Marjorie Ann Schmoker, age 89, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away October 24, 2020 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Private graveside inurnment service will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Osceola Cemetery with Pastor Leonard Suhr officiating. Cards and memorials may be sent to the family at 480 West Pine Street, Shelby, NE 68662. Marjorie was born August 12, 1931 in Stromsburg to Hans and Ruth (Carlson) Nielsen of Stromsburg. She attended school in...

Anna Leona Adkins, age 100, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, (formerly of Shelby), passed away October 24, 2020 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. A graveside inurnment service will be held Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Nehawka, Nebraska with Pastor Leonard Suhr officiating. Cards may be sent to 2310 133rd Rd., Shelby, Nebraska, 68662. Anna was born October 10, 1920 to Leonard L. and Margaret H. (Klimm) Austin at Manley, Nebraska. She attended school...

Shirley Jeanne Hinze, age 88, of Rising City, Nebraska, passed away October 21, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Osceola, Nebraska. A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Rising City with Pastor David Palomaki officiating. Pallbearers will be Chad Hinze, Justin Hinze, Jeremy Hinze, Jessie Perry, Brad Haugaard and Ted Glock. Shirley was born January 1, 1932 to Loren and Thelma (Karlson) Drawbaugh in...

Galen Roger McBride, age 87, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away October 20, 2020 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. No services will be held at this time. Galen was born July 23, 1933 to Fred and Grace (Schmidt) McBride in Friend, Nebraska. He attended school in Friend. He began working for Houston Truck Lines in Friend. He was drafted and served in the United States Army from June 17, 1953 until May 4, 1955. When he returned from the service he lived in Genoa, and in 1957 he was...

Herman Junior Gerdes Herman Junior Gerdes, age 84, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away October 19, 2020 at CHI St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Nebraska. A graveside memorial service inurnment will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Shelby Cemetery with Pastor Craig Pinley officiating. Military Rites by Stromsburg Legion Post #132. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later. They may be mailed to: Herman Gerdes Family,  P.O. Box 362, Stromsburg, NE...

Susan Jane Ott, age 70, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away October 19, 2020 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center in Osceola. A private family only Rosary will be held Friday, October 23, 2020 followed by a 10:00 a.m. private family only Memorial Mass at Shelby Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father John Rooney officiating. Organist will be Judy Vrbka. Musical selections will be "Be Not Afraid", "Only A Shadow", "One Bread, One Body", "You Are...

Linda May Johnson, age 73, of Stromsburg, Nebraska passed away October 13, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska. Graveside services will be held at Swede Home Cemetery at a later date. Linda was born September 4, 1947 to Don and Doris (Clark) Freeman in Lincoln. She attended Lincoln schools and graduated from Lincoln High. On December 16, 1965 she was united in marriage to Ronald Lee Johnson in Lincoln. To this union two children were born. The family lived in Lincoln until...

Lloyd 'Lavern' Miller, age 74, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away September 29, 2020 at the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center in Osceola. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Neil Kloppenborg and Pastor Leonard Suhr officiating. Visitation will be Friday, October 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Organist will be Kathy Olson. Special music will be "On Eagle's...

Robert 'Bob' Dean Rafert, age 90, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away September 27, 2020 at the Osceola Good Samaritan Society. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Shelby Cemetery with Pastor Teri Lucas officiating. Military Rites by the Shelby Legion Post #296. Vocalist will be Sara Johnson and Brianna Rerucha singing "Amazing Grace." Honorary pallbearers will be Tyson Micek, Holden Lambert, Parker Micek, Sheb Johnson, Ted...

Helen Ann (Ogden) Westring, age 101 of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away September 22, 2020 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Brenda Pfeifly officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service at the church. Organist will be Sue Lehn. Pallbearers will be Joe Coenen, Amanda Goettle, Nathan Dunahoo, Jason Dunahoo, Sarah Hansen, Josh Clausen, Misty Hirschfeld, Chad...