Donald Jay Watts Donald Jay Watts, age 78, of Clarks, Nebraska, passed away January 12, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial services will be held Monday, January 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Osceola with Pastor Teri Lucas officiating with Military Rites by Osceola Legion Post #91. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 16 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the church. Musical selections will be “Scars In Heaven”, “On...

Alice Marie Cramer, age 84, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Stromsburg, passed away January 11, 2022 at Tabitha Journey House in Lincoln following complications from an injury. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Dubas Funeral Home, Stromsburg with Pastor Teri Lucas officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Musical selections will be "How Great Thou Art", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", and "What A Friend...

Ruth Carolyn Johnson, age 84, of Osceola, Nebraska passed away January 10, 2022 at her home in Stromsburg. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Brenda Pfeifly officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 12, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Dubas Funeral Home in Stromsburg. Organist will be Sue Lehn. Musical selections will be “Children of the Heavenly Father” and “How Great Thou...

LeAnn Marie Eaton, age 40 of Bruno, Nebraska, passed away January 9, 2022 at Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo, Nebraska. Memorial service will be held Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Presentation Catholic Church Marietta in Bellwood, Nebraska, with Father Mike Ventre officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 13 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. followed by 6:00 p.m. Rosary at the church. Inurnment will be in the St. Peters and St. Mary's Cemetery in Marietta. LeAnn was born...

Sharon Berck Bryan Foster March 3, 1936 to January 7, 2022 Services are pending. Sharon was born to George and Bertha Berck in Osceola, Nebraska on March 3, 1936. She went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2022 at 85 years of age. Sharon graduated from Osceola High School in 1953, where she played clarinet and trombone in the band and sang in the school and local church choirs. She attended college for two years at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1956, she moved to...

Paul Jerome Kuhnel, 97, of Shelby, NE died  January 2, 2022 at Saint Joseph’s Villa in David City. Paul was born near Gresham, NE to Adolph and Nellie (Lanspa) Kuhnel on July 23, 1924. The family moved to a farm north of Shelby, NE shortly after. He attended grade school at Blufton Country School and high school at Shelby High School where Paul participated in basketball and football. Following graduation, he attended UNL for two years, majoring in Business.  He married...

Kristophor Dean Prigge, age 35, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away January 2, 2022 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Memorial services were held Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in York with Pastor Rob Garton officiating. Organist was Deb Stuhr. Musical selections were “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”, and “On Eagle’s Wings.” A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Kristophor was born November 6, 1986 to...

Dale George Buchta, age 99, of Stromsburg, (formerly of Osceola) Nebraska, passed away January 1, 2022 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Dale was born March 17, 1922 to George F. and Gladys (Sutton) Buchta in Polk County. Dale served in the United States Coast Guard from September 29, 1942 to October 23, 1945. On January 13, 1944 he was united in marriage to Jessie (Jaye) M. Blackburn in Oakland, CA. In 1945 they...

Ethel Patricia Larson, age 94 of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away December 31, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Osceola. Funeral services are Tuesday, January 4 at 1 p.m. at Dubas Funeral Home in Osceola with Pastor Raleigh White officiating. Inurnment will be in the Osceola Cemetery. Ethel was born March 17, 1927 to Everett Marvin and Ina (Hotchkiss) Black in Fullerton, Nebraska. For the first six years of her life, Pat made her home in Shelby with her natural grandparents, James C. and...

Sarah Carolyn Erickson, age 89, formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska, went to heaven on December 28, 2021 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg.  She was born on May 5, 1932 to Agnar Carl & Dorothy Estelle (Ford) Anderson in Worms, yes Worms, Nebraska.  She attended school in Central City and graduated from Central City High School.  She went on to attend Doane College in Crete where she met Bob Erickson whom she married on August 24, 1952.  Bob and Sarah had four...