All Obituaries

Eva Roberta (Nickeson) Mathias Meyn, 100 years of age, of Beatrice passed peacefully at her home in Beatrice on May 7, 2021. Eva was born January 10, 1921 to Pearle and Florence (Mann) Nickeson at her grandparent’s home at rural Ellis, NE. She was on the cradle roll and was baptized at the Ellis United Methodist Church and remained a member there her entire life. She attended District 106 Lincoln and District 147 Ellis and graduating from Beatrice High School in 1938. Her sister Betty...

     Myna Lee (Boettner) Barr, age 96, formerly of rural Liberty, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Nebraska P.E.O. Home in Beatrice.  She was born July 20, 1924 on a farm near Watson in Atchison County, Missouri, the youngest of two children, to Lee and Frances (Caster) Boettner.  Myna Lee’s five brief years of freedom as an adventurous youngster on the farm ended with her introduction to classroom education at Lone Cedar, a large rural school where...

Marilyn Loper, 87 of Beatrice passed away in Lincoln, NE on Friday, April 30, 2021.  She was born December 9, 1933 in Great Bend, KS to Elmer and Margaret (Gallon) Buess. Marilyn graduated from Beatrice High School in 1951 and married Willard Loper Jr. on January 7th, 1952. She loved spending time with her family. Survivors include her sons, Alan Loper of Seattle, WA, Jeff Loper and wife Beth of Lincoln; daughter, Diane Hill and husband Bill of Lincoln; 6 grandchildren; 7 great...

Lois Ann (Poppe) Dittbrenner, 76 of Western, NE, passed away Tuesday April 27, 2021 at Bryan West Medical Center of Heart-Kidney failure. She was born May 30, 1944 at Chester, NE. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John Lutheran Church of Chester, NE. Lois married Paul Dittbrenner on June 3, 1962. She worked many years for a local grocery store in Western. Lois was an avid sewer and reader. She served many years on the SBPL board in Western. Survivors include her husband,...

Jeanne Jo (Stoll) Garrels, 85 years of age, of Beatrice, formerly of Filley passed away Monday, April 26, 2021. She was born on February 15, 1936 in Wymore to Chester and Mary (Evans) Stoll. Jeanne attended Union Center School and graduated from Wymore High School in 1954. She married Billey Garrels on October 21, 1955. Jeanne lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado and then her and Billey farmed south of Beatrice and Filley for 32 years. She was a co-owner of Garrels Garage for 20 years, worked...

Jacoby Gene Wilcox, 28 of Beatrice, NE died Saturday, April 24, 2021.  He was born February 10, 1993 in Beatrice. Jacoby attended Beatrice High School. He had a larger-than-life personality and a heart of gold. Survivors include grandparents, Garry and Marla Wilcox of Blue Springs, NE; brother, Joshua Wilcox and fiancé Katie Graham of Beatrice; niece and nephew, Zahra, and Haygen Wilcox of Beatrice; bonus mom, Lisa Layher of Beatrice; uncle, Don Wilcox and wife Donna of...

Erwin “Erv” E. Priefert, 94 years of age, of Odell passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at Whispering Winds Cottages Assisted Living and Memory Care in Beatrice. He was born on May 27, 1926 in Belvidere to Edward and Gertrude (Dill) Priefert. Erv graduated from Belvidere High School in 1944. Erv danced through life. His number one and forever dance partner was the love of his life, a blonde beauty from Fairbury named Nancy Goldsberry. For 41 years they twirled together through...

Thomas “Tom” E. Hawkins Sr, 90 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. He was born on August 25, 1930 in Beatrice to Edward and Pearl (Kennedy) Hawkins. Tom attended Beatrice High School. He married Elizabeth Scheele on January 1, 1950. Tom went to auctioneer school in Mason City, Iowa and also attended a Dale Carnegie class. He was a people person, never meeting a stranger and would give anyone the shirt off his...

Kathryn Rae (Goosman) Young, 65 years of age, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021. She was born in David City on June 2, 1955 to Milton and Noma (Marquis) Goosman. Kathy spent the majority of her life providing daycare to the Beatrice community. She enjoyed time with her children and especially time with her grandchildren. Kathy is survived by her children, Tonya Aksamit of Beatrice, Justin Stewart of Tecumseh, Shawn Wagoner and wife Sara of Fremont; grandchildren, Karinna, Kimberley,...

Wayne H. Lucas, 68 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln. He was born on October 30, 1952 in Denver, Colorado to Wayne and Beatrice (Smith) Lucas. Wayne graduated from North High School in Denver, Colorado. He married Sandra Pinner on January 6, 1978 and to this union two children were born, Ely and Heather. Wayne was a truck driver the majority of his life. He enjoyed fishing and especially spending time with his...