Obituaries

Ronald D. Young, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away July 23, 2024 at Falls City. He was born February 12, 1943 at Falls City to John and Capitola (Furnas) Young. He married Doloris Meinzer Campbell on March 17, 1982 at Falls City Ronald ran the family business “Young Amusement” for 30 years before operating […]

Todd Anthony Landis, beloved father, motorcycle enthusiast, and the self-appointed neighborhood watch, has taken his final ride to the big open road in the sky. Born on January 14, 1964 to Linda Metschke and Carl Landis in Chicago, Illinois, Todd left us on July 16, 2024, at the age of 60, after one too many […]

Howard Lee Frey, 61, DuBois, Nebraska passed away on July 3, 2024, at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln, succumbing to a serious head trauma injury that occurred on his farm south of Humboldt.  He was born in Sabetha, KS, November 25, 1962, the eldest son to Fred and Alda (Tanking) Frey also of DuBois, NE. […]

Myron G. Nussbaum, 88, of Falls City, NE, passed away July 10, 2024 at Falls City. He was born November 4, 1935 at Verdon, NE to Glenn and Ruby (Zimmerman) Nussbaum. He married Mary Helen Krueger on November 13, 1955 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church, north of Falls City. She passed away October 25, 2022. […]

Elizabeth “Betty” Wilson, 77, of Shawnee, Kansas died peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 7, 2024 with her husband by her side. She was born May 21, 1947 in Holdredge, Nebraska to Ardelle and Charlotte (Hansen) James.  In May 1965, at age 18, Betty left home to live with her Aunt Irene Hansen in […]

Paul Ernst, 68, of Rulo, NE, passed away July 7, 2024 at Rulo. He was born August 12, 1955 at Falls City, NE to Wilbur and Mary (Wilke) Ernst. Paul was raised at Rulo and graduated Falls City High School in 1974. Following graduation he attended and graduated from Southeast Community College at Milford as […]

John Anno, 98, of Rulo, NE, passed away July 5, 2024 at Lincoln, NE. He was born May 11, 1926 at Forest City, MO to Gerald and Mary (Clift) Anno. He married Lola Marie Reynolds on March 9, 1948 at St. Joseph, MO. John was raised in Forest City and graduated from Forest City High […]

Vernon D. Bletscher, age 85, of Arapahoe, passed away at his home on July 6, 2024, surrounded by his three girls Rebecca, Nancy, and Becky. He was born on January 11,1939 to Herbert W and Vesta M (Camblin) Bletscher in Robinson, Kansas. He was baptized in the Zion Evangelical Church in Falls City on April […]

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, […]