Gordon L. Engelman
Dec 13, 2020
Gordon L. Engelman of Diller passed away on December 13, 2020 at the age of 64. He was born August 26, 1956 to Willard & Margaret (Belding) Engelman at Steele City, NE.
He was baptized at United Church of Christ RR Harbine.  Gordon graduated from Diller High School in 1975. He worked several jobs over the years,...
Everna Hasselbring
Dec 12, 2020
Everna Georgia (Bedlan) Hasselbring, better known as 'Tootsie', was born on February 22, 1927, to Emil and Stella (Kucera) Bedlan near Bruning, Nebraska. She was one of four daughters.
Everna attended school at Bruning and Belvidere before graduating high school in Alexandria, where she took part in glee club, pep club, and girls athletics.
On...
Dorothy E. Grummert
Dec 12, 2020
Dorothy Grummert was born December 10, 1917 to Kasper and Tillie (Bettin) Schwab at rural Plymouth, NE. She was called to her heavenly home on December 12, 2020 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE at the age of 103 years and 2 days.
Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Plymouth. ...
Dickie D. Greenwood
Dec 11, 2020
Dickie Del Greenwood of Steele City, NE passed away December 10, 2020 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. Dickie was born July 5, 1933 in Steele City, NE. He was the oldest child of Del and Leone (Staley) Greenwood. Dickie went to elementary and high school in Alexandria, NE. He was drafted into the Army 1953 and...
Gail P. Nash
Dec 10, 2020
Gail P. (Ehser) Nash, 75 of Fairbury passed away December 10, 2020 at her home. She was born October 31, 1945 to August & Alma (Deagle) Ehser in Edge Water, New Jersey.
Cremation has taken place – and there are no services scheduled at this time.
Francis "Frank" J. Rice
Dec 9, 2020
Francis Junior (Frank) Rice, 93, of Fairbury, NE., died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Fairbury hospital. He was born on January 29, 1927 to John William and Fleeta Herbst Rice at Grafton, NE. His family moved to Fairbury when he was six months old. Frank attended grade school at West Ward and then graduated from Fairbury High...
Peggy Joan Sorrells
Dec 9, 2020
Peggy J. Sorrells was born to Merle F. Everhart Sr. and Ruby A. Townsend Everhart on March 31, 1937 in Fairbury, NE. Died on December 09, 2020.
Peggy was married to Don Belding and they lived in Diller, Ne. Don was killed in a car accident many years ago.
Peggy later married Walter Jack Sorrells....
Joyce A. Prince
Dec 6, 2020
Joyce Ann Iwohn Prince, 89, of Fairbury, NE passed away Sunday December 6, 2020 with her family by her side.
She was born to William Michael and Alama Ida (Naiman) Iwohn April 11, 1931 at the family home in Endicott, NE.
She attended Endicott Public Schools, District #7, all twelve years graduating in 1948. She...
Jim L. Boyer
Dec 3, 2020
James L. "Jim" Boyer, age 80, of Fairbury, passed away at Jefferson Community Health and Life on December 3, 2020. He was born May 24, 1940 to Thomas & Mary (Lasby) Boyer. He graduated from Chester High School in 1958. JB’s passions included, but were not limited to: coaching softball, car racing, bowling, golfing and remaining an optimistic Husker...
Albina "Abby" A Vacek
Nov 30, 2020
Albina (Zoubek) Vacek (Abby), 93 was born on a farm five miles north and half a mile west of Western, Nebraska on September 9, 1927, to John & Albina Zoubek. She attended Swan Valley School District 106, also known as Kilmer School to the eighth grade. As a small child she loved to go visit her Grandma Tuma in...
Darrel W. Owens
Nov 27, 2020
Darrel W. Owens, 72 of Fairbury, NE passed away November 27, 2020 at his home. He was born July 12, 1948 to William B. & Verna Belle (Barnett) Owens in Beaver, OK.
Cremation has taken place. No services are scheduled at this time. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Larry Joe Troxel
Nov 27, 2020
Larry Joe Troxel, age 83, of Fairbury, passed away November 27, 2020 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. He was born in Fairbury on July 29, 1937 to Homer and Lorraine (Eden) Troxel. He attended grade school in Fairbury and Endicott and his summers were spent developing lifelong work ethics on his grandparent’s farm until eighth grade graduation. Larry...
Phillip D. Brunow
Nov 26, 2020
Phillip D. Brunow 76, of Fairbury, NE passed away November 26, 2020 in Fairbury. He was born August 26, 1944 to Henry and Irene Brunow in Smith Center, Kansas.
Phil attended Fairbury Public Schools K-12, graduating in 1962. At 16, he started work for the Rock Island Railroad on section. He worked for various railroads for 41...
Lanette R. Rosener
Nov 25, 2020
LaNette (Corbin) Rosener, 91, of Fairbury, Nebraska, passed away at the Jefferson Community Health and Life Hospital in Fairbury on November 25, 2020.
Born in Fairbury on Dec. 27, 1928, LaNette graduated from Fairbury High School in 1946. On June 10, 1948, she married the love of her life Jack and had two sons - Jerry and...
Leonard W. Unger
Nov 23, 2020
Leonard (Tucker) Wayne Unger, 88 of Fairbury, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Monday, November 23, 2020. He was born October 14, 1932 to William Noah Unger & Minnie Edna (Walters) Unger at Plymouth, NE. Leonard attended and graduated from Fairbury High School.
Following graduation, Leonard joined the Navy in January 1952 and was Honorably discharged...
Carol L. Hughes
Nov 22, 2020
Carol L. Hughes of Fairbury, Nebraska passed away on November 22, 2020 at the age of 87 years, 8 months, and 11 days.
Carol Lee Myers, daughter of Adelbert "Whitey" Myers and Eva Jobusch Myers, was born February 11, 1933 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Carol graduated from Des Moines Technical School in January 1951, specializing...
Lucinda L. Janssen
Nov 18, 2020
Lucinda Lee Janssen passed-away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 4:25pm. She was born on September 7, 1934, to Keith and Blanche Lucille Knittle, in Belle, California.
Lucinda had three sisters and one brother: Nancy Joyce Knittle-Roland, Carolyn Brown-Roland, Claudette Brown-Martin, and Robert Brown. Lucinda is the last of her family to be deceased.
Lucinda...
Elaine M. Cortney
Nov 12, 2020
Elaine M. Cortney, 95 of Fairbury, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at Gardenside Care Home in Fairbury on November 12, 2020. Born August 6, 1925, in Bruning, she was the fifth and last child of William Gerhardt & Anna Luke Hellina (Ortgies) Niemeyer.
Elaine attended country school and graduated from Belvidere High School in 1942. After getting her...
Jo Ann Roesler
Nov 11, 2020
Joann Roesler passed away peacefully at her home in Western, Nebraska on November 11, 2020 surrounded by her family.
JoAnn Drake Roesler was born on June 22, 1945, in Lincoln, Nebraska at St. Elizabeth Hospital to Gerald and Velma Drake. She graduated from Western Public School in 1963 and went on to graduate from Ben’s Beauty School...
Chester E. Veatch
Nov 11, 2020
Chester E. Veatch, 75 of Fairbury, passed away November 11, 2020 in Fairbury. He was born March 5, 1945 to Alfred & Annie (Wiens) Veatch in Fairbury.
Chester is survived by his wife Margaret, daughter Ann Marie Wise and husband Shane, son Michael Veatch, Grandchildren Mandi Stedman and husband Cory, Dakota Wise and wife Janelle, Paxton Veatch...
