Obituaries

Floyd J. Kreifels

Plains Alzheimer’s Special NE. Floyd Joseph Kreifels, known affectionately as “Buck”, was born on February 18, 1936 in Nebraska City, NE; the son of Eugene G.

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LaVera Anna Lyon

LaVera was born May 9, 1923 on a farm east of Julian, the daughter of Ockie and Lottie (Schmidt) Burns. LaVera was one of two children and was baptized October 7, 1923 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Talmage and she was confirmed May 29, 1942 at First Lutheran Church in Nebraska City.

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Vernon L. Brooke

He was born on October 29, 1924 to Harry and Lena (Herbst) Brooke at McCool Junction NE. He graduated from the McCool Junction High School in 1942.

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Geneva M. Wurtele

Geneva M. Wurtele, age 97 of Nebraska City passed away on Saturday; July 30, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 8, 1925 at Lake Odessa, MI; the daughter of Donald and Hazel (Ansbaugh) Allerding. When Geneva was only two years old, her mom passed away and she was raised by her grandparents Milo and Ellie Ansbaugh. She attended school and graduated from the Woodland High School, Woodland, MI with the Class of 1943.

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Susan Marie Wurtele

Susan Marie Wurtele, 71 Wife, Mother, and Friend to many was taken away from us on July 28, 2022. Susie was born October 1, 1950 to Daryl Urwiller and Jackie Urwiller in Grand Island, NE. Graduated from Grand Island High School in 1968, and moved to Lincoln, NE to start a family. Later in life she met her soul mate and moved to Nebraska City where she became an integral part of the Nebraska City community. Susie worked several jobs over her life, from selling real estate, to property management, to working in a flower shop, and eventually volunteering at her church and the local thrift shop. She was a kind soul who loved everyone and was always there if you were in need. She was strong in her faith in Christ. Every interaction Susie had with family, friends, and even strangers made her big heart shine like a candle in a dark room. She is survived by her husband Jerry Wurtele Sr. Ne City, NE, son David Meyers, Athens, TX, daughter Amy Frahm and her husband Rusty, Ashland, NE, step-son’s Jerry Wurtele Jr. and his wife Susan, Plattsmouth, NE, and Jeff Wurtele, Ne City, NE, step-daughter Sheryl Wurtele, Denver, CO, grandchildren Marlea Wurtele, Morgan Wurtele, Trey Frahm, Claire Meyers, Alexa Edmisten, and Cecelia Frahm, and great grand-child Ellie Wurtele and many other relatives and friends.

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Annetta (Roesch) Pickett

Annetta Marie (Roesch) Pickett, 84, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away July 16, 2022 after a year-long battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born July 11, 1938 in Falls City, NE, the oldest of 7 children to Fred “Fritz” Adam and Mabel Francis (Noyes) Roesch. Anne spent most of her childhood in southeast NE living in Falls City, Dawson, Nebraska City, Shubert and other towns. She was attending Otoe High School her junior year when her family moved to Grants Pass, OR where she graduated in 1955 at age 16. Anne returned to Nebraska City after graduation and began working at the Pat A Cake Cafe’ and Foley’s Jewelry Store. It was at the cafe’ where she met and fell in love with Gary Pickett from Nemaha, NE. They were married on May 4,1956 and soon afterwards the start of their family began with the birth of their son in June of 1957. Gary’s 47-year career with Western Union in 1955 moved the little family to Falls City, Tulsa, OK, Little Rock, AR and other towns along the way until he arrived at Tinker Air Force Base in 1962. A daughter was added to the family in 1966. For 60 years the Pickett family would call Oklahoma City and the Mid-Del suburban area their home. During the 1970’s and 80’s, Anne served as homeroom mother and Sunday school teacher in her children’s classrooms and later returned to work as a receptionist at Lee’s RV City where she retired in 1998. Anne was preceded in death by her father, her mother

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