Rich Pehrson

Richard “Rich” Pehrson, 80, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Prairie Village Retirement Center in Columbus.The funeral service will be held on Monday, November 4, at 10:30 AM at Gass Haney Funeral Home with Chaplain Mark Hartley officiating.

Bessie “Kate” Willits

A Private Inurnment for B. Catherine “Kate” Willits will be held at the Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Nebraska.

Linda Larson

Linda (Braithwait) Larson, age 83, of Osceola, passed away October 21st, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Society in Osceola.Funeral services will be held Friday, October 25th at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Keet Redden officiating.

Betty Cemper

Betty Jane Cemper, the daughter of Rudolph J. and Ina (Moses) Mangelsen was born on a farm near Palmer, Nebraska on June 27, 1929 and passed away at Aurora, Nebraska on October 7, 2024 at the age of 95.Funeral Services were held at 10:30A.M., Monday, October 14th at St.

Betty Cemper

Betty Jane Cemper, age 95, of Aurora, formerly of Columbus, passed away Monday, October 7, 2024, at Memorial Community Care.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, October 14th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1420 9 th Street, Aurora. Rev. Mark Seiker will officiate.

Patricia Wurtz

Patricia L. Wurtz, 88, of Clarks, died on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Country House Residence in Grand Island Nebraska. Memorial services will be Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Hartley officiating.

Vaughn Berck

Vaughn Eugene Berck, the son of Vern and Virginia (Torell) Berck was born at Aurora, Nebraska on June 18, 1939 and passed away at Stromsburg, Nebraska on September 24, 2024 at the age of 85.Vaughn grew up in Nebraska on farms in Hamilton and Polk counties.

James Joyce

James ‘Jim’ Thomas Joyce, age 75, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away September 25, 2024 atAnnie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center in Osceola.Memorial services are pending. Jim ‘Chick’ was born June 8, 1949 in Spalding, Nebraska to Martin H. and Mary J. (Condon) Joyce.

Ethelene G. Lux

Ethelene G. Lux, age 97 of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away September 28, 2024 at Butler County Health Center in David City.Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelby with Father Andrew Litt officiating.

Donald J. Paulson

Donald Joseph Paulson, age 67, of Osceola, Nebraska passed away September 20, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Society in Osceola.Donald was born in Wayne, Nebraska on September 27, 1956 to Lloyd Edwin and Bette (Brandl) Paulson.