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Maureen Ellen Menke, 82, of Lawrence, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Rosary will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m., both at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence, Nebraska with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Burial will be in the St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery, rural Lawrence. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Lawrence Visitation Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Private condolences may be...
Rodney Delano (R.D., Rod) Fogo, 89, former CEO and chief engineer of the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA), died Nov. 16, 2022, in Saint Augustine, Florida. Rod was the youngest of 12 children, born during the Great Depression to William Lambie and Nellie Sinaloa (Calahan) Fogo on their farm outside Burr Oak, Kansas, in Jewell County on Oct. 27,1933. His stories of farm-life were quite entertaining to his many friends and family members. Upon graduating from Burr Oak High School, Rod enrolled in...
Gordon Kibbe, 93, died peacefully in hospice care in Redwood City, Calif., on October 29, 2022. He was born November 6, 1928, in Beloit, to Jake and Emma Kibbe of Randall. He was the first-born of five sons. Gordon graduated in the Class of 1946 from Randall Rural High School, and attended Fort Hays State College and later earned an associate of arts degree from College of San Mateo. Gordon served in the Navy for four years and was honorably discharged in 1953. In 1951, Gordon married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Gordanier. They moved to...
Kent Edwin Tietjen was born Jan. 21, 1955, in Superior, to Verland Edwin and Merna Jean (Reckewey) Tietjen. He died Nov. 20, 2022, at Thayer County Health Services, Hebron, Nebraska, at the age of 67 years. His final resting place will be in his treasured hometown of Byron, Nebraska at the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Kent was baptized by Pastor Orville Reeg on Feb. 13, 1955, and confirmed May 25, 1969, by Pastor P. W. Pilgrim at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Byron, where he was a lifelong member....
Helen Sophie (Brockmann) Lunzmann the daughter of William and Sophie (Kirchhoff) Brockmann was born Nov. 28, 1928, near Harbine, Nebraska. She died Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler, at the age of 93 years. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Harbine, Neb., by Pastor C.P. Pebler December 16, 1928. She was confirmed June 28, 1942, at St Paul Lutheran Church near Stoddard, Neb., by Pastor John Vollstedt. Her confirmation verse was Luke 11:28 Blessed...
Linda Jean Selvage, 70, of Hastings, died Saturday at Mary Lanning Healthcare. Her funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. Linda was born on July 8, 1952, at Superior to Robert and Nellie (Downs) Selvage. She grew up in Superior and graduated from Superior High School. In 1985, she met Paul Ankeny in Grand Island, Neb. In 1986, they had their daughter, Paula. Linda loved being a grandmother and her grandson was all she ever talked about. Linda also liked to crochet, color, do...
The Superior High School boys and girls basketball teams readied for the regular season with jamboree games at Southern High School in Wymore, Monday. The girls came away with a 45-28 win while the boys lost 64-24. The girls open their 2022-2023 regular season with a game with Sutton at Superior. Both teams are on the court at republic County High School, Belleville, Saturday .The teams travel to Fairbury Tuesday for games with the Jeffs. The boys varsity roster is comprised of senior class...
The Rock Hills High School boys and girls basketball teams open their 2022-2023 season Friday when they host the Pike Valley Panthers at Mankato. They travel to Clyde, Tuesday, for a game with Clifton-Clyde. The boys’ team is coached by Zach Duffy. Wyatt Flynn serves as the assistant coach. The team compiled a 4-16 record last season. Senior team members on the roster are Ethan Kenworthy and Troy Duskie. Sophomore members are Cam Ward, Cooper McDill, Christian Wurm and Eli Vance. Freshmen members of the team are Hunter Frost, Ethan Wirth, K...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School boys and girls basketball teams open their 2022-2023 season against Red Cloud, at Red Cloud, Friday, The teams are on the road Saturday as they travel to Hebron for contests with Thayer Central. The boys team, coached by Decker Brown, is looking to improve on last season's 12-12 record. Brown is assisted by Ramsey Hunt and Preston Hild. The team roster consists of senior class members Devyn Zikmund, Toby Kotinek. Krayton Kucera, Tyson Kotinek, Will Dougherty, Keat...
