Earl French was born in Bellwood. He graduated from Schuyler High School in 1949, helped his father on the farm and joined the Navy when the Korean War started. He served for four years, had …

Mary (Slapnicka) Schleis, age 99 of Wilber, died Dec. 23, 2022, in Crete. She was born May 2, 1923, in Saline County,to James and Marie (Mafka) Slapnicka and lived all her life in Wilber, where …

Lila M Witt of Lincoln, formerly of Wilber, passed away at her home Dec. 12, 2022. She was born Feb. 10, 1933, to Carl and Alvina (Theye) Hinz in rural Jefferson County. She graduated from …

David Lee Thompson was born April 8, 1962, to Michael and Janet (Claussen) Thompson in Wakefield, and passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer. David was very …

Melvin James Plouzek was born April 11, 1928, in rural Crete, to Albert and Abbie (Kacel) Plouzek and passed away peacefully Dec. 5, 2022, at his home. Mel lived on the farm where he was born his …

Betty Anne Kubes was born Dec. 14, 1930, to Joseph and Mary E. Kubes in Crete. She was raised on a dairy farm in rural Crete, where she learned the value of hard work by helping with milking. …

Forrest Alen Doyle, of rural Friend, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at his home. Forrest was born Sept. 28, 1957, in North Platte, to Benjamin and Donna Doyle and was the fifth of nine …

Jerome Allen Togstad, age 70, of Crete, passed away Nov 23, 2022, in Lincoln. Jerry was born June 7, 1952, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Leland (Dale) and Dorothy Togstad. Jerry resided at …

Ronald J. Lorenz, age 81, of Lincoln, passed away Nov. 20, 2022, in Lincoln, after a lingering illness of several years. Ron, the oldest of 12 children, was born Nov. 17, 1941, to Joseph E. and …

Leonard D. Vlasak, age 90, of Wilber, passed away Nov. 7, 2022.  Leonard was born July 7, 1932, to Vaclav J. Vlasak and Mary (Pracheil) Vlasak in Wilber. He attended county school near …

Phyllis “PR” Maas Nelson was born Sept. 26, 1939, in Wilber and passed away Oct. 14, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, coloring, camping, reading, being …

Rebecca “ Becky” Ann (Koch) Hoesche was born Sept. 9, 1977, in Crete. She passed away the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, in Wilber. Becky graduated from Crete High School in 1995. She was …