Marion J. Cacek
Aug 30, 2015
Marion J. Cacek, 80, of Odell, NE passed away August 30, 2015 peacefully at home. He was born to Joe and Julia (Blaha) Cacek in Odell, NE on August 17, 1935. Survivors are wife, Miriam, daughter Ruth (Cacek) and David Pipes and grandson William “Billy” Pipes. He is preceded in death by his parents and son David and first...
Robert E. Leonard
Aug 28, 2015
Robert E. Leonard, 77 of Reynolds, NE passed away August 28, 2015 at his home. He was born to Earl & Lena (King) Leonard July 27, 1938 at Brighton, CO. Survivors are wife Judy of Reynolds, son Earl (Debbie) Leonard of Reynolds, daughter Julie (Barton) Oestreich of Llano, TX, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and sister Rose (Bob) Bartels of...
Fern D. Hinz
Aug 25, 2015
Fern D. Hinz, 88 of Fairbury, NE passed away August 25, 2015 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born March 31, 1927 to Henry F. and Florence E. (Schmidt) Hinz at Jansen, NE. She is the aunt of Glenda (Bill) Jardine and Leroy Bast. Services are at 11:00 am Friday August 28, 2015 at the Presbyterian Church...
Donna Jean Mulkey
Aug 23, 2015
Donna Jean Lyree Schell Mulkey was born May 19, 1922, at Beatrice, NE to Omar John Schell and Emma (Allen) Schell Warford. She began her elementary school years in the Beatrice area before moving to Endicott where she graduated from High School. She briefly attended Fairbury Jr. College where she met Philip Mulkey whom she married May 26, 1943....
Betty Ann Bohling
Aug 20, 2015
Betty Ann Bohling, age 89, born November 2, 1925 and passed away on Thursday, August 20th, 2015 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born to Elmer & Edith (Daughtery Kerns) Finke. She was baptized December 20, 1925 and confirmed December 29, 1940 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Deshler, NE. Betty graduated from Deshler Public School...
Clara L. Jacobson
Aug 12, 2015
Clara L. Jacobson died on August 12, 2015. She was born April 5, 1923 to Albert and Margit Gudim of Newfolden, Minnesota. She married Kenneth C. Jacobson on August 23, 1947. They had six children: Paul (LaVonne), Margit Kegel (James), Mary Hoppe (Richard), Solveig Bischoff, Thomas (Kim), and Peter (Anne). Clara graduated in English and Music from Augsburg College,...
Jack L. Zabokrtsky
Aug 10, 2015
Jack Zabokrtsky, 64 of Fairbury, NE, passed away August 10, 2015 at his home. He was born to Louis Pearl and Ruby Violet (Kuhl) Zabokrtsky April 25, 1951 at Steele City, NE. Survivors are wife Rebecca, son Travis (Jacki) Zabokrtsky of Morrowville, KS, daughters Marla (Ryan) Strunk of Hollenberg, KS, Annie (Paul) Erichsen of Beatrice, NE, Maggie (Justin) Pryor...
Virginia J Mccord
Aug 4, 2015
Virginia Jeanette McCord passed away peacefully at home on Aug 4, 2015 at the age of 88. Virginia was born on January 21, 1927 to William and Emma Stauss Glenn, near Gladstone, NE. She was the youngest of 5 children. She attended elementary school at District 50, Gladstone, Nebraska and Fairbury High School in Fairbury, NE. After graduation, she...
Mary Ella Manley
Aug 3, 2015
Mary Ella Manley was born April 23, 1918 to George & Ella (Baily) Doebele on a farm near Hanover, KS. She was Baptized & Confirmed at St. John’s Catholic Church in Hanover & went to school at Hanover also. God called her home August 3, 2015 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. from congestive heart failure. She...
Betty Ota Shanek
Jul 30, 2015
Betty O. Shanek, 90 of Odell, NE passed away July 30, 2015 at Bryan West in Lincoln. She was born to William Otis and Bessie Bernice (Young) Leeper October 22, 1924 at Wymore, Nebraska. Survivors are husband Walter, son Jerry Shanek of Detroit, MI, daughter Cheryl Laux of Bridgeport, NE, 6 grandchildren, and 3 Great-Grandchildren. She is preceded in...
Wilma Laue
Jul 28, 2015
On a cool, fall day in October 1940, a little girl was born to Paul and Margaret (Wulff) Lohse, in Odell, Nebraska. They named her Wilma Jean and she celebrated her birthday each year on October 29. When she was a young child, she was baptized into the Lutheran faith and was confirmed at the Stateline Zion Lutheran Church....
Janet F. Brown
Jul 28, 2015
Janet F. (Ross) Brown passed away peacefully in her home July 28, 2015. She was born to Henry and Jane (Bevington) Ross January 8, 1934 near Narka, Kansas. She married Robert M. Brown on December 22, 1953 in Western, Nebraska. They had three children; Robert Jr., Sheri and Jeff. Janet lost her husband of over 61 years May 20,...
Lonnie L. Schwisow
Jul 28, 2015
Lonnie L. Schwisow, 69, of Western passed away on July 28, 2015. He was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on March 8, 1946 to August and Martha Schwisow. Lonnie was a teacher in the Meridian Public School system for 40 years. He taught Special Education, Government and coached many students in track and basketball. He loved helping his student athletes...
Betty Louise Richardson
Jul 21, 2015
Betty Louise Richardson 89 of Fairbury, NE passed away July 21, 2015 at Heritage Care Center. She was born to Holman Tandy and Hazel Clare (Githens) Valentine on December 15, 1925 at Thompson, NE. Survivors are daughters Sally (William) Hull of Fairbury, Torry (Chris) Thelen of Wood River, NE and son Rick Richardson of Enid, OK, 10 Grandchildren, 12...
Derek D. Moore
Jul 14, 2015
Derek Dominic Moore, 35, passed away on July 14, 2015 in his mother’s home in Fairbury, NE. He was born July 19, 1979 in Fairbury to Benny T. and Linda Moore. Derek (Dom) attended school in the Fairbury Public School system. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1997. When he was 8 years old he started taking classes...
Christopher Lee Troxel
Jul 12, 2015
Christopher L. Troxel 32 of Fairbury, NE. passed away July 12, 2015. He was born June 4, 1983 at Coldwater, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. A register book is available at the Funeral Home. Graveside services are at 10:00 a.m. Saturday July 18, 2015 at the Enos Dale Cemetery-Rural Morrowville, KS.
Randall Lee Drewes
Jul 12, 2015
Randall L. Drewes 68 of Fairbury, NE. passed away July 12, 2015 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln. He was born November 18, 1946 in Fairbury, NE. to Raymond & Hazel (Milius) Drewes. Services will be at 10:30 am Thursday July 16, 2015 at the American Lutheran Church in Fairbury.
Diana Lynn Vculek
Jul 8, 2015
Diana Lynn Vculek 52 of Fairbury, NE. passed away July 8, 2015 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln. She was born April 17, 1963 at Vallejo, CA. to Edgar & Lois (Kruse) Griffin. Services will be at 11:00 am Friday July 17, 2015 at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home Chapel in Fairbury. The family will greet friends on Thursday July...
Richard E Meyer
Jul 8, 2015
Richard Emil Meyer (93) passed away at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. He was born to Emil and Margaret (Gillit) Meyer on October 17, 1921, by cesarean section on the kitchen table at the family home in rural Murdock, Nebraska. He lived in Cass County until the age of four when the family moved...
Dale Arthur Wilson
Jul 7, 2015
Dale Arthur Wilson, 85, was born March 10, 1930, Jefferson County, NE. The only son of Clyde Arthur and Minnie Dell (Williams) Wilson. He attended rural school district 6 at Kesterson and graduated from Fairbury High School with the class of 1948. He lived on the family farm south of Fairbury all of his life farming and raising livestock....
