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Lane Eugene Thelander, the son of Travis and Shayla (Martin) Thelander, was born on May 9, 2019. He died June 22, at Brod- stone Memorial Hospital in Superior at the age of 2 years, 1 month, 13 days. Lane was born in Omaha, with his brothers, Harlan and Creighton. He was a busy and active boy. He loved to be outside, go swimming and pick on his brothers who he usually bossed around. He was a cuddler. You always knew when he was ready for bed as he had his blanket and sippy cup and headed for...
Charles Lee Arnel Jr., of Superior, was born November 27, 1944, in Fresno, Calif., to Robert Alonzo Arnel and Nettie Mae Foster. He grew up in Seaside and Monterey, Calif. He was the youngest of five children. Charles was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Edith Arnel and Jeannie Coleman. A daughter, Shelly Noreen Arnel also preceded him in death. Charles was an over the road truck driver for several years. He then took training as a diesel mechanic. He also was a landscaper. He e...
Mike Beaumont, 77, died Thursday at his home in Wichita with his wife, Marie, by his side. Mike was a 1962 graduate of Superior High School. His family plans to hold a memorial service in Superior this August....
Lawrence resident Charles Joseph "C.J." "Chick" Hubl, 96, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living, Hastings. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today (Thursday), June 24, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence with the Rev. Corey Harrison officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Lawrence. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. with family present 6...
Thomas Howard Willett, 76, of Liberty, Mo., died May 24, 2021, at the Liberty Health and Wellness from natural causes. Tom was born in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 1945. His lived in Nebraska during is early childhood before moving to Grand Junction, Colo. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1966 and finished a two year master’s degree program in just one year of study, completing it in 1067. He earned his PhD in communication studies at the University of Missouri in 1976. He had a long and celebrated career as a professor of c...
James R. Chapman, the son of Ralph and Sylvia (Willett) Chapman, was born on June 9, 1941, in Nelson, Nebraska. He died Dec. 11, 2019, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital at Kearney, Neb. the age of 78 years, 5 months, 22 days. Jim was a Nelson High School graduate. He married Mildred Marie Reece and they had two children. They later divorced. Jim was employed by the State of Nebraska Department of Roads. He was a 31-year member of the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Jim...
Darrell Eugene Ward, 88, the son of Frank and Edith (Siebenneicher) Ward, was born on June 3, 1933, in Deshler. He died June 16, 2021, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler. Darrell started school in Ruskin and continued at a country school near Oak, through the eighth grade. He was baptized in 1952 at Davenport and was a member of the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. He married Marjorie Hineline on June 7, 1953, at Davenport. This union was blessed with four children. He was...
Janice Sue Baden, 66, died June 18, 2021 in Kansas City, Kan. Janice, known as Jan, was born on June 30, 1954, in Hebron, Neb. to Helen and Albert Hoops. Jan grew up on the family farm outside of Byron. She graduated from Byron High School in 1972. On Dec.28, 1981, Jan married Leo Otto Baden. They raised two sons, Nicholas and Joshua, together in Colby, Kan. Jan had a passion for baking. She made the best desserts, especially Christmas cookies. She was a lover of music, including the Beatles...
Rosemary Harriet (Hulse) Dageforde, 79, died June 15, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshlers. She was born Sept. 26, 1941, in Geneva, Neb. to Harry and Therese (Wilhelms) Hulse. Rosemary’s family lived in Geneva until she was five. Her father was a deputy sheriff and later sheriff of Fillmore County. She often told stories of living in the sheriff’s quarters attached to the jail where she would carry food with her mother to the prisoners and occasionally play cards with them. After her father died in 1946, her mother taught in the gra...
Robert Dale Blazek, 78, son of William Blazek and Martha M. (Reynolds) Blazek was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, Calif. He died June 10, at Republic County Hospital, Belleville. After graduating from high school in 1960, he enlisted and served with the United States Air Force. After being discharged from active duty, he worked at OK Tire in Belleville from 1964 to 2006. Robert was united in marriage to Sheri Lynn Heapes on Aug. 6,1967. In 1979, Robert and Sheri expanded their family by adopting 17-month-old Michael Dale Blazek. Robert was...
Richard Alan Zeleny, 74, of Deshler, the son of Anton and Verna (Meyer) Zeleny was born Nov. 30, 1946, in Odell, Neb. He died Monday, June 14, at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Rich grew up and attended school in Diller, before the family moved to Edgar. He graduated from Edgar High School in 1965. Rich entered the United States Marine Corp. May 20, 1965, and was honorably discharged April 26, 1966. After returning home he attended Hastings College, South East Junior College in Fairbury, and continued his education attending the...
Dorothy Elizabeth Amack Mattison, 97, was born June 1, 1924, to Luella and Lloyd Amack in Garfield precinct south of Red Cloud. She died June 14, at Heritage Care Center in Red Cloud. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County. In February of 1943 she was united in marriage to Dallas Mattison, who preceded her in death. To this union two daughters were born: Doreen Greenhalgh and Deanna Adams. Dorothy is also survived by two grandchildren: Lisa Knapp and Lanny Greenhalgh; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy...
Kenneth L. Hurley, 75, was born Aug. 24, 1945, in Concordia. He died May 27, 2021. He went to school in Republic, and later attended Fort Hays State. Ken got excited every year in December about going to Fonner Park in Grand Island to start training horses. This was something he wanted to do since he was a small child. He enjoyed farming the land that has been in his family for years. When he was diagnosed with COPD, he had to make a difficult decision to retire from training horses and farming. Ken relied on friends to help train the horses...
Stephen Michael Reves, 66, of Maize, Kan., died Saturday, June 12, at his home. He was born July 7, 1954, in Topeka, the son of D. Lyle Reves and Laura Mae (Fenton) Reves. He grew up and attended school in Burlingame, Kan., graduating with the Class of 1972. Steve graduated from an auto repair trade school, and later a Travel College, both in Wichita. Steve had a 30 plus year career with the Santa Fe Railroad as a track welder. He retired in 2014. He was united in marriage to Cindy Oltman on Sept. 9, 1988, at Chapel in the Hills in Rapid City,...
Ostdiek relatives in the Lawrence area received word recently of the death of Mr. Tom Stritt of Indianola, Neb. on May 22, 2021, following a motor vehicle accident. Thomas Dale Stritt was born Oct. 23, 1948, to Clarence and Alyce (Carmichael) Stritt. Mr. Stritt served in the U. S. Army in Viet Nam, worked in Indianola and later as the County Veteran’s Service Officer for 16 years. Tom is survived by his wife, Nanci; two daughters and two sons. Mass of Christian Burial was at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Indianola May 26. Interment was...
Hollis Lee Grone, 96, of Davenport, the son of Harold and Bertha (Houseman) Grone, was born Nov. 3, 1924, on a farm near Davenport. He died Tuesday, June 8, at Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva. Hollis grew up north of Davenport. He never quit farming. Even when he started as a tax consultant and starting his own business, he said he was a farmer that did taxes. Hollis attended country school and graduated from Davenport High School with the Class of 1942. He was united in marriage to Nelva Bartling on June 30, 1951, at Bethel Church of the Br...
Arvon John Marcotte, 85, of Nebraska City died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at his daughter's home in Omaha. Arvon was born on Nov. 24, 1935, to John J. and Rosa A. (Balthazor) Marcotte at their home in Zurich, Kan. He was the youngest of eight children. Throughout childhood he enjoyed serving daily mass, fishing with his father and developing his love of sports. He graduated from Palco High School in Palco, Kan., with the Class of 1953. Arvon entered the United States Army on Nov. 13, 1958, where he...
Marilyn R. Walker, 74, died at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kan. on Thursday. She was born on Aug. 21, 1946, in Garden City, the daughter of Jacob Frank and Martha Baldwin Stillwell. In 1964, Marilyn graduated from Scott Community High School and returned in 1969 as an elementary school teacher where she taught until 1975 when she moved to Union City, Okla. In 1979 she moved back to Scott City to teach until 2000 and then moved to Jewell County. In 2012 she retired from teaching and...
James Russell Woerner , 73, the son of Mitchell Bush and Kathryn Leah (Barry) Woerner was born May 17, 1948, in Superior. He died Saturday June 5, at Sioux Falls, S.D. Jim graduated from Superior High School in 1967 and worked as a heavy equipment operator. In 1968 and 1969 he attended Central Community College in Hastings, receiving his diplomas in heavy equipment operation and diesel mechanics. He was drafted into the United States Army on Sept. 23, 1969, serving in the DMZ in Korea. Jim was...
The funeral for Donna L. Landreth, 90, Lawrence, Kan., was held Wednesday, June 16, at First United Methodist Church, downtown Lawrence. Donna died Saturday June 5, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born to William and Mary Van Meter, May 23,1931, in Lovewell. They moved to the Lawrence area when she was a teenager and she graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1949. After graduation, Donna worked for Lawrence Paper Company, from Aug. 19, 1952, until June 30, 1995. Retiring after 43 years as the accounting manager. She married...
Maxine Joan Williams, the daughter of Loren and Amy (Hoins) Bailey, was born on April 26, 1933, on the farm northeast of Guide Rock. She died June 6, 2021, at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Neb., at the age of 88 years, 1 month, 11 days. She was baptized at the Beulah Church in Mt. Clare and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Guide Rock. She attended country schools District 17, District 87 and Riverside Country School and graduated from Guide Rock High School. She then...
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...
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...
