Obituaries

Mary A. Woltemath, age 50 of rural Sidney, IA passed away on Friday; June 28, 2024 surrounded by her family. Mary Ann (Sheppard) Woltemath was born on January 16, 1974 in Falls City, NE; the daughter of Robert Sheppard and Elizabeth (Blevins) Wilson.  She attended Winston High School and later graduated from the Cameron High School […]

Ronald Dale Bauer, 83, of Lincoln, passed away on June 27, 2024. He was born on December 11, 1940 in Falls City, Nebraska to Dale and Marjorie (Prater) Bauer. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, retired as a technician for Xerox, and was an Air Force and Air National Guard Veteran. Ron married […]

William Dazel Vernon Maddux was born on December 2, 2006, in Wichita, KS. He grew up in Omaha, NE. Will was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and a confirmed member of Bethany Lutheran Church. Will was an avid outdoorsman and loved spending his time fishing and hunting all over Nebraska and surrounding states. He also […]

Douglas “Doug” Voegele, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 23, 2024 at Falls City. He was born October 19, 1942 at Salem, NE to Melvin and Helen (Santo) Voegele. In 1972 he met and would later marry Barb McGinnis-Meinzer on May 18, 1974 at Rulo, NE. Doug was raised on the family farm […]

Nelle Pfister, 95, of Falls City, passed away June 23, 2024 at Falls City. She was born February 19, 1929 in rural Falls City to Don and Frieda “Fritz” (Kammerer) Runyan. She married Wayne Pfister on September 3, 1949 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. He passed away May 25, 2013. Nelle was raised in rural […]

Karolyn Kay Chadwell passed away June 23, 2024. She was born May 12, 1941, the daughter of Herbert and Henrietta (Herbster) Witt.  She graduated from Morrill High School class of 1959. Karolyn married Bernard Chadwell September 18, 1960.  They made their home on the farm west of Morrill, KS, where they farmed and raised livestock.  […]

Charles Radatz, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 11, 2024 at Omaha, NE. He was born January 12, 1943 at Garnavillo, IA to Arthur and Irene (Engler) Radatz. He married Karen Ott on May 25, 1968 at Manitowoc, WI. She passed away April 10, 2019. Charlie was raised in Garnavillo and graduated the […]

Marilyn Coulter, 83, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 10, 2024 at Lincoln, NE. She was born December 27, 1940 at Rulo, NE to Mannie and Grace (Hunker) Schulenberg. She married Gary Coulter on October 17, 1959 at Hiawatha, KS. Marilyn was raised at Falls City and had attended school in Rulo, Salem and […]

Doris Schimke, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 8, 2024 at Falls City. She was born on farm 6 miles north of Verdon, NE on November 19, 1933 to Walter and Marie (Kiel) Bahr. She was baptized into God’s family in December of 1933 and was confirmed into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod […]

Elta Verna (Kracke) Whitney, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 7, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Center in Auburn, NE. Elta was born on August 6, 1938 in a car on the way to the hospital at Pawnee City, NE and was later baptized into the Lutheran faith. She graduated […]

Dion Charles Grier, 73, of Rulo, Nebraska, died Friday, May 31, 2024 at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, where he had been admitted as a patient a couple days earlier.  Dion was born at Atchison, KS, November 11, 1950, second to the oldest child born to Charles McKinley and Louanna Sanders […]

Brittany Jo Munoz, 33 years of age, of Lincoln, formerly of Falls City passed away unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Springfield, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. She was born on August 22, 1990 in Fort Carson, Colorado to Silvano “Tito” and Lou Anne (Ramer) Munoz. Brittany was a member […]

D. Leon Frederick, 74, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 24, 2024 at Falls City. He was born November 18, 1949 at Falls City to David John and Mildred (Hollens) Frederick He married Carol Merz on August 30, 1969 at Rulo. She passed away March 3, 2022. Leon was raised at Falls City and […]

William “Bill” Woods, Sr., 76, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 28, 2024 at Falls City. He was born November 7, 1947 at Lloyd, KY to Leonard and Florence (Sullivan) Woods. He married Sheala Stepp on November 25, 1966 at Wise, VA. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on August 1, 1967 at […]

Darrell Schulenberg, 67, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 27, 2024 at Falls City. He was born December 27, 1956 at Falls City to Jesse and Luella (Arnold) Schulenberg. He married Roxanne Sailors in August of 1977 and the later divorced. He then married Karla (Laverentz) Parker on February 14, 1991 and divorced on […]

Jerry Crofford, 87, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 25, 2024 at Falls City. He was born April 23, 1937 at Falls City to Kenneth and Helen (Stednitz) Crofford. He married Wanda Casey on August 23, 1958 at Falls City, she passed away September 30, 2003. Jerry was raised in Falls City and graduated […]

Sandra Kaye “Sandy” Gantz, 82, of Reserve, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 17, 2024. She was born July 11, 1941 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of William Martin and Dorothy Jean (Walker) Fredricks. Sandy graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1959 and attended the University of Wyoming. Alongside her husband, […]

Jack Elmo Oslin was born on November 10, 1928 to Earl and Hazel Oslin in Falls City, Nebraska. He spent early childhood, the oldest of four boys, in Shubert, Nebraska. He graduated from Falls City High School in 1947 where he was an outstanding athlete. He played football and basketball on championship teams. After high […]

Alan (Al) Wayne Bachman, 71, of Bentonville, AR, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, while on a trip back home to Rulo, NE. He was born September 17, 1952, in Falls City, NE, to Loyd and Louretta (Gentry) Bachman, of Rulo, NE. Al graduated from Falls City High School, where he won multiple track honors […]

William “Bill” Jensen, 59, of Hiawatha, KS, formerly of White Cloud, KS, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at the Amberwell Health Center Hiawatha. He was born at Hiawatha Community Hospital, May 19, 1964, the son of Arnold and Regina “Jean” Rhodd Jensen and had lived in Doniphan and Brown Counties all of his life.  ‘Candy […]

William “Bill” Bruce Buethe, 86, of rural Elk Creek, Nebraska, went to be with his Lord, Monday, May 6, 2024. He was born to Harold Carl and Erma Marie (Gottula) Buethe on February 14, 1938 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  Bill was baptized into the Christian Faith in 1938.  He remained a lifelong member of St. […]

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Charles (Charlie) E. Fritz, 87, of Hiawatha, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024. He was born on August 11, 1936 to William and Gertrude Fritz. Charles was an Army veteran who spent his lifetime in rural southeast Nebraska as a farmer, […]

Sharon “Sue” Rose (Birkert) Harris, age 80, passed away on April 11, 2024. Born on August 31, 1943, in Breckenridge, Texas, Sue was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who brought joy and warmth to every life she touched.  Sue spent her early years in Texas then Oklahoma before moving to Falls City, Nebraska […]

Harold Niedfeldt, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 1, 2024 at Omaha, NE. He was born March 7, 1935 in Falls City to Albert and Anna (Grossoehmig) Niedfeldt, Sr. He married Joann Krueger on May 27, 1956 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 6 miles north of Falls City. Harold lived north of Falls […]

Mary Ann Rieschick, 79, of rural Falls City passed away with family and Minister at her side on Tuesday April 30, 2024.  Daughter of Lawrence and Anna (Mack) Bierman she was born October 26, 1944, where she was raised on the farm.  She attended District 25 Vaughn country school for grades 1st thru 8th grade. […]