Roland Lee Cooksley, age 96, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on May 7, 1929, at Broken Bow, Nebraska to John & Thelma (Skinner) Cooksley. He grew up in the Sandhills ranching.

Barbara Claudine Osiecki, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on Nov. 7, 1936 at Adams County, Iowa to Lowell Rush and Eva Margaret (Spring) Wilson.

Edward Lynn Richard was born March 18, 1949, to Vearl and Dorothy (Haines) Richard in Stratton, NE when his parents were traveling home to Parks from a shopping trip. He was the fourth son of a family of five boys and one girl.

Barbara Pfeiffer (Binder), of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed quietly in her sleep in the latenight hours of Sunday, December 21, 2025, finally free from the pain a mortal coil can impart. She was 87.

MiHeCha McConnell passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born on January 10, 1940 in Seoul, South Korea. She married Larry Elvin McConnell in 1970 in Seoul. Larry preceded her in death in January 1972. She is survived by their daughter, Julia Ann, son-in-law Kenneth L. Krenk, and grandson Spencer Reid McConnell Krenk.

Mark E. Heskett of Mc-Cook, NE passed away Friday, December 26 peacefully at home. He was 76 years old. He was born in McCook on July 6, 1949, the eldest child of Melvin & Mary (Jones) Heskett. He grew up in southwest Nebraska and graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1967.

Arlene Newcomb, a longtime resident of Bartley, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Highland Park Retirement Home in Mc-Cook. She was 93 years of age.

Dennis Dee Gardner, age 79, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Memorial Community Care, in Aurora, Nebraska. He was born on December 30, 1945, in Arapahoe, Nebraska to Vernon and Marjorie (Stagemeyer) Gardner. Dennis was the oldest of three.

Mary Leann Alexander was born in Wilsonville, Nebraska to Wayne and Bernice (Ankenman) Kasson on December 20, 1943. A proud graduate of Wilsonville High School in May of 1962, her educational foundation set the stage for a life dedicated to family and community.

Edward Richard, of Bartley, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Tri Valley Health in Cambridge. He was 76 years of age.