Mark David Hilker, age 61, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away at his home on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on April 18, 1963, at Cambridge, Nebraska to Gary G. and Mary Ellen (Pickering) Hilker.

Viva (Ankenman) Hutchens, age 95, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2024 with family by her side at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on June 24th, 1928, the oldest of 7 on a rural farm southeast of Wilsonville, Nebraska to Gerald Neil and Thelma Marie (Balderston) Ankenman.

Oscar Edward Stoll, age 100, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, at Elwood Assisted Living in Elwood Nebraska. He was a lifelong Gosper County resident, was born on September 30, 1923, to Edward and Theadora (Pfeiffer) Stoll in the Gosper Community.

Linda Sue Rath, age 71, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on February 1, 1953 in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert and Leona (Brown) Ottman.

Bruce Barrett, 87, of Eustis, NE, died June 8, 2024 at his home in Eustis, NE. He was born March 18, 1937 in Orafino, NE, son of Harvey T.

Rodger “Shawn” Allen Alberts was born on January 23, 1952 in Greeley, CO to parents Lewis and Arleen Alberts. Shawn grew up with his older sister Geraldine, two older brothers, Bob and Mike and one younger brother Ted. Shawn attended Lincoln Elementary, Byers Junior High and South High School in Denver, Colorado.

Kelvin Miles Kemp, age 44, of Lincoln, NE passed away Sunday, June 9, 2024. Kelvin was born on March 14, 1980 in North Platte, NE to Gary and Jean (Snyder) Kemp. He grew up on the family ranch 10 miles north of Curtis and attended Medicine Valley High School graduating with the class of 1999. He went on to attend UNL receiving his BS ‘07 and Master of Professional Accountancy ‘09. Kelvin and Marissa Young were married on June 1, 2013 in York, NE. Kelvin owned his own CPA practice. His philosophy was “Accountants should be accessible, affordable & approachable to the small business person.”

Norm Trosper, 78, passed away at the Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge, NE on June 11, 2024. Norm was born on May 18, 1946 in McCook, NE to Fred and Nellie Jean (Williams) Trosper.

Margaret Ruth Peterson, age 87, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 7, 2024, at her home in Cambridge, Nebraska, at the age of 87. She was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on August 24, 1936 to Monte and Jeanie (Rankin) Petersen.

Brenda Joy Riepe, age 83, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. She was born on October 9, 1940 in Gardena, CA to Gerald Paul Collins and Doris Ledene (Stevenson) Collins. Brenda was their third child out of seven. At the age of 2, Brenda and her family moved from California to Nebraska. Brenda attended Beaver City High School and graduated in 1957. In 1958, she married Burl Wurm and had 2 daughters- Kelly Sue Keinz and Rhonda Rossiter. Brenda and Burl divorced in 1966. Brenda remarried Wayne Edward Riepe in 1967, and the two of them were married for 42 years before his passing in 2010.