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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 10, 2020

Kathryn Joyce Rinehart was born August 29, 1926 and died November 10, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her parents William “Bill” & Berle (Pottinger) Stegeman, husband Roy Rinehart, Brother Claude & Dora Stegeman, two infant brothers, Sisters Hazel & Walt Trank, Bonnie & Hjalmar “Jay” Sydow.

Survivors are son Michel & Lorene (Schultis) Rinehart, Grandchildren,...

Nov 8, 2020

Doris Arlene (Harper) Thornburg entered into eternal life Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the age of 89 years.  She was born June 2, 1931 in Greenleaf, KS to Grace & Charlie Harper.

At the age of 16 she was united in marriage to Wilton Thornburg, Jr. and together they were blessed with 7 children Cynthia (Mike) Stockwell...

Nov 6, 2020

Ruth Elizabeth Tuma, daughter of Nicholas & Lillie (Kirby) Cunningham, was born November 9, 1931, in Fairbury, NE.  She passed away November 6, 2020 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE at the age of 88.

She grew up on a farm north of Reynolds, NE and graduated from Fairbury High School.  She attended college at...

Nov 1, 2020

Delores (Dee) Nicholson-Waltke passed away in her home on November 1, 2020.  She was born to Lane and Beatrice Spearman on February 26, 1935 at Filley, Nebraska. She was raised in Beatrice Nebraska and graduated from Beatrice High School in 1953. In 1953 she married Duane (Nick) Nicholson and to this union two children were born, David and Darci....

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...