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Obituaries
Mrs. Anna P. Regan (nee Marquis)
Who has lived in Lincoln and Lancaster County for over thirty-four years died early yesterday morning of heart failure at his home, 1435 Popular Street.
He was born in New York city in 1845. At sixteen years of age he enlisted as a soldier in the civil war and was in several severe battles.
He came to Lancaster county in the spring of 1876 settling on a farm in Highland precinct. He resided there for fourteen years when he moved to Lincoln to educate his children.
He was engaged in the real estate business for a number of years. In 1890 he was elected county commissioner, serving four years. He was prominent for years in county politics. He was originally a republican but after affiliated with the populist party.
He is survived by a widow and eight children. Mr. McGraw was a fighter and while actively participating in local politics he was always in the limelight. His death was unexpected. The night previous to his death he was feeling well and in fine spirits. Recently he entered the plumbing business.
The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home, 1435 Poplar Street. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masonic order.
Vetrans of the Civil War will attend the funeral of Mr. McGraw in a body.
Nebraska State Journal, Saturday Morning, January 7, 1911 Contributed by: Lowella M. Stinson
Funeral services were held at the grave at Wyuka, Friday afternoon, Rev. A.C. Huth officiating. Castle, Roper & Matthews were in charge.
The infant died Thursday and is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Francke, 236 North Nineteenth street.
The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), 1933 Nov 10 (Friday), p19 Contributed by: Peggy Luce
A memorial service will be held
Sunday, August 5, 2007, at 2:00 PM
at New Covenant Community Church,
Lincoln, NE, with Pastor Tim
Johnson officiating.
The Bellingham Herald, August 5, 2007
Contributed by: Marla
Snow
Near Lincoln, Neb., March 14, Mrs. Catherine Melick, aged 55 years, wife of Peter Melick, late of this city.
Henry Republican - May 31, 1877 Transcribed and Contributed by: Nancy Piper
Near Lincoln, Neb., May 21, Peter Melick, aged 65. Was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, emigrated in Illinois in 1859 and to Neb. In 1871.
Henry Republican - June 6, 1878 Transcribed and Contributed by: Nancy Piper
Mrs. Anna P. Regan (nee Marquis) At Lincoln, Oct. 5, Mrs. Anna P. Regan, aged 30 years, daughter of Rev. John Marquis, of Los Angeles County, Calif., and formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city.
Henry Republican - December 5, 1872 Transcribed and Contributed by: Nancy Piper
One of Lincoln's oldest citizens, died last night at this home, 1121 L Street.
The funeral occurs tomarrow afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Lincoln Evening News - Saturday - August 6, 1892
(1923-2007)
Born: Oct. 22, 1923 in Lincoln,
Nebraska
Died: September 19, 2007 in
Gresham, OR
Survivors: 2 daughter, 1 son, 7
grandchildren, 3
great-grandchildren
The Oregonian - September 23, 2007 Obituary edited for length. Full reprint available from The Oregonian Newspaper, Portland, OR."
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by:
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88, of Lincoln died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Maple Ridge Healthcare Center in Lincoln.
She married John J. Horton; he died in 1999.
Submitted by: Candi Horton
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Johnson. 2827 No. 51st, who died Saturday, will be held 10:30 a. m., Tuesday at Robert's chapel. Rev. Bert L. Story will officiate. The body will be taken to Columbus, Neb., for burial at 3:30 p. m.
Mrs. Johnson was born at Columbus, Neb., Feb. 21, 1882, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Turner, pioneer settlers of Columbus.
A graduate of Columbus high school and Peru state normal, Mrs. Johnson also attended the University of Nebraska and Columbia university, New York City.
Prior to her marriage in 1917 to Francis A. Johnson, Flint,Mich.. Mrs. Johnson taught school in Columbus and Tustin, Calif.
Since 1927, when her husband died, Mrs. Johnson has made her home in Lincoln. She was a member of the University Place Methodist church.
Her only son, Capt. Francis R. Johnson, has been reported killed in action on the German front Dec. 19, 1944. He had been assigned to the Seventh army.
Surviving are a daughter-in- law,
Mrs. Marguerite Traester-Johnson
of Lincoln; five sisters, Mrs. H.
A. Rowe and Mrs. A. J. Anderson of
Omaha, Mrs. G. H. Walker, Misses
Frances and Lincoln State Journal – Monday, April 30, 1945
Sterling Ambrosius, 82, of Springfield died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Medical Center.
He was born May 28, 1910, in Huntsville, the son of Thomas Simon and Mary Pechin Ambrosius.
Mr. Ambrosius was a farmer in the Huntsville area and an administrator for the Illinois Association of School Boards until retiring. He had taught in Rushville schools and was formerly superintendent of the Rushville School District.
Mr. Ambrosius was a member of Woodside United Methodist Church, Huntsville Masonic Lodge, Ansar Shrine and Shriners Retirees Club.
Surviving are his wife, Grace Baxter Ambrosius; two sons, Lloyd of Lincoln, Neb., and John of Platteville, Wis.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Woodside United Methodist Church, with the Rev. George Loveland officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Huntsville Cemetery.
Boardman-Smith Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, October 30, 1992 Transcribed and Contributed by: Sara Hemp
Grace E. Ambrosius, 85, of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Springfield, died Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Survivors: two sons, Lloyd Ambrosius of Lincoln, Neb., and John Ambrosius of Platteville, Wis.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Oren Baxter of Sun City, Ariz.
Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday, Huntsville United Methodist Church, Huntsville. Private family interment will be in Huntsville Cemetery.
Roper and Sons Mortuary in Lincoln, Neb., is in charge of arrangements.
Note: Huntsville Cemetery is in Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois.
Her husband, Sterling E. Ambrosius is also buried there.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, March 13, 1997 Transcribed and Contributed by: Sara Hemp
Leslie Puckett Dies in Lincoln
Lincoln (UPI) - Leslie C. Puckett, 55, Lincoln, died here Thursday.
He was state represeniative before Sen Carl Curtis (R-Neb).
He had been a Lincoln resident for 28 years.
Columbus Daily Telegram - August 21, 1959
Services here on Friday for Dr. Victor Lofgreen
Dr. Victor Eugene Lofgreen, D.D.S., Hastings Nebr, former Norton (KS) community resident, died July 26 at his home at the age of 79.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 30, at Enfield Funeral Home in Norton with Jeff Nielsen officiating. Volney Lofgreen will give the Eulogy. Interment will be in the Norton Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Mary Lanning Hospice, Hastings, Neb. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Victor was born November 7, 1919 in Norton, the son of Burdge and Ada Blanch Porter Lofgreen. He grew to manhood in the Norton community, attended Dry Creek Rural grade school and graduated from Norton High School. He served as a pilot during World War II, flying the Burma Hump in the Air Transport Command.
Following the war he graduated from the University of Nebraska with his doctorate degree in Dentistry. He married Phyllis Ann Miler and to this union six children were born. He made is home in Lincoln, Neb. Where he practiced dentistry for 20 years, and then moved to Hastings where he practiced for 21 years. On June 15, 1996 Victor and Mary Jane Trusdale Duis were married in Lincoln, and made their home in Hastings.
He was a member of the American Dental Association, the Association of Institutional Dentistry, the American Legion and the V.F.W. He taught Periodontal Dentistry at the University of Nebraska and Dental Hygiene at the Central Community College in Hastings.
He also greatly enjoyed flying and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Young Eagles Flight Group.
Survivors include: his wife, Mary Jane Lofgreen of the home in Hastings; six children and their families; two step children and families; two brothers, Volney and wife Mary Lofgreen of Grand Island, Neb and Denzel and wife Ruth Lofgreen of Norton.; eight grandchildren, four step grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.---
Notes: names of living children have been deleted.
After the war he graduated from Kearney State Teacher’s College - now University of Nebraska at Kearney - with a degree in Science Education, before attending the University of Nebraska School of Dentistry.
Norton Daily Telegraph, July 28, 1999 Transcribed and Submitted by: D. Lofgreen
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