Helen L Green
Mar 7, 2016
Helen L. Green, Fairbury, was born on April 30, 1921 to Laurence C and Blanche C (Roulsten) Green at the family home of 723 B Street, Fairbury. She passed away on March 7, 2016 at Heritage Care Center at the age of 94. Because of increasing blindness and decreasing hearing, she had moved from her apartment to the nursing...
Marvin L. Wurm
Mar 6, 2016
Marvin Lavell Wurm was born October 2, 1932 on the family farm Southwest of Kramer, NE to George Sr. & Rosalia (Monhardt) Wurm. He was baptized October 26, 1932 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Crete, NE. Several years later he moved with his parents & 3 older brothers to a farm east of Crete where he attended Crete...
Gerald L Petet
Feb 28, 2016
Gerald L. Petet 62 of Fairbury, NE. passed away February 28, 2016 in Fairbury. He was born September 13, 1953 at Beatrice, NE. to James & Maxine (Schenck) Petet. Survivors include Sister: LouAnn Jenkins of Central City, NE., Nieces & Nephews. Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Monday March 7, 2016 at Evergreen Home...
Patrick James Roskilly
Feb 25, 2016
Patrick (PJ) Roskilly 58 of Hanover, Ks. passed away on February 25, 2016 in Hanover, Ks. . He was born on March 20, 1957 in Mexico, Mo. to Royal James and Dorothy Mae (Lukas) Roskilly. He grew up in rural Nebraska and attended Blue Hill Community School. After graduation he began working for Burlington Northern Railroad in Hastings, Ne....
Robert D. Henrichs
Feb 20, 2016
Robert Dale Henrichs was born, March 13, 1935, near Diller, Nebraska, the son of Gerd and Estella (Wasserman) Henrichs. He was baptized April 7, 1935, by Pastor Wolff at St Paul Lutheran Church in Diller, Nebraska. He was confirmed in 1949 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Diller, by Pastor Theodore Moehring and was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran...
Vola J. Prellwitz
Feb 18, 2016
Vola J. Prellwitz, 89 of Fairbury, NE passed away February 18, 2016 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born to Rollie and Tennessee (James) Roskilly May 4, 1926 at Hill City, Kansas. Survivors are sons Charles Prellwitz and Special Friend Susan Bohlmeyer of Wymore, NE, Michael and wife Karen Prellwitz of Hebron, NE, Granddaughters Michel (Prellwitz) Casey...
Forrest G. Kleffner
Feb 17, 2016
Forrest G. Kleffner, 75 of Fairbury, Nebraska passed away February 17, 2016 in Fairbury. No services are scheduled.
Alvin E. Schoenrock
Feb 5, 2016
Alvin Ernest Schoenrock was born into mortality on November 19, 1927 at Fairbury, Nebraska, the third and youngest child of John August Schoenrock and Adeline Kriesel Schoenrock. He departed this life on February 5, 2016 at Beatrice, Nebraska at the age of 88. On April 3, 1955 he married Barbara Joyce Morris at Fairbury. To this union were born...
Terry Dean Terrill
Feb 2, 2016
Terry Dean Terrill, of Fairbury, NE, age 60, passed away on Tuesday February 2, 2016. Terry was born in Lincoln, NE on May 27th, 1955 and on July 25th, at 2 months of age, God placed him by adoption to his chosen parents, Dean and Marge Terrill. At 12 years of age, Terry accepted Christ as his Lord and...
Irvin Junker
Jan 23, 2016
Irvin Henry Junker was born to Edward and Anna Junker on January 18, 1925, in rural Fairbury, Nebraska, and passed away on January 23, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice, NE., five days after his 91st Birthday. He attended rural grade school through grade 4 and finished his education in Fairbury, graduating in 1943. January 1, 1944,...
Tim Lemmon
Jan 22, 2016
Timothy Gale Lemmon was born on Father’s Day, June 19, 1955, in Fairbury, NE to Orval and Beulah (Thornburg) Lemmon. After they lost one son, Tim was the long awaited boy after 8 older sisters. Tim always enjoyed playing sports, and watching sports. After watching All Star Wrestling his sisters were often the unwilling participants in his wrestling maneuvers....
Jerry H. Achtemeier
Jan 19, 2016
Jerry Harold Achtemeier was born January 7, 1945 to Harold F. and Letha Lee (McCord) Achtemeier at Fairbury, NE and passed away January 19, 2016 at his home with his wife at his side. Jerry’s father was serving in WWII when he was born and he was nine months old before his father saw him. Jerry was baptized at...
James Christopher Singleton
Jan 14, 2016
James C. Singleton 71 of Hebron, NE. passed away January 14, 2016 in Hebron. He was born January 16, 1944 in Fairbury, NE. to Donald & Betty Lucile (Monroe) Singleton. Survivors are Sisters: Sally & Ron Hawkins of Lincoln, Susan Sealey of Hastings, Patricia & Howard Beeck of Lincoln, Brenda & Roger Nicholson of Sun Lakes, AZ.Brothers: Donald Singleton,...
Alfred "Al" Schoen
Jan 13, 2016
Alfred Eugene Schoen was born November 9, 1930, to Emil Schoen and Emma Kujath in rural Gladstone. He died January 13, 2016. During his elementary school years in Gladstone, he and his sister Pauline both spoke German in school as a natural part of their German heritage. Farming was always in his DNA. At the age of 17, he...
Joseph James "Jim" Cortney
Jan 10, 2016
Joseph James “Jim” Cortney, the son of William and Sabina Cortney was born April 20, 1925 on the farm near Alexandria NE the oldest of 10 children. He died on January 10, 2016 at Gardenside Care Home in Fairbury, NE. Jim grew up on farms in the Alexandria area and attended country school through the 8th grade, and graduated...
Leroy Richards
Jan 8, 2016
LeRoy Richards 81 of Fairbury, NE., passed away January 8, 2016 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born April 2, 1935 in LaSalle, IL. to Thomas & Carolina (Mochnick) Richards. Survivors are Wife: Janice Richards of Fairbury, Daughter: Pamela (Cliff) Burgess of Beatrice, Son: Daniel Richards of Fairbury, 3 Grandchildren, & 7 Great Grandchildren. Cremation has...
Herman R. Kenning
Jan 7, 2016
Herman Richard Kenning was born to Flora Carrico Kenning and George Kenning, Sr. on a farm southwest of Steele City, Nebraska on March 13, 1925. He passed away on January 7, 2016 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, Nebraska. Herman was the youngest of four children. Herman was raised by his grandparents Perry and Alice Carrico, because his...
Chris R. Schellhorn
Jan 6, 2016
Chris Schellhorn, 50 of Fairbury, NE passed away January 6, 2016. He was born February 21, 1965 to Richard & Thelma (Simacek) Schellhorn in Fairbury. Chris's favorite pastimes were tinkering with small engines, and riding his Harley. He was always on the go, helping others in need, never hesitating to lend a hand. He had the gift of gab,...
Norman J. Covey
Jan 2, 2016
Norman James Covey, 82, of Shenandoah, Iowa formally of Fairbury, Nebraska, was born March 19, 1933 in Hebron, Nebraska and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1952. He passed away comfortably at home with his family by his side on January 2, 2016. He served during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1956 as a Seaman 2nd class, Radarman...
Dean Zweifel
Jan 1, 2016
Dean Loren Zweifel was born June 4, 1937 to Harry and Grace (Johnson) Zweifel. He grew up on the family farm west of Fairbury and attended school in the Fairbury system. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1955. Shortly after graduation, Dean went to work for Engels Aircraft, where he earned his Pilot’s License and Airplane Mechanic’s Certificate....
