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Richard L. Mcpherson
Feb 28, 2007
Richard L. McPherson age 77 of Fairbury died on February 28, 2007 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born on February 1, 1930 at Lincoln, Nebraska the son of Loren and Lela Blevins McPherson. Survivors include his wife Alice McPherson of Fairbury, son Jim and wife Dea McPherson of Steele City, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren....
Muriel Marie Hardy
Feb 27, 2007
Muriel (Merle) Marie Hardy age 96 of Fairbury died on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born on August 27, 1910 at Endicott, Nebraska the daughter of Thomas Arthur and Ina Mead Majors. She was a member of the Endicott United Methodist Church from childhood. She graduated from Endicott High School in...
Esther Hamm
Feb 27, 2007
Esther Faye Hamm age 91 of Omaha, died on February 27, 2007 at the Bickford Cottage in Omaha. She was born May 10, 1915 at Fairbury, Nebraska the daughter of Amos Leonard and Ida Mae Gans Leigh. Survivors include a sisters-in-law Mattie Leigh and Jean Leigh, several nieces and nephews. Services will be on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at...
Noreen Willcoxen
Feb 22, 2007
Noreen V. Willcoxen, age 86 of Powell, Nebraska died on February 22, 2007 at Hebron, Nebraska. She was born on September 30, 1920 at Powell, Nebraska the daughter of Lee and Florence Lee Brown. Survivors include her brother Glenn Brown, niece, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Harley Brown. Services will be...
Philip Wayne Gregory
Feb 20, 2007
Philip Wayne Gregory was born November 12, 1919 in Rising City, Nebraska to Arbell S. and George Patrick Gregory. He passed away on February 20, 2007 in Deshler, NE. at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 8 days. Phil lived in Rising City with his family until the age of five when they moved to Hubbell, NE....
Dale Swartz
Feb 19, 2007
Dale Henry Swartz, age 90 of Endicott, Nebraska died on February 19, 2007 at the Gardenside Nursing Home in Fairbury. He was born January 28, 1917 at Endicott, the son of James Louis and Frances Emily Stolting Swartz. He served as the Jefferson County Veterans Service officer and was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S....
Leslie 'Paul' Von Gillern
Feb 19, 2007
Leslie “Paul” Von Gillern, of Alexandria, Nebraska, was born February 3, 1946 at Waterloo, Iowa to Emil and Eve Von Gillern. His junior year in high school Paul went to live with his grandmother, Louva Chidester (or Lulu Belle Chester??) , who farmed east of Firth, Nebraska. He graduated from Panama High School in 1965. He joined the army...
Edwin Bohlmeyer
Feb 19, 2007
Edwin Ray Bohlmeyer age 78 of Blue Springs, Nebraska, died on February 19, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Center in Wymore. He was born on July 23, 1928 at Plymouth, Nebraska the son of Henry and Hattie Lures Bohlmeyer. Survivors include daughter Patricia and husband Carl Creek of Beatrice, sons George Bohlmeyer of Beatrice, Danny Bohlmeyer of Blue Springs,...
Louise I. Ruhnke
Feb 16, 2007
Louise Ruhnke, age 76 of Fairbury died on Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born on September 14, 1930 at Jansen, Nebraska the daughter of Emil and Alvina Hueske Weise. Survivors include sons Thomas and wife Barbara Ruhnke of Lincoln, H. Jon Ruhnke of Martell, Kurt and wife Tammera Ruhnke of Fairbury,...
Mable Riekenberg
Feb 16, 2007
Mable S. Riekenberg, age 84 of Odell died on Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Beatrice Community Hospital. She was born July 4, 1922 at Herkimer, Kansas the daughter of Herman and Sophie Niemeier Luedders. Services will be on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Odell. Burial will be in the Odell...
Sena Junker
Feb 13, 2007
Sena Junker age 92 of Fairbury died on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Gardenside Nursing Home in Fairbury. Sena was born on November 29, 1914 at Jefferson County, Nebraska the daughter of John and Lena Pleis Eilts. Survivors include nieces Sharon Scarrow and husband Lloyd, Geraldine Siemsen, Helen Schoenrock and husband Richard and Norma Hansen all of Fairbury....
Eldon Robert Garrett
Feb 9, 2007
Eldon Robert "Bob" Garrett age 65 of Endicott died on February 9, 2007 at his home in Endicott. He was born on April 6, 1941 at Steele City, Nebraska the son of Oliver and Pearl Ruby Williams Garrett. Survivors include his wife Elaine Garrett of Endicott, sons Brian and wife Toni Garrett of Concord, California, Kevin and wife Fawn...
Donald R. Leitschuck
Feb 7, 2007
Donald R. Leitschuck, age 79 of Odell, Nebraska died at his home on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. He was born on October 29, 1927 on a farm northwest of Burchard, Nebraska, the son of Theodore R. and Ellen J. Cox Leitschuck. He attended schools in Pawnee County until the family moved to the farm southwest of Odell in 1943....
Bertha Klaus
Feb 5, 2007
Bertha Klaus of Beatrice died on February 5, 2007 at the Beatrice Community Hospital at the age of 96. Bertha was born on November 18, 1910 at Hanover, Kansas the daughter of Heinrich and Elsie Meyer Scheele. Survivors include her daughter Velora Adam of Odell, son Donald and wife Olivia Klaus of Beatrice, daughter-in-law Sandra and husband Allen Colgrove...
Robert A. Gausman
Feb 2, 2007
Robert A. Gausman of Fairbury died on February 2, 2007 at the Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury at the age of 77. He was born on February 19, 1929 at Hubbell, Nebraska the daughter of Julius and Rosa Young Gausman. Survivors include his wife Phyllis of Fairbury, daughters Julie and husband Rick Little of North Platte, Joni and...
Grace Hock
Jan 25, 2007
Grace Louise Hock of Fairbury died on January 25, 2007 at the Gardenside Nursing Home in Fairbury at the age of 93. She was born on June 18, 1913 at Morrowville, Kansas the daughter of Andrew and Susan Anderson Mathy. Survivors include her brother Henry Mathy of Fairbury and special friend Carolyn Smith of Fairbury. She was preceded in...
Carl "Jerry" Schouboe
Jan 25, 2007
Carl "Jerry" Schouboe of Fairbury died on January 25, 2007 at Fairbury at the age of 74. He was born on December 9, 1932 at Hebron, Nebraska the son of Carl and Anna George Schouboe. Survivors include sons Eric Schouboe of Fairbury, Barry and wife Connie Schouboe of Fairbury and Craig and wife Lisa Schouboe of Topeka, Kansas, daughters...
Pauline Kaaz
Jan 24, 2007
Pauline Mae Kaaz of Fairbury died on January 24, 2007 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury at the age of 73. She was born on May 3, 1933 at Gladstone, Nebraska the daughter of Emil Reinhold and Emma Ruth Kujath Schoen. Survivors include her brother Alfred and wife Lila Schoen of Fairbury, sister Carolene and husband Donald Mitchell...
Joan Marie Rarick
Jan 24, 2007
Joan Marie Rarick of Fairbury died on January 24, 2007 at her home at the age of 73. She was born on June 5, 1933 at Reynolds, Nebraska the daughter of Henry M. and Anna J. Lottman Elgert. Survivors include her daughter Cindy and husband Doug Dowis, sisters Velma Hammer, Lois Templin, Gladys Byrd, Marge and husband Dean Terrill,...
Velma Wegele
Jan 21, 2007
Velma L. Wegele of Fairbury, formerly Jansen, died on January 21, 2007 at Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 86. She was born on December 31, 1920 at DeWitt, Nebraska the daughter of William and Magdalena Blomenkamp Eggert. She was baptized in the Christian faith on January 23, 1921 and confirmed on April 9, 1933. She was a communicant...

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