Oct 31, 2020

Patti (Patricia Lee) McCord, 61 of Fairbury passed away October 31, 2020 in Fairbury, NE. She  was born January 19th, 1959 to Virginia J. (Glenn) & Pete McCord. Her older brother Mike McCord was also born January 19, 1956. Three years earlier, Mike and Patti used to laugh & say they were twins. Mike would say only Patti was...

Oct 29, 2020

Bobbie Shirey, 77 of Fairbury passed away October 29, 2020 in Fairbury.  She was born October 7, 1943 at Fairbury, NE to Harold and Narvine Blanchard Shirey.  Graduated Fairbury High School. Bobbie worked at the Lynch Clinic and later at the Fairbury Clinic for 37 years.

Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Lee and...

Oct 27, 2020

Velora Adam of Lanham Nebraska passed away on October 27, 2020 at the age of 86 years, and 10 months.  She had been a resident at the Hanover hospital long term care facility for the past 3 years.

Velora was born on Christmas Eve, 1933 to Herbert and Bertha Klaus (Scheele).  She was baptized (12-31-1933),...

Oct 24, 2020

Howard Francis Behrends, 77 of Diller, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center-West in Lincoln due to the complications from a motor vehicle accident near Diller.

Howard and his family have lived in and around the Diller area all of their lives.  Howard was born in Steele City, Nebraska to Henry and...

Oct 9, 2020

Margaret Lavine Naiman was born to Margaretha “Maggie” Stierlen and John Leo Naiman on November 2, 1915, in their home located in the southwest part of Endicott, NE. She passed away October 9, 2020 at JCH & L Gardenside at the age of 104 years.  She was baptized on 2-27-1916 as Margaret Alvine Naiman at the Grace Lutheran Church...

Oct 8, 2020

Kenneth "Ray" Landenberger, age 83, of Diller passed away peacefully October 8, 2020, in Fairbury.  Ray was born October 14, 1936, to Dorothy and Clyde Landenberger in Utica. He attended school in Utica and graduated in 1956. Ray was united in marriage to Judy Kay Hans on May 15, 1960. This union was blessed with six children, Brenda, Rhonda,...

Oct 8, 2020

Judy A. Blunt, 74 passed away October 8, 2020 in Fairbury.  She was born August 1, 1946 to Harold & Beulah (Drake) Churchill in Fairbury.

Cremation has taken place – Memorial services will be held at a later date. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Oct 3, 2020

Robert Clinton Hurst, 90 of Fairbury passed away Saturday Oct. 3, 2020. He was born to Floyd Robert and Esther Staley Hurst on July 5, 1930. He was a little fire cracker coming out into the world after his mom was hit in the stomach with a bottle rocket, making her go into labor on the 4 th of...

Sep 24, 2020

Jeffrey Alan Gausman, born November 3, 1962, peacefully passed away at his home on Thursday September 24, 2020. He was born to Robert and Phyllis Gausman in Hebron Ne.

He Graduated from Fairbury High School in 1981.  He married Sandi Freese and together they had a Son Jordan which he truly loved and adored, then later divorced....

Sep 24, 2020

Barbara Ann (Grefe) Reith Ruhnke age 67, passed away at Lincoln Bryan West Medical Center on September 24, 2020 after a long battle against leukemia.  She was born March 11, 1953 to Alwin and Rosella (Niemeier) Grefe in Beatrice, Nebraska.  She was baptized on March 22, 1953 and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church of rural Plymouth, Nebraska.

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Sep 24, 2020

Dodie M. (Null) Merrill Bales passed away at Gardenside Care Center on September 24, 2020 at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 18 days.  She was born in Lincoln, NE., graduated from Lincoln High School 1948 and married John C. (Jack) Merrill on April 2, 1949.  They lived on a farm near Pleasant Dale, NE where Jack...

Sep 23, 2020

John H Kroeker, 88 years old, son of Bernhard F and Marie (Harder) Kroeker, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

He was born in Dalhart, TX on March 16, 1932.

During most of his childhood years, he grew up on a farm in the Jansen, NE community, except for three...

Sep 20, 2020

Willis Wayne Oliver, born on June 29, 1986, regrettably passed away on September 20, 2020 from a pulmonary embolism. He was born to Sharon Craig Oliver and Roy Oliver in Englewood, CO. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 2004. He went on to work with his mother at NEAPCO in Beatrice, and later Echo Group Inc in Diller....

Sep 18, 2020

Joseph G. Parker, of Fairbury, lost his long-fought battle with Parkinson’s and Dementia September 18 th at JCH&L with his wife of 46 years by his side. He was born in St. Louis, MO in 1949 to Gilbert & Marjorie Parker.  He was one of five children, one brother (George) and three sisters (Pat, JoAnn & Barb).  He spent...

Sep 9, 2020

Sharon Kay Green was born on June 19, 1942 in Polk, Nebraska, to Harold Gifford Green and Laura Marie (Johnson) Green.  Sharon passed away on September 9 th , 2020, at her home in Fairbury, Nebraska, where she spent 40 years of her life surrounded by those who loved and cared for her deeply.

Sharon was a...

Sep 8, 2020

Ruby Ellen Wever was born on November 15, 1932 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.  She was the oldest of three children of Ralph A Wever and Ella Mae (Jeffery) Wever.  As the eldest, she helped care for both her brothers, especially when Junior (Ralph Wever Jr.) was ill. Ruby attended school in Plattsmouth and graduated in 1950.  Soon after graduation, she...

Sep 8, 2020

George Obe Mitchell went to his heavenly home on September 8, 2020.  George was born in Ralston, Oklahoma to James Rex & Martha Jane (Roberson) Mitchell on February 16, 1930. He was the 7 th of 10 children. He attended school in Blackburn, Oklahoma but quit in the 9 th grade to help support his family.

George...

Sep 7, 2020

Kevin Lee Coordsen – beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend – was born on January 22, 1963 to George and Janice (Fegter) Coordsen. He died on September 7, 2020 at the age of 57. Kevin was baptized on February 10, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gilead and was confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Hebron. Kevin grew up...

Aug 29, 2020

Linda Kay Saltzman-Zuehlsdorf, was born to Richard and Cora Verlene Saltzman on April 19,1947. She grew up in Deshler, Nebraska, where she graduated high school in 1965. In January of 1966, she married her sweetheart, Bill Zuehlsdorf. They had a son named Daniel Richard in 1967. In July of 1968, her husband was killed while in Vietnam in the...

Aug 28, 2020

Robert L. Gibson, 85, of Jansen, Nebraska, passed away on August 28, 2020, at his home with the family he loved so dearly at his side. Bob was born on September 20, 1934, to Ruben L. and Avalene F. (Byrd) Gibson near Gladstone, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed into the catholic faith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at...