Wayne Howard Berry
From Lincoln, Nebraska. Born on January 30, 1964. Passed away on November 30, 2024. No service information at this time. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Bruce Carlisle Whitten
Bruce Whitten, age 75, passed away peacefully on November 27th, with his wife, daughter and daughter’s husband by his side. After a four year battle with ALS, he finally is at rest. Bruce was born in Lexington, NE and grew up in Cozad, NE where he graduated from high school in 1967. He then attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska before transferring and graduating from Kearney State in 1972 with a degree in Political Science. He was a member of the Cozad Presbyterian church. Bruce started working for Kriz Davis Company right out of college, working in the Grand Island office before moving to the Fremont branch and then finally, in Lincoln. He retired in 2012 after almost 40 years. Over the course of his adult life, he belonged to both the Lincoln Gun Club and Izaak Walton where he was active on the LGC board and was passionate about shooting trap and sporting clays. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and just in general being outdoors. The time he had with his daughter Katie was most special of all. Summers were spent traveling to horse shows which brought in a whole new level of friends and family. He was the one who got up early to get to the stables to give baths and get the horses ready for Katie to show. During those years he was president of the Arabian Horse Association and also was manager of the Arabian division of the State Fair, jumping in to help wherever needed. To everyone, friends and family, Bruce was known to be the most generous person they ever met. There was always someone or some animal needing a helping hand and donations were his specialty. Bruce is survived by his wife, Nancy, daughter, Katie (Jason) Amick, sister, Suzie (Charlie) Block of Cozad, brother Scott, Cozad, Niece, Shannon (Jason) Fleming, Springview, NE., sister-in-law, Cyndy (Danny) Harkins, nephew, Matt Winn, all Lincoln. His pets, Ruby, Robert, Lyle and Kevin will miss him dearly. He was preceded in death by son, Nicholas, Parents, Margaret and Whit, brother-in-law, Brad Lemmon, and grandparents on both sides. A Celebration of Life is being held on Sunday, March 2, from 1-4 at Pemberly Place, 7655 Archer Place, Lincoln, in the activity room. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Thomas Leroy Scheffert
Thomas Leroy Scheffert (Big Tom) age 70, left this world Saturday, November 30, 2024 in his home in Dorchester, Nebraska, after a 24-year battle with congestive heart failure. He was telling his wife what to do right to the end. He is survived by his loving wife and companion of 32 years, Patricia C (Skutchan) Morfeld, his loving sister, Gayle (Scheffert) Beals and her husband Patrick of Lincoln, NE, his niece Kimberly (Beals) Luzum, her children Chandler and Kaden Lukert and Emma Kasl, great-grand nieces Aleah and Emerson, nephew Ryan Beals and his wife Kara and their son Charlie of Omaha, NE, his aunts Jane Scheffert and Loretta Pape, as well as numerous cousins, his stepsons, Shon Morfeld and girlfriend Tonia Sutliff of Tempe, AZ, and Michael Morfeld and children of Chandler, AZ. He was preceded in death by his father, Glen “Jack” Scheffert and his mother, Darlene (Rosekrans) Scheffert, his grandparents, several uncles, aunts and cousins. Tom was born June 18, 1954 in Lincoln, NE, and lived by Centerville, NE, until his parents moved to the farm south of Dorchester in 1963. After graduation in 1972, he worked at the Crete Mills and the Dorchester Coop for many years and Peterson Visegrip in Dewitt, NE for 8 years. He owned and operated a salvage yard in Dorchester for 4 years. He owned and operated a semi for 20 years. In 2020, he had to retire to town as he could no longer maintain the farmyard due to his health. He always said he loved the life he lived. He was a life-long farmer and enjoyed visiting with friends about farming and learning about farming in Arizona. For the last 7 winters we snow-birded in Arizona buying a place near Casa Grande, AZ. Tom loved dirt track racing, He owned and drove stock cars and IMCA modifieds, starting in 1976 until after 2001. He made a multitude of friends over the years, both in racing and everywhere he went. He will be greatly missed by everyone he touched in his life. Tom’s ashes will be spread on the farm he loved. There will be no service but a celebration of life will be held at a later date in Dorchester. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Ralph Donald Johnson Jr.
Ralph D. Johnson Jr., age 71, arrived in this world on October 11, 1954 in Clarinda, Iowa. Departed this world on November 30, 2024 in Palmyra, Nebraska. U.S. Army Veteran. Electronic Technician and Facility Safety Coordinator for the United States Post Office. Graduate of Northeast High School and an Associates degree in Business from Southeast Community College Lincoln. Asst. Scoutmaster Troop 51, Scoutmaster of Troop 10. He loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting and hiking. His hobbies were fly tying, leatherwork, blacksmithing, and racing homing Pigeons. He was a person who would help anyone out without asking for anything in return. Family was important to him. Survived by wife of 51 years Brenda (Way), sons Ralph 3rd., Jeremiah, daughter Jean and son-in-law Craig Jackson, Grandson Payton Williamsen, Sisters Penny McCord, Heidi Gasperlin, Jenni Johnson, and brother Kim Johnson. Preceded in death by son Kit, parents Ruth and Ralph and brother Chris. Service to be held in the spring. Memorials to the scholarship fund – Ruth and Ralph Foundation at: To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Southeast Community College Foundation
Michelle Birkel
8800 O St #227
Lincoln, NE 68520
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Renee Lynn Aupperle
From Lincoln, Nebraska. Born on May 11, 1962. Passed away on November 30, 2024. No service information at this time. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
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