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In the Memory of ...
- Marie Kay Mudloff
Lincoln, NE
 Marie
Kay Mudloff, 66, of Lincoln died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at
Tabitha Health Care in Lincoln.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jacobsen-Greenway
Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate.
Burial will be in the St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, south
of Farwell.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home, with a rosary at 7.
Miss Mudloff was born March 5, 1941, at Loup City
to Edward and Leone (Maschka) Mudloff.
Survivors of the immediate family include a brother
and sister-in-law, Daniel and Sue Mudloff of Columbus; two stepsisters,
Patricia Morse of Kearney and Carolyn Boelts of Beaverton, Ore.;
and a stepbrother, Robert Svoboda of Franklin, Wis.
Additional survivors include three nephews and
a niece; special friends, Jane Wray and Ryan Benner of Lincoln;
and Ryan's loving dog, Spice.
At the age of 5, Marie Kay attended St. Anthony
School. In 1950, at the age of 9, she attended the Nebraska
School for the Deaf in Omaha, graduating in 1960. Then she went
to Grand Island Business School, where she graduated in 1961.
In 1962, Marie Kay started working as an accounting clerk at
the Nebraska Department of Education, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation in Lincoln. She retired in December 2002 after
40 years of service.
Her main interests were sewing, embroidery, counted
cross stitch and crocheting lots of afghans. She gave away more
than 700 afghans to relatives, friends, nursing homes, retirement
homes and shelter homes for homeless women and children. She
used to go bowling with deaf and hearing people for a long time,
as she really enjoyed it. She lived in a nice apartment in Lincoln.
Her mother, Leone, and lovely dog, Bella, moved in with her.
She really enjoyed having them and the company that they gave.
Leone passed away in 1994 and Bella died at the
age of 16 in 1999.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward
and Leone; stepfather, Franklin Svoboda; her grandparents; and
a nephew.
Memorials are suggested to St. Anthony's Catholic
Church in Farwell.
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- Mary D. Elstad
Denver, Colorado
Mary Cuscaden Elstad was born in Omaha, Nebraska
on June 10th, 1922 to Scott and Nellie Cuscaden. Scott Cuscaden
was Dean of the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. Nellie
worked at the Nebraska School for the Deaf in Omaha. Together
they had four children, Mary, Roberta, Thomas and Eleanor. Mary
was born deaf to a deaf family. After attending the Nebraska School
for the Deaf she attended Gallaudet University in Washington,
D.C. Following her graduation from college, she returned to Nebraska
to become a substitute teacher at the Nebraska School for the
Deaf for a short time; but she soon realized that opportunities
for employment for a deaf person were very limited in Nebraska.
She then moved to Denver where her sister Roberta lived. She got
a job at Farmer's Union Insurance, where she was the first deaf
employee in the company. She proved to be such a good employee
that the company hired eleven other deaf women over the next year
and made Mary their supervisor for the next eight years. During
the years following her employment at Farmers's Mary met Loren
Elstad from Devils Lake, North Dakota. They were married on October
24th, 1951. Mary and Loren had three sons, John, Ron and Tim.
She stayed home to care for her children and involved herself
in many activities. Including being a den mother to her sons Cub
Scout troop and sign language teacher to various groups. Mary
served the deaf community through leadership roles in many deaf
organizations assisting in many of the fundraising activities.
After fifteen years at home, Mary was called by the superintendent
of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind in Colorado Springs,
and was asked to accept a position teaching children with multiple
disabilities. She accepted the position and taught children, that
literally had nowhere else to go. Mary commuted between Colorado
Springs and Denver for the next ten years dividing her time between
her family in Denver and her desire to provide opportunities for
the children in the Springs.
After working at the school, Mary then worked at the Center on
Deafness in Denver as the volunteer services coordinator. She
became the manager of the Center's store selling specialized equipment
for the deaf and hard of hearing and program manager for the communications
skills program (American Sign Language classes). Mary worked at
the Center on Deafness for nineteen years, retiring in 2002. The
Center closed its doors for business shortly thereafter.
The following paragraph is an excerpt from an
award given to Mary from the Sertoma Club (Service to Mankind
Award): "Mary has, by her leadership, shown what a deaf
person can accomplish. She worked in the hearing world in a
time when there was no protection of federal laws, no interpreters
provided, and no advocacy from agencies. She did everything
on her own, working, raising her family, working within her
community, never asking for help from anyone. In today's world,
where we are trying to learn to "celebrate diversity",
we can learn a lesson in how to best serve mankind, by paving
the way for those who are going to follow, and providing a path
and a blueprint that can be followed. Young deaf people as well
as hearing people can learn from the example set by Mary Elstad."
Note from the family: Mary has and continues to
be an inspiration to all of us who have been blessed to be members
of her family. She celebrated life and family on a daily basis.
She demonstrated to everyone she came across the importance
of communication. If you didn't know sign language she was ready
to teach you. A teacher at heart, Mary continues to teach us
all by the way she lived.
To Mom from John: Thank-you for never giving up
on me and supporting me in everything I did. You were always
there for me and my family. I love you and you are with me in
everything I do. Love, John
To Mom from Ron: Thank you for your unconditional
love and for instilling in me the ability to be successful in
life. Love, Ron
To Mom from Tim: Not only did you teach me about
the value of hard work and the importance of family but also
to strive for the best. Thank you for always being supportive
of me and for being a wonderful mom and grandma. Love always,
Tim
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- Dolly G. Peterson
Omaha, Nebraska
Dolly (George) Peterson, Omaha, passed away
on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at the Bellevue Rehabilitation, at
the age of 95. She is survived by son, Joseph E.; son and daughter-in-law,
John R. and Janice; grandchildren, great grandchildren, great,
great grandchildren.
Her funeral was scheduled on Monday, April 10, 2006 at the Westlawn-Hillcrest
Funeral Home. She is buried at the Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial
Park, 5701 Center Street, in Omaha. In lieu of flowers please
send memorials to Omaha Association of the Deaf, 4050 Hillsdale,
Omaha, NE 68107.
She attended NSD for about 6 years, and left NSD in May 1923.
She was born on November 1, 1905 and had a surprised 95th birthday
party at the Omaha Assoication of the Deaf last November 2005.
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- Clifton J. (Jim) Cornett
Omaha, Nebraska
Cornett, Clifton J., age 77, passed away Saturday
night, March 25, 2006. Preceded in death by wife Juanita J. Cornett.
He is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen Cornett, Dean
and Lisa Cornett; daughter and son-in-law Mary Ann and Craig Danielson;
grandchildren, Ian, Sara and Sean Danielson, Cody and Shelby Cornett;
cousins and hosts of friends.
His funeral was scheduled on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at the
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5020 Grand Avenue in Omaha. His body
was buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska.
Clifton was in the Class of 1950.
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- Rosie Agnes Gehm
Gresham, Oregon
Rosie Agnes (Stieb) Gehm, 84, died at the Chestnut
Lane Assisted Living for the Deaf and Deaf/Blind on Friday, March
3, 2006.
Rosie was born on April 8, 1921 in Sterling, Colorado,
and moved to Nebraska where she was enrolled at Nebraska School
for the Deaf (1929 to 1941). She married Robert Gehm (another
NSD product, 1920) and had three Deaf sons. They moved to Myrtle
Creek, Oregon. After Robert retired, they moved to Salem, Oregon.
They enjoyed traveling across the states and camping at the Camp
Talaoli. Robert died in 1996. In 2003, Rosie resided at the Chestnut
Lane Assisted Living for the Deaf and Deaf/Blind in Gresham, Oregon.
She is survived by sons, Eugene, Paul and John;
daughters-in-laws, Linda and Marva; four grandchildren; one great-grandson;
sister, Anna Bagby.
Her memorial services has been scheduled for Sunday,
2 p.m. on March 12th at the Chestnut Lane Assisted Living for
the Deaf and Deaf/Blind, 1219 N.E. 6th Avenue, Gresham, Oregon.
To send the remembrances of Rosie to the Chestnut
Lane Assisted for the Deaf and Deaf/Blind.
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- Margaret S. Petersen
Gretna, Nebraska
Petersen, Margaret S., age 89 years, of Gretna,
NE. Preceded in death by Husband Elmer, 2 Sisters and 5 Brothers.
Survived by: Daughter Darlene Richardson, Gretna, NE; Son and
Daughter in law: Darrel and Ginger Petersen, Rochester, MN; Grandchildren:
Robert, Dennis ( Sue), and Pamela Richardson, Kathleen ( Tom)
Jensen, Daniel, Randy, Terry (Lisa), William (Sheila) Petersen,
Kim (David ) Anderson; 16 Great Grandchildren; 3 Great-Great Grandchildren;
Sister: Emma Goodin and Brother: William Rentschler.
Her service is scheduled for today, Monday
11:00 AM at the Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion, NE. Visitation:Sun.
1-8 PM with the family receiving friends from 6-8PM all at the
Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion, NE. Interment: Mt Hope Cemetery,
Omaha, NE. Memorials to Odyssey Hospice and Gretna Community Living
Center. KAHLER-DOLCE Papillion, Neb. 339-3232.
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- Doris I. Badman
DeWitt, Nebraska
Doris I. Badman, 87, DeWitt, Nebraska, died Sunday
afternoon, Jan. 22, 2006, at the Wilber Care Center in Wilber,
Nebraska. She was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Elsie, Nebraska, grew
up in Oregon and California, and had lived in DeWitt since 1942.
She was a graduate of the Nebraska School for the Deaf. She
was married to Gerald A. Badman on June 28, 1942, and had been
employed at the former Petersen Manufacturing Company in DeWitt
for many years before retiring in 1984. She enjoyed flowers,
yard work and bowling.
Survivors: nephews, Randy Badman of DeWitt, Steve
Teller of St. Thomas, Pa.; nieces, Jean Teller of Lawrence,
Kan., Kathryn Teller of Hays, Kan., Patricia Klonicki of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Mary Halleran of Emporia, Kan.; great-nieces and nephews;
one great-great-niece; sister-in-law, Patsey Teller of Hays,
Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Ruby
Belle (McGuire) Teller; and husband, Gerald A. Badman (Jan.
23, 1995).
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, United Methodist
Church in DeWitt, the Rev. Mary-Ellen Gaither officiating. Burial:
Oak Grove Cemetery, rural DeWitt. Visitation on Wednesday from
2 p.m.-9 p.m., and Thursday from 8 a.m.-noon at the Venrick-Griffiths-Hovendick
Chapel in DeWitt, and at the church one hour preceding the service
on Thursday. Family prayer service: 2:15 p.m. Thursday at the
church. Memorials established to the church with Galen and Marna
Conn in charge. Messages of condolence may be sent to rich@griffithshovendick.com.
Venrick-Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, DeWitt, in charge of arrangements.
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- Richard "Dick" Brown
Grand Island, Nebraska
Richard 'Dick' Lee Brown, 66, of Grand Island,
passed away on Monday, January 2, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare
at Park Place in Grand Island. He had the cancer for 5-1/2 years.
His services was scheduled on Saturday, January
7, 2006 at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island.
He attended NSD from 1944 to 1958.
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