Obituaries
Peggy Long
Oct 23, 2022
Peggy Ellen (Pribbenow) Long passed away on October 23, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Peggy was raised on the Pribbenow family farm north of Nora Springs, Iowa. She graduated from Nora Springs High School in 1960 and married Daryl Long a few days later. She then immediately enrolled at Iowa State University, where she and Daryl worked their way...
Virgil "Bub" Robbins
Oct 21, 2022
Virgil “Bub” Robbins, age 92 of Brownville, passed away at his home Friday, October 21, 2022. Virgil Paul Robbins, Jr., son of Virgil Paul, Sr. and Lalla Gladys (Cogdil) Robbins, was born June 3, 1930, in a farmhouse near Tecumseh, Nebraska. Virgil attended District 66 School near Brownville, Nebraska. After 8th grade he farmed with his dad and worked odd...
Martin L. Rhoades
Oct 20, 2022
Martin Lynn Rhoades, one of two sons of Kenneth C. and Myrth Lorene (Jones) Rhoades, was born October 2, 1947, in Aspinwall, Nebraska. He attended school in Nemaha and graduated from Nemaha High School. On September 13, 1969, Martin was united in marriage to Nancy L. Nixon at the Shubert Christian Church in Shubert, Nebraska. They made their home in...
Steven Mayfield
Oct 13, 2022
Steven Mayfield, 71, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on October 13th, 2022, with his family by his side. Steven was born to the late Bob and LaVerne Mayfield, April 25th, 1951 in Louisville, Nebraska. Steven grew up on the family farm near Nemaha. He initially attended Nemaha High School before transferring to Southeast Nebraska Consolidated in Stella and graduating in...
Darleen E. Lane
Oct 6, 2022
Darleen Evelyn (Coffey) Lane, one of three children of Edward and Evelyn (Harre) Coffey, was born July 1, 1959, at Friend, Nebraska. Darleen was baptized at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Exeter. She attended St. Stephen Catholic School for her early education and then Exeter Public Schools, where she graduated from Exeter High School. While still in high school, Darleen...
Eimer Schlange
Sep 26, 2022
Eimer Freddie Schlange, son of Fred and Edith (Behrends) Schlange, was born April 27, 1925, in Auburn, Nebraska. He was baptized June 7, 1925, at St. John Lutheran (Stone) Church near Auburn by the Rev. R. Kunzendorf and confirmed April 6, 1947, at Zion Lutheran Church near Johnson, Nebraska by Rev. R H. Riensche. Eimer attended Graf School through the...
Leona E. Beethe
Sep 20, 2022
To live a fulfilled life is to live a life like Leona Elizabeth Louise Dora (Heidemann) Beethe. She lived every one of her 98 years, 5 months, and 8 days to the very fullest and treated her four children, their spouses, 11 grandchildren and their spouses and her 17 great-grandchildren as if they were all her favorite. She got a...
Richard "Andy" Mcmullen
Sep 19, 2022
Richard “Andy” McMullen, born August 31st, 1935, was the comedic instigator of many political debates, lovingly throttled family arguments by citing financial articles of the Wall Street Journal, and was considered a hero by his three children by not succumbing to an early nervous death by the sheer number of their catastrophic events relayed by early morning telephone calls. He...
Mildred (Knoflicek) Weber
Sep 18, 2022
Mildred Marie Knoflicek was born January 19, 1920, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska to August F. and Mary Jane (Jiran) Knoflicek. The youngest of eleven children, she grew up on a farm near Plattsmouth and graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1937. Mildred won the State Music Teachers Contest playing the violin and received a scholarship to Peru State College. She earned...
Mildred J. "Midge" (Jahn) Mason
Sep 13, 2022
Mildred Justine Jahn was born January 20, 1933 in Falls City, Nebraska. She was one of nine children of Mike and Maude (Stump) Jahn and graduated from Falls City High School. After high school Midge attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln for one year. During summer break she met James Mason and didn’t return to classes in the fall. They...
Harry Joe Allison
Sep 11, 2022
Harry (Joe) Allison, the youngest of three children of Harry Kenneth and Evelyn (Stevens) Allison, was born January 22, 1945, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Joe grew up on the family farm east of Pawnee City graduating from Pawnee City High School in 1963 and later from the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy in 1968. On July 19, 1964, Joe...
Burtis E. Aufenkamp
Sep 2, 2022
Burtis E. Kennedy was born to James and R. Loray Kennedy on September 3rd, 1931, in Salem and grew up in the Barada Hills. She graduated from Nemaha High School. Education was such a high importance for herself, her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. She took enough college classes to teach at Boatman Rural School with 18 students in 9...
Randal L. Wallar
Sep 1, 2022
Randal LeRoy Wallar, one of two children of Mervin LeRoy “Budge” and Zelda (Hayes) Wallar, was born February 15, 1942, in Auburn, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm southwest of Johnson, Nebraska and graduated from Johnson High School in 1960. Randal was married to Mary Hall in 1961, and the couple was blessed with two children, Scott and Kristine....
Donald G. Warner
Sep 1, 2022
Donald (Don) Gene Warner, one of 10 children of Chris and Lily (Edwards) Warner, was born December 27, 1931 in Humboldt, Nebraska where he grew up and attended Humboldt public school. On January 5, 1950, Don enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he was later assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota as a...
Terrance Eugene Laplant
Aug 24, 2022
Terrance Eugene LaPlant, one of six children of Henry and Muriel (Achey) LaPlant, was born May 21, 1958, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Muriel was then married to Vern Dukken, the two of them raised Terry in Grand Rapids, where he graduated from high school. Terry received his bachelor’s degree from Peru State College and a master’s degree from University of...
Loren Paul Entz
Aug 9, 2022
Loren Paul Entz of Brownville, NE passed away unexpectedly from heart failure on August 9. Born August 29, 1949, in Newton, Kansas, Loren had a keen love for both art and nature from an early age. During breaks from busy farm and ranch life, he could often be found drawing in the fields or forests. Many an hour was spent...
Harold Moyer
Aug 2, 2022
Harold Moyer, age 69 of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. Harold was born on March 14, 1953 in Humboldt, NE, the son of Joy E. and Beverly Irene (Anderson) Moyer. He attended school in Tecumseh and Pawnee City. He worked a variety of jobs, including Campbell’s Soup in Tecumseh and Triangle Pacific for some...
Nancy (Carbaugh) Judd
Jul 29, 2022
Nancy Kay Carbaugh, one of seven children of John Edgar and Marcia (Casebolt) Carbaugh, was born February 6, 1951, in Elwood, Nebraska. On December 13, 1967, Nancy was united in marriage to Rickey L. Judd in McCook, Nebraska. They made their home in McCook and would be blessed with four children: Shane, Derek, Lana, and Tory. Nancy attended Mid-Plains Community...
Lenora (Behrends) Remmers
Jul 26, 2022
Lenora Lois (Behrends) Remmers was born the youngest child and only daughter of parents Albert W. and Adele L. (Antholz) Behrends on March 11, 1931, on the family farm southwest of Auburn, NE. She was baptized into a lifelong membership at St. John’s (Stone) Church on April 16, 1931; she was confirmed on March 24, 1945, by John 17:3: “This...
Adam Morris
Jul 13, 2022
Adam Paul Morris, son of James Patrick and Marcia Sue (Drake) Morris, was born April 27, 1970, at Nebraska City, Nebraska. Adam grew up in Peru, Nebraska, where he attended school up until high school. Adam then attended school in Auburn, graduating from Auburn High School in 1988. After high school, Adam enlisted in the United States Army National Guard....