Body Leora Mae Messersmith, 83, of Farnam, Nebraska, died January 31, 2021 at the Elwood Care Center. She was born September 6, 1937 in North Platte, NE, daughter of Mike and Sylvia Knoll.

Body Dorothea Clara “Dorothy” Hoefs, age 82, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on November 27, 1938 at Gosper County, Nebraska to Cornelius and Clara (Ziebell) Wendland.

Body Ward Clarence Urbom, age 99, of Arapahoe Nebraska passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the CA Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe. Ward was born on February 2, 1922 at Atlanta, Nebraska to Clarence Andrew Urbom and Anna Myrl (Irelan) Urbom.

Body Celebration of Life Services for Bonnie C. Ruybalid will be held at a later date.

Body Robert E. Niemeier, 98, died on (February 4th, 2021) at Providence Place Memory Care in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born on August 2nd, 1922 to August H. Niemeier Sr. and Mathilde (ten Bensel) Niemeier in Holbrook, Nebraska.

Body Wanda Darlene Wolzen was born November 26, 1929, near Hendley, Nebraska, to John and Lyda (Ruhs) Wolzen. She died Thursday, February 4, 2021, at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, due to complications from Covid-19.

Body Brenda Marie Pretzer, age 76, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege after a threeyear battle with cancer.

Body Ardyth Ann Banzhaf, 8o, a longtime resident of Orafino, Nebraska, went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 29, 2021. Ardyth Ann Oehlerking was the fourth child born to Alvin and Lily (Schroeder) Oehlerking on December 17, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Body Richard Vincent Andrews passed away on January 11, 2021 at Omaha, NE. He was born on January 9, 1932 in Arapahoe, NE.

Body Pamela Sue Menagh, 72, of Norton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 021 in her home. Pam was born in Holdrege, Nebraska, on November 20, 1948, to her parents, Lauren Daffer and Josephine Hanni.