Sorted by date Results 26 - 34 of 34
One of the oldest of the Lawrence area Kohmetscher family decedents, Norma Lorene Cochran, (on right), age 101, of Lincoln passed away late afternoon, June 1, 2021. This picture was taken several years ago, when the youngest, Dan Rempe, Phyllis Brockman, and Joan Sides visited with her. She donated her body to science and wanted no funeral services. She will be remembered as a brilliant lady, earning a doctorate degree. What trials she went through in her lifetime here on earth. She spent a short time in Lawrence when her children were young...
I'm so proud to announce the newest resident in Esbon! Proud parents Nick and Kristin Mizner are happy to share with us the birth of their daughter Lakin Kate Mizner! Named after Kristin's great-grandmother, Lakin Kate made her appearance a week ahead of schedule, May 28, weighing in at 5 pounds 7 oz and 19 inches long! What a beautiful gift! Proud grandparents are Ray and Barb Mizner of Esbon and Mary and Karen Loving of Pawnee, Kan. Lakin Kate will no doubt be adored by her many relatives and...
Donald Hugh Etter, 63, of Gainesville, Ga., died May 14, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a fearless battle with cancer. He was born on May 25, 1957, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. He is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Childress Etter; and a brother, Jeffrey Dean Etter. Don is survived by his wife, Sandi Kilpatrick Etter; father and stepmother, Donald and Pauline Etter; daughters, Amber and Ashley Etter; step-son, Daniel Smith; siblings, Steve and Debbie...
Professor Fred Shook, who established the Broadcast Journalism Program at Colorado State University and was beloved by his students, died Friday, May 28, at the age of 78. Fred wrote the textbook on Visual Storytelling, now in its seventh edition, used at many universities around the world. He educated thousands of professional journalists while teaching at CSU, the University of Indiana, the University of Oklahoma, and at an annual workshop for the National Press Photographer's Association...
Billy D. Brown, 86, of Montgomery, Minn., died May 29, 2021. Bill was born in Newby, Okla., and lived there with his mother, a schoolteacher, and his younger brother, Clayton, until he completed the eighth grade. The family then moved to Burr Oak where he graduated from high school in 1952. Following high school, Bill attended Oklahoma Central University in Edmond for 2 1⁄2 years majoring in pre-engineering. Shortly before his draft number came up in 1955, he joined the U.S. Navy as a cadet in their pilot training program. This became the f...
Mary Jo Fairall, 87, died Dec, 20, 2020 of COVID pneumonia. Mary Jo was born on Feb. 19, 1933, near Hardy, to Wilbur and Blanche (Calder) Bjorling. She had two brothers, Frederick and Edward, who all grew up on the farm near Hardy and graduated from Superior High School. At 17 she went to nurses training at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. After graduating as a registered nurse, she moved to California where she met Richard S. Fairall. She worked as a registered nurse for 40 years. Richard...
James Russell Woerner, 73, the son of Mitchell B. and Kathryn L. (Barry) Woerner, was born May 17, 1948, at Superior, Neb. He died Friday, June 4, in Souix Falls, S.D. Services are pending at this time. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Judith Ellen (Kindscher) Staub, 74, died June 1, in Lincoln, Neb. She was born Oct. 28, 1946, in Superior, graduated from Guide Rock High School and Kearney State College. Judy was funny, onery and stubborn. This allowed her to overcome many obstacles in her life. Obstacles were meant to either go around, mow them down or just simply ignore them. She was competitive when it came to Chinese Checkers, hard to beat. Her final career was working for the IRS and with her sense of humor, if you asked about her job, she would tell you that she would...
Ken W. Brown, 73, died at his home in Nampa, Idaho, May 31, 2021. His funeral was held Saturday at Alsip and Persons Funeral Chapel in Nampa. Ken was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Sherry Ann Brown; his father and mother, Rolland and Jesse Marie Wagers-Brown; brothers, Ray, Orval and Rex Brown; son, Steven Brown; and daughter, Sharla Kay Brown. Ken is survived by his daughter, Angela Jo Smith; son-in-law, Dale Smith; granddaughters, Alisha Stephenson (James), DaleAnn Smith, Kendall Smith; great-grandchildren, Olivia Shippy; Blake, a...
