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James Ross Doyle, 88, of Guide Rock, died on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. He was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Rule, Texas, the oldest child to Ross and Etha (Carter) Doyle. He lived in Palo Pinto County, Texas, for seven years. Then the family moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Savannah, Oklahoma. The family moved to Nebraska in 1948, where he attended school in Guide Rock. He began working in 1948, at the age of 14. In 1953, he joined Bushman Construction and contributed early work on the building of...
Leonard Rex Jeardoe, 74, of Hebron, son of Alva and Geneva (Kasl) Jeardoe, was born on June 9, 1948, in Belleville. He died Friday, March 10, at Holmes Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Leonard grew up in Belleville, attending school and graduating from Belleville High School with the Class of 1966. After graduation he attended Beloit Vo-Tech School in Beloit and became a lineman. Leonard enlisted with the United States Navy on June 24, 1968, the day before he’d be drafted. He served in the Navy Seabees from 1968 u...
Robert Harold Culver Sr., age 97, of Lincoln died on March 14, 2023. He was born in Silver Creek, Nebraska, to William and Hilda (Rann) Culver on July 11, 1925. While working for the Bell Telephone Company, he met Monita Heitman in 1946. They married in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1947. Together they raised four children. He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII seeing action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Tokyo Bay. He served with his shipmates on the destroyer Samuel N. Moore 747. He retired from Lincoln...
Jane E. Myers, 74, of Mankato, died March 19. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, March 24, at the Burr Oak Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Jewell County Hospital Activity Fund, and may be sent in care of Melby Mortuary....
Kenneth E. Lovejoy, 102, of Red Cloud, died March 20, at the Veteran’s Home in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born Feb. 22, 1921. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. today (Thursday), at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud with the Rev. Dan Benedict officiating. Interment with military honors will be at the New Virginia Cemetery. Visitation was 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 a.m. until service time at the funeral home....
Francis Dale Willmeth, 80, died March 14, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato. Kleppinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Louis "Lou" William Brockman, 83, of Holiday Island, Arkansas, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Spring- dale, Arkansas. He was born June 24, 1939, in St. Stephens, Nebraska, the son of William and Margaret (Hoelting) Brockman. On June 14, 1969, in Waukee, Iowa, he was united in marriage to Gretchen Palmer, who survives. He is also survived by two sons, Gregory Brockman of Waukee, Iowa, and Mark Brockman (spouse, Zabrina Brumme) of Vancouver, Canada; one daughter,...
Janis K. Schmieding, of Utica, was born on Feb. 3, 1952, to Ralph and Helen (Svoboda) Hoelting in Hastings. She attended Lawrence High School graduating in 1970. She attended Grand Island School of Business. She worked at the telephone company after college for 6 years. On Aug. 9, 1975, Janis was united in marriage to Merle A. Schmieding at St. Stephens Catholic Church near Lawrence. She worked as support staff for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. In her free time, she enjoyed...
Lila Mae Mertens, 84, of Grand Island died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. Fr. Marty Egging officiated. Burial followed at 2:30 p.m. at the Nelson Cemetery. A visitation was held from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday at the church with the vigil services beginning at 6 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. All Faiths Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online...
Lois Ann (Claycamp) Blass, the eldest of six children, was born to Emil and Inez (Diers) Claycamp on Jan. 16, 1934, in Hunter, Kansas. She died at her home on March 7, 2023 at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 19 days. She was looking forward to joining her husband, children and other family member in God's kingdom. On Nov. 8, 1950, she was united in marriage with Jim Blass. Seven children were born to this union, Terry, Pat, Mike, Brenda, Barb, Joe and George. Lois worked outside the home as...
Lyman Donald "Don" Hansen, of Wilson, Kansas, died peacefully in his sleep on March 11, 2023, in Ells- worth, Kansas. He was born in Superior, Nebraska, on Feb. 1, 1943, to Lyman Harold Hansen and Janice Annetta (Liles) Hansen. He grew up on the family farm in Jewell County. Don married Edith Neal on Sept. 1, 1963. They lived in many communities in Kansas as they pursued their careers in education but retired in Wilson. They were blessed with four children: Brad, Ellen, Jennifer and Karen. Don...
Louis William Brockman of Holiday Island, Arkansas, died Feb. 28, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 16, at the Holy Family Catholic Church (28560 State Highway 39, Shell Knob, Missouri 65747). Contributions may be made to Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Catholic Church, Circle of Life Hospice House or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Louis (known as Louie) is a Lawrence native and the son of Bill and Maggie (Hoelting) Brockman....
Jean M. Golka, 54, of Honey Creek, Iowa, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, at St. Leo's Catholic Church. The Most Rev. James R. Golka presided with the Rev. Donald A. Buhrman and priests of the Diocese of Grand Island concelebrating. Interment was in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Central Catholic Foundation with designation to Bishop James Golka Legacy Fund or the GICC Catholic...
Robert Carl Thompson, known by many as Bob, age 78, a resident of Jewell, Kansas, died Feb. 25, 2023. Bob was born in Modesto, California, the son of Lois and Lionel Thompson. Bob was the youngest of four children, having two brothers, Jerry and Edward, and one sister Lorraine. Bob married the love of his life, Delphine, on Sept. 27, 1975, in Tucson, Arizona. He received his GED while in serving in the United States Air Force, where he served from 1965 to 1971. After that, he worked on the...
Rita A. Venhaus, 93, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday, March 3, 2023, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab Lakeview in Grand Island. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, at St. Mary's Cathedral. The celebrant will be the Rev. David L. Rykwalder with the Rev. Jorge Canela and the Rev. Paul J. Colling concelebrating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday), March 9, 2023, at Curran Funeral Chapel...
Roy William Rempe, the son of Leonard and Lorraine (Brockman) Rempe, was born on Oct. 24, 1952, in Superior, Nebraska. He died on March 2, 2023 at the CHI Health Immanuel at Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 70 years, 4 months, 6 days. As a child, Roy attended the Valley Home Country School, graduated from Superior High School and attended Western Nebraska Technical College at Sidney, Nebraska, where he received his aircraft mechanics licenses and also obtained his private pilot's license, a...
Barb Ohmstede, 82, of Guide Rock, died Friday, at her home in Guide Rock. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, at the United Methodist Church in Guide Rock with the Rev. Dale Thiele officiating. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 16, at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud....
Alisa Fay (Cockrell) Flavin was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 9, 1961, the daughter of Collins Devon and Willie Pearl Cockrell. She shared a birthday with her mother. She died March 4, 2023, at her rural Esbon, Kansas home. Alisa was under hospice care and was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. To borrow a phrase from her best friend, Laura, Alisa was the ‘North Star’ to those that knew and loved her. She helped orient her siblings, nieces and nephews, family, friends and husband with her generosity and her kin...
Alice Marie Tyler, 75 years of age, formerly of Hays, Kansas, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on Dec. 11, 1947, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Harold and Alma (Loyd) Gray. She was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School in 1965, Phillipsburg, Kansas. She went on to attend Wichita Business College, Wichita, Kansas, and Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas, where she received her bachelor's degree in business. She later returned to earn...
Ernest Albert Schlatter, 83 of Lebanon, died March 3, 2023, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas. Ernie was born Feb. 20, 1940, at the family home south of Lebanon. He was one of three children of Albert (Curly) and Ruth (Pletcher) Schlatter. He attended the Chalk Mound one room school house until 8th grade and then attended Lebanon High School, where he graduated in 1958. Ernie was active in football, basketball, track and FFA. In his high school yearbook, Ernie prophesied that he wanted to be the biggest farmer south...
Charles Crane, 66, of Burr Oak, died Feb. 27, at his home in Burr Oak. Services will be held at a later date....
James Ross Doyle, 88, of Guide Rock, died Monday, Feb. 27. He was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Rule, Texas, the oldest child to Ross and Etha (Carter) Doyle. He lived in Palo Pinto County, Texas, for seven years. Then the family moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Savannah, Oklahoma. The family moved to Nebraska in 1948, where he attended school in Guide Rock. He began working in 1948, at the age of 14. In 1953, he joined Bushman Construction and contributed early work on the building of Sherman Dam near Loup City. James married Miriam Patterson on May...
Theora P. Lang died Feb. 28, 2023, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 93 years, 1 month, and 8 days. Theora was born on Jan. 20, 1930, in Deshler, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm near Guide Rock, where she attended school, and graduated with the Class of 1949. Theora was united in marriage on Oct. 12, 1957, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Davenport to Raymond E. Lang. To this union two children were born: Debra and David. Theora and Raymond lived on their...
Kathleen A. “Kay” Hoelting was born on Jan. 1, 1938, in Lawrence, Nebraska. She entered into Rest on Feb. 23, 2023, at age 85. She was preceded in death by husband, Victor “Vic” Hoelting; parents, Bill and Ellen Friend; brothers, Dick Friend and George Friend; and sisters, Marge Brockman and Sally Schofield. She is survived by children: Bill Hoelting (Lori), Vicki Carter (Dale), John Hoelting (Joni), Pamela Sellenrick (Greg), Barb Barges (Mike), and Paul Hoelting (Holly); 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; siblings: Chuck Friend,...
Mildred Jeanette (Atenhan) Beckler was born in Deshler, Nebraska, on Oct. 14, 1934, to John and Emma (Maschmann) Atenhan. She was the youngest of four children. Millie attended Kiowa Country School through the 4th grade, attended St. Peters Lutheran parochial school through the 8th grade and graduated from Deshler High School in May 1952. In high school, she was a cheerleader and was in the senior class play "The Websters." along with her future husband, Thomas Beckler. After graduation, Millie...
