Obituaries

Burna J. (Bruggeman) Broady, one of six children of Orville and Dorothea (Gerdes) Bruggeman, was born April 16, 1942 at Tushla Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. She was baptized July 19, 1942 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church near Auburn by Gustav K. Weinke, pastor. She was confirmed September 2, 1956 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church by Rev. W. R. Fruehling. Burna attended Pleasant View School through the 8th grade and graduated from Johnson High School on May 17, 1960. She then attended Reese & Sybil Cosmetology School from 1960 to 1961. On October 22, 1961, Burna was united in marriage to Terry Broady. They would be blessed with two children, Jeff and Ricki. The couple lived in Johnson, Lincoln, and South Dakota until they moved to a farm west of Johnson in 1963 and began farming. Burna worked at various times as a cosmetologist in Johnson, but gradually became more a farm wife and partner on the farm.

Lois Jean (Ebeler) Eltiste was born August 30, 1950 to Carl and Alvera (Bartels) Ebeler in Auburn, Nebraska. She was baptized September 26, 1950 by Rev. Fruehling and confirmed June 7, 1964 by Rev. Carl Carlson at Martin Luther Church, rural Johnson, Nebraska. She attended Center School District #43 rural elementary school and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1968. She later received her degree in the Food Service Supervisors Program at Southeast Community College in 1983. She was a member of Martin Luther Church near Johnson until her marriage to Wayne Eltiste on September 14, 1968. She then became a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Tecumseh. To this union two sons were born, Craig and Doug. Lois worked in numerous restaurants including the Ace Café, Archie’s Diner and Orbit Inn in Tecumseh and after her classes in Food Service became the head cook at the Maple Grove Home and also cooked at Lewiston Consolidated Schools.

March 4, 1938 - May 14, 2018

November 21, 1992 - April 27, 2018

August 18, 1922 - April 23, 2018

October 30, 1933 - April 26, 2018