Obituaries

Brett M. Christian, 15, Bennet, passed away Sept. 9, in Lincoln, Ne. Services were held Sept. 11 at Bennet Community

Naomi D. Betty, 81, Carleton, passed away Sept. 6, at Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron. Services were held at

Linda K. McLaughlin, 62, Hebron, passed away Sept. 3 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln. Services are Sept. 9 at

Lawrence R.M. Loontjer, 81, Geneva, passed away Aug. 29, at the Fillmore County Hospital. Services were held Sept. 2 at

Lavina Eschbach-Peterson, 98, Marengo, Ill., passed away Aug. 16 at Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center in DeKalb, Ill. Services

Jimmie J. Houser, 60, Bruning, passed away Aug. 27 at his home. Services were Aug. 30 at Trinity Lutheran Church

Lawerance F. Schlichtman, 51, passed away Aug. 25 at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron. Services are September 5 at

Douglas D. Duey, 84, Lincoln, passed away August 29, after a lengthy battle of Parkinsons Disease. Services will be held

Billy D. Derowitsch, 78, Belleville, KS, passed away Aug. 18 at Long Term Care in Belleville. Services were held Aug.

Terence E. Erickson, 81, Hastings, formerly of Hebron, passed away Aug. 22 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. A

Marylou Holeman, 79, formerly of Deweese, passed away Aug. 19, at her home in Hastings. Services were held Aug. 24

Velma G. Phelps, 96, of Lincoln, formerly of Belvidere, passed away August 14 at Milder Manor in Lincoln. Visitation will

Lois E.R. Heizer, 91, of Dalton, passed away July 27, at the Memorial Health Center Extended Care in Sidney. Services

Marvin E. Mosier, 96, Hebron, formerly of Davenport, passed away Aug. 6. Services will be held Aug. 11 at Christ

James E. McLaughlin, 59, of Cheney, NE, passed away August 7. Services will be held Aug. 11, at Our Saviors

Jerry McDowell, 65, Belvidere, passed away July 29 at Lincoln. Services were held Aug. 3 at the Dorr and Clark

Delmar C. Hobelmann, 77, Byron, passed away July 28. Services were held Aug. 2 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in

Robert E. Burkley, 87, of Fairbury, passed away July 17, at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Services will be

Lonnie G. Raatz, 52, of Chicago, IL, formerly of Chester, passed away at his home in Chicago. A death date

Julie A. Lichty, 49, Davenport, passed away at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln. The date of death is unknown. Services

Richard C. Tritt, 86, Carleton, passed away at the Grand Island V.A. Home in Grand Island, July 11. Services were

Robert “Bob” Friehe, formerly of Hebron, passed away July 13 at his home in Eugene, Oregon. Services will be held

Lola M. Konzak, 80, Geneva, passed away July 11. Services were held July 15 at United Methodist Church in Geneva.

Lewis J. Duensing, 76, Byron, passed away July 7. Services were held July 12 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of

Georganna “Jan” M. (Watkins) Swanson, 64, Mankato, KS, passed away July 6. Services will be held July 17 at the

Luella D. Kapperman, 87, of rural Byron and Chester areas, passed away July 9 at Thayer County Health Services. Services

Jesse H. Jensen, 61, of Superior, passed away July 10 at his home in Superior. Services were held July 13

Eugene T. Nelson, 77, of Norfolk, passed away June 29 near Newman Grove. Services were held July 5 at United

Kay Griffith, 66, of Columbus, passed away July 1 at Golden Living Center in Columbus. Services were held July 10

Stan C. Geertz, 44, formerly of Hebron, passed away June 28 at Mount Clair Nursing Home in Omaha. Memorial services

Pauline D. Frye, 84, Deshler, passed away June 30 at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron. Memorial services were held

Hugh D. Bryan, 88, of Reno, NV, and formerly of Hebron passed away June 13. Funeral services are pending. A

James H. Buckles, 82, of Longmont, Colo., passed away June 14 at Peaks Care Center in Longmont. A memorial service

Pauline N Heltenberg, 92, of Lincoln and formerly of Hebron passed away June 6 at BryanLGH East in Lincoln. Funeral

Howard L Simonton, 68, formerly of Nuckolls County, passed away June 3 at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas,

Betty J. Marian, 90, of Mt. Ephraim, N.J., passed away June 7 following a brief illness. A memorial service was

Margaret E. C. Paul, 96, Hebron, passed away June 11 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Funeral services

Timothy Ryan McGinley, infant, was born at rest on May 31 at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron. A graveside

Virgil E. “Bud” Gerdes, 78, formerly Hebron, passed away May 29 in Amarillo, Texas. A private graveside service was held