Raymond Lee Krivohlavek was born Oct. 26, 1924, to Louis and Lillie (Stastny) Krivohlavek on a farm south of Dorchester in Saline County. Speaking only Czech, he began school at age 4 in Rural …

Irene Marjorie Hyde was born in Friend on Jan. 28, 1947, to Elmer and Erma (Kohout) Burda. She passed away Aug. 17, 2022, in Wilber. She attended Wilber Public School. On June 4, 1965, Irene …

Sharon L. Rehm, 90 years of age, of DeWitt, passed away at the Wilber Care Center in Wilber on Aug. 15, 2022, surrounded by her family at the time of her death. She was born Dec. 26, 1931, at …

Evelyn Irene (Apfelbeck) Dvorak was born to Ludvick and Helen Apfelbeck on Jan. 5, 1928. She had one brother, Alvin Apfelbeck. Evelyn and her family lived on a farm near Wilber. She went to …

On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Dianne Sue Wanek, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of Wilber, passed away peacefully at home. She was born Aug. 6, 1950, to Tommy and Mavis Houser in …

Francis E. “Andy” Andrus, of Wilber, was born April 18, 1931, in Sparta, Wisconsin, to Arthur and Anna Andrus. Francis grew up on farms in the Sparta area. After graduating high …

Brian K. Nelson, 60 years of age, of DeWitt, passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday evening, July 22, 2022. He was born July 30, 1961, in Owatonna, Minnesota, to David and Zetty Claire …

Grace (Srajhans) Kubovec, daughter of Joseph J. and Anna (Formanek) Srajhans, was born Nov. 5, 1919, outside of Crete, on the Srajhans farm in Big Blue precinct. Grace lost her mother in 1922. Her …

Elaine R. Sebek, age 80, of Wilber, was born to Charles and Stella (Sevenker) Sebek on Oct. 27, 1941, on the family farm in Saline County near DeWitt and passed away at the Wilber Care Center on July …

Dean James Ripa, 58, of Wilber, died July 1, 2022, in Lincoln, after a short battle with cancer. Dean was born Aug. 16, 1963, in Crete, the fourth son of Joseph and Norma Ripa. He is survived by …

Mary Ann Zach, 83, of Lincoln, went home to be with the Lord on  June 26, 2022. She was born April 13, 1939, in Beatrice, to Albert and Norma (Karpisek) Stehlik. Mary Ann grew up on a farm …

Marjory Rose Cizek passed away peacefully on June 15, 2022. She was born Dec. 4, 1933, in Wilber, to Stanley Chab and Arline Tichy. She attended School District 66 (the same school that her …