obituaries
William H. "Bill" Ronzzo
Jul 23, 2023
William H. "Bill" Ronzzo, 66, of Ord passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023; at the Valley County Health System Hospital.
William "Bill" was born December 14, 1956, at Burwell, Nebraska to Virgil M. and Rosalie (Adamek) Ronzzo. Following his Mom's death, he was raised by Don and Dee Adamek and lived in...
"Lyle" Edward Lyle Sevenker
Jul 19, 2023
Edward Lyle Sevenker
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the age of 94 years, 1 month, 11 days, while residing at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska, with his family by his side, Lyle finished his journey in faith and was given rest by his Savior from his labors, to await...
Richard D. "Dick" Peterson
Jul 16, 2023
Richard D. "Dick" Peterson, 95, of Ord passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023; at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.
Richard D. "Dick" Peterson was born September 30, 1927, in Valley County, Nebraska to Albert and Helen (Hanke) Peterson. He was the oldest of four siblings. Dick attended grade school...
William "Gayle" Patrick
Jul 15, 2023
William Gayle Patrick, 77, of rural Ericson passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home.
William Gayle was born June 19, 1946, at Ord, Nebraska to William "Bill" and Twila Eileen (Jackson) Patrick. He was raised on the family farm near Ericson, Nebraska and received his early education at country schools...
Stanley E. Nolte
Jul 14, 2023
Stanley E. Nolte, 94, of Ord passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023; while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord, Nebraska.
Stanley was born 20 miles north of Burwell on July 13, 1929, to Theron and Laura (Bragg) Nolte. He was married to Gladys M. Rice on June 6, 1954, in Ord....
Duane William Scott
Jul 6, 2023
Duane W. Scott, of Arcadia passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 6, 2023, with his family by his side while residing at Rose Lane Home in Loup City.
Duane William Scott was born November 5, 1952, at Loup City, Nebraska to William "Bill" and Gladys (Parker) Scott. He was raised in Arcadia and...
Patricia Louise Swanson
Jul 2, 2023
Patricia Louise (Warner) Swanson, 84, of Greeley died peacefully surrounded by family July 2, 2023, in Omaha, after a brief fight with cancer.
Patricia was born in Greeley, Nebraska, on September 15, 1938. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Greeley in 1956, St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing in Lincoln in 1959,...
Robert “Bob” Frye
Jun 29, 2023
Robert "Bob" Frye, 95, of Ord passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023; at Arbor Care in Ord.
Mr. Frye's wishes were to be cremated. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Ord Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at 11:30 a.m. at...
Daryl William Holt
Jun 26, 2023
Daryl W. Holt, 93, of rural Scotia passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, June 26, 2023, at his home near Scotia, Nebraska.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023; at Zion Lutheran Church at Scotia. Pastor Mark Middendorf will officiate. Interment will...
Elaine J. Bosworth
Jun 22, 2023
Elaine J. (Meyer) Bosworth passed away at the age of 89, on June 22, 2023, while residing at Country House Assisted Living in Kearney, Nebraska.
Elaine was born August 5, 1933, at home in Gosper County, Nebraska near the town of Bertrand. Elaine grew up on a farm and graduated from Bertrand High...
Sharon K. Burwick
Jun 18, 2023
With a heavy heart, we announce that Sharon K. Burwick, of Ord, Nebraska formerly of Carthage, Missouri passed away on June 18, 2023.
Sharon enjoyed painting and playing with her many grandkids and great-grandkids.
She is survived by her children, Bobby and Mary Duke; Penny and Mike Johnson; grandchildren,...
Richard J. "Dick" Beran
Jun 15, 2023
Richard Joseph "Dick" Beran
October 13, 1922-June 15, 2023
Richard Joseph "Dick" Beran, a life-long resident of Ord, Nebraska, passed away on June 15, 2023, at the age of 100 at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.
Richard J....
Gerald Ronald Dugan
Jun 14, 2023
Gerald R. Dugan, 69, of Greeley passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, as a result of a farm accident south of Greeley.
Gerald was born on November 6, 1953, to James and RoseMary (Smith) Dugan. After graduating, Gerald worked on the family farm, which he dedicated his life to. He was...
Jeffrey N. Kovanda
Jun 11, 2023
Jeffrey N. Kovanda, 54, of the Ord and Burwell areas passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023; at his home in Ord.
Jeffrey Norman was born November 4, 1968, at Burwell, Nebraska to Keith J. and Pamela (Nelson) Kovanda. He spent his childhood in Burwell where he received his education and graduated from...
Joanne Smith Willis
Jun 7, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that JoAnne Smith Willis, 98, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023; at Burwell, Nebraska. She was an amazing mom, grandma, and great-grandma. She was committed to her family in every way possible.
JoAnne spent her early years in Sioux City, Iowa, graduated from...
Alan Ray Mars
Jun 4, 2023
Alan Ray Mars, 56, of Broken Bow formerly of North Loup passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha, Nebraska.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023; at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Ord. Father Scott...
Cal Jeffrey Welniak
Jun 1, 2023
Cal Jeffrey Welniak, passed away in the arms of his loving parents on June 1, 2023.
Cal was born on May 30, 2023; at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. During his two short days here on Earth, he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. Though his time here was brief, our...
Joann A. Pierson
May 9, 2023
Joann A. Pierson, 93, of Arcadia passed away on May 9, 2023; at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023, at the Arcadia Methodist Church. Pastor Ray Berry will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcadia Cemetery....
Lane Michael Claypool
May 6, 2023
Lane Michael Claypool, 28, of New London, Connecticut formerly of the Ord and Burwell areas passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 6, 2023, following a motorcycle accident.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Elyria Hall in Elyria, Nebraska at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2023, (Lane's...
Derick Scott Kaslon
Apr 29, 2023
Derick S. Kaslon, 37, of Ord passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ord.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Heartland Assembly of God Church in Ord. Pastor Tom Burkholder will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Ord City Cemetery. Military Honors...
