Jean Witte age 91 of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sunday August 9, 2021. Visitation for Jean was held on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM with family present to greet friends.

Verna Raye Horton, age 81, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on August 4, 2021 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was a born on the farm near Arapahoe to Eli and Ethel Elizabeth (Scott) Brown. She also had a twin sister born that day, Vera Faye Brown. Verna attended grade school in a one room school house. She then attended high school at Arapahoe High School graduating with the class of 1957. She married Clifford Houser on November 24, 1957 and they would later divorce, but to this union were born 7 children. Cliff (J.R.), Michael Dean (Mike), Marjorie Anne, Douglas Allen, Angie Elizabeth, Terry Andrew. While raising her family, she would often be found outside helping with the farm and ranch. When her children were grown enough to help they would help with the day to day chores.

Wilma Ina Haussermann, age 94, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2021, after being in Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska from congestive heart failure and her body just wore out. Wilma was born near Alma, Nebraska on a farm on June 8, 1927, as the third of thirteen children of Friend Valentine (Mike) and Augusta Louise Rebman Hadley.

Lindsay Renee Collins, age 42, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on July 14, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Lindsay was born on August 5 , 1978 in Cambridge, Nebraska to Doug and Judy (Steele) Collins. She began her education in Edison, Nebraska with her mother as her kindergarten teacher. Lindsay was confirmed on May 3, 1992 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe. In May of 1996 she graduated from Arapahoe High School and in the fall started college at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska. Lindsay earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in May 2000 and moved to Fort Collins, Colorado to teach. In 2002 she moved to Denver, Colorado to work at Children’s Hospital. She then worked at Jefferson Hills Adolescent Treatment Center, in Lakewood, Colorado as Case Manager for at risk youth for the next seven years. With her PAH diagnosis, she needed to find a less physically demanding job. Kids Smart was the answer. As Program Director of Children in before and after school learning activities, she found a job she loved. Lindsay worked with her kids for the next ten years until her health forced her to stop in May.

A Funeral Service for Johnny C. Nelson will be held on Friday, August 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Murray Jones officiating. Interment will follow at the Moses Hill Cemetery, rural Loomis, Nebraska.

Joyce Ann Hilker, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, formerly of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on May 20, 1932 on a farm north of Arapahoe, Nebraska to Emil and Emma (Hilker) Stagemeyer.

The Rev. Steven Wayne Mues, 73, was born on July 27, 1948, in McCook, NE, grew up with his sister Beth on a farm just east of Arapahoe, NE, and died at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, MN on July 29, 2021. He graduated from Arapahoe High School, McCook Community College, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a BA Cum Laude. In 1973 he graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School in Philadelphia, PA, with a Master of Divinity degree Cum Honoribus and received the Faculty Award for academic excellence. In 1994 Steve completed his formal education receiving a Doctor of Ministry degree with honor from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.

Pat was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on September 25, 1931. At birth she was adopted by George and Ella Minnick. She grew up on the family farm until her parents moved them into town so Pat could attend the local junior high and high school. While at Cambridge High, Pat sang in the glee club. She also played trumpet in the school band. Pat graduated from high school in 1949. At home, while her father George played the fiddle, Pat accompanied him on the piano.

Dwight Eugene Gallatin, 89, a longtime farmer in the Danbury area, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton, Nebraska. He was born on December 2, 1931, to John and Helen (Hoffstrand) Gallatin at the family farm in Red Willow County, Nebraska.

Stanley “Stan” Kaps, 77 of Aurora, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Funeral service was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Interment followed at Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Pleasanton, NE with military honors provided by the Pleasanton VFW Post #9481 and American Legion Post #321 in conjunction with Offutt Air Force Base Funeral Honors Team. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.