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The funeral for Bertha E. Hofstetter Kathman was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Offering the Mass were Pastor Father Jamie Hottovy and Father Jeremy Hazuka as con-celebrants. Assisting with the service were: Doug Hubl, acolyte; Lyle Kohmetscher, lector; Kyle Hubl and Conner Janda, servers; Christy Kirschner, organist; Makenzie Hinrichs, Gina Engelhardt, Shane Faimon and Mitzi Taylor as song leader. Mrs. Kathman was born May 13, 1935, and died Dec. 28, 2022. Her granddaughters were gift bearers for...
Carol "Ann" Barnett, age 78, of Concordia, Kansas, died on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia. She was born on March 2, 1944, in Superior, Nebraska, to Delbert J. and E. Carol (Gridley) Jeppesen. She graduated from Ruskin High School in 1963. She married Ben "Gene" Barnett on Aug. 20, 1967. He preceded her in death on Oct, 14, 2016. To this union, three children were born. Ann operated a daycare in her home for several years and later worked in housekeeping for the...
Lew Hunter, a widely known Superior connection to the Hollywood entertainment community, died Friday morning. Hunter, 87, had been in declining health and COVID is thought to have been a contributing cause of death. At the time of his death, he was staying in an assisted living facility in Arizona and under hospice care. The Express spoke with his widow, Pamela, on Tuesday morning and learned all members of his family living in that area had been diagnosed this week with COVID. Their illness has delayed funeral plans. But the tentative plan...
Antoinette Sue Petersen, 67, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Juniata with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be in the Blue Valley Cemetery near Ayr. Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. with family present 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday) at the funeral home and one hour before the service at the church. Antoinette was born March 22, 1955, in Hastings, to Robert and Shirley (Lantis)...
Merelyn "Mac" McCracken, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 84. He was one of 10 children born to Ilo and Emma McCracken in Jewell, Kansas. His birth date was Feb. 13, 1938. The McCracken family settled northern Kansas as pioneers in 1870. Mac, an Army veteran, traveled the world settling in the Midwest where he excelled in professions such as truck driving and construction work. His true passion was being a long-haul truck driver. Mac is survived by his brother, Jim; his...
Doris Arlene Winkel Slate-Greene was born on March 10, 1933, in Glen Elder, Kansas, to Lawrence and Irene Hummel Winkel. She died on Jan. 3, 2023, at the age of 89. Doris was married to Vivian (Babe) Slate on July 7, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1992, after more than 40 years together. To this union were born four sons and three daughters. On Dec. 16, 2002, Doris was united in marriage to Norman Greene. They enjoyed 20 years of marriage. Doris is remembered for her kind and...
The second born of twin boys, Larry Gene Williams, was born on Jan. 6, 1949, to Orville and Luzella (Gutscher) Williams in Superior, Nebraska. He grew up on the farm near Burr Oak, Kansas, where he attended school. Larry graduated from Burr Oak High School with the Class of 1969. Following graduation, he attended North Central Kansas Vocational Technical School in Beloit, Kansas, studying production agriculture. Larry worked various jobs including farming, Mid-America Cheese plant and Dubuque...
Doyle "Hooley" Homer Alcorn was born April 19, 1925, to Bert and Lula (Rose) Alcorn at his grandparent's home in Ionia, Kansas. He died Jan. 5, 2023, in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 97 years. He attended grade school at rural Harmony and Ionia, and he graduated with the Ionia High School Class of 1943. Hooley enlisted in the Army when he turned 18 years old. His engineering unit was a part of the Battle of the Bulge, as well as serving in England, France and Germany. Upon his discharge, he...
Jim Hayes, 88, of Lebanon, Oregon, died, Jan. 4, 2023, at the Lebanon Veterans Home. Jim was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Superior, Nebraska, the son of Merle and Erna (Tophigh) Hayes. Jim was raised in Superior and graduated from Superior High School in 1952. He married Mary (Browning) Zimmerman in 1954. They divorced in 1956. Jim entered the Air Force in 1957 and while serving in Spain he met Shirley Meister. The couple was united in marriage in Gibraltar on Sept. 26, 1962. Jim's Air Force career le...
Virgil Alvin Goos, 83, the son of Fern E. (Killough) and Joseph Jacob Goos, was born April 29, 1939, at Cowles, Nebraska. He died Jan. 7, 2023, at the Heritage Care Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. A lifelong resident of the area, Virgil received his formal education attending and graduating from the Cowles High School. Virgil then began his employment with SealRite Windows in Lincoln. He worked with them from 1956 until 1977. Virgil was united in marriage with Beverly Ann First on June 4, 1961, at the Congregational Church in Red Cloud. This...
Christopher J. Stocker, 50, the son of Kathy (Disney) and James D. Stocker, was born Aug. 11, 1972, at Omaha. He died Sunday at the Webster County Community Hospital in Red Cloud. Chris grew up in the Superior community and received his formal education attending the Superior schools, graduating with the Class of 1990. Chris then worked at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital with the nursing and physical therapy departments. He was united in marriage with Tracy Frey. This union was blessed with four daughters They moved to Sabetha, Kansas and...
Clarence E. Dove Jr., 89, of Superior, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, in Superior. He was born Aug. 23, 1933, to Clarence and Joy (Richards) Dove in Denver, Colorado. His memorial service will take place this spring. Megrue-Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
The Superior High School girls and boys wrestling teams competed at the Franklin Invitational Saturday. The girls team finished in fourth place, with 36 points, in the six team field. The boys took eighth place, with 94 points, in the 19 team field. Cheyenne Stacy was awarded 18 team points for her second place finish in the 110 pound weight bracket. Carlee Hinz took second place in the 140 pound weight bracket and earned 19 team points for the girls team. Holden McDonald wrestled at the 120...
The Superior High School boys basketball team continues to struggle. The Wildcats fell to the Thayer Central Titans, 66-44, at Superior, Friday. Things were not much better Saturday as they struggled with consistency and lost to the Fillmore Central Panthers, 58-39, at Geneva. Superior fell behind Thayer Central 38-21 at the end of the second quarter and was unable to overcome the early deficit. The team played Fillmore Central even for two quarters. The third quarter saw the inconsistency...
The Superior High School girls basketball team has put together a four game winning streak. They downed the Thayer Central Titans 54-39 at Superior Friday. They added to the streak with a 58-45 win over the Fillmore Central Panthers at Geneva Saturday. The Wildcats hosted the Heartland Huskies at Superior Tuesday. Game results were unavailable at press time. The secret to Superior's success at Thayer Central was holding their prolific scoring threat, Natalie Tietjen, in check. The Wildcats...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team dropped their first game of 2023 to the Red Cloud Warriors, 51-42, at Mankato last Tuesday. They rebounded to top the Chase Kats, 56-23, at Chase, Friday. The team hosted the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders at Mankato, Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time. Statistics were unavailable for the Red Cloud game. Cooper McDill led the Rock Hills scoring against Chase with 16 points. Eli Vance netted 10 points for the Grizzlies. Troy Duskie and Ethan Wirth put up six points apiece. Ethan...
The RHHS girls basketball team started the 2023 portion of their schedule off with a 40-32 loss to the Red Cloud Warriors at Mankato last Tuesday. They earned their second win of the season when they handed the Chase Kats a 48-37 loss at Chase Friday. Statistics were unavailable for either game. The team plays Friday and Tuesday in the Northern Plains League Tournament with locations and opponents to be determined....
It was an off day for Coe Nielson when he competed at the Norton Invitational Saturday. He earned four team points for his Beloit teammates in the 113 pound weight bracket. He lost two of the matches he competed in at 113 pounds. Nielson will be back on the mats Saturday at the Marysville Invitational where he will look to improve his 12-3 season record....
Rock Hills is celebrating a 36 ACT score. Junior Hannah Simmelink recently sat for the American College Test. This test is comprised of four sections; reading, English, math and science. The best score someone can earn for this test is a 36, meaning Hannah has received a perfect score. Approximately .33 percent of test takers achieve this score so it is a real accomplishment for Hannah!...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team downed the Giltner Hornets at Giltner, 46-38, Thursday. The McCool Junction Mustangs rode into Nelson Friday, to play the game postponed from Tuesday because of inclement weather conditions. Lawrence-Nelson was edged out, 46-43, by the McCool Junction team. The Raiders traveled to Mankato, Tuesday, for a contest with Rock Hills High School. Game results were unavailable at press time. Neither team mustered much in the way of offense in the first quarter...
It was feast or famine for the Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team for the two games they played Thursday and Friday. The Raiders cruised pass Giltner, 50-25, at Giltner Thursday. McCool Junction arrived in Nelson Friday to administer a 55-29 spanking to Lawrence-Nelson. The Raiders held Giltner to single digit scoring numbers for all four quarters of the game. Lawrence-Nelson took a 25-12 lead into the third quarter and never looked back as they recorded their third win of the season. McCool...
