Nov 25, 2022

Margaret (Marge) Patterson, 90, died Nov. 25, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born March 19, 1932 in York, Nebraska to Florence Flanagan and Ozro Thompson. She married Dean Patterson in Omaha in 1953. Preceded in death by Dean; son-in-law Charlie McDonald; and daughter-in-law Sandi (Rasmussen) Patterson. Survivors: daughter Jean (John) Cullen of Boise, Idaho; daughter Kathy (Charlie) McDonald;...

Nov 25, 2022

Steve R. Laughlin

December 27, 1949 – November 25, 2022

Steve was born in Lincoln, NE to Don and Eileen Laughlin. He was one of Nebraska’s first LEED certified architects, a published author and artist. Steve was known for his grand Halloween display at the home he designed and built in the historic Gold Coast neighborhood.

Survived by wife, Karen Levorson Laughlin; sons,...

Nov 24, 2022

Jerome P. “Jerry” Gordman

1938-2022

Jerome P. “Jerry” Gordman died Nov. 24 at the Nebraska Medical Center.

He was born in Omaha in 1938, he was the eldest son of Dan and Esther Gordman.

The 1956 graduate of Omaha Central High School participated in Junior ROTC, Chess Club, and played French horn in the school’s band and orchestra. Along the way, he became an...

Nov 23, 2022

Preceded in death by her husband, Donald; son, Douglas Lyons; sisters, Georgia Redding and Marty Pieper. Survived by her daughter, Catherine (Ken) Heidvogel; grandson, Brian Heidvogel; partner, Dillard Milligan; her extended family and many good friends.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Thursday, 10:00am at Holy Name Catholic Church with interment in Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery.

VISITATION with the family begins Wednesday, after 5:00pm at...

Nov 23, 2022

Survived by her husband of 13 years, Gary Vacek; sons, Garret Daub and Trevor (Tiffany) Daub; grandchildren, Tinley, Taiden and Taelynn; siblings, Gerald (Nancy) Johnson, Kenny (Audrey) Johnson and Linda (Randy) Tubbs; her extended family and many good friends.

Celebration of Sandra’s Life Friday, 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Pacific Street Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the...

Nov 21, 2022

Preceded in death by husband, James P. Coughlin; parents; 2 brothers; 3 sisters.

Survived by children, Kayleen (Larry) Seerly, Michael (Christine) Coughlin; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; sister, Shirley Hess; numerous, nieces, nephews.

Nov 21, 2022

Nov 18, 2022

Our precious boy died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 18, 2022 from complications from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Burke 2021 graduate. Dillon is survived by his beloved brother, Tyler; mother, Melissa Drickey (Jason) Hansen, father, Jerry (Michelle)Peters, “Yaya” Wendy Fetters, grandfathers, Dennis Peters, and Jim (Diana) Drickey; great-grandmother, Patricia Drickey; his extended family and many good friends.

Celebration...

Nov 18, 2022

Survived by his cousins and extended family.

A private family interment was held in Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery.

Nov 17, 2022

Our beloved Rick was born in California, Missouri. He joined the US Air Force in 1961, served for 33 years, and was stationed at bases throughout the country and overseas. Retiring in 1994, his passion for the USAF never wavered.

He is survived by wife of 61 years, Catherine; children, Steve (Mary) and John (Julie); grandchildren, Mick (Angie), Andy (Jessie), Taylor;...

Nov 15, 2022

Preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Madeline “Peg” Dineen, grandson, Ryan Dineen, sisters, Rosemary Mummey, Margaret Prendergast.

Survived by wife, Barbara Dineen; children, Thomas Dineen, Julie (Mike) Swartz, Peggy (James) Reall; grandchildren, Thomas and Margaret Dineen, Catharine “Cat”, Michael and Caroline Swartz, Patrick Reall; brothers, Daniel (Corinne) Dineen, Edward (Jane) Dineen, Richard (Eileen) Dineen; sisters, Beth (Mike) Engel, Colleen (Walt)...

Nov 14, 2022

Joan Johns, was born 18 Feb 1930, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the daughter of Lemuel Leonard and Ann Geigel Hays of Mitchell, Nebraska. She attended the rural school Sunny Slope thru the eighth grade, then the Mitchell High School graduating in the spring of 1948. Joan attended the Scottsbluff Junior College graduating in the spring of 1951. While she was in...

Nov 11, 2022

Robert L. Weinstein was on  born July 8, 1945 and passed away peacefully on November 11, 2022 in Boca Raton, Florida. 

He was the son of the late Herman and Shirley Weinstein. He is survived by his brothers Dale (Kay) and Jim (Fran) as well as five nephews and nieces, Lee, Benjamin, Guy (Alex), Jeffrey (Jordan) and Lisa (Gopal) and...

Nov 11, 2022

AJ attended High School at Elkhorn North, but left early to attend Job Corps in Dennison, IA to finish high school and learn the electrical trade. AJ completed all of his high school requirements in less than four months, by six months his instructor called and said that keeping him there longer would be holding him back. AJ came home...

Nov 6, 2022

Nathan Jesse Cox of Omaha, NE, passed away in the evening of Sunday, November 6, 2022 after a very brief illness. He was 43 years old. Born June 22, 1979 in Lincoln, NE, he lived the first five years of his life in southwest Lincoln. His family then moved to Omaha, where he spent the remainder of his life. He...

Nov 2, 2022

Preceded in death by parents Virgil and Betty Mathine, wife Sue Mathine, and cousin Pastor Don Marshall.

Survived by children Erin (Rob) Swaney and Branden Mathine; grandchildren Dylan, Mason, and Braden Swaney; special friend Terri Samuelson; and by his siblings Ed, Jim, and Cheryl.

Nov 1, 2022

Preceded in death by father, Paul Combs; sister, Brenda Combs.

Survived by wife, Judi Combs; children, Curtis Combs, Trenton (Janet) Combs, Keli (Dustin) Andresen, Caitlyn Combs; stepson, Hunter Seay; grandchildren, Miranda, Mallory, Kylee, Tyler, Mason, Addison, Presley, Josie, Charlie, Sam, Harvey, and Smith; 1 great grandchild; mother, Merna Belle Combs, brother, Jeff (Pat) Combs, sister, Rhonda Combs; numerous nieces and nephews.

Oct 31, 2022

Dolores Ann Ludgera Thomassen was born in a Knox County Nebraska farmhouse on a Sunday morning in July 1924 while the rest of her family was at church. She was the 12th of thirteen children born to Wilhelm Thomassen, a German immigrant and Theckla Neppl Thomassen, from Roselle, Iowa.

Dolores learned early that life wasn’t easy, especially when she contracted rheumatic...

Oct 30, 2022

Preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Rudy. Survived by her daughters, Sheila (Darrel) Frese, Denise (Chuck) Matson and Kathy Novak; granddaughter, Nicole Barton; great-grandchildren Landon Murcek, Braxton Murcek and Sienna McCartney; her extended family and many good friends.

Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, 10:30am at St. James Catholic Church with interment in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.

 Visitation with the...

Oct 30, 2022

Patricia Ann Knight of Omaha, died October 30, 2022. She was born in Fort Dodge, IA to Joseph and Ella Kemmer on November 25, 1931. Pat grew up on a farm near Pocahontas, IA and graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1949.

On February 12, 1953 she married Arthur E. Knight of Havelock, IA and had four children. Pat was...