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Marilyn M. Shinn
Aug 31, 2021
Marilyn Mae Shinn of Fairbury, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the age of 85. Born June 9, 1936, to Louis and Olinda (Evers) Asche in Hebron, Nebraska. She married Everett Shinn at Grace Lutheran in Hebron, Nebraska on October 30, 1955. This past year Marilyn and Everett celebrated 65 wonderful years of marriage. Marilyn enjoyed writing letters,...
Opal N. Folkers
Aug 30, 2021
Opal Folkers was born June 17, 1933 and passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the age of 88 years from a short illness, at the Jefferson Community Health Center. Opal was born in Elkart, KS to Alva and Hazel (Rathbun) Bartlett and baptized at the age of 12 years old in the Odell, NE Methodist Church. Her father...
Sheila A. Harms
Aug 24, 2021
Sheila Ann Harms, 70, formerly of Fairbury, passed away at Heritage Nursing Home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from acute myeloid leukemia. Born December 28, 1950 to Wilbur and Bernice (Schenk) Harms in Fairbury, was baptized January 14, 1951 and confirmed in 1965 at the Trinity Lutheran Church by Gladstone, Nebraska. She was a member there until it closed...
Denise M. Stanton
Aug 21, 2021
Denise Marie (Lacey) Stanton of Fairbury passed into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by family on Saturday, August 21, 2021. She was 70 years young. She was born June 2, 1951, as the middle child of Kenneth (Mike) and Shirley Lacey. She graduated Fairbury High School class of 1969. She married Daniel Stanton in Fairbury on May 29, 1976....
Mary F. Nicholson
Aug 19, 2021
It is with deepest sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Mary Fae Nicholson of Fairbury, Nebraska on August 19th at the age of 66 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Keith Nicholson of 30 years, her 3 daughters Traci Dowling, Angella Farnsworth (Rory), and April Cruise (Ryan), her 8 grandchildren and 4...
Lavon M. Mason
Aug 17, 2021
LaVon Mae (Justis) Mason was born April 23, 1920 to George Vernon and Ada (Davis) Justis in Hollenberg, KS. She died August 17, 2021, at Gardenside LTC. LaVon was the oldest of 6 children. LaVon was baptized and confirmed on January 2, 1929. She was a 72-year member of First United Presbyterian Church in Fairbury. She attended Hollenberg High...
David Lee Klaus
Aug 12, 2021
David Lee Klaus, of Odell, NE, entered into eternal life with his Lord on August 12, 2021, at the age of 70.
David was born January 26, 1951 in Odell Nebraska to Martin and Paula (Duensing) Klaus. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Bremen KS and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran in Odell NE. He grew up...
Carol E. Heidbrink
Aug 9, 2021
Carol E. Heidbrink, 83, of Odell, passed away August 9 th , 2021. She was born November 2 nd , 1937, in Carbondale, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Dr. E. R. Carman and Elsa L. (Friday) Carman.
Carol graduated from Carbondale Community H. S. in 1955. After initially starting out towards a degree in...
Marvin J. Rempel
Aug 2, 2021
Marvin J. Rempel, Sr., passed away August 2 nd at JCH & L at Fairbury, Nebraska at age 84. He was born May 12, 1937, at Fairbury, NE to Ben H. & Wilhelmine (Hinzman) Rempel.
Marvin worked at Store Kraft Manufacturing Factory at Beatrice, Nebraska for 9 Years. He then worked 25 + years for Smitty’s Furniture...
Donna Jean Kelley
Jul 31, 2021
Donna Jean (Walck) Kelley of Holmesville, NE peacefully slipped into the arms of Jesus on July 31, 2021. She was born June 18, 1940, in Humbolt, NE. The oldest child of Ralph and Avis (Morrison) Walck, Donna grew up in Endicott, NE. There she graduated high school and attended the Methodist Church. She was mother to two children, Tony...
Eddie D. Lytle
Jul 27, 2021
Eddie D. Lytle, 73 of Fairbury, NE, formerly of Wymore, NE passed away on Tuesday July 27, 2021 at his home in Fairbury while surrounded by his family after a 21-year battle with cancer.
"Ed”, “Eddie” or “Deaner”, as he was known by many of his family and friends was born in September of 1947 in Wymore,...
Larry J. Hauschel
Jul 25, 2021
Larry J. Hauschel passed away July 25, 2021, at the Heritage Care Center, Fairbury, Nebraska at the age of 79 years. He was born December 19, 1941 to Joseph A. and Hilda (Miller) Hauschel in Fairbury, Nebraska. Larry attended Huffine country school, Morrowville Rural High School and Fairbury Junior College. In 1961 he married Marcella “Kay” Conrad. To this...
Wanda Talbot
Jul 25, 2021
Wanda Talbot (85) of Endicott, NE passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Sumner Place in Lincoln, NE. She was born 4/28/1936 in Endicott, NE to Ivan & Wilma Criner. She attended Endicott public schools where she graduated in 1953. She was a lifelong member of the Endicott United Methodist Church. During that time she was deeply involved...
Bernice J. Bauer
Jul 22, 2021
Bernice Bauer was born February 27th, 1926 to Henry and Renste Itzen (Onnen). The home was northeast of Gilead, NE. The family moved to a rural home in 1928 about 10 miles southwest of Concordia, KS. She finished country grade school and graduated from Concordia High School in 1951. She then went to work for Lincoln Telephone Company until...
Viola M. Johnson
Jul 22, 2021
Viola Mae (Eblen) Johnson, 80, of Fairbury, NE passed away July 22, 2021 at Gardenside LTC - JCHC in Fairbury. She was born June 28, 1941 to Morris & Evelyn (Kirchener) Eblen at Atlantic, IA.
Cremation has taken place. There are no services scheduled at this time. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Clarence F. Black, Jr.
Jul 17, 2021
Clarence Foster Black, Jr., of Fairbury, 80, passed away July 17 th , 2021. He was born February 5 th , 1941 in Fairbury, NE to Clarence F. Black, Sr., and Mildred G. (Feith) Black.
He married Marilyn Krob on October 27 th , 1961; they were to celebrate their 60 th wedding anniversary this year. To...
Kristina M. Lockwood
Jul 13, 2021
Kristina Marie Lockwood, 49, of Fairbury, NE, passed away July 13, 2021 at Bryan Health East in Lincoln. She was born January 26, 1972 to Larry & Viola (Eblen) Johnson in Atlantic, IA.
Survivors are her husband Mark of Fairbury, Matthew Johnson of Arkansas, daughter Nycole, her mother Viola Johnson, Father Larry Johnson, sister Becky McClure all...
Lyle J. Schmit
Jul 10, 2021
Lyle J. Schmit, oldest child of Harry and Wauneta (Collicot) Schmit died July 10, 2021 at the age of 83 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. He was born Jan. 29, 1938 in Hebron, NE. He did all his schooling there and was baptized into the Catholic Church. He joined the Marines in 1956 to 1958 in California....
Randall G. Mcatee
Jul 8, 2021
Randall 'Randy' Gene McAtee of Endicott, NE passed away at Bryan Medical Center East Campus on July 8, 2021 at the age of 63. Randy was born on March 29, 1958 to Derald and Sharee McAtee in San Antonio, TX where Derald was stationed in the Air Force. Randy went to grade school in Endicott and graduated from Fairbury...
Paul J. Prellwitz
Jul 5, 2021
Paul Julius Prellwitz was 101 years old when he passed away on July 5, 2021, at Gardenside Nursing Home. He was born to Julius and Mary (Nutsch) Prellwitz on April 27, 1920, on a farm 7 miles east of Mahaska, KS in the same house his mother was born. He was the second of ten children. He was baptized...

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