All Obituaries

Marilyn R. (Dorn) Hammond, 88 years of age, of Wilber passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026 at the Wilber Care Center in Wilber. She was born on July 9, 1937 to Harm and Hanna (Agena) Dorn on a farm near Elk Creek where she lived as a young child and started her schooling. Marilyn was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Tecumseh and confirmed at the American Lutheran Church of Filley. She grew up in the Filley area and graduated from Filley High School in 1955. Marilyn taught rural ...

Elva Nadine Bartels passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026 in McKinney, TX. Elva was born on January 8, 1934 in Beatrice, to Elden and Lucille (Grimes) Barnard. She grew up on a farm west of Beatrice alongside her loving parents and only sister, Shirley. She was particularly close to her Aunt Ollie and cousin Allen Grell during her formative years and until their deaths. Elva loved living on the farm, and was a great helper to both her parents, with farm and domestic duties. She loved dogs ...

Darlene I. (Breunsbach) Kunc, 95 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. She was born on May 13, 1931 in Virginia to Ernest and Elizabeth (Rissmann) Breunsbach. Darlene graduated from Virginia High School in 1948 and went on to attend the Bryan School of Nursing in Lincoln. She married Dean Kunc on March 8, 1952. In 1953, they moved to the family farm near Crab Orchard and remained there for 33 years. Darlene was a supervisor ...

Emery Walter Bessler, 100 years of age, of Plymouth passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. He was born on December 2, 1925 near Jansen to Walter and Bertha (Reithmiller) Bessler. Emery was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church at Jansen. He attended school at District #4 and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1944. Emery worked for a local farmer under a farm deferment from the military. On March 6, 1945, he ...

Iona “Tootie” Mae (Berggren) Johnson, 94 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. She was born on November 15, 1931 near St. Paul to Lester and Grace (Townsend) Berggren. Iona attended Belleville High School in Belleville, Kansas. She married Bill Hughes in 1948 and to this union were born 4 children. They lived in several states and then settled in Jamestown, Kansas where the kids went to school. Iona married Glenn ...

Glen C. Schmidt, 61 years of age, of Crab Orchard passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Glen was born on May 31, 1964 in Beatrice to Kenneth and Joan (Dike) Schmidt. Glen graduated from Norris High School in 1982. He married Arlene McGinty on June 1, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Glen worked 41 years as a Pole Building Carpenter for Pickrell Lumber Company. He was a jack of all trades who could fix anything and could always be found working on something. ...

Lois Georgian (Shaner) Moore, 88 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. She was born on November 18, 1937 in Lincoln to Carl and Iva (Powell) Shaner. Lois lived in Washington D.C. in the early 1940’s during WWII before relocating back to Nebraska. She graduated from Holmesville High School in 1956 and earned her degree from the Lincoln School of Commerce. Lois married Kenneth Moore on April 11, 1958 at the Wymore United ...

Joshua Lee May, 37 years of age, of Beatrice passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the Beatrice Community Hospital. He was born on January 21, 1989, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Douglas and Sharon Kay (Wylie) May. Josh will be remembered for his strong spirit, kind heart, and the way he showed up for the people he loved.  He had a down-to-earth personality and a sense of humor that could lighten any room.  Whether he was spending time with family, ...

Carol Ann (Lehman) Greenwood, 76 years of age, of Beatrice passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. She was born in Beatrice on November 17, 1949 to Paul and Irene (Bauer) Lehman. Carol graduated from Beatrice High School. She married Douglas Greenwood on May 14, 1976 at St. John Lutheran Church in Beatrice. Carol’s love in life was the Beatrice Art Guild and all the people involved with it as she considered them all as family. Carol was a Dale Earnhardt fan and enjoyed NASCAR, stock ...

Sandra A. (Nickel) Olsen, 60, of Gilbert, AZ, formerly of Wilber, NE, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at her home. Sandy was born on May 21, 1965, in Fairbury, NE to Larry and Annalee (Allen) Nickel. Sandy graduated from Wilber-Clatonia High School in 1983. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Distributed Studies from Iowa State University and the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, also earning a Medical Technologist certification. Later, she also received an Associate's Degree in ...