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A native of Lawrence, Nebraska, Jolene C. Hoelting, 89, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly Kearney, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 in Omaha. A Funeral Mass was Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Joe Hannappel as celebrant. Burial was at the Kearney Cemetery. Jolene Hoelting died peacefully on the evening of Sunday, Aug, 25, 2024, at the age of 89, after several years of health struggles. She was the beloved widow of Eldon Hoelting and was predeceased by her parents, Helen...
Shirley Simmelink, 92, died Sept. 1, 2024, in Beloit, Kansas, at the Resident Care Center, where she had lived for the past ten and a half years and received wonderful care from many loving staff members. Shirley was born near Jewell, Kansas, to Vic and Mary Tullar on June 24, 1932. She attended Star Hill, a one-room schoolhouse, for the early years of her education. Shirley graduated from Jewell High School with the Class of 1950. On Nov. 11, 1951, Shirley married Don Simmelink. They briefly li...
Our Heavenly Father welcomed home Cheryl A. Feala, 78, of North Bend, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. She was born on Feb. 1, 1946, in Superior, Nebraska, to Marvin, Sr. and Lucille (Maruska) Thurber. Cheryl graduated from Nelson High School in 1964 and earned her nursing education at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing. She was commissioned to the Army Nurse Corps in 1967 and served in Vietnam until 1969. She worked at Brodstone Hospital in Superior and then in Lincoln, Nebraska. Cheryl...
Davenport resident, Harry Lewis Sanner, 92, died Sunday, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. Harry was born Nov. 20, 1931, in Davenport, to Lillian and Delbert Sanner. Harry was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert and Dean Sanner; and sister, Doris (Sanner) Culbertson; and brother-in-law, Harry Brinegar. Survivors include wife, Nelda (Brinegar) Sanner; daughter, Dianne (Sanner) Judy and husband, Steve of Pauline; sister, Marilyn (Sanner) Keim and husband, Larry; brother-in-law, Dee Brinegar and wife, Patsy;...
Richard Collins Kistler of Kearney, the beloved son of Will and Nova (Collins) Kistler, was born on Sept. 6, 1935, in Superior, Nebraska. He died Sept. 2, 2024, at the Nebraska Medical Center at Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 11 months, 27 days. He spent his childhood in Superior, where he attended school in the Portland Heights area, nurturing a love for trains that would become a lifelong passion. He graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1953. Richard served his...
Marjorie Jean Ward, the daughter of Paul and Edna (Runge) Hineline, was born on March 19, 1936, in Ruskin, Nebraska. She died on Sept. 5, 2024, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 17 days Marjorie attended school and graduated at Ruskin. Her first job was as a cashier in the Oak grocery store. Throughout her life, she worked as a CMA in several places including the State Chest Hospital at Mt Vernon, Missouri, Brodstone Memorial Hospital...
David L. Garman, age 76, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Republic County Hospital in the arms of his grandchildren. David was born on Jan. 27, 1948, at St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia,to Chester "Chet" and Kathleen (Buss) Garman. He was a 1966 graduate of Courtland High School. He then proceeded to get his degree in diesel mechanics at NCK Tech in Beloit, Kansas. David had many jobs over his life time, but he found the one that made him most proud was to be working beside his dad and...
Diane Janice Nelson, the daughter of Murl and Maxine (Doyle) Nelson, was born on May 14, 1960 in Chicago. She died Sept. 3,at the Keystone Ridge Nursing Home in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 64 years, 3 months, 20 days. Diane attended grade school at Burr Oak, and middle and high school in Superior. She went on and attended Hastings College taking art and then beauty school in Salina, Kansas. As a child she and her family were members of the Baptist Church in Mankato, and the Olive Hill Church,...
Donna Mae (Hinrichs) Richardson was born on April 10, 1935, to George and Marie (Hesse) Hinrichs and died Sept. 5, at the age of 89. Donna went to school in Deshler, and graduated from Deshler High School on May 23, 1952. Donna attended Doane College in Crete, for one year majoring in business. After college, Donna was a medical secretary for Dr. Penry in Hebron. She was united in marriage to Donald (Don) Richardson on March 26, 1967. From this marriage was born a son, Greg. The couple moved to the Belleville, area and became of the...
William K. “Bill” Walker, 79, died at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas Aug. 29, 2024. He was born on Aug. 9, 1945, in Norton, Kansas, the son of William Gail and Geraldine May Groves Walker. He was a resident of Oakley since 2021 moving from West Plains, Missouri. In 1963, Bill graduated from Medicine Lodge High School and then graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield four years later. He was in education for almost 50 years. After stints in Dodge City and Salina, he came to Scott City in 1969, where he taught and coached unt...
JoAnne Marie Sorensen Edwards, was the first child born to Nels and Marie (Hansen) Sorensen on Jan. 26, 1932, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska. She died on Sept. 3, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society, Superior, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 7 months, 8 days. Her parents lived on a lease until 1939. She attended Miller Country School for three years. During that time, her teacher had her and a classmate recite for the Nuckolls County Teachers at one of their meetings in...
Superior friends learned Tuesday of the death of Jim Huge, a former resident and strong supporter of the community along with his late brother Harry Huge. Though the family moved from Superior before he entered high school, he never lost his love for Superior. Funeral arrangements are pending....
Marvin L. Earley, 81, the son of Donald and Elgie Mae (Jermark) Earley, was born May 15, 1943, in Concordia. He died July 8,at Republic County Hospital, Belleville. Marvin grew up on a farm south of Formoso, and graduated with the Class of 1961 from Belleville High School. This is where he met his high school sweetheart Ramona Reed. The two were married on Aug. 12, 1962. Ramona died in 2023. Marvin began his career as a butcher in Manhattan, Kansas. This trade followed him to Thornton, Colorado in 1971 where he and Ramona called home until...
Richard C. Kistler, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Sept. 2, 2024, at Omaha, Nebraska. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, in Superior, Nebraska, to parents, Will and Neva (Collins) Kistler. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. on Friday with the family present from 6 to 7 at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Superior, Nebraska. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. before his funeral mass. Burial with military honors will be in Evergreen Cemetery,...
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....
