obituaries

Jan 8, 2024

Sandra Kay "Sandy" Howard, 60, of rural Burwell passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.

Sandra Kay was born October 29, 1963, at Burwell, Nebraska to Eugene and Darlene (Maxson) Swanson. She was raised on the family farm east of Burwell and received her...

Jan 6, 2024

The Memorial Service will be livestreamed at:https://evt.live/carolyn-peterson

Carolyn Peterson, 93, of Ord passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024; while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord.

Carolyn Beth was born at her Mira Valley home to Will and Lillie (Cook) Foth on March 2, 1930.   She attended Valleyside...

Jan 1, 2024

Ila Mae Hoagland, 86, of North Loup passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024; while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord.

To honor Ila's wishes, cremation has taken place. No services will be held.

Ila Mae was born November 6, 1937, at Scotia, Nebraska to Herman Henry and...

Jan 1, 2024

Jack Dean Simpson, 80, of Burwell passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024; at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska as a result of many health issues due to Agent Orange.

Jack was born to H.A. "Jack" and Wilma (Lilienthal) Simpson on August 2, 1943, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The family...

Dec 31, 2023

Walter Joseph Smith, 87, of Ord passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023; at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue, Nebraska; surrounded by his family and the staff that cared for him like family.

Walter was born April 20, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Wilbur A. and Sussia H. (DeCasere) Smith. He...

Dec 30, 2023

Virgil Lynn Swett, 90, of Ericson, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his home with his family by his side.

Virgil was born to Lynn and Ruby (Hartford) Swett on October 12, 1933 in Hyannis, Nebraska. After moving to Garfield County, Virgil began school by walking across the pasture...

Dec 22, 2023

Donald "Orv" Wiberg, 85, of Ord passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023; at the Arbor Care Center in Ord.

Donald Lee was born March 7, 1938, in Burwell, Nebraska to Ralph B. and Leona M. (Jurzenski) Wiberg at Burwell, Nebraska. He was raised in the Burwell, North Loup and Ord areas; receiving...

Dec 19, 2023

Levi Williams, 43, of Burwell passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family and friends on Tuesday, December 19, 2023; at the Valley County Health System Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2023; at the Burwell High School...

Dec 4, 2023

Clayton Charles "Sparky" Anderson, 100, of Burwell, Nebraska passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023; at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.

Clayton was born April 22, 1923; in Burwell, Nebraska to Colin and Marguerite (Olcott) Anderson. He was a graduate of Burwell High School.

Clayton served in the...

Nov 25, 2023

James M. "Doc" Zauha, 85, of Greeley passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023; at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, Nebraska with his loving family by his side.

James Michael was born November 19, 1938, at Greeley, Nebraska to Joseph Michael and Avis Olive (Thompson) Zauha. He was born and raised on the...

Nov 25, 2023

Dianne M. Nevrkla, 74, of Kearney formerly of Ord passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023; at Good Samaritan Society-St. Luke's in Kearney, Nebraska.

Dianne Marie was born December 16, 1948, at Pawnee City (in the old Annex), Nebraska to Kermit H. and Margery M. (Buman) Droge.  She was raised in DuBois, Nebraska...

Nov 21, 2023

Victoria L. Cadek, 100, of North Loup, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at the Rose Lane Home in Loup City, Nebraska.

Victoria Lucille was born Sunday, January 7, 1923, to John Anton and Anna (Grzegorzewski) Setlik on a farm in Garfield County, Nebraska, north of Fort Hartsuff, joining five older sisters.  ...

Nov 19, 2023

Dale Lewis Karre, DVM, 96, of Ord passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell.

Dale Lewis was born July 16, 1927, at Scotia, Nebraska to Lewis and Lola (Welsh) Karre.  He was raised in Scotia and graduated from Scotia High School in 1944.

Nov 6, 2023

Evelyn M. Kusek, 95, of Ord passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, November 6, 2023; at Grandview Assisted Living Center in Ord.

Evelyn Mae was born November 27, 1927, in Valley County, Nebraska to Stefan and Barbara (Suminski) Papiernik. She attended Manderson Country School in the Vinton Township...

Nov 6, 2023

Bryan Douglas Dzingle, age 57, of North Loup, died at his home November 6, 2023.

Bryan Douglas Dzingle was born June 27, 1966, at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island to Carol (Stobbe) and Ron Dzingle of Grand Island. He was an only child. He attended Newell Elementary School and graduated from Senior...

Oct 24, 2023

Donald Lee "Don" Wagner, loving husband and father of 15, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at Burwell, Nebraska on October 24, 2023; at the age of 96.

Don was born in McCook, Nebraska on May 31, 1927, to John and Elizabeth (Kautz) Wagner. He grew up in McCook with his mother...

Oct 20, 2023

Debra L. Martin, 67, formerly of North Loup, Nebraska passed away on October 20, 2023.

Debra was born June 15, 1956, at Lincoln, Nebraska to Verola Irene Schoenfield and her adopted father, Edwin M. Klein. She spent her childhood in Lincoln and received her education at Lincoln High School.

On June 26, 1976, Debra was...

Oct 15, 2023

Jane M. Hastreiter John

Jane M. John, 68, was called to eternal rest on October 15, 2023, surrounded by family.

Jane was born in Norfolk, Nebraska on January 7, 1955, to Eugene Hastreiter and Leona (Eisenmenger) Hastreiter. Jane was the second of seven children. Jane graduated from Norfolk Catholic...

Oct 13, 2023

Shorty Dockhorn

Glenn Russell "Shorty" Dockhorn, 81, of Comstock went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Broken Bow, Nebraska.

Shorty was born March 4, 1942, in Franklin County, Iowa, to Russell and Irene (Shepperd) Dockhorn, the second of four children.  Shorty graduated from Comstock...

Oct 12, 2023

Bradley J. "Brad" Masin, 53, of Ord passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the Grand Island Regional Medical Center with his family by his side after a battle with cancer.

Bradley Joseph Masin was born September 22, 1970, at Ord, Nebraska to Larry Dale and Mary Lois (Osborn) Masin. He grew...