Note: there are 3 obituaries; there is a portrait, and another picture with one of them.

Obituary printed in June 7, 2010 Omaha World-Herald

Seefus, Joshua Jennings, age 16

Fort Calhoun. Survived by parents, Larry and Casey Seefus; brothers, Larry, Jr., Hunter, and Cody Seefus all of Ft. Calhoun; grandparents, Larry and Janice Seefus of Omaha, Jean Springer, Brandon, FL; aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation 6-8 pm Monday at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home. Funeral Service 2 pm Tuesday, Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Interment, Ft. Calhoun Cemeterry. Memorials to the family.

Sievers-Sprick Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

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Obituary printed in June 20, 2010 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, NE

Joshua J. Seefus, 16

Joshua J. Seefus, 16, of Fort Calhoun, died Friday, June 4, 2010, as a result of a traffic accident near Fort Calhoun.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery.

Joshua Jennings Seefus was born Dec. 5, 1994, in Landstuhl, Germany, to Larry and Casey Seefus. He lived in various European countries before he and his family came home to Washington County. Josh loved living in Fort Calhoun with his family and friends.

He attended Fort Calhoun High School, where he had completed his sophomore year. He loved playing football and basketball, and was active in sports at the school.

He is survived by his parents; brothers, Larry, Jr., Hunter and Cody; grandparents, Larry and Janice Seefus of Omaha, and Jean Springer of Brandon, Fla.; uncles and wives, Jay and Lori Seefus of Fort Calhoun, Terry and Mary Seefus, and Jeff Gordon of Tampa, Fla.; aunt, Barbara Hawkins, also of Tampa; and eight cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Glen Gordon; and a step-grandfather, Patrick Springer.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home in Fort Calhoun was in charge of arrangements.

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Obituary printed in June 6, 2010 Omaha World-Herald, by Lela Mendoza, World-Herald Staff Writer

Kin of Joshua Seefus mourn loss of young outdoorsman.

Joshua J. Seefus was remembered Saturday as an outgoing boy who loved the outdoors.

“He loved to fish and hunt,” said his aunt, Lori Seefus. “He would fish every day if he could.”

Joshua, 16, of Fort Calhoun, Neb., died Friday following a traffic accident.

Lori Seefus said Joshua had his driver’s license for only two days—something he was so excited about.

“We are just absolutely devastated, “ she said. “We will miss him so much.”

Joshua was driving a Chevrolet pickup south on County Road northwest of Fort Calhoun when he lost control of the vehicle. The truck went into the east ditch and rolled, the Washington County Sheriff’s office said.

Joshua, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected from the pickup. A helicopter took him to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Lori Seefus said grief counseling has been set up at Fort Calhoun High School, where Josh would have been a junior this fall.

“He had a lot of friends,” she said. “He was very well liked by his peers. It’s been very difficult for everyone.”

Josh competed in football, basketball and track for Fort Calhoun. He was involved in summer football and basketball camps and lifted weights in the off-season.

He had a passion for the outdoors.

He took a fishing trip to Canada last year with his uncles and cousins, and was looking forward to more.

“It’s such a loss for us and our community,” Lori Seefus said.

Joshua is survived by his parents, Larry and Casey Seefus, and brothers, Larry, 19, Hunter, 8, and Cody, 3.

He is also survived by his grandparents Larry and Janice Seefus, grandmother Jean Springer and several uncles, aunts and cousins.

To help with funeral expenses, the family has set up the Joshua Seefus Memorial Trust at Great Southern Bank.

Funeral arrangements were pending through the Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home in Fort Calhoun.

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Obituary printed in June 8, 2010 Pilot-Tribune, by Stephanie Ludwig Reporter

Calhoun teen ‘kept everyone smiling’

Josh Seefus went fishing with his brother almost every day, a family member said.

A 16-year old Fort Calhoun boy was killed Friday afternoon after being ejected from his pickup truck.

Joshua J. Seefus was pronounced dead at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he was taken by LifeNet.

According to reports from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Seefus was driving a 1990 Chevrolet pickup south on County Road 41 when he lost control around the 8000 block. The vehicle went into the east ditch and rolled, ejecting Seefus. He was not wearing a seat belt.

Members of the Fort Calhoun and Blair Fire and Rescue units responded to the accident, which occurred around 2:40 p.m.

According to family members, Seefus was going to be a junior at Fort Calhoun High School this fall. He was an avid fisherman who participated in football, basketball and track for Fort Calhoun. He had only had hos driver’s license for two days, a relative said.

Molly Seefus, 18, said she remembers her cousin’s ability to make anyone laugh.

“He was very comical. People never stopped laughing when they were around Josh. He kept everyone laughing and smiling,” she said.

She also said he was an “amazing brother” to his younger siblings, Hunter, 8, and Cody, 3, and was best friends with his older brother Larry, 19.

“They would go fishing together every day,” Molly Seefus said. “It’s a huge loss to the community and our family.”

She said the family is taking Josh’s death hard and are just taking it one day at a time.

Josh Seefus: Memorial fund established (from page 1, Pilot-Tribune)

Fort Calhoun assistant principal Jerry Green said Seefus was a popular student with many friends.

“He was well-known and well-liked, and just an all-around good kid,” Green said. “It’s a small town, so everyone knows him. Being a three-sport athlete, and a successful one, made him stand out.

Grief counseling has been set up at the high school.

Seefus is survived by his parents, Larry an Casey Seefus, and brothers, Larry, Hunter and Casey, as well as numerous extended family members.

The Joshua Seefus Memorial Fund has been set up at Great Southern Bank to help with funeral expenses.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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