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Louis David Meyer
Mar 30, 2017
Louis D. Meyer 84 of Gladstone, NE. passed away March 30, 2017 at Good Samaritan in Beatrice. He was born August 3, 1932 at Gladstone, NE. to David & Pauline (Wiegert) Meyer. He was an Army Veteran. Preceded by wife Doris (Henkel) Meyer. Services will be at 10:30 am Monday April 3, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church in Fairbury....
Mildred M. Kotas
Mar 28, 2017
Mildred Maxine Cacek Stephens Kotas was born September 21, 1930 to Charles and Anna Dvorak Cacek at Odell, Nebraska. She graduated from Odell High School in 1947. She was baptized in the Diller Methodist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher, and was later a member of the Fairbury Methodist Church. She married Wayne E. Stephens on September...
Billy L. Cordry
Mar 27, 2017
Billy L. Cordry, 79 of Fairbury, NE, passed away March 27, 2017 at Bryan Health – West in Lincoln. He was born March 27, 1938 to Harold B. and Eileen (Simpson) Cordry in Decker, IN. He was a Marine Veteran. Survivors are daughters Billie (Edward) Filipi of Wilber, Connie (Donovan) Fox of Fairbury, Donna Shelton and Cindy Cloutier both...
Hazel C. Schmidt
Mar 22, 2017
Hazel Caroline Schmidt, daughter of John & Martha (Schilke) Jarchow was born near Daykin on October 12, 1909. She was baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Hazel confessed her baptismal faith in the rites of Confirmation April 29, 1923 by Pastor A. C. Gilker. Hazel was joined in holy...
Genevieve Holtzen
Mar 21, 2017
Genevieve Holtzen 87 of Fairbury passed away March 21, 2017 in Fairbury. She was born September 4, 1929 at Reynolds, NE., to William & Cena (Kubert) Hruska. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Gilead, NE, on October 6, 1929 and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Fairbury, NE. Genevieve attended St. Michael's School through the...
Dorothy M. Reese
Mar 20, 2017
Dorothy M. Reese 93 formerly of Fairbury, NE. passed away March 20, 2017 in Hays, KS. She was born April 18, 1923 in Lincoln, NE. to Basil & Marguerite (Munson) Boyd. Survivors are Son: Fritz & Pat Reese of Jansen, Daughters: Patricia & Dave Bauer of Crete, Katherine & Dave Baker of Denver, CO., Carolyn & Ted Scherbarth of...
Florence (Herman) Bauer
Mar 17, 2017
Florence May Beck was born June 28, 1927 at Nuckolls County, NE. to Henry William Beck & Ethel May (Bagley) Beck. She passed away March 17, 2017 at 89 years of age. She grew up in Superior, NE. Later baptized & confirmed at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church (Gladstone, NE.) on May 25, 1958 where she was a member until...
Kenneth W. Hein
Mar 14, 2017
Kenneth W. Hein, 64, of Fairbury, NE passed away March 14, 2017 at his home. He was born April 21, 1952 to Orra and Ruth (Carr) Hein in Fairbury. He is survived by brother Ron Hein of CA, sister Anna Mae Johnson of Fairbury, sisters-in-law Marilyn Hein and Deb Hein, both of Fairbury, and nieces and nephews. Preceded in...
Laurel "June" Troxel
Mar 13, 2017
Laurel “June” Troxel, 69, of Fairbury Nebraska, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born June 11, 1947 in Fairbury to Harold and Eileen (Simpson) Cordry. Laurel (known mostly as “June”) worked in housekeeping and laundry at Jefferson Community Health Center until she retired in 2014. She loved the outdoors, fishing,...
Eugene E. Siemsen
Mar 10, 2017
Eugene E. Siemsen, 88, of rural Fairbury, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. He was born in Thompson, Nebraska on January 7, 1929 to Rudolf and Marie (Zierenberg) Siemsen. He was baptized February 24, 1929, confirmed in the faith May 24, 1942, and was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, Fairbury. He graduated from Reynolds High School...
Lois Schoenbeck
Mar 5, 2017
Lois Schoenbeck, 88 of Fairbury, NE, passed away March 5, 2017 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born May 23, 1928 to Fred G. and Martha Emile (Roesler) Bartels at Tobias, NE. Lois was a hard working Mom, wife, doer of farm chores and a beloved Grandma. For 30 years she worked as a kind, patient caretaker...
Marguerite B Kostal
Mar 2, 2017
Marguerite B. (Keller) Kostal was born on August 5, 1917 in Marshal County, KS. She died on March 2, 2017 at Clarkson Tower Hospital in Omaha, NE at the age of 99. She was the fourth child in a family of nine children of Rosa (Rutti) & Fred Keller. In March, 1919 the family moved to a farm northeast...
Gail W. Cane
Mar 1, 2017
Gail W. Cane, 83 of Fairbury, NE, formerly of Fort Myers, FL, passed away March 1, 2017 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born to Charles S. and Sybil Marie (Averill) Cane September 24, 1933 at Alexandria, NE. Gail was an Army Veteran and served in the Korean Conflict. He was a retired school teacher. Gail lived...
Vernon L Paneitz
Feb 28, 2017
Vernon L. Paneitz, 88 of Beatrice, NE, formerly of Fairbury, passed away February 28, 2017 at Good Samaritan in Beatrice. He was born to Clarence & Hulda (Schroeder) Paneitz at Hampton, NE on February 25, 1929. He was a Korean War Army Veteran. After Vern returned from the Korean War, he joined his father at Paneitz Auto Salvage. He...
Evelyn F Jackson
Feb 26, 2017
Evelyn (Miller) Jackson was born January 4, 1921 in Ellis, Nebraska to Orion and Sylvia (Thompson) Miller. She died February 26, 2017 at Gardenside Long Term Care in Fairbury, Nebraska. Her formal education began at West Ward School in Fairbury and continued through to her graduation with Fairbury High School Class of 1939. She was one of three cheerleaders...
Ladonna Irene (Bell) Southwick
Feb 22, 2017
LaDonna Irene (Bell) Southwick, 87 of Fairbury, NE went home to be with her Savior on February 22, 2017 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. She was born November 15, 1929 to George Dewey and Florence Irene (Rist) Bell in Beatrice, NE. LaDonna married Gail, the love of her life, on September 14, 1947. This September would have marked...
Evelynn R Cerveny
Feb 20, 2017
Evelynn R. Cerveny, 85 of Fairbury, NE passed away February 20, 2017 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born September 7, 1931 at Munden, KS to Adolph & Ellula (Hubka) Moravek. Survivors are Sons: Roger Cerveny of Fairbury, Elden & Martha Cerveny of Las Vegas, NV, Daughters: Donna & David Hunt of Fairbury, Joyce Phares of...
Walter "Spike" L Oliver
Feb 12, 2017
Walter “Spike” Oliver 69 of Fairbury, NE. passed away February 12, 2017. He was born February 5, 1948 at Washington, KS. to Burnice & Christina (Montague) Oliver. He was a Vietnam War Army Veteran. Survivors are Daughter: Tracey & Jason Gowen of Kearney, NE., Son: Shane Oliver of Daphne, AL., 4 Grandchildren, Sisters: Gail Roberts of Tomball, TX., Kay...
Barbara Kay Starck
Feb 9, 2017
Barbara Kay Starck of Fairbury, NE passed away February 9, 2017 at her home, at the age of 74 years. Barbara was born November 1, 1942 to Harold and Beulah (Drake) Churchill. Barb worked out of high school at the Lynch Clinic in Fairbury until she married Roger Starck of Fairbury on December 2, 1962. To this union two...
Delbert H. Bedeaux
Feb 7, 2017
Delbert H. Bedeaux, 82 of Fairbury, NE, passed away February 7, 2017 at Heritage Care Center. He was born August 6, 1934 to Joseph and Alma (Anthony) Bedeaux in Brockway, Pennsylvania. He was a Vietnam veteran. Survivors are wife Lanette, of Fairbury, daughter Michelle (Chris) Henske of Fairbury, son Monte Bedeaux of Akron, CO, and daughter Andrea (Ronnie) Shively...

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