Jun 9, 2014

Edwin John Leseberg entered his eternal rest on Monday, June 9th at the Good Samaritan Home in Wymore, Ne. Edwin was born January 19, 1926 at Bremen, KS to Louis H. and Anna (Saathoff) Leseberg. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bremen on February 7, 1926. He grew up on a farm North of Bremen and attended Marysville...

Jun 7, 2014

Lindell Schleif was born in Nelson Nebraska on January 20, 1934 to Henry and Ida Schleif. He passed away in Fairbury, Nebraska on June 7th, 2014. He was baptized by Pastor Charles Bunge on March 4, 1934 and confirmed on Aug 17, 1947 by Pastor Reuter at Salem Lutheran Church in rural Nelson, Nebraska. He graduated from Nelson High...

Jun 5, 2014

Donald Dale Bures age 90 was called home to his dear Lord, June 5, 2014. Born on the family farm, Odell, NE., to Frank J. and Estella (Vitosh) Bures on July 26, 1923. He graduated from Odell High School in 1939, and attended Santa Ana Jr. College in Santa Ana, CA. He was a life-long farmer enjoying the joys...

Jun 5, 2014

Raymond L. Forney, 89, passed away June 5, 2014 in Fairbury. Born July 30, 1924 to Rollin and Katherine (Broeder) Forney near Daykin, he attended a rural school, graduating from Daykin High School in 1944 and attended community college in Fairbury. He continued helping on the family farm. Ray was united in marriage to Shirley Hewitt on June 5,...

May 30, 2014

Robert H. “Bob” Schroeder age 84 of Reynolds, Nebraska passed away on May 30, 2014. He was born September 5, 1929 at rural Plymouth, Nebraska the son of Frederick and Katharine Kracke Schroeder. Survivors include his sisters-in-law Martha Schroeder, Marie Schroeder, Bertha Schroeder, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and special friend Karen Keilwitz. Funeral services will be held on...

May 29, 2014

Eva J. Devio, 77 of Fairbury, Nebraska died May 29, 2014 at Heritage Care Center. She was born September 22, 1936 to Charles L. and Libbie Anna (Jakabosky) Grubbs at Mahaska, Kansas. Survivors are her sister Bernice Sorell of Fairbury, son Douglas Parker, Jr. and daughter Kelli Martinez. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Bernard....

May 21, 2014

William Boyd Hasley, (Bill) was born January 15, 1939 in San Diego, California to John D. and Olive O. Hasley. He spent much of his childhood in National City, California, in the care of his grandparents, Frank and Ella Hasley, while his father was in the US Navy. It was while living in National City that he met the...

May 20, 2014

Donald R. Scholl 83 of Fairbury, NE. passed away May 20, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born June 6, 1930 at Vesta, NE. to Carl & Anna (Dirksen) Scholl. Survivors are Wife Janice Scholl of Fairbury, Sons: Larry Scholl & Wife Maure of St. Louis, MO., Randy Scholl & Wife Sharon of Charlottesville, VA....

May 19, 2014

James Stewart, 53 of Jansen, Nebraska died May 19, 2014 at Jefferson Community Health Center. He was born May 1, 1961 to Frank and Leona (Rentschler) Stewart in Longmont, Colorado. Survivors are his mother Leona of Jansen, sisters Julie Jones of Jansen and Christina and husband Michael Siebels of Omaha, and brother Frank and wife Rachel of Colliersville, Tennessee,...

May 18, 2014

Leslie W. Jochens, 91, passed away Sunday, May 18th, 2014. He was born October 31st, 1922 in Abbott, Colorado, the son of the late Henry and Margaret Michels Jochens. Les’s family moved several times in his early years and eventually settled in the Fairbury area. He graduated from Fairbury High School and worked in the area until he joined...

May 17, 2014

Darlene E. Orth passed away Saturday May 17, 2014 at the age of 88 years at her home in Fairbury, NE. at the Fairbury Gardens. Darlene was born in Washington County in 1925 on December 25th. She lived in Mahaska, Kansas for several years until the family moved to Fairbury. She attended Fairbury grade school and later Fairbury High...

May 14, 2014

Nellie E. (Beth) Harms was born July 18, 1922 in Steinauer, NE. to Frank and Ruby (Parthemer) Whiting and passed away on May 14, 2014. She resided the last three years at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, Nebraska. Beth Whiting was united in marriage to Harry Harms on July 18, 1940 at Washington, KS and to this union Gilbert...

May 13, 2014

Florence Bernice Rall, 88, of Fairbury, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in Fairbury. Florence was born March 12, 1926, in Fairbury to Fred and Florence (Snow) Becker. She lived her entire life in Fairbury, attending Fairbury schools through grade 10. Florence was baptized November 19, 1961, in the First Baptist Church. She remained interested in the...

May 12, 2014

Lorna J. Cunningham 73 of Lincoln, NE., formerly Western, NE. passed away May 12, 2014 at Tabitha Hospice in Lincoln. She was born April 6, 1941 at Western, NE. to August & Ella (Frey) Butt. Survivors are Sons: Jeff Cunningham & Wife Jamie of Martell, NE., Ed Cunningham & Wife Niki of Lincoln, NE., Kent Cunningham of Lincoln, Daughter:...

May 7, 2014

Lillian E. Meyer, 93, of Fairbury, Nebraska passed away May 7, 2014 at Gardenside Long Term Care in Fairbury. She was born to Frank and Anna Krikava Dolsky March 23, 1921 at Barneston, Nebraska. Survivors are son, Arnie Freauf and wife Trish of Fairbury, daughter Sandra and husband Pete Biron of Joliet, IL., grandchildren Mark Biron of Chicago, IL.,...

May 4, 2014

Phyllis Joan Brunow Ebke of Fairbury, passed away May 4, 2014 at her home.  She was born to Henry August Brunow and Irene Day Brunow on November 11, 1939. She was married to Orville Dean Ebke August 21, 1960.

Survivors are her husband Orville, daughter Lori L. Adams and husband Tom of Fairbury, daughter Denise A. Scott...

May 3, 2014

Lorene Margaret Tuma Hindman, 93, passed away on Saturday May 3, 2014 in Fairbury NE.  She was born January 25, 1921 on a farm in Thompson, NE. to Joe and Emma (McFarland) Tuma.  She attended country school district 53 and 37.

She married Norwood Junker and they had one daughter, Janice Marie.  In 1942, she married Charles...

May 3, 2014

Phyllis Marie (Patterson) Milligan, the only child of John and Cora (Kozel) Patterson, was born on January 24, 1925 at the family farm northeast of Haddam, KS. She passed away on May 3, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. She graduated from Haddam High School in 1942. After completion of a teacher education program she taught...

Apr 27, 2014

Gary L. Traeger 64 of Fairbury, NE. passed away April 27, 2014. He was born April 5, 1950  at Fairbury, NE. to Deyo & Velma (Mooren) Traeger. Gary graduated from Fairbury High School in 1968 and from UNL in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. He was a member of the Farmers Co-op Elevator Board,...

Apr 24, 2014

Loleta Nolte, died at the age of 90, April 24, 2014. Loleta Hummel Nolte, the oldest daughter of Erwin and Wilma Ruhnke Hummel, was born August 29, 1923 near Fairbury, Nebraska. Loleta was baptized on September 23, 1923 by Rev. A. G. Guelker, and confirmed by Rev. O.R. Heinitz on June 21, 1936 at Immanuel Lutheran, Daykin, Nebraska. She...