All Obituaries

Ann L. Schoneweis, 87, Beatrice, depart this life surrounded by her family, Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice.  She was born April 10, 1931 rural Holmesville, NE to Charles C. and Bertha M. (Ruter) Lineweber.  She lettered in volleyball and graduated from Holmesville High School in 1949. Ann enjoyed sewing, crocheting, canning tomatoes, was a great cook and loved to laugh.  She loved spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include...

Genevieve “Gen” Lavonne Essex, 96 years of age, of Beatrice died September 9, 2018, at Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation in Beatrice. She was born April 5, 1922, at New Raymer, Colorado, to Bert and Mabel (Banks) Piper. The family moved to Frontier County, Nebraska, in 1926. Gen graduated from high school at Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis in 1939. She moved to Lincoln and attended Lincoln School of Commerce in 1940, then worked for Lincoln Oil Co. as a...

George Henry Mentgen, 87, Beatrice died Friday, September 07, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice.   He was born June 14, 1931 in Lincoln, NE.  George married Rosanna Mae Novotny May 7, 1953 at the courthouse in Beatrice.  He was foreman for Norris Public Power until he retired in 1993.  He was a member of the Eagles Club in Beatrice and served in the Army National Guard from 1951 to 1953. He enjoyed camping, fishing, having coffee at McDonald’s and...

Connie Faye Janssen, 71, Beatrice died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Bryan Medical Center-West.  She was born September 7, 1946 in Beatrice to Jesse and Evelyn (Wilhelm) Ames.  Connie married Robert Janssen October 4, 1964 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Beatrice. She graduated from Beatrice High School, worked for Dempsters, Totes Systems, Grandma’s Fruitcakes, Good Samaritan and then retired from the Homestead House. She had a great love for children having an in home...

Audrey Ann Faxon, 83, Beatrice died Monday, September 03, 2018 at Beatrice Health and Rehab.  She was born May 26, 1935 in Beatrice to Claude and Margaret (Stevens) Bartlett. She grew up in the Beatrice area. Audrey married John E. Faxon on May 29, 1955 at the Ellis United Methodist Church, they moved to the Odell area, before moving back to Beatrice/Ellis area in 1998. She graduated from Beatrice High School in 1952, attended Nebraska Wesleyan and graduated from the University of...

Maynard Paul Kellerman, 75 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Whispering Winds Cottage in Beatrice. He was born on February 15, 1943 in Stuttgart, Kansas to Paul and Alwina (Merklein) Kellerman. Maynard was baptized into the Lutheran faith on March 5, 1943 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, Kansas. He affirmed his baptism on June 24, 1956 and his Bible verse for his confirmation was 1 Timothy: 5-12 —“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold...

John “Crazy John” Raymond Nispel, 73 years of age, of Liberty, Missouri, formerly of Plymouth, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on December 7, 1944 in Beatrice to Raymond and Dorothy (Bengston) Nispel. John was raised on a farm northwest of Plymouth. He was baptized and confirmed, and attended St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Plymouth. John graduated from Plymouth High...

George C. Lawhorne, 77, of Beatrice, NE, died on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Beatrice, NE. He was born on March 19, 1941 in Waynesboro, VA.  He married Marcia Wilcox on December 13, 1974 in Lincoln.  He worked for BSDC, Grandmas Fruitcake, and most recently he made Pizzas at Godfather’s near Filley before retiring.  He enjoyed family, westerns, country music and Elvis. Survivors include his daughter, Suzanne Lawhorne of Beatrice; special...

Natalie Lisa Hubbard, 50 died Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. No services are planned.

Frances Helen (Wallace) Mulvaney, 89 years of age, of Beatrice passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the PEO Home in Beatrice. She was born in Kearney on February 28, 1929 to Frank and Helen Wallace. Fran graduated from Lincoln High School and later, from the University of Nebraska where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was an accomplished artist and worked as a substitute high school art teacher and design artist for the Lincoln...