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     Evelyn Cleora Ruhga Evelyn Ruhga Brennfoerder, youngest child of Charles and Bertha Ruhga, was born on her parent’s farm west of Angus, NE on December 29, 1919. She departed this life on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the age of 95 years at the Rosebrook Care Center in Edgar, NE. Evelyn attended Stone School north of their home and graduated from Nelson High School in 1936. Evelyn was an operator for the Lincoln Telephone Company at Nelson until her marriage to Arthur Brennfoerder February 10, 1941 at Omaha, Ne. Three children came to bless their home. They all became members of the Church of Christ. They lived on a farm near Edgar until the death of her husband. Evelyn was employed at the Saint Elizabeth Health Center in Lincoln for several months, then at the Telephone company there and in Hastings for several years. She actively helped Arthur with raising the children, farming, gardening and yard work on the farm. She enjoyed reading, writing letters, and teaching in Sunday school, camps and bible school, and hearing from and about her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1928, her father in 1971, her husband in 1973. She also was preceded by granddaughter Brenda Glass, and Duane Glass’ wife Kendra. Also preceding Evelyn were her two sisters, Helen Eckles & Ilah Brennfoerder, and her brother Marvin Ruhga. Her survivors include daughter Dorthy Glass, and her two sons Duane, and his 2 children Sara and Caleb; and Gene, and son Ryan; Luke Jaramillo, son of late Brenda (Glass) & Danny Jaramillo - all of Topeka, KS. Her oldest son, Gary and his wife Marilyn of Edgar, and their 4 children: DudLee, and his wife Debbie of Edgar, and 2 children Quintin, of Lincoln, and Kelsey Hergenreder and husband Jeffery of Fort Riley. Melody, and husband Jessy Jauregui, and their 3 children Austin, Ashley and Cameron of Mead, CO. Brad and his wife, Kim and 3 children Jordan, Alyssa, and Zachary of Edgar, and Stan, and his wife Kathy, and daughter Breanna of Edgar. Her youngest son, Leroy, and his wife Roxann of Argyle, TX and their 2 children, Jennifer and husband Barry Fox, and 2 daughters: Audrey and Addyson of Argyle, TX; and son Andrew Seoul, South Korea. She will be missed by many other friends and relatives. Funeral services will be held this Monday 10:30 AM February 9, 2015 at the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Edgar, NE. Officiating minister will be Paul Julian. Burial will be held at the Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, NE. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1 pm to 7 pm with the family present from 3 pm to6 pm. Condolences may be sent to the family at wmsfh.com. Williams Funeral Home of Edgar, NE is in charge of the arrangements.³ Her married name was Barge.⁸ She was buried at Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Clay Co., Nebraska.³ She married Unknown Barge.⁸ Evelyn Cleora Ruhga was born on December 29, 1919 at Angus, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska.^4,3 She married Arthur G. Brennfoerder on February 10, 1941 at Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.^4,2,3 As of February 10, 1941,her married name was Brennfoerder. Evelyn Cleora Ruhga died on February 6, 2015 at Edgar, Clay Co., Nebraska, at age 95.³

     Arthur G. Brennfoerder was buried at Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Clay Co., Nebraska.^3,1 His Social Security Number was 508-03-2315.⁴ He was born on March 29, 1910 at Lawrence, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska.^3,4,1 He married Evelyn Cleora Ruhga, daughter of Charles John "Charlie" Ruhga and Bertha Ellen Felton, on February 10, 1941 at Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.^3,1,2 Arthur G. Brennfoerder died on December 1, 1973 at Nebraska at age 63.^3,1 He Arthur Brennfoerder, son of Henry and Martha Brennfoerder, was born near Lawrence, Nebraska, March 29, 1910 and departed this life at his home December 1, 1973 at the age of 63 years. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Ruhga of Nelson on February 10, 1941 at Omaha, Nebraska. To this union was born three children. On August 24, 1942 he confessed his faith in Christ and was immersed into Him, and thus became a member of His body, the Church. Because of illness, he retired from farming last year. Surviving at the time of his death are his wife, Evelyn; his daughter, Dorthy and her husband, Ken and their three children, Marion, Eugene and Brenda of Lincoln; his son, Gary and his wife, Marilyn and their four children, Dud Lee, Melody, Brad and Stan of Fairfield; and his son, Leroy and his wife, Roxann of Lincoln; his three brothers, Albert of Lincoln, Ernest of Fairfield and Harley of Hastings. He was preceeded in death by his parents and two infant sisters. Funeral services were Tuesday, December 4, at the Urbauer Funeral Chapel in Edgar with interment in the Edgar Cemetery. on December 13, 1973.¹

     Malethee/Maletha Pauline Link Pauline Link Reed, 97, of Check, VA., sadly went home to be with her lord on Sunday August 27, 2023. She passed away at peace in her home of 79 years. She was born on March 26, 1926, in West Virginia and grew up learning and doing the hard work of homesteading. Pauline later in life started working at Skyline Sportswear as a seamstress. She loved to knit and sewed many blankets for all of her family. She loved to cook and tend to her garden for as long as she was able. Pauline was a outstanding woman to her family and her church, The Litte White Church. Pauline was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Howard Reed; son, Carlos Reed; parents, Mamie and Henry Link; sisters, Catherine Vest, Maleta Walters; brothers, Henry Clay, Waskey Link (Infant). She leaves behind her sisters, Patricia Nichols (Freddie), Etta Mae Hall; her beloved daughter, Carolyn McPeak; two grandchildren, Ken Reed and Aaron Reed; three great grandchildren, Kaleb Reed, Alexis Reed (Tyler) and Tiara Reed (Tristan); and one great great granddaughter, Oakley Raye Thorne. Special thank you to Gentiva Hospice for coming and helping us in her last days. Especially thankful for Ireland, Nicole, Karen, and Brian. Interment will follow in Restvale cemetery.⁵ She was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁵ She was born on March 26, 1926 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,12,3,5 She married Howard Carter Reed, son of Roscoe Cecil Reed and Mary Elizabeth Conner, on April 13, 1943 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^{1,7,3,2,8,13,5} As of April 13, 1943,her married name was Reed. Malethee/Maletha Pauline Link died on August 27, 2023 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 97.⁵

     Brenda Dee Glass was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas.³ She was born on October 7, 1966 at Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa.^1,5,3 As of December 22, 1992,her married name was Jaramillo.³ She married Daniel J. "Danny" Jaramillo on December 22, 1992 at Lake Tahoe, Douglas Co., Nevada.^2,3 Brenda Dee Glass died on September 13, 2008 at Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, at age 41.^5,3 She Brenda D. Jaramillo, 41, of Topeka, died September 13, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital Emergency Room after an extended illness with cancer. She was a woman who fought her illness with courageous spirit and strength. She was born in Bloomfield, Iowa on October 7, 1966 the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy (Brennfoerder) Glass. She was a 1984 graduate of Topeka West High School. Brenda was a Legal Secretary for the Shawnee County District Attorneys Office. She had previously worked for Fisher, Patterson, Sayler and Smith Law Firm. Brenda will be remembered for her love of her family and especially being a mother, caring for her home, doing puzzles and enjoying sports. She believed in her husband, Daniel, during his endeavor to write his book, Fortitude without Acknowledgement. Consequently, she lived by example many of the ideals contained in his book. She married Daniel J. Jaramillo in Lake Tahoe on December 22, 1992. He survives of the home. Other survivors include her son, Daniel Luke Jaramillo of the home, step daughter, Danielle Jaramillo of Topeka, her parents, Kenneth Glass and wife Connie of Ottumwa, Iowa and Dorothy Glass of Topeka, two brothers, Duane Glass and wife Kendra and Gene Glass all of Topeka, and her grandmother, Evelyn Barge of Edgar, Neb. Brenda will lie in state at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home on Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She will be carried to her final resting place by pallbearers; Duane and Gene Glass, Frank, Tom, Johnny and Mark Jaramillo. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to an educational fund for Daniel Luke Jaramillo at Core First Bank and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. on September 14, 2008.³

     Gary Lee Brennfoerder Gary Lee Brennfoerder, oldest son of Arthur and Evelyn (Ruhga) Brennfoerder, was born in Clay Center, NE on September 9, 1943. He departed this life the evening of November 12, 2015 at the age of 72 yrs. He went to school east of their home and graduated from Nelson High School in 1961. He obeyed Christ as his Savior and was baptized for the remission of his sins in July of 1957. Gary married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Daly, on March 26, 1964. Four children came to bless their home. They all became members of the Church of Christ. They lived on a farm near Edgar until they moved to town in 1998. He farmed between Edgar and Fairfield for most of his life, as he loved the land, and enjoyed planting and the resulting harvest. He also enjoyed tractor pulling for nearly 35 years. He was preceded in death by his mother in 2015, and father in 1973, sister-in-law and niece. His survivors include his wife Marilyn of Edgar, and their 4 children: DudLee, and his wife Debbie of Edgar, and 2 children Quintin of Lincoln, and Kelsey (& husband Jeffrey) Hergenreder, and great grandson Leo Scott, all of Ayr, NE. Melody, and husband Jessy Jauregui, and their 3 children Austin, Ashley and Cameron of Mead, CO. Brad and his wife, Kim and 3 children Jordan, Alyssa, and Zachary of Edgar, and Stan, and his wife Kathy, and daughter Breanna of Edgar. His brother, Leroy, and his wife Roxann of Argyle, TX and their two children, Jennifer and husband Barry Fox, and 2 daughters: Audrey and Addyson; and son Andrew of Korea; sister, Dorthy Glass, and nephews Duane and Gene Glass all of Topeka, KS and special friends and Christian family, Alan Marshall and family of London England. Gary and Marilyn always enjoyed having friends in their home, and visits from cousins and other relatives. He will be missed by many other close friends and relatives. Funeral services were held at the Williams Funeral Home in Edgar at 10:30 am Monday November 16, 2015, with burial in the Edgar Cemetery.³ He was buried at Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Clay Co., Nebraska.³ He was born on September 9, 1943 at Clay Center, Clay Co., Nebraska.^1,3 He married Marilyn Rae Daly on March 26, 1964.^1,3 Gary Lee Brennfoerder died on November 12, 2015 at Hastings, Adams Co., Nebraska, at age 72.³

     John Lee Sowder was buried at Piedmont Cemetery, Rt. 11 to Shawsville, turn at nursing home, Rt. 637, about 8 miles on the left, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He Enumerated in Montgomery Co. Virginia in the 1910 and 1920 Census. He was born on January 31, 1883 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,1 He married Nora Effie Whitlock, daughter of John Shelbourne Whitlock and Ida Virginia Atkinson, on December 23, 1907 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3 John Lee Sowder died on April 8, 1962 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 79.²

     His Social Security Number was 505-46-9449.³ Dull Long Kay was born on September 26, 1897 at Eddyville, Harrison Township, Mahaska Co., Iowa.^4,3,2 He married Stella P. "Estella" Felton, daughter of George Alonzo Felton and Anna Mary "Annie" Littrel, on June 23, 1920 at Chadron, Dawes Co., Nebraska.¹ Dull Long Kay died on August 20, 1981 at Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska, at age 83.³

     Frank Chester Fox was born on December 17, 1877 at Astoria, Clatsop Co., Oregon.^5,4 He married Mae Leona Leibrant, daughter of Jacob "Jack" Leibrant and Elizabeth Ann "Nellie" Iddings, in 1919.^1,3,6 Frank Chester Fox died on April 12, 1950 at San Diego Co., California, at age 72.²

     His Social Security Number was 567-26-0738.¹⁰ Stewart Russell Fox was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., California.^1,4,11 He married Gloria A. Alvarado.¹² Stewart Russell Fox was born on August 11, 1925 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.^10,1,2,4,5 He and Gloria A. Alvarado were divorced in January, 1971 at San Diego, San Diego Co., California.¹³ Stewart Russell Fox married Charlene Ruth Smith on June 23, 1976 at San Diego Co., California.³ Stewart Russell Fox died on May 27, 2000 at San Diego Co., California, at age 74.^6,10,1,4 He Stewart R. Fox, 74 , fixture in Point Loma business, social circles. If there were a "Mr. Point Loma" award, longtime resident Stewart R. Fox surely would have deserved the honor. So say his friends, who described Mr. Fox as a fine businessman, a quiet doer of good deeds and an avid golfer forever hoping for the perfect game. He did not seek accolades, and friends often found out from one another just how generous he was, contributing to the San Diego Hall of Champions, the Reuben H. Fleet Space Center, Point Loma High School 2000 and the San Diego Zoo. Mr. Fox died Saturday of massive heart failure. He was 74. He was born in Seattle and moved to San Diego in 1935 with his now-deceased parents, Frank Chester Fox and Mae Leona Leibrant Fox. Mr. Fox's legacy began at Point Loma High School, where he was a varsity letterman and two-year starter on the football team. He played a position known then as running right guard. "He played offense and defense; it went both ways in those days when you were good," said Lyle Butler, his friend since the two met in third grade. Malin Burnham, chairman of the Burnham Cos., met Mr. Fox in high school when they both played football. "He was that person that we all had fun with, the best-humored person you could possibly imagine," Burnham said. After graduating from high school in 1944, Mr. Fox enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served two years in New Guinea. He came back to enroll at State Teachers College (now San Diego State University), majoring in business and joining the Phi Lambda Xi and Sigma Chi fraternities. Mr. Fox bought a hardware store on Rosecrans Street north of Canon Street in 1950, the year he graduated from college. Now known as the Village Store, it became a Point Loma landmark, sort of a mini-Home Depot with gas pumps out front. The store also was a gathering place for friends until he sold the business in the early 1970s. "Everybody knew him," said Gordon Luce, former chairman of Great American Bank. "He had this wonderful store. Everybody just loved Stewart Fox. He would be called 'Mr. Point Loma' if there was such a thing." Mr. Fox began a second career, working for Butler Real Estate, now a division of Coldwell Banker, until he retired in 1989. He and his wife, Charlene, belonged to a monthly potluck group that, on his initiative, donated money for charitable causes, said Yvonne Larsen, a former president of the California Board of Education. "Stewart was a friend I acquired when I married my husband (Dan Larsen)," Larsen said. "When I entered politics for a school board election, he was my treasurer because everyone knew Stewart was honest." Mr. Fox formed FBL Enterprises with his friends Butler and Dan Larsen, also a grade-school chum and a former San Diego port commissioner, on a handshake and the motto "Our word is our bond." The company principals owned a shopping center in Chula Vista until several years ago. Active in many organizations, Mr. Fox was a member of, among others, the Point Loma Rotary Club, San Diego Country Club, San Diego Yacht Club and R and A Club, a gentlemen's social club and a long-standing San Diego tradition. He had belonged to Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church since 1944. Mr. Fox loved golf and would play as often as three times a week. About 30 years ago, one of his friends surprised him with a golf tournament he called The Fox Invitational. "Probably 60 of us showed up," said another friend, Bruce Moore. "He was stunned. We had it every year and played all over." Mr. Fox is survived by his wife, Charlene; two sons, Stephen and Tom, both of San Diego; a daughter, Anne Groepper of Temecula; a stepson, Robert Riedl of Pacific Palisades; a stepdaughter, Jan Davis of Tualatin, Ore; and 10 grandchildren. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. on June 2, 2000.¹

     Beulah Myrtle Howell was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.³ She was born on June 3, 1916 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 She married Daniel Riley Conner, son of William Riley Conner and Lillie Virginia Custer, on November 23, 1932 at Roanoke, Virginia.² As of November 23, 1932,her married name was Conner.² Beulah Myrtle Howell and Daniel Riley Conner were divorced on March 26, 1954 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Beulah Myrtle Howell died on September 19, 1976 at New York at age 60.^3,5

     Helen Irene Semones was buried at Greasy Creek Church Cemetery, on Rt. 750 west of US 221, Burks Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 231-24-3382.⁴ She was born on March 10, 1928 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^3,4,2 She married Herbert Mason Martin, son of Ezra Granville Martin and Emma Roxie Conner, on March 26, 1946 at Chester Co., South Carolina.^3,5,6,1,2 As of March 26, 1946,her married name was Martin. Helen Irene Semones died on March 23, 2003 at Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, at age 75.^3,4,2