Obituaries

Brooklyn Faith Becker

Brooklyn Faith Becker

Feb 5, 2026

Brooklyn Faith Becker was born on December 4, 1996 and gained her angel wings on Thursday, February 5, 2026 due to complications from an infection.

Brooklyn was born in Winnebago, Nebraska and came home with Joanna on August 9, 1997. She may have had a single mom, but she was blessed with 5 uncles who are the strongest and most influential...

Alicia Fantasia Tracy

Alicia Fantasia Tracy

Jan 28, 2026

Alicia Fantasia Tracy, 35, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as the result of an auto accident northeast of Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on September 10, 1990 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Armando Escamilla and Marietta Porcupine. At the age of eight, Alicia came to live with Duane and Lois Bishop of Beaver City, who became a...

Hazel L Sandell

Hazel L Sandell

Jan 18, 2026

Hazel Lorene Sandell, lovingly known as “Tuffy,” passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the age of 96, at Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska.

Hazel was born April 9, 1929, in Harper County, Kansas, to Conrad and Opal (Sevier) Kollmorgen.  She grew up on a farm west of Caldwell, Kansas and learned the values of hard work,...

Corvin D Stark

Corvin D Stark

Jan 17, 2026

Corvin Dean Stark, age 88, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at this home. He was born at Cambridge, Nebraska on August 23, 1937, to Henry G. and Hilda (Harm) Stark.

He was baptized and confirmed at the Salem Lutheran Church, at Elwood, Nebraska. He grew up on the farm north of Holbrook.

Corvin went to the University...

Gerald C. Meyerle Sr.

Gerald C. Meyerle Sr.

Jan 12, 2026

Gerald (Jerry) Charles Meyerle, Sr. passed away peacefully in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 12, 2026 at the age of 95.

Gerald was born on October 27, 1930, on the Meyerle family farm north of Holbrook, Nebraska to Charles Meyerle and Delia (Weyenberg) Meyerle. He attended grade school in a one room country school north of Holbrook and graduated from Holbrook High...

Deloris Diane Erickson

Deloris Diane Erickson

Dec 25, 2025

Deloris Diane Erickson, a vibrant soul who touched the lives of many, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at the age of 63, in Alma, Nebraska, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on March 3, 1962, in Oxford, Nebraska, she was the beloved daughter of Orie G. and Deloris B. (Einspahr) Jochem.

Deloris grew up in a close-knit family,...

Barbara C. Osiecki

Barbara C. Osiecki

Dec 23, 2025

Barbara Claudine Osiecki, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on Nov. 7, 1936 at Adams County, Iowa to Lowell Rush and Eva Margaret (Spring) Wilson.

She attended country schools in Adams County (usually riding or driving horse and cart). She graduated from Lenox High School...

Barbara A. Pfeiffer

Barbara A. Pfeiffer

Dec 21, 2025

Barbara Pfeiffer (Binder) passed quietly in her sleep in the late-night hours of Sunday, December 21, 2025, finally free from the pain a mortal coil can impart. She was 87.

A native of Chicago, Barbara was still in high school when she met a dashing young man in uniform at a USO dance. That man, Merle Pfeiffer, swept Barbara off her...

Dennis D. Gardner

Dennis D. Gardner

Dec 17, 2025

Dennis Dee Gardner, age 79, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Memorial Community Care, in Aurora, Nebraska. He was born on December 30, 1945, in Arapahoe, Nebraska to Vernon and Marjorie (Stagemeyer) Gardner. Dennis was the oldest of three.

He grew up on the family farm, North of Edison NE. He attended country school through the...

Donna J. Flammang Janssen

Donna J. Flammang Janssen

2025

Donna Flammang Janssen, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2025, in McCook, Nebraska, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. After spending a blessed Thanksgiving with nearly seventy members of her family, she suffered a stroke the next day. She passed into the loving arms of Jesus surrounded by love and all six of her children.

Donna was born at home near...

Bryce W. Evans

Bryce W. Evans

Nov 28, 2025

Bryce Warren Evans, 52, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on November 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Hastings on July 9, 1973 and raised in Nebraska, Bryce grew up with a deep appreciation for the land, the outdoors, and the people who filled his life with meaning. To know Bryce was to know someone who...

D'Maris M. Schoneberg

D'Maris M. Schoneberg

Nov 18, 2025

D’Maris Schoneberg, age 79, formerly of Orleans, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at the Arbor Center, Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on July 5, 1946 in Gary, Indiana to Ralph & Beulah (Morton) Stewart.

D’Maris graduated from Middletown High School in Indiana in 1964. She met Ron Schoneberg from Orleans, Nebraska at the World’s Fair in New York City...

Rogenia Ann Anderson

Rogenia Ann Anderson

Nov 17, 2025

Rogenia A. Anderson, age 73, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Monday, November 17th, 2025, at her home in Beaver City. She was born November 17, 1952 in Denver, Colorado to Daniel and Marie (Jacobson) Bush.

Rogenia loved spending time with her family and many cats that she also considered family. In her free time she enjoyed playing games on her...

Robert Marion Culver

Robert Marion Culver

Nov 15, 2025

Robert M. Culver, age 71, of Orleans, Nebraska passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, November 15th, 2025, at his home. He was born to Marion and Helen (Smith) Culver on August 25, 1954 at Alma, Nebraska.

He grew up on the family farm northeast of Stamford, Nebraska. He attended Carter country school through the 8th grade, then graduated...

Mike Alan Comer

Mike Alan Comer

Nov 3, 2025

Mike Alan Comer, age 64, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on August 30, 1964 to Ervin and Ellen (Reynolds) Comer in Magnolia, Arkansas.

He is preceded in death by his parents. Mike is survived by his three children, Kaylie (Seth) Robinson of Arapahoe, Nebraska, Tate Comer of...

Angela Dawn Thomas

Angela Dawn Thomas

Nov 1, 2025

Angela Dawn Thomas, age 46, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Great Plains Hospital, North Platte, Nebraska. She was born April 24, 1979 in Lexington, Nebraska to Gerald & Cindy (Gates) Thomas.

She attended Arapahoe High School with the class of 1997.

Angela was a huge sports fan. She enjoyed college football, volleyball, NFL football, baseball, and NASCAR....

Janice C. Hughes

Janice C. Hughes

Oct 10, 2025

Janice Cleo Hughes, age 87, of Naponee, Nebraska passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at home while on Hospice. She was born December 28, 1937 in Lincoln, Nebraska to James & Florence (Kane Delanoy) Busselle.

Jan graduated from Fairmont High School in 1956. On February 9, 1957, she married the man of her dreams, Maurice “Morie” J. Hughes. They were blessed...

Duane E. Webb

Duane E. Webb

Sep 28, 2025

Duane E. Webb, age 98, of Hastings, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Grand Island VA Care Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born in Randolph, Kansas on February 21, 1927 to Harold and Viola (Frazier) Webb.

He attended school in Randolph and Manhattan, Kansas. After high school he enlisted in the U.S....

Marjorie Annis Brown

Marjorie Annis Brown

Sep 14, 2025

Marjorie Annis Brown, age 85, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, September 14th, 2025, at Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born to Roy and Esther (Cass) Brown on May 12, 1940 at Holdrege, Nebraska.

No viewing or visitation as cremation was chosen. No services at this time. Inurnment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery of Beaver...

Vivian D. Schluntz

Vivian D. Schluntz

Aug 26, 2025

Vivian Darlene Schluntz passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, in Beaver City, Nebraska after a short battle with cancer. Vivian was born to Ervin and Laura (Dunn) Marble on July 25, 1933 in the family home south of Stamford, Nebraska.

Vivian spent her early years on the family farm until they moved to Fort Collins,...