obituaries

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...

Oct 7, 2023

Robert J. "Bob" Dworak, 91, of Ord passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his farm north of Ord.

Robert Joseph was born February 27, 1932, at Ord, Nebraska to Joseph L. and Elenor J. (Polak) Dworak. He was raised on the family farm near Ord and graduated from Ord High School...

Sep 29, 2023

Mark K. Lewis, 59, passed away unexpectedly at his home in North Loup, Nebraska.

Mark Kevin Lewis was born April 16, 1964, to Mary Lu Lundstedt at Lincoln, Nebraska. He spent his childhood in Lincoln and then moved to North Loup where he lived with Chuck and Leora Lundstedt and graduated from North...

Sep 24, 2023

Duane Lee Kingston, age 77, of Amherst, Nebraska, passed away September 24, 2023, at his farm in Valley County.

Duane was born on October 1, 1945, to Orin and Lillian Kingston in Sargent, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm west of Arcadia with his parents and sister, Linda. He attended a one-room...

Sep 23, 2023

Thelma Linnea Pokorny, 91, of Burwell passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the CHI St. Francis Skilled Care in Grand Island.

Thelma Linnea Pokorny was born April 28, 1932, to Gilbert and Alma (Anderson) Bloomquist. Thelma was the oldest of five children and was born in a log cabin (East Colville)...

Sep 3, 2023

Darles Boyce, 78, of North Loup passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023; at Arbor Care Center in Ord.

Darles was born April 9, 1945, at Winner, South Dakota to Doris and Luella (Chetalet) Turney. She grew up on the family farm in south central South Dakota, 40 miles from the nearest three...

Sep 1, 2023

Tami Sue Wheeler, 58, of the Burwell and Ord areas passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.

Tami Sue was born September 6, 1964, in Valley County, Nebraska to Donald Dean and Ruth Mavis (Manchester) Wheeler and was raised in Burwell, Nebraska.

Aug 31, 2023

Donald Gene "Donnie" Wheeler, 62, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away on August 31, 2023.

Donald Gene Wheeler was born on November 29, 1960, in Garfield County, Nebraska to Donald Dean and Ruth Mavis (Manchester) Wheeler. He spent his childhood in Burwell and also lived in several Nebraska towns. Donnie graduated from Burwell...