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.

Jul 26, 2020

Tena Louise Brown was born December 17,1942 to Max and Juanita Hiatt in Wabash, Indiana. She married Robert Allen Brown on September 30,1961. They have three children. Tena Michelle Gonzalez (Roberto), Robert Allen Brown Jr (Joann), and Stephanie Ellen Moody (Kerry). Tena was a member of the First Church of God in Fairbury, Ne. She resided for 5 years...

Jul 23, 2020

Judy Diane Weiner, 69 of Fairbury, NE passed away July 23, 2020 in Lincoln.  She was born July 13, 1951 to Lawrence & Barbara (Zabokrtsky) Weiner in Aberdeen, MD.

Judy was born on an Army base in Maryland and returned shortly thereafter to Nebraska with her mother to live while her dad was serving in the Army. ...

Jul 16, 2020

Ruth Marie Snyder, aged 88, of Shelton, Nebraska, passed away on July 16, 2020 in the Omaha Josie Harper Hospice House after a recent diagnosis of CNS lymphoma.

Born in Goshen County Wyoming on October 31,1931 to Hiram Walter Billhimer and Nettie Pearl Miller Billhimer, Ruth married James Russell Snyder on May 15, 1949.

Ruth...

Jul 8, 2020

Kay Marie  (Lundeen) Taylor, 78, of Lincoln, formerly of the Steele City area, was born September 26, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska.  She was adopted May 11, 1942 by Emerald Myrl Lundeen & Emma Marjorie (Carlson) Lundeen.

Kay was baptized May 17 th 1942 by Rev. C. O. Carlson in Trinity Lutheran Church in Axtell, NE.  She received...

Jun 30, 2020

Barbara “Bobbe” Jean (Mosley) Schwisow, daughter of Lester A. and Margaret M. (Winter) Mosley, was born in Lincoln, NE on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1946 and passed away on June 30, 2020.

Bobbe was raised in Western, NE and was baptized and developed her faith as a member of First Baptist Church.  She attended and graduated from...

Jun 26, 2020

Carrie Louise (Oliver) Siebe, born July 23, 1955, to Burnice S Oliver and wife Christina R. (Montague) Oliver in Brownfield TX. She was the 10 th child of 12 and the youngest girl. She died on June 26, 2020 at the age of 64 years old, 11 months, and 3 days at Bryan Medical Hospital West. For 2 years...