Ioma R. Sukstorf, 83 yrs., of Fremont, NE died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at A.J. Merrick Manor in Fremont.  She was born Oct. 19, 1928 on a farm near Cedar Bluffs, NE to Rudolf and Maria(Hoffman)Rabbass.  She attended rural schools near Cedar Bluffs and was a 1945 graduate of Cedar Bluffs High School.  Ioma attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and then began working as a legal secretary in the Law Offices of Richards & Schafersman.  She married Loyd Sukstorf on Sept. 29, 1948 in Cedar Bluffs. 

The marriage was dissolved in 1966.  Thru the years, she worked as a secretary for Midland Lutheran College, Valmont Industries, General Dynamics at the Mead Missile Base and the Lincoln Air Force Base.  She was a secretary and later dispatcher at Little Audrey’s Transportation for 17 years.  Ioma was married to James D. Ruff from 1973 to 1987.  She managed “The House of Lost Treasurers” an antique and craft shop for 2 years.  After retirement, she worked part time for the Fremont Veterans Club and Park Avenue Antiques.  She remarried Loyd Sukstorf on May 26, 1995.   

She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Cedar Bluffs and the American Legion Post #158 Auxiliary in Cedar Bluffs and V.F.W. Post #854 Auxiliary in Fremont.   

She is survived by sons, Michael D. Sukstorf and special friend, Carol Sheets of Cedar Bluffs, Jeffery L. & wife, Rebecca Sukstorf of Spearfish, S.D., and Joel K. Sukstorf of Fremont, NE; 8 grandchildren, Angela & husband, Jason Jones of Grand Island, NE, Michael Sukstorf of Cedar Bluffs, Matthew & wife, Laurie Sukstorf and Shadoe Sukstorf all of Fremont; Anna & husband, Joshua Gatz, Elise Sukstorf and Nicholas Sukstorf all of Spearfish, S.D. and Derek & wife, Kimberley Sukstorf of Green River, WY; and 9 great grandchildren.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Loyd; brother, Willmond Rabbass; and sisters, Loretta Hanson and Arvilla Nilson.   

Funeral service, 10:30 AM, Wed., Feb. 22^nd at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Cedar Bluffs. The Rev. Mark Weber will officiate.  Visitation Tues. 4 PM to 7 PM at Moser Memorial Chapel, Cedar Bluffs and continues Wed. at church 1hr prior to the service.  

Burial will be at the Union Cemetery, near Cedar Bluffs. Memorials may be given to the church.   

Moser Memorial Chapel, 200 W. Main, Cedar Bluffs, NE  in charge of arrangements. 402-721-4490 Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com

Terry Lee Thomsen, 64 Fremont, Died at an Omaha hospital Thursday morning, February 16.  He was born in Fremont March 8, 1947 and was raised here graduating from Fremont High School in 1965.  He attended Midland Lutheran College then entered the Navy in 1967.  He served in San Diego and aboard the USS Sutherland in Vietnam.  In 1969 he returned to Fremont and married Nancy K. Austin August 1, 1970.  He lived in Omaha and Champaigne, Illinois before returning to Fremont in 1975 where he worked for the Fremont Department of Utilities and Central States Co-op. 

He was Secretary-Treasurer of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18 and a member of React.  

He is survived by two daughters, Mary K. Handling (husband Wade) and Karry Thomsen both of Ottumwa, Iowa; two sons Todd Thomsen and Tommy Thomsen both of Ottumwa; three grandsons, Trey Thomsen, Charlie Handling, and Tyler Thomsen and one granddaughter Alex Handling.  

Memorial Services will be held Tuesday February 21 at 11:30 A.M. at Dugan Funeral Chapel.  The family will be at the funeral chapel from 10:30 until service time.  Rev. Scott Jensen officiating.  Military honors by the Fremont American Legion and VFW Honor Guard.  Memorials have been established to the Disabled American Veterans and the Avenue of Flags.  Condolences may be left at www.duganchapel.com Dugan Funeral Chapel 402-721-2880

Thomas J. LaRocca, Sr., age 95, of Scribner, NE, formerly of  Fremont, NE died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, NE.   

Thomas was born October 12, 1916 in East Kingston, NY to James and Frances (Sisco) LaRocca.  He grew up in East Kingston and attended college.  He served in the U.S. Army Oct. 7, 1942 to Aug. 17, 1943, during World War II.  He lived in Chicago, IL where he worked for the Sperry Rand Corporation and Schutter-Johnson Candy Factory. He lived in Grand Rapids, MI and then in Omaha, NEwhere he was employed by Associated Seed Growers (ASGRO).  He moved to Fremonti n 1952 and owned and operated LaRocca T.V. Service for many years in Omaha and Fremont.  Thomas also worked for Lear Corporation and he worked for Western Electric in Omahafor 23 years, retiring in 1978.   

Thomas married Victoria Dobrowolski February 14, 1942 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Chicago, IL. Victoria died February 13, 2001.   

He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont, the Knights of Columbus Council #3736, Father Leo Raus Assembly 4^th Degree Knights of Columbus.  He was a former member of V.F.W. and the Eagle’s Club, Coin Club of Fremont, Telephone Pioneers and Phil Sheridan Council of Boy Scouts of America.   

Survivors include: Sons – James and wife Mary LaRocca of Fremont, NE, Thomas J. LaRocca, Jr. of  Fremont, NE, Jeffrey LaRocca of Springfield, MO, John and wife Sandy  LaRocca of Omaha, NE, Joel LaRocca of  Fremont, NE and Jayme and wife  Angela LaRocca of Kansas City, KS; daughters – Joanne and husband Robert Gemar of Fremont, NE, and Jeri and husband Jon Dennis Nutzman of Lowden, IA; sisters – Loretta and husband Jim Nestle and JoAnn Dausch, all of  Tampa, FL; 18 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandson.   

He was preceded in death by: parents; wife; daughter – Jackie Olson; grandson – Tyler Olson; 6 brothers – Anthony, John, Vince, Louis, and Emil and infant brother Louis; and 4 sisters – Theresa, Rosie, Jackie and infant sister Theresa.  

Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont.  Father David Belt will officiate.  Visitation will be 3-8 P.M. Friday with the family receiving  friends 5-7 P.M. and a Knights of Columbus Living Rosary at 7:00 P.M. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Fremont with military honors conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of V.F.W. Post #854 and American Legion Post #20.   

Memorials may be directed to the Sons of Italy or the Archbishop Bergan Elementary School.   

Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont, NE is in charge of arrangements.  402-721-4490  

Online condolences may be directed to www.mosermemorialchapels.com 

Sylvia  A.  Bertram     age 80 of Fremont Died, Monday February 13, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha 

 Sylvia was born to Wesley and Maude (Estes) Dooley onAugust 31, 1931 in Niobrara, Nebraska.  At the age of 12, she moved with her family to Wausa.  There she graduated from high school, then attended Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska during the summer.  She taught at a rural school near Orchard for a year. 

On November 5, 1951, Sylvia was married in Lincoln, Nebraska to George R. Bertram.  They lived in Fremont, then briefly in Omaha and Council Bluffs, then toFallsCity, and in 1956, returned to Fremont and have resided here since.  In Fremont, Sylvia had worked in the record keeping department of the hospital for 9 years, then accompanied her husband for several years on his trips as an over the road truck driver.  

Sylvia was a member of Salem Lutheran Church.   

She was preceded in death by a son Richard in 2002, and infant daughter Gayleen, grandson Bradley in January of 2012, a sister and an infant sister, and 6 brothers including 3 infant brothers.   

Survivors: husband – George, 3 daughters – Diana and husband Jeff Brown of North Bend, Eileen ‘Sherry’ and husband Jack Tant of Cedar Bluffs, Donna and husband Scott Zieberlein of Savannah, Georgia, son – Brian and wife Donna Bertram of Fremont, 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 3 sisters – Mary Moseman of Fremont, Della Freburg of Fremont, Carol Bolton of Louisville, Tennessee, brother – Gilbert Dooley of Fremont.  

The funeral service will be 2 PM Friday (Febr. 17^th) at Salem Lutheran Church with Rev. Michael Thomas.  The committal will follow in Ridge Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Kidney Foundation.   

Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Thursday from 2 to 8 PM. and at the church on Friday for an hour before the service. Online guestbook @ www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com  

Raymond Nielsen age 88, died Saturday February 11, 2012 at the Hooper Care Center.

He was born March 20, 1923 in Ashland NE to Frands and Anna(Nielsen) Nielsen. He was the youngest of 10 Children. The family moved to Ashland from their home near Hooper NE in Dodge County around 1918. The farm here was paid for, but they needed more land for the boys to farm, so they bought a farm in Ashland. The family joined the Methodist Church in Ashland, because there were no English speaking Lutheran Church’s in the area. With the families strong Christian foundation, it later lead to two brothers becoming Methodist Pastor’s. Unfortunately the Depression came and they lost the farm, but their faith stood firm. The family moved on to Iowa to a town Called California Junction, near Missouri Valley, where they continued to rent land and farm. They moved on to other Iowa towns ending up in Onawa Iowa, where he graduated High School in 1942.
His parents bought a farm in Tekamah NE and Raymond continued farming with them. Due to his parents being older, he was deferred from Military service, to help to keep the farm going, doing his part on the Home Front. From 1945-1946 he attended Dana College.
They attended the Methodist Church, where Raymond began what would become a lifetime love of teaching Sunday School and sharing God’s Word.
Frands died in 1953 and Raymond stayed on the farm with his mother. He met his wife Edith Pauline Martin in Tekamah and they married January 24th, 1954 at First Baptist Church.

Raymond continued to farm and two of his children were born when they lived there. They decided to sell the farm and his mother moved to Onawa to live with her oldest son Lambert. Raymond and family moved to the a farm house north of Fremont and he started working at Campbell Soup company. Two more children were born.
When they moved into town, The Salvation Army Church was only one house away. This made it easy to make this their new church home. Their family grew to 7 children and a busy life.
The family all had paper routes and Raymond and Pauline, delivered Fremont Tribune newspaper bundles to the carriers.
When the boys were younger, Raymond was a baseball coach and the whole family loved the game. Even with a big family, their were good family vacations and pictures to remember.

Raymond retired from Campbell Soup in 1988 and in the same year unfortunately had a car accident and suffered the loss of his wife and brother.

With retirement he was able to travel and visit his brother in Texas several times and fly to see his grandkids which he loved very much to do. He was such a good grandpa and would do anything the kids asked.. Seeing him read to them, created wonderful memories.

Raymond lived at Pathfinder House assisted living for 41/2 years before moving to the Hooper in February of 2011. He was very content reading his Bible and singing Hymns from his favorite song book. Singing and his friendly smile will be something he will be remembered for.

Raymond had a love of reading and learning. He was a go to person for all kinds of knowledge He always had a big vegetable garden and loved sharing the produce.
He was a regular walker at the YMCA, and enjoyed the company of people around him. He never knew a stranger. He could visit with anyone and always had a smile.

He was a member of the Salvation Army Church and with his years of teaching as a young man until he retired at age 85, he gave Glory to God with his teaching for 50 years. He was on the church council and was a Corp treasurer for awhile. He went to bible study’s and was willing to do what ever was needed. He was a member of the Golden K Kiwanis and remained active even when he couldn’t drive anymore with the friendship of some great guys. He also enjoyed going to the Fremont Friendship center and the music and friendship they offered, again being able to enjoy his time with everyone with the assistance of people who shared the same philosophy of helping others. He was on the Senior Center Board for several years. He did meals on wheels and Car-Go through ENOA, helping people to get around to appointments and getting grocery’s.

On Wednesdays he would leave the Senior Center and they would drop him off to bowl at Plaza Lanes. He would look forward to those days very much.
Many people went above and beyond to enable him to continue to enjoy things he loved, which is most of all being with people and visiting.

Raymond is preceded in death by his wife Pauline, 2 great grand-daughters Madison Foell and Hailey Foell, one great grandson and 9 brothers and sisters.
Dorah Nielsen of Janesville, WI

Survived by: Sons: David (Debbie) Nielsen of Fremont; Eric (Lisa) Nielsen of Pleasant Grove, AL; Carl Nielsen of Cincinatti, OH; and Michael (Monica) Nielsen stationed in Germany, Daughters: Charlotte (Ron) Young of Fremont; Anne (Richard) Radcliff of Marysville, WA; Mary (Michael) Thomas of Monroe, MI, Grandchildren: Kim (Nick) Foell of Storm Lake, IA; Tammy Neilsen of Omaha; Scott Neilsen of Souix City, IA; Vicki Nielsen of Fremont; Sarah Young of Fremont; Natalie (Joe) Mitchell of Hawaii; Vincent (Lori) Swallow of Omaha; Lewis Radcliff of WI; Christopher, Kaylie, Kerri, and Kyle Thomas of Monroe, MI; Nicklas Nielsen and Gregory Nielsen of Germany.
Great-Grandchildren: Amber Gies of Hawaii; Paul Foell of Storm Lake, IA; Suggested Memorials to the Salvation Army
Visitation: A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Dugan Funeral Chapel with family present from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Funeral Services: A funeral will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Fremont. Pastor Charlie Axness and Captain Mark from the Salvation Army will be officiating.
Burial will be at Bluffs Trinity Cemetery near Fremont