obituaries

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.

Mar 31, 2024

Johnny Ray Schroder, Sr. 74, of rural Taylor, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Johnny Ray Schroder, Sr. was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on September 19, 1949, to Alfred Eldon and Laura Faye (McCarthy) Schroder.  John spent his childhood in Rock County on the family ranch, the...

Mar 30, 2024

Viola Mae Hunt, 92, of Arcadia passed on Saturday, March 30, 2024; while residing at Rose Lane Home in Loup City, Nebraska.

Viola Mae was born April 14, 1931; at Ord, Nebraska to Ralph and Lyla (Stone) Holmes. When Viola was five years old her mother passed away. She then lived with her...

Mar 29, 2024

Ord Dateline

Cheryl Smedra, 76, of Ord made her journey with Jesus on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, at CHI Good Samaritan Health Center in Kearney, Nebraska following a long battle with medical issues.

Cheryl Sue was born January 24, 1948, in St. Paul, Nebraska to Esther Louise Manchester....

Mar 28, 2024

Mildred "LaVerne" Kamphaus, 87, of Burwell passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024; at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.

Mildred LaVerne was born May 22, 1936, in Rural Holt County, Nebraska to Thompson "Hank" and Helen (Kaiser) Whitcomb. She received her early education in rural schools and attended high school in Amelia...

Mar 24, 2024

Evelyn R. Sueper, 93, of Ord passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024, with her family by her side while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord, Nebraska.

Evelyn Rae was born on July 9, 1930, on the family farm in Valley County, Nebraska to Adolph and Julia (Pokorney) Nevrivy. She attended District...

Mar 22, 2024

Eleanor Jo Lueck, 77, of Ord passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Kearney, Nebraska.

Eleanor was born September 19, 1946, at Loup City, Nebraska to Joseph J. and Grace M. (Shepperd) Hruby. She was raised in the rural Comstock area and received her early education at Round Park Country School. Eleanor...

Mar 17, 2024

Clara Mae (Gross) Jones, 93, of Ord passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Arbor Care Center in Ord, Nebraska.

Clara was born May 16, 1930, to Ludvick Louiston and Agnes (Psota) Gross on a farm near Ravenna, Nebraska; the seventh of eight children. The family moved to Ord in 1934, where...

Mar 9, 2024

Sharon K. Kelly, 72, of Sargent passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024; at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.

Sharon was born September 8, 1951, at Broken Bow, Nebraska to Ernest and Mae (Schue) Kieborz. She attended school in Anselmo and graduated from Merna High School in 1969.

Mar 7, 2024

Duane Richard "Dick" Ackman, 89, of Greeley passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Greeley Assisted Living in Greeley, Nebraska.

Duane Richard "Dick" was born October 3, 1934, in the Rayville area near Petersburg, Nebraska to William and Mary (Baumgartner) Ackman. He attended District #16 Rural School and Saint Bonaventure High...

Mar 7, 2024

Guy E. "Rocky" Stethem, 70, of Burwell passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Thursday, March 7, 2024; at his home in Burwell, Nebraska.

Guy Ed "Rocky" was born April 15, 1953, at Martin, South Dakota to Glenn and Dolores (Petrik) Stethem. He spent the beginning of his childhood...

Feb 27, 2024

LaVerne T. Osentowski, 87, of Ord passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at his home in Ord, Nebraska.

LaVerne Thomas was born November 8, 1936, at Burwell, Nebraska to Thomas J. and Gertrude L. (Kapustka) Osentowski. He was raised on the family farm northwest of Ord and received his education at District...

Feb 27, 2024

Stacy J. Kuszak, 57, of Ord passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Valley County Health System in Ord, Nebraska.

Stacy James was born February 23, 1967, at Peru, Indiana to James R. and Audrey E. (Keep) Kuszak. He received his education at North Loup-Scotia School.

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Feb 24, 2024

Deloris M. Thompson, 96, a lifelong resident of the North Loup area returned home to her Maker in the early morning hours of February 24, 2024, while in the loving care of Arbor Care Center in Ord. She passed into Heaven in her daughter's arms and surrounded by her son and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren who loved...