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Lawrence Clay Bouray, the son of John and Mae (Hobson) Bouray, was born on April 19, 1931, at his home in Rural Republic County, Kansas. He died Oct. 16, 2024, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society home, Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 93 years, 5 months, 27 days. Lawrence was one of six children. He attended Rosemond and Star country schools and was a Hardy High School graduate. Lawrence was a 58-plus year member of Republic United Methodist Church, being baptized and confirmed on May 9,...
Dennis Dee Melvin, the son of Garth and Alice Irene (Blevins) Melvin, was born on Oct. 2, 1946. He died on Oct. 17, 2024, at his home in Nelson, Nebraska, at the age of 78 years and 15 days. Dennis attended school at Nelson. He was married to Marilyn and they later divorced. He served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam war from 1966 to 1968 and was stationed in Germany and Vietnam. He was employed as a mechanic in his father's shop, Melvin's Garage, in Nelson and retired from Reinke M...
Sheila Louise Sjoholm, the daughter of Wendell and Evelyn (Walbridge) Beck, was born on March 30, 1949, in Nelson, Nebraska. She died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 17 days. Sheila attended school in Superior and Hardy. She was united in marriage to Dennis Noble in 1966 at Belleville, Kansas, and to this union Wayne and Kevin were born. In 1980, she married John Sjohom and Darren was born to this union. Sheila was a...
Travis James Butler, born on April 27, 1968, grew up in Superior, Nebraska, died on Oct. 14, 2024, in Conway, Arkansas. He was a cherished father, grandfather, brother and friend, known for his vibrant personality and infectious laugh. Travis, jokingly known as TJ by a select few, had a passion for singing that resonated deeply with his love for music, particularly the captivating melodies of Stevie Nicks. He was a culinary enthusiast who enjoyed cooking and often filled his home with delicious...
Richard Jack Gould, 71, died in Concordia on Oct. 8, . He was born June 5, 1953, along with his twin, Robert, at Concordia Hospital. Richard was the son of Jack D. and Phyllis Gile Gould. In 1971, he graduated from Concordia High School. He later attended Cloud County Community College and then graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in history, social sciences and geography. His interest in history and learning led to a 28 year career as curator with the Kansas State Historical Society’s Pawnee Indian Museum, Republic, Kansas. R...
Nathan Andrew "Andy" Coffman, 56, Gardner, Kansas, died at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Andy asked for cremation with a service at a future date. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com Andy was born in Hays, Kansas, on Sept. 12, 1968. He attended junior high in Mankato, Kansas, and in 1988 graduated from Hoxie High School, Hoxie, Kansas. Andy earned a vocational technical degree in Good-land, Kansas, and worked as a drafter and CAD manager for...
Jack E. King of Hebron, was the son of Herman and Emma King. He was born on April 5, 1932 in Riverton. He died on Oct. 11, 2024, at Blue Valley Nursing Home in Hebron at the age of 92. The youngest of four children, Jack grew up in Riverton, where he attended school. He helped his dad and others with farming during the years of the Great Depression. Jack enlisted in the Army in December 1952. He served two years on the front lines during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in December 1954. After returning home, he worked for List &...
Marilyn Jean DeHart, the daughter of Orville and Goldie (Doggett) Kyle, was born on Aug. 14, 1932, in Belleville, Kansas. She died on Oct. 12, 2024, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital at Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 1 month, 28 days. Growing up south of Hardy, she attended country school near there. She married Morgan Powell. Three sons were born to this union, Jim, Harold and Melvin. They divorced and she married Bill Carter who preceded her in death. She then married Jack...
The Rev. Msgr. Adrian F. Herbek, 90, died at Bonacum House in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, with family at his side. Monsignor's pastoral life of 50 years (1959-2009) included being in charge of Catholic high schools. He was born on the farm by Deweese, on March 13, 1934. He attended rural grade school, and graduated from Nelson High School. At the age of 17, he entered Conception Seminary in Missouri, taught by the Benedictine Monks for 8 years (1951-59), preparing for ordination...
Bradley Daniel Kucera, 41, Kansas City, Missouri. formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Oct. 7, at home. Brad was born on Feb. 21, 1983, to Dan and Diane (Brockman) Kucera. He attended St. John’s Elementary School and graduated from Pius X High School in 2001. Brad went on to get his associate of science degree in invasive cardiac technology in 2007 at Bryan College of Health Sciences. On Aug. 25, 2012, he was married to Jessie Hegemann at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Lincoln. Brad gained a daughter, Kyler Hegemann, and to the union a...
Karleen Dell Cherney, the daughter of Guy Winifred Campbell and Fontella Emma (Salmon) Campbell, was born Nov. 13, 1940, in rural Wayne, Kansas. She died on Oct. 8, 2024, at Heb- ron, at the age of 83 years. Karleen grew up in rural Wayne, Kansas, attending Wayne Grade School, graduating from Agenda Rural High School. She then attended Wichita Business College, Wichita, Kansas, attaining an associate's degree studying accounting. Following business college, she worked for Refrigeration Equipment...
Lavila Vee Poppe, the daughter of Henry and Frieda (Kehnemund) Kapperman, was born July 7, 1936, on the farm northeast of Byron, Nebraska. LaVila died on Oct. 10, 2024, at Republic County Hospital at the age of 88 years. LaVila was baptized as an infant at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Nebraska, and confirmed in 1950. She stayed active at St. John for most of her life, serving as Sunday School teacher, VBS leader, altar guild helper, LWML member and Thrivent representative. LaVila graduat...
Mary Jo Keenan, the daughter of Joseph L. and Mary E. (Brand) Keenan, was born on March 14, 1954, in Grand Island, Nebraska. She died on Oct. 10, 2024, at the University Nebraska Medical Center at Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 70 years, 6 months, 26 days. During Mary Jo's life, she lived in Spalding, Ohiowa and Hastings, as well as Boulder, Colorado, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Macomb, Illinois. Mary Jo graduated from Nelson High School, Atlantic Airline School, and General Motors Accounting School...
Ines Mae Kalivoda Dejmal of Munden, was born Sept. 4, 1934, at home, in rural Cuba, Kansas. Ines was the daughter of William Kalivoda and Lillian Rundus Kalivoda. She died peacefully on Sept. 22, 2024, in Abilene,at the age of 90. She went to elementary school in Cuba, and graduated from Cuba High School in 1952. Ines attended one semester at Kansas State University, before returning home to marry her high school sweetheart, Don Dejmal, Aug. 17, 1953. A few weeks after their marriage, Don was deployed for 18 months to Korea. While he was away,...
David E. (Gene) Genung, the son of David A. and Olive Genung, was born Dec. 26, 1932, in Oconto, Nebraska. He died on Sept. 27, 2024, at Brodstone Healthcare Hospital in Superior at the age of 91. Gene attended grade school and high school in Nelson, Nebraska. On January of 1953, he enlisted in the Air Force where he was an airplane mechanic at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged A1C January 1957. From 1957 to 1961, he was part of the...
James R. Stone, Sr., 82 years of age, died Oct. 2, 2024, at the Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. He was born Sept. 27, 1942, in Rural Jewell County, Kansas to Vernon and Verdena (Broyles) Stone. James was a 1960 graduate of Burr Oak High School, Burr Oak, Kansas. He attended a vo-tech college in the Kansas City area. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He continued his service in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. James also received the veterans honorary associates degree of technical education from the NCKAVTS...
Richard Reynolds Kimball, MD,79, a long-time past resident of Mankato, died Oct. 2, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The cause was cancer. Born Feb. 27,1945, in Evanston, Illinois, to Edward H. Kimball and Hazel Anderson Kimball, he was raised in Scars- dale, New York, graduated from the University of California, Riverside, and received his MD degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. After internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, he began medical practice in...
Leota Claycamp McCarthy (formerly Hanson) died Sept. 22, 2024. Born on Jan. 11, 1943, in Beloit, Kansas, she was the devoted wife of the late Larry Hanson and later, a loving partner to Bill McCarthy. Leota spent her childhood in Mankato, Kansas, where she married her high school sweetheart, Larry. Their journey took them to Montana, during Larry's service in the Air Force, before they settled in Manhattan, Kansas. Leota dedicated many years to her work at McCall Pattern Company, where she...
Twilla Mae Frerichs (Hutt) died on October 3, 2024 at the age of 92, surrounded by her family at the Good Samaritan Society in Superior, Nebraska. Born on March 9, 1932, to Glenn and Wanda (Mc- Gowan) Hutt on a farm south of Superior, Twilla was the middle child of three sisters, Donna and Sharon. She attended Valley View rural school and graduated from Superior High School in 1950. On Aug. 1, 1952, Twilla married Gene Frerichs at the Methodist Church in Superior; where she was a lifelong...
Mark Sholtz, 66, of Guide Rock, died Oct. 2, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. His funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the Guide Rock Gymnasium, Guide Rock. Mark Eugene Sholtz, the son of Dean and Gwen (Hoins) Sholtz, was born Aug. 21, 1958, in Webster County. After growing up on the family farm and graduating as a Guide Rock Warrior in 1976, Mark went on to Chadron State College and played receiver for the Eagles, where he still holds records for most yards on punt and kickoff returns. While working in Hastings after...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Kubes, was born March 1, 1940, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Connie Krieger and Irene (Hasse) Krieger Bigley. She died Oct. 6, 2024, in Hebron, Nebraska, at the age of 84. Pat was adopt- ed by Lyle Bigley after her mother, Irene remarried. She grew up and attended school in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating from Lincoln Northeast. She then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating in 1962 with a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry. Pat then trained as a medical...
Judy Kay Fuller, the daughter of Lawrence and Irene (Cox) Smith, was born on Nov. 10, 1959, in Somerset, Kentucky. She died Sept. 30, 2024, at her home in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 64 years, 10 months, 20 days. Judy was a graduate of Pul- aski County High School in Somerset. She was married to Roger Lee Shilling and they were blessed with four children, Jennifer, Monica, Roger and Yvonne, he preceded her in death on March 19, 1996. She later married James Fuller. They had three...
Lincoln resident James Anthony "Jim" Schneider, 96, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Grace Space, Lincoln, Nebraska. Rosary was at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., today (Thursday), at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation was 1 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 4 to 6...
Donna LaRae Hawley, the daughter of Frank and Stella (Bartman) Matzner, was born on June 1, 1934, in Kearney, Nebraska. She died on Sept. 25, 2024, at Brodstone Health- care at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 3 months, 24 days. She grew up in Kearney. The family later moved to Gibbon, Nebraska. In 1952, she graduated from Gibbon High School. After graduation, she moved to Kearney, working at Baldwin Manufacturing and also the World Theatre. While working at the movie theatre, she met...
Andrew John Pumphrey was born Jan. 16, 1986, the fourth of five children to Paul and June (Baird) Pumphrey. He was baptized at St. John's Catholic Church. Surround- ed by love and affection, he developed an adventuresome spirit and orneriness. Andrew also embraced an outdoorsman spirit common to Jewell County, and enjoyed the passion of hunting and fishing throughout his life. He was a member of the Mankato High School Class of 2004. Andrew had a gift for the perfect tease, flowing from the way...
