Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Oct 1879, Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming
• Confirmation: 1 Apr 1894, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska

Notes:

Herman was born in Carbon, Wyoming, and at the age of 3, moved with his family to Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at the Grace Lutheran Church in Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. Herman had the gene that carried Red Hair! He and Lillie farmed, and later moved to a home in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska. Lillie named Florence Moline.

WAHOO NEWSPAPER - AUGUST 7, 1957

CARL BRODD DIES ON FRIDAY

Carl Herman Brodd, seventy-five year member of the Ceresco community, passed away Friday, August 2nd.
Mr. Brodd, born in Carbon, Wyoming, October 17,1879, moved to the Ceresco Community when he was only three years old, and has been a resident there, all his life.
He and his wife Lillie are both charter members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ceresco.
Survivors are: wife, Lillie, four sons, Virgil, Richard, Lawrence, and Kenneth; one brother, August; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Walin and Mrs. Clara Pearson; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ceresco with Pastor Nels Olson officiating.
Internment was at Grace Lutheran Cemetery at Swedeburg.

Herman married Lillie Bengtson on 18 Dec 1901 in Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. Lillie was born on 12 Feb 1878 in Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 11 Jul 1964 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried on 13 Jul 1964 in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Dec 1902, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska

Notes:

WAHOO WASP - JANUARY 8, 1903

The infant child of Herman Brodd died Monday.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 May 1904, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska
• Confirmation: 18 Jun 1919, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska

Virgil married Ila Wilkes in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Virgil married Ruth Helene Trabert on 27 Feb 1954 in Boise, Idaho. Ruth was born on 19 Aug 1903 in Red Oak, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1975 in Boise, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Sep 1907, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska
• Confirmation: 4 Jun 1922, Immanuel Lutherna Church, Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska

Notes:

THE LINCOLN STAR - SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922

CERESCO

Ceresco, Neb., June 10. (Special to The Star). - Sunday, June 4, the Emmanuel (Immanuel) Evangelical Lutheran church was the scene of a solemn and impressive occasion when six young people, two girls and four boys, were confirmed. The churchas crowded, chairs had to be placed in aisles to accommodate those who came to witness these young people give their confirmation vows. The service began at 10 a.m. While the choir sang "Saviour, Like a Shephard Lead Us," the confirmands with th the pastor Rev. C. Granlund, marched in and arranged themselves around the altar. The confirmands were then subjected to a thorough examination in the doctrines and teachings of the Lutheran church. After the examination which lasted an hour and a half they sang "I am a Pilgrim" whereupon they gave their confirmation vows and were blessed. The pastor then presented each with a Bible, a gift from the congregation.
Those confirmed were Violet Anderson, Edna Pearson, John Walin Jr., Clemens Brodd, Reuben Isacson and Arvid Erickson.
Confirmation day is an annual event in the Lutheran church. The senior class in the Sunday school after having had intense instruction for almost a year under the pastor himself is on that day admitted into full membership of the church, theminating celebrating of the Lord's supper of which they then
for the first time partake.

LINCOLN SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR - JULY 16, 1936

FARMER KILLS SELF

WAHOO, Neb. (AP). Sheriff L. D. Mengel said Clemens Brodd, 32, a farmer six miles south of Wahoo, shot himself near the heart on the highway in front of his farm home Saturday. A neighbor found his body. Brodd took his wife to a Lincoln hospital Friday for treatment. Other survivors are two small sons, his parents and four brothers.

WAHOO WASP - JULY 20, 1939

CLEMENS BRODD, 32, SWEDEBURG, DIES SATURDAY

Clemens Brodd, 32, living four miles north of Ceresco, died at his home last Saturday. The body is at Joe Nelson's Mortuary, Ceresco, pending funeral arrangements.
Clemens Ferdinand Brodd was born near Ceresco, Nebraska, August 8, 1907.
The 26th of February, 1930, he married Miss Florence Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nils Johnson of Ceresco. Three children were born to the Brodd's; Elton Wallace, Keith Elwood, and Clemens Ferdinand Jr. Mr. Brodd passed away at his homeve miles north of Ceresco, Saturday afternoon, July 15, 1939, at the age of 31 years, 11 months and 8 days. He is survived by his wife Florence, and the three boys; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brodd; four brothers, Virgil, Richard, Lawrence, and Kenneth; many other relatives and a host of friends.
Our departed friend was brought up in a God fearing home. At the age of fifteen he was confirmed by Rev. C.O. Granlund in the Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of said church at the time of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Brodd had a beautifuome life. Love reigned supreme. The bereaved wife told us the other day that a hard word had never been spoken in their home. This makes the passing all the harder. We sympathize with the sorrowing. May God comfort them and give them grace and strength day by day.
Rev. Peterson

WAHOO DEMOCRAT - JULY 2O, 1939

SWEDEBURG FARMER TAKES LIFE SATURDAY

CLEMENS BRODD BELIEVED TO BE VICTIM OF SUICIDE

FOUND BY NEIGHBOR

NO MOTIVE HAS BEEN FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ACT

Clemens Brodd, 32, farmer residing on the former Albert Gustafson place six miles south of Wahoo, is believed to have been a suicide victim last Saturday afternoon at his farm home. His body was found by a neighbor lying along the side of a ctry road in front of his residence.
Sheriff Mengel and deputy Hagstrom answered the call and arrived at the scene shortly before L. E. Hult, mortician of Wahoo. They uncovered the fact that the young Brodd had taken his shotgun from the house and proceeded through a cornfield the road where he was later found. The charge from the gun entered the abdomen below the heart. The gun was lying about seven feet away.
Brodd had taken his wife to a Lincoln hospital the day previous and Saturday morning they were the parents of a new baby. At five that afternoon the body of Brodd was found along the road side. Relatives are at a loss to understand the incid. The body is at the Nelson undertaking parlors at Ceresco.
Surviving relatives are the widow, three children, four brothers and his parents.

THE NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL - LINCOLN, - TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1939

BRODD - Clemens Ferdinand Brodd, 32, died July 15 at his home near Ceresco. Surviving are his wife, Florence; three sons, Elton, Keith and Clemens, Jr., all at home, parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brodd of Ceresco, and four brothers, Virgil of Boise, Idaho, Richard of Omaha, and Lawrence and Kenneth, both of Ceresco. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran church at Ceresco with Rev. A. H. Peterson officiating. Burial in the Swedeburg Lutheran cemetery. Nelson, Ceresco.
THE NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL - JULY 26, 1939

BRODD - Funeral services for Clemens H. Brodd will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran church at Ceresco with Rev. A. H. Peterson officiating. Burial in Swedeburg Lutheran Cemetery. Nelson. Ceresco.

Clemens married Florence Marie Johnson on 26 Feb 1930. Florence was born on 1 Dec 1908 in Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska; died on 19 Jul 1988 in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Apr 1906, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska
• Confirmation: 27 Apr 1924

Notes:

WAHOO WASP - DECEMBER 1, 1932

CONRAD BRODD DIES

Mr. Conrad Brodd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brodd, died last Thursday morning at the home of his parents. He was 23 years of age and leaves to mourn his loss, his parents and several brothers, beside a host of other relatives and friends. Fual services were held Saturday afternoon at the Lutheran Church with Rev. A. H. Peterson in charge.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Nov 1911, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska
• Confirmation: 23 May 1926

Richard married Pearl Olive Johnson in Jun 1967 in Bethlehem Covenant Church, Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Pearl was born on 25 Mar 1912 in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 20 Oct 1990 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 19 May 1929

Lawrence married Evelyn Luella Semenec on 1 Jun 1941. Evelyn was born on 28 Jun 1917 in Rural Memphis, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 6 Feb 2007 in Ashland Care Center, Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 30 Sep 1918, Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska
• Confirmation: 28 May 1933

Kenneth married Florence Lindquist on 14 Jul 1941. Florence was born on 11 Aug 1915; died on 17 Mar 2001 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LOUDOUN EASTERNER NEWSPAPER

OBITUARIES

KEITH ELWOOD BRODD

Keith Elwood Brodd, formerly of Sterling and a past Master of the Sterling Masonic Lodge, died Sept. 23 at his home in Tappahannock, Va.

He was born July 19, 1932 in Swedeburg, Nebraska. Retired from the District of Columbia Highway Department, Bridge Division, he relocated in 1991 to Tappahannock, where he volunteered for the Laborers for Christ, Habitat For Humanity, and Hospicce Society of Tappahanock and the Northern Neck. He had been building coordinator at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Herndon and Head Elder at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Calleo, Va. He was the past master of the Sterling Masonic Lodge as well as a member of the Eastern Star Chaper of Herndon.

Survivors include his wife, Maud Gates Brodd of Tappahannock; his children, Sharon Brodd Keating of Chambersburg, Pa. and Keith Wayne Brodd of Sterling; six grandchildren, William, Daniel, and Christopher Keating and Jon-Paul, Nicholas, and Joshua Brodd of Sterling, VA; and two brothers, Elton W. Brodd of Lincoln, Neb. and C. Ferde Brodd of Lake Los Angeles.

Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 369, Americus, Ga. 31709 or Hospice Society, Riverside/Tappahannock, Medical Arts Bldg A, Suite 201, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Va. 22560.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH - SEPTEMBER 25, 2002

Brodd -- Keith Elwood

Keith Elwood, 70, a retired District of Columbia Government Bridge Division assistant engineer, husband of Maud Gates Brodd.

RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH - September 25, 2002

BRODD: Keith Elwood Brodd

Keith Elwood Brodd, 70, of Tappahannock, died Monday, September 23, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired assistant engineer for the District of Columbia Government Bridge Division. Mr. Brodd was Past Master of Sterling Masonic Lodge; Past Patron of Herndon Eastern Star Chapter; a Laborer for Christ, 1991 to 1999; member of Habitat for Humanity, 1996 to present; member of Riverside-Tappahannock Hospice and Northern Neck Hospice, 2000 to present; member, head elder and active in the construction of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Maud G. Brodd; two children, Sharon Brodd Keating of Chambersburg, Pa. and Keith Wayne Brodd of Sterling; two brothers, Elton Brodd of Lincoln, Neb. and Ferde Brodd of Lake Los Angeles, Calif.; six grandchildren, William, Daniel and Christopher Keating, Jon-Paul, Nicholas and Joshua Brodd. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Friday, September 27 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, two miles west of Callao on Route 202, with Pastor Michael E. Ramming officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 576, Callao, Va. 22435; Riverside-Tappahannock Hospice, Medical Arts Building A, Suite 201, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Va. 22560 or Habitat for Humanity RV, CARE-A-VANNERS, P.O. Box 369, Americus, Ga. 31709

Keith married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR - JULY 27, 2011

BRODD, LAWREN DALE

Lawren Dale Brodd, 69, Lincoln, died Monday, July 25, 2011. Born March 19, 1942 in Lincoln to Lawrence and Evelyn (Semenec) Brodd. Retired Deputy Fire Chief, Lincoln Fire Department, owner of Brodd's Small Engine Repair, Irrigation technician/mechanic at The Country Club of Lincoln for 53 years. Member: St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Sunrise Kiwanis. Loved to travel.

Family members include wife, Sherry; sons, daughters-in-law, Tim and Jodi, Mark and Lina, Matt and Kendra; step-sons, spouse, Eric and Kelly Maxwell, Darin Maxwell; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; brother, sister-in-law, Merlin and Linda Brodd; aunt, Wilma Decker; and nieces. Preceded in death by parents.

Funeral service: 10 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd. Rev. Wayne Alloway, officiating. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Wednesday with family greeting friends from 6-7:30 p.m. at Roper and Sons, 4300 "O" St. Memorials to the church, Sunrise Kiwanis or American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Roper and Sons Funeral Services. Condolences or personal reflections may be sent online at www.roperandsons.com.

ROPER AND SONS

Lawren Dale Brodd

69, Lincoln, died Monday (7-25-11). Born (3-19-42) in Lincoln, Nebraska to Lawrence and Evelyn (Semenec) Brodd. Ret. Deputy Fire Chief, Lincoln Fire Department, owner of Brodd

Family/Spouse: Alpha Holbak. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sherry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jeffrey Scott Brodd

Jeffrey Scott Brodd 47, Lincoln, died Wednesday (04/30/08). Born January 2, 1961 to Elton and Merva Lee (Hansen) Brodd at Lincoln. He sold construction power tools.
Family includes: daughters, Amanda Brodd, Oceanside, Calif.; Trisha Brodd and daughter, Addison Marie Rojas, Vista, Calif.; father, Elton Brodd; sister, Jacque Prai and Jim Prai; brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Diane Brodd, all of Lincoln; nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles. Preceded in death by his mother, Merva Lee Brodd.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday (05/06/08), Bethlehem Covenant Church, 18703 North 98th St., rural Waverly, with Pastor Matt Rudeen officiating. Cremation/no visitation. Interment: Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery at a later date. Memorials to the family for future designation. Condolences or personal reflections may be left at www.metcalffh.com. Metcalf Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 5/3/2008.

Family/Spouse: Lori Shaw. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]