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Dolores I Barkley “Dee”

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9/19/1931 – 1/12/2019
Omaha – Survived by husband Keith, daughters Jill (Grant) Perry, April Haldeman, 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, sister Dorene Evans, family and friends.

Visitation Wednesday 5-7 PM with Vigil Service 7 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church . Funeral Service Thursday (1/17/19) 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church 508 Angus St. Gretna, NE. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Gretna, NE. Dee’s Wishes were In Lieu of Flowers Memorials to Gretna Public Library or Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – Gretna Chapel
11710 Standing Stone – Gretna, NE –

Dean G. Traudt

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7/1/1944 – 1/8/2019

Dean was born July 1st , 1944 to Mildred and Glenn Traudt. He grew up in York, Nebraska and graduated from York High School. He then moved to Fremont, Nebraska where he served in the Army from 1966-1972. 

He started his career in the grocery business at the age of 15.  He managed several grocery stores until his retirement in 2010.  He also loved being a radio personality going by the name of Dean Glenn on KHUB radio station in the 1970’s.  He also lent his golden voice as the announcer for his daughters dance recitals at Janet Jackson’s Dance Studio for over 20 years.

He married Joanne Berry and they had 2 children Larry and Deanna.  They later divorced and he married Susan Lewis in 1990 who had 2 children Michael and Jeff.

After his retirement he went back to work part-time for Methodist Hospital.

He loved spending time with his grandchildren and his beloved dog Asti.  He loved attending Creighton Basketball games and traveling with his wife and family.

He and Susan enjoyed volunteering for the Silverliner’s North Pole, which he recently played Frosty for them.  He was a member of the Church Choir at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

Omaha – Preceded in death by son Larry, granddaughter Sara Steiner, parents Glenn and Mildred. Survived by wife Susan, children Deanna (Pat) Callaway, Mike (Carri) Lewis, Jeff Lewis,  8 grandchildren Aaron Traudt, Emily Callaway, Jason Gridley, Jami Traudt, Michaela Traudt, Vincent Lewis, Anthony Lewis and Emmarie Resetar.   2 great granddaughters: Zooey Kimmell and Meelah Traudt. 2 Daughter in laws Tammy Trahan and Carol Traudt.   Brother Jerry (Marcia), sisters Kathy, Ida (Gary), many family and friends

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2-4 PM at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Monday (1/14/19) 10:00 AM at St. Mark Lutheran Church 821 N. 90th Street Omaha, NE. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials to St. Mark Lutheran Church.


Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel
2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

Richard D. Davis

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6/16/1937 – 1/3/2019

Gretna – Survived by wife Glenda, sons Jim (Chris), Doug, Scott, Ron (Peggy), Jon, 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, great great grandson and friends.

Visitation Thursday 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary Gretna Chapel. Funeral Service Friday (1/11/19) 12:00 PM at Roeder Mortuary Gretna Chapel. Interment Graceland Park Cemetery Omaha, Ne.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – Gretna Chapel
11710 Standing Stone – Gretna, NE 402-332-0090

Marjorie P Jones

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1/4/1925 – 1/7/2019
Omaha – Preceded in death husband Vernon Sr., daughters Patricia Robinson. Survived by sons Vernon Jr. (Connie), David (Joan), Stan (Judy), Steve (Donna), 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, brother Robert (Wanda) Rollins, family and friends.

Visitation Thursday 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE . Memorial Service Friday (1/11/19) 11:00 AM at Southwest Church of Christ 2600 S 124th St. Omaha, NE. Memorials to the family to be determined later.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel
2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

Lenore Weatherby

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Lenore Weatherby, daughter of George and Mary McCracken, was born October 5, 1929 in Topeka, KS and died January 4, 2019 at the age of 89 in Omaha, NE. Lenore graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1947. She received her teaching degree from Emporia State University in Emporia, KS in 1951 after teaching kindergarten for one year in Abilene, KS.

During the summer of 1950 she met Dave Weatherby at Emporia State University and on June 24, 1951 they were married in Valley Falls, KS. They moved to Eldorado, KS where Lenore taught K-8th grade music. As well as Eldorado, KS, Lenore and Dave lived in Jefferson City, MO, Kansas City, KS, Mount Prospect, IL and Indianola, IA where they lived for 41 years until moving to Omaha, NE in 2009 to be closer to their daughters and their families.

Lenore taught preschool at Elk Grove Village Preschool in Elk Grove Village, IL and was instrumental in starting Martensdale Preschool in Martensdale, IA. She assisted in starting three-year-old classes at Indianola Preschool and served as the Director/Teacher until she retired in 1989. She took a special interest in each of her preschoolers and worked hard to successfully prepare them for kindergarten.

In her early years her hobbies and interests included playing the piano, coronet and violin as well as tap dancing and horseback riding. She was an active member of Indianola First United Methodist Church, led the Cherub Choir for several years and enjoyed singing in the church choir. Lenore was a member of PEO Chapter JV, Monday Club and Delta Kappa Gamma. She and her husband developed a love for traveling and were involved in Friendship Force during which they traveled worldwide and met friends from other cultures. Lenore’s family was the most important aspect of her life and her favorite thing was to spend time with them.

Surviving are her daughters, Mary Frances (Joel) Suhr of Omaha, NE and their daughter Jennifer Suhr of Omaha, NE and Julie Ann (Warren) Higgins of Fremont, NE and their children Brad Higgins (Alexandria Cudworth and son Elijah) of Omaha, NE and Michelle (Reece) Kresser and son Benjamin of Tiburon, CA.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Dave, and her son-in-law, Joel.

Burial will take place in Valley Falls, KS on January 12, 2019 at 11:45am followed by lunch at the Valley Falls United Methodist Church. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at Indianola First United Methodist Church at 11:00 am on February 9th with lunch to follow service.

Memorials may be made to the Indianola First United Methodist Church. Please make checks payable to Indianola First United Methodist Church with “Lenore Weatherby Memorial” on the memo line and mail to Mary Suhr, 5549 N. 140th St, Omaha, NE 68164.

Ivo F Koesters

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5/13/1930 – 1/1/2019
Omaha – Preceded in death by wife Viola, parents, two brothers. Survived by son Keith, grandchildren Shannon, Kyle (Rachel) Koesters, great grandchildren Dan & Carly Evans, Ellie & Olivia Koesters.
Visitation Friday 5-7 PM at mortuary. Funeral Service Saturday (1/5/19) 10:00 AM at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Interment Calvary Cemetery.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel
2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

Sharon A. Allerheiligen

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2/28/1942 – 12/29/2018

Omaha – Sharon Ann (Krous) Allerheiligen was born 02-28-42 to Roy G. Krous and Mary Ann (Blumer) Krous in Marysville, Kansas.  She worked for Marysville Mutual from high school until she married.  She married Richard Dean Allerheiligen on April 12, 1964 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Marysville, Kansas. 

They relocated to Glenwood, Iowa where Rich was Safeway Store Manager at the time.  Sharon spent her time volunteering for March of Dimes and Trinity Lutheran Church as well as helping out at Safeway.  As a couple, they enjoyed square dancing and bowling. 

They had two daughters: Angela Sue and Julie Ann.  Sharon focused her life on her family and her faith.  She belonged to the Ladies Aid group, she taught a week day Sunday School class for preschoolers and served on the Alter Guild.  She was a member of the Preschool Mothers’ Club in Glenwood.  Sharon served as vice president and then president of the Glenwood Band Parents Association for six consecutive years. 

She worked for the Glen Haven nursing home as a nurse’s aide.  She was known for her empathy with the residents.  She worked in food services for the Glenwood Community School District and later the Glenwood Resource Center for 22 years.  Sharon enjoyed cooking and entertaining, from parties for the Safeway employees to Christmas Open Houses and hosting Julie’s High School drama cast parties. 

In 2002, she and Rich retired and moved from Glenwood to Omaha, Nebraska to be closer to their daughters and granddaughters.  They looked after their granddaughters, Shelby Ann and Alyssa Paige, during their younger years.  Both Grandma and Grandpa spent many hours chauffeuring to school and extracurricular activities.  This continued for Sharon until her health started to fail.

Sharon is preceded in death by her mother and father, brothers Doug and Wayne (Connie) Krous as well as three infant brothers.  She is survived by her husband of 54 years Richard; daughters Angela Allerheiligen and Julie (Greg) Betterton; granddaughters Shelby and Alyssa Betterton all of Omaha as well as her brother Leon (Rosalie) Krous of Salina, Kansas, 11 nieces and nephews and special friend of 52 years, Wanda Mathison, of Crescent, Iowa.   

Visitation Wednesday (1/2/19) 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Thursday (1/3/19) 10:00 AM at King of Kings Lutheran Church 11615 I St. Graveside Thursday 3:30 PM Home City Cemetery at Home City, KS. Memorial to St. Croix Hospice or King of Kings Lutheran Church.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel 2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

Gerald D. Brown

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Of Omaha, survived by Mother: C. Phyllis Brown Siblings: Quincy Brown III, Deann Brown, Denise Shavers, host of family and friends.

Visitation with Family 5:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday Roeder Mortuary 50th Ames Chapel. Funeral Service Friday (12/28/18) St. John’s AME 2402 N. 22nd Street Omaha, NE. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery at Omaha, NE.

LeRoy B. Rieck

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12/23/1938 – 12/28/2018

Leroy was born on his family’s small Nebraska Sandhills farm in a 2 bedroom farmhouse without indoor plumbing and heated by a wood stove.
His youth was spent outdoors running up and down hills rounding up cattle, horses and pigs. Crop planting was done behind a team of horses or a small tractor. He soon learned the value and developed the skill to fix farm equipment, cars and just about anything that could be taken apart.
Running hills made him strong and quick enough to win several medals for Albion High School which earned him spots on the starter blocks at Nebraska State Track and Field Tournament.
Right out of high school he enlisted in the Air Force to see new hills and vistas around the world as an airplane instrument specialist. He sent most of his paychecks back to the farm to support his parents.
During his enlistment he met a red headed nursing student, Norma Jean Martin, in Lincoln NE whom he married December 31 1960.
Babies soon arrived, David, Heidi, and Steven.
Two grandkids, Wesley and Daniel, brought great joy and an opportunity to teach a new generation the skill and fun of tinkering with stuff.
Leroy settled into a long career as a machinist and tool & die specialist, all the while buying, fixing and selling cars on the side. He had no time for watching tv or reading books.
Looking for a new career and a learning opportunity for his children , he bought Handyman Supply Hardware store. His natural talent of talking, fixing, and selling soon created a busy small business.
He and Norma moved out of Omaha to the Loess hills of Iowa to be closer to nature and a country life. They enjoyed this life for 20 years.
Knowing in later years it would be hard to manage a country acreage, he moved back to Omaha to spend his later years gardening, attending auctions, making friends and conversing with old ones.
Attending family gatherings and storytelling about Rieck, Johnson and Ayers family histories were great fun for him.
Leroy kept his legs moving to the end, always believing there will be better deals just over the next hill.

No Visitation, Funeral Mass Wednesday (1/2/19) 10:30 AM at St. Elizabeth Ann Catholic Church 114th & Fort Street, Omaha, NE. Memorials to Josie Harper Hospice House.

Hillari Marie Wood

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11/11/1968 – 12/21/2018

On December 21, 2018 surrounded by her loving family, Hillari was called to her Eternal home. She was born in Louisville, KY, she graduated from Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor in Science and completed her Master’s in Education at The College of Saint Mary in Omaha, NE. She had a deep passion for science and teaching and was a teacher for the Omaha Public School system.

She is preceded in death by Rodney Fucella (Dad) and Lloyd Wilson (Father), she is survived by her three children Ryan Wood, Allison Wood, Samantha Wood, her Mother Peggy P. Fucella, siblings LuAnn Walcott (Aric), Teresa Kozina, Daniel Fucella (Dana), David Fucella and many nieces and nephews.

The visitation will be held on Wednesday December 26, 2018 at Roeder Mortuary, 2727 N 108th Street, Omaha, NE  68164 from 4:00PM to 7:00PM with service on Thursday December 27, 2018 at 10:00AM. She will be buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville KY.

In lieu of flowers please make donation in Hillari’s name to Josie Harper Hospice House.