Feb 4, 2023

Merlene Joyce (Jordening) Schmidt, age 89, received her angel wings on February 4, 2023. Merlene was born at Daykin, NE, on September 11, 1933 to Leland and Ella (Marschman) Jordening, baptized on September 17, 1933 and confirmed June 22, 1947.

Merlene attended Rural District #72 School and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1951.  She worked as...

Jan 26, 2023

LeRoy Donald Prellwitz, formerly of Morrowville, Kansas, passed away at the age of 94 on January 26, 2023, at Cedarwood Assisted Living in Fairbury, Nebraska. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children in his final days and hours.

Lee was born on the family farm, in Mahaska, Kansas, on October 13, 1928, to Julius and...

Jan 24, 2023

Theresa D. Mathews, 64, of Fairbury, NE passed away January 24, 2023 at her home.  She was born May 30, 1958 to Emette & Clara (Jenkins) Evans in Thomaston, Georgia.

Cremation has taken place. There are no services scheduled at this time. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

Jan 23, 2023

Perry D. Zeller, 64 of Fairbury passed away January 23, 2023 at his home. He was born September 22, 1958 to Robert & Esther (Theurer) Zeller in Pierre, SD.

Cremation has taken place. No services are scheduled at this time.  Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Jan 16, 2023

Tyler Stamey was born to Darrell & Debbie (Bramhall) Stamey on September 2, 1986.  He died on January 16, 2023 at the age of 36.  Tyler was baptized on September 21, 1986, at the Trinity Lutheran Church at Jansen, NE.  He graduated from Fairbury High School in 2004.  Tyler worked at Wal-mart for 17 years at Fairbury.

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Jan 16, 2023

Frank I. Novotny was born December 4, 1951, in Beatrice, Nebraska to Benjamin & Jeanette (Psota) Novotny.  He passed away January 16, 2023, as a result of a fall the week prior.  Frank grew up on a farm southeast of Steele City.  He attended grade school District 58 through the 8 th grade.  He then attended Fairbury High School,...

Jan 8, 2023

Allen Dale Krueger, 63, passed away unexpectedly at his home on the farm outside Odell, Nebraska, on Jan 8, 2023. He was born on Jan. 31, 1959 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Gerald and Dolores (Nordmeyer) Krueger.

Allen united in marriage to Ellen (Pierce) on June 27, 1981 in Fairbury, Nebraska. Allen and Ellen have two daughters, Nina...

Jan 6, 2023

Adam John Schoenbeck was born to Warren & Bonnie (Vacek) Schoenbeck on April 3 rd 1979 in Lincoln, Ne. He went to be with the Lord on January 6 th 2023 at the age of 43 after a 4 year battle with cancer.

Adam attended kindergarten at Western Public Schools. He then went to Zion Lutheran School...

Dec 30, 2022

John William Ensz was born to Charles and Elizabeth (Betty) Ensz in Beatrice, Nebraska on January 12, 1966. He died on December 30, 2022 at the age of 56 in Branson, Missouri. He placed his faith in Jesus for eternal life at a very early age and walked closely with the Lord his entire adult life.  He had a...

Dec 28, 2022

Roger LeRoy Barnts , of Diller, was born on April 20, 1949 in Endicott to LeRoy and Larie Barnts. He passed away on December 28, 2022 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury at the age of 73. He is survived by wife Patricia, daughter, Jennifer Lewis and husband Wade of Fairbury; son, Robbey Barnts and...

Dec 24, 2022

Doris Elaine Culp passed away Saturday December 24, 2022 in Fairbury Nebraska. She was 92 years old. Born March 20, 1930 to Alvin and Ruth (Zabel) Kelch in Helvey, Nebraska. She graduated from Fairbury High School in 1946, and married Russel Culp on December 11, 1948 in Fairbury, Nebraska. Doris spent the majority of her working years as a...

Dec 23, 2022

Gaylord Leroy Smith, 99 of Fairbury, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at Gardenside Nursing Home. He was born February 10, 1923, to Harold and Lucinda (Unger) Smith. He was baptized July 8, 1923, at Plymouth, NE by Pastor G. Bodie. On May 16, 1937, he was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church at Jansen, NE by Pastor Wilkens.

Dec 23, 2022

Frederick Lee Frederick was born January 11, 1952, in Fairbury to Darlene (Shinn) & Neal “Fritz” Frederick.  Fred was a 1971 graduate of Fairbury High School.  Fred also attended one year at Fairbury Junior College.

In the fall of 1972, Fred started working for Richard Meyer at Nuckolls-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury.  Fred worked at Nuckolls-Meyer Funeral...

Dec 21, 2022

Arlin Edward Bleich passed away on December 21, 2022 at Azria Health in Ashland, Nebraska after a long struggle with primary cerebral lymphoma. He was 65 years old. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 29, at 10:30 a.m....

Dec 20, 2022

Ronald R. Hellbusch, 67, Fairbury, NE passed away December 20, 2022, in Lincoln.  He was born March 7, 1955, to Rodney Leroy & Elnora Elaine (Frades) Hellbusch in Fairbury.

Ron was baptized & confirmed in 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Church  of Gilead, NE and was a member of the church all his life.  He was a...

Dec 18, 2022

Bill Nuckolls, 93, of Lincoln, former owner and publisher of The Fairbury Journal News, passed away December 18, 2022.

He was born in Fairbury, NE on Dec. 17, 1929 to Harold Lloyd Nuckolls and Pauline Cramb Nuckolls and was baptized in the Fairbury Methodist Church in 1930. His father was associated with the Nuckolls-Meyer Funeral Home in...

Dec 12, 2022

Ronnie “Ron” Jay Ramsey was born January 27, 1947, to Twila Mae Templin and Kenneth Lee (Pace Davis) Ramsey in Fairbury, Nebraska.  He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1965.  (He would joke that they let him graduate even though they kicked him out of kindergarten, due to the Hebron tornado in May 1953.)  He graduated from Fairbury Jr....

Dec 11, 2022

Gary D. Armstrong, born in Odell Nebraska in 1949, was the son of the late of Dale and Betty (Goodell) Armstrong and was the older brother of the late Robert Armstrong. He departed this earthly life on Sunday, December 11th at the age of 73.

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Dec 7, 2022

Alan Dale Danner I, 67, of Fairbury, NE, died December 7, 2022 in Fairbury.  He was born July 14, 1955 to Lyle LeRoy & Donna Mae (Hellyer) Danner in Fairbury.

Survivors are Lyle Danner father, Theresa Do sister, Mina Duke (Paul Lamb) daughter, Joshua (Brandi) Forke, Shaun Danner, Alan Danner II, and Scott (Tiffany) Danner sons, 10...

Dec 4, 2022

Marjorie Lois Brown Unger, 83, of Fairbury, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 4th, 2022. She was born August 5th, 1939, to Lloyd Brown and Alice Isabelle Steel Brown in Cedar Rapids, NE. She attended Fairbury High School. She married Leonard Wayne Unger on May 5th, 1957, in Concordia, KS. To this union 4 daughters were...