James J. Luzum

Notes:

Dennis Belohlavy sent a clipping of the following obituary, published in the December 15, 2008 issue of the Lincoln Journal Star.

Luzum Jr. James, 76, Exeter, died Saturday December 13, 2008 in Exeter. Born to James and Anna (Suda) Luzum Sr. on March 26, 1932, at Milligan.

He is survived by his wife, Arlene, Exeter; son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Becky Luzum, Exeter; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Dale Erdkamp, Exeter; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dwayne and Cheryl, Robert Rischling and Carolyn, Richard Rischling and Kathy, all Milligan; Al Kudlacek and Irma, Geneva; sisters and brother-in-law, Vivian DeCamp, Minden, Anita Briske, Geneva, Jeanette and Ron Svec, Stillwell, Kan.,; sister-in-law, Alma Placek, Milligan; three grandchildren, one step-granddaughter and two step great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Milligan Auditorium in Milligan. Visitation, 1 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials to Exeter/Milligan School Foundation, or donor's choice.

Graveside services will be at Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan, with Rev. Karla Sheffy officiating.

James married Arlene M. Rischling on 30 Jul 1955 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Arlene (daughter of Adolph Rischling and Mary Kratina) was born on 18 Dec 1933 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 6 Jun 2010 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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An Exeter man died early Tuesday after apparently being shocked by the power cord of a grain auger, according to Fillmore County Sheriff William Burgess.

Investigators believe Jay Luzum, 45, was using a grain auger to transfer grain from a bin into a truck when the auger malfunctioned. Luzum tried to unplug the auger's power cord and was shocked, Burgess said in a release.

The incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. on a farm near Milligan, about six miles south of Exeter in eastern Fillmore County.

Obituary

Jay D. Luzum, 45, Exeter Neb., died Monday June 7, 2010 in rural Milligan. Born to James and Arlene (Rischling) Luzum Jr. in Friend, Neb.

Survivors: wife, Becky, Exeter, Neb.; step-daughter, husband, Jessica and Nick Mayfield, Eagle, Neb.; mother, Arlene Luzum, Exeter, Neb.; sister, brother-in-law, Julie and Dale Erdkamp, Exeter, Neb.; three grandchildren, Barrett, Jackson and Wyatt Mayfield; nieces and nephew, Danielle, Taylor and Richard Erdkamp; father-in-law, mother-in-law, Robert and Imelda McCoy, Fairmont, Neb. Preceded in death by his father, James Luzum Jr.
Services; 10:30 a.m., Friday, Milligan Auditorium, Milligan, Neb.

Celebration service to follow at the Milligan Legion. Graveside services; Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan, Neb. No visitation, cremation. Memorials to the Milligan Sons of the American Legion.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)