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DEPARTED PACKERS

In Memory of Departed Packers

​Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed, and very dear.


​-Author Unknown
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Click here to view a full list of departed Packers by class, see below to view those we lost recently.*

​Departed Packers from the Fall 2022 TOOTER

1937-Libbie (Mikovec) Cook of Omaha, 8-11-22.
1939-Gerda West of Omaha, 12-12-21.
1940-Gretchen Winheim of Omaha, 11-21-19.
1942-Lois E. (Gamerl) Hassett of Omaha, 1-15-23.
1942-George E. Mach of Omaha, 10-17-22.
1943-Angeline (Colabello) Sterner of Lahabra, CA, 5-14-21.
1943-Viola (Maass) Doerneman of Bellevue, NE, 7-19-22.
1943-Ethel L. (Norton) Cooke of Papillion, NE, 11-8-22.
1943-Elsie (Roza) Cernik of Lincoln, NE, 6-25-21.
1943-George Sneed of Greene, IA, 9-26-21.
1944-Irving Epstein of Omaha, 12-25-22.
1945-Ross Pisci of Omaha, 11-23-22.
1945-Donna (Walters) Mortensen of Colorado Springs, CO, 2-4-22.
1945-James Wilson of Moscow, ID, 5-25-22.
1946-Jeanne (Bancroft) Buskirk of Lawrence, KS, 3-28-22.
1946-Darrell Mudra Sr. of Tallahassee, FL, 9-20-22.
1946-Patricia (Schuette) Bonacci of Omaha, 12-31-22.
1947-Joseph Frank of Omaha, 9-13-22.
1947-Rose (Gaube) Knutzen of LaVista, NE, 8-17-22.
1947-Louise (Gloeb) Overfelt of Omaha, 9-30-22.
1947-Ann (Hazuka) Hudecek of Bellevue, NE, 10-21-22.
1947-Charlotte (Kluson) O’Brien of Highlands, CO, 8-19-22.
1947-May A. (Kunes) Bojanski of Louisville, NE, 12-6-22.
1947-Donna (Pogge) Kennedy of Phoenix, AZ, 2-13-13.
1947-Eugene Staroska of Omaha, 9-29-22.
1948-Thomas D. Doyle of Omaha, 8-6-22.
1948-Betty (Eipperle) Mohr of Omaha, 9-27-22.
1948-Mary Jean (Elvers) Stuehm of LaVista, NE, 11-22-22.
1948-Lorraine (Getzschman) Williams of Omaha, 10-20-22.
1948-Edward Larsen of New Castle, CA, 2-17-22.
1949-Samuel Albino of Omaha, 7-10-08.
1949-John P. Brennan of Omaha, 11-13-22.
1949-Robert Elmore of Spokane, WA, 9-14-21.
1949-Geraldine (Elseman) Erftmier, Pierce of Omaha, 7-14-22.
1949-Theresa V. (Urzendowski) Wetherell of Omaha, 12-22-22.
1949-Betty (Wischmeyer) Olson of Omaha, 9-7-22.
1949-Dorothy (Yelinek) Richard of San Jose, CA, 11-11-21.
1950-Bernice (Loves) Davis of Omaha, 11-28-22.
1950-Bohumil “Bo” Jirka of Omaha, 10-10-22.
1950-Louis D. Lamb of Spring Branch, TX, 11-18-22.
1950-Joseph Mandina of Omaha, 9-2-22.
1950-Cecdelia (Povonda) Rynazewski of LaVista, NE, 10-7-22.
1951-Dorothy (Armburst) Allison of Omaha, 1-12-23.
1951-Richard “Dick” Benson of Omaha, 1-24-23.
1951-Dolores G. Peterson of Omaha, 1-15-23.
1951-Beverly (Price) Bidrowski of Omaha, 12-9-22.
1951-Patricia (Stephens) Kraft of Omaha, 11-26-22.
1951-Lucille C. (Sudyka) Kesigo of Omaha, 10-29-22.
1952-Jesse Cardenas Jr. of Omaha, 10-27-22. 
1952-Rita (Goeken) Tyree of Papillion, NE, 1-8-23.
1952-Shirley (Mesenbrink) Drey of Omaha, 12-29-22.
1952-Walter “Wally” Smith of Omaha, 8-14-22.
1952-Patricia (Wajda) Kavaliauskas of Omaha, 11-3-22.
1953-Marvin Bailey of Omaha, 11-18-22.
1953-Luanne (Blessie) Lindquist of Front Royal, VA, 1-2-22.
1953-Margaret (Brosnihan) Susnjar of Omaha, 11-29-22.
1953-Frances (Brown) Thomas of Omaha, 11-24-22.
1953-Shirley A. (Gaube) Racek of Omaha, 12-30-22.
1953-Mary Ellen (Kocanda) Flott of Ralston, NE, 1-20-23.
1953-Helen Melentovich of Omaha, 11-4-22.
1953-Joyce (McNurlin) Hellbusch of Bellevue, NE, 8-03-22.
1953-Raymond Williams of Omaha, 1-29-14.
1954-Shirley (Ham) Roberts of Omaha, 10-19-22.
1954-Louis R. Prchal of Plattsmouth, NE, 10-16-22.
1954-Mary Lou (Shaffer) Battaglia of Omaha, 11-20-22.
1955-Robert Knutson of South Bend, NE, 1-14-22.
1956-Joanne (Bruner) Mauer of Mediapolis, IA, 10-12-22.
1956-Jack Gross of Hawthorne, FL, 9-21-21.
1956-Irene M. (Gunia) Sprick of Omaha, 1-26-23.
1956-Frank Anthony Javorsky Sr. of Omaha, 8-29-22.
1956-Margaret (Messiaen) Farley of Omaha, 9-04-22.
1956-Paul Narduzzo of Omaha, 11-2-22.
1956-Kirsten (Terkelsen) Moore of Omaha, 9-19-22.
1957-John “Duke” Barrientos, Jr. of Cedar Creek, NE, 10-10-22.
1957-Julius “Tito” G. Carmona of Omaha, 1-7-23.
1957-James Fiala of Omaha, 11-8-22.
1957-Patricia (Foran) Gawryck of Murray, NE, 9-27-21.
1957-Larry “Buzz” Kozeny of Omaha, 8-27-22.
1957-Edward A. Smith of Omaha, 1-19-23.
1958-Margaret (Rohmeyer) Vacek of Omaha.
1958-Edward R. Skarnjulis of Omaha, 10-6-22.
1959-Larry G. Baker of Omaha, 11-13-22.
1959-Karen (Butterfield) Donze of Monument, CO, 5-28-22. 
1959-Robert W. Furmanski Sr. of Omaha, 9-8-22.
1959-Larry Glesmann of Council Bluffs, IA, 8-29-22.
1959-Shirley (Kacin) Solis of Omaha, 11-3-22.
1959-Thomas M. Koraleski of Omaha, 1-9-23.
1959-Anton “Tony” Zupan of Omaha, 8-7-22.
1959-Dorothy “Dolly” (McMichael) Pesek of Papillion, NE, 12-04-22.
1959-Emilie (Smithberg) Volquartsen of Bellevue, NE, 12-15-22.
1960-Eugene J. Galus of Vail, AZ, 11-18-22.
1960-Raymond D. Grace Sr. of Omaha, 1-23-23.
1960-Ricardo Z. Simon of Waialua, HI, 12-24-21. 
1960-Richard “Dick” Ulfers of Bellevue, NE, 9-28-22.
1961-James C. Palmer of Omaha, 12-15-22.
1961-Kathleen (Curtis) Sobetski of Omaha, 11-5-22. 
1961-Bernard Gajewski of Rogersville, TN, 1-14-22.
1961-John “Jack” Gewinner of Omaha, 1-18-23.
1961-MaryJo Susan (Saitti) Hanes of Omaha, 1-14-23. 
1961-Barb (Susterka) Seefus of Waterloo, NE, 1-14-23.
1962-Robert Beebee of Bellevue, NE 9-30-22.

1962-William “Bill” Nodean of Omaha, 10-20-22.
1962-Kathleen (Olsen) Piksa of Omaha, 11-25-22.
1962-Gary Tuma of Fremont, NE, 1-19-23.
1963-Don Carman of Seven Valleys, PA, 5-3-21.
1963-Jerry Lee Garrison of Bellevue, NE, 10-3-22.
1963-Lynn Marie (Hagge) Hopkins of Omaha, 9-28-22.
1963-Sue (Hamilton) Peck of Tavares, TX, 7-2-22.
1963-Ronald Hicks of Everett, WA, 1-7-22.
1963-Ray Hunt of Omaha, 9-15-22.
1963-Carol (Lantz) Gutchewsky of Omaha, 9-9-22.
1963-Michael Simsitch of Omaha, 4-4-22.
1963-Catherine (Walker) Hofsheier of Omaha, 9-4-22.
1963-Bonnie (Yost) Fleming of Omaha, 10-16-22.
1964-Joanne (Buhr) Crnkovich of Newman, GA, 11-15-22.
1964-Robert Sarraillon of Pinetop, AZ, 9-14-22.
1964-Kenneth Stankus of Omaha, 10-2-22.
1964-Carlos Tamayo of Santa Rosa, CA, 7-29-22.
1965-John Albino of Tecumseh, NE, 1-9-23.  
1965-Ronald Goodrich of Omaha, 10-18-22.
1965-Thomas J. Jensen of Omaha, 7-29-22.
1965-Dewey Maus of Backus, MN, 4-30-22.
1965-Ernest “Jerry” Stump of Plattsmouth, NE, 12-8-22
1965-Mary Lou (Zorkowski) Gibson of Franklin, TN, 6-27-21.
1966-Alan Anderson of Omaha, 12-2-22.
1966-Gary Christen of Storm Lake, IA, 12-25-21.
1966-Delbert Coomes of Omaha, 11-28-22.
1966-Kathleen (Dougherty) Kopecky of Omaha, 11-11-22.
1966-Ronnald F. Hendricks of Plattsmouth, NE, 10-28-22.
1966-Gary Papek of Kansas City, MO, 10-11-22.
1966-Robert Povondra of Omaha, 1-13-23.
1967-Dennis “Denny” Kaster of Omaha, 9-6-22.
1967-Ronald G. Lakin of Omaha, 12-28-22.
1967-Ronny D. Mickelson of Omaha, 6-16-21.
1967-Linda Sue (Zajicek) Krueger of Omaha, 4-5-22.
1968-Janet P. (Lorentzen) Nichols of Omaha, 8-6-22.
1968-Terry Noland of Omaha, 9-11-22. 
1968-Geraldine (Bihuniak) Gass of Omaha, 12-1-22.
1968-Thomas Patten of Carthage, TX, 12-22-22.
1969-Rebecca (Anderson) Schmit of Blair, NE, 12-5-22.
1969-Patrick D. Brey of Omaha, 10-14-22.
1970-Alice M. Aguilera of Omaha, 1-10-23.
1970-Tim R. Kinsella of Omaha, 8-25-22.
1970-Peter “Pete” Kroger of Omaha, 6-26-20.
1971-Linda (Lenner) Cervantes of Denver, CO, 12-11-22.
1972-Robert “Bob” Riley of Omaha, 9-2-22.
1972-Joseph Jaros of Omaha, 1-13-23.
1973-David Bouckaert of Omaha, 12-19-22.
1973-Michael Miodowski of Omaha, 8-14-22.
1974-Daniel Chambers of Omaha. 9-29-22.
1974-Vitas Vasiliauskas of Aspen, CO, 9-20-22.
1975-Steven Dugger of Papillion, NE, 1-26-23.
1975-David W. Samson of Omaha, 8-1-22.
1976-Jenelle Moran of Brighton, CO, 11-5-22.
1977-Kenneth Paul Jensen of Omaha, 7-26-22.
1977-Joe Schulte of Commerce City, CO. 8-28-22.
1979-Ronald Riddle of Omaha, 2003.
1980-Russell Nila of Ft. Calhoun, NE, 1-15-23.
1981-Robin (Brown) Riehl of St Peters, MO, 8-20-22.
1994-Tina N. Thill of Omaha, 12-10-22.
1997-David Dickey of Omaha, 12-31-22. 
1999-Isaac Armas of Omaha, 1-3-23.
2009-Patique Parham of Omaha, 12-16-22. 
2015-Kevin Robertson of Omaha, 7-18-22.
Mary Lou Jackson, South High music teacher, 9-11-22.

*Those listed on this page were in the Fall 2022 Tooter. The cut-off was July 31, 2022. All who pass between August 1 and January 31st will be in the Spring 2023 Tooter.
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