Oct 27, 2024

Dorothy Jane Stewart 97, Fairbury, died Sunday October 27th, 2024 at Gardenside Nursing Home.  She was born December 18th, 1926 at Lewis Iowa.

She married Orval Stewart in 1947.  She was a very loving Mother and Grandmother.  Survivors: Sons, Don Stewart (Cindy) Lincoln, Ron Stewart (Patricia) Lincoln.  Daughters:  Becky Rosener (Tom) Fairbury, Shelly Siegel (Bob) Lincoln.  14...

Oct 22, 2024

Ted Sims, 61, was born September 18, 1963 in Denver, Colorado. He is the youngest of five children born to David and Glenda Sims. He joined his mother and father in heaven on October 22, 2024. He grew up in the village of Western, Nebraska and attended Meridian High School where he graduated in 1982. He participated in football...

Oct 21, 2024

Dwain Paul Compton passed away Monday, October 21, 2024 at Gardenside Long Term Care in Fairbury. Dwain was born on a farm west of Steele City, Nebraska on March 4, 1931 to Paul and Laura (Zubick) Compton. He attended rural school in the Endicott Nebraska School District for his first nine years before the family moved to Mahaska, Kansas....

Oct 16, 2024

Delbert Wayne Pfingsten, 88, passed away peacefully in his home on October 16, 2024, in Fairbury, NE. He was the husband of Janice Pfingsten, and together they shared 62 years of marriage.

Delbert was born in Hebron, NE on August 11, 1936. He was the son of George and Leona Pfingsten. Delbert attended District 17 in Thayer...

Oct 9, 2024

Leland James “Jim” Roth, born on June 28, 1938, passed away on October 9, 2024, at the age of 86. Jim was a proud graduate of Milford High whose faith played a central role in his life.   He was a member of Four-Square Church in Fairbury and later, he continued his faith journey at Jansen Bible Church, always finding...

Oct 5, 2024

Joshua Pollock was born on June 10th, 1980, in Grand Island, NE to Jack and Margaret (Whyte) Pollock. He gained his wings on October 5, 2024, following complications from a motor vehicle accident.

Josh was the oldest of four siblings. In the words of his siblings, he was the Donatello to their TMNT, The Spike in their...

Sep 29, 2024

Dawn (McMurphy) Howard, age 53, of Jansen NE, lost her battle with cancer on September 29, 2024. She was born December 29, 1970, to Frederick (Rick) McMurphy and Sherry (Meyer) McMurphy. Dawn graduated from Fairbury High School in 1989 and started a family soon after. Dawn always said her greatest accomplishment was her family.

She is survived...

Sep 25, 2024

Ella Alma Henrietta Witte was born March 4, 1929 in Byron Nebraska to Herman and Katherine Huhner Witte.  Herman and Katherine Witte had 8 daughters; Anna, Hermine, Sophia, Frieda, Elsie, Irene, Ida and Ella.  Ella was the youngest.  She passed away September 25, 2024 at 95 years old after enduring many health issues over the years.

Ella...

Sep 18, 2024

William Ray “Bill” Sell, 64, of Fairbury, NE., was born September 16, 1960, in Lincoln, NE., and died of cancer on September 18, 2024 in the Heritage Care Center, Fairbury.   He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church, Fairbury, and attended Fairbury Public Schools graduating with the class of 1978.  He was a happy, fun-loving child who enjoyed...

Sep 15, 2024

Richard “Rick” Graham, 64, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024 at the Jefferson Community Health & Life Center, in Fairbury, NE.  He was born to Gertrude Graham on August 14, 1960, in Omaha, NE.

Rick enjoyed watching Nebraska Cornhusker football, camping and fishing with his friends. He also liked tinkering around with cars and other projects....

Sep 10, 2024

Robert "Bob" Milius, born on January 9, 1944, in Fairbury Nebraska, to Walter and Dorrine Milius, passed away peacefully on              September 10, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska, surrounded by his loving family.

Bob was baptized and made his First Communion at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Gilead, Nebraska, and was later confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...

Sep 4, 2024

Mary Ellen Marschman (née Zimmerman), age 81, of Fairbury, NE, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024 after battling cancer. Born on July 7, 1943, in Hays, KS, Mary was a cherished figure in her community and is fondly remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

Mary proudly served in the US Marine Corps from...

Sep 1, 2024

Reis Matthew Blobaum was born on April 23, 2006, in Lincoln, Nebraska.  His early years were spent in Bennet, Nebraska where he soon learned that, if he was persistent, he would be allowed to stay up and watch cartoons well after his bedtime.  He loved playing with his brother Ashton under the front porch and getting as dirty as...

Aug 24, 2024

Michael John Harms was born March 1, 1959, in Fairbury, Nebraska to Wilber C. and Bernice (Schenk) Harms. Mike died August 24, 2024, at the age of 65 years of a stroke.

Mike was baptized March 15,1959 at the Trinity Lutheran Church by Gladstone, Nebraska and confirmed in 1972 at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairbury.

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Aug 23, 2024

Obituary - Gladys Ebke Gladys Helene Ebke was born Dec. 5, 1925 at rural DeWitt, Nebraska, to Fred and Helene (Pieper) Tiemann.  She was baptized on Dec. 25, 1925 by Rev. Al Fleischmann.  She was confirmed on May 14, 1940, by Rev. Anton Eggerling.  Her confirmation verse was Matthew 28:20b— “Lo, I am with you always even to the...

Aug 18, 2024

Mildred Ann (Monteil) Zach, 93, went to our Lord on August 18, 2024.

Millie was born January 24, 1931, to Edger and Rose Monteil in Argentine, (Kansas City) Kansas.  She was the second youngest of 12 children.

She attended Kansas City Schools and graduated in 1949 from Argentine High School.

After graduation, Millie...

Aug 13, 2024

Yanka M. Weichel was born June 25, 1949, in Bielefeld, Germany to Nicholas and Giesla (Wollman) Marinkovic. She went home to heaven on August 13, 2024. She was baptized in December 1949.

When she was 5 years old her family immigrated to Australia, settling in St. Albans, a suburb of Melbourne. After receiving her primary and secondary...

Aug 11, 2024

Richard "Dick" Dean Leonard, 85, of Fairbury, Nebraska sadly left this earth to be with his heavenly Father on Sunday, August 11th, 2024. He was born to Guy and Elsie Leonard on February 27, 1939, in Fairbury, NE.

Dick graduated from Fairbury High School in 1957 and quickly joined the army where he served until 1960, being...

Aug 10, 2024

Barbara Blanche (DeFrain) Jantzen, gained her wings surrounded by her loving family at Gardenside Nursing Home on August 10, 2024.

Barb was born on May 11, 1945 to Howard and Anna (Eisenhauer) DeFrain. At the age of five the family moved from their home in Alexandria to Bower. Where she was raised on the family dairy farm....

Aug 6, 2024

Steven J. Tucker passed away peacefully in his home in Fairbury on August 6, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born to Ethel and Tim Tucker on March 6, 1948, in Omaha, NE. He graduated from Herman High School in 1966, and Nebraska Barber college in 1974.

Steven loved sports, basketball, baseball, golf...