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Colleen M. (Borwege) Kucera, 78, of Deweese, died Aug, 16 at the Hospice House in Omaha. Her wishes were to be cremated. A graveside service will be held at the Blue Valley Cemetery near Ayr at 11 a.m. Oct. 12, She was born May 18, 1946, to Norbert and LaVona (Armstrong) Borwege in Hastings and graduated from the Bladen Public Schools with the Class of 1964. Colleen was united in marriage with Leonard J. Kucera, Jr. On March 27, 1971, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Hill. She retired after 43 years as a travel consultant in Hastings. She...
Marlin LeRoy Cox, the son of Robert Duane and Vella Mae (Melvin) Cox, was born on Feb. 12, 1936, at home in Nora, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, one of two children. He died on Aug. 17, 2024, at Bryan Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 88 years. He attended grade school in Nora and graduated from Nelson High School in the Class of 1953. He was drafted into the Army on Nov. 2, 1954, serving during the post-Korean War and was honorably discharged on Nov. 1, 1956. While in service, he was...
Arlo Ray Schoenrock, the son of Paul and Ruth Schoenrock, was born on Dec. 5,1941, in Alexandria Nebraska. Arlo grew up on a farm west of Fairbury and was baptized and confirmed at Zion Evangelical and Reform Church in Alexandria. After graduating from Fairbury High School in 1959, he attended Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Milford, Nebraska, and studied auto body technology. He lived much of his life in Superior, working for Bill Morris Ford and then was owner-operator of Arlo's Auto a...
The funeral for Doris Lee Stark will be held on Friday, Aug. 30, at 1 p.m. at the Nelson Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Neb., with Doris' great grand son, Pastor Nicholas Martozie, officiating. A graveside service will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery. Doris Lee Stark, 92 years of age, of Hastings (formerly of Holdrege and Loomis, Nebraska), died on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at The Kensington of Hastings. Doris was born Dec. 20,1931, in Holdrege, the second of three children to Perry and Annie...
Marjorie Waring, 94, was born Sept. 14, 1929, to Helen (Scott) Howe and Loren Wallace Howe in Belleville. She died July 28, at the Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde. Marge was baptized in the First Methodist Church, attended Belleville schools, graduating from BHS in 1947. She graduated from Christian College now Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri in 1949, and from Kansas State College in 1951 where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. One of Marge’s interests was horseback riding, and her summer job during her college years was as a...
Vicki Sue (Spiegel) O'Connor, 67, Overland Park, Kansas, died July 11, 2024. Born in Concordia to Richard and Nancy Spiegel, Formoso. Graduate of Mankato High School and Mary- mount College. Retired from St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, as medical records processing manager. Vicki married Patrick M. O'Connor on Oct. 18, 1980, at First United Methodist Church, Courtland. They raised two daughters, Jennifer and Katherine, in Olathe, Kansas. Survivors include her mother, Nancy...
Joanne C. Abram was born on Dec. 10, 1944, in Emporia, Kansas, the first of four daughters to Harold and Doris Wilson Abram. She died Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 79. Because of her father serving in the Third Army under General Patton, Joanne lived her young life with her mom and other family members in Hartford, Kansas, and Minot, North Dakota. Joanne first met her father when she was 10 months old. After her father was discharged...
Jack R. Wilson, "Jackie," age 91, died Wednesday Aug. 14, 2024, in rural Jewell, Kansas. He was born to Jack and Hazel Wilson on Aug. 7, 1933. Growing up on the farm, Jack developed a love and respect for the land, farm animals and hard-working farm life, including farming his land, harvesting various crops, baling, custom harvesting, caring for various farm animals, including cattle, in which he was caring for up to his passing, Within his younger years, he also worked in Kansas City, and also...
Annetta Lea Young, the daughter of Hugh and Stella (Dugas) Meier, was born on Sept. 9, 1938, in Superior, Nebraska. She died on Aug. 17, 2024, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital at Hastings, Nebraska, at the age of 85 years, 11 months, 8 days. Annetta attended the schools in Superior, graduating from Superior High School. She furthered her education at Fairbury Junior College. She was a 70-year member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and a current member of St. Cecilia’s in Hastings. She m...
Beverly Wemhoff, 75, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at her home in Platte Center. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 today (Thursday, August 22), at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, with a 7 p.m. Vigil service, all occurring at the church. Visitation will continue Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment is at St. Patrick-Joseph Cemetery. Beverly Joyce (Petersen) Wemhoff was born in Superior to...
A retired Superior businessman, Arlo Schoenrock, age 82, died Tuesday. His funeral is planned for 10 a.m. Friday at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home. Book signing is planned for 4 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) with family present from 6 to 8 p.m....
Hastings Nebraska resident Janet K. (Cannon) Ranieri, 67, died on Dec. 30, 2023, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings, Nebraska. A graveside service will be held at the Nelson Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday Aug. 24, with Pastor Joyce Dean officiating. There will be a luncheon following the service at the American Legion with family present. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home and Cremation Center has assisted the family. Janet was born...
Lawrence native and longtime Downey, California resident, LaVona Howard, died last week on Aug. 4, 2024 in California. LaVona was born Aug. 14, 1929, in Webster County, Nebraska, to Steve and Cecelia (Kitten) Krebsbach. She is survived by brother, Arnold Krebsbach and sister, Julia (Lonnie) Banks, three stepdaughters and families and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Joe Howard; parents; brothers, Jerome and David and sister, Lois Menke....
Verneile "Jean" Schumm, 92, died Aug. 2, 2024, in Moline, Illinois, where she resided the last 11 years. A grave- side service was at 2:15 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at the Blue Hill Cemetery, Blue Hill, Nebraska, with Ann Auten officiating. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 9, at Merten-Butler Mortuary, Blue Hill. A memorial has been established to be designated at a later date. Jean was born in Hastings, Nebraska, on Sept.10, 1931 to Ben Brower and Lela (Kaufman) Brower. She attended Hastings...
Christopher Alvord was born on July 27, 2005 and died July 26, 2024, in Gainsville, Florida. Roberts Funeral Home in Beloit, is in charge of the funeral. The service is pending....
Opal Joy (Ulsh) Laird, originally of Superior, Nebraska died on Aug. 6, 2024, in Hayden, Colorado, at the age of 99 years, 10 months and 16 days. She always considered Superior her home, no matter where she was residing, and looked forward to getting the hometown newspaper. Opal was born on Sept. 21, 1924, in Webber, Kansas, the daughter of Boyd and Bessie (Clark) Ulsh. She graduated from Superior High School and lived a life committed to her family, friends and community. She married Herman...
Matthew Kenneth Carpenter comfortably died on Aug. 6, 2024 surrounded by family and friends after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Matt was born on Aug. 29th, 1986 in Lubbock, Texas, to Terry and Julie (Reed) Carpenter. Matt met Brittany (Bruening) in 2012, and it was love at first sight - despite her choice of first date attire. They were married a few short years later on June 7, 2014. Their union was blessed with two sons, Wyatt (born 2017) and Barrett (born 2020). Although their time was...
Linus Joseph Ostdiek was born at home in Lawrence, Nebraska in 1931. The rural doctor who made the house call boldly declared his birthday to be March 15, 1931, but his mother swore otherwise. So, Joe traditionally celebrated both March 14 and March 15, having celebrated 186 birthdays by the time he died on July 25, 2024. He grew up in Lawrence, Nebraska, assisting his parents, Hubert and Louise Ostdiek, in the running of the Lawrence Locomotive newspaper (and eventually other local papers.) His...
The funeral for Connie G. Mazour, 84, of Norfolk, was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Norfolk. Father Pat Mc- Laughlin officiated the service. A rosary was held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Norfolk. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Connie died on Monday, July 29, 2024, at her residence in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. Connie was born on Dec. 4, 1939, on the farm in...
Lawrence resident Edward William Ostdiek, 71, died on July 29, 2024, at his home in Lawrence, Nebraska. Rosary was at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug., 3, 2024, and Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m. both at St. Stephens Catholic Church, Lawrence, with Father Denton Morris officiating. Inurnment was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence. His wishes were to be cremated. A memorial was established to be designated at a later date. The service was...
Sutton resident Dayle Allen DuBois, 80, died a month and a half after celebrating his 80th birthday on June 16. He died peacefully on Aug. 6, 2024, at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, Nebraska. His funeralwill be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at the Federated Church in Sutton with Pastor Edison Toe officiating. Interment will follow at the Sutton Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5 p.m. today (Thursday) until 7 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton. In lieu...
Agra resident, Larry L. Hall died Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Smith Center Health and Rehab at the age of 84. He was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Phillips County, Kansas, the son of Roy and Zella (Munyon) Hall. He was a teacher and a farmer. He was united in marriage to Patricia Mohrman on Jan. 23, 1999, in McCook, Nebraska. She survives. Other survivors include his stepchildren, Natalie Rickel and husband, Jim, of Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, Dave Phinney and wife, Deb, of Grand Island, Nebraska, Jeanette Meissinger and husband, Doug, of...
Mary Margaret Allen Ritterling, 81, died Monday, July 29, 2024. Mary is survived by her husband of 55 years, Verland Victor Ritterling of Plymouth, Wisconsin, four sons: David Patrick Allen Ritterling (Soojin) of Gangneung, South Korea; Jeffrey Paul Allen Ritterling of Alpharetta, Georgia; Mark Ritterling (Silvia) of Lake Forest, California, and Michael Ritterling (Rachel) of Oostburg, Wisconsin, and 12 grandchildren: Jiheh Ritterling PopiÊ (Ivan) of Union City, New Jersey; Carver Allen...
Edward Ostdiek passes July 29, 2024 Mr. Edward (Ed) Ostdiek passed at his home in Lawrence on Monday, July 29, 2024. He was found by his wife, Linda, when she returned Monday afternoon from driving a bus that day for a detasseling crew. Edward Ostdiek was the son of Herman and Irene Ostdiek. Born and raised in the Lawrence area, Mr. Ostdiek owned and operated an auto repair and service shop in Lawrence for many years. He suffered a physical disability for many years that ended his commercial operations....
Linus Joseph “Joe” Ostdiek, 93, of Lincoln died July 25, 2024. He was born March 15, 1931, in Lawrence, Nebraska, to Hubert and Louise (Brock- man) Ostdiek. Visitation was July 29, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m. with Rosary following at 6 p.m. at the church. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 am Wednesday, July 31, 2024, St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Hastings. Burial followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lawrence. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Knights of Columbus or AseraCare Hospice. Condolences online at Roper and...
