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...

Dec 1, 2022

Dorothy June Bergen, 80, of Fairbury, passed away December 1, 2022, at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born July 28, 1942, to James & Alice (Salaway) Morrison in Long Valley, SD.

She was raised in the county in Long Valley, SD and her and her dad would bale hay and work for local farmers. After...

Nov 19, 2022

A legendary great son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather

LaVern Bohling, 89, passed away on November 19, 2022.  He was born on July 21, 1933, in Hebron, NE. Two days later he was baptized on July 23, 1933. He proclaimed his faith on March 30, 1947, to his family and church as he completed his...

Nov 12, 2022

Anna Marie (Ficken) Rohr was born April 1, 1923 to Fred & Meta (Tewes) at home near Edgar, Ne & passed away on November 12, 2022 at the age of 99.  Marie was baptized June 3, 1923, confirmed in 1936, & married June 5, 1949 all at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Davenport. Marie was a 1941 graduate of...

Nov 12, 2022

Pamela “Jill” Ehrett, 86, of Fairbury, NE, passed away November 12, 2022, at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born January 9, 1936 to Ralph ”Jack”,  and Annie “Nan”  (Dolman) Wood in Dunstable, England.

She attended school and graduated in England. “Jill” arrived in Fairbury, NE by train. She was united in marriage to Donovan Ehrett...

Nov 6, 2022

Donna M. Shirey, 86 of Fairbury, passed away November 6, 2022 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born June 5, 1936 in Fairbury, NE to Harold and Navine Blanchard Shirey. Donna graduated from Fairbury High School and worked for Starr-Buckow Insurance for over 40 years.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Lee...

Nov 3, 2022

Jimmy Lee Roeser died November 3, 2022. Jimmy Lee Roeser was born June 21, 1938 to Maxine (Brown) and Lee Howard Roeser in Salina, KS. His father died when he was 2 and he was raised by his mom and maternal grandparents. He graduated from Salina High School in 1957. After high school he joined the National Guard. Jim...

Oct 30, 2022

Robert (Bob) Tinstman, 70, was born December 6, 1951, to Allen & Janet (Mitchell) Tinstman in Fairbury, NE.  He grew up in Fairbury but lived most of his life in Kearney where he also worked at the University.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Brother William & Sister-in-Law Norma (Schmidt).  Survived by nieces Sarah (Tinstman)...

Oct 28, 2022

DEBRA LYNN SCHNELL-KENNEDY - AGE 69 died in her home in Western, Nebraska, at 9:21 pm, October 28 th , 2022.

She was born Debra Lynn Stafford to Wellington and Mary Stafford in Fairbanks, Alaska on November 29 th , 1952, and was the youngest of their three children.  She was preceded in death by...

Oct 25, 2022

Bill Dobbs passed into glory Tuesday Morning Oct. 25 th , 2022, in Fairbury, Nebraska. He was born on May 2, 1940, to Joy Ewing and Evelyn Esther Cleveland Dobbs in Welch, Oklahoma.  He grew up in Kansas and Oklahoma. He had a younger sister Dorothy.  He was raised by his grandfather and his mother.  His aunts and uncles...

Oct 23, 2022

Helen Riddle was born on January 28, 1925 to Leo & Freda (Bodtke) Naiman in Gilead, NE.  She passed away on October 23, 2022 at Gardenside Long Term Care Center in Fairbury, NE.  Helen attended school in Gilead through the 11 th grade.  She taught Sunday School for many years at Carleton, NE and later was a member of...

Oct 23, 2022

Betty Elaine Simmons was born Nov. 4, 1941 in Fairbury, NE. Her parents were Lloyd and Veda Simmons. Her siblings were Marjorie, Lonnie and Estel.

Betty had four children: David, Danny, Peggy and Lisa and a bonus daughter, Kim Van Nortwick.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Veda Simmons, brother and...

Oct 13, 2022

Claude (Gary) Stegemann, 78 of Beatrice, NE passed peacefully at the Beatrice Community Hospital on October 13, 2022.  He was born December 4, 1943 to Claude & Dora (Kujath) Stegemann in Fairbury.

Gary married Donna Kay Harper on August 13, 1960 at Marysville, KS and to this union 2 sons, Lee and Ron, were born.  Early on...

Oct 12, 2022

Dennis Clauson, 67 of Fairbury, passed away Oct 12, 2022, at his home in Fairbury, NE.

Dennis was born February 13, 1955, in Clintonville, Wi.

Dennis was a welder, fabricator, artist all of his life.

He enjoyed working with all materials, including metal, glass, wood and others.

Dennis was happiest when...

Oct 6, 2022

Edward Durfee, known to all as Ed or “Durf,” was born to Verna (Schuetz) and Lawrence Durfee, on April 18, 1947, in Dawson, Nebraska. Ed concluded his time with us at home on Thursday, October 6, 2022.  He was 75 years old.

Ed grew up in the Falls City and Fairbury areas.  He was the youngest of...