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...

Aug 27, 2020

Sergeant First Class Duane R. Bleich, 50, passed away at his home August 27, 2020.  He was born November 21, 1969 to Robert August & Connie Marie (Meyer) Bleich in Fairbury.

Duane served 23 years of service in the Armed Forces of the United States, including 16 years in the Army National Guard.  He was a certified...

Aug 15, 2020

Lloyd Dean Rippe was born on October 6th, 1943 in Steele City, Nebraska, to Richard Herman and Leta Laura (Roelfs) Rippe.  He departed this life on August 15th, 2020 at the age of 76 years, 10 months, and nine days.

Lloyd lived his entire life on the Rippe family farm south of Diller.  He attended grade school...

Aug 13, 2020

Theodore “Ted” C. Scherbarth, 90, of Fairbury, passed away August 13, 2020, at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, Nebraska. Ted was born August 1, 1930, in Burwell, Nebraska to Albert Fredrick William Scherbarth and Ella Mae Detienne. Ted graduated from high school in Taylor, Nebraska in 1948, briefly taught school and joined the National Guard. In 1953 he moved...

Aug 1, 2020

Doraline R. Churchill, 103, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Fairbury, passed away peacefully August 1, 2020 at Southlake Village Rehabilitation and Care Center, Lincoln, NE.  She was born in Palisade, NE. on March 25, 1917, the daughter of Asa and Eugenia Lora Hunt Ridnour.   The family lived in McCook and Palisade during Doraline’s younger years, and in the 1930s,...

Aug 1, 2020

John C. Perkins, 87, of Tobias, NE passed away August 1, 2020 at his home.  He was born to Ezra & Thelma (Hadley) Perkins in Grant Township, NE.  He was a Korean War Veteran.

Cremation has taken place.  No services are scheduled at this time.  Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.