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David E. (Gene) Genung, the son of David A. and Olive Genung, was born Dec. 26, 1932, in Oconto, Nebraska. He died on Sept. 27, 2024, at Brodstone Healthcare Hospital in Superior at the age of 91. Gene attended grade school and high school in Nelson, Nebraska. On January of 1953, he enlisted in the Air Force where he was an airplane mechanic at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged A1C January 1957. From 1957 to 1961, he was part of the...
James R. Stone, Sr., 82 years of age, died Oct. 2, 2024, at the Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. He was born Sept. 27, 1942, in Rural Jewell County, Kansas to Vernon and Verdena (Broyles) Stone. James was a 1960 graduate of Burr Oak High School, Burr Oak, Kansas. He attended a vo-tech college in the Kansas City area. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He continued his service in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. James also received the veterans honorary associates degree of technical education from the NCKAVTS...
Richard Reynolds Kimball, MD,79, a long-time past resident of Mankato, died Oct. 2, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The cause was cancer. Born Feb. 27,1945, in Evanston, Illinois, to Edward H. Kimball and Hazel Anderson Kimball, he was raised in Scars- dale, New York, graduated from the University of California, Riverside, and received his MD degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. After internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, he began medical practice in...
Leota Claycamp McCarthy (formerly Hanson) died Sept. 22, 2024. Born on Jan. 11, 1943, in Beloit, Kansas, she was the devoted wife of the late Larry Hanson and later, a loving partner to Bill McCarthy. Leota spent her childhood in Mankato, Kansas, where she married her high school sweetheart, Larry. Their journey took them to Montana, during Larry's service in the Air Force, before they settled in Manhattan, Kansas. Leota dedicated many years to her work at McCall Pattern Company, where she...
Twilla Mae Frerichs (Hutt) died on October 3, 2024 at the age of 92, surrounded by her family at the Good Samaritan Society in Superior, Nebraska. Born on March 9, 1932, to Glenn and Wanda (Mc- Gowan) Hutt on a farm south of Superior, Twilla was the middle child of three sisters, Donna and Sharon. She attended Valley View rural school and graduated from Superior High School in 1950. On Aug. 1, 1952, Twilla married Gene Frerichs at the Methodist Church in Superior; where she was a lifelong...
Mark Sholtz, 66, of Guide Rock, died Oct. 2, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. His funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the Guide Rock Gymnasium, Guide Rock. Mark Eugene Sholtz, the son of Dean and Gwen (Hoins) Sholtz, was born Aug. 21, 1958, in Webster County. After growing up on the family farm and graduating as a Guide Rock Warrior in 1976, Mark went on to Chadron State College and played receiver for the Eagles, where he still holds records for most yards on punt and kickoff returns. While working in Hastings after...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Kubes, was born March 1, 1940, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Connie Krieger and Irene (Hasse) Krieger Bigley. She died Oct. 6, 2024, in Hebron, Nebraska, at the age of 84. Pat was adopt- ed by Lyle Bigley after her mother, Irene remarried. She grew up and attended school in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating from Lincoln Northeast. She then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating in 1962 with a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry. Pat then trained as a medical...
Judy Kay Fuller, the daughter of Lawrence and Irene (Cox) Smith, was born on Nov. 10, 1959, in Somerset, Kentucky. She died Sept. 30, 2024, at her home in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 64 years, 10 months, 20 days. Judy was a graduate of Pul- aski County High School in Somerset. She was married to Roger Lee Shilling and they were blessed with four children, Jennifer, Monica, Roger and Yvonne, he preceded her in death on March 19, 1996. She later married James Fuller. They had three...
Lincoln resident James Anthony "Jim" Schneider, 96, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Grace Space, Lincoln, Nebraska. Rosary was at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., today (Thursday), at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation was 1 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 4 to 6...
Donna LaRae Hawley, the daughter of Frank and Stella (Bartman) Matzner, was born on June 1, 1934, in Kearney, Nebraska. She died on Sept. 25, 2024, at Brodstone Health- care at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 3 months, 24 days. She grew up in Kearney. The family later moved to Gibbon, Nebraska. In 1952, she graduated from Gibbon High School. After graduation, she moved to Kearney, working at Baldwin Manufacturing and also the World Theatre. While working at the movie theatre, she met...
Andrew John Pumphrey was born Jan. 16, 1986, the fourth of five children to Paul and June (Baird) Pumphrey. He was baptized at St. John's Catholic Church. Surround- ed by love and affection, he developed an adventuresome spirit and orneriness. Andrew also embraced an outdoorsman spirit common to Jewell County, and enjoyed the passion of hunting and fishing throughout his life. He was a member of the Mankato High School Class of 2004. Andrew had a gift for the perfect tease, flowing from the way...
Max Virgil McMains died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Superior, Nebraska, on July 14, 2008, to Nate and Tessa (Core) McMains. He was the middle child with two brothers, Mason and Morgan. Max grew up in Burr Oak, Kansas, and attended school at Rock Hills in Mankato. Max was a sophomore at Rock Hills High School and an active member of the FFA. When Max was younger and you couldn't find him, just step outside and follow the trail of clothes....
David Warren Eberhart, age 78, was born in Beloit, Kansas, on Aug. 1, 1946. He died Sept. 27, 2024. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Jewell and graduated from Jewell Rural High School in 1964. He took the bus to Kansas City and joined the US Marine Corps the day after graduation. During his four years in the Marine Corps, David played the trombone in the Marine Corps band in California and served in Okinawa and Vietnam. When David returned to the United States, he went to work installi...
David E, (Gene) Genung, 91, of Superior died Friday at the Brodstone Healthcare hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Williams Funeral Home at Superior....
Richard Winn, 65, of Edgar died last Wednesday at his home in Edgar. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Williams Funeral Home, at Edgar...
Jim Huge lived an extraordinary life, and he leaves so many of us with cherished memories. His family and friends will have an opportunity to share their stories of Jim and his impact at a celebration of his life on Oct. 30 in Reno, Nevada. All are welcome. The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, One South Lake Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. Those who would like to participate virtually may attend via Zoom by following this link: https://us 02web.zoom.us...
The funeral for James “Jim” Johanek, age 71 of Cawker City, will be at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 26) at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Esbon. Mr. Johanek died Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Osborne County Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Angie; children, Taneasha Eckstrom, Andrea Morris, Zediah Timmons; six grandchildren; brother, Ron Johanek of Esbon; and sisters, Sharon Bergman of Smith Center, Nancy Stortz of Glen Elder, and Tracy Decker of Smith Center. A rosary service was at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Cremation has tak...
Hastings resident, Michael W. Harig Sr., 74, died Sept. 9, 2024. Michael was born Oct. 5, 1949, in Superior, Nebraska, the son of Donald A. and Mary M. (Strauss) Harig. He graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1968 and attended CCC in Hastings. Mich- ael married Esther P. Schneider on May 18,1985, in Hastings. He retired from Thermal King and went to work at Menards. He was a volunteer fireman for departments in Fairfield, Superior and Hastings. Mike enjoyed collecting random items such as hats and model cars. Michael is...
Harold Eugene Soper, 80, the son of Vern Wesley and Opal (Norwood) Soper, was born March 7, 1944, at Superior. He died Sept. 15, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior. Harold received his formal education attending school at Bostwick and graduated from the Hardy High School. He was employed for a period of time with Ideal Cement in Superior and then on Oct. 28, 1965, he enlisted to serve his country during the Vietnam War and served until his discharge on June 10, 1966. Harold lived in Los Angeles and worked as a heavy equipment...
Gregory K. Johnson, died in Frisco, Texas, on June 26, 2024. He was born on March 19, 1950, in Concordia to Herbert and Dorthy (Green) Johnson. After graduating from Courtland High School in 1968, he attended Fort Hays State University and ultimately graduated with distinction from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1976. Upon graduating from dental school, Greg married Mary Ann Head in Corpus Christi on Nov. 19, 1976. He served in the United States Navy Dental Corps and retired after 21 years of dedicated service, being awarded the Presidential Merit...
Kenneth LeRoy Schiermeyer, Lawrence, Nebaska, was called peacefully to his eternal resting place with Christ on Sept.12, 2024. His funeral was at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Superior, with the Rev. Ronald Kuehner and the Rev. Fred L. Berry, Jr. officiating. Burial was in Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation was one hour before the funeral. Memorials may be directed to the Lawrence Community Center Building Fund. Condolences may be sent to the family at www...
Leslie Vaughn Rose, 86, the son of Pete and Grace (Degener) Rose, was born Aug. 12, 1938, at Rosemont. He died at his home in Riverton Sept. 11. Les received his formal education attending rural schools and the Eckley High School. A veteran of the United States Army, he enlisted on Nov. 27, 1957, and served his country until his discharge on Sept. 1, 1959. Following his service duty, Les moved to Guide Rock where he was employed with Ely Grain Company. On June 26, 1964, he was united in marriage with Marjorie Jackson. They lived at Guide Rock f...
Hastings resident Michael “Mike” W. Harig Sr., 74, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. His funeral will be Oct. 5, 2024, at the Southwood Community Room. 109 Wayfair Drive, Hastings Nebraska from 1 to 4 p.m. Graveside services will be at a later date. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Hastings, is assisting his family with cremation arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Mike was born Oct. 5, 1949, in Superior, the son of Donald A. and Mary M. (Strauss) Harig. He graduated from Superior High Sch...
Harold E. Soper, 80, of Hardy, died Sunday at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24,at the Williams Funeral Home in Superior with Pastor Jon Albrecht officiating....
James “Jim” Powell, 77, of Eagar, Arizona died Aug. 10, 2024. Jim was born on Feb. 12, 1947, in Superior, the son of Lyle Dean and Louise Collins Powell, who raised their family on a farm near Mankato. Jim is survived by his daughter, Tamara (Kurt) Krug of Lawrence, Kansas; his brother, Mahlon (Clarice) Powell of Overland Park; and sisters, Patricia (Jerry) Grout of Mankato, and Kathy Tucker of Junction City. His grandchildren include Lauren Krug, Neil Krug, Lydia (John) Benda, Luke Trenshaw, Bryanna Cribb, and Alexander Cribb. His gre...
