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,...
Noel "Buster" Folkers
Jan 16, 2014
Noel “Buster” Folkers age 81 of Fairbury, NE. passed away January 16, 2014 at Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury. He was born December 4, 1932 at Odell, NE. to John & Martha (James) Folkers. Survivors are Wife: Opal Folkers, Son: Randy Folkers & Wife Renae, Daughter: Jan Beu & Husband Rick, Grandchildren: Hunter Folkers & Wife Amber, T.J....
Edith Clarice Haake
Jan 13, 2014
Edith Clarice Nau was born to Rev. Wm. G. Nau and Rose L. Ruff Nau on July 19, 1913 in Red Cloud, NE. She passed away on January 13, 2014 at Gardenside LTC in Fairbury, Nebraska at the age of 100 years, 5 months and 14 days. She was baptized by her father at Zion Lutheran Church in Red...
Eva Boyd
Jan 11, 2014
Eva J. Boyd 92 of Fairbury, NE. passed away January 11, 2014 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born June 27, 1921 at Arapahoe, NE. to Willard & Emma (Roadhouse) Cline. Survivors are Husband Lester Boyd of Fairbury. Services are at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday January 14, 2014 at the Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury with Darlene...
Marlys Grummert
Jan 11, 2014
Marlys Grummert 78 of Jansen, passed away Saturday at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln. She was born October 21, 1935 at Plymouth, NE to Arthur and Selma Niemeier Meyer. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1949. Marlys graduated Fairbury Junior College 1955 and the University of Nebraska in 1969 with a teacher degree. She taught in Washington, Kansas,...
Juanita Regnier
Jan 9, 2014
Juanita E. Regnier of Fairbury, Nebraska, died on January 9, 2014, at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury at the age of 94. Juanita was born on the Baca County ranch near Two Buttes, Colorado, to Roy and Katie (Dacy) Regnier on March 12, 1919. Juanita was the seventh child in the Regnier family and grew up with two...
Lawrence Mathieson
Jan 4, 2014
Lawrence Mathieson 90 of Morrowville, KS. Passed away January 4, 2014 at Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury. He was born April 25, 1923 at Rural Washington, KS. To William & Florence (Heady) Mathieson. Survivors are Friends. Preceded in death by his Parents. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday January 7, 2014 at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury,...
Barbara Alene Sell
Dec 31, 2013
Barbara Alene Sell, 68, formerly of Fairbury, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nev. Barb was born Oct. 25, 1945, in Beatrice, to Alice and Glenn Fall. She was baptized in 1955 at the First Christian Church in Beatrice. She attended elementary school and country school in Beatrice, before graduating in 1963 from...
Carol Brown
Dec 30, 2013
Carol Brown, 84 of Fairbury passed away December 30, 2013 at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. She was born October 12, 1929 at Fairbury, NE to Robert and Ruby Bokenkroger Prather. Former Owner Griffeys Steakhouse in Fairbury. She is survived by daughters Sandy Zabokrtsky and husband Doug of Endicott, NE, Shari Hatfield and Teri Cookson of Wichita, KS. A...
Melvin M. Brueggemann
Dec 29, 2013
In Loving Memory of Melvin Martin Brueggemann Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant, Melvin. Melvin Martin Brueggemann, son of Martin and Clara (Bartels) Brueggemann, was born near Tobias on May 13, 1927. He was baptized in...
Norman Poncho Medina
Dec 28, 2013
Norman “Poncho” Medina, 77, of Fairbury, NE. passed away December 28, 2013 at Bryan LGH West Hospital in Lincoln. He was born August 13, 1936 at Meadow, NE. to Fibencio & Candelaria (Gallardo) Medina. He was a Marine Veteran. Survivors are Son: Scott Medina, Daughter: Andrea Lanze, Grandchildren: Correy Hein, Brodie Lanze, McKenna Lanze, Alex Medina, Brothers: Jess Medina...
Laura L. Gardner
Dec 24, 2013
Laura Siebe Gardner was born October 9, 1918 to Charles and Anna Siebe in Jefferson County. She died at age 95 on December 24, 2013 in Fairbury, Ne. She attended grade school at Dist. 17 and Dist. 49 and graduated from the Fairbury High School in 1936. She was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Lutheran Church, North of...
Elaine Dorthea Johnson
Dec 23, 2013
Elaine Johnson of Fairbury, Nebraska, loving wife to Vernon B. Johnson for 72 years, passed away on Monday, December 23 at the Heritage of Fairbury. She was born on December 10, 1920 near West Point, Nebraska to David R. and Dora (Hansen) Goranson. She attended rural schools near West Point, and graduated from Oakland High School with Vernon in...
Jesse D. Graham Jr.
Dec 23, 2013
Jesse D. Graham passed away peacefully December 23, 2013. He lived a long and happy life. Jesse was born on May 18, 1923, the cherished son of Jesse D. Graham, Sr. and Emma Jane Masten Graham. Jesse was a World War II Veteran – he proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. He met and married...
Kenneth Ray Messing
Dec 12, 2013
Kenneth Ray Messing, age 63, departed this life unexpectedly on December 12th, 2013 while on business in Oklahoma. Kenny was born in Fairbury January 29th 1950 , the youngest of five children born to Bill and Fern (Archer) Messing of Gilead. The family moved to Fairbury in 1953 where Kenneth attended West Ward and participated in Cub Scouts, Little...
Nancy Miller
Dec 12, 2013
Nancy Miller, 75, of Fairbury, passed away December 12, 2013. She was born to Lyle and Pauline (Mumby) Ward on October 26, 1938 at Helvey, Nebraska. Survivors are Sons; Wayne and wife Lori of Western, Ne., Ryan and wife Nancy of Trinidad, CO., Todd and special friend Angela Taylor or Fairbury., and Lydell of Beatrice, Ne.; Seven Grandchildren and...
Lila J. Schoen
Dec 11, 2013
Lila J. Schoen, 81, of Fairbury passed away December 11, 2013. She was born to Henry and Rena (Junker) Seggerman on January 13, 1932 in Jefferson County Nebraska. Survivors are husband; Alfred Schoen, Sister; Lois and husband Bob Yantz, Brother; Marvin and wife Eleanor Seggerman all of Fairbury, Sister-in-law; Carolene and husband Don Mitchell of Lincoln, Nebraska, Nieces; Marsha...
