William Dean Johansen

William Dean Johansen, age 91, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away August 4, 2024 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital in Osceola.Funeral services will be held Friday, August 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Osceola with Father Allan Phan officiating.

Sherman E. Wilshusen

Sherman E. Wilshusen, 77, of Polk, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Polk with Pastor David Ohlman officiating.

Sherman Wilshusen

Sherman E. Wilshusen, 77, of Polk, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Polk with Pastor David Ohlman officiating.

Eugene J. “PeeWee” Residorff

Eugene John (Pee Wee) Reisdorff, age 86, formally of Shelby Nebraska passed away July 24, 2024 at Norfolk Veterans Home.Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 31 at Sacred Heart Church in Shelby with Father Andrew Litt officiating.

Donna Kershaw

Donna Kershaw, 95, of Silver Creek, died July 27, 2024 at Prairie Village in Columbus.Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2024 at the Methodist Church in Silver Creek, NE. Visitation is Sunday, August 4, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church.

Steven Oquist

Steven Kendall Oquist, age 64 of Clarks Nebraska passed away July 17th 2024 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County hospital in Osceola Nebraska.Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 25th 2024 at 10:00 am at Calvary Lutheran Church in Swede Home with Pastor Evan Christensen officiating.

Ellen M. Larson Irish

Ellen May (Gonnerman) Larson Irish, fondly remembered as “Granny”, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 2, 2024.Born November 22, 1929, to Harry (Dad) & Grace (Hutchinson) Gonnerman, in rural York County, NE. The oldest of two, childhood in Shelby was full of laughter and good fun.

Linda Hope (Johnston) Voss

Linda Hope (Johnston) Voss passed away July 8th, 2024 in Stockton, CA.She was born on November 24, 1946 in Stromsburg, to Viola and Virgil Johnston of Osceola.She graduated from Osceola High School in 1964.Linda was married to the love of her life, Tom Voss of Shelby, for 60 wonderful years.

Melvin Bender

Melvin P. Bender, 88, of Polk, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at York General Hearthstone Care Center in York. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Central City with Pastor Richard Kothe officiating.

Michael Patience

Michael Cordell Patience, 82, of Osceola, Nebraska died Monday, July 8, 2024 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola. Memorial services will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Osceola with Pastor Raleigh White officiating.