John Dennis Stearns Sr. was born on July 2, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska and passed away in his sleep on August 14, 2023 in Hereford, Arizona after a short illness. As a child of an Army Doctor, Dennis moved around most of his childhood. After WW2 the family eventually settled in Cambridge, Nebraska in 1946, where Dennis attended school and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1955. He was very active in sports during high school, earning All District in football and track. After one year of college, Dennis enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Graham Air Force Base in Florida and in San Antonio and Lubbock Texas as a jet pilot trainee. After leaving the Air Force, he went back to college earning degrees in science and history.

Eugene “Hoppy” Mc-Cue, a longtime resident of Alma Nebraska, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2023, at the age of 90. He was born on January 9, 1933 in Oxford NE to Alva and Audrey McCue.

Amy Louise Gentry age 65, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on August 4, 2023. She was born in Lincoln, NE on September 24, 1957, to Donald Lee and Helen Joan (Shivel) Bachman.

Fayann Shedd, formerly of Cambridge, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 17, 2023 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 89 years of age.

Norma Lucile (Johnson) Smith, 94, passed away from age-related causes at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska, on August 30, 2023. Norma was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on May 17, 1929, and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1946.

Longtime Wellfleet/ Maywood resident, Kurt Lee Remus passed away at Great Plains Health on September 3, 2023, at age 82. Kurt was born to Walter and Dortha Remus on the family ranch near Wellfleet on June 25, 1941.

Russell D Banzhaf, age 66, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at Bryan West in Lincoln, NE. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandpa to his three grandsons who meant the world to him. He was born May 6, 1957, in Mc-Cook, NE to Darrel and Lucile (Harris) Banzhaf.

Duane James Fischer, age 65, passed away at his home on September 1, 2023. He was born to Richard and Elaine Fischer on September 2, 1957 in Curtis, Nebraska. Duane graduated from Medicine Valley High School in 1975 where he excelled in sports and held several school records. One of his favorite memories was of his dad coaching and playing catch throughout the day. After graduation, Duane attended carpentry school in North Platte, NE. He married Joyce Joylea Hazen on March 12, 1978. They celebrated their 45th anniversary this year. They had three children from this union; Rikki, Crystal and Shine.

Robert David Gross, age 86, of Holbrook, NE, passed away at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney NE on September 2, 2023. He was born in Ellis, KS on August 29, 1937, to Marcellus and Bertha Gross.

Gerald “Jerry” Witte, age 99, of Cambridge, NE, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on August 30, 2023. He was born in Lawrence, NE on November 9, 1923, to Clement and Elisabeth (Ostdiek). The family moved to Cambridge when Jerry was seven years old.