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Seifert, Jerry, Oct. 25, 1944- March 25, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 29 Mar 2011 MITCHELL - Jerry Seifert, 66, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at Mitchell Berean Church on Cook Oil Road with Pastor Giles Armstrong officiating. Interment will be held at Mitchell Valley Cemetery. The Nebraska Army National Guard will render military honors. Friends may call Monday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to noon, and then from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jerry's honor may be made in care of the family to be designated at a later time. Online condolences may be left at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of arrangements. Jerry was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Scottsbluff to Katie (Adams) Seifert and George Seifert. Jerry attended Roosevelt Public Schools and Scottsbluff High School. After school, Jerry served in the United States Army and was stationed in France and numerous other cities. While stationed in France, Jerry lived with a chef. This is where Jerry first got his love for cooking! After serving his Country, Jerry came back to Nebraska where he married Helen (Fedorchik) Seifert on May 8, 1969. Jerry and Helen had three children: Lance (who passed away as an infant), Rebecca and Lane. Jerry was a very loving father and always had time to go on trips to South Dakota or Big Thompson Canyon as Rebecca and Lane were growing up. He also coached Lane's 23 Club Baseball team for many years. Jerry was a very hard and dedicated worker. He worked at Nash Finch, Lockwood's and most recently at Target for the past 18 years. He had a great family made up of all of his Target coworkers. They all loved to joke around, have fun and help each other out. Jerry also helped his daughter, Rebecca, and son-in-law at The Playhouse Skate and Fun Center as he was in charge of maintenance. There wasn't anything that Jerry wouldn't do for anyone. He helped anyone whether it be family, friend or stranger that needed help. All you had to do was ask and Jerry was there. He also shared his love of cooking with family and friends as he always took his famous sausage, fudge and other goodies to share with everyone. Jerry's holiday turkey and stuffing will be greatly missed by all, along with the other meals he made throughout the year. Jerry had lots of hobbies and interests, but his main ones were collecting sports cards and memorabilia, going to garage sales with Helen and spending time with his family and going to all of his granddaughters activities. He was a frequent face on the Gering sidelines at Chelsi's soccer games and he also was at all of Aspen's AYSO soccer games and biddy basketball games. Jerry always loved getting "little surprises" for his granddaughters. He also enjoyed kicking back in his recliner and watching his favorite westerns and sport events. Survivors include his wife Helen of Mitchell; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and David Shields of Ger-ing, son and daughter-in-law Lane and Jessica (Nielsen) Seifert of Scottsbluff; granddaughters, Chelsi Fry of Lincoln and Aspen Shields of Gering; sisters, Carol Cline of Texas, Elanor Fudge of Texas; brothers, Wayne (and Barb) Seifert of Colorado, Larry Seifert of Texas and Jack (Marie) Seifert of New Jersey; sisters-in-law, Sophie (and Don) Luchter-hand of Arizona, Vera (and Chuck) Morgan of Scottsbluff, Rosemary (and late Henry) Fedorchik of Gering and brother-in-law, Bill (and Carol) Fedorchik of Gering and numerous nephews, nieces and cous-ins. Preceding Jerry in death were his parents, infant son Lance, infant sister, brothers Harvey, Elmer, Robert, sister Helen and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Olga and Darold Brandt.

Strecker, Kenneth G. , Sept. 29, 1943- March 24, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 29 Mar 2011 HENRY - Kenneth G. Strecker 67, died Thurs-day, March 24, 2011, suddenly at his home near Henry. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, at the Berean Bible Church with Pastor John Wilhelm officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Memorials to the family for a memorial to be determined later would by appreciated. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and the casket will be open at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Kenneth was born Sept. 29, 1943 in Scottsbluff, the son of George and Marie (Maul) Strecker. He grew up on the family farm near Henry and received his elementary education in Henry. Kenneth later graduated from Torrington High School and then attended the University of Wyoming where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Business. He managed the Woolworth's store in Cheyenne, Wyo. for a while and then in Longmont, Colo. before returning to the family farm in 1968. Kenneth married Marlyce Schank in Gering in 1961 and they had two sons Kent and Kevin. They later divorced. He married Debra Dunbar in 1977 and they had a daughter Danae and later divorced. He farmed and ranched until his semi-retirement in 2009. Kenneth enjoyed basketball especially Duke and Colorado Rockies baseball. He was one of the best and well respected farmers in the valley and was factory high sugar beet grower. Kenneth loved the being outdoors with animals and loved spending time with his grandkids. He never missed any of their sporting events or school programs. Survivors include his son, Kevin Strecker and his wife Lynette of Morrill; daughter, Danae Harris and her husband Jeff of Morrill; step-son, Mark Strecker and his wife Nicole of McCook; step-daughter, Mendy Kirchhefer of Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers, Robert Strecker and his wife Ruth of Minatare and Roger Strecker of Torrington; and eight grandchildren. His parents; infant sister, Georgia Ann; and son, Kent preceded him in death.

Stricker, David C. "Dave", July 9, 1938- March 25, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 29 Mar 2011 David "Dave" C. Stricker, 72, of Scottsbluff, passed away at his home on Friday, March 25, 2011. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 28, at Zion Evangelical Church with Pastor Garry Schick officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at Gering Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be given to the church. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.geringchapel.com. Dave was born July 9, 1938, in Scottsbluff to Carl and Frieda (Benzel) Stricker. He lived in Mitchell Valley until moving to Scottsbluff in 1972, graduating from Haig Country School in 1953. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1957. Dave farmed until 1972. He was assistant mechanic at Case Power for few years, drove truck and also worked in the feedlots, driving feeding truck. He married Joyce Schanaman in 1959. Later he married Elaine Fork on April 25, 1981 in Scottsbluff. They were planning their 30th anniversary celebration this June and had 30 wonderful years. Dave was a member of the Eagles and the Moose Lodge. He was Past Governor at the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed puzzles, working with animals on the Mini S-Ranch, traveling, church bowling team, fishing, an avid Nebraska Cornhusker football fan and collector. His favorite craft was weaving and restyling lawn chairs, many of them Nebraska Cornhuskers and many other designs of his own. Survivors include his wife Elaine; sons, Scott (Stephanie) Stricker of Dumus, Texas, Cory (Leslie) Stricker of Amarillo, Texas; daughter, Cynthia (Ross) Keesee of Amarillo, Texas; brother, Roger (Kathy) Stricker of Cheyenne, Wyo.; Joyce (Harold) Kautz of Gering; sister-in-law, Patricia Stricker of Mitchell; grandson, Marcus Allen Langford; nine step-grandchildren; great-grandson, Jackson Allen Langford; three great-step grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Donald and Ronald, sister-in-law, Donna, and step grandchild TJ.

As to documentation of a frequent mentioned tragedy of extreme famine, Orlando Figgs, in his book, A People's Tragedy, on page 773, offers a photo of a man and woman perpetrators and two victims, with the subtitle, "cannibals with their victims, Samara province, 1921". Judging from the folklore which followed people from the iceage Balkans to the Hartz mountains in Germany, it was not a new occurrence for man in extreme famine. Frank Jacobs

This word - раскулачивание - refers to the destruction or liquidation of the Kulak class during the 1920/30's, however, in the text below it doesn't really make any sense - the verdict was "destruction of kulaks", and then rehabilitated in 1995. Anti kulak activity was official government activity - so this term might have some special meaning not at all obvious to me. Bill Doos -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Pfaffenroth <[email protected]> To: Bill Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2011 2:42 pm Subject: Re: [GV] Cannabilization - info from website I believe the word refers not to cannibalization, but to punishment of ulaks (richer peasants) resulting in imprisonment, deportation, or xecution. Not being a Russian speaker, I turned to my favorite online translation ool: wikipedia. It doesn't work well for text, but does for anything ncyclopedic. On the wikipedia site, you can look at an entry in English, say "United tates," and find the entry then in another language on the left sidebar. licking on "Deutsch" will bring you to the German wikipedia entry for the .S. It can work the same for reverse translations. In this case, I found that he search term below brought me to: *Dekulakization*, the oviet<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union>campaign of political epressions <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_repression>, including rrests <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrests>, eportations<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation>, nd executions <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution> of millions of the etter-off peasants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants> and their amilies in 1929-1932. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization) How I got there: ) I went to the wikipedia entry in English for the United States, which I igured would have a Russian entry. ) I clicked on усский<http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5>on he left sidebar. ) Once in the Russian wikipedia entry, I used the search box at the top ight and copy-pasted in the Russian term Раскулачивание from your email elow. ) Once it brought me to the Russian entry for this term (which includes ictures and a substantially longer entry, by the way), I clicked on English" in the left sidebar. This brought me to Dekulakization. I've often used this to find out in English what a particular German food or lant is. -Catherine 2011/3/28 Bill Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> > Hi, Thanks for the many responses. I copied the Russian text, which google translates as "Verdict: cannabilization." Приговор = Verdict Раскулачивание= cannibalization Hopefully the Russian will come through on my posting. Here is a name and the Memorial webpage address of one of those supposedly sentenced to "cannabilization." *Yablokov Arkhip S.* http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flists.memo.ru%2Findex30.htm I know he is not German, that is not the point. There was a group of six who in 1930 or 1931 were subject to the same "verdict. E.g., · *Eytvid Alexei Fedorovich * Родился в 1902 г., д. Львов Двор Чагодощенский р-н Вологодская обл.; русские; Проживал: Вологодская обл., Чагодощенский р-н, Львов Двор. Born in 1902, d. Lions Yard Chagoda rn Vologda region.; Russian; Lived: Vologdaregion., Chagoda district, Lviv yard. Приговорен: ЧАГОДОЩЕНСКИЙ РИК в 1931 г., обв.: Постановление ЦИК и СНК СССР от 01.02 1930. Verdict: Chagoda RIC in 1931, the EFA.: Decision of the CEC and the CPC of the USSR from 1.2 in 1930. Приговор: раскулачивание Реабилитирован 28 марта 1995 г. УВД Вологодской обл. Verdict: cannibalization Rehabilitated March 28, 1995 ATC Vologda region. *Источник: УВД Вологодской обл. Source: Department of Internal Affairs of the Vologda region. * If the Russian does not post in Russian, contact me. Bill Pickelhaupt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes

The person to ask would be Dr. Samuel Sinner, author of "The Open Wound", who did extensive research on what happened to German-Russian after 1915. His book only has an index to people's names, and place names. Samuel has been unavailable for comments for about 6 or 7 years, although I've had contact with his sister. I'll see if I can find her email address and see if he will answer a question about cannibalism. Gary Martens Dobrinka, Galka, Neu-Weimar and Schilling villages VC On 3/28/2011 12:24 PM, David Schmidt wrote: > Bill Pickelhaupt asked: > In working with the Memorial website, I have found several entries of > "Verdict: canibalization" for victims of Soviet repression. Has anyone > else who has worked with the website found this? I know the communists > were brutal but I can't imagine they condemned people to that fate. Or > is the term just a bad effort by Google Translate? > > My comments: > I think it very unlikely that any Soviet tribunal would have sentenced Russian Germans to commit cannibalism. A more likely interpretation is that the person was convicted of cannibalizing other villagers (i.e., the verdict was the accused had committed cannibalism). Things got so bad during the 1921-22 and 1933 famines in the Volga villages that I have heard rumors about cannibalism before. I have not seen a letter, newspaper article, or other definite evidence, but it would not surprise me that, in their dire starvation, some Volga Germans had to resort to cannibalism. > > David F. Schmidt > > Village Coordinator for Boaro, Cäsarsfeld& Stahl am Karaman > > Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA > > Email: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I believe the word refers not to cannibalization, but to punishment of kulaks (richer peasants) resulting in imprisonment, deportation, or execution. Not being a Russian speaker, I turned to my favorite online translation tool: wikipedia. It doesn't work well for text, but does for anything encyclopedic. On the wikipedia site, you can look at an entry in English, say "United States," and find the entry then in another language on the left sidebar. Clicking on "Deutsch" will bring you to the German wikipedia entry for the U.S. It can work the same for reverse translations. In this case, I found that the search term below brought me to: *Dekulakization*, the Soviet<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union>campaign of political repressions <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_repression>, including arrests <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrests>, deportations<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation>, and executions <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution> of millions of the better-off peasants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants> and their families in 1929-1932. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization) How I got there: 1) I went to the wikipedia entry in English for the United States, which I figured would have a Russian entry. 2) I clicked on Русский<http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5>on the left sidebar. 3) Once in the Russian wikipedia entry, I used the search box at the top right and copy-pasted in the Russian term Раскулачивание from your email below. 4) Once it brought me to the Russian entry for this term (which includes pictures and a substantially longer entry, by the way), I clicked on "English" in the left sidebar. This brought me to Dekulakization. I've often used this to find out in English what a particular German food or plant is. -Catherine 2011/3/28 Bill Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Thanks for the many responses. I copied the Russian text, which google > translates as "Verdict: cannabilization." > > > Приговор = Verdict > > Раскулачивание= cannibalization > > > > Hopefully the Russian will come through on my posting. > > > > Here is a name and the Memorial webpage address of one of those supposedly > sentenced to "cannabilization." > > *Yablokov Arkhip S.* > > > http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flists.memo.ru%2Findex30.htm > > > > I know he is not German, that is not the point. > > > > There was a group of six who in 1930 or 1931 were subject to the same > "verdict. E.g., > > > > · *Eytvid Alexei Fedorovich * > > Родился в 1902 г., д. Львов Двор Чагодощенский р-н Вологодская обл.; > русские; Проживал: Вологодская обл., Чагодощенский р-н, Львов Двор. Born in > 1902, d. Lions Yard Chagoda rn Vologda region.; Russian; Lived: > Vologdaregion., Chagoda district, Lviv yard. > Приговорен: ЧАГОДОЩЕНСКИЙ РИК в 1931 г., обв.: Постановление ЦИК и СНК СССР > от 01.02 1930. Verdict: Chagoda RIC in 1931, the EFA.: Decision of the CEC > and the CPC of the USSR from 1.2 in 1930. > Приговор: раскулачивание Реабилитирован 28 марта 1995 г. УВД Вологодской > обл. Verdict: cannibalization Rehabilitated March 28, 1995 ATC Vologda > region. > > *Источник: УВД Вологодской обл. Source: Department of Internal Affairs of > the Vologda region. * > > > > If the Russian does not post in Russian, contact me. > > > > Bill Pickelhaupt > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Thanks for the many responses. I copied the Russian text, which google translates as "Verdict: cannabilization." Приговор = Verdict Раскулачивание= cannibalization Hopefully the Russian will come through on my posting. Here is a name and the Memorial webpage address of one of those supposedly sentenced to "cannabilization." *Yablokov Arkhip S.* http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flists.memo.ru%2Findex30.htm I know he is not German, that is not the point. There was a group of six who in 1930 or 1931 were subject to the same "verdict. E.g., · *Eytvid Alexei Fedorovich * Родился в 1902 г., д. Львов Двор Чагодощенский р-н Вологодская обл.; русские; Проживал: Вологодская обл., Чагодощенский р-н, Львов Двор. Born in 1902, d. Lions Yard Chagoda rn Vologda region.; Russian; Lived: Vologdaregion., Chagoda district, Lviv yard. Приговорен: ЧАГОДОЩЕНСКИЙ РИК в 1931 г., обв.: Постановление ЦИК и СНК СССР от 01.02 1930. Verdict: Chagoda RIC in 1931, the EFA.: Decision of the CEC and the CPC of the USSR from 1.2 in 1930. Приговор: раскулачивание Реабилитирован 28 марта 1995 г. УВД Вологодской обл. Verdict: cannibalization Rehabilitated March 28, 1995 ATC Vologda region. *Источник: УВД Вологодской обл. Source: Department of Internal Affairs of the Vologda region. * If the Russian does not post in Russian, contact me. Bill Pickelhaupt

VERINEGA CASSEROLE Cook 1 package Lazanga noodles in salted water until desired doneness, and drain. Prepare 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 casserole dish with 1 cube melted butter and add 1Ž2 cup cream, to coat the bottom. Then line bottom of casserole, 2 noodles deep. Add 1Ž2 of the filling spreading over the noodles evenly. (Layer as you would in making a lasagna). Filling: 2 boxes whole berries, usually strawberries 1Ž2 cup sugar Brown 1 cup bread crumbs in 1Ž4 cup butter. Mix together. Top layer, use 2 more layers of noodles. Pour over top of casserole: 1Ž4 c cream 1Ž2 cup melted butter 1Ž4 c browned bread crumbs. Cover with foil, bake 350 deg for 1 hour.

Bill Pickelhaupt asked: In working with the Memorial website, I have found several entries of "Verdict: canibalization" for victims of Soviet repression. Has anyone else who has worked with the website found this? I know the communists were brutal but I can't imagine they condemned people to that fate. Or is the term just a bad effort by Google Translate? My comments: I think it very unlikely that any Soviet tribunal would have sentenced Russian Germans to commit cannibalism. A more likely interpretation is that the person was convicted of cannibalizing other villagers (i.e., the verdict was the accused had committed cannibalism). Things got so bad during the 1921-22 and 1933 famines in the Volga villages that I have heard rumors about cannibalism before. I have not seen a letter, newspaper article, or other definite evidence, but it would not surprise me that, in their dire starvation, some Volga Germans had to resort to cannibalism. David F. Schmidt Village Coordinator for Boaro, Cäsarsfeld & Stahl am Karaman Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA Email: [email protected]

Schuman, Emily, March 5, 1917-25, 2011 Billings Gazette Billings, MT 28 Mar 2011 BIG TIMBER — Our beloved mother and grandmother, Emily Schuman passed away on March 25, 2011, at the Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber, she was 94. Emily was born the seventh child of Conrad and Anna Elizabeth (Kirsh) Weschenfelder in Shields, N. D., on March 5, 1917. Her family moved to Park City, Mont., in about 1926 where she met and married Philip Schuman on Dec. 8, 1938. Philip and Emily raised their family in Columbus and later moved to Big Timber where until her death four generations lived and worked for 53 years on their lower Sweet Grass cattle ranch. Emily was born and passed away in her favorite season, spring. She loved to watch all young life grow and mature from plants, to animals and especially children and until recently she was deeply involved in church activities. Emily is survived by her older brother Dave Weschenfelder; her much loved daughter and constant companion Dorothy Schuman; and son Philip (Christine) Schuman of the family ranch; five grandchildren Danette, Chuck, Tracey, Chantell and Chayne; seven great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters and one great-great granddaughter. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Emily was preceded in death by her loving husband Philip; her firstborn son Donald Lee; grandson Jerry; three brothers and four sisters. God bless good and faithful servant, until we meet again... Viewing will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday March 29, at Stenberg Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday March 30, at the Big Timber Evangelical Church. Cremation will follow and graveside services will be held at the Park City Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Stenberg Funeral Home.

In working with the Memorial website, I have found several entries of "Verdict: canibalization" for victims of Soviet repression. Has anyone else who has worked with the website found this? I know the communists were brutal but I can't imagine they condemned people to that fate. Or is the term just a bad effort by Google Translate? Bill Pickelhaupt Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Wolff , Robert, Nov. 4, 1922- March 20, 2011 Billings Gazette Billings, MT 27 Mar 2011 Robert Wolff passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Highgate Assisted Living in Billings, at the age of 88. He was born on Nov. 4, 1922, on his parents' homestead in Prairie County, Mont., the fourth of twelve children born to German-Russian immigrants Christian and Christina (Rath) Wolff. The family moved to a farm south of Brockway, Mont., when Robert was a young boy. He spent most of his life working on the family farm and this farm was his home for nearly 80 years. Robert attended the rural Berry School through the 8th grade when his formal education ended. Because of the Great Depression, his family could not afford to send him to high school and his help was needed on the farm. In 1939, Robert was confirmed in the rural Zion German Congregational Church along with his brother, Aldo. This church was later moved to Circle, Mont., where it became part of the Circle Museum. Robert served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939-1940 at the Nine Mile Camp near Missoula. This was his first time away from home and a memorable experience for him. Robert married Anna Wangen of Brockway, Mont., in 1946 and they made their home on his parents' farm and ranch where they raised cattle and grain. When Robert and Anna retired, they moved to Miles City where they lived for a few years. Because of declining health, they moved to Billings in 2009. Anna passed away shortly thereafter. Robert's life was governed by the rhythm of the seasons, caring for cattle through the winters, spring calving, and seeding and harvesting during the growing seasons. Robert loved his farm and would have spent the rest of his life there had he been able. He enjoyed a good game of pinochle and played countless games of crazy eights and Chinese checkers with his children and grandchildren. He was a quiet and unassuming man who loved and enjoyed his family and friends. He was proud that all four of his children and all of his grandchildren attended college even though he had to end his education after the 8th grade. Robert is survived by his children Dennis Wolff (Karen) of Circle, Mont., and their children Eric (Denelle) and Kristi (Jeff Schwartz), Benna Tiensvold (Mel) of Prescott, Ariz., Robin Wolff (Rodd Hamman) of Billings, and their son Alex, and Laura Zimmerman (Ric) of Billings, and their children Ben and Bryan. He is also survived by three great-grandchildren and a fourth expected to arrive in June. His surviving brothers and sisters are Laura Wells, Palma Chambers, Florence Zwicker, Marion Schleining, and Leonard, Ralph, and Harold Wolff. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Gladys Wangen Cole and many extended family members. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna, of 63 years; his parents; two brothers, Clarence and Aldo; sisters Anna Wolff Young and Altina. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff of Highgate Assisted Living for their kind and loving care of both Dad and Mom. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will be held in the Brockway Cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com.

Ramig, Amelia "Millie", Feb. 19, 1914- March 23, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 26 Mar 2011 Amelia "Millie" Ramig, 97, of Scottsbluff, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 28, at Emmanuel Congregational Church with Pastor Rick Parker officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Visitation will be Sunday, March 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Congregational Church. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.jolliffefuneralhome.com Jolliffe Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Millie was born Feb. 19, 1914, in Lincoln to Henry and Mary (Nolde) Gable. The family moved to Bayard in 1921. She and David Ramig were united in marriage April 19, 1931, in Minatare. Millie worked eight years at St. Mary's Hospital and 8 ½ years at Heritage Healthcare retiring in 1983. She was a community minded person, helping with local events as well as school events. Millie enjoyed gardening and growing flowers as well as cooking. Her family was everything. Millie was a member of Emmanuel Congregational Church; Golden Rod Club and she also taught Sunday school. Survivors include her son, Harold Ramig and daughter, Beverly Satur both of Gering; daughter-in-law, Marlyce Ramig of Scottsbluff; sisters, Elsie (Clarence) Fries of Wheatridge, Colo.; Pauline Reitz of Alliance and Leah (Victor) Elher of Wheatridge, Colo.; eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Her parents, husband David on Feb. 4, 1988; son, Marvin; son-in-law, Melvin Satur; three brothers; seven sisters; one great-grandson and step-grandson all preceded her in death.

Kramer, William "Bill", February 23, 1916 - March 21, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 26 Mar 2011 Bill Kramer, 95, passed away March 21st, 2011 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday March 28th, 2011 at Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Portland Oregon. Bill was born on February 23, 1916 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Peter and Maria Kramer. After graduating from Victory Hill School, he went to work on the family farm where he found his true calling. This led to eventually having two separate farms, totaling 290 acres. He also worked for several years at JR Simplot, working to help other local farmers. He married the love of his life, Marie Campbell on December 22, 1937. They were married for 71 years. They lived on their family farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and to this union, four children were born. Bill really enjoyed the times he spent traveling with family. On numerous occasions, you'd catch him sitting around a campfire telling stories of the past. During one trip to Florida, he even reached over a fence and grabbed the tail of an alligator. This gave him the name of the family jokester. Each grandchild has their own story of what "really happened to his finger". After retiring from their farming life, they moved to Happy Valley, Oregon in 1995 to be closer to their family. He is sadly missed by his son, Tom Kramer (wife Judy) in Happy Valley, Oregon; son, Jim Kramer (wife Ginny) in Lake Oswego, Oregon; and daughter, Helen Lewis (husband Jim) in Clackamas, Oregon. He also will be greatly missed by his eight... Bill Kramer, 95, passed away March 21st, 2011 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday March 28th, 2011 at Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Portland Oregon. Bill was born on February 23, 1916 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Peter and Maria Kramer. After graduating from Victory Hill School, he went to work on the family farm where he found his true calling. This led to eventually having two separate farms, totaling 290 acres. He also worked for several years at JR Simplot, working to help other local farmers. He married the love of his life, Marie Campbell on December 22, 1937. They were married for 71 years. They lived on their family farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and to this union, four children were born. Bill really enjoyed the times he spent traveling with family. On numerous occasions, you'd catch him sitting around a campfire telling stories of the past. During one trip to Florida, he even reached over a fence and grabbed the tail of an alligator. This gave him the name of the family jokester. Each grandchild has their own story of what "really happened to his finger". After retiring from their farming life, they moved to Happy Valley, Oregon in 1995 to be closer to their family. He is sadly missed by his son, Tom Kramer (wife Judy) in Happy Valley, Oregon; son, Jim Kramer (wife Ginny) in Lake Oswego, Oregon; and daughter, Helen Lewis (husband Jim) in Clackamas, Oregon. He also will be greatly missed by his eight grandchildren: Mark Kramer, Cindy Slocum-Kramer (husband Robert), Roger Kramer (wife Bev), Robert Kramer (wife Theresa), Terese Kramer, Derek Kramer, Brenda Johnson (husband Enos), and Jamie Martin (husband Jacob), along with eleven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, N. Marie, his parents, siblings, and daughter, Carolyn Kramer.

Mueller, Carol M., Dec. 24, 1921- March 23, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 26 Mar 2011 Carol M. Mueller, 89, of Gering passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Regional West Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Howard Roseberry officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to service time. Memorials may be made to Central Church of Christ. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Carol was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Mitchell to William B. and Wilhelmine (Benthack) Jennings. She received her education in Scotts Bluff County, graduating from Scottsbluff High School. Her employment included working at Great Western Sugar for ten years and Gering Public Schools for twenty-four years. Carol was married on July 21, 1944, to Harold E. Mueller; they were members of Central Church of Christ for many years. During that time she served as Sunday School teacher in the 2-4 year old class for over 15 years. She also served in many other areas of the church. Carol is survived by her son, Steven; brother, Bill (JeanAnn) Jennings of Lynden, Wash.; sister, JoAnn (Wilbert) Frank of Chinook, Mont. as well as many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents, William and Minnie (Benthack) Jennings; husband, Harold in 1998 and sister, Betty Schuman.

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Margheim, Helen E., Jan. 4, 1920- March 24, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 25 Mar 2011 Helen E. Margheim, 91, of Gering, died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Heritage Estates in Gering. Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff with Pastor Garry Schick officiating. Interment will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Scottsbluff. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff Friday, March 25. Memorials in Helen's honor may be made in care of Zion Evangelical Church or to Prairie Haven Hospice. Online condolences may be left at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of arrangements. Helen was born Jan. 4, 1920, to Conrad and Kathe-rine (Brehm) Lofing in Minatare. She was raised on the family farm in the Scottsbluff/Minatare area. On May 19, 1944, she married Alex Margheim, to which three children were born, Larry, Steven and Rick. Her family farmed mainly in the Mitchell Valley for many years until Helen and Alex's retirement in 1980. Helen was a very hard worker both at home and helping with the hard tasks on the farm. She was also an excellent cook. Her favorite time was serving great holiday meals for her family. Helen had a very strong work ethic and taught her three sons to also be this way. Survivors include her sons, Larry (Janice) Margheim of rural Lyman, Steven (Sandi) Margheim of rural Mitchell and Rick (Lynn) Margheim of rural Mitchell; grandchildren, Cale Margheim, Joel Margheim, Scott Margheim, Staci Margheim; four great-grandchildren; brother and sisters, Harvey Lofing, Frieda Goodschmidt, Leah Dolberg, Wilma Peister and Jo Ann Ramig. Her parents; husband, Alex; brothers, Clarence Lofing, Floyd Lofing, Robert Lofing, Harry Lof-ing, William Lofing and sister, Katherine Schlager preceded her in death.

Herdt, Ceola, Jan. 30, 1920- March 24, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 25 Mar 2011 Ceola Herdt, 91, of Scottsbluff, died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Heritage Estates in Gering. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 26, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Dallas Powell officiating. Private family interment services will be held at Fairview Cemetery. Memorials in her name may be made to Prairie Haven Hospice. Friends who wish may call at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. The casket will be closed. Her obituary may be viewed online at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com where online condolences may be made. Ceola was born Jan. 30, 1920, in Sutton, Neb., to Edward and Emma (Griess) Hornbacher. She moved with her family to Bayard at a young age and grew up there. She married Paul Herdt Aug. 31, 1939, in Scottsbluff, and the couple together raised three wonderful children. Ceola worked at Westmoor Ele-mentary School in Scottsbluff for fourteen years, was a homemaker, and greatly loved the Lord. She was a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsbluff. Survivors include her son, Roger (Diana) Herdt of Minneapolis, Minn., daughters, Barbara (Neil) Phillips of Dove Canyon, Calif. and Carol Herdt of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Kelli Phillips, Roger Alan Herdt and Karin Aubol and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her special friend and caregiver, Patricia Hort of Scottsbluff. Her parents; husband, Paul; grandson, Christopher Herdt; brothers, Will and Gil Hornbacher and sister, Thelma Reiber Hass preceded Ceola in death.