All Obituaries

Beverly Helen Seitz, 78 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. She was born on January 6, 1946 in Beatrice to Max and Helen (Bear) McCrea. Arrangements are pending with Harman-Wright Mortuary & Crematory in Beatrice.

James L. Hays, 99 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation in Beatrice. He was born on March 25, 1925 to James and Hazel (Sparks) Hays on the family farm east of Diller. Jim attended Elm Center Grade School and graduated from Beatrice High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy on November 13, 1943 and went to Basic Training in Idaho. Jim received Amphibious Training in California before being deployed to Manilla in the...

John Leroy Ottersberg, 87 years of age, of Beatrice, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at his home. He was born on February 22, 1937 on a farm near Filley to Harm and Anke (Ideus) Ottersberg. John married Gloria Hevelone on January 5, 1957 in Wymore. He worked for Coopers Feed Mill in Beatrice until 1976. He then started working at Store Kraft Manufacturing until his retirement in 1999. John enjoyed NASCAR racing, WWE wrestling, loved the outdoors and especially mowing his property with...

Lee Ellen (Johnson) Benash, 67 years of age, of Lincoln, formerly Beatrice, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 after a long battle with dementia and more recently, cancer. She was born on December 19, 1956 in Peoria, Illinois to William and Lorna (Stutheit) Johnson. Lee was a cherished mother, grandmother, sister and friend whose warmth and happiness touched the lives of all who knew her. She worked for the local gas company from her early twenties until she retired from Black Hills...

R. Douglas Horrocks, 89 years of age, of Lincoln, formerly of Beatrice passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024. He was born on January 2, 1935 to Darrell and LaNora (Carter) Horrocks of Meadow Grove. Doug attended rural Schools through 8th grade and graduated from Tilden High School. He attended Kansas State College for 2 years and graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. Doug also attended graduate college at Nebraska in Agricultural Economics. He served in the U.S....

Amy L. (Lieder) McKillip, 43 years of age, and Braylee Jessmae McKillip, 13 years of age, both of Beatrice passed away unexpectedly. Amy was born on October 22, 1980 in Greeley, Colorado to Loren and Cindy (Shoop) Lieder. Amy graduated from Rushville High School in 1999 and moved to Hay Springs to work as a CNA at Pioneer Manor for almost 6 years. In August of 2005, she moved to Beatrice and began working as a Medication Aide at the Good Samaritan Society until 2021. Amy was currently...

Henry “Hank” Alfred Johnson, 93 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on September 22, 1930 in Gale, Illinois to Elmer and Clara (Prater) Johnson. Hank married Joyce Hicks on July 8, 1950 in Anna, Illinois. In the early part of their marriage, they lived in the McClure, Illinois area and moved to Nebraska in 1960, Hank was a truck driver for several businesses in Beatrice. He enjoyed talking to everyone...

Cheryl (Everson) Cullison, 89, of Beatrice, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Whispering Winds Cottage in Beatrice. She was born May 20, 1934 in Lincoln to Phillip M. Everson and Maxine Elizabeth (McCoy) Everson. Cheryl graduated from Wymore High School, class of 1952. Cheryl also received her business degree from Upper Iowa University in 1981. She retired from Northern Gas Products in 1987 after 17 years of service. Cheryl and her high school sweetheart Robert Cullison were secretly...

David Lee Schuerman, 61 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home after a long battle with COPD. David and his twin sister, Diane, were born on July 27, 1962, in Omaha. The two were placed in the Nebraska Children's Home at around five years of age. Both were adopted by their parents, Charles and Mary (Franks) Schuerman in June of 1970. David graduated from Wilber-Clatonia High School in 1981. He was a loyal production line worker at American Tool until...

Arlene (Allen) Huenink, 83 years of age, of Lincoln passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 at The Monarch in Lincoln. She was born on June 4th, 1940 at a farm near Crab Orchard. At the age of 10, she moved to the farm 5 miles west of Tecumseh where she grew up. Arlene went to Vesta Grade School and then graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1958. The same year she met her future husband, Richard Huenink at a dance where they enjoyed Conway Twitty’s “I’d love to lay you...