obituaries

Jul 30, 2024

Richard Lee Anderson, 83, of Arcadia passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Rose Lane Home in Loup City, Nebraska.

Richard Lee was born August 9, 1940, at Loup City, Nebraska to Bernard R. and Beulah L. (Travor) Anderson of Ansley, Nebraska. He attended Box Elder school in Custer County until...

Jul 13, 2024

Martin "Marty" Kelley, 72, of Elm Creek, Nebraska formerly of Sargent passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska.

Martin John was born June 12, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska to Richard William and Emily Elizabeth (Weverka) Kelley. He spent his childhood in Sargent, Merna and Broken Bow,...

Jul 7, 2024

Elizabeth A. McCallister, 95, of Greeley passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Veterans Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Elizabeth Ann (known as Betty or BB to family and friends) was born outside of Spalding, Nebraska on February 8, 1929, to John and Veronica (Naughton) McCarthy. She attended Spalding...

Jun 30, 2024

Phyllis E. Vanosdall, 93, formerly of Greeley passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024; at CHI St. Francis Health System in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Phyllis Elaine was born November 4, 1930, in the Parnell Precinct of Greeley County, Nebraska to William "Frank" and Fairy E. (Dwinell) Byerly. She was raised on farms in...

Jun 24, 2024

Marlene Kay Einspahr, 81, of Arcadia passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024; at Kinship Pointe Northridge Assisted Living Center in Kearney, Nebraska.

Marlene Kay was born October 23, 1942, at Topeka, Kansas to Harold E. and Marjorie I. (Norris) Elliott. At the age of two the family moved from Topeka to Arcadia...

Jun 19, 2024

Kathryn Pearl (Predmore) Pollard, 82, of Ord formerly of Kearney passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024; at her new home in Ord.

Kathy was born on October 29th, 1941, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Delpha (Nelson) and Johnnie Predmore. Kathy was the third child in the line of ten children of a poor,...

Jun 17, 2024

Elaine F. Wiese, 73, of Ord passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 17, 2024; at CHI Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney, Nebraska.

Elaine Faye was born October 1, 1950, at Ord, Nebraska to William and Eileen (Jackson) Patrick. She was raised on the farm near Ericson and graduated from Wheeler Central High...

Jun 14, 2024

Donna Lou (Bishop) Liske, 87, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Albion, Nebraska.

Donna was born January 22, 1937, to Roy Miles and Helen Louise (Sidders) Bishop in Fullerton, Nebraska.  She graduated from Fullerton High School in 1954.  Donna received 2 years of Normal Training while...

Jun 11, 2024

William J. "Bill" Riley, 86, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the CHI Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney, Nebraska.

William John Riley and his twin sister, Wilma Jane were born September 22, 1937, at Trenton, Nebraska to Lloyd R. and Edna Mae (Schmale) Riley. He was raised in Trenton where...

Jun 10, 2024

Vivian J. Wajda, 97, of Grand Island formerly of Ord passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Vivian Josephine was born March 15, 1927 (according to her birth certificate) to Guy and Ana (Hodgson) Drake at Cheyenne, Wyoming. At the age of 18 months,...

May 27, 2024

Marlion L. Bruha, 86, of Ord passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024; at the Arbor Care Center in Ord, Nebraska.

Marie Leona "Marlion" was born March 15, 1938, at Elyria, Nebraska, to Lloyd and Velma (Palu) Konkoleski. She was raised on the family farm north of Elyria with her seven siblings. Marlion...

May 25, 2024

LaRayne Margaret Halligan, 82, of Ord passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord.

LaRayne Margaret was born September 21, 1941, at Center, Nebraska to Don and Mabel (Wallace) Marvin. She was raised in Long Pine where she received her education and graduated from Long Pine High School in...

May 11, 2024

Loreen Jo Sevenker, 76, of rural Ord, passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

To honor Loreen's wishes, there will not be a service held.

Condolences may be sent to:

Lyle D. Sevenker

81899 HWY 70

Ord, NE   68862

May 5, 2024

Margaret L. Grabowski, 83, of Ord entered into the beauty of Heaven on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the presences of her loving family while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord, Nebraska.

Margaret L. was born June 14, 1940, at Ord, Nebraska to Anton and Rose (Moravecek) Radil. She resided in the...

Apr 28, 2024

Mary E. Poss, 78, of North Loup passed away unexpectedly at her home in North Loup on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Mary Elizabeth was born October 12, 1945, at Central City, Nebraska to Ernest E. and Beulah Peterson. She was raised in the Central City area where she received her education and graduated...

Apr 27, 2024

Clarence A. Dey, 83, of Burwell passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at his home northwest of Burwell.

Clarence August was born November 24, 1940, at Gresham, Nebraska to Hubert H. and Hulda C. (Luebbe) Dey. He was born and raised in Gresham where he graduated from high school in 1958. He...

Apr 27, 2024

Alvin Lee Bose, 84, of Ord passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024; with his family by his side at the Valley County Health System in Ord, Nebraska.

Alvin Lee was born July 21, 1939, on the family farm 12 miles west of Arcadia, near Ansley, Nebraska to Edgar and Mary Elizabeth (Twombley)...

Apr 20, 2024

John T. Smyth, 77, of Greeley passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Arbor Care Center in Fullerton, Nebraska, with his brother and loving niece by his side.

John Thomas Smyth was born December 21, 1946, at Spalding, Nebraska to Thomas J. and Elizabeth A. (Rohan) Smyth. He was raised on...

Apr 16, 2024

David Walker, 84, passed away at the Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, Nebraska.

David Allen Walker was born August 14, 1939, in Custer County, Nebraska to Robert H. and Laura O. (Brown) Walker. He spent his childhood in the Broken Bow area and received his education at area country schools and Sargent High School.

Apr 15, 2024

Lores R. Wolf, 88, of Grand Island passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024; at CHI St. Francis Medical Center.

To honor Mr. Wolf's wishes no services will be held. He will be laid to rest in the Wolf family plot at the Ord City Cemetery in Ord, Nebraska.