All Obituaries

Mary E. (Hackler) Price, 65 years of age, of York passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln. She was born on August 2, 1956 in Beatrice to Eugene and Lucille (Borzekofski) Hackler. Mary graduated from Odell High School in 1974. She married Dan Price and they later divorced. Mary earned her associate degree from Southeast Community College and worked as an LPN at The Hearthstone in York. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in York and enjoyed bird...

Helen Ruth (Seitz) Hutchison, 98 years of age, of Beatrice passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday May 22, 2022. She was surrounded and comforted by her children. Helen was born on August 18,1923 in rural Pawnee County to Herman and Katie (Ketterer) Seitz. She was confirmed in 1931 at Salam Evangelical Reformed Church near Steinauer. Helen attended District 46 Golden Valley School grades 1st through 4th. She then graduated from Lewiston High School in 1940 at the age of 16. Helen...

Richard “Dick” D. Martin, 88 years of age, of Omaha, formerly of Beatrice passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha. He was born on August 22, 1933 in Hastings to Charles and Mamie (Palmer) Martin. Dick graduated from Grand Island High School in 1951 and served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War from September 4, 1951 to August 5, 1955. He married June Schnase on January 22, 1953. They moved to Beatrice in 1960 where Dick owned and...

Susan Marie Miller, 70 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. She was born on January 31, 1952 in Omaha and raised by Milton and Annette (Kennally) Smith. Susan enjoyed animals, gardening, cooking and especially spending time with family. Susan is survived by her significant other, Jim Williams; sons, Jeff Williams and significant other Stacy Wallman, John Williams and significant other Amanda McClement; grandchildren, Alex...

David Wayne Miner, 65 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022. He was born on November 24, 1956 in Beatrice to Edward and Lois (Bryant) Miner. David attended Beatrice High School and served his country in the United States Army from March 26, 1974 to December 30, 1974. He worked several jobs including milking cows at a dairy farm and general construction jobs. David enjoyed fishing, sports, nature, animals and sitting on the porch early in the morning drinking coffee and...

Jerry Roy Holtmeier, 72 years of age, of Diller, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, May 5, 2022. He was born on February 25, 1950 in Odell to Gerald and Grace (Mathias) Holtmeier. Jerry graduated from Tri County High School in 1968. He married Barb Henk and they later divorced. Jerry married Sharon Trauernicht on April 1, 1993 in Beatrice. When they chose to start their wedded journey on April Fool’s Day, they joked, “we’ll fool them”. He was a passionate...

Richard Lee Carel, 74 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was born on October 6, 1947 in Beatrice to Leland and Opal (Harmes) Carel. Richard was a dishwasher at Marshall’s Truck Stop and most recently at Country Cookin’ Cafe. He enjoyed the Huskers, country music and Star Trek. Richard is survived by his siblings Michael Carel and wife Bobbie, Jane Carel, Tim Carel and wife Billie, Mary Oblinger and husband Mike, all of Beatrice; and several nieces...

Zoe (Parrish) Tart, 57 years of age, of Wymore passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. She was born on February 12, 1964 in Beatrice to Kenneth and Donna (Catlin) Parrish. Zoe was born an Army brat and much of her childhood was spent traveling and living coast to coast until finally moving back to Beatrice where she attended school. She married Steve Tart on January 16, 1983 and later divorced. They were blessed with 3 children: Jeremiah,...

Roger D. DeBoer, 88 years of age, of Beatrice passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. He was born on February 27, 1934 on the family farm outside of Panama to Rueben and Elizabeth (Doctor) DeBoer. Roger graduated from Adams High School in Adams in May of 1952. He married Doris Carey on August 20, 1953. Roger worked for the Burlington Railroad until joining the United States Army, serving during the Korean War. After the Army, he attended Universal...

Robert “Bob” Lee Schmidt, 86 years of age, of Jansen passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Whispering Winds Cottage in Beatrice. He was born on January 25, 1936 in Plymouth to Carl and Ilda (Sellenrick) Schmidt. Bob was baptized on February 16, 1936 at Zion Lutheran Church near Harbine by Pastor W. Ernstmeyer. He was also confirmed at Zion Lutheran on April 10, 1949 by Pastor Theodore Schmidt. Bob attended grades 1 – 6 at School District 73, grades 7 and 8 at Zion Lutheran...