A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Karen (Lerdall) Hays will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Kenton Birtell officiating.

A funeral service for Ronald R. Upson will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oxford, Nebraska, with Pastor Eric Souer officiating. A private family inurnment will be held later at the Maple Creek Cemetery near Precept, Nebraska.

Elaine M. Haussler, age 93, formerly of Arapahoe and Holbrook, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024 in White Stone, Virginia. She was born on June 20, 1931 to Jake and Mathe Fritz, the first of 4 children. She grew up 8 miles southwest of McCook, Nebraska.

Charles Lee Vaughan Pruitt, age 83, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at this home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on November 21, 1940 at Pangburn, Arkansas to Charles Eli & Artie Delaval (Adams) Pruitt. He was the oldest of seven children.

Charles Henry Huxoll, age 93, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024. He took his orneriness, his smile, and the twinkle in his eye to meet his Maker and be reunited with his loved ones. Memorial service will be Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 10:30 AM at St.

Mark D. Johansen passed away on November 9th, 2024 as a result of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma which is a rare and highly aggressive cancer.

Kelly D. “Huff” Brooking, a beloved resident of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on November 14, 2024, at the age of 67, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on 09/02/1957 in Ord, Nebraska to Betty Hrabik and Dan Huff. Kelly is survived by her husband, Scott Brooking; mother, Betty Huff; sister and brother-in-law, Becky Huff and Richard Garcia; sister-in-law Judi Huff; sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Barb and Jerry Pedlar, sisters-in-law - Linda Borowiec, Becky Brooking, Tami Brooking; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Dorothy Lee (Manley) Ankenman, age 94, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2024 with family by her side at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on June 21, 1930 on the farm southeast of Wilsonville, Nebraska to Herman and Ethel (Brown) Manley.

Alan Gene Thomas, age 61, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, November 7th, 2024, at home surrounded by family and caretakers. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at the Arapahoe Methodist Church in Arapahoe, Nebraska; and at 2 pm, Sunday, November 29th, 2024, at the Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth, Nebraska.

Elaine C. (Einspahr) Houlden, age 88, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Elwood Care Center, in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 14, 1936, to Harley and Hattie (Kottmeyer) Einspahr in Lexington, Nebraska.