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Billie V. Everhart
Feb 26, 2014
Billie V. Everhart, 79, formerly of Fairbury, passed away February 27, 2014 in Concordia, KS. She was born May 18, 1934 to Walter & Florence Nance at Princeton, Nebraska. She was the 14th out of 15 kids born to them. She went to join her husband and other loved ones in heaven on February 26, 2014. She was married...
Edna A. Hammer
Feb 24, 2014
Edna A. Hammer, 92, of Fairbury, Ne., formerly of Lincoln, passed away February 24, 2014 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. She was born to John and Emelia (Heller) Oeltjen October 20, 1921 in Reynolds, Ne. She is survived by sons; John & wife Linda Hammer of Fairbury, NE., Dennis Hammer of Fullerton, NE., daughter; Jolene Bennett and...
Raymond F. Kerwood
Feb 18, 2014
Raymond F. Kerwood was born on a farm Northeast of Alexandria, to Donald and Ruth DeFrain Kerwood on June 15, 1927. He passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at Bryan East Hospital, Lincoln, NE at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 3 days. He attended rural school Dist. 30 of Jefferson Co. and Dist 21 of Thayer...
Wilton Thornburg
Feb 16, 2014
Wilton Thornburg Jr. 86 of Fairbury, passed away Sunday in Lincoln NE. He was born at Western, NE to Wilton and Lela Lewis Thornburg Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant brother and brother Lester and sisters Beulah and Phyllis. He is survived by his wife Doris, daughters Cynthia Stockwell and husband Mike of Plattsmouth,...
Harold L. Wieters
Feb 13, 2014
Harold LaVern Wieters fell asleep in Jesus February 13, 2014. He was born to Henry and Hannah (Duis) Wieters March 18, 1926 at Odell Nebraska. He was baptized April 11, 1926 and confirmed on April 28, 1940 at St. John Lutheran Church at Lanham, Ks. His confirmation verse was John 3:16. He attended country school and helped with the...
Joseph R. Hergott
Feb 11, 2014
Joseph Roy Hergott, son of Roy and Ruth (Glaum Hergott was born October 4, 1947 in a Fairbury hospital. He died February 11, 2014 in Fairbury, NE.
Joe was baptized by the Rev. Franklin King and later confirmed in the Alexandria Presbyterian Church. His membership was transferred to the Fairbury Presbyterian Church in 1971.
He...
Clifford Dale Klaumann
Feb 9, 2014
Clifford Dale Klaumann was born November 17, 1932 on a farm near Narka Kansas to John and Lillie (Sedlachek) Klaumann and passed away on February 9th, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center. He attended schools at Haddam and other rural schools in Kansas. He was a farmer and worked at other places in Fairbury including Fairbury Livestock, Pilcher Motors,...
Arliss M. Brown
Feb 8, 2014
Arliss Marie Brown 67, died February 8, 2014 at Bryan LGH-East in Lincoln, NE. She was born October 21, 1946 to August B. and Muriel (Eckoff) Hein in Fairbury, NE.
Survivors are husband; Charles Brown, daughters; Jodi and husband David Gustafson, Sandy and husband Butch Brunow, and Kathy and husband Shannon Arner all of Fairbury. 8 Grandchildren...
Bonnie L. Uhrmacher
Feb 7, 2014
Bonnie L. Uhrmacher 84 of Fairbury, NE., passed away February 7, 2014 at Gardenside Long Term Care in Fairbury. She was born April 18, 1929 at Hastings, NE. to Arthur & Martha (Christensen) Petrie. Survivors are Sons: Greg Uhrmacher & Wife Dorothy of Grand Island, NE., Brad Uhrmacher & Wife Zandra of Lincoln, Todd Uhrmacher of Omaha, NE., 4...
Dana Deger
Feb 6, 2014
Dana W. Deger of Fairbury, NE. passed away February 6, 2014 in Omaha, NE. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday February 15, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Fairbury.
Lloyd W. Richardson
Feb 5, 2014
Lloyd William Richardson, 86 passed away February 5, 2014 at his home in Fairbury, NE. He was born September 26, 1927, to Glen & Guila (Cannon) Richardson in Webster City, IA. Survivors are, daughter; Colleen and husband Mark Anderson of Alexandria, NE, Sons; Michael Richardson and wife Mary Loan of Belize, Kevin and wife Emily Richardson of Saline, MI.,...
Bonnie Sydow
Feb 1, 2014
Bonnie L. Sydow, 84 of Fairbury, passed away February 1, 2014 in Fairbury. She was born near Jansen, NE., July 20, 1929 to William and Berle Pottinger Stegeman. Graduated from Fairbury High School in 1946 and taught 8 grades in a one room schoolhouse. She married H.T. Sydow on December 8, 1946. She was a member of Fairbury Presbyterian...
Lorna I. Riggert
Feb 1, 2014
Lorna Irene Riggert passed away early Sunday morning, February 2, 2014 at the age of 87 years. She was currently residing at the Cambridge Place in Marysville, Kansas. Lorna was born August 14, 1926 on a farm southeast of Odell, Nebraska to Henry and Hulda (Schotte) Duensing. She attended school and church at Bethlehem in rural Bremen, Kansas. She...
Bernadine A. Ginn
Feb 1, 2014
Bernadine Ann (Gould) Ginn, 78 years 9 months and 11 days of Reynolds, NE, passed away February 1, 2014 at the Thayer County Hospital in Hebron, Ne. She was born April 21, 1935 the eldest child of Harlan & Nina Simmons Gould, on a farm in Benson County, ND. She went to country schools in Kansas through the 8th...
Harlene Alice Hellbusch
Jan 28, 2014
Harlene A. Hellbusch, 78 of Reynolds, NE., passed away January 28, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born July 9, 1935 at Fairbury, NE. to Clarence & Ethel (Fentiman) Graham. Survivors are Husband: Victor Hellbusch of Reynolds, Daughter: Lori Butcher & Husband John of Fairbury, Grandson: Jeremiah Jordan & Fiance Mandi of Beatrice, Granddaughters: Stefanie...
Esther E. Barber
Jan 27, 2014
Esther E. Barber 98 of Fairbury, NE. passed away January 27, 2014 at Gardenside LTC in Fairbury. She was born January 27, 1916 in Ellis, NE. to Christian & Alvina (Quiram) Malchow. Survivors are Son: Donald Barber & Wife Nancy of Fairbury, Daughters: Carolyn Meeske & Husband Kenneth of Wichita, KS., Judy Cary & Husband Kevin of Austin, TX.,...
Wesley E. Henry
Jan 24, 2014
Wesley E. Henry age 97 of Daykin, NE. passed away January 24, 2014 at Gardenside LTC in Fairbury. He was born July 10, 1916 in Daykin, NE. to William & Lulu (Brinkman) Henry. He was a WW II Army Veteran. Survivors are Wife: Viola Henry of Daykin, children Vivian Runnels & Husband Dennis of Omaha, Wanda Clements of Fremont,...
L. Edwin Boddye
Jan 23, 2014
Ed Boddye, 99, passed away January 23, 2014 at Cedarwood Assisted Living in Fairbury, NE. He was born November 17, 1914 to George and Lyda (Pletcher) Boddye in Fairbury. Survivors include Daughter; Judy and Nick Shepherd of Beatrice, NE., Grandson; Duff Shepherd and wife Bonnie Rentz of Kamas, UT., Granddaughters; Dani and husband Mark Spencer of Apple Valley CA.,...
Ernest Clarence Pavlicek
Jan 22, 2014
Ernest Clarence Pavlicek of Fairbury, World War II veteran and former Fairbury Power Plant superintendent, died January 22, 2014, at the age of 97. Ernie was born Dec. 16, 1916, on the family farm south of Thompson, NE., to Vaclav and Josefina (Boruvka) Pavlicek, Jr. He was the son and grandson of immigrants from Bohemia, now the Czech Republic....
Lawrence Cacak
Jan 19, 2014
Lawrence Charles Cacak, 89 passed away January 19, 2014 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. He was born to Frank and Elizabeth Pavlicek Cacak on November 23, 1924 at Thompson, Nebraska. Lawrence married Verda Welsh on November 22, 1946. He is survived by his wife of Fairbury, Ne., son; Harold of Orange County, CA, one daughter, Carol Allen,...

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