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Department of Nebraska American Legion honored James "Jim" Menke, Adjutant and Club Manager of Nelson Post 187, at the state convention held on June 24 to 27, in Lincoln, Neb. Since Jim was unable to attend the convention, his awards were presented to Post 187 Commander Chuck Tuttle to be presented to Jim. Pictured above is Commander Tuttle presenting the American Citizenship and Cody Kerr Memorial Awards to Jim at the regular Post 187 meeting on July 8. The prestigious Cody Kerr Memorial Award...
The Nuckolls County Historical Society held its annual meeting and program on the afternoon of June 27, in Pioneer Hall, Superior. Eleven board members and 30 guests attended the event. In addition to the program, 16 visitors toured the facilities. Richard Schmeling was the guest speaker. Mr. Schmeling shared his knowledge of the Nuckolls County railroads. At the end of his presentation, Schmeling donated a railroad station schedule board to the museum. This railroad board was part of the Superior train system. During the business portion of...
In Lawrence, the American Legion and the Sons of the American Legion cooperated for the July 4th food service. Dick’s Place closes on the holidays, so on some occasions, the Legion and Sons use the opportunity to serve the community with dinner and supper. There were approximately 250 who attended either the dinner or supper, or both this yer. The amount of money ‘made’ is not certain yet as expenses have to be paid, but they took in about $2,500....
Constituent services representatives from Senator Sasse’s office will be in Nelson at the County Commissioner’s Room from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday, July 26 to offer guidance and aid to Nebraskans who require help navigating Washington’s federal bureaucracy. Sasse’s office casework staff has helped Nebraskans with international adoptions and Medicaid reimbursements. This kind of oversight is one of the ligislative branch’s most important duties....
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Softball season in Nebraska did take place. The pandemic did have an effect on the summer program, but all-in-all, the season was successful. Manager Dick Kohmetscher noted they played only 13 games this year and there was no state tournament action for the local girls. Dick was assisted this year by Ben Burris, Mike Skinner and Dustin Cassell. Many of the surrounding towns did not attempt to sponsor teams this year. If you noticed the names under the...
Bernadette Ann Brockman, 68, of Lawrence, Neb., died Friday, July 9, 2021, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 16, and Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 17, both at St. Stephen Catholic Church, Lawrence, with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Burial will be in St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence. There will be no visitation. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.mertenbutlermor tuary.com. Merten-Butler Mortuary, Blue...
Cloma Rae Corman, the daughter of Ivan and Luella (Kinnison) King was born on Feb. 7, 1936, in Angus, Neb. She died at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior on July 8, 2021, after complications from an apparent pulmonary embolism. She was 85 years old. Cloma attended the Angus one-room grade school through the eighth grade before becoming a student at Edgar High School, graduating in 1953. Soon after graduation, she was married to Loren Jensen. They resided for a brief time in Angus before...
Funeral services for life-long Lawrence area farmer, Adrian George “Buster” Menke were held Wednesday, July 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence. Adrian died July 2, 2021. Rev. Corey Harrison, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, officiated at the services. Acolyte was Dale Kimminau and Lector was Lavern Schroer. Mass servers were Logan Menke and Kolten Menke. Organist was Judy Schroer and song leaders were Carla Kohmetscher and Carolyn Kohmetscher. Granddaughters of Mr. Menke carried a red rose to the altar during the Mass to remember the...
Ann C. Konen, the daughter of Rosie (Hemberger) and Francis P. Horton, was born Oct. 6, 1929, at Bladen, Neb. She died Friday, July 2, at the Good Samaritan Center in Superior. Ann lived in Bladen, Hastings and the Guide Rock communities. She received her formal education attending the Hastings schools and graduated with the Class of 1948. She then attended accounting school and was employed with Dutton-Lainson for a few years. She then worked for Lincoln Telephone Company until moving to Guide...
Eugene Dwight Johnson, St. Joseph, Mo., died July 5, 2021, at Mosaic Medical Center. He was 83. Gene and his wife, Joy (Burch) Johnson, were together 65 years. They were married June 2, 1957, in Superior, and they had just celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Johnson was a coach and teacher for 41 years. He coached and taught business, typing and physical education at Esbon High School from 1959-60 to 1962-63, at Republic High School from 1963-64 to 1965-66, at Lebanon High School from 196...
Shirley J. Free, the daughter of William Kasl and Anna (Cherney) Kasl, was born Dec. 2, 1938, near Wayne, Kan. She died July 5, 2021, at the Jewell County Hospital-ISB, Mankato, at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 3 days. Shirley grew up in rural Cuba, Kan., graduating from Cuba High School. On April 22, 1960, she was united in marriage to Benny O. Free. To this union was born Cindy, Becky and Curtis. The couple made their home in Formoso. Shirley was a bookkeeper for grain elevators and...
Bernie L. White, the son of Melvin Charles White and Ellen Elizabeth (Reber) White, was born Aug. 2, 1950, in Seneca, Kan. He died May 28, 2021, at the Filmore County Hospital, Geneva, Neb. at the age of 70 years, 9 months and 27 days. Bernie grew up and attended school in Vermillion, Kan., until the age of 9 when his family moved to Glen Elder, where he graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1968. Following high school, Bernie attended Cloud County Community College. He later attended Kansas...
Donald Charles Gregg, Jewell, died Thursday, July 8, at his home in Topeka. Don was born March 6, 1944, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Burton and Dorothy Gregg. Don worked most of this life as an auto mechanic. During his time in Kansas City, he worked for Morasch Automotive. He moved to Jewell in 1973. In Jewell, he worked at the Jewell Implement Company until 1978, before going into business for himself, opening Gregg Automotive. A few years later, he and his wife opened the Parts Pit. They operated both businesses until 2017. While in...
Doris Ann Healey, the daughter of Charles and Ella (Meador) Summers, was born Nov. 23, 1930, on a farm north of Webber, Kan. She died on June 28, 2021, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society Center, Superior, at the age of 90 years, 7 months, 5 days. She attended Valley View grade school and graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1948. After graduation, she worked as the secretary for the superintendent of schools at Superior, and later at Morris-Andersen Motor Company and the...
Larry L. Welch, 80, of Jewell, Kan., died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit. He was born April 9, 1941, on a farm in Jewell County, to Daniel and Hope (Ozmun) Welch. Larry was a 1959 graduate of Esbon High School. He married Vyonda N. Frost in Tucson, Ariz., on May 2, 1960. She preceded him in death on Dec. 21, 2012. To this union, three children were born, Jeffrey, Michael and Michelle. Larry served in the United States Air Force and travelled extensively...
Karen Ann Parker, the daughter of Lester and Carolyn (Polcen) Anderson, was born on Oct. 4, 1945, in Racine, Wis. She died July 7, 2021, at her residence in Republic, Kan., at the age of 75 years, 9 months, 3 days. Karen was a graduate of Lakewood High School in California. She married Bentley Parker on Aug. 11, 1962, at St. Columbian Church in Garden Grove, Calif. This union was blessed with three children. They made their home in Republic, Kan. She was employed as a nurse aide and also did babysitting. Karen enjoyed listening to music, and...
