Joyce E. Heidelk
May 1, 2017
Joyce E. Heidelk 84 of Fairbury, NE. passed away May 1, 2017 At JCH&L in Fairbury. She was born February 17, 1933 at Deshler, NE. to Guy & Ruth (McNutt) Freeman. Widow of Harry (Butch) Heidelk. Joyce attended Hastings Teachers College and taught at Belvidere and Geneva. She married Harry Heidelk in Deshler. Joyce served as a Lay Minister...
Richard D. Dux
Apr 30, 2017
Richard Dale Dux, 86, passed away Sunday, April 30th at his home in Gladstone, NE. Richard was born on June 28th, 1930 to Arthur & Elsie Theye Dux on a farm near Gladstone, NE. He was baptized on 8/3/30 at Zion United Church of Christ and confirmed 5/28/1944. Richard graduated in May of 1948 from Fairbury High School. In...
Norma G. Covey
Apr 23, 2017
Norma G. Covey, 80, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Shenandoah, IA. Family will greet friends on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 6-7 pm at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury, NE. Memorials may be directed to donor choice. Private family graveside service at Fairbury Cemetery in Fairbury, NE. Norma G. Covey, 80, of Shenandoah,...
Robert "Bob" L. Mckeever
Apr 10, 2017
Robert (Bob) McKeever, 83, of rural Odell/Wymore area, passed away April 10th, 2017. He was born May 24th, 1933 to Lester (Buss) and Opal (Wilson) McKeever. Bob was united in marriage to Evelyn (Pavlik) on May 3rd, 1953. To this union five children were born. Bob was an army veteran, he served from July 1953 to June 1955. He...
Phyllis J. Gausman
Apr 8, 2017
Phyllis J. Gausman, 83 of Fairbury, NE passed away April 8, 2017 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born December 7, 1933 to Robert Joseph and Daisy Marie Grunwald at Union, NE. Phyllis attended Union Grade School and High School, graduating in May 1950. She went on to Peru State Teachers College where she met the love...
Sharon Carbaugh
Apr 7, 2017
Sharon Kay Carbaugh 67, of Fairbury, NE passed away April 7, 2017 at Heritage Care Center. She was born January 16, 1950 to George Henry and Fern Hazel (Kinzie) Carbaugh in Fairbury, NE. She is survived by sister Ramona Endorf of Fairbury, brother Don (Diane) Carbaugh of Kearney and nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by her parents, and...
Dale F. Starr
Apr 6, 2017
Dale Franklin Starr was born November 11, 1924 to William Henry and Maude Starr in Hubble, Nebraska. Dale spent his childhood on the family farm and attended grade school at the country school east of Hubble. He attended Hubble High School and completed his education by attending the Chillicothe Business School. Dale F. Starr is a WWII veteran, who...
Audrey A Dawes
Apr 1, 2017
Audrey Dawes, 99 of Fairbury, Ne passed away Saturday April 1, 2017 at Gardenside Nursing Home. She was born in Shelby, NE December 22, 1917 to Perry & Leona (Jones) Swan, married A. Neil Dawes in 1939 and they had five boys. Audrey was active in the Fairbury United Methodist Church, many community activities including Jefferson County Fair Board,served...
Anna Mae Johnson
Apr 1, 2017
Anna Mae Johnson, 74 of Fairbury, NE passed away April 1st 2017 at her home with her family by her side. She was born April 4, 1942 to Orra Hein & Ruth Orwig. She was raised in Thompson by August & Muriel Hein when she was a small child. Anna graduated at Fairbury High School and attended 1 year...
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...
