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Wilber Harms
Nov 16, 2008
Wilber C. Harms, age 87 of Fairbury, passed away on November 16, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born December 12, 1920 at Hubbell, Nebraska the son of John and Dena Free Harms. Survivors include his wife Bernice Harms, son Mike Harms, daughters Janette Harms, Sheila Harms, Mary Harms, brother Elmer Harms and wife Iverna, sister Frieda Schenk. Funeral services...
Karl Lobner
Nov 15, 2008
Karl H. Lobner, age 88 of Fairbury, Nebraska passed away on November 15, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born May 31, 1920 at Lewellen, Nebraska the son of Karl and Francis Adams Lobner, Sr. Survivors include his wife Gisela Lobner of Fairbury, sons Jerome Lobner and wife Linda of Loup City, NE.,...
Leonard Wacker
Nov 14, 2008
Leonard Wacker 77 of Fairbury, NE., passed away November 14, 2008 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln. He was born September 15, 1931 at Lincoln, KS. He was a Korean War Air Force Veteran. Survivors are Wife: Darlene Wacker of Fairbury, Daughters & Husbands: Susan & James Roepke of Raphine, VA., Angela & Allen Edens III of Cape...
Leonard T. Maschman
Nov 13, 2008
Leonard T. Maschman, age 86 of Daykin, Nebraska, passed away on November 13, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born March 10, 1922 at Helvey, Nebraska the son of August and Louise Drees Maschman. Survivors include his children Kristine Coffey and husband Robert, Lisa Maschman, Curtis Maschman and wife Anne, Greg Maschman and wife Suzanne, 6 grandchildrean and 1 great-grandchild....
John Welborn
Nov 10, 2008
John "Jack" Welborn, age 91 of Fairbury, passed away on November 10, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born October 8, 1917 at Wetmore, Kansas the son of Edver and Audry Batlin Wellborn. Survivors include his son Randy Wellborn and wife Barbara, sister Beverly Kaghan and husband Ron, brother Bob Wellborn and wife Dororthy, 7 grandchildren. He was preceded in...
Floyd Hiner
Oct 22, 2008
Floyd Christopher Hiner, age 103 of Fairbury, passed away on October 22, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born June 12, 1905 at Longton, Kansas the son of Christopher and Julia Lee Hiner. Survivors include his daughters Norma Jean Wurm and husband Marvin, Carol Elaine Grummert and husband Vic, 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 5 great-greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services...
Elsie Wood
Oct 19, 2008
Elsie Wood, age 98 of Fairbury passed away on October 19, 2008 in Fairbury. She was born on October 9, 1910 at Western, Nebraska the daughter of William and Emma Gutzmer Ziemann. Survivors include her sons Bruce Wood and wife Linda, Glen Wood and wife Marilyn, 4 grandsons and 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, October 22,...
Deloris Hellwig
Oct 18, 2008
Deloris Hellwig, age 82 of Fairbury passed away on October 18, 2008 in Fairbury. She was born July 28, 1926 at Helvey, Nebraska the daughter of Bernhard and Dora (Hohensee) Hellwig. Survivors include her sisters Myrtle Terpening, Lois Schipper and husband George and Beverly Forsch, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at...
Raymond Wendlandt
Oct 16, 2008
Raymond E. Wendlandt, age 87 of Fairbury passed away on October 16, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born February 22, 1921 at Gladstone, Nebraska the son of Carl and Christine Uphoff Wendlandt. Survivors include his wife June Wendlandt, sons Larry Wendlandt and wife Terri, Terry Wendlandt and wife Chris, daughter Rita Beachler and husband Mike, 5 grandchildren and 9...
Carlyn Sue Lytle
Oct 10, 2008
Carlyn Lytle, age 39 of Odell passed away on October 10, 2008 in Odell. She was born on January 7, 1969 in Beatrice the daughter of Carl and Marilyn White Lytle. Survivors include her parents Carl and Marilyn Lytle, brother Patrick Lytle and wife Michelle and nephew Sean Lytle. Funeral services were on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 2:00...
Verne Albert Pretzer
Oct 9, 2008
Verne Pretzer,age 91 of Diller passed away on October 9, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born on September 28, 1917 at Beatrice the son of Albert and Bertha Moschell Pretzer. Survivors include his wife Irene Pretzer, son Dean and Jane Pretzer, daughters Ruth Gasper and husband Stephen and Marilyn Gaster and husband Jim, 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren....
Frank "Fritz" Leonard Prellwitz
Oct 8, 2008
Frank "Fritz" Prellwitz, age 94 of Fairbury passed away on October 8, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born on September 29, 1914 at Hanover, Kansas the son of Charles and Lena Nutsch Prellwitz. Survivors include his wife Vola, sons Charles Prellwitz and Susan Bohlmeyer and Michael and Karen Prellwitz, 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services were Saturday,...
Ella Amanda Ehrett
Oct 8, 2008
Ella Ehrett, age 97 of Fairbury passed away on October 8, 2008 in Fairbury. She was born on March 26, 1911 in Summit, South Dakota the daughter of August and Ida Schuelke Kaaz. Survivors include daughter-in-law Jill Ehrett and Gary Jones, 2 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Funeral services were Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the...
Walter Kriesel
Sep 29, 2008
Walter J. Kriesel, age 90 of Fairbury, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born September 10, 1918 at Gladstone, Nebraska the son of Ernest and Helena Kujath Kriesel. Survivors include his wife Nadine Kriesel, children Carolyn Tate and husband Ralph, Phyllis Kriesel, Kent Kriesel and wife Julie, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, sister-in-law Viola Kriesel....
Larry Sasse
Sep 29, 2008
Larry Lynn Sasse, age 64 of Diller, Nebraska passed away at his home on September, 29, 2008. He was born June 30, 1944 at Fairbury, Nebraska the son of Orlyn and Martha Kleine Sasse. Survivors include his wife ReJeanna Sasse, son Ron Sasse and wife Mindy, daughter Sheila Goldsberry and husband Kevan, 4 grandchildren, mother Martha Sasse, brother Darrell...
Warren Roelfs
Sep 28, 2008
Warren Roelfs age 83 of Austin, Texas, formerly of Diller and Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on September 28, 2008 in Austin. He was born October 15, 1924 at Diller the son of William and Hulda Hahn Roelfs. Survivors include his wife Frieda Roelfs, daughters Reva Quakenbush, Sue Bohr and husband Phillip, Mary Gottsleben-Sukovaty, son Mardell Roelfs, 5 grandchildren, 2...
Anna Potter
Sep 23, 2008
Anna Louise (Krause) Potter, 86, died at 8:15 pm on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at George Davis Manor in West Lafayette IN. She suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for over 10 years. She was born on February 2, 1922 in Reynolds NE to the late Paul C and Alma A Krause. She married Eugene Potter on December 31, 1946 in...
Harold Zabel
Sep 22, 2008
Harold Merlyn Zabel, age 93 of Daykin, passed away on September 22, 2008 in Fairbury. He was born September 26, 1914 at Daykin, Nebraska the son of Lloyd and Winnifred Cox Zabel. Survivors include his wife Ruby, son Dennis Zabel and wife Rebecca, granddaughter Sara, 3 great-grandchildren, sister Ruth Schmidt and husband Earl Funeral services will be on Thursday,...
Jimmie Neal
Sep 20, 2008
Jimmie E. Neal, age 75 of Reynolds, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 20th in Fairbury. He was born April 27, 1933 at Belleville, Kansas the son of Leonard and Dorothy Hall Neal. He graduated from Belleville High School in 1952. He attended Fort Hays State College and graduated from Emporia State College in 1958. He served our country...
Catherine Wright
Sep 16, 2008
Catherine Wright, age 80 of Reynolds, Nebraska was born September 24, 1927 at Turin, Italy. She passed away on September 16, 2008 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Survivors include her husband Tom, daughters Pat Arnold and husband Mike, Diana Sonder, Kathy Cummings and husband Tom, 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and a brother Mario Germonio. Vigil service will...

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