Obituaries

Diana Lee (Minden) Simon, 78 of Falls City, Nebraska passed away on February 17, 2025 in Falls City, Nebraska. She was born on September 26, 1946 in Paola, Kansas. Diana was the first of four children born to Melvin and Bessie (Vanatta) Minden. She grew up in Osawatomie, Kansas and graduated from Osawatomie High School […]

Lavinia “Trudy” Pauline Pagnano, 68, of Falls City was born on July 8, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska to Frank and Helen (Duhon) Pagnano.  She was raised in Omaha until the age of 12 when her family moved to Los Angeles, California.  Trudy graduated from high school in Los Angeles and then continued her education by […]

Calvin Buck, 66, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 13, 2025 at Falls City. He was born December 4, 1958 at Lincoln, NE to Don and Joyce (Luginbill) Buck. Calvin was raised at Kansas City and graduated Murdoch High School in 1977. He then graduated University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Criminal Justice […]

Dr. James “Jim” Dale Slominski, DDS, passed away February 12, 2025, in Falls City Nebraska.  He was born on April 12, 1939, in Loup City, Nebraska.  He attended elementary and high school in Loup City, graduating in 1957.  After high school, Jim attended Hastings College and later graduated from the University of Nebraska College of […]

Gerald D. Bucher, formally of rural Humboldt Nebraska, passed away February 11, 2025, at his home in Marana Arizona at the age of 94 with his wife Shirley by his side.  Bucher served Nebraska and his community in multiple positions for decades. He was a three-term Richardson County Commissioner, having attended over 600 weekly board […]

Randy Lee Wittwer, 72, of Falls City was born on January 4, 1953, in Sabetha, Kansas to Kenneth and Marion (Flott) Wittwer.  He was raised in the Honey Creek area where he attended grade school and attended Zion Church in rural Dawson.  Randy then attended Dawson-Verdon High School and graduated with the class of 1971.  […]

Ramona June (Fritz) Ebel (Moni), age 89 of Falls City, NE, passed away January 31, 2025 at Falls City. She was born December 22, 1935, Verdon NE rural area the eldest of 6 daughters to Robert and Deloris (Niemeyer) Fritz. Ramona attended Verdon Public School, graduating in 1953. She went on to the Omaha School […]

On Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 1:34 p.m. our beloved wife, mom, grandma, and sister entered peacefully into the presence of God while surrounded by her family and dear friends. Joyce Kay Bachman was born September 14, 1952, in Falls City, Nebraska to Keith Aaron and Irene Martha (Fischer) Johansen, a loving Christian family. She […]

Vernon “Jake” Shafer, 69, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 30, 2025 at Lincoln, NE. He was born September 14, 1955 at Falls City to Charles and Phyllis (Rowell) Shafer. He married Debra Kirkendall on August 17, 1974 at Falls City Jake was raised east of Shubert and graduated from Southeast Consolidated High School […]

Colleen Langan, 63, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 19, 2025 at Falls City, NE. She was born July 23, 1961 at Kansas City, KS to James and Audrey (Williams) Bennett. She was married to Tom Langan in 1982. They divorced in 1999. In 1972 Colleen moved to Falls City with her parents and […]

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 […]