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Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Kucera, 88, of Lawrence, Neb., died Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, surrounded by family on St. Elizabeth of Hungary feast day. Her funeral was held Monday, Nov. 22, at Sacred Heart Church in Lawrence. The Mass of Christian Burial was said by Rev. Father Corey Harrison, pastor of Sacred Heart Church. Assisting with services were Tom Janda as acolyte; Lyle Kohmetscher, lector; Blake Janda and Connor Janda, servers; Linda Ostdiek, organist; Sherri...
Catherine "Cathy" Verna Ahrens, Superior, the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Tanner) Uhrmacher, was born on March 9, 1940, at Hastings, Neb. She died Nov. 15, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler at the age of 81 years. Cathy grew up on the family farm near Cadams. She attended grade school at Beach District 44 (east of Cadams) through the eighth grade and graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1958. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hastings, and confirmed at...
Max A. Hoskinson, 61, of Superior, Nebraska died Oct. 21, 2021. Max is survived by his wife of 34 years, Barb; daughter, Allison; son, Luke; and two granddaughters. Max’s family and friends will remember his love for fishing, goose addiction, drag racing and his deep belly laughs. A private service will be held at a later date. Memorials will be sent to Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Support....
Opal Maxine Crouch, 91, was born on Nov. 14, 1929, in Lamar, Colo. She died Aug. 21, 2021, at the Belleville Healthcare Center. Opal grew up on a farm near Scottsville, Kan. Following her high school graduation, she met and married Raymond Crouch on July 26, 1947. Opal was a homemaker and a waitress at the Buffalo Roam in Mankato for many years. She also completed schooling and training to become the social worker and activities director at Heartland Care Center in Belleville. She enjoyed life;...
Raymond Earl Malone, 80, died at home in Beavercreek, Ohio, on Nov. 17, 2021 after battling leukemia. Born Jan. 19, 1941, in McNairy County, Tenn., to his late parents, Robert Mack Malone and Annie Lorene Staton. In July 1960, Raymond joined the Air Force. It was when stationed at Schilling AFB, Salina, Kan., that he met his wife, Johnita Reed. He traveled and lived around the world with his family, ending his 20 year Air Force career at Tinker AFB, Okla., in September 1980. He was a proud...
Joyce Ann Fullerton McElroy, the daughter of William and Ruby (Hancock) Fullerton, was born on Jan. 4, 1942, in Montrose, Kan. She died Nov. 21, 2021, at the Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulys- ses, Kan., at the age of 79. Joyce grew up in a family of 17 siblings and was a graduate of Montrose High School, Class of 1960. She then moved to San Rafael, Calif., and married Roger McElroy. After their first son, Curtis Eugene, was born, she didn't think California was a place to raise children so...
Ronald Ray Weber, the son of Carl and Wilma (Grauerholz) Weber Kirchhoff, was born Jan. 31, 1950, in Greeley, Colo. He died Nov. 20, 2021, at the Sunrise Country Manor at Milford, Neb., at the age of 71 years, 9 months, 20 days. Ronald was baptized in 1950 and confirmed by Pastor Luebke in Walton, Neb. He graduated from Superior High School and attended Colorado Aerotech along with Officer Candidate School. He was inducted into the United States Navy on May 23, 1980, at Coronado, Calif., and was...
Candace Durant, 88, died Nov. 9, 2021 at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kan. She was born January 20, 1933, the only child of Chester and Ruth (Banker) Beineke in Salina. She graduated from Salina High School. While attending Kansas Wes- leyan College, she met Don Durant, who became her husband Dec. 21, 1952. They were married in the 9th Street Evangelical United Brethren Church. She moved with Don to Fort Riley, Kan., when Don joined the army for two years. Candace and Don raised their four children on the farm west of Jewell. Candace was a mem...
Samuel Dale Gillett, 87, was born Dec. 26, 1933, on the family farm north of Esbon, Kan. He died Nov. 13, at the hospital in Superior. He was the fourth child of David Clayton and Nellie Shagley Gillett. He attended country schools and graduated from the Esbon High School in 1951. He worked on the family farm one year and then went to York College in Nebraska to play football for two years. After it closed, he went to Westmar College in Iowa. This was cut short as he was drafted into the Army. He returned home to the farm in 1957, after the dea...
The funeral for Marian Emma Souchek was held Saturday, Nov. 20 at Sacred Heart parish in Lawrence. The Mass of Christian Burial was con-celebrated by pastors Rev. Corey Harrison and Father Thomas Schultes and Father Joe Walsh. Marian was born July 4, 1930, and died November 12, 2021. Assisting with services were: Tom Janda as acolyte; Lyle Kohmetscher as lector; Carter and Caleb Griffis as servers. Linda Ostdiek as organist and Sherri Buescher as song leader. Pallbearers were: Steve Souchek, Jesse Souchek, Josh Souchek, Kyle Goldenstein, Chris...
Word has been received telling of the death of Jim Schlarb, a former Superior resident and owner of Superior Diesel, a truck repair shop located on East Third Street which he opened in the 1970s. He died in Arizona earlier this month. No services were held per his request....
The Rock Hills Junior High School basketball game against Lincoln, at Lincoln, scheduled for Monday, has been rescheduled to Monday, Dec. 6....
Wyatt Evert, a junior at Rock Hills High School, was awarded an honorable mention for the 8-man Division 11, District 4 All-District football team....
Rock Hills High School will again partner with the Beloit High School Trojans wrestling team in a cooperative program. Conner Cosand and Jacob Barry, both seniors and Coelton Neilson, a sophomore, will compete with the Beloit team during the regular season. The three will compete for Rock Hills in post-season competition. Beloit opens their season, Friday, Dec. 2, with a triangular match at Plainville with Phillipsburg also competing....
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team will open their 20121-2022 season, Friday, Dec. 3, against Pike Valley at Courtland. The team features two seniors, Avery Brown and Caitlynn Scarrow. Danica Frost and Selena Luong are the junior class team members. Raylynn Anderes, Grace Ayers and Hannah Simmelink represent the sophomore class. Taygen Meier and Faith Reinert are both freshman. Jamie Harvey serves as the head coach and Tracy Anderes is the assistant coach....
Members of the Rock Hills cheerleading squad are Alyssa Davis, Paige Zadina, Austyn Groote, Lauren Whelchel, Danica Frost, Clara Touraine and Bella Volker. Alex Carabajal is the team sponsor. Members of the dance team are Caitlynn Scarrow, Paige Zadina, Selena Luong and Raylynn Anderes. The dance team sponsor is Jessica Shulda....
This will be the second season for the Superior High School bowling team. If numbers are any indication, this will be one popular sport. Nelsen Petersen is in his first year of coaching the team which had a boys only team last season. This year there are 11 girls vying for spots on the girls team and six boys. Petersen sees a lot of competitive fire burning in the girls. Many of the aspirants have either never bowled or only bowled recreationally. They are transferring their competitive spirit from other sports to bowling. Petersen has been...
The 2021-2022 Superior High School boys basketball team will have a new head coach when they open their season against Republic County at Superior, Saturday, Dec. 4. Trent Siebecker, who served as the assistant coach, will take the helm for Superior. Former head coach Luke Chadwell was not retained for another season. Siebecker will be assisted by Mason Heath. Siebecker is pleased with the 20 players who have come out to play for the team. Many played in a summer league in Grand Island which has helped their preparation for the season. While...
Robert Nannen, head coach of the Superior High School girls basketball team, is looking forward to his second season with the team. The team finished the 2020-2021 season with a 21-3 record. They advanced to the state Class C-2 tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by eventual champion Hastings St. Cecilia. The team lost one senior to graduation. Shayla Meyer will anchor the offense once again. Ella Gardner returns with a wealth of experience. Laci Kirchhoff returns her three-point perimeter expertise to bolster the offense....
