Dennis Harold Rice
Sep 5, 2026
Dennis Harold Rice, a lifelong resident of Ord, Nebraska, passed away on September 5, 2026, at the Regional Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska, at the age of 72.
Born on October 25, 1953, in Ord, Dennis was the son of Harold and Mary (Murdaugh) Rice. He was raised in Ord and graduated from Ord High School in 1972.
His career began at...
Dorothy Setlik
Aug 29, 2026
Dorothy Kuklish Setlik was born on September 1, 1930, on the family farm in the Antelope Valley area of Custer County nine miles southwest of Sargent, Nebraska, to Louis and Anna (Nekuda) Kuklish. She was the youngest of four children, joining her siblings, Lillian, Millard and Lumire.
Dorothy received her elementary education at the Antelope Valley Country School and graduated from...
Dianne Kay Coons
Aug 28, 2026
Dianne Kay Coons, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and lifelong resident of Arcadia, Nebraska passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska at the age of 78.
Dianne Kay was born on May 1, 1948, in Loup City, Nebraska, the daughter of Donald and Florene (Hunt) Gould. She grew up on the family...
Pamela Kay "Pam" Johnson
Aug 25, 2026
Pamela Kay began her ride of life on March 14, 1961; born the daughter of Donald and Delores (Cooley) Dimmitt in Burwell, Nebraska. Her early childhood was spent at the Vera Paddock Ranch with her two brothers, Donald Jr. and Jeffrey. She attended country school near Burwell until the age 5 when they moved to the Schaffer Ranch near Chambers....
Corinne Ann "Cory" Rice
Aug 24, 2026
Corinne Ann Rice, loving wife, mother, grandmother and resident of Ord, Nebraska passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska, at the age of 68.
Corinne Ann Dillon Rice, born on July 4, 1958, in Fullerton, California, was the daughter of John A. II and Joyce (Hawthorne) Dillon. Her early years were spent...
Daniel Joseph Callahan
Aug 19, 2026
Daniel J. Callahan, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and lifelong resident of Greeley, Nebraska, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at his home in Greeley at the age of 77.
Daniel Joseph was born on September 25, 1948, in Greeley, Nebraska, the son of Charles E. and Dolores J. (Smyth) Callahan. A...
Carrie Cae Hansen
Aug 17, 2026
Carrie Cae Hansen, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 17, 2026, at her home in North Loup, Nebraska at the age of 68.
Born on August 14, 1958, in Ord, Nebraska, Carrie was the daughter of Lynn V. and Arlene “Kay” Bennett Kerchal. She spent her early years on a farm north of Ord and graduated...
Virginia Norman Setlik
Aug 11, 2026
Virginia Norman Setlik, loving mother, grandmother and lifelong resident of Ord, Nebraska passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at her home at the age of 100.
Virginia was born on December 24, 1925, to William and Gertrude (Greenwalt) Wozniak on a farm north of Arcadia, Nebraska. Her family moved to a farm south...
James Anderson
Aug 10, 2026
James Anderson of Greeley, Nebraska passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul at the age of 90.
Jim was born December 15, 1935, to Albert H. and Elizabeth M. (Weekes) Anderson. He grew up northeast of Greeley and graduated from Scotia High School in 1953.
Following high school Jim farmed until he joined...
Raymond William Parkes
Aug 8, 2026
Raymond William “Buddy” Parkes of North Loup, Nebraska passed away on August 8, 2026, at his home at the age of 70.
Raymond was born December 12, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Raymond Gerald Parkes and Anna Thornton.
He attended Berkeley College of Business and in 1996 he became a Paralegal.
Buddy was an avid reader and had a vast...
Susan Caroline Vavra
Aug 2, 2026
Susan C. Vavra of Elyria, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney at the age of 81.
Susan Caroline was born on May 31, 1945, in Hastings, Nebraska to Thomas D. Monroe and Viola Helzer. She was lovingly raised by her mother and stepfather, John and Viola Kindsfater. Susan spent her early years...
Alice Pokorny
Jul 29, 2026
Alice Pokorny of Ord, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska at the age of 88.
Alice was born on August 7, 1937, in rural Howard County near Dannebrog, Nebraska, the daughter of Andrew Frank and Theresa Frances (Lubash) Sonnenfeld. She was the oldest of four children and grew up...
Kerry Lynne Drahota
Jul 28, 2026
Kerry Lynne Drahota, of Ericson, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the age of 68.
Kerry was born February 11, 1958, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Rodger Burt and Ardith Irene (Walters) Shutt. In 1960, Kerry lost her father due to a construction accident.
Shortly after Kerry graduated from Cowanesque Valley High School in Westfield, Pennsylvania in 1976,...
Dorothy M. Andreesen
Jul 25, 2026
Dorothy Marie Andreesen, devoted wife, mother and loving grandmother and friend of Ord, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord at the age of 93.
Born on January 2, 1933, in rural Wymore, Nebraska, Dorothy was the daughter of Reiner and Frieda Zimmerman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s...
ValJean M. Long
Jul 16, 2026
ValJean M. Long, of Ord, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord, Nebraska.
Valjean Mae was born on January 24, 1931, in Franklin, Nebraska to Herman and Alma (Shepherdson) Eckhoff. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church west of Macon, Nebraska and was a 1948 graduate of Franklin...
Norman Paul Bredthauer
Jul 4, 2026
Norman Paul Bredthauer, of Arcadia, Nebraska, dear brother and friend, was called to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska, at the age of 66. After years of health struggles, loss of strength and both legs he was confined to a bed, not even able to drive his electric wheelchairs.
Norman...
Janice Marie Brown
Jul 3, 2026
Janice Marie Brown of Arcadia, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026, at the age of 63, following an automobile accident.
Born on April 18, 1963, in Ord, Nebraska, to Eldon and Janet (Bogus) Psota. Janice attended Vinton Grade School and graduated from Ord High School in 1981.
On December 5, 1981, she married Raymond Brown, with whom she shared a...
Cody Rey "Code Green" Reed
Jul 1, 2026
Cody Rey “Code Green” Reed of Ord, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord at the age of 28.
Born on February 9, 1998, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Deryl LeRoy, Jr., and Jodie JoAnn (Kriss) Reed, Cody spent his early years in the countryside near Comstock. He cherished his...
Ed Hoevet
Jul 1, 2026
Edward Henry Hoevet of Ord, Nebraska passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the age of 86.
Born April 26, 1940, in Crawford, Nebraska, Ed was the son of Alvin Edward and Martha Marie (Meng) Hoevet. During his childhood, he lived in a sheep wagon during summers while his father herded sheep. His early years were...
Dawn Christine Iverson
Jun 29, 2026
With profound sadness and enduring love, we announce the passing of Dawn Christine Iverson of Hastings, Nebraska. Dawn passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2026, at Ord, Nebraska at the age of 58.
Dawn was born on July 11, 1967, at Broken Bow, Nebraska to David and Cloetta (Shultz) McAlevy.
She lived a life defined by compassion, humor and unwavering devotion to...