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Marlene K. “Mar” Faimon, 57, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her home in Lawrence, Neb. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence, with Father Corey Harrison officiating. A memorial has been established to be designated at a later date. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.mertenbutlermortuary.com. Merten-Butler Mortuary, Blue Hill, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements....
Erna Marie (Nelson) Horine, 71, of Minden, Neb. died May 17, 2020, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Her funeral will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden with the Rev. Donald Hunzeker and PMA Julie Schmidt officiating. The service will be live streamed to the funeral home’s Facebook page. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Craig Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....
Sandi Sue Leonard, 79, of Kearney lost her battle to pancreatic cancer at 7:10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. She closed her eyes and peacefully died with loved ones by her side. Sandi fought long and she fought hard exceeding her expectations first given in May of 2019. Sandi’s funeral will be held 10:30 a.m., today (Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020) at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney with Jim Rookstool officiating. Visitation was held 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to ser...
Harry Huge Arrangements are being made for a graveside service in Superior’s Evergreen Cemetery honoring the late Harry Huge. The community benefactor and international attorney, will be buried next to his parents at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his spouse, Reba; son, Ted; and many family members and friends who normally would have made the trip to Superior for the service are staying home. They have arranged for the service to be broadcast live via the internet. The link to the service is as follows: h...
Roger Stineman A funeral honoring Roger Stineman, 50, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Megrue-Price Funeral Home.Roger Stineman A funeral honoring Roger Stineman, 50, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Megrue-Price Funeral Home....
Roger Eugene McElroy, 79, died last Wednesday. He was born on the family farm outside of Randall to William Finley (Bill) and Mildred Marie Wallace McElroy on Sept. 27, 1940. Survivors include his four children: Curtis McElroy of Tulsa, Okla., Greg McElroy of Randall, Mrs. Eric Fox (Gina) Fox of Rockwall, Texas, and Kimi McElroy-Posey of Amarillo, Texas. His funeral will be held at the Randall Community Church at 11 a.m. Monday with graveside service and reception to follow. Burial will be at the Randall Cemetery. The Fitzgerald Funeral Home...
Nathan Forrest Hilligas, 27, died Saturday, July 11, 2020. Nathan was born to Steve and Nancy (Powell) Hilligas on June 29, 1993. He is survived by his parents; wife, Ashleigh, and son, Raylan; sisters, Amber Winter of Ord, Caitlin Hilligas (Spenser) of Sanford, Fla., and Emalee (Mikel) Roark of Blue Hill; grandmother, Mary Powell of Mankato; niece and nephews, Aubrey and Bryson Winter of Ord, Creighton Roark of Blue Hill; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Nathan was preceded in death by...
Connie Becker,79, died Monday at Superior. Her funeral is at 10 a.m., Friday, at Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Pastor Ethan Feistner will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin. Visitation is from4 to 8 p.m. with family present from 4 to 6 at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home,750 N Commercial, Superior. Memorials may be given to American Parkinson Disease Association....
Gene Alexander Carroll Gene Alexander, 77, the son of Carroll and Harriet Bernice (Willett) Alexander, was born July 31, 1942, in Nelson. He died July 24, 2020, at his residence in Superior. Gene attended school in Superior and was a Superior High School graduate. He received in bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was employed as a USDA meat inspector. He served in the Kansas National Guard from January of 1964 to December of 1969. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mary Lewis on July 17, 1998, in...
James Stanford Copper, 71, the son of James Thomas and Hazel Ruth (Wingo) Copper, was born on Jan. 6, 1949, in Goodland, Kan. He died July 23, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society's home at Superior. Jim attended Cheylin Elementary and was a high school graduate. He was employed as a roofer and handyman throughout his lifetime. He was inducted into the United States Army on May 27, 1969, and discharged on June 17, 1970. He collected diecast cars, cigarette lighters and enjoyed wood working. He...
Lyndall Ann Logan, 76, of Grand Junction, Colo., died Saturday at St. Marys Hospital. Vase Funeral Home, Rock Springs, Wyo., is in charge of arrangements. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a service will be planned at a later date. Lyn was born Dec. 5, 1944, in Superior, to Edwin and Edith (Feess) Hornbussel. Later they divorced and Edwin remarried. Lyn welcomed Donna Mary Hornbussel as her "second" mom along with an extended blended family. She attended grade school in Superior and graduated fr...
Marion Ostdiek (Lt. Col. USAF Retired) affectionately known as "Red" died on July 17, 2020, at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida due to complications from Parkinson's and COVID -19 at the age of 88. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 24 at St Mary's Cathedral with Fr. Jim Golka officiating. This service will be live streamed at YouTube: St. Mary's Cathedral Grand Island and on Facebook.com/stmarysgi. A Celebration of Life Mass will occur in Sun City Center, Florida,...
Alberta L. Diamond, 88, formerly of Mankato died Tuesday, July 14, at The Pines in Holton. She was born Dec. 25, 1931, in Jewell County, to Clifton and Lillie (Howell) Dunn. Alberta attended Steuben Elementary School and was a 1949 graduate of Mankato High School. She was a 1950 graduate of Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina. She married Hank Henry Diamond on Aug. 15, 1951, at the Mankato Christian Church. He preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1992. Alberta worked from 1950 to 1951 at...
Diane Elizabeth Ayers, 81, died in Frisco, Texas, July 14, 2020. Born to Laurence and Vesta Leece on May 20, 1939, in Superior, she lived in Superior, Grand Island and Bloomfield, Neb.; Manhattan, Kan.; and Amarillo, Texas before settling in Frisco, Texas. Trained as a teacher of home economics at Kansas State University, she also worked as a realtor before returning to Kansas State University to obtain a master's degree in marriage and family therapy. She served as clinical director at Family...
John Wayne Brandt, 76, a longtime Ogallala resident and KOGA Radio broadcaster and salesman, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020. For the past year, John waged a courageous battle with stage-four pancreatic cancer, maintaining his signature optimism throughout. John was born on July 11, 1944, in Hays, Kan., to John B. and Laverna Brandt, the eldest of three children. Since childhood, John was fascinated with radio and liked being around people and talking with them. His mother remembered him bringing...
Jerome Donald Mazour, 91, the son of Lester and Mary (Faimon) Mazour, was born May 12, 1929, in Fairfield, Neb. He died July 19, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society facility at Superior, after staying the last 14 months there. Jerome lived in Nuckolls County his entire life. He was baptized and confirmed at the Assumption Church in Deweese. While growing up on the farm, he attended country school at Shiloh District 12 through the eighth grade, and Nelson Public Schools, graduating from Nelson...
Donald Gene Vorce was born June 13, 1931, in Tobias, to Clarence Marion Vorce and Maude Amy (Eastman) Vorce. He attended Tobias Public Schools, played basketball for the Tobias High School Tigers, and graduated high school (at age 16) with the Class of 1948. Following graduation, Don worked on the railroad before enlisting in the United States Navy in January 1951. His Korean War experiences in the Pacific theater with the Navy’s 7th Fleet included assignments aboard the USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin and USS Iowa battleships. Portions of his Na...
Wesley E. Alexander, 63, died Sunday, July 19, in Clay County, Kan. He was born on Oct. 31, 1956, to Newell and Doris (Sloan) Alexander at Red Cloud, Neb. Services are pending with Melby Mortuary....
David A. Rohla, 80, died July 8, in Clay Center, Kan. He was born March 4, 1940, the son of Otto and Minnie (Wilton) Rohla in Oak, Neb. David grew up in Mankato, graduating from high school in 1958. He served in the U.S. Navy as a machinist’s mate. He married Mary Jo Gowens on Sept.15, 1977. She preceded him in death on May 21, 2019. David worked for Kansas Department of Transportation for 34 years and retired as the District 3 superintendent. He was also preceded in death by his parents and brother, James. Survivors are his son, David R...
Evelyn Mae Sweet, Superior, was born on July 16, 1919, to Ole and Anna (Jensen) Jeppesen on a farm near Guide Rock, Nebraska. She was only five days shy of celebrating 101 years with her family when she died with dignity and grace on July 11, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones. Evelyn was baptized and confirmed at the Danish Lutheran Church in Abdal, Nebraska. Her early school years were in a little country school near Bostwick followed by two years of high school in Guide Rock before...
David Alan Dillon, 65, the son of Albert and Edith (Holmes) Dillon, was born on Aug. 6, 1954, in Concordia. He died June 28, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital at Superior. David attended school in Superior. He married Betty Dixon on July 23, 1972, at Superior. This union was blessed with a son, Matt. He lived in the communities of Concordia, Superior, Hastings, Burr Oak and Beloit. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Chuck and Donald. Survivors include his wife, Betty of Beloit; son, Matt of Lawrence, Kan.; two...
Dr. Victor Carl Hurtig, Jr. DVM, 80, resident of Courtland, Kan., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and four children on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. He was born Feb.14, 1940, in Concordia, Kan., to Dr. Victor Carl Hurtig, Sr. and Eula Mae Celeste (Anderson) Hurtig. As a young child, Victor loved to play on the floor at the back door, and listen to his father talk to veterinary clients who came to the house... thus the start of his path of becoming a veterinarian just like his own...
Gary Leroy Shuck, 78, of Edgar, the son of Wendell and Vera Schlachter Shuck was born April 27, 1942, at San Pedro, Calif. He died Saturday, July 4, at Mary Lanning Health Care Services in Hastings. Gary moved with his family to Edgar in 1948. He graduated from Edgar High School in 1960. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Kinnaman on June 12, 1960. This union was blessed with three sons. Gary devoted his life to farming at Diamond 7 of Edgar. He is preceded in death by his parents. Gary's...
Marie Marshall, 94, a long-time resident of Superior, died in Fort Worth, Texas on June 19. She married Robert Marshall in Superior, on May 22, 1954, where she taught school and served as a librarian at the Superior Public Library for more than 27 years retiring as the library’s director in January 1997. Her work in support of the public library system earned her admirable recognition with the planning and opening of a new library to better serve her community. Marie enjoyed hosting story t...
Families and friends will gather Saturday, July 18 to celebrate the lives of Ida Mae (Broeckelman) Peroutek and Wayne Broeckelman at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Esbon. Mass of Christian Burial begins at 10 a.m., followed by burial at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Cemetery in Esbon....
