Anton J. “Tony” Vrba, 93, of Schuyler, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at St.

Dorothy Faye (Wolfe) Tyler was born on June 14th, 1930 to Byron and Etta Wolfe in their Holbrook, NE home. She attended various country schools in the Holbrook, Cambridge, and Wilsonville areas, quitting school in the 10th grade to work in the Wilsonville Café to help support the family. She bought their first Christmas tree (a small one since space was limited (too!)

Phyllis Jean (Kubik) Langan was born on Monday August 5, 1935 at Cambridge Nebraska to Francis Bernard and Irene Mary (Witte) Kubik. She passed away on April 4th 2023 in Kearney Nebraska at the age of 87. She was born in Cambridge rather than at home near Wilsonville, where her parent resided, because the year prior to her birth her mother had delivered a stillborn baby boy, due to eclampsia, and was at high risk of complications. She was baptized on August 6, 1935 at St John’s Catholic Church in Cambridge.

Bridgeport, NE resident Glenda L. Walinder passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2023 in Bridgeport at the age of 68.

Rosalie “Rose” M. Desmond, age 91, formerly of McCook, NE passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society of Oberlin, KS. She was born in Wilsonville, NE on January 20, 1932, to Earl and Lizzie Belle (Bates) Palmer. Rose attended and graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1950. Rose was united in marriage to Bennie G. Desmond on July 24, 1951. To this union three children were born: Bennie JR, Dannie, and Marilyn.

We are deeply grateful to all those who have offered sympathy and support to our family during this time of sadness. Your prayers, cards, flowers, food, memorial gifts and words of encouragement have meant the world to us. Very special thanks to friends & neighbors who provided food and helped serve the luncheon after the service. You have truly blessed us with your kindness.

Preston Phillips age 90 formerly of Cambridge passed away at the Hillcrest Estates in Gothenburg on April 11, 2023. Graveside services will be held at Fort McPherson National Cemetery on June 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM.

Anita Marie Smith Sisson, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in UC Health in Greeley, CO after a brief illness. She was born May 27, 1934 to Berton & Bernice (McElroy) Smith in Bartley, NE.

Barbara J. Stump, age 84, of Oxford, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Colonial Villa Good Samaritan Society in Alma, Nebraska. She was born June 10, 1938, in Beaver City, Nebraska to Ben and Nettie (Penrod) Park.

John N. Ommert, 72, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Mission Hospital. Born March 28, 1951 in McCook, NE, John was a son of the late Earl Dewey Ommert and Naomi Corrine Baughman Ommert. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Andrew Johnson. Mr. Ommert was a veteran of the U.S.