&nbsp; Marlin D. Lutz, the son of Martin and Ella (Penn) Lutz passed away, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Elk Ridge Assisted Living in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Marlin was 88 years of age. Gloria L. Lutz, the daughter of Floyd and Ethel (Enfield) Parman followed, passing away on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at CHI Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Gloria was 86 years of age. The couple were born in Benkelman, Nebraska. Marlin, on December 2, 1930, and Gloria, on September 30, 1934. Marlin graduated from Parks High School and Gloria attended country school through the eighth grade and then graduated from Benkelman High School in 1952. Marlin and Gloria were married on July 11, 1952, in Benkelman and soon after Marlin was drafted into the US Army. He served two years in the Korean Conflict, where he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, United Nations Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge. While Marlin was serving his country, Gloria attended McCook Junior College to earn her teaching certificate. She taught in the one-room Hoover School until Marlin returned from the service. The couple then engaged in farming on the family farm Northwest of Benkelman until retirement in 2008, when they moved to Benkelman. Due to health concerns, Marlin and Gloria moved to Elkhorn Assisted Living in 2018, to be closer to family. Marlin enjoyed working in his vegetable garden and flower beds while living in town. He was a member of VFW, American Legion Post 65, and Zion Lutheran Church of Benkelman, where he was baptized as a child. Gloria was also a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she served many years on the church council. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and her beloved bridge group for 40 years. Gloria drove a school bus for the Benkelman School District for 44 years, baked and decorated countless wedding, anniversary, graduation, and birthday cakes for so many in the Benkelman area. She was also a 4-H leader and fair worker for many years. The couple’s greatest joys in life were their friends, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The couple was preceded in death by a grandson; Michael McCreary, great- grandson; Harley Williams. Marlin was also preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Linn, Dale, and LeRoy Lutz, sister; Leanna Andres. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, husband; Marlin of 66 years, brother and sister-in-law; Floyd Jr. and Betty Parman, and brother-in-law; Jim Biber. Marlin and Gloria are survived by daughters Cindy, and husband Charles Lorenz of Yutan, NE, Peggy Bomer of Bellevue, NE, sons; Rick Lutz of Omaha, NE, Alan and wife, Mary Lutz of Sulphur Springs, TX, and Jeff and wife, Amber Lutz of Ogallala, NE. 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and Gloria’s sister; Dora Biber of Grand Junction, CO. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, 11:00 A.M. (MT) at the Zion Lutheran Church of Benkelman with Pastor Jim Gleason, and Brad Dokken officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, NE, with full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Dundy County Hospital or to the Zion Lutheran Church. both of Benkelman, Nebraska. Online condolences may be left at liewerfuneralhome.com&nbsp;&nbsp;Benkelman Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.

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 </figure>&nbsp; Marlin D. Lutz, the son of Martin and Ella (Penn) Lutz passed away, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Elk Ridge Assisted Living in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Marlin was 88 years of age. Gloria L. Lutz, the daughter of Floyd and Ethel (Enfield) Parman followed, passing away on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at CHI Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Gloria was 86 years of age. The couple were born in Benkelman, Nebraska. Marlin, on December 2, 1930, and Gloria, on September 30, 1934. Marlin graduated from Parks High School and Gloria attended country school through the eighth grade and then graduated from Benkelman High School in 1952. Marlin and Gloria were married on July 11, 1952, in Benkelman and soon after Marlin was drafted into the US Army. He served two years in the Korean Conflict, where he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, United Nations Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge. While Marlin was serving his country, Gloria attended McCook Junior College to earn her teaching certificate. She taught in the one-room Hoover School until Marlin returned from the service. The couple then engaged in farming on the family farm Northwest of Benkelman until retirement in 2008, when they moved to Benkelman. Due to health concerns, Marlin and Gloria moved to Elkhorn Assisted Living in 2018, to be closer to family. Marlin enjoyed working in his vegetable garden and flower beds while living in town. He was a member of VFW, American Legion Post 65, and Zion Lutheran Church of Benkelman, where he was baptized as a child. Gloria was also a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she served many years on the church council. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and her beloved bridge group for 40 years. Gloria drove a school bus for the Benkelman School District for 44 years, baked and decorated countless wedding, anniversary, graduation, and birthday cakes for so many in the Benkelman area. She was also a 4-H leader and fair worker for many years. The couple’s greatest joys in life were their friends, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The couple was preceded in death by a grandson; Michael McCreary, great- grandson; Harley Williams. Marlin was also preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Linn, Dale, and LeRoy Lutz, sister; Leanna Andres. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, husband; Marlin of 66 years, brother and sister-in-law; Floyd Jr. and Betty Parman, and brother-in-law; Jim Biber. Marlin and Gloria are survived by daughters Cindy, and husband Charles Lorenz of Yutan, NE, Peggy Bomer of Bellevue, NE, sons; Rick Lutz of Omaha, NE, Alan and wife, Mary Lutz of Sulphur Springs, TX, and Jeff and wife, Amber Lutz of Ogallala, NE. 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and Gloria’s sister; Dora Biber of Grand Junction, CO. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, 11:00 A.M. (MT) at the Zion Lutheran Church of Benkelman with Pastor Jim Gleason, and Brad Dokken officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, NE, with full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Dundy County Hospital or to the Zion Lutheran Church. both of Benkelman, Nebraska. Online condolences may be left at liewerfuneralhome.com&nbsp;&nbsp;Benkelman Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.

Marlin and Gloria Lutz 

Melba Whatley, 91, of Bridgeport, formerly of Dalton and Sidney, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2022 at Skyview at Bridgeport.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in the Dalton Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday afternoon from 4-7 p.m. at the church in Dalton. Memorials in Melba's name can be made to the family for later designation.&nbsp; &nbsp;Family and friends can leave condolences at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bondegardfunerals.com/">www.bondegardfunerals.com</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations is serving the Whatley family.

Melba Helen was born January 11, 1931, to Gustav and Martha (Shomshor) Nolte, in Ridgeley, NE, joining her older sister, Irene. She grew up on the family farm west of Gurley. She attended a country school, then Gurley High School, graduating in 1948, and then attended Chadron State College.&nbsp; Melba was united in marriage to William "Bud" Lojek on November 26, 1949, at Grace Lutheran Church in Gurley, NE. They resided in Dalton, NE, and to this union, three children were born: Brian, Judy and Bradley.&nbsp;

Melba was a homemaker and later became a caretaker for her disabled mother. In 1991, Melba moved to Sidney, NE, and became employed full-time at the Cabela's warehouse. In 1994, Melba married John Whatley. Melba retired from Cabela's and then became an employee at Walmart as a greeter where she worked just shy of 10 years. &nbsp;

Melba enjoyed her family and was blessed to have been able to witness so much of her grandchildrens' lives as their families grew. She enjoyed time spent in Southern California with her sister, Irene, and Irene's husband, Porky. Melba looked forward to annual Gurley all-school reunions, and she enjoyed visits and meals with family and friends. Melba was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney.

Melba is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Brian Lojek and Kris (Bozeman, MT), and Bradley Lojek and Cynthia (Gurley, NE), and daughter Judy Frerichs (Cheyenne, WY); eight grandchildren: Sara Smith (Dustin), Joshua Frerichs (Angela), Cory Frerichs (Nicole), Ashlee Lojek, Quinn Clark-Lojek, Lily Clark-Lojek, Jamie Taylor and Ben Taylor; 10 great-grandchildren; and cousin, Sylvia Hicks. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Irene, brother-in-law Porky, a brother Charles who died in infancy, and dear friend Phyllis Gerke.

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 </figure>Melba Whatley, 91, of Bridgeport, formerly of Dalton and Sidney, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2022 at Skyview at Bridgeport.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in the Dalton Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday afternoon from 4-7 p.m. at the church in Dalton. Memorials in Melba's name can be made to the family for later designation.&nbsp; &nbsp;Family and friends can leave condolences at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bondegardfunerals.com/">www.bondegardfunerals.com</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations is serving the Whatley family.Melba Helen was born January 11, 1931, to Gustav and Martha (Shomshor) Nolte, in Ridgeley, NE, joining her older sister, Irene. She grew up on the family farm west of Gurley. She attended a country school, then Gurley High School, graduating in 1948, and then attended Chadron State College.&nbsp; Melba was united in marriage to William "Bud" Lojek on November 26, 1949, at Grace Lutheran Church in Gurley, NE. They resided in Dalton, NE, and to this union, three children were born: Brian, Judy and Bradley.&nbsp;Melba was a homemaker and later became a caretaker for her disabled mother. In 1991, Melba moved to Sidney, NE, and became employed full-time at the Cabela's warehouse. In 1994, Melba married John Whatley. Melba retired from Cabela's and then became an employee at Walmart as a greeter where she worked just shy of 10 years. &nbsp;Melba enjoyed her family and was blessed to have been able to witness so much of her grandchildrens' lives as their families grew. She enjoyed time spent in Southern California with her sister, Irene, and Irene's husband, Porky. Melba looked forward to annual Gurley all-school reunions, and she enjoyed visits and meals with family and friends. Melba was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney.Melba is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Brian Lojek and Kris (Bozeman, MT), and Bradley Lojek and Cynthia (Gurley, NE), and daughter Judy Frerichs (Cheyenne, WY); eight grandchildren: Sara Smith (Dustin), Joshua Frerichs (Angela), Cory Frerichs (Nicole), Ashlee Lojek, Quinn Clark-Lojek, Lily Clark-Lojek, Jamie Taylor and Ben Taylor; 10 great-grandchildren; and cousin, Sylvia Hicks. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Irene, brother-in-law Porky, a brother Charles who died in infancy, and dear friend Phyllis Gerke.

Melba Whatley (1931-2022)

&nbsp; DONALD E. THEILER, 79, of Paxton, left this world peacefully on April 15, 2022. Donnie was born July 30, 1942, to Edward and Esther (Lehl) Theiler. He graduated from Paxton High School with the class of 1960. On September 3, 1966, Donnie married Carolyn Krajewski at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Ogallala. Their union was blessed with three children: Dana, Todd, and Chris. Donnie lived all his life in Paxton, doing what he liked best, farming, until 1996, when a stroke ended his career. Donnie enjoyed hunting and fishing. In his youth, he had served in the Army National Guard. Donnie was a longtime parishioner of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, where he had served on the Church Council and was a Eucharistic minister. Donnie was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Kathryn Ann Peterson; and a brother-in-law, Bernie Krajewski. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn of Paxton; children, Dana (Dan) Vorthmann of Treynor, IA, Todd Theiler of Glenwood, MN, Chris (Kris Ash) of Paxton; grandchildren, Devin Tyler Vorthmann; two-step granddaughters, Vanessa (Daniel) Malm and Morgan (Josh) Lammert; five great-grandchildren, Teegan, Asher, &amp; Bode Lammert, and Juniper &amp; Raulin Malm; sister, Jeanette Krajewski of Grand Island; sister-in-law, Mary Olson of Paxton; brothers-in-law, Jim Krajewski, and Bill Peterson; along with several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Paxton Volunteer Fire Department. Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com, where the services will be streamed live. Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, with Fr. Bryan Ernest as Celebrant. Burial will be in the Paxton Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday, April 18, 2022, from 5:00-6:00 pm at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, with the Rosary being recited at 6:00 pm. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp; DONALD E. THEILER, 79, of Paxton, left this world peacefully on April 15, 2022. Donnie was born July 30, 1942, to Edward and Esther (Lehl) Theiler. He graduated from Paxton High School with the class of 1960. On September 3, 1966, Donnie married Carolyn Krajewski at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Ogallala. Their union was blessed with three children: Dana, Todd, and Chris. Donnie lived all his life in Paxton, doing what he liked best, farming, until 1996, when a stroke ended his career. Donnie enjoyed hunting and fishing. In his youth, he had served in the Army National Guard. Donnie was a longtime parishioner of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, where he had served on the Church Council and was a Eucharistic minister. Donnie was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Kathryn Ann Peterson; and a brother-in-law, Bernie Krajewski. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn of Paxton; children, Dana (Dan) Vorthmann of Treynor, IA, Todd Theiler of Glenwood, MN, Chris (Kris Ash) of Paxton; grandchildren, Devin Tyler Vorthmann; two-step granddaughters, Vanessa (Daniel) Malm and Morgan (Josh) Lammert; five great-grandchildren, Teegan, Asher, &amp; Bode Lammert, and Juniper &amp; Raulin Malm; sister, Jeanette Krajewski of Grand Island; sister-in-law, Mary Olson of Paxton; brothers-in-law, Jim Krajewski, and Bill Peterson; along with several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Paxton Volunteer Fire Department. Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com, where the services will be streamed live. Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, with Fr. Bryan Ernest as Celebrant. Burial will be in the Paxton Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday, April 18, 2022, from 5:00-6:00 pm at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, with the Rosary being recited at 6:00 pm. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Donnie E. Theiler (1942-2022)

Funeral services for Gloria J. J. Swanson, 81, of Ogallala will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala, with Pastor Albert Bader officiating.&nbsp; A second service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Nebraska, with Pastor Norlyn Bartens officiating.&nbsp; Inurnment will be at West Cedar Valley Cemetery north of Elgin.&nbsp;

Gloria Jean Joan Swanson was born on April 24, 1940, the second of two children to Elis ‘Bud’ Francis and Bessie Antonia (Nissen) Hawks on the family farm outside Elgin, Nebraska.&nbsp; She spent her childhood years with her sister Darlene and cousin, Robert ‘Bob’ Nissen, who came to live with the Hawks family after the death of his own father, as well as a large number of extended family and friends from the community.&nbsp; She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on October 20, 1940, and received her Confirmation on June 6, 1954, both at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin.&nbsp; Gloria was raised and educated near and in Elgin, attending school at the country schoolhouse called District No. 1 east of town on the Cedar Creek, followed by Elgin Public School, from which she graduated with the class of 1958. On September 6, 1959, she began courses at the Commercial Extension Business College in Omaha, Nebraska.&nbsp; She lived in an apartment in what is now the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha and babysat for a family for extra income.&nbsp; She also worked for Pendleton Woolen Mills during her time at the business college, from whom she was awarded two weeks of free schooling by IBM on their computers, well before computers became such a big part of our modern lives.&nbsp; Gloria graduated in the Fall of 1961, earning a degree in office and secretarial work.&nbsp; Not long after graduating, she returned to Elgin.&nbsp; One year later, Mabel Miller, Gloria's good friend, and her brother Chipper (Charles) Miller, devised a plan to bring together each of their good friends in a romantic way.&nbsp; Mabel convinced Gloria that they should spend an evening in nearby Neligh, where Chipper had conveniently brought his friend, Wayne Swanson, the same night.&nbsp; Wayne and Gloria knew each other as schoolmates both at District No. 1 and Elgin Public School, but had not gotten to know each other much beyond that.&nbsp; Mabel and Gloria were cruising Neligh’s main street in Gloria’s red and white 1955 Chevy ragtop, while Chipper and Wayne were in Wayne’s white 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop with a 300 cubic inch engine that, by Wayne’s account, could do 90 mph in low overdrive.&nbsp; Gloria’s Chevy was so loud that the local police asked her to leave town.&nbsp; Wayne and Chipper followed them out, taking turns passing and being passed by Gloria and Mabel all the way back to Elgin.&nbsp; At the bowling alley there, Wayne kept score in Japanese, showing off what he’d learned during his time in the US Marine Corps overseas, and Chipper and Mabel spent their time talking him into asking Gloria out on a date.&nbsp; A couple days later Wayne called, asking Gloria to accompany him to watch a movie at the Neligh drive-in theater.&nbsp; At the end of their date Wayne asked, "Are you gonna marry me someday?”&nbsp; Three months later they did just that.&nbsp; On January 27, 1963, Wayne and Gloria were united in marriage at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin.&nbsp; They lived in Elgin, Columbus, Norfolk, and Ogallala, Nebraska.&nbsp; Born to Wayne and Gloria were four children:&nbsp; Monti Carl, Christine Marie, Lori Jean, and John Wesley.&nbsp; Once all four children were of school age, Gloria worked for Quick Electric, Nelson’s Dairy Crème, and the Ogallala Community Hospital, choosing to retire in November 1998, one month after Wayne had retired from Nebraska Public Power District.&nbsp; On January 1, 2006, Gloria was the fortunate recipient of a kidney transplant, which gave her many more years with those she loved and those who loved her.&nbsp; Gloria and Wayne both volunteered for several years with the Keith-Arthur County Food Pantry.&nbsp; She had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala.&nbsp; Wayne and Gloria lived together in the same house in Ogallala since 1972.&nbsp; In 2019, Wayne moved to Indian Hills Manor and, after a battle with COVID-19 in September 2021, Gloria joined him there for what was meant to be a temporary stay for rehabilitation.&nbsp; Gloria spent her free time reading book after book, sometimes finishing one before bedtime on the same day on which she had first opened its cover.&nbsp; She was a lover of many types of plants, whether indoors or out, and even created her own yucca garden in a section of their front yard.&nbsp; She grew a cactus so tall Wayne had to anchor it to the wall every few feet to keep it upright.&nbsp; She loved animals and the family had many pets over the years, including dogs, cats, a gerbil, hamsters, aquariums with a variety of fish, a raccoon for a short time, and for many summers a small flock of baby ducks and geese.&nbsp; She even loved the garter snakes that she found in the yard, including the occasional one or two that found their way into the house, choosing to turn them loose and alive in one of her flowerbeds rather than…. well, you know.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gloria loved cooking and made delicious meals (Wayne’s cooking was not bad either).&nbsp; She baked muffins and banana bread in the middle of the night when she had trouble sleeping.&nbsp; She received requests for her Seven Layer Mexican Dip at annual family reunions, as well as a few other occasions.&nbsp; She loved flavorful food—the spicier the better, even winning a habanero pepper challenge against her son-in-law and one of his friends.&nbsp; She was known for her colorful clothing and matching sense of humor (tasteful, of course).&nbsp; She enjoyed playing board games and loved watching westerns on TV, especially in her older years.&nbsp; Gloria was also known for her acceptance and inclusion of the friends of her children and later, her grandchildren.&nbsp; She was called ‘mom’ and ‘grandma’ by more than just her biological descendants.&nbsp; She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and, by the grace of God, she was able to enjoy being a daughter longer than most of us, losing her own mother just 6 years ago.&nbsp;

Gloria left this earthly life on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Prestige Care Center of Plattsmouth, and joined those who had preceded her in death:&nbsp; Parents, Bud and Bessie; paternal grandparents Philip Edward and Bertha Helen Hawk; maternal grandparents Jurgen Mathaus and Wilhelmina ‘Minnie’ Nissen; brothers-in-law Louis Heithoff, Lloyd Smith, Charles Bartak, and Kenneth Peters; sisters-in-law Mildred Smith, Margy Bartak, and Norma Peters; many aunts, uncles, and cousins, including Robert Nissen who had been raised alongside Gloria and Darlene; grandson Keith William Adams; and granddaughter Annika Bessie Jean Swanson.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Left to grieve her passing are her beloved husband of 59 years, Wayne; son Monti and wife Cheryl Swanson of Imperial; daughter Christine and husband Darrell O’Neal of Ogallala; daughter Lori and husband Marty Widger of Union; son John and wife Lindsay Swanson of Lincoln; grandsons Calvin and Joseph Swanson, Seth Adams, Dylan Widger, and Christian Swanson; granddaughters Dusty Swanson, Brandi Adams and fiancé Darin Schnell, Kira Widger, Rebecca and Katrina Swanson; great-grandsons Logan Swanson, Brecken Zona, Alex Swanson, Levi Swanson De La Fuente, and Kyson Schnell; great-granddaughters Topanga Swanson, Penellope Swanson, Brooklyn Zona, and Shaylee Schnell; sister Darlene Heithoff; extended family; and good neighbors and many friends and acquaintances from her time on this earth.&nbsp;

Gloria was loved greatly and will be missed more than she could have imagined.&nbsp; Huffman-Levander Funeral Home in Elgin, Nebraska is assisting the family with arrangements and can be reached at 1-402-843-5400. A memorial has been established and will be designated at a later time by the family. Online condolences can be left on the tribute wall.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Funeral services for Gloria J. J. Swanson, 81, of Ogallala will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala, with Pastor Albert Bader officiating.&nbsp; A second service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Nebraska, with Pastor Norlyn Bartens officiating.&nbsp; Inurnment will be at West Cedar Valley Cemetery north of Elgin.&nbsp;Gloria Jean Joan Swanson was born on April 24, 1940, the second of two children to Elis ‘Bud’ Francis and Bessie Antonia (Nissen) Hawks on the family farm outside Elgin, Nebraska.&nbsp; She spent her childhood years with her sister Darlene and cousin, Robert ‘Bob’ Nissen, who came to live with the Hawks family after the death of his own father, as well as a large number of extended family and friends from the community.&nbsp; She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on October 20, 1940, and received her Confirmation on June 6, 1954, both at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin.&nbsp; Gloria was raised and educated near and in Elgin, attending school at the country schoolhouse called District No. 1 east of town on the Cedar Creek, followed by Elgin Public School, from which she graduated with the class of 1958. On September 6, 1959, she began courses at the Commercial Extension Business College in Omaha, Nebraska.&nbsp; She lived in an apartment in what is now the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha and babysat for a family for extra income.&nbsp; She also worked for Pendleton Woolen Mills during her time at the business college, from whom she was awarded two weeks of free schooling by IBM on their computers, well before computers became such a big part of our modern lives.&nbsp; Gloria graduated in the Fall of 1961, earning a degree in office and secretarial work.&nbsp; Not long after graduating, she returned to Elgin.&nbsp; One year later, Mabel Miller, Gloria's good friend, and her brother Chipper (Charles) Miller, devised a plan to bring together each of their good friends in a romantic way.&nbsp; Mabel convinced Gloria that they should spend an evening in nearby Neligh, where Chipper had conveniently brought his friend, Wayne Swanson, the same night.&nbsp; Wayne and Gloria knew each other as schoolmates both at District No. 1 and Elgin Public School, but had not gotten to know each other much beyond that.&nbsp; Mabel and Gloria were cruising Neligh’s main street in Gloria’s red and white 1955 Chevy ragtop, while Chipper and Wayne were in Wayne’s white 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop with a 300 cubic inch engine that, by Wayne’s account, could do 90 mph in low overdrive.&nbsp; Gloria’s Chevy was so loud that the local police asked her to leave town.&nbsp; Wayne and Chipper followed them out, taking turns passing and being passed by Gloria and Mabel all the way back to Elgin.&nbsp; At the bowling alley there, Wayne kept score in Japanese, showing off what he’d learned during his time in the US Marine Corps overseas, and Chipper and Mabel spent their time talking him into asking Gloria out on a date.&nbsp; A couple days later Wayne called, asking Gloria to accompany him to watch a movie at the Neligh drive-in theater.&nbsp; At the end of their date Wayne asked, "Are you gonna marry me someday?”&nbsp; Three months later they did just that.&nbsp; On January 27, 1963, Wayne and Gloria were united in marriage at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin.&nbsp; They lived in Elgin, Columbus, Norfolk, and Ogallala, Nebraska.&nbsp; Born to Wayne and Gloria were four children:&nbsp; Monti Carl, Christine Marie, Lori Jean, and John Wesley.&nbsp; Once all four children were of school age, Gloria worked for Quick Electric, Nelson’s Dairy Crème, and the Ogallala Community Hospital, choosing to retire in November 1998, one month after Wayne had retired from Nebraska Public Power District.&nbsp; On January 1, 2006, Gloria was the fortunate recipient of a kidney transplant, which gave her many more years with those she loved and those who loved her.&nbsp; Gloria and Wayne both volunteered for several years with the Keith-Arthur County Food Pantry.&nbsp; She had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala.&nbsp; Wayne and Gloria lived together in the same house in Ogallala since 1972.&nbsp; In 2019, Wayne moved to Indian Hills Manor and, after a battle with COVID-19 in September 2021, Gloria joined him there for what was meant to be a temporary stay for rehabilitation.&nbsp; Gloria spent her free time reading book after book, sometimes finishing one before bedtime on the same day on which she had first opened its cover.&nbsp; She was a lover of many types of plants, whether indoors or out, and even created her own yucca garden in a section of their front yard.&nbsp; She grew a cactus so tall Wayne had to anchor it to the wall every few feet to keep it upright.&nbsp; She loved animals and the family had many pets over the years, including dogs, cats, a gerbil, hamsters, aquariums with a variety of fish, a raccoon for a short time, and for many summers a small flock of baby ducks and geese.&nbsp; She even loved the garter snakes that she found in the yard, including the occasional one or two that found their way into the house, choosing to turn them loose and alive in one of her flowerbeds rather than…. well, you know.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gloria loved cooking and made delicious meals (Wayne’s cooking was not bad either).&nbsp; She baked muffins and banana bread in the middle of the night when she had trouble sleeping.&nbsp; She received requests for her Seven Layer Mexican Dip at annual family reunions, as well as a few other occasions.&nbsp; She loved flavorful food—the spicier the better, even winning a habanero pepper challenge against her son-in-law and one of his friends.&nbsp; She was known for her colorful clothing and matching sense of humor (tasteful, of course).&nbsp; She enjoyed playing board games and loved watching westerns on TV, especially in her older years.&nbsp; Gloria was also known for her acceptance and inclusion of the friends of her children and later, her grandchildren.&nbsp; She was called ‘mom’ and ‘grandma’ by more than just her biological descendants.&nbsp; She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and, by the grace of God, she was able to enjoy being a daughter longer than most of us, losing her own mother just 6 years ago.&nbsp;Gloria left this earthly life on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Prestige Care Center of Plattsmouth, and joined those who had preceded her in death:&nbsp; Parents, Bud and Bessie; paternal grandparents Philip Edward and Bertha Helen Hawk; maternal grandparents Jurgen Mathaus and Wilhelmina ‘Minnie’ Nissen; brothers-in-law Louis Heithoff, Lloyd Smith, Charles Bartak, and Kenneth Peters; sisters-in-law Mildred Smith, Margy Bartak, and Norma Peters; many aunts, uncles, and cousins, including Robert Nissen who had been raised alongside Gloria and Darlene; grandson Keith William Adams; and granddaughter Annika Bessie Jean Swanson.&nbsp;&nbsp;Left to grieve her passing are her beloved husband of 59 years, Wayne; son Monti and wife Cheryl Swanson of Imperial; daughter Christine and husband Darrell O’Neal of Ogallala; daughter Lori and husband Marty Widger of Union; son John and wife Lindsay Swanson of Lincoln; grandsons Calvin and Joseph Swanson, Seth Adams, Dylan Widger, and Christian Swanson; granddaughters Dusty Swanson, Brandi Adams and fiancé Darin Schnell, Kira Widger, Rebecca and Katrina Swanson; great-grandsons Logan Swanson, Brecken Zona, Alex Swanson, Levi Swanson De La Fuente, and Kyson Schnell; great-granddaughters Topanga Swanson, Penellope Swanson, Brooklyn Zona, and Shaylee Schnell; sister Darlene Heithoff; extended family; and good neighbors and many friends and acquaintances from her time on this earth.&nbsp;Gloria was loved greatly and will be missed more than she could have imagined.&nbsp; Huffman-Levander Funeral Home in Elgin, Nebraska is assisting the family with arrangements and can be reached at 1-402-843-5400. A memorial has been established and will be designated at a later time by the family. Online condolences can be left on the tribute wall.&nbsp;

Gloria J.J. Swanson (1940-2022)

Beverly Yvonne (Brown) Cox, 77, of Hershey, NE passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte.&nbsp; She was born on her oldest brother’s birthday, February 12, 1945 in Oberlin, KS, the daughter of Elmer W. and Martha E. (Stastney) Brown.

Beverly’s family moved to North Platte when she was 5, where she attended McKinley Elementary School, Adams Junior High and graduated from North Platte High School in 1963.&nbsp; It was in a mixed bowling league that Bev was introduced to Ray Cox. He was instantly smitten and she could barely tolerate him. After months of her beating him at bowling, they were married on January 9, 1966. Beverly helped Ray run his drywall business and also worked at 6th Street Foods, Hinky Dinky, Safeway, True Value and most recently at Wal-Mart where she retired in 2015.&nbsp; She loved to coach from the couch while watching Husker Football and Volleyball. She listened to all of the North Platte High School volleyball and basketball games on the radio. She enjoyed watching Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, and hated when they were interrupted by “breaking news”. She may have kept QVC in business all on her own, as she hated going shopping, but loved spoiling her loved ones.&nbsp; She liked having her own garden. Beverly especially enjoyed it after her grandkids started harvesting with her.&nbsp;

Those left to cherish Beverly’s memory are her son, Casey Cox of Hershey; daughter, Clancy Hammond (Tyson) of North Platte; grandchildren, Landry and Dylanie; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Ray; and brothers, Noel and Terry Brown.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Fort McPherson National Veterans Cemetery in Maxwell with Rev. Vidya Sagar Arikotla officiating.&nbsp; Those wishing to sign the guest book may do so on Wednesday, April 20th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to NPHS activities or to a charity of your choice.

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 </figure>Beverly Yvonne (Brown) Cox, 77, of Hershey, NE passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte.&nbsp; She was born on her oldest brother’s birthday, February 12, 1945 in Oberlin, KS, the daughter of Elmer W. and Martha E. (Stastney) Brown.Beverly’s family moved to North Platte when she was 5, where she attended McKinley Elementary School, Adams Junior High and graduated from North Platte High School in 1963.&nbsp; It was in a mixed bowling league that Bev was introduced to Ray Cox. He was instantly smitten and she could barely tolerate him. After months of her beating him at bowling, they were married on January 9, 1966. Beverly helped Ray run his drywall business and also worked at 6th Street Foods, Hinky Dinky, Safeway, True Value and most recently at Wal-Mart where she retired in 2015.&nbsp; She loved to coach from the couch while watching Husker Football and Volleyball. She listened to all of the North Platte High School volleyball and basketball games on the radio. She enjoyed watching Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, and hated when they were interrupted by “breaking news”. She may have kept QVC in business all on her own, as she hated going shopping, but loved spoiling her loved ones.&nbsp; She liked having her own garden. Beverly especially enjoyed it after her grandkids started harvesting with her.&nbsp;Those left to cherish Beverly’s memory are her son, Casey Cox of Hershey; daughter, Clancy Hammond (Tyson) of North Platte; grandchildren, Landry and Dylanie; and several nieces and nephews.Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Ray; and brothers, Noel and Terry Brown.&nbsp;&nbsp;Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Fort McPherson National Veterans Cemetery in Maxwell with Rev. Vidya Sagar Arikotla officiating.&nbsp; Those wishing to sign the guest book may do so on Wednesday, April 20th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to NPHS activities or to a charity of your choice.

Beverly Yvonne Cox (1945-2022)

James Joseph Berger, 74, of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Great Plains Health, surrounded by his family.&nbsp; He was born on June 11, 1947 in Camden, New Jersey son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Berger.

James graduated from Camden Catholic High School and Iona College in New Rochelle, NY with a bachelor’s degree in Theology.&nbsp; He was fluent in several different languages and was a life-long learner.&nbsp; James spent his life helping others as a teacher and educator and never sought recognition or praise.&nbsp; He was a life-long teacher of Science and English and in most recent years spent time abroad teaching in Japan.&nbsp; James was a baseball fanatic and avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.&nbsp; James loved life and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Surviving James are his son, Mark J. Berger and wife Jennifer of Ogallala; grandson, Nicholas James Berger; sister, Lorraine Murphy of Port St. Lucie, FL; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Thomas Berger.&nbsp;

A celebration of life will be planned and announced at a later date.&nbsp; In keeping with James always wanting to give and help others he was an organ and tissue donor with Live On NE.&nbsp; Please honor James by helping others whenever in need.&nbsp;

Carpenter Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed to the family at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carpentermemorial.com/">www.carpentermemorial.com</a>.&nbsp;

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 </figure>James Joseph Berger, 74, of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Great Plains Health, surrounded by his family.&nbsp; He was born on June 11, 1947 in Camden, New Jersey son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Berger.James graduated from Camden Catholic High School and Iona College in New Rochelle, NY with a bachelor’s degree in Theology.&nbsp; He was fluent in several different languages and was a life-long learner.&nbsp; James spent his life helping others as a teacher and educator and never sought recognition or praise.&nbsp; He was a life-long teacher of Science and English and in most recent years spent time abroad teaching in Japan.&nbsp; James was a baseball fanatic and avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.&nbsp; James loved life and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.Surviving James are his son, Mark J. Berger and wife Jennifer of Ogallala; grandson, Nicholas James Berger; sister, Lorraine Murphy of Port St. Lucie, FL; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Thomas Berger.&nbsp;A celebration of life will be planned and announced at a later date.&nbsp; In keeping with James always wanting to give and help others he was an organ and tissue donor with Live On NE.&nbsp; Please honor James by helping others whenever in need.&nbsp;Carpenter Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed to the family at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carpentermemorial.com/">www.carpentermemorial.com</a>.&nbsp;

James Joseph Berger (1947-2022)

&nbsp; Brian K. Woodward of Wood River, NE entered his heavenly mansion April 12, 2022. Visitation will be held Monday, April 18th at Apfel Funeral home in Grand Island, NE from 5pm-7pm. Service will be the following morning at 11am at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE. The family requests attendees dress colorfully as Brian always wanted to be celebrated, never mourned. Brian was born August 18, 1966 to Walt and Mary (Meyer) Woodward. He was the youngest of four children. He grew up in North Platte, NE where he met the love of his life and best friend, Jill Morgan. Brian and Jill married July 4, 1986. Together they welcomed four children, Zachary, Emmily, James, and John. Brian was a dedicated man, both to his family and career. Through his time in retail he gained friends that felt like family. Brian quickly climbed the corporate ladder after beginning his career with Wal-Mart in 1999 and made his mark on many hearts as a manager. Brian's job allowed his family to experience many new places from Nebraska to Missouri to New York. Brian enjoyed many hobbies such as lawn care, weather, and grilling. His greatest joy, however, came from his 5 grandchildren. They overwhelmed his heart with love. Through many ups and downs in his life, Brian kept a faith that moved mountains. He faced many difficult struggles, including cancer, but never allowed it to break him. His strength was admired by those around him. It never mattered what he was going through, he would always help a person in need. He will be missed, as he is loved by so many. He is preceded in death by his mother and father; his sons James and John; sister Deanna Skufca. He is survived by his wife, Jill Woodward of Wood River, NE; son Zachary (Jenny) Woodward of Wright City, MO; Emmily (Brad) Starman of Alda, NE; brother Doug (Linda) Woodward of North Platte, NE; brother Wally of North Platte, NE; as well as 5 grandchildren.&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp; Brian K. Woodward of Wood River, NE entered his heavenly mansion April 12, 2022. Visitation will be held Monday, April 18th at Apfel Funeral home in Grand Island, NE from 5pm-7pm. Service will be the following morning at 11am at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE. The family requests attendees dress colorfully as Brian always wanted to be celebrated, never mourned. Brian was born August 18, 1966 to Walt and Mary (Meyer) Woodward. He was the youngest of four children. He grew up in North Platte, NE where he met the love of his life and best friend, Jill Morgan. Brian and Jill married July 4, 1986. Together they welcomed four children, Zachary, Emmily, James, and John. Brian was a dedicated man, both to his family and career. Through his time in retail he gained friends that felt like family. Brian quickly climbed the corporate ladder after beginning his career with Wal-Mart in 1999 and made his mark on many hearts as a manager. Brian's job allowed his family to experience many new places from Nebraska to Missouri to New York. Brian enjoyed many hobbies such as lawn care, weather, and grilling. His greatest joy, however, came from his 5 grandchildren. They overwhelmed his heart with love. Through many ups and downs in his life, Brian kept a faith that moved mountains. He faced many difficult struggles, including cancer, but never allowed it to break him. His strength was admired by those around him. It never mattered what he was going through, he would always help a person in need. He will be missed, as he is loved by so many. He is preceded in death by his mother and father; his sons James and John; sister Deanna Skufca. He is survived by his wife, Jill Woodward of Wood River, NE; son Zachary (Jenny) Woodward of Wright City, MO; Emmily (Brad) Starman of Alda, NE; brother Doug (Linda) Woodward of North Platte, NE; brother Wally of North Platte, NE; as well as 5 grandchildren.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Brian K. Woodward (1966-2022)

&nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley Jean Lichty, 84, of McCook, passed away Friday morning, April 15, 2022 at Community Hospital in McCook.&nbsp; She was born at home in Friend, Nebraska to Charles and Mildred (Schleis) Tenopir on April 22, 1937.&nbsp; She attended country school and went on to graduate from high school in Wilber, Nebraska. &nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley met Richard Lichty in March of 1956 and three weeks later, on April 12, 1956 the couple was married at the court house in Council Bluffs, Iowa.&nbsp; Shirley and Dick first settled in Lincoln, Nebraska prior to making their move to southwest Nebraska in 1961.&nbsp; They lived in Culbertson, where Shirley kept busy caring for her growing family.&nbsp; Dick’s work for the State of Nebraska required him to be gone quite often, at which times Shirley would also do the chores around the farm which included feeding and caring for the family’s hogs. &nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley’s love for people led her to waitressing at Bush’s Restaurant and the Pow Wow Club.&nbsp; She kept a beautiful garden and loved her flowers.&nbsp; She was amazing in the kitchen; her potato dumplings, barbecue chicken on the grill, coleslaw, and potato salad are just a few of the countless meals that she used to show her love to those around her through food.&nbsp; Shirley loved music.&nbsp; She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Culbertson and Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, after the family moved to McCook in 1989.&nbsp; She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Eagles Auxiliary.&nbsp; She was an avid reader of magazines and would read each and every edition of the McCook Gazette from front to back often following up with family members to check if they had seen this or that?&nbsp; She was a loving and hardworking wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.&nbsp; Her grandchildren were the light of her life and she was so very proud of her family.

&nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dick; and an infant son, Keith Ivan Lichty.

&nbsp; &nbsp; Survivors include her daughter, Kim (Terry) Bauer of Culbertson; daughter Tami Lichty of McCook; son, Kevin (Jolene) Lichty of O’Neil, Nebraska; son, Todd (Kathy) Lichty of McCook; daughter, Traci (Bob) Hastings of Kearney, Nebraska; grandchildren: Heath Lichty, Ariel Lichty, Marissa Lichty, Laykin (Seth) McConville, Luke (Jenna) Lichty, Jon (Rachael) Hastings, Jenna Hastings, and Jonah Hastings; great-grandchildren: Kenna McConville, Malia McConville, Gabbi McConville, Lena McConville and great-grandbaby Lichty on the way; brother, Duane “Bud” (Charlotte) Tenopir of Wilber, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Patty (Leonard) Garcia of Fruita, Colorado; brother-in-law, Ivan “Denny” (Karen) Lichty of Lincoln; brother-in-law, Darrell Lichty of Lincoln; as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

&nbsp; &nbsp; Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday afternoon, April 18, 2022 at Peace Lutheran Church of McCook with Pastor Lonnie Felcher officiating.&nbsp; Cremation will follow services and a private family inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook.&nbsp;

&nbsp; &nbsp; Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church of McCook in Shirley’s name.&nbsp; Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com.&nbsp; Arrangements are entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.

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 </figure>&nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley Jean Lichty, 84, of McCook, passed away Friday morning, April 15, 2022 at Community Hospital in McCook.&nbsp; She was born at home in Friend, Nebraska to Charles and Mildred (Schleis) Tenopir on April 22, 1937.&nbsp; She attended country school and went on to graduate from high school in Wilber, Nebraska. &nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley met Richard Lichty in March of 1956 and three weeks later, on April 12, 1956 the couple was married at the court house in Council Bluffs, Iowa.&nbsp; Shirley and Dick first settled in Lincoln, Nebraska prior to making their move to southwest Nebraska in 1961.&nbsp; They lived in Culbertson, where Shirley kept busy caring for her growing family.&nbsp; Dick’s work for the State of Nebraska required him to be gone quite often, at which times Shirley would also do the chores around the farm which included feeding and caring for the family’s hogs. &nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley’s love for people led her to waitressing at Bush’s Restaurant and the Pow Wow Club.&nbsp; She kept a beautiful garden and loved her flowers.&nbsp; She was amazing in the kitchen; her potato dumplings, barbecue chicken on the grill, coleslaw, and potato salad are just a few of the countless meals that she used to show her love to those around her through food.&nbsp; Shirley loved music.&nbsp; She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Culbertson and Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, after the family moved to McCook in 1989.&nbsp; She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Eagles Auxiliary.&nbsp; She was an avid reader of magazines and would read each and every edition of the McCook Gazette from front to back often following up with family members to check if they had seen this or that?&nbsp; She was a loving and hardworking wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.&nbsp; Her grandchildren were the light of her life and she was so very proud of her family.&nbsp; &nbsp; Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dick; and an infant son, Keith Ivan Lichty.&nbsp; &nbsp; Survivors include her daughter, Kim (Terry) Bauer of Culbertson; daughter Tami Lichty of McCook; son, Kevin (Jolene) Lichty of O’Neil, Nebraska; son, Todd (Kathy) Lichty of McCook; daughter, Traci (Bob) Hastings of Kearney, Nebraska; grandchildren: Heath Lichty, Ariel Lichty, Marissa Lichty, Laykin (Seth) McConville, Luke (Jenna) Lichty, Jon (Rachael) Hastings, Jenna Hastings, and Jonah Hastings; great-grandchildren: Kenna McConville, Malia McConville, Gabbi McConville, Lena McConville and great-grandbaby Lichty on the way; brother, Duane “Bud” (Charlotte) Tenopir of Wilber, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Patty (Leonard) Garcia of Fruita, Colorado; brother-in-law, Ivan “Denny” (Karen) Lichty of Lincoln; brother-in-law, Darrell Lichty of Lincoln; as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.&nbsp; &nbsp; Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday afternoon, April 18, 2022 at Peace Lutheran Church of McCook with Pastor Lonnie Felcher officiating.&nbsp; Cremation will follow services and a private family inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church of McCook in Shirley’s name.&nbsp; Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com.&nbsp; Arrangements are entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.

Shirley Jean Lichty (1937-2022)

Nettie Amanda (Johnson) Nordhausen was born February 16, 1938 to Ivar Jr. and Susie (Hasson) Johnson in Royal, Nebraska. She was baptized into the Christian faith at Fairview Methodist Rural Church on April 25, 1943. Nettie, the youngest of 5 siblings, grew up in the rural Royal/Neligh area and attended school there until her family moved to Chase County in southwest Nebraska when Nettie was 14 (1952). At age 16, Nettie graduated from Chase County High School in 1954. Nettie had an adventurous spirit and worked at various places from Estes Park, CO to Lincoln, NE before coming back home to work in Imperial at the Chase Co. Extension Office. She was very active in the Nebraska Rural Youth Organization during this time, which was a group for young men and women, ages 18-30, interested in the improvement of rural living. Nettie notably served as the first female president of this organization from 1962-1963. Nettie married Clinton Duane Nordhausen on April 4, 1964 at the United Methodist Church in Imperial. One of the most memorable parts of the day was coming out of the church to many inches of fresh snow. On April 13, 1965 Nettie confirmed her Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial. Faith, family, and farming are 3 things that describe Nettie’s life’s work after marrying Clint. Nettie was an active member at Zion Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and VBS. Nettie was also active in the Willing Workers Ladies Aid. Nettie and her dear friend Arleen Kunnemann were often seen buzzing around Zion serving in various capacities. Nettie worked alongside Clint on their family farming operation while raising their two daughters and could just as easily be found scooping out a grain bin as baking fresh bread and rolls in her kitchen. She loved to sing with her daughters and nieces and nephews in the car, and was always ready and willing to have the cousins come stay at the farm to make memories with Ann and Jody. She continued her involvement in the community by serving as a 4-H club leader and volunteer at the Chase Co. Fair for many years, and she was an active member of the Unionette Extension Club. More recently, Nettie was the proud grandma of her three grandkids, and enjoyed attending their various competitions, concerts, and other activities. Knowing no stranger, Nettie had a smile and a kind word for anyone. Nettie was called to her heavenly home April 14, 2022 at age 84. Nettie was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lucille Bauerle, brothers-in-law Bob Willats and Paul Vlasin, and good friends Arleen &amp; Corky Kunnemann. Those left missing her dearly include her husband of 58 years Clinton Nordhausen; daughters Ann (Paul) Cain and Jody (Sam) Most; grandchildren Micah, Amanda (Matt Hoffmann), and Caleb Most; siblings Kathryn Willats, Byron Johnson, and Richard (Jean) Johnson; sisters-in-law Nancy (Wayne) Burge and Lana Vlasin; brothers-in-law Burdette Bauerle and Errol (Patty) Nordhausen; and many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. Funeral Services were held Tuesday morning, April 19, 2022, 10:30 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial, with Pastor Keith Wellman, Pastor Paul Cain and Vicar Andrew Hill officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial. Visitation was held Monday afternoon, 2:00 P.M -6:00 P.M. (With the family present from 2:00 -4:00 P.M.) at Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial. Memorials, in Nettie’s memory, have been suggested to the Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial or the Chase County 4-H Council. Online condolences may be left at liewerfuneralhome.com Liewer Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

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 </figure>Nettie Amanda (Johnson) Nordhausen was born February 16, 1938 to Ivar Jr. and Susie (Hasson) Johnson in Royal, Nebraska. She was baptized into the Christian faith at Fairview Methodist Rural Church on April 25, 1943. Nettie, the youngest of 5 siblings, grew up in the rural Royal/Neligh area and attended school there until her family moved to Chase County in southwest Nebraska when Nettie was 14 (1952). At age 16, Nettie graduated from Chase County High School in 1954. Nettie had an adventurous spirit and worked at various places from Estes Park, CO to Lincoln, NE before coming back home to work in Imperial at the Chase Co. Extension Office. She was very active in the Nebraska Rural Youth Organization during this time, which was a group for young men and women, ages 18-30, interested in the improvement of rural living. Nettie notably served as the first female president of this organization from 1962-1963. Nettie married Clinton Duane Nordhausen on April 4, 1964 at the United Methodist Church in Imperial. One of the most memorable parts of the day was coming out of the church to many inches of fresh snow. On April 13, 1965 Nettie confirmed her Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial. Faith, family, and farming are 3 things that describe Nettie’s life’s work after marrying Clint. Nettie was an active member at Zion Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and VBS. Nettie was also active in the Willing Workers Ladies Aid. Nettie and her dear friend Arleen Kunnemann were often seen buzzing around Zion serving in various capacities. Nettie worked alongside Clint on their family farming operation while raising their two daughters and could just as easily be found scooping out a grain bin as baking fresh bread and rolls in her kitchen. She loved to sing with her daughters and nieces and nephews in the car, and was always ready and willing to have the cousins come stay at the farm to make memories with Ann and Jody. She continued her involvement in the community by serving as a 4-H club leader and volunteer at the Chase Co. Fair for many years, and she was an active member of the Unionette Extension Club. More recently, Nettie was the proud grandma of her three grandkids, and enjoyed attending their various competitions, concerts, and other activities. Knowing no stranger, Nettie had a smile and a kind word for anyone. Nettie was called to her heavenly home April 14, 2022 at age 84. Nettie was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lucille Bauerle, brothers-in-law Bob Willats and Paul Vlasin, and good friends Arleen &amp; Corky Kunnemann. Those left missing her dearly include her husband of 58 years Clinton Nordhausen; daughters Ann (Paul) Cain and Jody (Sam) Most; grandchildren Micah, Amanda (Matt Hoffmann), and Caleb Most; siblings Kathryn Willats, Byron Johnson, and Richard (Jean) Johnson; sisters-in-law Nancy (Wayne) Burge and Lana Vlasin; brothers-in-law Burdette Bauerle and Errol (Patty) Nordhausen; and many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. Funeral Services were held Tuesday morning, April 19, 2022, 10:30 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial, with Pastor Keith Wellman, Pastor Paul Cain and Vicar Andrew Hill officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial. Visitation was held Monday afternoon, 2:00 P.M -6:00 P.M. (With the family present from 2:00 -4:00 P.M.) at Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial. Memorials, in Nettie’s memory, have been suggested to the Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial or the Chase County 4-H Council. Online condolences may be left at liewerfuneralhome.com Liewer Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Nettie A Nordhausen (1938-2022)

Kirk Martin Nichols, 80, of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in North Platte.&nbsp; He was born on August 16, 1941 in Alexandria, NE the son of Howard M. and Georgene “Belle” I. Nichols. Kirk graduated from North Platte High School in 1959 and remained very active in planning the class reunions.&nbsp; He attended college for several years at Univ. of NE at Kearney.&nbsp; He married his first wife, Mary in North Platte in 1962 and to that union three children were born.&nbsp; Mary passed away in 2002.&nbsp; He married his second wife, Vicki Hansen in 2011.&nbsp; Kirk started his career as a draftsman for Hinde &amp; Laurinat Architects.&nbsp; He then worked for James E. Simon Contractors, retiring in 2008.&nbsp; While at Simon his first large project was the North Platte Mall.&nbsp; He worked on most every large building construction project in the North Platte area and west central NE during his long career.&nbsp; In retirement, he formed his own company, Kirk Nichols Consulting, where he completed other notable projects in North Platte, including the Lincoln County Detention Center.&nbsp; He will always be remembered by his fellow co-workers and employees for his no-nonsense approach and style, but always willing to give anyone in need the “shirt off his back.” Kirk was so immensely proud of his hometown, developing many close friendships with his co-workers and acquaintances along the way.&nbsp; He greatly respected each of them and loved teaching anybody how to build things.&nbsp; Kirk was a great collector whose first love was collecting antique tools, especially wood planes.&nbsp; He was an avid coin collector, and stamp collector, having amassed an international award-winning collection of stamps, as well as writing a book about unique stamps.&nbsp; He enjoyed sharing his love of photography with his best friend, Don Milroy.&nbsp; He also enjoyed building wooden toys in his workshop.&nbsp; In 1995, he bought his pride and joy, a 1961 SS Chevy Impala which he rebuilt and restored from the ground up.&nbsp; The car appeared in the 2005 edition of the Snap on Tools calendar and won many awards at local car shows.&nbsp; He was Past President of the Buffalo Bill Stamp Club, served as a Boy Scout Leader, regional leader in 4-H, and taught Sunday School at 1st&nbsp;U.M. Church.&nbsp; Kirk will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Surviving Kirk are his 2nd&nbsp;wife, Vicki; daughter, Kelly Wolfe (Russ) of Kearney; sons, Kirk “Marty” Martin Nichols, Jr. (Jodi) of North Platte and Steen Nichols (Monelle) of North Platte; step-children, Tammy White (Mitch) of Sutherland and Trent Hansen (Stacey) of North Platte; brother, Charles Nichols (Mary) of CA; grandchildren, Samantha Lindahl (Carl), Alex Nunnenkamp (Eric), Kylie, Jessica, Caelen, Aili, Ainsley and Gianna Nichols, Allen Jones (Mary Jo); 13 great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren, Kenzie, Sydney and Jayden White, Haidyn and Harper Hansen; special niece, Suzy Spadams; special nephew, Mike Adams; several other nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Bert.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Belle; 1st&nbsp;wife, Mary; and brothers, David and Terry Nichols.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.&nbsp; Burial will be private.&nbsp; Visitation will be on Monday, April 18th&nbsp;from 1 to 7 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; Memorials will be designated at a later date by the family.&nbsp; Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed to the family at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carpentermemorial.com/">www.carpentermemorial.com</a>.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Kirk Martin Nichols, 80, of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in North Platte.&nbsp; He was born on August 16, 1941 in Alexandria, NE the son of Howard M. and Georgene “Belle” I. Nichols. Kirk graduated from North Platte High School in 1959 and remained very active in planning the class reunions.&nbsp; He attended college for several years at Univ. of NE at Kearney.&nbsp; He married his first wife, Mary in North Platte in 1962 and to that union three children were born.&nbsp; Mary passed away in 2002.&nbsp; He married his second wife, Vicki Hansen in 2011.&nbsp; Kirk started his career as a draftsman for Hinde &amp; Laurinat Architects.&nbsp; He then worked for James E. Simon Contractors, retiring in 2008.&nbsp; While at Simon his first large project was the North Platte Mall.&nbsp; He worked on most every large building construction project in the North Platte area and west central NE during his long career.&nbsp; In retirement, he formed his own company, Kirk Nichols Consulting, where he completed other notable projects in North Platte, including the Lincoln County Detention Center.&nbsp; He will always be remembered by his fellow co-workers and employees for his no-nonsense approach and style, but always willing to give anyone in need the “shirt off his back.” Kirk was so immensely proud of his hometown, developing many close friendships with his co-workers and acquaintances along the way.&nbsp; He greatly respected each of them and loved teaching anybody how to build things.&nbsp; Kirk was a great collector whose first love was collecting antique tools, especially wood planes.&nbsp; He was an avid coin collector, and stamp collector, having amassed an international award-winning collection of stamps, as well as writing a book about unique stamps.&nbsp; He enjoyed sharing his love of photography with his best friend, Don Milroy.&nbsp; He also enjoyed building wooden toys in his workshop.&nbsp; In 1995, he bought his pride and joy, a 1961 SS Chevy Impala which he rebuilt and restored from the ground up.&nbsp; The car appeared in the 2005 edition of the Snap on Tools calendar and won many awards at local car shows.&nbsp; He was Past President of the Buffalo Bill Stamp Club, served as a Boy Scout Leader, regional leader in 4-H, and taught Sunday School at 1st&nbsp;U.M. Church.&nbsp; Kirk will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.Surviving Kirk are his 2nd&nbsp;wife, Vicki; daughter, Kelly Wolfe (Russ) of Kearney; sons, Kirk “Marty” Martin Nichols, Jr. (Jodi) of North Platte and Steen Nichols (Monelle) of North Platte; step-children, Tammy White (Mitch) of Sutherland and Trent Hansen (Stacey) of North Platte; brother, Charles Nichols (Mary) of CA; grandchildren, Samantha Lindahl (Carl), Alex Nunnenkamp (Eric), Kylie, Jessica, Caelen, Aili, Ainsley and Gianna Nichols, Allen Jones (Mary Jo); 13 great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren, Kenzie, Sydney and Jayden White, Haidyn and Harper Hansen; special niece, Suzy Spadams; special nephew, Mike Adams; several other nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Bert.He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Belle; 1st&nbsp;wife, Mary; and brothers, David and Terry Nichols.Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.&nbsp; Burial will be private.&nbsp; Visitation will be on Monday, April 18th&nbsp;from 1 to 7 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp; Memorials will be designated at a later date by the family.&nbsp; Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed to the family at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carpentermemorial.com/">www.carpentermemorial.com</a>.&nbsp;

Kirk Martin Nichols (1941-2022)

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen Fahey, age 76, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021 at her home in Carbondale, Illinois.&nbsp; Kathleen was born on May 9, 1945 to William Thomas and Ardis (Rice) Fahey in Minneapolis, Minnesota.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by her parents. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen is survived by her two sisters Moira Fahey of St. Paul, Minnesota and Mrs. Ron (Sheila) Boerner of North Platte, Nebraska; and six nephews and nieces:&nbsp; James (Corie) Boerner of Bellevue, Nebraska, Kevin (Janell Davies) Boerner of Tempe, Arizona, Brian (Shannon Boerner of Omaha, Nebraska, Sharleen (Trent) Rapp of Bennington, Nebraska, Anne (Steve) Zimmerman of Kearney, Nebraska, and Cyndi (Sean) Cooke of Chandler, Arizona; and many great nieces and nephews. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen earned her BA in Zoology and her MA in Library Science from the University of Minnesota.&nbsp; From 1968 to 1970 she worked at the University of&nbsp; Nebraska Medical Center Library.&nbsp; In 1971, she earned her MA in Zoology at the University of Michigan.&nbsp; She worked at the Department of the Interior Library in Washington, DC from 1971 to 1973.&nbsp; She then moved to Bismarck, North Dakota to live with her grandmother and worked there until 1977.&nbsp; She finally moved to Carbondale, Illinois in 1977 and worked at Morris Library in Southern Illinois University until she retired in 2005. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen and Sheila were best friends, and Ron and Sheila's family treasured their Aunt.&nbsp; Kathleen visited North Platte soon after the birth of each child and continued visits as the children went through school, graduated, attended college, married and started their own families.&nbsp; Ron and Sheila also enjoyed their visits with Kathleen in her beautiful home with its lovely gardens and the magnificent forests in Southern Illinois.&nbsp; Kathleen walked daily and in retirement traveled in Europe with Road Scholars Tours. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen's funeral will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in North Platte, Nebraska with Father Joshua Brown presiding.&nbsp; Burial will follow at North Platte Cemetery.&nbsp; Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.

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 </figure>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen Fahey, age 76, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021 at her home in Carbondale, Illinois.&nbsp; Kathleen was born on May 9, 1945 to William Thomas and Ardis (Rice) Fahey in Minneapolis, Minnesota.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by her parents. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen is survived by her two sisters Moira Fahey of St. Paul, Minnesota and Mrs. Ron (Sheila) Boerner of North Platte, Nebraska; and six nephews and nieces:&nbsp; James (Corie) Boerner of Bellevue, Nebraska, Kevin (Janell Davies) Boerner of Tempe, Arizona, Brian (Shannon Boerner of Omaha, Nebraska, Sharleen (Trent) Rapp of Bennington, Nebraska, Anne (Steve) Zimmerman of Kearney, Nebraska, and Cyndi (Sean) Cooke of Chandler, Arizona; and many great nieces and nephews. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen earned her BA in Zoology and her MA in Library Science from the University of Minnesota.&nbsp; From 1968 to 1970 she worked at the University of&nbsp; Nebraska Medical Center Library.&nbsp; In 1971, she earned her MA in Zoology at the University of Michigan.&nbsp; She worked at the Department of the Interior Library in Washington, DC from 1971 to 1973.&nbsp; She then moved to Bismarck, North Dakota to live with her grandmother and worked there until 1977.&nbsp; She finally moved to Carbondale, Illinois in 1977 and worked at Morris Library in Southern Illinois University until she retired in 2005. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen and Sheila were best friends, and Ron and Sheila's family treasured their Aunt.&nbsp; Kathleen visited North Platte soon after the birth of each child and continued visits as the children went through school, graduated, attended college, married and started their own families.&nbsp; Ron and Sheila also enjoyed their visits with Kathleen in her beautiful home with its lovely gardens and the magnificent forests in Southern Illinois.&nbsp; Kathleen walked daily and in retirement traveled in Europe with Road Scholars Tours. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Kathleen's funeral will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in North Platte, Nebraska with Father Joshua Brown presiding.&nbsp; Burial will follow at North Platte Cemetery.&nbsp; Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.

Kathleen Fahey  (1945-2021)

&nbsp;CELESTINE "SALLY" KIOLBASA, 98 of Grant, NE, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE. A memorial has been established in her memory. Condolences may be shared at bullocklongfuneralhome.com. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, April 22, 2022, at 10:30 am at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Grant, with Fr. Thomas Bush as Celebrant. Rosary will be recited prior to the service at 10:00 am at the church. Inurnment will be in the Grant Fairview Cemetery. Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is in charge of arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>&nbsp;CELESTINE "SALLY" KIOLBASA, 98 of Grant, NE, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE. A memorial has been established in her memory. Condolences may be shared at bullocklongfuneralhome.com. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, April 22, 2022, at 10:30 am at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Grant, with Fr. Thomas Bush as Celebrant. Rosary will be recited prior to the service at 10:00 am at the church. Inurnment will be in the Grant Fairview Cemetery. Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is in charge of arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Celestine "Sally" Kiolbasa (1923-2022)

Joyce Preitauer,&nbsp;73, of Lincoln, NE, unexpectedly went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2022. Joyce Lynette Preitauer was born the fifth of six children to Stanley and Ilah (Koster) Preitauer, in&nbsp;her grandparents' home on their family farm east of Gothenburg, NE on February 12, 1949.&nbsp; The stories of her birth recounted it was a complicated one and she was turning blue until Doc Harvey stepped in and saved her life. She attended School District #47 and later graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1967. She then attended the Personal Training Institute in Omaha, NE, before moving to Lincoln to begin her career.&nbsp; Joyce chose not to marry, but to&nbsp;pour her life into her friends, nephews, nieces and their families. They&nbsp;were&nbsp;her family and meant more to her than anything. She crisscrossed the state to attend countless events and activities for her great nieces and nephews and even her great, great nieces and nephews. Aunt&nbsp;Joyce even hosted an annual&nbsp;Christmas Tea Party for her great nieces. She&nbsp;loved to&nbsp;travel, near or far, including trips to Germany &amp; Hawaii. Aunt Joyce&nbsp;enjoyed taking great nieces/nephews on shopping sprees, overnight and even out of state trips. Most recently, she picked up her newest great, great niece and her mom from the airport to help surprise their family for Christmas. &nbsp;&nbsp; Throughout her life,&nbsp;Joyce was very active in church,&nbsp;asking Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior in 1970. She regularly&nbsp;helped&nbsp;with Pioneer Girls, AWANA Clubs, attended numerous Bible studies and supported missions. &nbsp; She worked with Diversified Services/Custom Laminating for 45+ years and then was a part-time member of the Schworer Volkswagen team, until her death.&nbsp; Joyce’s adventures often included her long time friend, Mary Ann Kramer, and more recently her friend, Marilyn Nunn. Joyce was preceded in death by parents, Stanley and Ilah; sisters, Adelyn Hess, Myrna Sawle and JoAnn Mathews; and brother, William Preitauer. She leaves behind brother, John Preitauer; numerous nephews and nieces, along with their families, they include: Glenn Hess, Marla Svehla, Lynn Sawle, Mike Sawle, Kelli Carson, Pete Sawle, Billy Preitauer, Mike Preitauer, Tina Preitauer, Deb Wilson,&nbsp;Dean Preitauer, Dawna Bryant, Dustin Preitauer, Devin Preitauer, Terry Preitauer, cousins, &nbsp;as well as a host of family and friends. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Calvary Community Church in Lincoln, NE on Saturday, April 23 at 11:00am. A Friends and Family Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Gothenburg, NE on Sunday, April 24, from 2-4 pm.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, Memorials will be given to Joyce's favorite Ministries and may be sent to: Family of Joyce Preitauer c/o Glenn Hess, 1333 E Lawn Plaza Drive, York, NE 68467.

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 </figure>Joyce Preitauer,&nbsp;73, of Lincoln, NE, unexpectedly went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2022. Joyce Lynette Preitauer was born the fifth of six children to Stanley and Ilah (Koster) Preitauer, in&nbsp;her grandparents' home on their family farm east of Gothenburg, NE on February 12, 1949.&nbsp; The stories of her birth recounted it was a complicated one and she was turning blue until Doc Harvey stepped in and saved her life. She attended School District #47 and later graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1967. She then attended the Personal Training Institute in Omaha, NE, before moving to Lincoln to begin her career.&nbsp; Joyce chose not to marry, but to&nbsp;pour her life into her friends, nephews, nieces and their families. They&nbsp;were&nbsp;her family and meant more to her than anything. She crisscrossed the state to attend countless events and activities for her great nieces and nephews and even her great, great nieces and nephews. Aunt&nbsp;Joyce even hosted an annual&nbsp;Christmas Tea Party for her great nieces. She&nbsp;loved to&nbsp;travel, near or far, including trips to Germany &amp; Hawaii. Aunt Joyce&nbsp;enjoyed taking great nieces/nephews on shopping sprees, overnight and even out of state trips. Most recently, she picked up her newest great, great niece and her mom from the airport to help surprise their family for Christmas. &nbsp;&nbsp; Throughout her life,&nbsp;Joyce was very active in church,&nbsp;asking Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior in 1970. She regularly&nbsp;helped&nbsp;with Pioneer Girls, AWANA Clubs, attended numerous Bible studies and supported missions. &nbsp; She worked with Diversified Services/Custom Laminating for 45+ years and then was a part-time member of the Schworer Volkswagen team, until her death.&nbsp; Joyce’s adventures often included her long time friend, Mary Ann Kramer, and more recently her friend, Marilyn Nunn. Joyce was preceded in death by parents, Stanley and Ilah; sisters, Adelyn Hess, Myrna Sawle and JoAnn Mathews; and brother, William Preitauer. She leaves behind brother, John Preitauer; numerous nephews and nieces, along with their families, they include: Glenn Hess, Marla Svehla, Lynn Sawle, Mike Sawle, Kelli Carson, Pete Sawle, Billy Preitauer, Mike Preitauer, Tina Preitauer, Deb Wilson,&nbsp;Dean Preitauer, Dawna Bryant, Dustin Preitauer, Devin Preitauer, Terry Preitauer, cousins, &nbsp;as well as a host of family and friends. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Calvary Community Church in Lincoln, NE on Saturday, April 23 at 11:00am. A Friends and Family Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Gothenburg, NE on Sunday, April 24, from 2-4 pm.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, Memorials will be given to Joyce's favorite Ministries and may be sent to: Family of Joyce Preitauer c/o Glenn Hess, 1333 E Lawn Plaza Drive, York, NE 68467.

Joyce Preitauer (1949-2022)

Karl was born in Hot Springs South Dakota on September 13th, 1979, to Karl Jones, Sr and Nancy Jones. He was the oldest of 4 children. Karl graduated from Muskogee High School in 1999, and then went on to get his heavy machine operator license at Montana Job Core in 2001. Karl moved to North Platte, Nebraska in 200,9 to be closer to his nieces and nephew. He worked at Masonite for several years and then went on to Coke Cola, he also worked several other odd jobs before he ended up at Ideal Linen. He met his fiancée Rebecca Sorenson in late July of 2021.

Karl is survived by his father Karl Jones, Sr of Capulin CO, siblings: Jason Jones of North Platte, NE, Candace Borah (William Borah) of Arnold, NE, and William Jones of Capulin, CO, nieces, and nephews, Zoey Borah (Alex) of Arnold, Harmony Borah of Arnold, Serenity Borah of Arnold, Brandon Jones of North Platte, Ladaisha Jones of North Platte, Bonus Daughter Chevey Stout of North Platte, and great-niece Paisley, and his Grandmother Patsy Jones. Numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins, friends &amp; etc…

Karls was preceded in death by his mother Nancy Jones, his grandfather Harold Jones, and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

There will be a Celebration of Life on April 30, 2022, at 3:00 pm at 713 W Cedar St Arnold, NE 69120. Memorials are suggested to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.paypal.com/pools/c/81M3Kfgtfc">www.paypal.com/pools/c/81M3Kfgtfc</a>. An online guest book may be signed at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.govierbrothers.com/">www.govierbrothers.com</a>

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 </figure>Karl was born in Hot Springs South Dakota on September 13th, 1979, to Karl Jones, Sr and Nancy Jones. He was the oldest of 4 children. Karl graduated from Muskogee High School in 1999, and then went on to get his heavy machine operator license at Montana Job Core in 2001. Karl moved to North Platte, Nebraska in 200,9 to be closer to his nieces and nephew. He worked at Masonite for several years and then went on to Coke Cola, he also worked several other odd jobs before he ended up at Ideal Linen. He met his fiancée Rebecca Sorenson in late July of 2021.Karl is survived by his father Karl Jones, Sr of Capulin CO, siblings: Jason Jones of North Platte, NE, Candace Borah (William Borah) of Arnold, NE, and William Jones of Capulin, CO, nieces, and nephews, Zoey Borah (Alex) of Arnold, Harmony Borah of Arnold, Serenity Borah of Arnold, Brandon Jones of North Platte, Ladaisha Jones of North Platte, Bonus Daughter Chevey Stout of North Platte, and great-niece Paisley, and his Grandmother Patsy Jones. Numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins, friends &amp; etc…Karls was preceded in death by his mother Nancy Jones, his grandfather Harold Jones, and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.There will be a Celebration of Life on April 30, 2022, at 3:00 pm at 713 W Cedar St Arnold, NE 69120. Memorials are suggested to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.paypal.com/pools/c/81M3Kfgtfc">www.paypal.com/pools/c/81M3Kfgtfc</a>. An online guest book may be signed at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.govierbrothers.com/">www.govierbrothers.com</a>

Karl Bradley Jones, Jr. (1979-2022)

Lois M. Royle, 84 of Lexington passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg.

Lois was the second of two children. She was born February 13, 1938 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Ernest and Vera (Kemper) Ramm. She graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 1955 and then attended Kearney State College.&nbsp; She was united in marriage to Milan B. Royle on July 1, 1956 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hazard. To this union they were blessed with a daughter, Julie and a son, Ken. The couple moved to Yakima, Washington in 1957 and then to Lexington in 1972 when they purchased the A&amp;W restaurant. The couple operated the A&amp;W until Milan passed away on November 9, 1992 and then the family continued to own and operate the restaurant until 2003 when it was sold. Lois was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington since 1973. She enjoyed working and visiting with family, friends and customers. She also enjoyed playing cards, going to the casinos and traveling with family.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents and her only sibling, Darlene and her husband Roy Bennett. Survivors include her son, Ken of Lincoln, daughter Julie and husband Bill Stauffer of Elm Creek, three grandchildren: Alynn Stauffer of Kearney and Adam and Alivia Stauffer of Elm Creek as well as nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.

Visitation will be held Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington with Pastor Rob Kuefner, officiating. The service will be live streamed via the church website. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

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 </figure>Lois M. Royle, 84 of Lexington passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg.Lois was the second of two children. She was born February 13, 1938 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Ernest and Vera (Kemper) Ramm. She graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 1955 and then attended Kearney State College.&nbsp; She was united in marriage to Milan B. Royle on July 1, 1956 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hazard. To this union they were blessed with a daughter, Julie and a son, Ken. The couple moved to Yakima, Washington in 1957 and then to Lexington in 1972 when they purchased the A&amp;W restaurant. The couple operated the A&amp;W until Milan passed away on November 9, 1992 and then the family continued to own and operate the restaurant until 2003 when it was sold. Lois was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington since 1973. She enjoyed working and visiting with family, friends and customers. She also enjoyed playing cards, going to the casinos and traveling with family.Lois was preceded in death by her parents and her only sibling, Darlene and her husband Roy Bennett. Survivors include her son, Ken of Lincoln, daughter Julie and husband Bill Stauffer of Elm Creek, three grandchildren: Alynn Stauffer of Kearney and Adam and Alivia Stauffer of Elm Creek as well as nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.Visitation will be held Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington with Pastor Rob Kuefner, officiating. The service will be live streamed via the church website. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church.Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Lois Marie Royle (1938-2022)

Anita Jeanne Wagner, 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away March 18, 2022 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.  She was born May 21, 1948 to Claude T and Mickelina (DeBruno) Teague in Alturas, California.  Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anita Jeanne Wagner, 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away March 18, 2022 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. She was born May 21, 1948 to Claude T and Mickelina (DeBruno) Teague in Alturas, California. Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anita Jeanne Wagner (1948-2022)

Kevin Eugene Motsinger, 59, of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2022.&nbsp; He was born on October 10, 1962 to Gerald and Beverly (Pierce) Motsinger in North Platte. Growing up, Kevin enjoyed fishing, hunting, wrestling, bowling, rodeoing, and hanging out with friends.&nbsp; He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1980.&nbsp; After high school he worked at Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist for 23 years. &nbsp;After leaving the railroad, Kevin owned his own Quizno’s business for years. Until his death, he worked for Halls Electric.&nbsp; On August 30, 1985, Kevin married Angie Kleewein and to this union two children were born, Tyler and Amy.&nbsp; Since then, his family grew with seven grand children and they meant the world to him.

Survivors include son, Tyler (Esther) Motsinger and their children, Kelcie, Jahlie, and Peyton of Brady; daughter, Amy (Joe) Ford and their children, Tucker, Skylar, Kylah and Winter of Cody; mother, Beverly Motsinger of North Platte; sister, Deb (Dale) Kleewein of North Platte; brother, Archie Motsinger of Hickman; numerous other family members and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald.

Memorials are suggested in his name.&nbsp; Online condolences may be shared at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.adamsswanson.com/">www.adamsswanson.com</a>.

Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Maxwell Baptist Church with Reverend Tim Lyzenga officiating.&nbsp; Visitation will be held noon-7:00 P.M., with family present 5:00-7:00, Monday, April 18, 2022 at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

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 </figure>Kevin Eugene Motsinger, 59, of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2022.&nbsp; He was born on October 10, 1962 to Gerald and Beverly (Pierce) Motsinger in North Platte. Growing up, Kevin enjoyed fishing, hunting, wrestling, bowling, rodeoing, and hanging out with friends.&nbsp; He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1980.&nbsp; After high school he worked at Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist for 23 years. &nbsp;After leaving the railroad, Kevin owned his own Quizno’s business for years. Until his death, he worked for Halls Electric.&nbsp; On August 30, 1985, Kevin married Angie Kleewein and to this union two children were born, Tyler and Amy.&nbsp; Since then, his family grew with seven grand children and they meant the world to him.Survivors include son, Tyler (Esther) Motsinger and their children, Kelcie, Jahlie, and Peyton of Brady; daughter, Amy (Joe) Ford and their children, Tucker, Skylar, Kylah and Winter of Cody; mother, Beverly Motsinger of North Platte; sister, Deb (Dale) Kleewein of North Platte; brother, Archie Motsinger of Hickman; numerous other family members and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald.Memorials are suggested in his name.&nbsp; Online condolences may be shared at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.adamsswanson.com/">www.adamsswanson.com</a>.Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Maxwell Baptist Church with Reverend Tim Lyzenga officiating.&nbsp; Visitation will be held noon-7:00 P.M., with family present 5:00-7:00, Monday, April 18, 2022 at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Kevin Eugene Motsinger (1962-2022)

Richard Anthony Navarrete, 62, of North Platte, passed away April 12, 2022 at Great Plains Health.  Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 16, 2022 at North Platte Berean Church with Reverend John Stone officiating.  Visitation will be held noon-7:00 P.M., with family present 5:00-7:00, Friday, April 15, 2022 at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

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 </figure>Richard Anthony Navarrete, 62, of North Platte, passed away April 12, 2022 at Great Plains Health. Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 16, 2022 at North Platte Berean Church with Reverend John Stone officiating. Visitation will be held noon-7:00 P.M., with family present 5:00-7:00, Friday, April 15, 2022 at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Richard "Rick" Anthony Navarrete (1960-2022)

Kevin Eugene Motsinger, 59, of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2022.&nbsp; He was born on October 10, 1962 to Gerald and Beverly (Pierce) Motsinger in North Platte.

Growing up, Kevin enjoyed fishing, hunting, wrestling, bowling, rodeoing, and hanging out with friends.&nbsp; He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1980.&nbsp; After high school he worked at Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist for 23 years. &nbsp;After leaving the railroad, Kevin owned his own Quizno’s business for years. Until his death, he worked for Halls Electric.&nbsp;

On August 30, 1985, Kevin married Angie Kleewein and to this union two children were born, Tyler and Amy.&nbsp; Since then, his family grew with seven grand children and they meant the world to him.

Survivors include son, Tyler (Esther) Motsinger and their children, Kelcie, Jahlie, and Peyton of Brady; daughter, Amy (Joe) Ford and their children, Tucker, Skylar, Kylah and Winter of Cody; mother, Beverly Motsinger of North Platte; sister, Deb (Dale) Kleewein of North Platte; brother, Archie Motsinger of Hickman; numerous other family members and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald.

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 </figure>Kevin Eugene Motsinger, 59, of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2022.&nbsp; He was born on October 10, 1962 to Gerald and Beverly (Pierce) Motsinger in North Platte.Growing up, Kevin enjoyed fishing, hunting, wrestling, bowling, rodeoing, and hanging out with friends.&nbsp; He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1980.&nbsp; After high school he worked at Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist for 23 years. &nbsp;After leaving the railroad, Kevin owned his own Quizno’s business for years. Until his death, he worked for Halls Electric.&nbsp;On August 30, 1985, Kevin married Angie Kleewein and to this union two children were born, Tyler and Amy.&nbsp; Since then, his family grew with seven grand children and they meant the world to him.Survivors include son, Tyler (Esther) Motsinger and their children, Kelcie, Jahlie, and Peyton of Brady; daughter, Amy (Joe) Ford and their children, Tucker, Skylar, Kylah and Winter of Cody; mother, Beverly Motsinger of North Platte; sister, Deb (Dale) Kleewein of North Platte; brother, Archie Motsinger of Hickman; numerous other family members and many friends.He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald.Memorials are suggested in his name.&nbsp; Online condolences may be shared at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.adamsswanson.com/">www.adamsswanson.com</a>.Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Maxwell Baptist Church with Reverend Tim Lyzenga officiating.&nbsp; Visitation will be held noon-7:00 P.M., with family present 5:00-7:00, Monday, April 18, 2022 at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Donald “Scott” Williams of Ansley, NE formerly of Riverdale, died Monday, April 11, 2022, at his home in Ansley.

The funeral service will be Friday, April 15, 2022, at 10:30 am at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE with Pastor Dean Profal officiating. Burial will be in the Riverdale Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Ansley EMT Rescue Unit. A visitation will take place on Thursday, April 14th&nbsp;from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, with the family greeting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.govierbrothers.com/">www.govierbrothers.com</a>.

Donald Scott Williams was born May 1, 1966, in Kearney, NE to Donald Murven and Margaret Ann (Ehresman) Williams of Miller, NE.

Scott spent school days at Riverdale and Kearney, graduating in 1984 from Kearney High. He enjoyed playing baseball for Riverdale. He learned mechanics by working on cars with his dad and loved hunting, and fishing. As a young man, he worked for several ranchers in the Valentine area and credits his Grandpa Ehresman for the love of cattle. Scott also enjoyed team roping and had a few horses of his own. After leaving the Sandhills he worked for the Laddie Olson Farm in the Round Valley area near Sargent. Scott met the love of his life, Barb Haskell, in 2005. They shared their time together in Ansley for the past 18 years. He worked for Orscheln’s, Tumbleweed Café as a cook, and for the last 20 years as a welder at Fiorelli Welding to the time of his passing in Broken Bow. His love of hunting continued throughout his life getting his trophy deer in his stepdad’s pasture. In March of 2022, he was declared cancer-free and was enjoying feeling good and looking forward to working on his tractor and worrying about his garden plot and sowing grass seed on the lawn.

Scott is survived by his significant other Barb Haskell of Ansley, mother Margaret Ehresman-Williams (Marvin) Olson of Berwyn, sisters: Tammy (James) Gutierrez of Albuquerque, NM, and Tracy (Eugene) Heathers of Champion, brother Chris Williams of Berwyn, stepbrothers Brian (Barbara) Olson of Pleasanton, and Brent Olson of Lolo Hot Springs, MT, several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Scott was preceded in death by his father Don Williams, grandparents Ross and Hazel Ehresman, and Mervin and Ruth Williams, sister and brother-in-law Carolyn and Raymond Hazzard.

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 </figure>Donald “Scott” Williams of Ansley, NE formerly of Riverdale, died Monday, April 11, 2022, at his home in Ansley.The funeral service will be Friday, April 15, 2022, at 10:30 am at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE with Pastor Dean Profal officiating. Burial will be in the Riverdale Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Ansley EMT Rescue Unit. A visitation will take place on Thursday, April 14th&nbsp;from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, with the family greeting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.govierbrothers.com/">www.govierbrothers.com</a>.Donald Scott Williams was born May 1, 1966, in Kearney, NE to Donald Murven and Margaret Ann (Ehresman) Williams of Miller, NE.Scott spent school days at Riverdale and Kearney, graduating in 1984 from Kearney High. He enjoyed playing baseball for Riverdale. He learned mechanics by working on cars with his dad and loved hunting, and fishing. As a young man, he worked for several ranchers in the Valentine area and credits his Grandpa Ehresman for the love of cattle. Scott also enjoyed team roping and had a few horses of his own. After leaving the Sandhills he worked for the Laddie Olson Farm in the Round Valley area near Sargent. Scott met the love of his life, Barb Haskell, in 2005. They shared their time together in Ansley for the past 18 years. He worked for Orscheln’s, Tumbleweed Café as a cook, and for the last 20 years as a welder at Fiorelli Welding to the time of his passing in Broken Bow. His love of hunting continued throughout his life getting his trophy deer in his stepdad’s pasture. In March of 2022, he was declared cancer-free and was enjoying feeling good and looking forward to working on his tractor and worrying about his garden plot and sowing grass seed on the lawn.Scott is survived by his significant other Barb Haskell of Ansley, mother Margaret Ehresman-Williams (Marvin) Olson of Berwyn, sisters: Tammy (James) Gutierrez of Albuquerque, NM, and Tracy (Eugene) Heathers of Champion, brother Chris Williams of Berwyn, stepbrothers Brian (Barbara) Olson of Pleasanton, and Brent Olson of Lolo Hot Springs, MT, several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.Scott was preceded in death by his father Don Williams, grandparents Ross and Hazel Ehresman, and Mervin and Ruth Williams, sister and brother-in-law Carolyn and Raymond Hazzard.

Scott Williams (1966-2022)

Victor Monzon, age 90, of McCook, was surrounded by his family when he passed away at his home in McCook on Sunday evening, April 10, 2022. A rosary will be recited on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM with Fr. Alder leading at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook. Victor's family will greet friends on Sunday afternoon beginning at 5:00 PM at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook.&nbsp; There will also be time following the rosary to visit with the family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 25, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook.&nbsp; &nbsp;Military honors will performed at graveside by Naval Honors Detail.

Memorials may be left in Victor's name. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com.&nbsp; Arrangements are entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.

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 </figure>Victor Monzon, age 90, of McCook, was surrounded by his family when he passed away at his home in McCook on Sunday evening, April 10, 2022. A rosary will be recited on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM with Fr. Alder leading at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook. Victor's family will greet friends on Sunday afternoon beginning at 5:00 PM at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook.&nbsp; There will also be time following the rosary to visit with the family.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 25, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook.&nbsp; &nbsp;Military honors will performed at graveside by Naval Honors Detail.Memorials may be left in Victor's name. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com.&nbsp; Arrangements are entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.

Victor Monzon (1931-2022)

Michael (Mike) David Welsh, an Ogallala native, graduated from the Ogallala High School Class of 1956.&nbsp; He was an Eagle Scout and very active in most high school activities. Mike attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.&nbsp; In 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Karen Adkins.&nbsp; Mike and Karen then moved to a family farm in Perkins County, where Mike farmed for the next seven years.&nbsp; In 1966, the couple moved back to Ogallala where Mike began the transition from farming to owning and managing farmland in Perkins and Keith Counties, which he continued the remainder of his life. In 1969, Mike became the general manager of the Ogallala Ramada Inn, which opened when Interstate 80 reached Ogallala.&nbsp; He was one of the ten original owners of the Ramada Inn, which is now the Best Western Stagecoach Inn and the Golden Spur Steakhouse and Saloon.&nbsp; He was also one of the original owners and directors of Ogallala Care Homes, which is now Indian Hills Manor, built in 1962. In 1971, Mike was hired as the Ogallala Branch Manager of Nebraska State Savings and Loan of Fremont, Nebraska, when the S&amp;L opened its first two branches at Kearney and Ogallala.&nbsp; While managing the Ogallala Savings and Loan, Mike also became a licensed real estate appraiser, graduated from the University of Washington Executive Development School, and graduated with honors from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business.&nbsp; As Nebraska State Savings and Loan grew to 30 locations statewide, Mike was promoted to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of all the branch locations in the western one-third of Nebraska. In May 1983, Mike was hired by the First National Bank in Ogallala as a vice president to originate a residential lending department, as well as working in commercial and consumer lending.&nbsp; He was elected to the bank’s board of directors in July 1984 and served in that position until Pinnacle Bank purchased the bank in 1997.&nbsp; A year later, he resigned from the bank and accepted a position as mortgage broker for Metro Funding out of Denver, Colorado, in their first Nebraska location.&nbsp; He held that position until he retired in 2001. Mike served in many community activities over the years, including serving as President of the Ogallala Jaycees, state vice president of the Nebraska Jaycees, member of the Ogallala Lions and Optimist Clubs, several years as Chairman of the annual Ogallala Boy Scouts Fund Drive, Cub Scout Pack Master, six years on the Ogallala Zoning Board of Adjustment, two years on the Industrial Development Council, trustee of the Congregational Church of Christ, 11 years as Chairman of the Ogallala Housing Board, Board Director of the Keith County Housing Commission, Exalted Ruler of the Ogallala Elks Lodge, President of the Ogallala Rotary Club, and several years as President of Lake McConaughy Lessees Incorporated, a corporation consisting of 127 home and cabin owners in the four K-Areas of Lake McConaughy.&nbsp; Mike also donated 14 gallons of blood to the American Red Cross over the years. Mike was also proud of the fact that he was able to provide verification to the Consulate General of Ireland that his maternal grandfather and all his great grandparents were born in Ireland, which allowed him to obtain an Irish citizenship.&nbsp; You must be an Irish citizen to purchase property in Ireland, and Mike always jokingly said that one day he would return to Ireland to purchase and run an Irish pub. Mike loved time spent with his children and grandchildren.&nbsp; He and Karen enjoyed the numerous trips they made to Europe every other year with their son, Jeff and his wife, Cheryl.&nbsp; Mike also enjoyed the cabin they had at Lake McConaughy for over 40 years, and their winter home south of Naples, Florida.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, David Almos Welsh and Irma Louise Doherty Welsh, a sister, Patricia Ann Welsh Cross, and a brother, James Gilmore Welsh.&nbsp; He is survived by his wife Karen, sons Jeffrey Welsh (Cheryl), and Tim (Jackie) and daughter Kristine Welsh Leibhart (Mike), and grandchildren Sarah Welsh, Claire Welsh, Jack Welsh, Zane Leibhart, Chase Leibhart, and Cooper Leibhart.

Visitation will be held at Draucker Funeral Home Chapel, Ogallala, NE, Friday, Apr.15th from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 18th,10:00 am; at Grace Point, with Rev. Curtis Tschetter, officiating.&nbsp; Burial will take place in the Ogallala Cemetery. &nbsp; Memorials are suggested to the Keith County Foundation Fund &nbsp; Services will be live streamed at www.drauckerfh.com and by clicking on the Watch Now button.&nbsp;

Online condolences may be left at www.drauckerfh.com. and clicking the share a memory button.&nbsp; Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala has been entrusted with arrangements.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Michael (Mike) David Welsh, an Ogallala native, graduated from the Ogallala High School Class of 1956.&nbsp; He was an Eagle Scout and very active in most high school activities. Mike attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.&nbsp; In 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Karen Adkins.&nbsp; Mike and Karen then moved to a family farm in Perkins County, where Mike farmed for the next seven years.&nbsp; In 1966, the couple moved back to Ogallala where Mike began the transition from farming to owning and managing farmland in Perkins and Keith Counties, which he continued the remainder of his life. In 1969, Mike became the general manager of the Ogallala Ramada Inn, which opened when Interstate 80 reached Ogallala.&nbsp; He was one of the ten original owners of the Ramada Inn, which is now the Best Western Stagecoach Inn and the Golden Spur Steakhouse and Saloon.&nbsp; He was also one of the original owners and directors of Ogallala Care Homes, which is now Indian Hills Manor, built in 1962. In 1971, Mike was hired as the Ogallala Branch Manager of Nebraska State Savings and Loan of Fremont, Nebraska, when the S&amp;L opened its first two branches at Kearney and Ogallala.&nbsp; While managing the Ogallala Savings and Loan, Mike also became a licensed real estate appraiser, graduated from the University of Washington Executive Development School, and graduated with honors from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business.&nbsp; As Nebraska State Savings and Loan grew to 30 locations statewide, Mike was promoted to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of all the branch locations in the western one-third of Nebraska. In May 1983, Mike was hired by the First National Bank in Ogallala as a vice president to originate a residential lending department, as well as working in commercial and consumer lending.&nbsp; He was elected to the bank’s board of directors in July 1984 and served in that position until Pinnacle Bank purchased the bank in 1997.&nbsp; A year later, he resigned from the bank and accepted a position as mortgage broker for Metro Funding out of Denver, Colorado, in their first Nebraska location.&nbsp; He held that position until he retired in 2001. Mike served in many community activities over the years, including serving as President of the Ogallala Jaycees, state vice president of the Nebraska Jaycees, member of the Ogallala Lions and Optimist Clubs, several years as Chairman of the annual Ogallala Boy Scouts Fund Drive, Cub Scout Pack Master, six years on the Ogallala Zoning Board of Adjustment, two years on the Industrial Development Council, trustee of the Congregational Church of Christ, 11 years as Chairman of the Ogallala Housing Board, Board Director of the Keith County Housing Commission, Exalted Ruler of the Ogallala Elks Lodge, President of the Ogallala Rotary Club, and several years as President of Lake McConaughy Lessees Incorporated, a corporation consisting of 127 home and cabin owners in the four K-Areas of Lake McConaughy.&nbsp; Mike also donated 14 gallons of blood to the American Red Cross over the years. Mike was also proud of the fact that he was able to provide verification to the Consulate General of Ireland that his maternal grandfather and all his great grandparents were born in Ireland, which allowed him to obtain an Irish citizenship.&nbsp; You must be an Irish citizen to purchase property in Ireland, and Mike always jokingly said that one day he would return to Ireland to purchase and run an Irish pub. Mike loved time spent with his children and grandchildren.&nbsp; He and Karen enjoyed the numerous trips they made to Europe every other year with their son, Jeff and his wife, Cheryl.&nbsp; Mike also enjoyed the cabin they had at Lake McConaughy for over 40 years, and their winter home south of Naples, Florida.Mike was preceded in death by his parents, David Almos Welsh and Irma Louise Doherty Welsh, a sister, Patricia Ann Welsh Cross, and a brother, James Gilmore Welsh.&nbsp; He is survived by his wife Karen, sons Jeffrey Welsh (Cheryl), and Tim (Jackie) and daughter Kristine Welsh Leibhart (Mike), and grandchildren Sarah Welsh, Claire Welsh, Jack Welsh, Zane Leibhart, Chase Leibhart, and Cooper Leibhart.Visitation will be held at Draucker Funeral Home Chapel, Ogallala, NE, Friday, Apr.15th from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 18th,10:00 am; at Grace Point, with Rev. Curtis Tschetter, officiating.&nbsp; Burial will take place in the Ogallala Cemetery. &nbsp; Memorials are suggested to the Keith County Foundation Fund &nbsp; Services will be live streamed at www.drauckerfh.com and by clicking on the Watch Now button.&nbsp;Online condolences may be left at www.drauckerfh.com. and clicking the share a memory button.&nbsp; Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala has been entrusted with arrangements.&nbsp;

Michael David Welsh (1938-2022)

Joyce Ann Barnes, 63, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away April 8, 2022 at her home.&nbsp; She was born January 25, 1959 to Alvin and Bernita (Greenman) Barnes in Wichita, Kansas.&nbsp;

Joyce attended Lakewood Senior High, Lakewood, Colorado and graduated with honors in 1976.&nbsp; She went on to receive a certificate in accounting with a 4.0 GPA from Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado.&nbsp; After graduation she lived in Denver and worked at AAA Plating, EJ Crabbe Accountant and Great Southwest Dental; then she moved to Sterling, Colorado and worked at Elete Buildings and Drakes Village Kitchen; then moved to Greeley, Colorado and worked at The Kitchen; after moving to North Platte, she worked at the Depot Grill &amp; Pub and North Platte Community Daycare.&nbsp;&nbsp; Joyce loved music, baking (chocolate chip cookies were her specialty), gardening, T.V. game shows, (particularly Jeopardy) and traveling.&nbsp; Her first real travel adventure was to Stonehenge, July 3, 2008.&nbsp; Joyce adored her granddaughter, Jada Maline; and loved her family and friends whole heartedly. Due to her generosity as an organ donor others will receive the gift they need.&nbsp; Joyce was loved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Joyce is survived by her siblings; brother, Michael (Kathy) Barnes, Pueblo, Colorado; sister, Michelle Barnes, North Platte, Nebraska; brother, Jim (Gerri) Barnes, Lakewood, Colorado; sister, Lana (Mark) Grubbs, North Platte, Nebraska; brother, Don (Sheryl) Ehrman, Greeley, Colorado; brother, Jeff (Heather) Stine, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; granddaughter, Jada Maline, Omaha, Nebraska; along with several nieces and nephews and many friends; son, Christopher Stine, Fort Collins, Colorado.&nbsp;

She is preceded in death by her mother, Bernita (Lloyd) Stine; father, Alvin (Karen) Barnes; husband, Lloyd Ray Stine and best friend, Peter Happle.&nbsp;

Visitation will be 11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Friday, April 15, 2022, with family being present 11 – 2, at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home.&nbsp; Cremation will follow visitation.&nbsp;

A Celebration of Life for Joyce will be 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Saturday, April 24, 2022 at the Prairie Arts Center, 416 N. Jeffers St., North Platte.

Please send condolences to Lana Grubbs, C/O Joyce Barnes, 2213 Burlington Blvd, North Platte, Nebraska, 69101.

Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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 </figure>Joyce Ann Barnes, 63, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away April 8, 2022 at her home.&nbsp; She was born January 25, 1959 to Alvin and Bernita (Greenman) Barnes in Wichita, Kansas.&nbsp;Joyce attended Lakewood Senior High, Lakewood, Colorado and graduated with honors in 1976.&nbsp; She went on to receive a certificate in accounting with a 4.0 GPA from Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado.&nbsp; After graduation she lived in Denver and worked at AAA Plating, EJ Crabbe Accountant and Great Southwest Dental; then she moved to Sterling, Colorado and worked at Elete Buildings and Drakes Village Kitchen; then moved to Greeley, Colorado and worked at The Kitchen; after moving to North Platte, she worked at the Depot Grill &amp; Pub and North Platte Community Daycare.&nbsp;&nbsp; Joyce loved music, baking (chocolate chip cookies were her specialty), gardening, T.V. game shows, (particularly Jeopardy) and traveling.&nbsp; Her first real travel adventure was to Stonehenge, July 3, 2008.&nbsp; Joyce adored her granddaughter, Jada Maline; and loved her family and friends whole heartedly. Due to her generosity as an organ donor others will receive the gift they need.&nbsp; Joyce was loved and will be missed by all who knew her.Joyce is survived by her siblings; brother, Michael (Kathy) Barnes, Pueblo, Colorado; sister, Michelle Barnes, North Platte, Nebraska; brother, Jim (Gerri) Barnes, Lakewood, Colorado; sister, Lana (Mark) Grubbs, North Platte, Nebraska; brother, Don (Sheryl) Ehrman, Greeley, Colorado; brother, Jeff (Heather) Stine, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; granddaughter, Jada Maline, Omaha, Nebraska; along with several nieces and nephews and many friends; son, Christopher Stine, Fort Collins, Colorado.&nbsp;She is preceded in death by her mother, Bernita (Lloyd) Stine; father, Alvin (Karen) Barnes; husband, Lloyd Ray Stine and best friend, Peter Happle.&nbsp;Visitation will be 11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Friday, April 15, 2022, with family being present 11 – 2, at Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home.&nbsp; Cremation will follow visitation.&nbsp;A Celebration of Life for Joyce will be 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Saturday, April 24, 2022 at the Prairie Arts Center, 416 N. Jeffers St., North Platte.Please send condolences to Lana Grubbs, C/O Joyce Barnes, 2213 Burlington Blvd, North Platte, Nebraska, 69101.Adams &amp; Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Ann Barnes (1959-2022)

James "Jim" Carlyle Smith, 77, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 12, 2022&nbsp; in Gothenburg, NE.&nbsp;&nbsp;

He was born March 24, 1945 in Grand Island, NE, son of Dean and Dorothea Smith. Jim attended grade school in Geneva, NE before the family moved to Colorado where he attended junior high and high school in Littleton, CO, graduating from Denver High School. Jim was united in marriage to Karan Hicken on August 15, 1964 in Gothenburg. To this union, two children were born: Michele and Matthew. Jim and Karan celebrated 57 years of marriage together.

Jim was a member of the American Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. Jim and Karan were the campground hosts at Lafayette park campground in Gothenburg for 25 years. Jim loved spending time with his children and grandchildren and loved to pass on his passion for hunting and fishing to them whenever he could.&nbsp;

Survivors include wife, Karan Smith of Gothenburg, NE; daughter, Michele (Brad) Warner of Gothenburg, NE; son, Matt (Keta) Smith of North Platte, NE; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Kim (Sandy) Smith of CA; favorite uncle, Donald "Bud" Cook; along with many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.&nbsp;

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Don Smith; sister, Karen (Antonio) Mendez; great grandson, Joshua Warner; mother and father in law, William "Bill" and Erma Hicken; brother in laws, Lloyd Farnstrom and Melvin Hicken; sister in laws, Juleen Farnstrom, Evonne Hicken, and Mary Hicken; and aunt, Bernice (Bernie) Cook.

Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Monday, April 18, 2022, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm with the family present from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

Services will be held at American Lutheran Church, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:30 am with Pastor Doug Hjelmstad officiating.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Interment will follow in the Gothenburg Cemetery, Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Memorials may be given to the American Lutheran Church Women.

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 </figure>James "Jim" Carlyle Smith, 77, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 12, 2022&nbsp; in Gothenburg, NE.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was born March 24, 1945 in Grand Island, NE, son of Dean and Dorothea Smith. Jim attended grade school in Geneva, NE before the family moved to Colorado where he attended junior high and high school in Littleton, CO, graduating from Denver High School. Jim was united in marriage to Karan Hicken on August 15, 1964 in Gothenburg. To this union, two children were born: Michele and Matthew. Jim and Karan celebrated 57 years of marriage together.Jim was a member of the American Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. Jim and Karan were the campground hosts at Lafayette park campground in Gothenburg for 25 years. Jim loved spending time with his children and grandchildren and loved to pass on his passion for hunting and fishing to them whenever he could.&nbsp;Survivors include wife, Karan Smith of Gothenburg, NE; daughter, Michele (Brad) Warner of Gothenburg, NE; son, Matt (Keta) Smith of North Platte, NE; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Kim (Sandy) Smith of CA; favorite uncle, Donald "Bud" Cook; along with many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.&nbsp;He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Don Smith; sister, Karen (Antonio) Mendez; great grandson, Joshua Warner; mother and father in law, William "Bill" and Erma Hicken; brother in laws, Lloyd Farnstrom and Melvin Hicken; sister in laws, Juleen Farnstrom, Evonne Hicken, and Mary Hicken; and aunt, Bernice (Bernie) Cook.Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Monday, April 18, 2022, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm with the family present from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.Services will be held at American Lutheran Church, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:30 am with Pastor Doug Hjelmstad officiating.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interment will follow in the Gothenburg Cemetery, Gothenburg, Nebraska.Memorials may be given to the American Lutheran Church Women.

James "Jim" Smith (1945-2022)

&nbsp; Patrick Douglas ‘Doug’ Crouse, of Valentine, Nebraska, died at home on April 7, 2022. Doug was born September 16, 1944, to Patrick “Pat” and Mary (Klitzing) Crouse. He attended country school in Box Butte County and graduated from Alliance High School in 1962. Doug enjoyed FFA and rodeo during his high school years and after graduating enjoyed a short college stint at the University of Nebraska and later served in the National Guard. Doug married Jarolyn Wenzlick in Alliance, on September 27, 1969. They had two children – J.D. and Cyd. Doug ranched on the family ranch and worked for the Alliance Sale Barn before they moved to the Valentine area in 1981. Doug continued to ranch south of Valentine for a few years, and then started DD Cattle buying with his good friend Don ‘Doc’ Williams. Doug loved good cattle, good cattle dogs, Lincoln Continentals, old people and children. He got great joy out of a good game of cards, buzzing his airplane, spending time with his grandkids and making strangers laugh. He had great appreciation for the Sandhills and the cattlemen and women that lived there — and beyond. Doug is survived by his two children; J.D. and Amy Crouse of Fredericksburg, Texas; and Cyd Crouse and Niels Caminada of Enkhuizen, the Netherlands and three grandchildren, Clay, Avery and Ellie Crouse. He also leaves behind his special friend Janel Schubauer, and his sister Sandy (Mick) McCarthy, brother Steve (Paula) Crouse, sister-in-law Mickie Hebbert, brother-in-law Rusty Beaman along with numerous nieces and nephews. Doug was preceded in death by his wife Jarolyn Crouse and parents – Pat Crouse and Mary Didier and brother-in-law Dave Hebbert. The family chose cremation. The memorial service will be 2:00 PM CT April 20, 2022, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine. Pastor Scott McClellan will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department, Valentine FFA, or the donor’s choice. Holmes Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>&nbsp; Patrick Douglas ‘Doug’ Crouse, of Valentine, Nebraska, died at home on April 7, 2022. Doug was born September 16, 1944, to Patrick “Pat” and Mary (Klitzing) Crouse. He attended country school in Box Butte County and graduated from Alliance High School in 1962. Doug enjoyed FFA and rodeo during his high school years and after graduating enjoyed a short college stint at the University of Nebraska and later served in the National Guard. Doug married Jarolyn Wenzlick in Alliance, on September 27, 1969. They had two children – J.D. and Cyd. Doug ranched on the family ranch and worked for the Alliance Sale Barn before they moved to the Valentine area in 1981. Doug continued to ranch south of Valentine for a few years, and then started DD Cattle buying with his good friend Don ‘Doc’ Williams. Doug loved good cattle, good cattle dogs, Lincoln Continentals, old people and children. He got great joy out of a good game of cards, buzzing his airplane, spending time with his grandkids and making strangers laugh. He had great appreciation for the Sandhills and the cattlemen and women that lived there — and beyond. Doug is survived by his two children; J.D. and Amy Crouse of Fredericksburg, Texas; and Cyd Crouse and Niels Caminada of Enkhuizen, the Netherlands and three grandchildren, Clay, Avery and Ellie Crouse. He also leaves behind his special friend Janel Schubauer, and his sister Sandy (Mick) McCarthy, brother Steve (Paula) Crouse, sister-in-law Mickie Hebbert, brother-in-law Rusty Beaman along with numerous nieces and nephews. Doug was preceded in death by his wife Jarolyn Crouse and parents – Pat Crouse and Mary Didier and brother-in-law Dave Hebbert. The family chose cremation. The memorial service will be 2:00 PM CT April 20, 2022, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine. Pastor Scott McClellan will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department, Valentine FFA, or the donor’s choice. Holmes Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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