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_In Memory of Departed Packers

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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



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


Departed Packers from the Spring 2021 TOOTER

1931-Edward J. Julis of Omaha, 6-3-00.
1931-Maurice Kaplan of Las Vegas, NV, 7-19-02.
1932-Doris (McMasters) Komisary of Omaha, 7-24-92.
1932-Marie L. (Mrkacek) Karasek of Savannah, GA, 10-8-02.
1933-Edward J. Kaluza of Justice, IL, 10-3-95.
1933-Joseph P. Koros of Maricopa, AZ, 2001.
1933-William A. Koros of Houston, TX, 11-14-91.
1933-Edward J. Kramolisch of Miami, FL, 5-26-09.
1933-Ruth F. Povondra of Omaha, 1-16-21.
1934-Agnes (Giles) Jones of Omaha, 1-5-96.
1934-Theodore M. Kampan Jr. of California, Dec. 1970.
1934-Marie (Kosalka) Kojdecki of Omaha, 9-6-00.
1934-Margery Ann (Lindstedt) Johnson of Oxford, WI, 3-29-98.
1934-Sylvia (Vesely) Krajicek of Tucson, AZ, 5-24-18.
1934-Helen M. (Vitek) Koutecky of Omaha, 9-12-93. 
1934-Joseph J. Koutsky of Seattle, WA, 12-4-00.
1934-Frances (Schweiger) Kotlik of Omaha, 10-1-93.
1935-Leonard C. Johnson of Omaha, 2-24-01.
1936-Josephine Jones of Omaha, 1943.
1936-Maria J. Julis of Scottsbluff, NE, 10-10-05.
1936-Francis Kosik of Calimesa, CA, 11-19-85.
1936-Catherine M. (Kostlan) Bobbitt of Roseburg, OR, 1992.
1936-John J. Kowal of Omaha, 7-22-09.
1937-Delma (Byers) Keese of Omaha, April 1996.
1937-Paul H. Johnson of Omaha, 10-26-96.
1937-George A. Jonaitis of Omaha, 11-7-13.
1937-Raymond F. Jorgensen of Clinton, IA, 8-9-15.
1937-Robert M. Kalhorn of Leavenworth, KS, 6-18-01.
1937-Lawrence J. Kawa of Omaha, 12-20-03.
1937-John H. Kowal of Baton Rouge, LA, 11-8-97.
1937-Isabel Louise (Lehmer) Melson of Statesville, NC, 2012
1937-Ruth H. (Matcha) Kappus of Kenosha, WI, 1989.
1937-Opal (Topolski) Krager of Omaha, 4-8-95.
1938-Charles Kapalin of North Arlington VA, 2-10-91.
1938-Mary Kastler of Omaha, May 1987.
1938-Helen V. (Koval) Baker of McMurray, PA, 5-29-04.
1939-Evelyn (Alex) Kotlarz of Omaha, 11-6-20. \
1939-Alma Jean (Bailey) Wotherspoon of Kearney, NE, 11-04-20.
1939-Harold Kaessner of Denver, CO, 12-5-02.
1939-Dennis D. Kirwan of California, 3-30-85.
1939-Frank J. Kissel of Omaha, 6-16-04.
1939-Robert ‘Homer’ Kohl of Omaha, prior to 2008.
1939-Lillian F. (Vacek) Kadereit of Boulder, CO, 2007.
1939-Dorothy (Whitten) Meyer of Batavia, OH, 10-17-19.
1940-Charles J. Johnson of Omaha, 3-3-78.
1940-Laverna R. (Johnson) Harlan of Springfield, MO, 10-2016.
1940-James E. Kastl of Minneapolis, MN, 1-20-10.
1940-Ernest Keinath of Pearl City, HI, 9-21-92.
1940-Michael F. Kerscher of Santa Maria, CA, 10-5-90.
1940-Angeline M. (Klick) Letovsky of Papillion, NE, 11-8-13.
1940-Ed Komasinski of Chico, CA, 12-6-96.
1940-Stanley J. Koziol of Omaha, 3-21-97.
1940-James J. Krajicek of Virginia, 9-2-15.
1940-Joseph J. Krajicek of Omaha, 11-22-16.
1940-Loretta E. (Kraus) Jerabek of Omaha, 10-12-16.
1940-Marcia Elizabeth (Lehmer) Martig of Omaha, 1994.
1940-William E. Propst of North Platte, NE, 11-7-05.
1940-Edith (Sievers) LeMoind of Iowa City, IA, 4-17-17.
1940-Blanche (Zaloudek) Hoffman of Omaha, 8-18-20.
1941-Helen (Hozapfel) Szczepaniak of Omaha, 11-17-20.
1941-Adelbert L. Johnson of Norway, OR, 10-27-97.
1941-Joseph A. Kaspar of Omaha, 7-9-00.
1941-Clarabelle (Krapp) Keller of Omaha, 6-28-19.
1941-Mary P. (Pribich) Mesic of Omaha, 8-30-20.
1941-Lena (Shinkle) Hartford of Watertown, SD, 12-05-20.
1942-John DiBiase of Omaha, 10-12-20.
1942-Mildred (Kozlik) Galus of Omaha, 10-22-20.
1942-Johanna (Mortenson) Hassler of Aromas, CA, 2008.
1942-Joseph J. Novak of Omaha, 8-29-20.
1942 Jean (Polson) Morrison-Darling of Omaha, 12-01-20.
1942-Frances Van Fleet of Olmstead, CA, 1-31-10.
1942-Dorothy (Wendt) Reimers of Omaha, 5-5-20.
1942-Rev. Richard Wolbach of Omaha, 8-21-20.
1943-Mary (Barry) Tamisiea of Omaha, 12-31-04.
1943-Robert W. Driml of Omaha, 10-01-20.
1943-Maxine June (Hines) Marcum of Omaha, 1-2-21. 
1943-Dorothy (Horton) Hallgrimson of Omaha, 1-1-21.
1943-Kathryn (Swetela) Rodis of Omaha, 1-2-21.
1943-Helen (Popa) Abdouch of Omaha, 10-20-20.
1944-John Cassidy of Omaha, date unknown.
1944-Viola (Klatka) Dambrosia of Omaha, 8-22-20.
1944-Mildred (Petricek) Sklenicka of Milwaukie, OR, Feb 2020.
1945-Jesse Hofmann Jr. of Norman, OK. 7-24-20.
1945-Florence H. (Kastelic) Sharp of Omaha, 8-18-20.
1945-Dorothy M. (Kosiut) Lincoln of Omaha, 12-3-20.
1945-John R. ‘Jack’ McGill of Omaha, 11-30-20.
1945-Margret (Ostronic) Allen of Omaha, 11-7-20.
1945-Catherine Ann (Prusha) Dworak of Lee’s Summit, MO, 9-13-20.
1946-Ed F. Cherney of Omaha, 11-27-20. 
1946-Bette L. (Erca) Swanson of Omaha, 9-19-20.
1946-Catherine (Semin) Palinski of Omaha, 11-23-20.  
1946-Mildred (Zadina) Fanciullo of Omaha, 11-13-20.
1947 Bernard J. Akromis of Omaha, 11-04-20.
1947-Delores (Alex) Cassidy of Omaha, 11-2-20.
1947-Rita (Biga) Rushing of Omaha, 8-13-20.
1947-Edward Hoffman of Omaha, 1-29-18.
1947-Herbert C. Schneider of Higginsville, MO, 4-22-08.
1947-Fern (Horvath) Scigo of Omaha, 11-16-20. 
1947-Virginia (Stenner) Welsh of Las Cruces, NM, 1-30-20.
1947-Erna C. (Naumann) Younger of Nora Springs, IA, date unknown.
1948-Frank J. Bouska of Omaha, 11-11-20.
1948-Deeloris (Furmanske) Wedner of Omaha, 9-19-20.
1948-Jacquelyn (Grimm) Matsen of Omaha, 1-6-21.
1948-Wilma (Hopkins) Larson of Madison, WI, date unknown.
1948-Jean M. (Kenny) Targy of Bellevue, NE, 8-25-20.
1948-Clifford Novy of Omaha, 12-29-06.
1948-Barbara (Polzin) Smith of Papillion, NE, 1-6-21. 
1948-Donald E. Walters of Omaha, 9-2-20. 
1949-Norma J. (Haymaker) Barrington of Bellevue, NE, 7-5-00. Survived by Sister Phyllis Kowal-1952.
1949-Albin ‘Ockie’ Hubenka of Omaha, 12-5-20.
1949-Caroll (Juhl) Raven of Bellevue, NE, 7-24-20.
1949-Robert E. Lang of Omaha, 1-7-09.
1949-Dorlene (Matya) Marode of Omaha, 8-14-20.
1949-Marilyn (Peters) Brown of Papillion, NE, 11-27-20.
1949-Dorothy (Ptacek) Hula of Plattsmouth, NE, 9-27-20.
1949-Edward ‘Ben’ Shiller Jr. of Omaha, 9-10-20. 
1949-Rosemary A. (Wieger) Scolla of Omaha, 9-15-20.
1950-Dorothy (Alukonis) Buskevicius of La Vista, NE, 9-26-20.
1950-Edward F. Bursick of Omaha, 8-7-20.
1950-Ray J. Gawerecki of Omaha, 11-18-20.
1950-Fred Grieb of Omaha, 1-8-21.
1950-Rita A (Kankovsky) Vallinch of Co. Bluffs, IA, 9-18-20.
1950-Alfred Martinez Sr. of Omaha, 11-9-20.  
1950-Raymond J. Newton of Omaha, 8-20-20. 
1950-Shirley (Quandt) Milhone of Durand, IL, 3-01-19.
1950-Anthony M. Romano M.D. of Co. Bluffs, IA, 12-02-20.
1950 Chris M. Saklar of Omaha, 9-29-20. 
1950-Mary A. (Sullivan) Foral of Omaha, 10-30-20. 
1950-Emil ‘Ted’ Swanson of Omaha, 12-17-20. 
1950-Rose (Walasek) Vrbanac of Omaha, 10-15-20. 
1950-Dolores L. (Yablonski) Pecha of Co. Bluffs, IA, 11-28-20.
1951-Barbara (Bailey) Soseman of Omaha, 12-25-20.
1951-Waldine (Crouch) Mealey of Omaha, 11-23-20. 
1951-Gene Elsasser of Omaha, 9-27-20. 
1951-Deacon Jerome A. Gau of Omaha, 12-10-20. 
1951-Margaret ‘Peggy’ (Grobe) Owsley of Jerome, ID, 6-25-20.
1951-Barbara (Holle) Madison of Omaha, 11-21-20.
1951-Joan (Kaster) White of Omaha, 8-17-20.
1951-Phyllis (Kelly) Ramsey of Omaha, 9-02-20.
1951-Patricia (McIntyre) Partusch of Omaha, 10-12-20
1951-Shirley (Mudra) Johnson of Ft. Calhoun, NE 9-12-17.
1951-Robert J. Shanahan of Papillion, NE, 11-02-20.
1951-Donald Svajgl of Papillion, NE, 9-14-20.
1951-Leandro Valencia Sr. of Omaha, 10-26-17. 
1952-Alyce J. (Bridwell) Bruzek of Omaha, 1-11-21.
​1952-Shirley (Gray) Sobbing of Papillion, NE, 12-19-20.
1952-Frank Holecek of Bellevue, NE, 10-12-20.
1952-Donald Jorgensen of Omaha, 1-26-21.
1952-Shirley (Gray) Sobbing of Papillion, NE, 12-19-20.
1952-Frank Holecek of Bellevue, NE, 10-12-20.
1952-Donald Jorgensen of Omaha, 1-26-21.
1952 Sally Ann (Norman) LoChiano of Valley, NE, 11-12-20.
1952-Joseph C. Prochaska of Omaha, 9-1-20.
1952-Jeanette (Slavik) Elmore of Spokane WA, 8-20-20.
1953-Aretha (Alston) Jones of Omaha, 11-16-20.
1953-Mary Anne (Cronican) Bianchi of Omaha, 12-3-20. 
1953-Shirley Ann Guyott of Meridian, ID, 7-31-19.
1953-Paul Kilborn of Omaha, 9-17-20.
1953-William ‘Bill’ Novak of Omaha, 12-17-20.
1953-Lois (Ourada) Lahowetz of Omaha, 8-4-20.
1953-June D. (Petersen) Ronneau of Omaha, 8-15-20.
1953-Robert E. White of Omaha, 9-28-20.

1954-Mary J. (Drew) Nash of Omaha, 8-8-20.
1954-Dolores (Elsasser) Hiatt of Omaha, 7-30-20. 
1954-Clarence J. Fender of Omaha, 11-19-20.
1954-Shirley (Hillman) Smith of Omaha, 11-11-20.
1954-Daniel Lee Larsen of Crystal Lake, IL, date unknown. 
1954-Robert ‘Bob’ McCormick of Omaha, 4-23-20.
1954-Janet R. (Roda) Zaleski of Omaha, 1-15-21.
1954-Raymond P. Sorys of Omaha, 8-6-20.
1954-Gary Van Cleve of La Vista, NE, 1-8-20.
1954-James L. Yelinek of Omaha, 1-14-21.
1954 Margaret Jean (Yelinek) Trapp of Omaha, 10-22-20.
1955-Charles J. Cerveny of Omaha, 1-21-21. 
1955-Charles Cheloha of Omaha, 10-16-20.
1955-Virginia (Hert) Schamp of Omaha, 12-7-20. 
1955-Lyla (Bader) McCarty of Amarillo, TX, 1-5-20.
1955-Richard W. Nimerichter of Omaha. 10-1-20.  
1955-James Vleck of Omaha, 1-3-21.
1956-Patricia (Beister) Wilson of Omaha, 12-27-20.
1956-William ‘Bill’ E. Jones of Tarboro, NC, 1-26-21.
1956-Martha Rose (Knihal) Teesdale of Lancaster, OH, 7-8-20.
1956-Robert A. Pierson of Omaha, 10-5-20. 
1957-Marilyn (Brunnel) Curran of Omaha, 12-28-20. 
1957-Jeannette (Charvat) Volz of Council Bluffs, IA, 12-27-20.
1957-Robert Heldt of Albany, OR, 2019.
1957-Fred Schiffbauer of Lancaster, SC, 10-27-20.
1957-Clesta (Skarnulis) Day of Omaha, 9-13-20. 
1958-Diane (Buehler) Casart of Papillion, NE, 12-15-20.
1958-Joyce (Denny) Holecek of Omaha, 10-20-20.
1958-Harry Fredericksen of Omaha, 1-1-21.
1958-Eugene ‘Gene’ Kros of Weston, NE, 11-19-20.
1958-Douglas Lowe of Omaha, 10-1-20.  
1958-John J. Majkowksi of Omaha, 10-1-20.
1958-Louis Riha of Omaha, 8-22-20. 
1958-Dorothy (Wilfong) Uryasz of Jefferson SD, 10-15-20.
1958-William ‘Bill’ Yetts of Omaha, 5-18-20.
1959-Peggy (Bergquist) Portrey of Council Bluffs, IA, 4-1-20.
1959-Bertha Lynn Dunkak of Omaha, 8-23-19.
1959-Ora (Smiley) Fitzgerald of Omaha, 4-4-19.
1959-Herman ‘Butch’ Mahr of Omaha, 8-14-20. 
1959-James Modlin of South Bend, NE, 1-17-21.
1959-Wilma Jane Pedersen of Omaha, 7-19-20.
1960-Felipe C. Castle of Omaha, 9-5-20. 

1960-Colleen (Kennedy) McGrath of Omaha, 8-14-20. 
1960-Lorraine (Mittermeier) Sharpe of Omaha, 11-12-20.
1960-Elizabeth (Vinski) Kisicki of Omaha, 1975.
1960-Elaine M. (Vondra) Penkava of Omaha, 1-21-21.
1961-Dennie V. Bernth of Omaha, 11-28-20. 
1961-Albert L. Fonfara of Eugene, OR, 8-1-20.
1961-Patricia (Limas) Perry of Gilbert, AZ, 11-28-20.
1961-Walter J. Marchese Jr. of Gretna, NE, 11-17-20.
1961-Thomas ‘Fred’ Pote of Omaha, 8-7-20.  
1961-Jerry Urkevich of Omaha, 8-5-20. 
1962-William Gaube of Omaha, 9-23-20.  
1962-Raymond Kuta of Omaha, 1-9-21. 
1962-Beverly (Moravec) Krayneski of LaVista, NE, 11-8-20.
1962-Phillip Neil Weed of Omaha, 1-12-21.
1962-Cherry Witham of Omaha, 8-23-20.
1962-Floyd ‘Chuck’ Zoucha of Ladson, SC, 9-8-20.
1963-Charles ‘Chuck’ Bogus of Omaha, 11-27-20. 
1963-Sue (Collins) Gutoski of Omaha, 12-21-20.
1963-Danny Dasovich of Omaha, 10-18-20.  
1963-Joe A. Inserra of Omaha, 8-21-20.
1963-Kenneth W. Sellers of Omaha, 11-14-20.
1964-George Bort of Omaha, 1-15-21.
1964-Sherry (Elsinger) Feekin of Papillion, NE, 12-26-20. 
1964-George Fisher of Omaha, 7-25-20.
1964-John F. Incontro of Omaha, 11-14-20. 
1964-Dennis Ivis of Omaha, 4-14-74. 
1964-Richard Mlnarik of Omaha, 1-25-21.
1964-Jo Ann (Spencer) Fountain of Douglasville, GA, 8-10-20.
1965-Margaret Beeson of Omaha, 10-10-20.
1965-Henry J. Chunka of Winter Park, FL, 8-22-20.
1965-Michael G. Shrader of Omaha, 8-1-20.
1965-Charles W. Sudds of Omaha, 9-13-20.
1966-Gary D. Dixon of Omaha, 10-20-20. 
1966-Leon Hybner of Omaha, 9-17-20.
1966-Jerry Kane of Papillion, NE, 8-8-20.
1966-Steve Klinetobe of Nebraska City NE, 6-14-20.
1966-Raymond Lukowski of Indianapolis, IN, date unknown. 
1966-George A. Ogg of Omaha, 10-22-20. 
1966-Carole (Prerost) Brewer of Omaha, 1-6-21.
1966-Max Rosenbaugh Jr. of Omaha, 10-20-20.
1967-Clarence Davis of Pasadena, CA, April 2015.
1967-Danny J. Freeman of Omaha, 9-2-20.
1967-Esther (Kidder) Oswalt of Council Bluffs, IA, 12-10-20.
1967-Rita (Maus) Hagen of Warner Robbins, GA, 3-31-20.
1968-John ‘Jack’ A. Feeney of Omaha, 8-7-20. 
1969-Allen D. Bouc of Omaha, 10-7-20.
1969-Robert Faiman of Omaha, 1-05-21. 
1969-Patricia (Hunt) Kielion of Omaha, 9-24-20. 
1969-Dan C. Kinsella of Omaha, 10-11-20. 
1969-Janice (Krieker) Loth of Omaha, 2-8-20.
1969-Michael M. Loth of Enola, AR, 10-24-20.
1969-Frank Mattini of Omaha, 8-5-20.
1969-Nicholas J. Nohava of Eugene, OR, 6-5-18.
1969-Sylvio ‘Jack’ Zendejas of Sherman Oaks, CA, 6-26-20.
1970-Scott A. Marcum of Omaha, 1-1-21. 
1971-Floyd ‘Jeff’ Hall of Omaha, 12-16-15. 
1971-Michael D. Kozlik of Omaha, 10-06-20.
1971-Nels ‘Butch’ Petersen of Omaha, 11-03-20. 
1972-Randy Finch of Bellevue, NE, 12-11-20.
1972-Edwin James ‘Skip’ Kielion of Omaha, 8-17-20.
1972-Linda (Sapikowski) Rose of Tyler, TX, 2-05-20.
1974-Patricia “Patty” (Groves) Abraham of Omaha, 9-19-20. 
1974-Stan Kantanavicius of Las Vegas, NV, 8-8-20. 
1974-Margaret Wilt of Omaha, 10-05-20.
1974-Steve J. Pavlis of Cedar Creek, NE, 8-23-20.  
1975-Leonard J. Bojanski Jr. of Omaha, 8-15-20. 
1975-Douglas L. Boyd of Omaha, 8-22-20.
1975-Cynthia (Brown) Serefko of Omaha, 12-6-20. 
1976-John G. Carney of Omaha, 9-15-20.
1976-Jimmy Lee Contreras of Omaha, 1-22-21.
1977-Roberta ‘Robie’ Tiffin of Omaha, 11-3-20.  
1978-John Depa of Omaha, 1-15-21.
1978-Donald ‘Chaco’ Hunter III of Omaha, 11-10-20.  
1981-Teresa Casart of Omaha, 7-28-20.
1982-Chester Betts Jr. of Omaha, 1-22-21. 
1983-John M. Pintore of Omaha, 11-27-20.
1986-Robert D. Shonka of Omaha, 1-13-21. 
1987-Brian Loftus of Omaha, 12-4-20. 
1989-Lisa L. Seffron of Omaha, 11-20-20. 
1992-Thomas R. Gonzales Jr. of Omaha, 10-24-20.
1992 - Heather Lyn Poteet, January 2021.
1995-Jason J. Bouc of Omaha, 8-5-20. 
2007-Alejo C. Clark of Omaha, 9-08-20.
2008-Mara Barry Winter of Omaha, 9-14-20.
Joanne (Placek) Sokalsky of Papillion NE, 1-22-21.
  
Corrections  
The following were erroneously listed in our last issue as having passed. They are all alive and well.
1938-Rosemary (Atkinson) Benger. She turned 99 in Sept 2020. 
1962-Joyce (Dusek) Swanson
1979-Denise (Dejoy) Dwyer
2000-Nicole (Sheard) Hulstine
The following had the incorrect grad year listed:
1958-Carol Lee (Hason) Gubbels of Yankton, SD, 2-12-20. 

*Those listed on this page were in the Spring 2021 Tooter. The cut-off was January 31, 2021. All who pass between February 1 and July 31st will be in the Fall 2021 Tooter.
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