Jun 5, 2018

Loren L. Ebke, 83, of Fairbury, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2018. He was born on a farm near DeWitt, NE on November 25, 1934 to Carl and Martha (Drees) Ebke. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Wilber, NE on December 16, 1934. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jansen, NE by Pastor Vogel, on...

May 30, 2018

Leo E. Naiman, 81, of Fairbury, NE passed away May 30, 2018 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  He was born May 24, 1937 to Fred Carl Albert and Hattie Rebecca (Fleagle) Naiman at Gladstone, NE. His mother passed away when Leo was around 18 months old.  Following the death of his mother – the family, including their father...

May 27, 2018

Nina Lou (Hansen) Davis Lugenbeel 86 of Fairbury, NE. passed away May 27, 2018 in Fairbury. She was born August 30, 1931 in Arlington, NE. Services will be Thursday May 31, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Fairbury. The family will greet friends Wednesday May 30 th from 6 to 8 pm at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury....

May 9, 2018

Ralph J Knobel lost his earthly battle with Parkinson disease May 9 th at Fairbury, NE. Ralph was born on the family farm North of Fairbury September 4 th , 1933 as the second and youngest child of Ralph E and Bernice Knobel. He was baptized October 15 th , 1933 at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Daykin. On...

May 3, 2018

Jewell L. Buchli passed away to be with our lord and savior Jesus Christ at the Garden Side Nursing Home on May 3 in Fairbury, NE at the age of 82.

Jewell is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, William (Tammy) Buchli of Fairbury; Daniel (Theresa) Buchli of Alexandria; Matthew (Karie) Buchli of Alexandria; Scott (Alisa) Buchli...

May 1, 2018

Terry Dean Arner of Fairbury, Nebraska, was born December 3, 1951, in Fairbury, to Larry & Julaine (Georgine) (Holes) Arner.  Terry entered into his eternal life on Monday, May 1, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, surrounded by his wife, children and close family, at the age of 66 years.

Terry grew up...

Apr 29, 2018

Donald James Bauer was born January 8, 1924.  He was born to Edward & Jeanette (Zagel) Bauer at the home his parents had built in rural Gilead, Nebraska. Dr. Newell, of Alexandria was the attending physician.

He was baptized by Rev. Fred Bangert of the Trinity Lutheran Church on January 27 th , 1924 at home, due...

Apr 22, 2018

Marvin D. Parrack, 76, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Fairbury, Nebraska. He was born December 17, 1941 at Hebron, Nebraska to Louis and Velva (Peake) Parrack. Marvin grew up with his loving family near Mahaska, Kansas. He attended Mahaska Grade School and Mahaska High School, graduating in 1960. He was a lifelong member of Mahaska Presbyterian church. ...

Apr 18, 2018

Frances Sophia Jurgensmeier Schoenrock, 96 of Fairbury, NE died April 18, 2018 at Gardenside LTC in Fairbury.  Frances was born December 2, 1921 to Frank and Mary Kohmetscher Jurgensmeier at Lawrence, Nebraska.  She was baptized and confirmed at Saint Stephen Catholic Church at Lawrence and attended grade school there.

In 1930 her father was killed by a...

Apr 15, 2018

Dr. William Peter Yoachim, Jr. passed away April 15, 2018 at Gardenside LTC in Fairbury. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 22, 1921 to William and Marye Dill Yoachim.  Bill was born in Canada of American parents thus making him a dual citizen.

Bill and his siblings attended a rural two room school until...

Apr 14, 2018

Bernice Marie (Schenk) Harms, 94 of Fairbury passed away April 14, 2018 in Fairbury.  She was born January 16, 1924 to E. J. & Marie (Junker) Schenk at Diller.

She was baptized October 25, 1925 in the Presbyterian Church Fairbury.

Bernice’s mother died when she was 3 years old.  Her maternal grandparents, Henry & Adelina...

Apr 12, 2018

Kenneth Duane Chappell of Fairbury, Nebraska, was born November 3, 1936, in Haddam, Kansas. Son of Clell and Lucille (Simmons) Chappell. Ken entered into his eternal life on Thursday, April 12, 2018, while at Jefferson Community Health and Life in Fairbury, surrounded by his sons and daughter, at the age of 81 years.

Ken grew...

Apr 11, 2018

Elaine Marilyn (Cacek) Hennerberg 83, of Fairbury passed away April 11, 2018 in Lincoln, NE.  She was born February 16, 1935 at Odell, NE to Ralph and Merle Cacek.  She was baptized April 25, 1946 at the First Christian Church in Beatrice by the Rev. E. E. Powell.

She attended rural schools and graduated from Odell High...

Apr 6, 2018

Donna Rae (Gorham) Draper was born on July 3, 1927 to Edgar and Erma Gorham in Aurora, Nebraska, and was described by her father as his little firecracker. She was the fifth of six children and spent her childhood years on a farm outside of Aurora. Her early education was at the Brickyard School, a country elementary school, and...

Apr 5, 2018

Janet L. Walburn, 80, of Fairbury, NE passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. Born January 27, 1938 in Diller, NE to Orville and Mildred (Anderson) Belding. Janet married Robert H. Walburn on November 10, 1953. Janet was a member of the Endicott Methodist Church for 25 years and a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church for 34 years. She...

Apr 4, 2018

Jerry Lea Duke, II, 38 of Fairbury, NE passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his fathers home  April 4, 2018.  He was born April 7, 1979 to Jerry Duke, Sr. and Jacque Hand in Fairbury, NE.

Survivors are his father Jerry Lea Duke, Sr. (Lisa) of Steele City, mother Jacque Hand Duke of Fairbury, brothers Jody...

Apr 3, 2018

Richard L. Hoffman, 63, of Endicott, NE passed away April 3, 2018 at Bryan East in Lincoln. He was born December 13, 1954 to Archie and Marilyn (Bohlmeyer) Hoffman in Fairbury. He is survived by his two children, Aaron and wife Lacy Hoffman of Laclede, MO, and Michelle Hoffman and fiancé Ben McBride of Fairbury; His sister Helen Rempel...

Mar 30, 2018

June Nutsch, 93 years old passed away March 30, 2018 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born June 8, 1924 to Rollie & Tennessee (James) Roskilly at home in Hill City, KS. She had 4 brothers & 2 sisters. She went to Country School for 8 years by Hill City, KS. She went 2 years at...

Mar 29, 2018

Elaine C. Huber, 90 of Alexandria, passed away March 29, 2018 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born March 24, 1928 at Alexandria, NE. Preceded by parents  Jake & Emma (Houser) Huber.

Services will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018 @ 2:00 pm @ the Presbyterian Church in Alexandria. Memorials to the Alexandria Cemetery. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral...

Mar 25, 2018

Marjorie A. (Terpening) Wilkinson, age 91, of Fairbury, NE died Sunday, March 25, 2018. She was born April 22, 1926 at the home of her grandparents in Fairbury, NE to William H. Terpening and Jesse Mabel (Harper) Terpening. She joined her family of five brothers in a little two roomed house on a farm just across the Kansas-Nebraska border....