Obituaries

Gary Lou Wittwer, 88, of Salem, Nebraska was born on October 2, 1936, in Salem, Nebraska to James and Grace (Windle) Wittwer.  He was raised with his family in Salem where he began his schooling.  After the passing of his father, Gary attended Boys Town High School in Omaha, Nebraska where he graduated with the class […]

Rodney L. Kuhlmann. May 19, 1948; January 14, 2025 Rodney was born and raised in Humboldt, Nebraska. In 1969, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served for six and a half years. He spent 31 years as an electronic technician and training instructor at the OPPD Ft. Calhoun nuclear power plant. He loved […]

John Price, 85, of Rulo, NE, passed away January 15, 2025 at Rulo. He was born September 8, 1939 at Wrightsville, GA to Marcus David and Lillie Mae (Temple) Price. John was drafted into the U. S. Army on August 9, 1957 at Atlanta, GA. He was honorably discharged on October 7, 1957 at Ft. […]

Lance Foster, 64, of White Cloud, KS, passed away January 12, 2025 at White Cloud. He was born June 2, 1960 at Whittier, CA to Gary and Rita (Pippin) Foster. He married Lisa Nelmida in 2002 at Anchorage, AK. Lance was raised at Helena, MT and graduated from Helena High School in 1978. He attended […]

Deborah Lynn (Dean) Holloway, 68, of Falls City, Nebraska, died unexpectedly January 6, 2025. She was born September 2, 1956, at Indio, California, the oldest of three children of Orville and Christine Housley Dean.  The family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri until 1962 when they returned to California for a short time.  The family returned […]

Jim Davis, 68, of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025 at home in his recliner. He was born December 14, 1956 to Billy and Phyllis (Keller) Davis in Falls City, NE. He was proud member of Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. He was at 1975 graduate of Hiawatha High School. After […]

Velvejane Sopoci, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 5, 2025 at Falls City. She was born November 23, 1934 at Tripp, SD to William and Luella (Lippert) Weisz. She married Robert Sopoci on November 25, 1952 at Tripp, SD. He passed away September 24, 2019. Velvejane was raised at Tripp and worked as […]

Dennis Norman Merz, 84, of Falls City was born on May 11, 1940, near Barada, Nebraska to Nelson N. and Caroline T. (Faller) Merz.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Church in rural Falls City.  Dennis attended grade school in Barada and graduated at the age of 17 from Falls City High School in 1957.  As […]

Dick passed peacefully, December 13, 2024, surrounded by family. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in his hometown, Falls City, NE. Dick earned his Bachelor of Science from Rockhurst University in K.C. MO, followed by a Masters in Chemistry at the University of Utah. Following graduation, he was employed by Hercules Corp, working in […]

Nona L. (Wagoner) Lechtenberg was born on May 23, 1949 in Clarinda, Iowa, to Glen and Marjorie (Bair) Wagoner. She passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at the age of 75. She graduated from Clarinda High School in Clarinda, Iowa. Nona spent most of her days poolside being a lifeguard and cruising the […]

Larry Schwarting, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 31, 2024 at Falls City. He was born July 4, 1934 at Oakdale, NE to William and Hattie (Opplinger) Schwarting. He married Marlene Sharples on February 14, 1954 at Tilden, NE Larry served in the U. S. Army from March of 1954 and served at […]

Lauralee E. (Bexten) Bucher, 84, of Auburn, Nebraska was born on September 7, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska to Louis and Edna (Christensen) Bexten and was the youngest of two daughters born to this union. Lauralee lived in Humboldt with her family during her sophomore year where she met Gary Bucher and who she married on […]

Don Spencer Campbell, 92, of Falls City was born on October 13, 1932, in Horton, Kansas.  He was the youngest of five children born to Herbert S. and Winifred H. (Kipp) Campbell.  At the time, his parents thought, “How will we survive with another mouth to feed?” But after he was born, they thought, “How would we […]

Bill Dean Timmerman, 78, of Stella, Nebraska, went home to Heaven on December 25, 2024, at Fulton Manor, surrounded by family after a battle with cancer. He was born on July 30, 1946, in Stella, Nebraska, to Carl and Louise Timmerman.  Bill graduated from Stella High School in 1964.  Bill and Jackie Timmerman (ex-wife) had […]

Barbara Paddy passed away on Friday, December 13 in Oceanside, California. Barbara was born in Falls City to Keith and Kathleen Carter. She was the youngest of their 4 children. Raised in Falls City, Barbara was the Homecoming Queen of her graduating class. Barbara continued her education at Chillicothe Business School and went on to […]

Carol J. Urbom, 80, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 22, 2024 at Falls City. She was born April 24, 1944 at Dodge City, KS to Henry and Florence (Tacker) Kephart. She married Robert Urbom on December 19, 1967 at Dodge City. He passed away in 1970. Carol was raised in Ford, KS and […]

Irene Heineman, 101 of Wahoo/Fremont died Monday, December 23, 2024, in Fremont. Irene was born February 23, 1923, in Auburn, Nebraska to Walter and Cora (Spradling) Larkin. She married Jean Heineman on June 30, 1947, in Verdon, Nebraska.                                   […]

Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Kirkendall Ebel of Verdon, Nebraska, passed away December 21, 2024, as Falls City. She was born July 15, 1958, to Don and Sheila (Yoder) Kirkendall of rural Falls City. She married David Ebel on October 29, 1977, and they lived on a farm south of Falls City. Later the couple moved to […]

Clarence Lippold, 94, of Salem, NE, passed away December 12, 2024 at Salem. He was born March 17, 1930 at Barada, NE to Joseph and Julia (Bauman) Lippold. He married Doris Schuetz on June 19, 1950 at Rulo, NE. Clarence enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 8, 1952 at Omaha, NE. He earned […]

Born June 26, 1960, to Barney and Betty Koelzer of Falls City, Nebraska.  He was the youngest of three boys. His upbringing started in a simple, but memorable rural setting on a farm South of Rulo, Nebraska. He would describe his life growing up as a perfect as a Norman Rockwell Painting. He grew up […]

Earl Schawang , age 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024, in Falls City Nebraska.  Earl was born on May 12, 1933, in the family farmhouse north of Rulo Nebraska.  His father, Nick Schawang, and his mother, Katherine “Katie” Frederick Schawang, moved their family to the area called Mattsville, […]

Dorothy Marie Kirkendall was born on July 23, 1946, to John R. (Dick) Sells and Catherine Schulenburg – Sells in Falls City, Nebraska. She was raised in Rulo, Nebraska and grew up helping with the family farm, rodeo grounds, and raising livestock.  She was hard worker and may have raised a little heck along the […]

Joyce Burghart, 87, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 27, 2024 at Falls City. She was born February 22, 1937 at Greenville, MS to Peter and Bessie (Barker) Dallriva. She married E. L. O’Banion on June 7, 1954 at Greenville and they were later divorced. She then married Vern Ketter on May 30, 1969 […]

Thomas Bangert, 63, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 26, 2024 at Rochester, MN. He was born March 21, 1961 at Falls City to Gerald and Edna (Buchholz) Bangert. He married Lana Last on March 9, 1985 at Falls City. Tom was raised in rural Falls City and graduated from Falls City Sacred Heart […]

Nancy L. Foster, 77, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 23, 2024 at Falls City. She was born December 19, 1946 at Fremont, NE to Marlin O. and Claudia J. (Hill) Armbruster. She married Jerry Foster on February 1, 1984 at Lake Tahoe, NV. He passed away on April 22, 1994. Nancy was raised […]