wife, Amy, of Shawnee, Kan., and Kim Jaros and her husband, Shayne, of Grand Island
Was preceded in death by his wife; a son, Robert; his parents; brothers, Harold of Kearney and James of Rifle, Colo.; and sister, Letha Engelbrecht of Savannah, Ga.
Kearney Hub, 16 May, 2006
ALBRIGHT, Carl, 91, of Kearney, formerly of Amherst, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst
Burial: Stanley Cemetery in Amherst
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Born Oct. 28, 1914, at Amherst
Parents: Henry and Emma (Adelung) Albright
Grew up in Amherst; graduated from Amherst High School in 1932
Married: Aug. 25, 1943, to Margaret Irene Johnson in Wilsonville. She preceded him in death
Moved to Amherst in 1967 and farmed west of Amherst; retired from Shofstall Hay Mill in 1981; moved to Kearney in 2002
Activities: member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, Lutheran Laymen's League, Trinity Men's Bible group and the Amherst Lions Club; enjoyed gardening, traveling and being involved in the lives of his children and grandchildren
Survivors include his son, Paul of Weston, Wis.; daughters, Colleen of Overland Park, Kan., Margaret Beckwith of Fremont, Mary Morgan of Lenexa, Kan., Virginia Unick of Kearney and Emily Specht of Valencia, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren; also sons-in-law, Dan Beckwith of Fremont, Bob Morgan of Lenexa, Bob Unick of Kearney and Gig Specht of Valencia; and daughter-in-law, Linda Albright of Weston
Was preceded in death by his wife; parents, two brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 19 May, 2006
JONES, Betty M., 81, of Holdrege, formerly of Kearney, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege
Memorial services: Friday, Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Memorials: Christian Homes Chapel at Chrisoma West in Holdrege
Born March 7, 1926, in David City
Parents: Gustav and Hazel (Tschudy) Youngberg
Grew up in David City; graduated from David City High School in 1943
Taught country schools in the David City area; moved to Kearney, attended and graduated from Kearney State Teachers College
Married: June 23, 1950, to Wayne Jones in Kearney
Taught school in Axtell for a couple of years, then at Bryant School in Kearney
After raising her family, worked at the switchboard at Kearney State College for several years
Moved to Alamo, Texas; moved to Holdrege in January; was involved with the HOST program in Texas, teaching children at local schools; was honored as the HOST teacher of the year
Activities: member and past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Kearney; charter member of the Good Sam Camping Club
Survivors include her husband; sons, David of Milford and Steve of Oxford; daughter, Sue Shene-man of Oxford; sister, Mary Ann Duke of Omaha; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter
Was preceded in death by a brother
Kearney Hub, 18 May, 2006
OLIVER, Gilbert E., 93, of Shelton died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Monday, Shelton United Methodist Church
Burial: Shelton Cemetery
Mortuary: Godberson Mortuary of Gibbon/Shelton
Born Dec. 3, 1912, on a farm south of Shelton
Parents: Edward and Ethel (Jones) Oliver
Survivors include his brother, Nelson of Shelton; and sisters Ann DeLaet and Roberta Burmood, both of Lexington, and Josephine Oliver of Kearney
Kearney Hub, 19 May, 2006
DENISON, Ruth E., 95, of Kearney died Thursday, May 25, 2006, at St. John's Good Samaritan Center in Kearney
Services: Thursday, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Kearney
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel of Kearney
Memorials: to the church
Born July 24, 1910, in Newkirk, Okla.
Parents: Arthur and Mary (Fleshman) Spencer
Married: May 8, 1936, to Edward Dension in Denver. He died May 1, 1991
Moved to Kearney in 1949; received her nursing degree while living in Kearney; worked at Good Samaritan Hospital as head nurse in inhalation therapy
Activities: member of the church and a past member of Golden K Kiwanis and Kearney Rotary
Survivors include her son, Mahlon of Kearney; also grandsons, Edward of Howell, N.J., and Roland of Orleans, and a great-grandchild. Was preceded in death by her husband, and her daughter-in-law, Pat Denison
Kearney Hub, 30 May, 2006
LUX, Phyllis, 72, of Ravenna died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
Services: Saturday, Rasmussen Mortuary in Ravenna
Burial: Highland Park Cemetery, Ravenna
Born Dec. 6, 1933, in Buffalo County
Parents: Frank and Edna (Thompson) Bedke
Was educated in rural Buffalo County; attended beauty school in Grand Island
Married: June 1, 1954, to Howard Lux in Grand Island; lived in Ravenna
Worked as a beautician, then followed her husband during his military service to Africa for three years; later worked as a nurses aide at Good Samaritan Center, built campers and managed Intermotel Leasing for 14 years until retiring; also served as police matron for several years
Activities: enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandkids
Survivors include her husband; son, Rollie of Kearney; daughters, Sue Betke of Ravenna and Barbara Lemburg of Aurora; brother, Sam Bedke of North Platte; sisters, Marlene Tatman of North Platte and Lois Varley of Wood River; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren; also daughter-in-law, Becky Lux of Kearney; and sons-in-law, Duane Betke of Ravenna and Gene Lemburg of Aurora
Was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 25 May, 2006
PEDERSEN, Orville "Dick" H., 80, of Loup City, formerly of Grand Island, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln
Services: Tuesday, Gibbon Baptist Church
Burial: Riverside Cemetery at Gibbon
Mortuary: Curran Funeral Chapel in Grand Island
Memorials: family's choice
Born Dec. 9, 1925, at Fort Calhoun
Parents: Olaf and Clara (Tietz) Pedersen
Grew up in Gibbon, graduated from Gibbon High School in 1944
Military: U.S. Army, May 26, 1945-Jan 1, 1947
Returned to Gibbon, began farming; attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Married: Sept. 1, 1956, to Marie Lowell in Gibbon; she died April 17, 1999
Lived in Shelton and Grand Island; worked for the U.S. Post Office; retired in January 1996 after 33 years of service
Married: Nov. 17, 2001, to Lloydene Switzer in Grand Island; lived in Grand Island; moved to Loup City in 2004
Activities: loved spending time with his children and grandchildren; was an avid golfer and enjoyed fishing, traveling and metal detecting; member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Survivors include wife; sons, Orville of Bay Town, Texas, and James of Phillips; daughters, Pam Cooper and Myra Versaw, both of Grand Island, and Laurie Earnest of Phillips; brothers, Lenard of Kearney, John of Newnan, Ga., and Donald of Funk; sister, Gloria Bartak of Broken Bow; stepsons, Patrick Timmerman of Ocean Side, Calif., and Michael Timmerman of Alda; stepdaughters, Bunny Wampole of Maxwell, Patsy Balderas of Garden City, Kan., Susan Garza of Austin, Texas, and Dawn Willey of Grand Island; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; also daughter-in-law, Michelle Pedersen of Phillips; sons-in-law, Mike Cooper and Duane Versaw, both of Grand Island, and Steve Earnest of Phillips; stepdaughters-in-law, Nancy Timmerman of Ocean Side and Jeanette Timmerman of Alda; stepsons-in-law, Ralph Wampole of Maxwell, Ambrosio Balderas of Garden City, Dave Garza of Austin and Brian Willey of Grand Island; sisters-in-law, Phyllis Pedersen of Kearney, LaVonne Pedersen of Newnan and Gerri Pedersen of Funk
Was preceded in death by his first wife; parents, a brother and a brother-in-law
Kearney Hub, 22 May, 2006
BECK, Kenneth C.W., 75, of Kearney died Saturday, May 27, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Wednesday, O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home, military honors
Burial: later
Memorials: Senior Hospitality Center in Kearney or donor's choice
Born Nov. 14, 1930, in Bertrand
Parents: Charles and Edith (Haffner) Beck
Received his education in Bertrand
Military: U.S. Army, July 10, 1951 - June 16, 1953; served in the Corp of Engineers during the Korean War
Married: June 28, 1958, to Ruby Mae Koop
Married: June 29, 1966, to Patty Maxwell
Married: July 25, 1969, to Donna (Daake) Lienemann in Kearney
With third wife, lived in Gibbon, Holdrege and Kearney
Worked for Anderson Electric and Holdrege Electric; worked as an electrician for the University of Nebraska at Kearney; retired in 1993
Activities: past member of Gibbon Methodist Church; life member of the VFW and American Legion of Bertrand, served as past post commander
Survivors include his wife; sons, Scott of Holdrege, Charles of Kearney and Larry Lienemann of Lincoln; daughters, Janet Fowler of Newport, Ore., Kimberly Garcia of Grand Island and Gaylene Stupich of Edmond, Okla.; brother; Alton of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister, Lois Swanson of Holdrege; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren
Was preceded in death by his parents, a son, two sisters and a brother
Kearney Hub, 30 May, 2006
DOBBERSTEIN, Albert "Shorty" Jr., 82, of Kearney died Sunday, May 28, 2006, at his home
Services: Friday, First Baptist Church
Burial: Kearney Cemetery, military rites
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: First Baptist Church or Tomorrow's Hope organization for mentally handicapped adults and children
Born Feb. 3, 1924, in Phillips County, Kan.
Parents: Albert and Nora (Hodge) Dobberstein
Grew up in the Woodruff, Kan., area, moved to Kearney in 1935; graduated from Kearney High School in 1941
Military: U.S. Army, March 25, 1943, - Oct. 26, 1945; served during WW II; fought in the Burma Campaign with the Office of Strategic Services; was a member of the Kachin Rangers; after discharge, returned to Kearney, worked for Union Pacific Railroad
Married: March 28, 1947, to Delores Walker in Richmond, Calif.
Lived in California for a short time, returned to Kearney
Worked for Keenan Beverages; started Dobberstein Roofing Co., 1949; retired in 1986, continued to stay active in the business
Activities: member of First Baptist Church in Kearney, Legion Post 52, VFW Post 759, Eagles Lodge 2722 and Kearney Elks Lodge 984; liked to fish, watch and feed birds, have a little garden, and plant and grow flowers
Survivors include his wife; son, Scott of Kearney; daughters, Nancy Dunn of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Linda Marsh of Lincoln; brothers, Cole of North Platte, Jack of Kearney, Wayne of Arvada, Colo., and Dale of Sun City West, Ariz.; and sisters, Erma Krueger of Kearney and Irene Leach of Cozad; also grandchildren, Scott Dunn, Kimberly Carolan, Melissa Gibson, John McKenna and Chad Dobberstein; great-grandchildren, McKenna, Kassandra, Alexis, Alana, Ethan, Victoria and Aiden; sons-in-law, John Dunn of St. Petersburg and Jeffrey Marsh of Lincoln; daughter-in-law, Nancy Dobberstein of Kearney; sisters-in-law, Lorene Dobberstein of North Platte, Ramona Dobberstein of Kearney, Cecelia Dobberstein of Arvada and Barbara Dobberstein of Sun City West; and brothers-in-law, Rodney Krueger of Kearney and Paige Leach of Cozad
Was preceded in death by his brothers, Glen and James Dobberstein
Kearney Hub, 31 May, 2006
LANGERAK, Norman R., 78, of Kearney died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Burial: Monday, Kearney Cemetery, military honors by American Legion Post 52 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 759 of Kearney
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: donor's choice
Born March 26, 1928, in Denver
Parents: Raymond and Bertha (Loveleg) Langerak
Moved to Fort Collins, 1943 Military: U.S. Navy March 28, 1946 - Jan. 22, 1948; honorably discharged
Was maintenance supervisor at the University of Colorado in Fort Collins, worked as a mechanic
Had memories of hunting and panning for gold with his uncle and father as a child; enjoyed the outdoors while hunting and fishing; also enjoyed a good Western or war movie or a chess game
Survivors include his son, Scott of Cheyenne, Wyo.; daughters, Tammy Sue Langerak of Nashville, Kristy Lee Langerak of Monterey, Calif., Robin Peters of LaPorte, Colo., and Bobbie Jo Langerak of Fort Collins, Colo.; brother, Bob Flower of El Cajon, Calif.; and sister, Dorothy Reigels of Fort Collins, Colo.; also son-in-law, Todd Peters of LaPorte; and brother-in-law, Irvin Reigels of Fort Collins; grandchildren, Kristopher and Alexandria Peters of LaPorte; and special friend, Geraldine Hodge
Was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark, and infant son, David
Kearney Hub, 3 June, 2006
WELCH, Doris E., 75, of Kearney died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha
Services: Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Kearney
Private burial: later
Mortuary: Horner-Lieske-Horner
Memorials: First Presbyterian Church in Kearney or the R.B. Welch Family Memorial Fund at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
Born on Oct. 3, 1930, in McCook
Parents: George and Rose (Hill) Hein
Graduated from Culbertson High School in 1947; attended University of Nebraska for one year
Married: Dec. 29, 1948, to Robert Frick. He died on July 18, 1959
Graduated with honors from Kearney State College with a teaching degree in May 1962
Married: Aug. 9, 1964, to Roland Welch. He died on July 19, 2005
Taught home economics for the 1963-1964 school year in Trenton; taught kindergarten to fourth grade at Stone School northeast of Kearney for nine years; worked for the law office of William Ross and then for the Kearney State Foundation, 1976-1989; retired 1989
Activities: member of First Presbyterian Church in Kearney; was involved in many activities and organizations: PEO Chapter AS, Farm Bureau, Faculty Wives, church circles and church committees and groups; member of Prime of Life, Golden Girls, Knit and Chat, Eastern Star Bethel Chapter and volunteered at the Jubilee Center; loved tending her garden and roses, cooking, dancing, sewing and spending time with her friends; greatest joy was spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Survivors include her sons, Steve Frick of Omaha, Ben of Kearney and Chuck of Hancock, N.H.; daughters, Sandy Irons of Lincoln, Sue Helms of Holbrook and Ronda Dostal of Omaha; sister, Ruth Piper of McCook; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; also daughters-in-law, Sally Frick of Omaha, Pat Welch of Kearney and Cathy Welch of Hancock; and sons-in-law, Bob Irons of Lincoln, Bruce Helms of Holbrook and Dave Dostal of Omaha
Kearney Hub, 2 June, 2006
FERNANDES, Dorothy "Sister Teresa Winefride", 93, of Kearney died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Mount Carmel Home
Services: Monday, Mount Carmel Home Chapel
Burial: Kearney Cemetery
Mortuary: O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel
Memorials: the Carmelite community
Born Feb. 6, 1913, in Georgetown, Guyana, South America
Parents: John and Guilhermina (de Fretas) Fernandes
Was baptized Dorothy Feb. 2, 1913
Entered the Corpus Christi Carmelites Feb. 2, 1933, at our Bemont Carmel, Port of Spain; received the habit of the order Aug. 27, 1933, taking the name of Teresa Winefride after the Welsh Saint Winefride
First temporary vows Sept. 8, 1934; final vows were said Sept. 8, 1938
Was responsible for beginning the Christ Child Convalescent Home in Diego Martin, Trinidad; also served as general councilor for the congregation; opened and served as superior in Georgetown, Guyana and Layou, St. Vincent, and was superior in Newport, R.I.; also did hostel work in Guyana and Trinidad
Last years of her long life were spent in retirement, being cared for with great love in Newport by Sister Jane Frances; a few months before her death, was transferred to Mount Carmel Home
Survivors include brothers, Marc and Albert
Was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and a sister
Kearney Hub, 3 June, 2006
JOHNSON, Erma I., 85, of Kearney, formerly of Grand Island, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney
Services: Tuesday, Kleine Funeral Home Chapel
Burial: Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Mortuary: Kleine Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Island
Memorials: Faith United Methodist Church
Born Sept. 24, 1920
Parents: Myron and Estella (Klinginsmith) Chadwick on a farm between Cairo and Shelton
Lived in St. Paul with her grandparents during first three years of high school; moved back to Shelton, graduated 1939 with honors
Taught in rural Shelton schools
After the entire family came down with scarlet fever, of which her mother and brother died, she continued to care for ill family, especially her sister, Arlene
Married: Oct. 7, 1940, to Vernon Johnson in Grand Island. He died in 2001
With husband, spent over 40 years in Rockville; was active in the Neighborhood Card Club; moved to Grand Island, 1983; managed rental property for many years
Believed in a good education, taught Sunday school, was an assistant 4-H leader; enjoyed genealogy, quilting, gardening, canning, sewing and playing cards; member of Faith United Methodist Church, the Church Circle, the Platt-Deutsche Auxiliary, Rebekahs, Eagles Auxiliary, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Survivors include her daughters, Gale Enevoldsen and Myra Glause, both of Grand Island, and Barbara Huryta of Kearney; brother, Delbert Chadwick of Denver; sisters, Velma Belthazor of Freeport, Ill., and Margery Brown of Laguna Hills, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren; also sons-in-law, Terry Enevoldsen of Grand Island and Keith Huryta of Kearney
Was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Bryan; two brothers; and one sister
Kearney Hub, 6 June, 2006
CHASE, Beth Jean , 52, of Kearney died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at her home
Memorial services: Friday, First Baptist Church in Kearney
Burial: later
Mortuary: Godberson of Gibbon/Shelton
Memorials: the family
Born March 27, 1954, in Shelton
Parents: David and Josephine (Steinke) Otto
Grew up in Gibbon; graduated from Gibbon High School in 1973
Married: April 24, 1976, to John Chase in Gibbon
Married: Dec. 22, 2002, to Michael Johnsen in Kearney
With first husband, lived in Minden; was employed at Baldwin Filters
Later moved back to Gibbon
After second marriage, moved to Kearney
Retired from Baldwin Filters: started her own business, Classic Detailing; worked there until her death
Activities: member of Gibbon Baptist Church, was a Sunday school assistant superintendent; member of the Women of Today club and the Abate Club of Nebraska; was an Awanas leader and Girl Scout leader
Survivors include her husband; and daughters, Sara Chase of Denver and Lise Chase of Kearney
Was preceded in death by her parents
Kearney Hub, 6 June, 2006
DUNN, Darla J., 57, of Kearney, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Thursday, Berean Fundamental Church in Cozad
Burial: Cozad Cemetery
Mortuary: Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad
Born Aug. 22, 1948, in Cozad
Parents: William and Doris (Peden) Armagost
Married: Aug. 29, 1969, to Charles Dunn in Cozad
Survivors include her husband; daughters, Heather Rueschhoff of Omaha and Heidi Samway of Lincoln; mother, Doris Vogt of Cozad; brothers, Delmar Armagost and Jerry Armagost, both of Cozad, and Bill Armagost of Lexington; sister, Glenda Debban of Lexington; and four grandchildren
Kearney Hub, 6 June 2006
EGGLI, Ben, 88, of Ord died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Valley County Health System Nursing Home in Ord
Services: Wednesday, Ord Memorial Chapel
Burial: Kearney Cemetery, with military honors
Memorials: Valley County Health System Hospice Program
Born Sept. 1, 1917, on the family farm in Platte County near Leigh
Parents: Jon and Louisa (Gerber) Eggli
With parents, moved to a farm in Nance County between Genoa and Fullerton; was educated at District 2 Shady Nook rural school
With brother traveled around doing custom combine work
Married: Aug. 23, 1942, to Hazel Sigea at Waynesville, Mo. She died Nov. 12, 2003
Military: U.S. Army, 1942-December 1945; Was married while stationed at Fort Leonardwood; served during World War II in the South Pacific
After discharge, farmed for 16 years near Funk; moved west of Kearney in 1961 and farmed near Elm Creek for 25 years; retired and moved to Kearney in 1987
Moved to Ord to be close to their daughter, Christine, and her family, 1999; lived at Grandview Assisted Living before moving to the Valley County Health System Nursing Home
Activities: enjoyed cooking, gardening, framing pictures, woodworking and his money and pig collections
Survivors include his daughters, Connie Bernt of Cabot, Ark., and Christine Wadas of Ord; and brothers, Conrad of Monroe and Leonard of Columbus; also sons-in-law, Ron Bernt of Cabot and Joe Wadas of Ord; grandchildren, Jeremy, Chad and Adam Trompke, Nathan and Breanna Bernt, and Sara and Joey Wadas; and great-grandchildren, Gavin, Jaden Trompke and Brandon and Talia Wadas
Was preceded in death by his wife; parents; brothers, Paul, Roland, Edward and twin brother, Fritz; sisters, Anna, Martha and Ella; and a granddaughter, Ronna Bernt
Kearney Hub, 6 June, 2006
SHENEMAN, Marvin William, 82, of Kearney, formerly of Holdrege, died Monday, June 5, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital
Services: Monday, Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege
Burial: Stamford Cemetery
Born March 15, 1924, in Furnas County
Parents: Earl and Pheoebe (Crippen) Sheneman
Married: Sept. 30, 1944, to Lois Jean Berry. She died Nov. 27, 2004
Survivors include his son, Richard of Loveland, Colo., and Marvin Jr. of Oxford; daughters, Connie White of Paraguay and Linda Dahl of Axtell; 11 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren
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OPI DS Glow
11 reviews
72% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.5
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on 12/23/2012 7:21:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I love opi DS glow. It's has this coppery gold colour that suits my light medium olive NC30 skintone so well. I only had to apply 2 coats to get the shade that was the same as the bottle. Well worth the. 14$ cnd dollars.
on 4/27/2012 3:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous colour! It's a perfect mix of gold and bronze...and copper? Just stunning. Went on in great- two coats and it was totally opaque. Dried very quickly too!
I'd definitely recommend this one :)
on 8/27/2011 12:26:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
When I thought about how many lippies to give this one I thought about the fact that DS Glow is supposed to be a little bit special. Limited edition, designer series, all that. While I love the color and the glitz, and found the application/consistency/opacity to be above average, it just didn't strike me as all that special. Maybe I'm stingy, I don't know. Glow just didn't blow my hair back like I wanted it to.
Another reviewer mentioned rose gold. I agree--Glow leans that way. There are pink foil particles mingled in with the coppery/bronzy ones that do add a little depth to the overall color of the foil, which reads copper on me for the most part. If you want it to push more toward rose gold, I found that wearing it over gold-leaf underwear (like Orly Luxe) helps with that.
Application was good. Not the world's best, but good. I am super-picky about what constitutes "opaque" and with foils, a lot of times it's apparently opaque but then you start to notice areas that are a little bit bald, for lack of a better word. At least I notice them. I still had baldness in two coats, but when I went to three coats I started to feel like it looked, I don't know, encrusted. It doesn't have a lumpy surface, it's smooth to the touch, but it reminded me more of a glitter than a foil in the way that it reflected the light.
Removal is a breeze and it doesn't stain. It is a foil that acts like a glitter. For that I appreciate it. But even with the multiple colors of foil/glitter particles, I just didn't find this polish to have that dimensional depth I was after, like the others in this line. Still nice to have, though. I like it in my collection.
on 10/10/2011 11:51:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Glow is a shiny copper foil polish. I like it because it gives full coverage in 2 coats and it's a lovely warm colour.
on 10/10/2011 12:01:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Great color, love it!
on 1/2/2012 2:22:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Even though this isn't a holo, it's a great shade from the DS collection. Its name is really appropriate because it really does seem to glow. When I was wearing it, I would catch sight of it in low light and felt like, "Wow, that actually still stands out and sparkles." It's that surprising quality that I really like about it. It applies really really well too. I painted it on my friend's nails and it was nearly opaque in two coats. When I wore it myself, I tried only using one and it worked great!
on 4/18/2010 12:19:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Straight, Other
Eyes: Blue
Really beautiful gold polish--I would even go so far as to call it more of a rose gold. The sparkles are so fine that it really does look like foiled eyeshadow, as someone else in another OPI DS review pointed out. It's so pretty that I can't stop looking at my fingers.
on 1/28/2011 12:27:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is my first and only OPI DS, and I'm glad it is. I'm not a holo fan..at all, so the only OPI DS shades that appealed to me were Glow and Mystery. Since I'm a huge gold polish fan, I decided to get Glow, and it's a really pretty slightly copper-toned gold foil. I was scared it wouldn't flatter me because of the copper, but it does. It's a smooth two coater, and my only complaint is that it leans a bit orangey in some lighting situations, but it's overall really pretty and makes a statement. I like it best for special situations :)
on 10/21/2010 3:06:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this color! It's a shade between gold and copper and it's very sparkly and pretty! It reminds me of leaves changing color in the fall and of glittery ornaments and garland on Christmas decorations, so it's definitely more of a fall/holiday shade. However, I think that it would also look good with a tan in the summer.
This color would look much better on those with yellow undertones such as myself. It might look to garish/orange/metallic on those with cool undertones.
on 1/28/2011 12:17:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
So my last polish from the Designer Series was Dazzle, and I loved it so hard that now nothing can compare. This is a beautiful color and applies like a dream, but I feel like it should have more depth for being a DS polish. If other polishes in the DS line have been too overwhelming for you, this might be one to try. It comes off fairly easy for being a polish with a whole lot of glitter. Of course, like all of the Designer Series, the price is astronomical. I would not purchase this particular shade again, but I will definitely purchase more of the Designer Series.
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OAKLAND — The BART board refused Thursday to ask voters to advise state lawmakers to ban BART strikes.
Despite widespread discontent among riders and the board about two strikes last year that forced 400,000 riders to find other ways to get around, BART Board President Joel Keller found little support for his plan to schedule a November advisory ballot measure.
The board didn't vote in its meeting but made it clear Keller is far short of having the five board votes needed to go to the ballot.
Under his proposal, voters in Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco counties would have been asked to urge legislators to ban BART strikes. BART and its unions would be required to submit contract disputes to an arbitration board for a binding decision.
Several BART directors, employees and labor leaders said the ballot measure would be divisive and would reopen old wounds while likely accomplishing nothing with a Democratic-controlled Legislature reluctant to ban strikes.
And even worse, several said, a BART strike measure could stir up voter ill will against the transit system on the same November ballot when Alameda County voters will be asked to double their transportation sales tax in part to help BART and other transit agencies.
BART Director James Fang of San Francisco said the ballot measure would encourage lawmakers to strip the BART board's power to settle wage and contract issues.
"In my humble opinion, it's slapping me in the face because it's saying you can't do your job to get this solved, so you need third party arbitration," Fang said. "I feel offended. That's why they elected me."
Keller said the "terrible" experience of the strikes in July and October convinced him BART strikes should be outlawed, as they are in other transit systems in San Francisco, New York, Boston and Chicago.
"The important thing is about the riders," Keller said. "How do we give them certainty that transit is going to be available?"
Several directors said they are upset the strikes shut down service, but they want to see if a BART board ad hoc committee working with labor and management leaders can come up with ways to prevent work stoppages.
"I want to give it a chance," Director Gail Murray said of the committee's efforts.
But if the internal effort fails, Murray said she would be willing to consider the advisory measure. "The public is angry," she said.
Keller said he has not given up and will raise the ballot measure again if the BART ad hoc committee fails to come up with solutions. We have to come up with a better way," he said.
BART Director Zakhary Mallett said a better way is for the board to develop "a backbone" in contract talks rather than making big concessions to the union to end or avert strikes.
"The best solution is to hold strong, and not cave in," Mallett said.
Theodore Franklin, an attorney associated with one of the BART unions, said the ballot measure would provoke labor turmoil. "The right to strike is a precious civil liberty," he said.
Keller noted that the BART board would need to act by June if it wants to schedule a ballot measure in November.
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Paraneck Stable's New York Hero, named for the victims of 9/11, valiantly held off the challenge of Eugene's Third Son to win by a neck in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Turfway Park Saturday.Winning time for the 1 1/8-mile test on a fast track was 1:50 3/5.Sent off at 14-1 in the field of nine, jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. and New York Hero closely flanked Saintly Look all the way around the track through solid fractions of :22 4/5 for the opening quarter, :46 3/5 for the half-mile and 1:11 for six furlongs, taking command at the head of the stretch. Eugene's Third Son, ridden by Pat Day gunning for his sixth win on the Turfway card, closed strongly on the outside to challenge the leader but couldn't get by in the stretch duel as New York Hero drifted out slightly. Champali had a ground-saving trip for jockey Jason Lumpkins after stumbling at the start, but could not challenge the leaders in the stretch. He edged 4-5 favorite Lion Tamer and John Velazquez for third by a head while 2 1/4 lengths behind the winner."This horse has a beautiful long stride," Arroyo said of New York Hero. "Once he gets going, he won't give up. I don't think the other horse would have beaten by us even if had gone longer." New York Hero, a Maryland-bred son of Partners Hero trained by Jennifer Pederson, added blinkers for his first stakes appearance. He won his third race in five career starts while picking up $300,000.Pederson said her colt would "hope to go to the Wood" at Aqueduct on April 12. The New York trainer had scratched New York Hero from last weekend's Gotham at Aqueduct when she was unhappy with the post position."It worked out perfectly," Pederson said. "Every time he runs, he gets better and better."Velazquez said Lion Tamer, who was making his first start since a convincing six-length victory in the seven-furlong Hutcheson (gr. II) Feb. 15 at Gulfstream "never picked up the bit." He was making his first start around two turns."Everybody started before him," Velazquez said. "I thought he was in good positon, but he never made up any ground. He had to get tired. I hope they give him another chance."The winner paid $31.40, $15.20 and $6.80. Eugene's Third Son returned $7.80 and $4.40. Champali's show price was $3. The $2 exacta was worth $226.40.Rushaway Stakes
Heavily favored Private Gold and Day overcame a bumping incident with Acceptable Venture and Shane Sellers in upper stretch and went on to post a neck victory over that rival in the $100,000 Wild Rush Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 mile. Day won his fifth race on the Turfway card aboard the son of Seeking the Gold in a time of 1:45 2/5. Paula's Pride was third, 2 1/4 lengths behind Acceptable Venture.Private Gold raced close to the pace of Brush With Gold through early fractions of :23 1/5, :46 4/5 and 1:12, mounting a four-wide challenge on the final turn and taking the lead as they straightened for the stretch. Acceptable Venture took a similar wide path from farther back, bumped the leader and stubbornly raced the 6-5 choice to the wire.Owned by Mountain Top Racing and Bob and Beverly Lewis and trained by Patrick Byrne, the Kentucky-bred Private Gold won for the first time in three starts this year while picking up a winner's share of $60,000. That pushed his career earnings to more than $200,000 with three victories from 10 starts.The winner paid $4.60, $3.40 and $2.80. Acceptable Venture returned $5 and $3.60. Paula's Pride's show price was $5.60. Bourbonette Breeders' Cup Stakes
Favored Golden Marlin and leading rider Jason Lumpkins were disqualified from victory in the $150,000 Bourbonette Breeders' Cup Stakes for interference in the stretch, giving Adopted Daughter the win.The daughter of Elusive Quality, ridden by Dean Butler, was bumped by Golden Marlin, who drifted in at the eighth pole and continued to drift toward the rail in the late stages after clearing Golden Marlin. Final time for the one-mile test for 3-year-old fillies was 1:37 2/5 on a fast track.Golden Marlin crossed the wire 1 1/4 length in front of Adopted Daughter. Unbridled Femme was another 8 1/4 lengths back in third. The victory was worth $90,000 to Ken and Sarah Ramsey, owners of Adopted Daughter. Ronny Werner trains the winner, who paid $13 to win.Hansel Stakes
Overbrook Farm's Quick Draw, favored at 4-5 with Day aboard, won the $50,000 Hansel Stakes for 3-year-olds by 1 1/2 lengths over Clayton's Trick, ridden by Lumpkins. Digimon was third, two lengths behind the winner.D. Wayne Lukas trains the Florida-bred son of Tale of the Cat, who paid $3.60 to win. Winning time for the six furlongs was 1:11 4/5.Queen Stakes
There were three noses on the line in the $50,000 Queen Stakes for older fillies and mares, with Belle Artiste and rider Day prevailing over 2-1 favorite Timeless Love and 29-1 shot Ballado's Hero. Owned by John Peace and trained by George Arnold, the 5-year-old mare by Broad Brush paid $7.40 to win.(Chart, Equibase)


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Rapper Azealia Banks made her displeasure known after a fan tossed a can of beer in her direction while she was on stage Saturday.
Banks had just started her set at the Listen Out Festival in Melbourne, Australia, when the can came sailing her way.
The 22-year-old star wasn't hit, but she was mad enough to drop her mic, mid-song, and walk off stage.
The festival confirmed the incident in a statement.
"Azealia Banks was forced to cut her set short last night at the Listen Out Festival in Melbourne on 5th October 2013," the statement said. "This was as a result of a member of the audience throwing a full can of beer at her on stage. The incident made Azealia and her stage crew feel unsafe. Banks would like to apologize to those fans in the audience whose experience was affected by the behavior of one individual."
Fortunately, the show Sunday in Brisbane went as planned.
Sorry to all the festival-goers in Melbourne !!!!! See ya tomorrow in Brisbane !!!!!— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 5, 2013
K. Brisbane went smoothly. No one threw any cans at my head. I'm gonna read my Cat encyclopedia, have a wine and go to sleep.— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 6, 2013
The can definitely didn't hit me.....and I definitely still got paid. More press please, and thank you. -Xx AB— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 7, 2013
Next time. I'm bringing a tennis racket on stage.— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 7, 2013


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It's that time of week. Time to man up and make your pick for this week's game. Get it right, and you will become a neorevolutionary. Disaffected voters will flock to your fiery brand of anti-tax, libertarian political views. They'll stage huge rallies in rural areas and throw tea into rivers in protest, ALL FOR YOU AND YOUR ANGER. Get it wrong, and the night shift at Hardee's will keep you in its stern grip. Here we go:
Peter King:Cowboys 27, Bears 17. "I am no doctor of football." No, you certainly aren't. "I do know, however, that when you have 71 offensive snaps in a game, as the Cowboys had Sunday night in Washington, and Felix Jones touches the ball on 10 of them, you've made a game-planning error." My friend, that only touches the very tip of this team's game-planning errors.
Bill Simmons: Not in yet. But if you think Mr. Amazon Prime won't gloat about picking the Skins last week, you're full of the crazy.
Ten of Ten ESPN Experts:Cowboys. Six games were picked unanimously by ESPN's "expert" panel this week. What do think the odds are those picks will end up at .500 or below? Yeah, I think they're high too.
Michael Silver: Cowboys.
90% Of Yahoo! Users: Cowboys.
Pete Prisco (CBS): Cowboys.
Andy (Cowboys fan I know): Cowboys 28, Bears 0 ("Those are all defensive touchdowns by Dallas. How can Wade Phillips be such a good defensive coordinator but such a lousy head coach? Is it really that big of a leap? Sometimes I think head coaches shouldn't even have football backgrounds. Just find a really good leader, like James Cameron, and put him in charge. I swear the guy who made Avatar would be a better head coach than Wade Phillips.")
Index Card I Threw Up In The Air With The Name Of Each Team On Either Side, Seeing Which Team Would Land Face Up: Cowboys (Index Card record: 1-0)
The Wife: Bears
Me: I was way off picking Dallas to rout Washington last week. Despite that incredible display of ineptitude, everyone still seems to be in love with Dallas yet again against the Bears. I suppose it makes sense, given that Jay Cutler is coming to town and will happily provide the Cowboys with any number of frighteningly easy interceptions. And Marc Colombo and Kyle Kosier should be back, which also bodes well. And it's the home opener at Jerryworld. All signs point to Dallas righting the ship, which is probably why they won't. BEARS 23, COWBOYS 20
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Because science is much less speculative than the "End of Courtship".
Nobody can remember their sex lives that accurately, which may be good, because 2013 was a doozy.
If you're heading out for a first date, you might want to think twice before you have a pint. Beer goggles work in reverse. When you drink beer, you find yourself more sexually attractive. Which explains almost all drunk selfies. After the date, you're probably headed for some action, because we wait the same average amount of dates for a first kiss as we do for the first time we sleep with someone. But if sex is really what you're after, skip the first date and go to a party. Nobody puts out for a well-rounded meal these days.
The end of courtship be damned. Today's youngsters are not having sex more frequently than their predecessors, nor are they bedding more partners. But they really should stay in school, because having a higher IQ leads to kinkier sex. That isn't to say all of your classmates are getting busy: adolescents don't lose their virginity as young as we think they do.
For adults who have already mastered the deed, scientists tried to define sexual satisfaction as "pleasure" and "mutuality". If you're the competitive kind who keeps tabs on your friends' sexual satisfaction, please stop. Chasing other people's sex lives is making us miserable. Besides, even if you do ask a lady about her sex life, she's probably going to lie about her number of sex partners. And dudes, stop getting hung up on your ween. Penis sizes studies are sort of worthless. Though, penis size does still matter to women. Maybe.
If you find yourself in the sexually dissatisfied camp, you could try a penis vibrator that will make you last longer or the newly manufactured female desire pill, Lybrido. Maybe it's just time to cut your sperm-killing bacon habit. Or maybe you just aren't in the mood because your girlfriend's paycheck is much larger than yours. If you're reaching for blue pills, remember that your old stand-by Viagra is most likely going to the cramp-sufferers, who are declaring it the new Midol.
Still consumed with an all-encompassing sexual desire? Chances are, you won't be able to claim sex addiction. The DSM-5 might have to throw out the classification of sex addiction because so-called addicts' brain scans are the same as people sporting a high libido.
If we're not sex addicts anymore, we can still be sexist pricks. It turns out liking big boobs might make you sexist. And believe me, men notice the size of your tits because nobody looks at your face, just your boobs. If you catch your honey with the wandering eye, it might just be that they get a chemical high from cheating. The good news is that even after we're dumped, we don't need to go searching for a new partner because we're all having sex with our ex. After all, ladies are more likely to orgasm with a familiar partner. So grab an ex, a new partner, or a friend. If you are looking to get laid in early 2014, winter really is the best time for sex.
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...of "his" Lighthouses - didn't catch that I left off the "h" until I posted the message.
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A prudent verdict for Pfc. Bradley Manning
tommysez elyria, OHAug. 3, 2013 3:10 p.m.
And yet our last President, who shared NonForns with the Saudis, an act of Treason, will have no penalty whatsoever.
conspiracygirl FPO, AEAug. 2, 2013 2:40 p.m.
So, on the one hand the article says that what Manning revealed was nothing. He only revealed what we all know -- that war is nasty, innocent people sometimes die, people involved in war can be calloused and diplomacy is a delicate game. And then in the next breath it says that revealing what we all know cannot be tolerated!!!! Oh brother.
Bradley Manning was under OATH to reveal war crimes. What the government demands is contradictory. They said, "you must reveal war crimes and disobey illegal orders" -- and then they punish anyone who disobeys illegal orders and reveals war crimes.
Like many whistleblowers before him Manning tried to go through "proper channels" but was ignored. He did the right thing. Nobody was harmed from the revelations, much to the disappointment of those who were accusing him of causing the deaths of government agents.
Americans have become such a lame and unprincipled people. The few real Paul Reveres out there who have both courage and conviction are maligned by sniveling cowards in the media. It's deplorable.
DaveGarber1975 Provo, UTAug. 2, 2013 2:19 p.m.
I advocate clemency for Bradley Manning. His leaks did nothing to endanger our national security, as both journalists and bureaucrats have repeatedly confirmed, and did much to expose our federal government's practices of ineptitude, deceit, corruption, and potential war crimes, including by killing hundreds of foreign civilians. I watched his "Collateral Murder" video last week and was absolutely astounded that American soldiers in Iraq in 2007, seemingly unable to tell the difference between a camera and either an AK-47 or a RPG, callously fired from an Apache helicopter upon an unarmed Reuters news team who demonstrated NO aggressive behavior whatsoever, as well as upon some other unarmed would-be rescuers (including children), and were afterward exonerated by their superior officers, who ludicrously claimed that this was an engagement with "insurgents" within the rules. Such federal atrocities should be revealed to us, not concealed from us. I note that, unlike Bradley Manning, both our previous Presidents have arguably both trampled the U.S. Constitution and initiated unjust military action (a.k.a. large-scale "legalized" murder) against foreign nations that never attacked our nation, and were not prosecuted but reelected---and the latter even won a Nobel Peace Prize.
Thoughtful Voter Spanish Fork, UTAug. 2, 2013 1:33 p.m.
The judge got the verdict right when she found that Manning had neither intended nor -- crucially -- actually aided the enemy with any of his careful leaks.
Paraphrasing Twain: Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government only when they deserve it.
Manning definitely did the former and wisely not the latter. He is a true whistleblower and deserves a pardon.
DougB Spanish Fork, UTAug. 2, 2013 1:21 p.m.
Did *anybody* on the Deseret News Editorial board actually read or watch much of what Manning released. It seems quite evident that they did not.
Manning was a true "whistleblower" deserving of protections (and a pardon!) in every sense of the word. If you take the time to research what he released, then you find yourself asking the kind of questions that every citizen should be demanding of their elected Federal representatives: why are we sending so many patriotic volunteers overseas to the Middle East? What is their objective? What is our endgame? How are things going over there big picture?
These things should have caused honest discussion and reflection.
Bradley Manning tried time and again -- starting with when he first discovered that his fellow volunteer servicemen were being ordered to wipe out and kill a group of alleged "terrorists" that his own unit had discovered were not terrorists at all -- they were merely peaceful citizens publishing pamphlets about local corruption who ticked off the corrupt officials and ordered up American help in wiping them out -- he tried time and again to use the chain of command properly and failed.
Lightbearer Brigham City, UTAug. 1, 2013 4:16 p.m.
Re: "Keeping the government's secrets safe would be so very easy if they would treat classified information like Obama's college transcripts. Totally safe from anyone ever seeing them. Its like they don't even exist!"
According to Factcheck, as of July 31, 2012: "Obama hasn't released them, but neither have other presidential candidates released their college records. George W. Bush's grades at Yale eventually became public, but only because somebody leaked them to the New Yorker magazine. Bush himself refused to release them, according to a 1999 profile in the Washington Post."
So unless some presidential candidate released his college transcripts after July 31, 2012 - I couldn't find Romney's online -, no presidential candidate has released his college transcripts. But Obama should? Why? What do his opponents hope to find? And say that he did release them. If they didn't contain what his opponents hoped they contained, would they promptly be declared fakes?
Craig Clark Boulder, COAug. 1, 2013 11:20 a.m.
How could a police department conduct a criminal investigation if one of its detectives, out of a sense of duty to greater transparency, supplied a local news outlet with daily leaks of the latest evidence when they still had no identified suspects?
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTAug. 1, 2013 11:02 a.m.
In my faith we belive in "obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law".
Maybe this is part of why the FBI and many other situations where it's important they can trust you will obey the law (instead of applying your own rules, rationalizations, and situational obedience) look for LDS people.
I think it's good to know you will obey the law when you pledge to obey the law. I think it's hard to trust people like those in this thread who think breaking the law is OK (when it fits their political agenda). How could you trust somebody like that?
IF when we pledge to obey the law, and not reveal secret data we are given access too as part of our job... and then we decide it serves our political agenda to expose it... and we expose millions of megabytes of secret data to Wiki-leaks... It's still breaking the law.
And calling breaking the law "Good" (just because it serves our political agenda"... is calling evil good, and good evil (IMO)
Protesting the war is one thing. But he should have found a way to protest without selling all this data to Wiki-leaks.
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTAug. 1, 2013 7:35 a.m.
Re: "Manning and Snowden have violated the law. But, have they betrayed their country?"
Baccus0902 Leesburg, VAJuly 31, 2013 7:42 p.m.
@ Joe5
You asked:"Do you expose all your faults?" No! I try to overcome them and admit my mistakes when made.
We live in a society that is used to be misinformed,lied, and love to look the other way when necessary.
Mr. Snowden is at an airport in Russia for revealing that we the U.S. citizens are being spied upon by our government. I decried that action when the Bush administration started it and I am deeply disappointed by its continuation under Obama's.
The current Pope was asked about why he doesn't allow a strong security i.e. no papa-mobile. He answered he believed it was better to die at the hands of a crazy person that to give in to the insanity of extra security and constant fear.
After September 11 we as a nation gave in to the insanity, we are oppressing ourselves, killing people abroad and being paranoid in the name of national security.
Manning and Snowden have violated the law. But, have they betrayed their country?
I don't think so. However, we as a nation may have betrayed our ideals and principles.
Craig Clark Boulder, COJuly 31, 2013 4:59 p.m.
There's a fundamental difference between reporting criminal acts or ethical violations and leaking classified information that's vital to security. To do the former is one's duty as a citizen. To do the later is and should be a criminal act.
Blurring the distinction is becoming a worrisome issue that calls for sharp definition of where the line is. Activities that are legal and crucial to the security of a free state must have reasonable and enforceable provisions for needed secrecy.
joe5 South Jordan, UTJuly 31, 2013 4:56 p.m.
Baccus: Your last paragraph confuses me. Do you expose all your faults? Do you have the bravery to do so? Or do you, like most people, show your better side and downplay your flaws? Why is it an act of courage to tell the world what's wrong with you? Do you reveal the flaws of your children or wife? Wouldn't that be courageous, too? Help them become free?
Dragline: I don't understand why people persist in making every single conversation something about party politics. Virtually all the inaccurate information that led to the Iraqi War came from the Clinton administration. Have you conveniently forgotten that or willfully blinded yourself to it? Also please explain to me what a moral and legal war would look like. And what about the "hundreds of thousands" of lives you claim have been lost? Slight case of exaggeration, maybe?
If you think it is patriotic or courageous to reveal secrets that you've sworn not to reveal, then I doubt you have ever been trusted with any information of real value. At least not more than once.
Dragline Oream, UTJuly 31, 2013 4:14 p.m.
The Iraq war was started with biased, inaccurate information, and in the eyes of the world an immoral and illegal war for oil and political standing (yeah, check out Hunt oil's contract for Kurdish oil). It cost hundreds of thousands of lives and will cost us over $2 trillion dollars before the last veteran is cared for.
The Bush administration stopped coverage of the war and the media couldn't or wouldn't perform their responsibilities. So who is left to throw back the covers and expose this crime? Thank your Bradley Manning. You, like all patriots, are paying the price for doing the right thing.
Baccus0902 Leesburg, VAJuly 31, 2013 3:17 p.m.
John 8:32
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The most dangerous thing that Manning did was to show us what is going in real war. How WE are supporting horrible acts. In the Hollywood movies those actions are limited to Nazis, Japanese, or other representing the evil side of the plot, we are usually in the right side..
Manning showed us that WE can also be and we are in the evil side. In war all parties involved commit crimes. The worst crime that Manning committed was to put us in front of the mirror of truth.
The DN editorial talks about 'patriotism". What is patriotism? In my book at least, is to work hard for the well being and improvement of your nation. Lies, crimes and civilian massacres are not things a patriot should hide but reveal.
Truth can be quite uncomfortable, but knowing the truth is the only way to become free.
Should we expose all secrets? Of course not, it would be inconvenient and naive. However, to show our faults is an act of bravery and yes! Naivete! We are not prepared to know the truth.
Mountanman Hayden, IDJuly 31, 2013 1:57 p.m.
Keeping the government's secrets safe would be so very easy if they would treat classified information like Obama's college transcripts. Totally safe from anyone ever seeing them. Its like they don't even exist!
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 31, 2013 12:30 p.m.
Manning was not "an innocent soul in the time of conflict".
-He was not in the conflict... he was working at a desk.
-He was not innocent... he knew the rules regarding the data. He knew he was breaking the law. He intentionally broke the law (that's not defined as "Innocent").
The US does not want to control the middle east. We just want to protect our oil supply and stop terrorist organizations originating from there. Afganistan and Iraq would not be the targets if we wanted to control the middle east.
I would respect Manning protesting the war. But what he did... was not legal. Was not innocent. Was not "the right thing to do". And evidently the court agreed with me.
We are warned about people that, "call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter", and what will happend to them in the end.
What he did was not "innocent".
Cruzer7 Santa Cruz, CAJuly 31, 2013 11:43 a.m.
The first thing we need to understand is war is terrorism. As was indirectly stated by Ajax. Bradley Manning was a innocent soul in the time of conflict. However American aggression against Iraq and other nations in the middle east are not a war as commonly understood. The enemy we seek to destroy is an idea not a nation or a person. Using brute force against an idea is terrorism in the truest sense. The US wants to control the middle east alongside Israel. What Manning did was expose the raw material of this effort. At it's base this effort by the US is illegal, wrong and does not serve the interests of the American people. We've gained nothing but debt. I believe what Manning did was right. Certainly the US bombing and killing of civilians and the video attack on unarmed civilians in Iraq show true criminal behavior on the part of US service personnel. Those acts were war crimes. Manning should be pardoned. We are better than this.
Ajax Mapleton, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:48 a.m.
Having served in the military, I fully agree with the DN editorial.
How is a troubled young private in the U.S. Army acting under the influence of Julian Assange ever justified in arbitrarily deciding what classified military documents best to be openly broadcast worldwide? Altruism as an excuse is further evidence of a disturbing loss of perspective.
For those lauding the exposure of excesses at war please be advised that first and foremost war is about killing in the most terrifying and chaotic of circumstances. Atrocities are what combat soldiers one side and the other do. Nothing is more damaging to the soul. If that bothers you, consider greater discretion in the glorification of war as a noble and heroic pursuit wrapped in patriotism.


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Blackjack, marijuana found during traffic stop, state police say
A Depew man faces weapons and marijuana charges after state police s stopped his car on Transit Road in Cheektowaga about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.
Eric Kulpa, 19, of Calumet Street, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of marijuana. Troopers said they found a blackjack and marijuana in the car. He faces an appearance in Cheektowaga Town Court.


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Other major cities are reducing their police forces. We have the lowest crime rate in history. Chronic criminal activity like drug dealing and burglary are better treated through social services. Requiring higher educational requirement for officers would also mean fewer officer are needed. And officer should never be allowed to work overtime except for the city.
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A community is in mourning following the deaths of three people in a medical helicopter crash in Lee County Monday night.
A pilot and two nurses from Rockford Memorial Hospital were killed while enroute to to a hospital in Mendota, Ill.
Pilot Andy Oleson and flight nurses Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis were identified as the deceased.
The last communication with the helicopter was a radio call from Oleson that the crew was experiencing bad weather and were headed back to Rockford.
Shortly afterward, the helicopter went down in a cornfield in Compton, a small town near Rochelle. The debris scattered across the entire field, according to Lee County Sheriff John R. Varga.
"These are individuals whose careers have been dedicated to saving and helping other people. To have them lost on a mission where they were going to help somebody in need of those services, adds to that pain," said Rockford Hospital's Gary Kaatz.
Dillow and Hollis worked at the hospital for 10 years. Olson, a father of two and a grandfather, learned to fly in Vietnam and was scheduled to retire next week.
"We all realized what the risks were but we never really worried about him because we knew it was what he did," Olson's wife, Pat, said.
Officials with the NTSB, FAA and the Lee County Sheriff were going through the wreckage on Tuesday.
The helicopter they were flying was 25 years old and averaged 600 flights a year, but the head of the hospital's acute care helicopter program insists it was well maintained.


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In order to prevent defections and retain talent, Wall Street biggies are planning to hike the salary for their junior staff in the range of 20-25%. Some of the banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM - Free Report) , Bank of America Corporation (BAC - Free Report) , The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS - Free Report) , Citigroup Inc. (C - Free Report) and Morgan Stanley (MS - Free Report) have either already announced the raise or are planning to do so in the coming months.
Goldman intends to give a pay raise to several junior analysts by roughly 20%. Notably, only analysts working in the U.S. are eligible for this hike from next year on. Moreover, this move will not impact bonuses that are paid at the year-end.
Further, BofA and JPMorgan are also planning a 20% hike in the salary of junior bankers. Nonetheless, the raise in these to companies will be applicable to all the junior bankers across the globe. The rise is expected to take effect in 2015.
While these banks including Morgan Stanley, which intends to increase the salaries for mid-level and junior bankers by 25%, have already planned to reward their junior bankers with a raise, Citigroup is still contemplating the move.
Apart from salary raise, the banks are also trying to improve the working conditions of their junior bankers through work-life balance strategy by limiting working hours and offering better compensation. The decision to increase salaries, taken by these Wall Street banks, at a time when many of these banks face increased overall expenses depicts on-going efforts to prevent loss of talent to the competitors that include other banks as well as private equity firms and hedge funds.
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Altuve's blast the difference as Astros top Cards
Altuve's blast the difference as Astros top Cards
Just over seven months later, the vibe is rapidly transforming right in front of the young Astros' eyes.
Rising star Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run home run in the second inning to put Houston ahead to stay, sending them to a 5-4 win over first-place St. Louis (16-10) in front of 27,201 raucous fans at Minute Maid Park.
It's the fourth consecutive win for the Astros (12-14), and their sixth in eight games.
"We've been talking about getting over the hump, especially in those one-run games," said manager Brad Mills. "That's exactly what these guys have started to do. It started in that Mets series and it carried over into tonight."
This win was particularly impressive considering the early offensive fireworks came against Kyle Lohse, the St. Louis starter who entered with a 4-0 record and a 1.62 ERA.
But the Astros got to him for five runs, three earned, in the first two innings, giving them a lead they never relinquished.
"I think guys had real good at-bats," said Mills. "Altuve's homer was obviously huge, but getting long, deep at-bats was very big."
The Astros worked Lohse's pitch count to 99 in just five innings, forcing him into an early exit.
Lohse also didn't get much help from his defense, and Altuve and the Astros made the Cardinals pay. Prior to Altuve's one-out blast, Jordan Schafer hit a sharp ground ball to St. Louis first baseman Allen Craig that could've been an inning-ending double play.
But Craig sailed his throw to second base into left field, leaving both runners safe. That set the table for Altuve, who smashed an 0-1 fastball from Lohse to the back of the left-field Crawford Boxes for his second homer of the season. That put the Astros in front, 5-2.
"I went out today with a plan, and I was expecting that pitch," said Altuve. "I knew I could hit it really good."
"I tried to go sinker in and it was in off the corner and just up," said Lohse. "He did a good job of hitting there."
Altuve went 2-of-5 to raise his team-best batting average to .360. But his finest play may have come on defense in the ninth.
Down by a run against Houston closer Brett Myers, Rafael Furcal led off with a single, setting the table for the heart of the St. Louis lineup.
But when Jon Jay hit what looked like a popup to Altuve at second base, Altuve let it bounce, played it off the short hop and started a 4-6-3 double play. Myers then struck out Matt Holliday to end the game, picking up his seventh save.
"You can't say enough about that play," said Mills. "A lot of people won't understand how great a play that was. To be able to get that short hop and turn it into a double play, that was absolutely outstanding.
Starting pitcher Lucas Harrell (2-2) did just enough to pick up his second win of the year, giving up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
It looked ragged in the early going, especially when the first two Cardinals runs scored courtesy of a throwing error from third baseman Chris Johnson and a two-out balk. But Harrell settled in and allowed no runs after the third, preserving the narrow Houston lead.
"I feel like I settled down as the game went on," said Harrell. "In the third, I got the wind knocked out of me when I dove for a ball. I should've taken more time.
"It was a big team win. Any time you can knock off the top team in the division and start off the series with a win, it's huge."
The Astros' bullpen pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Wesley Wright, Wilton Lopez and Fernando Rodriguez preceding Myers.
Lopez was particularly impressive, entering with none out and a runner on first in the seventh inning against the meat of the St. Louis order. But Lopez struck out Holliday and Craig swinging before forcing a weak groundout from David Freese to end the threat.
Schafer, who earlier reached on two errors, walked in the eighth inning to reach base for the 25th straight game to open a season, which tied him with Denis Menke (1969) for the club record.
The Astros weren't able to drive Schafer in that time, but the bullpen was able to close things out.
"I think from Day 1, we thought we had good arms that could compete with anyone," said Wright.
"We're not really surprised. We just thought we could keep our heads down, keep working hard and we'll be right in the thick of things."
Ben DuBose is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.