Obituaries

Matthew John McKelvey, 37, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Born to Michael and Tammy (Stephens) McKelvey on

Charles “Myron” Bright, 98, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on March 26, 1920 in rural Shubert, Nebraska to Charles E.

RAMONA, CALIFORNIA   Duane Heise, 82, formerly of the Hamlin-Morrill area, died January 27, 2018. Survivors: wife Dianne; children: Charlene (Dan)

Clara M. Speers, age 87, of Blaine, WA, passed away on April 9, 2018. Clara was born April 21, 1930

Robert J. “Bob” Lehew, 79, of Hiawatha, died April 14, 2018. Survivors: his wife Edna (Backhus); children: Michael (Melody) Lehew,

Raymond Sommerville, 63, of Beatrice, NE, passed away April 9, 2018 in Beatrice. He was born Jan. 10, 1955 at

John A. Bennett, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 27, 2018 at Falls City. He was born November

Word has been received of the passing of Claron Ray Burns, 80, hometown Salem, Nebraska. Ray died on March 12,

Bob (Bobbie) Dykes, age 87 of St. Charles, Missouri, passed away on March 26, 2018. He was born July 19,

Alice M. (Kean) Litherland, 101 years of age, of Falls City, Nebraska passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Falls

Clemma Shafer, 93, of Sabetha, KS (formerly of Falls City, NE), passed away April 7, 2018 at Sabetha. She was

Patricia Jeanne Specht, 73, of Lincoln, died peacefully on March 24, 2018 after a courageous battle with Scleroderma Disease.  She

Henry “Hank” F. Sullwold, 83, of Stella, Nebraska was born on July 16, 1934, on a farm in Richardson County,

Myrtle “Myrt” Arnold, 93, of Falls City, passed away March 16, 2018 in St. Joseph, MO. She was born June

Leila Mae Larkin Honea Peden, 97, (formerly of Falls City) passed away March 2, 2018 from natural causes in Kingman,

Betty J. Sutter 79, passed away on March 13, 2018 in Tucson AZ. Betty was born in Rulo, on June

John L. Portrey, 87, of Meridian, Idaho, formerly of Falls City, passed away Oct. 24, 2017, after a long illness.

Karl W Kruse, 57, of Springfield, MO, passed away on March 4, 2018 at his home in Springfield, MO. He

Viola “Shorty” Lear, 96, of Hiawatha died Sunday evening, March 11, 2018 at the Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Tracy Sells, 57, of Rulo, NE, passed away March 11, 2018 in Falls City. She was born August 21, 1960,

Theone Kuhlman, 95, of Falls City, passed away March 10, 2018 in Falls City. She was born March 29, 1922

Richard “Rich” Niedfeldt, 56, of Shubert, passed away March 5, 2018 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was

Vernon Leroy Buckminster, 70, of Rulo, passed away March 4, 2018 in Falls City. He was born Sept.10, 1947 in

Herman Walter Stump, born in Falls City on Nov. 1, 1917 and passed away on Feb. 21, 2018 in Pasadena,

Jerry Dean Whitney of Niangua, MO, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away on Feb. 20, 2018 in Junction City, KS.