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August 13, 1933 – December 28, 2023 Colleen Joyce Bose, 90, passed away on December 28, 2023 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born on August 13, 1933, in Wilsonville, Nebraska, Colleen was the daughter of Robert “Chub” Peter and Irma Jane (Grotfeld) Dillan.

Sheila Lee Colson was born on June 23, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to Roy G. and Virginia (Loreg) Hageman. She graduated from Cambridge High School and went on to further her education by graduating from the Barns School of Business in Denver, Colorado.

Ivan Newton “Newt” Eby, 80, passed peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Gulf Breeze, FL. He was born November 8, 1943, in Oxford, NE, oldest of three children to Ira Newton Eby and Betty Lou (Snyder-Mathis) Eby.

Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Franzen, 76, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney. She was born June 15, 1947, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Thearle “Parkie” and Fern Elizabeth “Betty” (Chapin) Parkhurst.

Carla Jean (Clarine) Quinn was born October 30, 1941, in Oxford, Nebraska to Maxwell Earl and May (Loper) Clarine. She grew up in Oxford and graduated high school in 1959.

Joyce Annette (Kohlmeier) Trosper, age 75, passed away on May 12, 2024, at the Tri-Valley Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska after a short, hard-fought battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was surrounded by her family who will miss her dearly.

Wavalee Couse was born on the family farm near Bell Plain, Kansas on Feb 3, 1935 to Clara Beulah (Keen) and Leslie Robert Howell. She died at Community Hospital May 10, 2024 surrounded by her children Her family moved during the depression to Brush, Colorado and finally settled in McCook, Nebraska. Wavalee graduated from McCook High School with the Class of 1953.

The daughters of Carol Potter Duis (Jennifer & Susan) invite classmates, friends, and family to gather for an informal celebration of life at Heritage Plaza Dining Room on Sunday, May 26, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will provide refreshments, snacks, and sweet treats - please bring yourselves and your memories of our wonderful mom to share!

The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded $37,495 in grants for Excellence in Youth service. Of the grants awarded to thirty-nine Nebraska libraries, several addressed the need for educational programs, Summer Reading programing, and materials like LEGO, STEAM, and other activities to encourage creativity in young people. The Nebraska Library Commission congratulates all the libraries who received grants as they develop new and innovative programs to ensure excellence in library service for Nebraska young people. You can find the full list of grant recipients on the Nebraska Library Commission grants database.