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...

Jun 23, 2020

Shirley was born in rural Jefferson County, Nebraska, on April 21, 1935 to William Albert and Edith Lucille (Griffith) Junker. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son William Earl (Bill) Howell, and brothers Roland, Calvin, and Bruce Junker.  Survivors include her daughter, Alana Howell Harness of Fairbury, son John Howell and his wife Teresa of...

Jun 18, 2020

Joseph Hermsmeier, 75, of Auburn Nebraska, passed away on June 18th in Auburn. Joe was born in Beatrice to Loyd and Elsie (Sipek) Hermsmeier on May 18 th , 1945.  Joe graduated from Tecumseh High in 1963. Following graduation he served in the Army, stationed in Germany, as a member of the First Air Defense Guided Missile Group and...

Jun 16, 2020

Leora Velma Ruth (Willems) Engel died June 16, 2020 while residing at the Country House Memory Care facility in Lincoln, NE.  She had insisted on moving to Lincoln from Fairbury so she could be near her boys after the death of her husband.  Leora was born at home in a rural area southwest of Gilead, NE to Henry “Hank”...

Jun 15, 2020

Clarissa Anita Pohlmann was born June 8, 1919 to Henry and Sena (Conradi) Schoenrock. She passed away on June 15, 2020, at 101 years old. She was the oldest of three daughters raised on a farm five miles west of Fairbury. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ near...

Jun 14, 2020

Deborah C. Jones, 70, of Jansen, NE passed away June 14, 2020 at her home.  She was born July 22, 1949 to George & Rosemary (Musenbrock) Price in Hastings, NE.

Private Family services will be held.  Memorials to Family’s Choice & St. Michaels Catholic Church. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

Jun 13, 2020

Susan M. Danner, 72, of Fairbury, NE passed away June 13, 2020 at JCH & L Gardenside.  She was born June 6, 1948 to Raymond & Verene (Renner) Wegener in Deshler, NE.

Graveside services will be Saturday, June 27, 2020 at St. Mark's Cemetery - Ruskin, NE at 1:00 p.m. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of...

Jun 13, 2020

Ruth Dorothy Ann Kiesow Drexler was born April 15, 1929 to Rev. and Mrs. John (Anna Meyer) Kiesow at Tipton, KS. She died June 13, 2020. She was the youngest of 8 children.  Her father was a Lutheran Minister. She was baptized at Tipton by her father at an early age.  At the age of 9 months, her father...

Jun 10, 2020

Marjorie Mae Terrill, 93 passed away at her home on June 10, 2020. Born on January 6, 1927 she was the 10th of 12 children born to Henry and Anna Lottman Elgert. She grew up on a farm near Reynolds, NE and attended school at District 94 and graduated from Reynolds High School in 1944.

On September...

Jun 8, 2020

Fay Dennis Shalla passed away on June 8, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. Fay, son of Ed and Ann (Beran) Shalla, was born on August 12, 1937 in Odell, Nebraska. He graduated Odell High School in 1955 and moved to Lincoln where he worked as a fireman.

After serving in...

Jun 6, 2020

Estella C Peck was born April 30th 1923 to Raymond G and Elizabeth F Hubbard at Beatrice ,Nebraska. She passed away June 6th 2020. She was confirmed April 10th 1938 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Beatrice ,Nebraska.She graduated from Beatrice High School in 1941.

On July 4th 1942 she married Edward A Peck Sr. To this Union...

Jun 5, 2020

Patrick J. Connell, 71, of Fairbury, passed away June 5, 2020 at his home.   He was born March 10, 1949 to John Phillip & Mintia (Dean) Connell in Fairbury.

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

Jun 2, 2020

Charles Thomas Hoge, 72, passed away at his home near Plymouth, NE, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Charlie was born on March 4, 1948, in Fairbury, NE, to Ralph and Frances (Summers) Hoge. Charlie and his three brothers were baptized on Nov. 20, 1963, by Pastor William...

Jun 1, 2020

Melvin John Rahe, 77, formerly of Ellis, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE.  Born September 20, 1942 to Henry and Anna (Haeckert) Rahe.  Melvin was a kind, generous man who didn’t know a stranger.  He served in the Army from April 9, 1964 to April 4, 1966 where he was...

May 30, 2020

Merle Marie Miles Melcher died May 30, 2020 at her home in Fairbury, NE.  She was 92 years old.  Merle was born at Jerico Springs, MO at her Grandparents home, John & Ella Lester on February 3, 1928 to Austin & Janie Mae Lester Miles.

Merle was raised in a sod house on a ranch in the...