Feb 20, 2020

Richard Wayne Schnuelle, 92, of Rural Diller, NE passed away February 20, 2020 at Homestead House in Beatrice.  He was born September 13, 1927 to Oscar August & Ida Lydia (Engelmann) Schnuelle at Harbine, Nebraska.

He was baptized October 23, 1927 by Pastor Dumin and confirmed May 24, 1942 by Pastor Lampe at Hope Evangelical and Reformed...

Feb 15, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Bruce Swartz, 65, of Fairbury, Nebraska announces his passing on February 15, 2020.  Bruce was born on February 3 rd , 1955 in Fairbury, Nebraska.  He was baptized and confirmed at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church, also in Fairbury.  Bruce attended Saint Michael’s School and graduated from Fairbury High School in...

Feb 10, 2020

Virginia LeNell (Vaughn) Lottman, daughter of Clay Price Vaughn Sr, and Minta Wilhelmina Ridder was born on May 2, 1924, rural Endicott, Ne. and died Feb 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was baptized 4-20-1930 and confirmed at the Endicott United Methodist Church where she was deeply involved with Sunday School, organizations and many...

Feb 7, 2020

Mary J. Rhoden, 72, of Fairbury, NE passed away February 7, 2020 at Beatrice Health & Rehabilitation.  She was born February 24, 1947 to Arthur & Ernestine (Smith) Brownell in Concordia, KS.

Services will be Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home Chapel in Fairbury.  Memorials will go to the Family’s Choice.  Gerdes-Meyer...

Feb 5, 2020

Donna Jean Mitchell 91, died on February 5, 2020 while at Jefferson Community Health and Life Gardenside, Fairbury Nebraska.

Donna, was a life time resident of Fairbury, born to Henry Louis Korte and Marie M Korte (Koeing) in Plymouth, Nebraska August 29, 1928. The family   moved to Fairbury shortly thereafter.

She is preceded in death...

Feb 5, 2020

Jean Patton, 92 of Fairbury, passed away February 5, 2020 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born November 17, 1927 to Theodore Jesse & Nellie Marie (Drake) Maple in Fairbury.

She was married during her senior year of high school on February 8, 1946 to Edward Patton.  Theirs was a whirlwind romance after meeting New...

Feb 4, 2020

Jerome “Jerry” L. Likens, 85, of Steele City, passed away Feb. 4, 2020, JCH&L Gardenside, Fairbury. He was born Oct. 19, 1934, to Louis J. and Faith Isabelle (Hinds) Likens in Fairbury.

Jerry was a 1953 graduate of Fairbury High School, where he participated in football, basketball, track, band, chorus and Student council, HI-Y, Trail staff, F-Club....

Jan 31, 2020

Lewis Loren Bales passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on January 31, 2020 at the age of 73. He was born in Fairbury, Nebraska to Jean (Harris) and Lewis Dale Bales.

Lewie graduated from Fairbury High School in 1965, and he enlisted in the Navy shortly thereafter. Lewie was humbly proud to serve our...

Jan 28, 2020

David Ambrose Peasley, 61, of Fairbury, passed away January 28, 2020 at Bryan LGH West Hospital in Lincoln. David was born April 19, 1958 in Leavenworth, KS to Rollin John and Shirley Ann (Warner) Peasley.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 1, from  1-4 p.m. at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Chapel in Fairbury, NE.

Jan 21, 2020

Vonia (Dutch) Lorraine Scheer, 90 of Fairbury passed away January 21, 2020 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born March 12, 1929 to Donald and Margaret Welsh in Washington County, Kansas.  Dutch graduated from Fairbury High School in 1947.  She met Francis Leo Scheer in Reno #2, Kansas and they were married on November 22, 1947.  They...

Jan 20, 2020

Depke Andres, 97 of Fairbury, NE, passed away Jan. 20th, 2020 at Gardenside Long Term Care.

Depke was born Sept. 10th, 1922 in Republic Co., KS, near Chester, NE. to John August Depke and Eunice Clo (Huffman) Depke.  Her given name was Merna Maxine Depke and she was called Maxine for much of her life.  At the...

Jan 13, 2020

Lois Lorene (Seggerman) Yantz was born November 21st, 1933. Her parents were Henry and Rena (Junker) Seggerman. Lois attended rural school District #55 through the 8th grade. She and her sister, Lila, were of great help to their parents on the family farm, especially during the time her brother, Marvin, served in the U. S. Army. The lack of...

Jan 9, 2020

Pamela Sharmell Kujath, 63, of Fairbury, Neb., passed away on Jan. 9, 2020 in Fairbury. She was born Dec. 11, 1956 to Henry and Betty (Chancellor) Kujath in Fairbury.

She graduated from Fairbury High School in 1975. After graduation, she moved to Beatrice and worked at the Beatrice State Developmental Home for 41 years until her health...

Jan 6, 2020

Maxine Lillian (Ruhnke) Hoppe of Fairbury, NE, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the age of 91.

Maxine was born to Max and Augusta (Krause) Ruhnke on June 6, 1928 in Fairbury, NE. She grew up as the youngest of five children and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1946. She married Marvin Hoppe in...

Jan 1, 2020

Delbert P. Zweifel, 78 of Fairbury, passed away January 1, 2020 in Lincoln.  He was born January 26, 1941 to Paul E. & Grace M (Junker) Zweifel in Washington, KS.  Delbert attended School District #61 and graduated from Fairbury High school. He married Marilyn Clark on February 10, 1962.

Delbert enjoyed camping & fishing, friends and family...

Dec 28, 2019

Ricky V. Do, age 66 of Lincoln, NE passed away December 28, 2019 at Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.

Rick was born in Ninh Binh, Vietnam.  He married the love of his life Theresa Danner in 1976. Rick was very artistically talented.  He loved to paint, carve, and have a beautiful landscaped yard.  He traveled around to find...

Dec 26, 2019

Nyla V. Stanton of Fairbury was born October 9, 1934 to Lyle and Oma (Sand) Dewey at the family home near Hollenberg, Kansas. She passed away December 26, 2019 at the age of 85 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Nyla attended her first eight years of education at Plainview School near Hollenberg as the only student in her...

Dec 17, 2019

Kristin Jean (Brown, Hansen) Zelasney, 60, formerly of Silver Creek, NE passed away unexpectedly at her home on December 17, 2019 in Fairbury. Kris was born in Pawnee City, NE on March 1, 1959 to James & Ardis (Stepan) Brown. She was united in marriage to Douglas Hansen on March 17, 1978. With that marriage they had three children....

Dec 14, 2019

Lylice Marie (Busch) Schmidt, 92, passed on to her heavenly home December 14, 2019 in Fairbury, NE. She was born June 30, 1927 in Hallam, NE to Louis and Maude Busch. She graduated from Hallam High School and attended the University of Nebraska. She earned a teaching certificate and began her career at age 17. She taught in a...

Dec 6, 2019

Donald Ray Aken Sr was born on May 11, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska and gained his wings on December 6, 2019 at the age of 79.  Don lived at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, Nebraska.

He was born to the parents of Orville E. Aken and Faye Theo Aken.  He had a tremendous mother who taught...