Obituaries

Deloris Chizek

Published by admin on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 12:04pm
Deloris Marie (Holthus) Chizek was born at rural Elk Creek, Nebraska, on March 13, 1936, to John and Frieda (Lampe) Holthus. She received her education at Long Branch schools. Dee passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at her home in Cuba, Kansas, due to pancreatic cancer. 
She and Joe met in 1956, when she worked at a café and he was with a road construction crew. They were married on December 30, 1958, and lived at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for two years while Joe served in the 101st Airborne, United States Army.

Barbara Schwisow

Published by admin on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 12:03pm
Barbara “Bobbe” Jean (Mosley) Schwisow, daughter of Lester A. and Margaret M. (Winter) Mosley, was born in Lincoln, on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1946 and passed away on June 30, 2020. 
Bobbe was raised in Western, and was baptized and developed her faith as a member of First Baptist Church.  She attended and graduated from Western Public Schools as a member of the Class of 1965.  After High School, Bobbe attended Joseph’s College of Beauty and obtained her cosmetology license. 

Karen Reynolds

Published by admin on Thu, 07/02/2020 - 3:07pm
Karen Lynn (Grefe) Reynolds, age 59 years, passed away at the Monarch House in Lincoln, on July 1st, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on April 28, 1961, in Beatrice,  to Alwin and Rosella (Niemeier) Grefe. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. 

Howard L. Gaughenbaugh

Published by admin on Thu, 07/02/2020 - 11:43am

Celebration of Life Services for Howard L. Gaughenbaugh will be held on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Republican City United Methodist Church in Republican City, Nebraska.  A private inurnment will be held at a later date.   

Esther Petross

Published by admin on Mon, 06/29/2020 - 1:38pm
Esther Petross, 74, went to be with our lord on June 29, 2020. She was born on June 29, 1946, in Fairbury, Nebraska to the late Dale and Ruth Koch-Kyker.
She left behind her loving husband, Don of 50 years; 4 children Don & Caryn of Louisville Kentucky, Valerie and Randy of Kansas City, Missouri, Krista of Alexander Arkansas and Sonia of Alexander Arkansas; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; her sister Kathleen Weichel of Billings Montana, and brother Edward Kyker of Des Moines, Iowa; as well as many friends and loved ones.

Carrie Siebe

Published by admin on Mon, 06/29/2020 - 8:02am

Carrie Louise (Oliver) Siebe, born Jul 23, 1955, to Burnice S Oliver and wife Christina R. (Montague) Oliver in Brownfield TX. She was the 10th child of 12 and the youngest girl. She died on June 26, 2020 at the age of 64 years old, 11 months, and 3 days at Bryan Medical Hospital West. For 2 years and 8 months, she fought a long hard battle with cancer. 

Shirley Howell

Published by admin on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 3:37pm

Melvin Weers

Published by admin on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 12:06pm

 Melvin Eugene Weers, 79 of Diller, passed away Saturday June 20, 2020 at Beatrice Community Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on August 16, 1940 in Fairbury. Melvin graduated from Diller High School in 1958.  He still holds the Diller High school scoring record for scoring, 45 points in a basketball game. On July 30, 1961, he married Jean Krebs at the Hope Reform Church in Harbine. To this union three children were born, Gayle, Mark, and Julie. Melvin enjoyed attending his children’s activities and later his grandchildren’s activities.

Deborah Nispel

Published by admin on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 9:54am

Deborah Kay Nispel  was born December 16, 1955 and passed away at her home in Garland, TX on  April 17, 2020.   The Nispel family welcomed her with love in 1962 when she was 7 years old.  Her parents were Doloris and Carroll “Nip” Nispel of Fairbury.

Leora Engel

Published by admin on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 9:06am

Leora Velma Ruth (Willems) Engel died June 16, 2020 while residing in Lincoln, NE.  Leora was born May 18, 1930 near Gilead, NE to Henry,”Hank” Willems and Ida (Bodtke) Willems.  Leora married Marvin Engel on June 5, 1949 and they resided in Deshler, NE for 25 years where Marvin was a parochial school teacher.  While in Deshler, they had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls.  In 1974 they moved to Fairbury, NE where she went to work for the Blue Valley Mental Health Center in Fairbury.  She remained there until her retirement about 25 years later.  Leora was very active in her church in both Desh

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