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...

Apr 23, 2014

Verneal D. Barber 88, formerly of Diller, passed away April 23, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury.  She was born January 19, 1926 to Oscar and Ida (Engelman) Schnuelle on the family farm in rural Harbine, Nebraska.  She went to Diller High School.

On August 8, 1946 she married Charlie Barber in the parsonage of...

Apr 22, 2014

Barbara “Betty” Troxel 86, of North Platte, formerly of Fairbury, NE., died April 22, 2014 in North Platte, NE. Mrs. Troxel was born July 9, 1927 in Ipswich, England to Charles & Dora Isabella Bennett. She became a war bride when she married Kermit "Punk" Troxel on April 25, 1945 in the Church of England in Ipswich. After WWII...

Apr 15, 2014

Bobby Dean Stepp was born on May 9, 1938 to Gordon William and Florence Josephine (Sutton) in Hydro, Oklahoma. He had two younger siblings who adored him throughout his life. He died at age 75 on April 12, 2014. Bob was baptized and confirmed at the American Lutheran Church in Fairbury, Nebraska on December 24, 1960.  He married Mary...

Apr 13, 2014

Dana Lynn Raney 26 of Alexandria, Nebraska passed away April 13, 2014 at her home. She was born December 17, 1987 to David Lynn and Linda Marie (Hasselbring) Raney in Fairbury, Nebraska. Surviving her death are her parents David and Linda Raney of Alexandria, her brother Ed Raney and his wife Kim and nieces Gabrielle Jeannette and Karina Marie...

Apr 8, 2014

Lavina (Meyer) Schwisow went to her eternal reward April 8, 2014.  She was born November 2, 1918 to Henry and Anne (Lucking) Meyer at Fairbury.  Lavina was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Daykin.  She attended school at West Bower, located north of Fairbury, until the tenth grade.

She married Walter Schwisow...

Apr 8, 2014

Gerhard A. Schmidt 97 of Fairbury, passed away April 8, 2014 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born March 4, 1917 at Daykin, NE. to Fred & Dora (Meyer) Schmidt. He was a W W II Army Veteran. Survivors are Wife: Lylice Schmidt of Fairbury, Son: Dwight Schmidt & Wife Barb of Fairbury, Daughter: Lynne Copple...

Apr 5, 2014

Earl Ernst Moser passed away peacefully in his sleep, early Saturday morning on April 5, 2014.  He was born on February 15 th , 1924 in Hollenberg, Kansas, the only child of John and Clara Moser.

He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Diller, Nebraska.  He grew up on a farm and...