A Joint Memorial Service for Justin M. Mason, Randall “Bone” Franklin, Jr., and Wallace “Wally” Martin will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

A Memorial Service for Leslie Bruntz was held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Oxford, Nebraska, with Pastor Kirk Einspahr officiating. An inurnment followed at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Nebraska.

Nico Wessels, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Arapahoe, Nebraska, USA. It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend. He was born November 1, 1971, in Bultfontein, Freestate, South Africa, to Fritz and Zillia Wessels.

LINCOLN, Nebraska Shirley May (Hatcher) Nelms passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Shirley was the third born daughter to Paul and May (Morosic) Hatcher on December 17, 1934, on the family farm near Indianola.

Patricia R. Johnson, 91 of Cozad, formally of Eustis, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Meadowlark Pointe at Cozad.

Stephen J. Fisher, age 78, of rural Edison, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at his home. He was born on January 23, 1947, in Longview, Washington to Ralph and Hazel (McKnight) Fisher.

A Private Graveside Service for Amelia Best will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in rural Bertrand, Nebraska, with Reverend John Strackbein officiating. Amelia Noelle Best, infant daughter of Draden and Jada (High) Best, of Holdrege, was welcomed into this world, asleep with Jesus, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

Barbara Grilli, age 81, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2025, at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska surrounded by family. Barb was born in Boulder, Colorado on January 26, 1944 to Mary Alice and Elmer Charles (Buck) Harris.

Mark Derren Hutchens of Beaver City, Nebraska unfortunately passed away of respiratory failure on July 27, 2025 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege Nebraska. He was 62 years and 11 months old.

Charles Richard Druse Sr., born to Alice Lucille Ross on February 21, 1937, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at the age of 88. He lived in St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln, Nebraska until the age of 4 when he was adopted by Charles M. Druse Jr. and Hazel J. (Banwell) of Cambridge, Nebraska and graduated from Cambridge Public Schools in 1955, where he was on the Class C State Champion football team earning Allstate honors his senior year.