Willene Kile, 92, of Minden, formerly of the Upland area, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Funeral services was held at 2:00 p.m.

Steve Pearson, “Farmer”, age 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 8th, 2022. He went exactly the way he wanted to… driving on his land, with his dogs.

Virginia Mae Rice age 86 formerly of Wilsonville passed away at the Holdrege Memorial Home in Holdrege on October 5, 2022. She was born in Scottsbluff, NE on December 20, 1935, to Everett and Marybelle (Fitts) Hall.

Ronald Gene Kruger was born on January 6, 1957 to William Bryan and Betty Louise (Marshall) Kruger in Brush, Colorado. He was one of nine children in this blended family. On April 4, 1981, Ron was united in marriage to Linda Calvin in Mc-Cook, Nebraska. Ron and Linda made McCook their home and soon welcomed their children, Ashley and Adam. Ron worked in the oil fields for many years prior to going back to school and receiving his associates degree and HVAC certifi cation. He owned and operated Kruger Heating and Air, serving families and businesses all across Southwest Nebraska.

Elaine Marie (Wieser) Swanson, age 81, of Norwalk, Iowa, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, September 26, 2022 at Norwalk Nursing & Rehab Center, Norwalk, Iowa. She was born on April 25, 1941 in Platte County, Nebraska. She was the eleventh child of Vincent Wieser and Wilamina “Minnie” (Kopetzky) Wieser. Elaine grew up and attended primary and secondary schools at St.

Nellie J Ryan, age 86, of Indianola, NE passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. One of eight children, Nellie was born on June 24, 1936 in Bartley, NE to parents, Frank and Johanna (Schutte) Sughroue. She attended school in Indianola where she also graduated high school in 1954.

Mary Lynne Gydesen, age 61, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born February 9th, 1961, to Donald & Mary (Phillips) Gruber, in Barstow, California.

Doug McCann, age 80, of Edison, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born May 5, 1942, to Howard and Lois (Brawner) McCann at the Oxford Hospital, Oxford, Nebraska.

Hastings resident Dorothy C. Wilson, 93, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE.

Philip L. Wilsey, 68, of Grand Island passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022.