Mary M. Hayashi, 84, of Peoria, Ill., formerly of North Platte, passed away on Aug. 5, 2012, at Liberty Village in Peoria.
Mary was born in La Junta, Colo., on Nov. 28, 1927, a daughter of Fukutaro and Hatsuyo Mizokami. She married Mike Hayashi in Denver, Colo., on Dec. 6, 1955. He survives.
Also surviving are her children, Bruce (Rene) Hayashi, of Peoria, and Roger (Mona) Hayashi, of Woodbury, Minn.; four grandchildren, Michael Hayashi and David Hayashi, of Peoria, and Courtney Hayashi and Jared Hayashi, of Woodbury, Minn.; two sisters, Amy Horiuchi, of Brighton, Colo., and Kiyo (Clarence) Yoshida, of Sun City, Ariz.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Mike, Tom and Sam Mizokami.
Mary was a Medical Technologist before she had her family.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial of ashes will take place at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice.
Schmidt-Haller Burial and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
Month: August 2012
Daniel Donner
Daniel Donner, 64, of Ogallala, died Aug. 6, 2012, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Ogallala First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chuck Rager officiating. Cremation was chosen. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society and the First United Methodist Church. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Anderson
Raymond Pete Anderson, 90, a longtime Paxton resident, passed away Aug. 6, 2012, at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha.
He was born on Nov. 25, 1921, to Bundy and Laurine Anderson in their farm home south of Paxton. Following graduation from Paxton High School in 1939, he assisted his mother with her farm and cattle operation.
On Aug. 12, 1943, Raymond married June Leonhardt, of Sutherland, and they settled on a farm south of Paxton. In August 1950, they moved into Paxton and resided there until he suffered a massive stroke in 2001. They moved to Elkhorn in October 2003, to be closer to their daughter Lana, her husband and grandchildren.
Raymond started to work for NPPD in September 1947 and was a valued employee with them for 50 years, retiring in April 1997. He was a lifetime member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed as a child. He served on the church council, was a member of the Paxton Fire Department and also served two terms as mayor of Paxton. In addition, Raymond was a 32nd Degree Mason.
Through the years, Raymond enjoyed having a few cattle south of Paxton, attending cattle sales and gardening. Following his stroke in 2001, mobility and communication were very difficult for him. However he lived at home with assistance from his wife, June. He continued to enjoy following the stock and commodity markets, his family and friends.
Raymond is survived by his wife, June, of Elkhorn; his daughter, Lana (Gaylord) Flaming, of Elkhorn; three grandchildren, RoGene (Chris) Bays, of Owasso, Okla., Becky (Mike) LaFave, of Elkhorn, G. Scott (Heidi) Flaming, of Omaha; seven great-grandchildren, Kylee and Garett Bays, Zach and Isabelle LaFave, and Haven, Francesca and Alana Flaming; two sisters-in-law, Barbara and Ginny Anderson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; and two sisters.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and online condolences may be made at adamsswanson.com.
Services will be at 11 a.m. (MDT), on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Paxton Cemetery with the Rev. Judy Gifford officiating.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m., today, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home. There will also be visitation from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (MDT), on Friday, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Paxton prior to the graveside service.
Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mark Ahmann inducted into Broadcast Hall of Fame!
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Broadcasters Association is inducting two new members into its Hall of Fame.
The group will induct longtime television and radio broadcaster Mark Ahmann and broadcasting teacher Peter Mayeux on Aug. 15.
Ahmann worked in Michigan and Iowa before taking positions in Nebraska. He was known as the face and voice of Nebraska high school sports when he hosted KOLN/KGIN’s Friday Night Sports Roundup from 1972 to 1980. He worked as general manager at KTCH in Wayne from 1986 to 1997 and continues to have a weekday show on the station. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Mayeux taught broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 36 years until retiring in 2005. He wrote the book, “Writing for the Broadcast Media.”
Man violently threatens woman while on drugs
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A Fremont man has been given up to 18 years in prison for threatening and assaulting a woman.
The 29-year-old Ryan Lykens had pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday.
Lykens got six to 13 years on a weapons conviction. He’ll serve that time after he serves 20 to 60 months for terroristic threats and domestic assault.
Lykens was arrested in January after a woman told police that he had held her against her will, put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her.
Lykens says he was under the influence of drugs at the time.
Omaha mayor suffered stroke, now doing fine
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Doctors say Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle is doing well after suffering a mild stroke.
The 68-year-old mayor was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Omaha Monday night after returning to Nebraska from an economic tour of Europe. He was hospitalized in Ireland last Friday.
Suttle’s office said he was undergoing tests for what was believed to be a “transient ischemic attack” or TIA, which is like a stroke but causes no permanent damage.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Dr. Elizabeth Denman says Suttle suffered a mild stroke. Denman says he’s scheduled for a heart test Wednesday morning, then will be sent home to rest for a few days.
It’s unclear when Suttle might return to work.
8-year-old reunited with mother after car theft
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say an 8-year boy was reunited with his mother after her car was stolen with him in the back seat.
Police say the woman left the car running when she went inside a home for about five minutes Tuesday morning. When she came out, the car — and her son — were gone. She saw her car headed up the street and flagged down a passer-by for help.
Police say they found the boy walking about two blocks away. He told his mom the carjacker stopped the car and told him to get out. The boy was not hurt.
No arrests have been reported.
Beatrice Eagles Club pushed to change a liquor law
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Residents of Beatrice can now buy liquor on Sunday morning.
The Beatrice City Council on Monday approved the change to mirror what is now allowed in state law. The Legislature earlier this year allowed the sale of liquor from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday. The previous restriction was that sales could begin at noon.
The change in the Beatrice ordinance was requested by the Beatrice Eagles Club.
Former gang members prison sentenced enhanced
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has reversed the more than 12-year prison sentence for a gang member whose sentence was enhanced for his role in a jailhouse plot to murder a confidential informant.
Hugo Galaviz, of Grand Island, was among several members of a violent central Nebraska gang arrested in a 2010 federal raid. Galaviz pleaded guilty last summer to dealing methamphetamine and being a felon with a gun.
Galaviz received an enhanced sentenced based on the finding that he sought to obstruct justice by plotting to have an informant killed.
But on Monday, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing, saying Galaviz’s motive was to seek revenge on the informant, not to keep the informant from testifying in Galaviz’s case.
Mike Flood thinking about running for Governer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood says he’s reaching out to rural Nebraskans as he ponders a run for governor.
The term-limited Norfolk senator told a Lincoln Rotary Club gathering Tuesday that he has traveled about 7,500 miles around the state since June, touring drought-stricken areas and talking to rural Nebraskans about their concerns.
Flood, a Republican, pitched himself as a conservative who would dig into complex policy issues and seek common ground if elected. He says Nebraska needs to increase road construction around rural parts of the state, maintain funding for K-12 education and find ways to help farmers cope with the drought.
Flood has served nearly eight years in the Legislature, including six as speaker. He says he will decide whether to enter the race sometime around September.