All Obituaries

John L. Karenbauer, 49 years of age, of Fairbury passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026. He was born on September 4, 1976 in Kearney to John and Janet (Thaut) Karenbauer. John was baptized in the United Methodist Church in Fairbury. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1995. John worked numerous farm jobs and at Husqvarna in Beatrice. He married Veronica Pingetzer on November 5, 2001 and to this union, two daughters were born. They later divorced. John was a member of the First ...

Magdalene “Peg” (Rieken) Thomsen was born to Rieke and Tina (Harms) Rieken on October 20, 1927 near Tecumseh, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Johnson, Nebraska. Peg attended country school near Johnson through the 8th grade as she continued to work daily on the family farm. She was united in marriage to Harvey Hahn on September 25, 1945 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Johnson. This union was blessed with two sons, ...

Dennis D. Greening, Jr., 59 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026. He was born on January 20, 1967 in Lincoln to Dennis Sr. and Linda (Howell) Greening. Dennis attended Lincoln Northeast High School before serving his country in the United States Marine Corps for almost 4 years. He worked mostly in manufacturing, fabrication and auto body work, lastly working at Beatrice Machine. Dennis enjoyed Nebraska and Kansas City Chiefs football, music and ...

Virgil L. Wasserman, 86 years of age, of Fairbury passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Jefferson Community Health and Life Gardenside in Fairbury. He was born on June 18, 1939 at Odell to Adam “Butch” Jr. and Cena (Lottman) Wasserman. Virgil graduated from Diller High School in 1958 and soon after, married Phyllis Rempel on June 8 that same year. He drove a truck for John F. Rempel from 1958 to 1971 before buying the business and operated Wasserman Trucking for almost 50 ...

Thelma Maxine (Philippi) Ball, 84 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025 at Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation after a brief bout with cancer. She was born on January 1, 1941 at Blue Springs to Woodrow and Clara Bell (Weinman) Philippi. Thelma was baptized on June 12, 1955 at the Wymore Church of Christ and was a member of the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice. She graduated from Holmesville High School in 1958. Thelma was married to Ronal Ball on April 30, ...

Darlene Joyce (Seevers) Scherling Luehring, age 93 of Beatrice, died February 4, 2026, at Lincoln, Nebraska.  She was born December 4, 1932, at home near Mission, South Dakota to Otto H. and Erna E. (Schultz) Seevers.  She was baptized December 25, 1932, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Mission, South Dakota.  The family moved west to Oregon and then to Idaho. Darlene began school (first grade) at the age of five in Parma, Idaho.  She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran ...

Carol Ann (Walbridge) Trout, 90 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. She was born on August 25, 1935 at Wymore to Donald and Juanita (Brewer) Walbridge. Carol was baptized on April 10, 1949 at the United Methodist Church in Wymore. She graduated from Friend High School in 1954. Carol married Donavon Trout on February 2, 1958 at the Havelock Methodist Church. Carol and Donavon loved traveling to many places including ...

Deborah S. (Winner) Parde, 70 years of age, of Beatrice, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 22, 2026 in Beatrice. She was born on June 9th, 1955 at the Mennonite Hospital in Beatrice. Deb graduated from Beatrice High School in 1973 and received her LPN from Southeast Community College in Fairbury in 1974. She worked at several places including the Lutheran Hospital, Store Kraft Manufacturing, Dee’s Day Care, Daisy May Child Care and Mosaic. Deb married Larry Parde on ...

Lawrence “Larry” D. Streit, 76 years of age, of Davey passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026. He was born on August 25, 1949 in Beatrice to Lester and Betty (Ballard) Streit. Larry graduated from Beatrice High School and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He retired after many years as an Electrical Engineer for Lincoln Electric System. Larry was a jack of all trades who could fix anything and built his own house. He ...

Donald “Don” L. Brandt, 79 years of age, of Beatrice, formerly Plymouth passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. He was born on July 2, 1946 in Beatrice to Edwin and Meta (Meyer) Brandt. Don attended Immanuel Lutheran School and First Trinity Lutheran School for grade school before graduating from Plymouth High School. As a child, some of his closest friends were his siblings, neighbors and cousins. He enjoyed being ...