25 Years Ago March 6, 1997 Donna Dixon retired February 28 after 16 years as Furnas County Clerk Magistrate. The Beaver City Fire Department responded to a tractor fire at the Dennis Clason farm Monday.

Roger Zink, 83, a lifetime resident of Indianola, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 26, 2022 at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born to Aulis Jay and Mildred Faye (Meyers) Zink on January 6, 1939 in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school in Indianola and graduated from Indianola High School with the class of 1957. Roger attended Basic Combat Training shortly after high school and served honorably in the United States Army. Roger furthered his education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln where he graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

Russell Eugene Hilker, son of Martin H. Hilker and Mabel E. (Olson) Hilker was born in Arapahoe, NE on July 18, 1934 and entered into rest in Shenandoah, IA on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the age of 87.

Lola June Debban, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on December 7, 1935 at Holbrook, Nebraska to Ernest & Marie (Noltensmeier) Boyd.

A Memorial Service for Mary A. Runck will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Oxford First Baptist Church in Oxford, Nebraska, with Pastor Brian Jenkins officiating. A private family inurnment will be held prior to the service at the Alma Cemetery, Alma, Nebraska.

A Memorial Service for Doris L. (Hanson) Hollinger will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Moses Hill Evangelical Covenant Church in rural Loomis, Nebraska, with Mr. Dave Thorell officiating. An inurnment will follow at the Moses Hill Cemetery, following the service.

July 1, 1930 – January 16, 2022 Florence Orvis Simmons of Mesa, Arizona and Estes Park, Colorado passed in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 16, 2022 in the presence of her son (Bruce Orvis) and her sister (Cheryl Moseley). Florence had long admired a poem by Linda Ellis called “The Dash Poem” (the “dash” refers to the mark between the date of birth and the date of death).

Thank you for all the lovely birthday cards. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of them! Bless you for your thoughtfulness; it truly made my day so special! Julie Harper.

The family of Juliane Meyerle would like to honor her with a card shower in celebration of her 97th birthday on March 8. Last month she broke both her legs and is currently recovering in Colorado in a rehab facility.

Happy 75th Birthday card shower for Steven J Hosier Sr., who turns 75 on March 15th. Cards will reach him at 1010 Central Street, Oxford, Ne 68967.