Hometown Heroes
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776-2026), the America 250: Nebraska City committee has compiled of list of 250 Nebraska City individuals and/or organizations from 1853 through today who are considered Hometown Heroes. Heroes include Nebraska City’s founding fathers and mothers, business leaders, teachers, community volunteers, organizations, elected officials, and unsung heroes.
Below is our current list of nominations... are we missing anyone?
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Information on all nominees will be gathered in special AMERICA 250: NEBRASKA CITY HOMETOWN HEROES binders; one will be kept at Arbor Lodge and another will be given to the Morton-James Public Library.
ABBOTT, Ned Culbertson
ABERNATHY, William Earl "Bill"
ALDRICH, Carl Milton
ASBOE, Rev. Eric
ASBOE, Ruth (DeLong)
BACON, Samuel
BARTLING, Henry
BEILMAN, Ted
BERTHOLD, Gustav Erwin
BICKEL, Charles
BICKEL, John
BISCHOF, Harry Aloysius
BOERNER, Ivan
BONEBRAKE, Dr. Arden
BOULWARE, Col John
BOWEN, Dr. Aurelius
BOWEN, Lucy
BRADFORD, Allen A.
BRADFORD, Dr. Henry
BRAWNER, Jack
BRAWNER, Margaret
BRUST, Jack
BUDD, Rick
CAMPBELL, James Calvin
CARR, Les
CARROLL, William "Bill"
CARTER, Joe
CATRON, James Henry
COE, General Isaac
CONLEY, Gene
CORNUTT, Mollie (Steinhart)
DAMMAST, Carl Donald
DAVIS, Josephine
DAVIS, Uriah
DEJARNETTE, Major Bertrand
DOWNS, Hiram P
DUFF, Nicholas A.
FALK, Dr. Laurence
FENSTERMACHER, Edith
FOX, Randy
FRIESEN, Erv
FUNKE, Tom
FUNKE, Dorothy (Heng)
GAGE, William
GARDNER, Mary
GASKILL, Ethel
GIGSTAD, A.O. "Doc"
GILLIGAN, Dr. John P
GLADSTONE, Ron
GOSWICK, David
GREGG, Edwin Stanton
GRUNDMAN, Vic
GUDE, Charles J Sr.
GUDE, Charles J Jr.
HALL, Jerry
HANDY, Dean
HAMMOND, Charles
HARDING, N.S.
HARTIG, Father Emil
HAYWARD, General William
HAYWARD, Judge Monroe
HEMPHILL, Janet
HENG, Stanley
HERSHEY, Dr. D.W.
HERSHEY, Harriet
HOCH, Nancy (DeLong)
HOCH, Richard
HOLMES, Clemmy
HOLTZ, Don C
HUME, Thomas
HUNDLEY, Edwin D "Ed"
IRISH, O.H.
IVERSON, Clarence
JACKSON, William Henry
JAMES, Vantine
JESSEN, Margaret Martin
JESSUP, Lee
JOHNSON, Jenny
JONES, Verne
KELLOGG, Mary Jane (Hinrichs)
KELLOGG, Sam
KENNER, Dr. W.C.
KERNES, Ben
KERNES, Mary Beth
KIMMEL, Oliver A "Oak"
KIMMEL, Richard
KIMMEL, Laurine (Oetgen)
KINNEY, John Fitch
KNISELY, Bob
KNOLL, "Cousin Paul"
KREGEL, Arthur M "Art"
KREGEL, George
KREGEL, Robert
KREIFELS, Vincent
KROPP, Campbell
LANDIS, Clement "Whoppie"
LIVINGSTON, Jerry
LIVINGSTON, Verne
LONG, T.J.
LOWREY, Gene & Harold
LUNDAK, Joel
MARCOTTE, Arvon
MASON, Judge O.P.
MASTERS, J.H.
MASTERS, Norman Ray
MAYHEW, Barbara (Kagi)
MAYHEW, Allen B
MCLENNEN, William
MCGAFFEY, Doris
MCINTIRE, Wilma
MCKISSICK, Robert L "Bob"
MCLENNAN, William
MACCUAIG, Donald
MACVEAN, Dr. Mary Martha Edmonds
MERKEL, Elsworth L & Clio
MORTON, J Sterling
MORTON, Caroline (French)
MORTON, Mark
MORTON, Joy
MORTON, Paul
MULLEN, Jack
NEAL, Fletcher
NEBRASKA CITY JAYCEES
NEBRASKA CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDERS
NEBRASKA CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
NEBRASKA CITY RESCUE
NEIHART, Judge Monroe W.
NELSON, Karl
NELSON, Wealtha "Peg" (Harding)
NIENKAMP, Gary
NOBEL, E Glenn
NOBEL, Lillian P
NOELTING, Bernard
NOVAK, Harry
NUCKOLLS, Stephen Friel
OETGEN, Fred
OTOE COUNTY WILDLIFE CLUB
OTOE HOOK & LADDER CO FOUNDING MEMBERS
OTT, Virginia
PALMTAG, Betty Jo (Stephenson) (Harms)
PEARMAN, John Wallace
PETERSON, Harold W
PETRING, Cornelia
PICKERING, Donald J
PIERCE, Charles W
POPE, Glen Everett
PORTER, Grosvenor "Grove" Murray
PORTER, Joy Morton "Mort"
RAMOLD, Pat
REGLER, Jerry
REGLER, Anita
RENNER, Frederick
RIEGE, Orville F
RIEGE, Delrosa (Kreifels)
ROLFE, DeForest P
ROLFE, Roland Milton
ROTARY CLUB
ROWE, George
ROWE, Harold
RUSSELL, MAJORS, & WADDELL
RYAN, Ben
SACKLES, Doris
SCHELLINGER, William Adam
SCHMINKE, Karl
SCHUMAKER, John
SHARP, Betty Peterson
SIMMS, Wilber
SISTERS of ST. FRANCIS
SORENSEN, Sev
STEHLIK, Norman
STEINHART, John William
STEINHART, Elizabeth (Morton)
STEINHART, Morton
STEPHENSON, A..M. & Eva
STEVER, Ivol & Alma
STOCKER, John D
STONECYPHER, Dr. D.D.
SWEET, John Hyde
TAYLOR, William
THORNBY, Corabell
THYGESON, Bob
ULBRICK, Mary
VAN WYCK, C.H.
VOGES, Joe
WALLS, John W
WARE, Ellen (Nell) Schmaus
WARE, Jasper A
WARE, Ellen "Ella" (Hall Kinney)
WARE, Norton
WATSON Brothers
WEBERING, Teddy
WELDEN, Dr. Robert
WENZL, Walt
WESSEL, Lewis
WESTERN STAR LODGE #2
WHITTEN, Sara Jane
WHITTEN, Dr. Elisha Merritt
WIRTH, Anton
WIRTH, John
WIRTH, Paul
WIRTH, Johann Anton
WIRTH, Walburga (Brandt)
WIRTH, Jerome
WOMEN'S DIVISION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WURTELE, Kenneth "Kork"
WURTELE, Earl
WYMORE, Lloyd "Bus"
ZIEGENBEIN, Frank Ernest
ZIMMERER, A.
ZIMMERER, Frank