Vernon L Parker
Mar 9, 2019
Vernon Lee Parker 78 of Diller NE. Born May 21 st , 1940 passed away March 9 th , 2019 at Beatrice Community Hospital. Born to Lee and Dora Mae Parker in Featherstone, OK. After an adventurous life he and his family settled in the Diller area 35 years ago. Preceded in death by his parents, one brother and...
Felix A Bedlan
Mar 7, 2019
Felix Alfred Bedlan was born May 9, 1928 to Felix and Mamie Krupicka Bedlan in rural Friend, NE. and passed away on March 7, 2019 at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 7 days. He was baptized at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan, NE. on June 7, 1928 and was confirmed at St. John’s Evangelical...
Douglas D. Friesen
Mar 5, 2019
Douglas D. Friesen, 60, of Fairbury, NE passed away March 5, 2019. He was born November 25, 1958 to Dwaine & Vernadine (Nichols) Friesen in Beatrice, NE.
Doug had two great loves in his life, his wife Paula and motorcycle riding. He was a master of two wheels; however, mastering those two wheels resulted in the first...
Gary Lee Devore
Feb 26, 2019
Gary was born to Vaughan and Garnett Devore in Fairbury Nebraska on February 7, 1939. Gary and his brother, Rodney, lived with his parents in Fairbury until 1968. Gary then moved to Beatrice and lived at BSDC. In 2008, Gary moved into a home with Region V Services.
Gary loved music, especially polka. Gary played the piano...
Neal L. Prince
Feb 26, 2019
Neal LeRoy Prince, 89, of Fairbury, NE passed away Tuesday February 26, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born to Neal LeRoy and Cecelia Mae (McClanahan) Prince Sr. November 21, 1929 at the Scottsbluff hospital. He attended school, grades K through 12 in Scottsbluff as well as the Junior College there. After briefly attending UNL, he...
Mabel H. Miller
Feb 25, 2019
Mabel Helen Miller, 82, Fairbury, Ne., passed away on February 25, 2019 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Mabel was born to parents Elmo Henry and Cassie (Blanks) Wilkerson on June 7, 1936 in Monroe, VA. Mabel spent her earlier years in various places across the country, Virginia, Washington D.C., Illinois, Arizona, California and Kansas. In 2006, Mabel moved...
Sharon K. Lugenbeel
Feb 19, 2019
Sharon K. Lichty Lugenbeel was born on May 14, 1958 in Fremont, Nebraska and departed her life on February 19, 2019 at Thayer County Health Services Hospital in Hebron, Nebraska. She was born to Floyd E. (Red) Lichty and Twila (Dolly) McMahan Lichty. Sharon grew up in Fairbury for a few years, but mainly in Steele City where she...
Sidney L. Vitosh
Feb 18, 2019
Sidney Lee Vitosh, 45, of Beatrice, passed away unexpectedly Monday February 18, 2019. He was born August 15, 1973 in Beatrice to LeRoy & Carolyn Vitosh of Odell, NE.
Sid grew up on the family dairy farm north of Odell. He graduated from Odell High School in 1992. He then attended SCC Milford graduating with a degree...
Martha Louise Schroeder
Feb 12, 2019
Martha Louise Krueger Schroeder was born September 1, 1922 at the family farm Southwest of Gilead, NE to Fred & Katie (Vorderstrasse) Krueger.
Martha attended school District #97 south of her home through the 8 th grade and one year at the Academy in Hebron. She was baptized on September 17, 1922 and confirmed on April 5,...
Raymond Michael "Mike" Clay
Feb 11, 2019
Raymond Michael (Mike) Clay, 71 of Hollenberg, KS died February 11, 2019 at Jefferson Communiity Health & Life Gardenside in Fairbury, NE.
He was born January 22, 1948 to Raymond and Audrey (Wilson) Clay in the back seat of a Buick in route to Belleville, KS. He was the 2 nd of 4 boys.
He...
Allison M. Huffman
Feb 9, 2019
Allison Michelle Huffman was born on September 1, 1993 to Dana Cloyd and Larry Huffman in Fairbury Nebraska, she has one sister. Allie went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, February 9 at Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln Nebraska at age of 25. Allison graduated from Washington County High School in 2011. After high school she attended Nursing...
Maxine M. Martin
Feb 9, 2019
Maxine Marie (Rogers) Martin, also lovingly known as "Mema", age 82, passed away on February 9, 2019, at Heritage Care Center of Fairbury.
She was born in Diller, Nebraska, on April 14, 1936, to Josiah and Vera (Kelly) Rogers. She was the youngest of three children, and was well-protected by her two older brothers.
Maxine...
Gail M Southwick
Feb 1, 2019
Gail Murray Southwick entered the glory of his final reward on Friday, February 1, 2019 while resting peacefully at JCH&L Gardenside in Fairbury, culminating a life well lived. Gail’s 91 year journey began in Diller, NE on November 22, 1927, born the first child of Raleigh and Verna Murray Southwick, at the dawn of the Great Depression when Calvin...
Loren W. Wieden
Jan 24, 2019
Loren W. Wieden, 89 years of age, of Odell, NE passed away on January 24, 2019 at Beatrice Health & Rehab. He was born on December 13 th 1929 to William & Martha (Cordsen) Wieden in Lanham, KS.
The family later moved to Odell, NE where Loren graduated from Odell High School in 1947. He worked at...
Lorna G. Troxel
Jan 23, 2019
Lorna Gertrude Sophie Troxel, 87, formerly of Endicott passed away January 23, 2019 at Beatrice Health & Rehab. Lorna was born August 24, 1931 in Odell, NE to John and Martha (Fuchs) Bartels. She became a child of God through the waters of Holy Baptism at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Kansas. She also confessed her faith in this salvation...
Steven D. Boomgaarn, Sr
Jan 21, 2019
Steven D. Boomgaarn, Sr. 58, of Fairbury passed away January 21, 2019 at Bryan Health – West in Lincoln. He was born January 22, 1960 to Virgil L. and Violet (Major) Boomgaarn in Omaha, NE.
Cremation has taken place. No services are scheduled at this time. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury is in charge of arrangements.
Colleen K. Grammer
Jan 18, 2019
Colleen Grammer entered Heaven on January 18, 2019, in Fairbury, NE. She was born September 27, 1938 to Dale and Opal (Pickering) Swartz on a farm south of Endicott.
She was a lifelong resident of Endicott, and attended Endicott Public School from Kindergarten through her high school graduation in 1956. She attended secretarial school in Omaha for...
Norris L. Schoen
Jan 16, 2019
Norris LeRoy Schoen was born June 6, 1929 in Fairbury. He was John and Anna Ude Schoen's third child and second son. He attended Trinity Lutheran Parochial School west of Gladstone and graduated from Fairbury High School. Most of his youth revolved around church, chores and playing with his brothers.
During and after high school, Norris developed...
Wanda L. Just (Kellie)
Jan 15, 2019
Wanda Just (Kellie) of Beatrice, NE passed away at the age of 67 on January 15, 2019 in Lincoln, NE at the home of her daughter after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 13, 1951 in Steele City, NE to Chet and Goldie Kellie of Endicott. Wanda felt the greatest accomplishment of her life was her...
Audrey L. Cook
Jan 11, 2019
Audrey Lorraine Cook age 94 left this life on January 11, 2019 at Gardesideside Nursing Home. She was born on September 18th 1924 to Zelma (Watts) Cook and Joseph E. Cook in Fairbury. She graduated from Fairbury High School. She worked in Washington DC for a few years before moving back to Lincoln,Nebraska where she worked for Cengas until...
