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The Nelson Community Club 2022 Fun Days were well attended again this year. Twenty-eight runners and walkers entered the Fun Run Sunday morning. Many early risers attended the Breakfast in the Park. Another Nelson tradition, the Washers Tournament, drew 24 two-man teams. Addison McCartney and Parker Trumble held off Mark Porter and Joel DeLeon to win the double elimination tournament. Horseshoes made a return to Fun Days this year. Fourteen signed up and picked two-man teams. The winners were Josh McLaughlin and Daren Myers. Although not an...
Charles Robert Himmelberg, 28, a Lawrence resident, died July 8, 2022, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. A Celebration of Life was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Brader's Barn near Pauline. A funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m., today (Thursday) with the Rev. Lance Clay officiating at First United Methodist Church in Hastings. A private family burial will follow. Charles was born July 20, 1993, to parents Tim and Charleen (Watts) Himmelberg in Hastings. He attended Blue Hill Public Schools,...
Darlene Helen Medina, 88,of Deshler, the daughter of Carl and Erna (Eilers) Hinz, was born on March 22, 1934, in Nelson. She died Thursday, June 30, at Tabitha Health Care Services in Lincoln, Neb. Darlene grew up outside of Oak, on the Hinz family farm with her parents and eight siblings. She was united in marriage to Richard Medina on March 24, 1956, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron, by Msgr. Clarence Crowley. This union was blessed with the birth of seven children. Darlene wore many hats in her lifetime, including working in a...
Verleen M. Gharring, 100, of Sheridan, Mich., died Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Laurels of Carson in Carson City, Mich. Originally from Nelson, Neb., Verleen and her late husband, Ivan, moved to the Sheridan area in the late 90s. Verleen taught in a one room schoolhouse for two years teaching first through eighth grades and then worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the agricultural stabilization conservation service division. In 1941 Verleen married Ivan Gharring. They were...
Clinton "CL" Loy (Ross) Burger, 45, of Netawaka, previously of Hoyt; gained his freedom from cancer on July 4, 2022 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kan. He was born Feb. 26, 1977, in Belleville, Kan; the son of William Burger and Belinda (Diamond) Kneisler. CL attended Mankato Grade School along with Buhler and Manhattan school districts. CL graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1995. He married Linda A. Hittle on Nov. 7, 1998. They remained married until May of 20...
Alvin L. Schott, 83, of Nelson, died July 11, 2022, at Superior. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson.....
Barbara Renner, 97, of Burr Oak, died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato. She was born to Josef Stock and Barbara (Hauf) Stock on July 5, 1925, in Huttlingen, Germany. She was the youngest sibling of five, three brothers, Josef, Anton, and German, and one sister, Josephine. Barbara came to the United States on Jan. 1, 1953, at the age of 27. She was united in marriage to Dallas Renner on March 1, 1953. Barbara's husband, Dallas, died Oct. 1, 1993. She continued to...
Thomas Lee Harling, the son of Lewis and Irene (Nielsen) Harling, was born Jan. 12, 1939, at Friend. He died Monday, at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Tom was baptized on Oct. 4, 1939, by Pastor A.E. Bashford at the Congregational Church in Exter, Neb. Tom later became a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Fairbury. Tom attended Fairmont Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1957. Tom was active in all sports, and his senior year he was named to the All Star, 8 Man Football...
Donald Leo Grelinger, 79, of Beloit, Kan., was born July 12,1942. He died July 5, 2022, after a short illness at the Mitchell County Hospital. He was the youngest of seven children born to Anthony and Sophia (Schauf) Grelinger. Don grew up on the family farm 5 miles north of Beloit in Mitchell County along with his siblings: Lawrence, John, Paul, Norbert, Robert and Margaret. Don attended first grade at Plum Creek country school (affectionately called Plum Creek University). The following years...
Patricia Sue Hohenfield, 74, the daughter of Dale and Mary Smithhart Arrants, was born Oct. 29, 1949, at Guide Rock. She died June 21, at her home in Bladen. Pat grew up in a military family traveling to multiple states west of the Mississippi. She graduated from high school with the Class of 1968 at Blue Hill. After graduating from high school, she went on to become a beautician. Pat was united in marriage to Michael Hohenfield on March 29, 1969, at Hastings. This union was blessed with the birth of three children. Shortly after their...
David Loren Nienkamp, 75, the son of Robert and Lorene Sickmeier Nienkamp, was born in Woodland, Calif., on June 19, 1947, and died in Omaha, on July 7, 2022. David was the youngest of four brothers. He lived in Woodland, New Orleans, Western Neb., Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Genoa Ohio. His father served as pastor of churches in each town. He and his mother moved to Crete, upon his father’s sudden death in 1958. He attended school in Crete from seventh grade through his graduation from Doane College and completed a master’s degree at University of...
