Obituaries

Melvin L. Blanke, 93, formerly of Geneva, passed away July 31, 2014 at the Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in

Myrna L. Mack, 97, of Sun City, AZ, and formerly of Hebron, passed away July 31, 2014. An obituary appears

Thurston B. Ames, 90, passed away July 5, 2014, at Rosario Assisted Living in Anacortes, Wash. To share memories of

William R. Walsh, 91, Hebron, passed away July 27 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Services were held

DeLoris E. Onnen, 86, Hebron, passed away July 22 at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron. Services were held July

Marcia K. Williams, 73, of Hebron, passed away July 19 at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. Services are July 23

Birdene E. Nichols, 89, of Geneva, passed away July 17, at the Heritage Crossing Nursing home in Geneva. Services were

Margaret “Marj” Haase, 86, formerly of Fairfield, passed away July 4, 2014, in Tulsa, Okla. Services were held July 9

Donald M. Hergott, 88, of Columbus, passed away July 11 at Mory’s Haven. McKown Funeral Home of Columbus was in

Margaret Lohmeier, 93, of Hebron, passed away July 13 at the Blue Valley Nursing Home in Hebron. Services are July

Cathy E. Shaw, 52, of Guide Rock, passed away July 4 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. Services were held

Vera B. Dye, 88, passed away July 6 at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler. Services will be July

Steven A. Hansen, 44, of 29 Palms, Calif., passed away June 20. Services were held July 5 at Sacred Heart

Darrell L. Hintz, 76, of Belvidere, passed away June 24 at his farm in Belvidere. Services were held June 28

Dorothy J. Kump, 82, passed away July 1 at the Belleville Health Care Center in Belleville, KS. Services were held

Ruth E. Summers, 86, of Alexandria, passed away June 29, 2014. Services are July 3 at Alexandria United Presbyterian Church.

Phyllis R. Stierwalt, 75, of Hebron, passed away June 29, 2014 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. Services are

Jeffrey D. Jones, 48, of Chester, passed away June 25, 2014, at Abilene Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kansas. Services are

Clayton E. Hauser, 82, of Fairbury, passed away June 27, 2014. Services are July 3 at Evergreen Cemetery in Beatrice.

Richard A. Edzards, 69, formerly of Geneva and Bruning, passed away June 8, 2014. Services were held June 14 at

Helen M. Dittmer, 97, formerly of Ohiowa and Bruning, passed away June 21, 2014 at Heritage Crossings in Geneva. Services

An infant, Joshua O’Neal, Hebron, passed away June 9, 2014. Services were held June 20 at Peace Lutheran Church in

JoAnne Coffey, 78, formerly of Carleton, passed away June 17, 2014. Services were held June 23 at Braman Mortuary. An

Beverly J. Secrest, 74, Davenport, passed away June 18, 2014, at her residence in Holton, Kan. Services were held June

Homer L. Bumgarner, 96, Bruning, passed away June 11, 2014 at the Thayer County Health Services hospital. Services were held

Francis B. A. Roesner, 80, of Salina, Kan., passed away June 16, 2014, at his home. Services are June 21

Evelyn Ruth Koch, 87, of Lincoln, passed away at her home on May 31, 2014. Services were held June 4

Anita LaVonne “Bonnie” Toombs Bulin passed away June 2, 2014, at her home in Shickley. Services were held June 5.

Nancy L. Virus, 55, Hebron, passed away. Services were held May 31, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron.

Marian E. Uldrich, 77, formerly of Alexandria, passed away April 17, 2014. Services were held May 31 at First Congregational

Robert H. “Bob” Schroeder, 84, Reynolds, passed away May 30, 2014. Services will be held June 4 at St. Paul

Dru Cafferty, 56, Highland Village, Texas, passed away on April 3 in Corinth, Texas. Services were held April 8 at

Nellie “Beth” Harms, 91, of Fairbury, passed away May 14 at Heritage Care Center. Services will be held May 21

Janet D. Reinke, 72, formerly of Hebron, passed away May 12 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend. Services were held

Maurine Wassom, 82, of Deshler passed away May 10 at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler. Services will be held

Leland Priefert, 92, of Beatrice passed away May 8 at his home. Services will be held May 14 at Fox

Gary McMains, 59, of Hebron passed away May 8 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Services were held

Henry Heller, 87, of Hebron passed away May 5 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Services were held

Esther Dageforde Domeier passed away May 10. Services will be held May 17 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus. A

Henry Heller, 87, of Hebron passed away May 5 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron. Services will be

Roma Posey, 83, of Hebron passed away April 28 at Bryan Health-East in Lincoln. Services were held May 2 at

Raoul Johnson, 70, of Arnold passed away April 28 at his home. Services were held May 2 at the United

Marian Uldrich, 77, formerly of Geneva passed away April 17 in Grand Island. Services will be held may 31 at

Janet Carnes, 75, formerly of Bruning passed away April 20. Services were held April 24 in Bruning. An obituary appears

Charles Anderson, 74, formerly of Hebron passed away April 14. Services will be held May 16 in Denver. An obituary

Noel Kassebaum, 39, formerly of Hebron passed away April 18 in Auckland, New Zealand. Services will be held May 3

Gary Traeger, 64, of Fairbury passed away April 27. Services will be held May 2 at the Presbyterian Church in

Otto Paul, 97, of Deshler passed away January 30 at Parkview Haven Nursing Home. Services will be held May 5

Noel Kassebaum, 39, formerly of Hebron passed away April 18. Services for Noel are pending. A death notice appears in

Gerald Brinegar, 74, of Carleton passed away April 16 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Services were held