Body Nancy L. Laier, dedicated wife, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, and “Santa Lady”, passed away at Meadowlark Pointe on April 29th, 2026. Nancy’s journey began on August 25, 1937 on her parents’ Ernst and Helen (Jordan) Kraye ranch southwest of Mullen, NE.

Body Dwayne A. Sheldon, 62, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Kearney County Health Services in Minden. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Craig Funeral Home in Minden with Rev. William Zwick offi ciating.

Body Roger Brougham, of Cambridge, passed away on May 2, 2026 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was 89 years of age.

Body A funeral service for Don M. Spangrud was held on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oxford, NEwith Pastor Eric Soure and Pastor Duane Duley officiating.

Body Cooper Lynn Wendland, age 21, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2026. He was born on March 7, 2005 to Jamie and April (Linner) Wendland at the Holdrege Phelps Memorial Hospital.

Body Peggy Klocke, age 67, of North Platte, NE passed away on April 26, 2026. She was born on August 6, 1958 in McCook, NE to Keith and Harriet (Harrison) Klocke.

Body Patricia Ann Guerrero (Donovan) 74 years old, passed away after a yearlong fight with cancer that she handled with grace and dignity on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, NE.

Body Sutton, NE, resident Gwendalyn Alyce Ochsner, 78, went to be with her savior Sunday, April 12, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family in Sutton, NE. Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m.

Body Sheldon “Doc” W. Spickelmier, 82 of Curtis, Nebraska passed away on April 7th, 2026 at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Hospital in Aurora, CO after a two year battle with a spinal cord injury.

Body Deanna Jean “Dee” Chandler, age 65, passed away peacefully from complications of diabetes on April 6, 2026, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She was born in McCook, Neb., on August 20, 1960, to Gary A. and D.