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Phyllis Esther (Warren) Lange, 93, of Mankato, died Jan. 23, 2023. Phyllis was born on Feb. 20, 1929, the daughter of James and Ada (Bacon) Warren, on the family farm. Phyllis was married to Arthur Alvin "Bill" Lange on Sept. 3, 1954. They spent their lives farming and raising cattle while working full-time – Bill for the Kansas Department of Transportation, and Phyllis for the Rural Electrical Association Cooperative. Bill and Phyllis were partners to the end, nearly inseparable, and deeply i...
Bill Edwards, 72, of Bloomington, Illinois, died Jan. 27, 2023, in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Bill was born in Beloit, Kansas, on May 19, 1950, to William C. and Evelyn Smith Edwards. He spent his youth in Jewell, Kansas. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Diane Mc- Elroy of Randall, Kansas, on May 19, 1973, and soon after they moved to Bloomington. They would have celebrated 50 years in May. Bill graduated from Fort Hays State College in Hays, with both his bachelor of science (1972) and master...
Robert Eugene Drudik, the son of Frank and Agnes (Mazour) Drudik, was born Dec. 2, 1946, in Nelson, Nebraska. He died Jan. 18, 2023, at the Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 76 years, 1 month, 16 days. Robert attended country school northwest of Nelson, Nelson Public School and graduated from Nelson High School. He served in the Army National Guard from December 1965 until his discharge on Jan. 3, 1972. Robert lived on the family farm until his marriage to Marcia Rae...
Former Hastings resident, Evelyn J. Ostdiek, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Viera Hospital, Viera, Florida. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Butler Volland Chapel. Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. with family present 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Hastings...
Dr. Paul Jene Hallgrimson, age 85, died peacefully in his sleep at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Navarre, Florida, after a brief illness. Jene was born in Ainsworth, on April 1, 1937, to Paul and Vera (Patch) Hallgrimson, the oldest of three children. He was raised on a farm n ear Bassett, where he learned the value of hard work at a young age. He attended Rock County High School. After two years of college, Jene attended the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, graduating on June 11, 1961. He and former spouse, Eleanor Hills, had...
Jerome "Jerry" C. Warneke, 79, of Grand Island, died Jan. 21, 2023, at CHI-Health Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 27, at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastor Dan Bremer will officiate. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m., today, Thurs-day, Jan. 26, at All Faiths Funeral Home. Jerry was born on Oct. 5, 1943, in Omaha to Carl and Cecelia (Frauen) Warneke. He was raised in the Chapman, Omaha and Ralston areas, graduating from Ralston High School in 1962....
Ronald Dean Lemke, the son of Elmer John and Frieda Nadine (Marcotte) Lemke, was born on Sept. 28, 1956, in Red Cloud, Nebraska. He died Jan. 16, 2023, at the Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home at Hebron, at the age of 66 years, 3 months, 19 days. Ron was one of eight children. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and family gatherings. He basically enjoyed life to the fullest and had a caring and loving soul. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, LeRoy; sister, Charlotte; niece, Heather Schommer; and nephews, Jeromie Lemke and Jason Karst....
Robert F. Brahmsteadt, age 82, of York, Nebraska, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at his home. He was born March 8, 1940, in York to Benjamin H. and Esther V. ( Pohl) Brahmsteadt. After graduating from high school, Robert continued farming on the family farm north of York. On June 7 1969, Robert married Linda J. (Schuster) Meade. Robert and Linda were married 53 years at the time of his death. Robert enjoyed farming, hunting, cars, puzzles, playing cards, collecting red tractors (big and small),...
Marvin "Mac" J. McDill was born on Dec.19, 1934, in rural Jewell County, Kansas, to Raymond Alma McDill and Ruth May (Underwood) McDill. He died Jan. 19, 2023, in Belleville, at the age of 88 years and 1 month. Marvin attended the White School District to the 8th grade. Then he attended and graduated from Mankato High School, Class of 1952. He was drafted into the US Navy, and was honorably discharged in 1957. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Eilene Gunn on Aug. 10, 1963, in Webber, Kansas,...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team picked up a win Friday at Nelson when they downed Diller-Odell 47-26 to even their record at 7-7. The team hosted Blue Hill at Nelson Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time. Diller-Odell took the first quarter lead at 9-5. That was the last time they led. The Raiders held the Griffins to one point in the second quarter while scoring 13 to take an 18-10 halftime lead. Lawrence-Nelson kept pulling away to wrap up a 20 point, 47-27 win. Krayton...
In memoriam: Lewis “Lew” Hunter, a screenwriting professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, died Jan. 6, at a care facility in Tucson, Arizona, from COVID-19 complications. He was 87. Hunter, who began teaching at UCLA in 1979, helped create the modern version of the school’s graduate FTV 434 course, which guides students step by step on how to write a full-length screenplay in 10 weeks. He was named co-head of the screenwriting program in 1988. After retiring in 2000, he returned to UCLA TFT to teach the 434 class...
Tragedy struck Jewell County about 7:35 Friday morning when the driver of a Rock Hills School vehicle transporting students lost control of her vehicle. The accident happened on the Randall Road about one mile south of Highway 36. The northbound 2011 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Audra (Whelchel) Wilburn, 43, first went off the east side of the road and traveled along the ditch before returning to the road. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported when the vehicle returned to the road, it went into a...
Doris E. Nun, 85, of Omaha, formerly Hebron, the daughter of John and Mabel (Sorensen) Dominy, was born April 1, 1937, in Hardy. She died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Doris grew up in Hardy, attending school and graduating from Ruskin with the Class of 1955. She married John F. Nun on April 4, 1956. She enjoyed her family, traveling to all 50 state capitols, Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Kansas City Royals. She wass preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John Dominy and Richard Dominy and his spouse, Wilma. She is...
Edna Margaret Maley, the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian (Spinn) Wolf, was born on March 21, 1925, in Gaylord, Kansas. She died Jan. 13, 2023, at the Reflections Senior Living in Dodge City, at the age of 97 years, 9 months, 23 days. Edna attended high school in Harlan, Kansas. On Nov. 1, 1942, she was united in marriage to James Maley in Smith Center. After Jim’s return from the Army, they lived in Beloit, later moving to Superior. To this union was born two children, Joyce Ann and Larry Lee. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in S...
Knox Dwaine Mohler, the son of Cheyenne S. Mohler and Victoria M. Witt, was born and died Jan. 13, 2023, at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Knox is survived by his parents, Cheyenne Mohler and Victoria Witt of Randall; one brother, Archer Mohler; grandparents, Abe and Karyn Mohler and Joe and Christine Witt; great-grandmothers, Cindy Allard, Jane Belt, Rosemary Witt and Kathryn Sage; great-grandparents, Kenneth and Brenda Sage; and great-great-grandmother, Nana Beale; aunts and uncles, and other relatives. A funeral will be...
James Arthur Menke, the son of Vernon and Dolores (Schroer) Menke, was born on May 10, 1944, in Superior, Nebraska. He died Jan. 10, 2023, at his home in Nelson, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 8 months. Jim attended Sacred Heart grade school and Lawrence High School graduating with the Class of 1962. While in high school, Jim worked part time at the Lawrence Locomotive and after graduating he started working part time at the Blue Hill Leader. On Aug. 30, 1966, he was drafted in the U.S. Army,...
Clarence Elmer Dove Jr., the son of Clarence and Joy (Richards) Dove, was born Aug. 23, 1933, in Denver. He died Jan. 4, 2023, at the Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 89 years, 4 months, 12 days. Clarence attended West- minster school and Union High School in Colorado. He enlisted in the United States Navy on April 30, 1951, and was honorably discharged on July 7, 1953, serving during the Korean War. While in the service, he earned his GED degree and he served on the USS...
Paul E. Buresh, son of James J. and Mildred I. (Holmquist) Buresh was born Nov. 29, 1942, near Oak, Nebraska. He died on Jan. 9, 2023, at Brodstone Healthcare in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 11 days. Paul attended school in Oak through the eighth grade and graduated from Nelson High School in 1961. After high school, he worked for the railroad until enlisting in the US Army. After serving from 1964 to 66, stationed in Germany, Paul returned to Nebraska to begin work...
George Frederick Day died on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in his apartment at Jones-Harrison Senior Living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his daughter, Georgianna Day Ludcke, and son, John Day, sitting beside him. George Day, the grandson of one of Superior’s earliest families, was born in Superior on July 1, 1926, the child of Kathryn Hole Day and Frederick Ira Day of Superior. His father was the owner and proprietor of the Day & Frees Lumber Company, the Superior branch of which was opened for business by George’s grandfather, his namesake, Geo...
Jordan David "Jordy" Cluck, 28, formerly of Highland, currently residing at Mankato, died Jan. 8, 2023. Jordy was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 20, 1994, the youngest son of David Wayne and Ang elia Denise Koel- liker Cluck. He grew up at Highland where he attended schools and graduated Doniphan West High School with the Class of 2013. Jordy graduated from Beloit Technical School in 2015 as a diesel mechanic. Jordy started working for area farmers in the Mankato area and found he enjoyed...
Edna Maley, 97 of Dodge City, formerly of Superior, died Friday. She was born March 21, 1925. Her funeral is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. today (Thursday), from the Megrue-Price Funeral Home in Superior....
James Arthur Menke, the son of Vernon and Dolores (Schroer) Menke, was born on May 10, 1944, in Superior, Nebraska. He died Jan. 10, 2023, at his home in Nelson, Nebraska at the age of 78 years, 8 months. Jim attended Sacred Heart grade school and Lawrence High School graduating with the Class of 1962. While in high school, Jim worked part time at the Lawrence Locomotive and after graduating he started working part time at the Blue Hill Leader. On Aug. 30, 1966, he was drafted in the U.S. Army,...
Paul E. Buresh, son of James J. and Mildred I. (Holmquist) Buresh was born Nov. 29, 1942, near Oak, Nebraska. He died on Jan. 9, 2023, at Brodstone Healthcare in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 11 days. Paul attended school in Oak through the eighth grade and graduated from Nelson High School in 1961. After high school, he worked for the railroad until enlisting in the US Army. After serving from 1964 to 66, stationed in Germany, Paul returned to Nebraska to begin work...
Paul Buresh, 80, Nelson, died Monday at Superior. His funeral is pending at this time Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson, is in charge of arrangements....
Neil Leon Thomsen, the son of Carl and Lorene (Barfknecht) Thomsen, was born on June 3, 1952, in Superior, Nebraska. He died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, at the age of 70 years, 7 months, 6 days. Neil attended grade school in Bostwick and Superior and was a 1971 Superior High School graduate. He was united in marriage to Barbara Smith on Sept. 3, 1977, at the Methodist Church in Superior. This union was blessed with three girls. Neil was a third-generation farmer...
