Iva 'June' Church, age 81, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away October 12, 2021 at Litzenburg Memorial County Hospital Long Term Care, in Central City, Nebraska. A private family graveside service will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Bureau Cemetery near Clarks, Nebraska. Pastor Ford Shenk will be officiating. June was born June 7, 1940 in Silver Creek to Foster and Iva (Colby) Scott. She attended country school near Polk and graduated from Polk High School in 1957....

Richard Allen Olson, age 69, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away October 9, 2021 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center in Osceola. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Neil Kloppenborg officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior the service at the church. Masks are suggested but not required. Organist will be Mary Anne Guggenmos. Congregational selections will be "How Great Thou...

Raymond Charles Watts, age 85, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away September 23, 2021 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center in Osceola. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Osceola with Pastor Teri Lucas officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the church.  Musical selections will be "On Eagle's Wings", "Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone",...

Ardath Ann Hayes, age, 91, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away September 19, 2021 at York General Hearthstone in York. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Osceola with Father Thomas Au officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 22, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the church with a 6:00 p.m. Rosary. Organist will be Debbie Girard. Musical selections will be "How Great Thou Art", "One Bread, One...

Vernon Earl Behr, age 92, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away September 17, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society of Osceola. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Keet Redden officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Stromsburg Cemetery. Military Rites by Stromsburg Legion Post #132. Vernon was born May 5, 1929 to Heit and...

Sadie Patience Smith, age 44, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away September 17, 2021 at her home in Shelby. Memorial service will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Shelby United Methodist Church with Pastor Teri Lucas officiating. A visitation will be held Tuesday, September 21 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church in Shelby. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later. Sadie was born June 30,...

Timothy John Kobus, at 62, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away September 13, 2021 at the Osceola Good Samaritan Society. A graveside service was held on September 14, 2021 at the Shelby Cemetery with Rev. Andrew Springer officiating. Timothy was born April 15, 1959 to Joseph 'JT' Thomas and Mary Ellen (Peters) Kobus in Columbus, Nebraska. He attended in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High. He then attended Central Community College in Columbus. He worked in steel fabrication,...

Bonnie Elaine LaVelle, age 85, of York, Nebraska, passed away September 12, 2021 at York General Hearthstone in York. Bonnie was cremated and no services are scheduled at this time. Bonnie was born June 7, 1936 to Charles Henry and Margaret L. (Richter) Doremus in York, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm east of Polk and attended school in Stromsburg where she graduated. She worked at Armors Chicken factory in Central City. She was united in marriage to Ralph LaVelle and to this union one...

Norma Jean Johnson, age 65, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away September 8, 2021 in Osceola, Nebraska Funeral services will be held Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Keet Redden officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Prelude will be by Charlie Wolford. Pianist will be Roni Branting. Soloist will be Kurt Moore singing "No More Night" and "Home Where I Belong"....

Jerry LeRay Nutz, age 71, of Osceola, Nebraska passed away September 7, 2021 at his home in Osceola. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Haddam, Kansas cemetery. Jerry was born September 24, 1949 to Walter Edward Sr. and Bertha Melisse (Sedan) Nutz  at Thompson, Nebraska. He attended school in Marrowville, Kansas and graduated from Haddam High School in 1967. He served in the United States Army from November 3, 1969 and was released from active...