Evelyn Bessie (Pracheil) Kasl, 93, passed away Jan. 19, 2026. Evelyn was born May 28, 1932, to Frank and Bessie (Vaverka) Pracheil. She was raised on the family farm near Crete, where she …

James Franklin Kalkwarf, 83, passed peacefully from his earthly life to his eternal home on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Born March 7, 1942, in Omaha, to Karl and Alice (Sebek) Kalkwarf, he grew up …

Barbara Joyce (Lantzer) Meinke passed away Jan. 14, 2026, at The Gardens in Crete, at the age of 86. She was born in Aurora on July 29, 1939, to Lyle and Mary (Kirkpatrick) Lantzer. Barbara …

Beverly Mae (Skala) Mays, 72, of Crete, passed away Jan. 11, 2026. Beverly was born Sept. 19, 1953, in Seward, to Otto Skala and Rose (Kouba) Skala. She graduated from Crete High School in 1972, …

Scott Merritt Rosowski, age 54, was born in Lincoln on Oct. 14, 1971, and died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. He attended Prescott Elementary School, Lincoln High School and Doane College. He was known to …

Robert “Bob” Kasl passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Seward Memorial Hospital. He was born March 9, 1931, in Dorchester to George F. Kasl, Sr. and Emma Rezabek. Bob grew up on a farm …

Thomas E. Belka was born in Lincoln on April 10, 1943, to Edward and Bertha (Dedic) Belka and passed away Dec. 8, 2025, at the age of 82. Tom graduated from Crete High School in 1961. On April …

Georgia Lorraine Johnson of Crete died Dec. 17, 2025, at the Ridgewood Care Center in Seward at the age of 94 years. She was born Oct. 31, 1931, on the family farm southeast of Crete, to Richard …

Nancy Slepicka was born Aug. 15, 1946 in Friend, to Ernest “Curly” and Rose (Suda) Kotas, the oldest of two children. She passed away peacefully at home in Dorchester on Dec. 5, 2025, at …

Victoria Lee Longwell, 76, passed away Dec. 2, 2025, in Wahoo. Born on April 28, 1949, in Beatrice,   Victoria lived a life marked by resilience, warmth and an unwavering devotion to her family. …

In loving memory of our dad, William Charles "Chuck" Herndon, 97, who peacefully passed on Nov. 25, 2025, at Tabitha the Gardens in Crete. He was born to William Elliot Herndon and Constante …

Norma Jean Horak, 84, daughter of Franklin and Mildred (Stach) Pelican, was born in Wilber on Jan. 26, 1941. She passed away at the Wilber Care Center on Nov. 28, 2025. Norma grew up on a farm …

Cameron James Nigh, 35, was born on Father's Day June 17, 1990, in Wheatridge, Colorado. Cameron lived in group homes in Crete with other Apace (formerly Region V) clients. During the day, he …

Viola “Vi” Polk, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born on Dec. 3, 1929, on the Masin family farm …

Corliss Kay (Brozovsky) Zmiewski was born in Lincoln on March 28, 1947, to Ervin and Adeline (Vlcek) Brozovsky. She graduated from Crete High School. She married Gustav Zmiewski on Nov. 5, 1966, …

Peggy Marie Siedhoff passed away Nov. 3, 2025, in Lincoln, at the age of 82. She was born Jan. 31, 1943, to John Marvin and Ruth Means in Wichita, Kansas. Peg graduated from Crete High School in …

Billy Wayne Snell was born on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1957, in Sutherland, and passed away with Deb by his side at Seward Memorial Hospital on Nov. 3, 2025. He died from complications after a …

Jerome Henry Kalkwarf was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Crete. Following a substantial medical incident on Sept. 11, Jerome spent his final days at The Independence Houses – Coddington, surrounded by …

Leonard L. Freeouf, age 98, of Wilber, passed away Oct. 28, 2025, at the Wilber Care Center. He was born on a farm right in the middle of Saline County on Nov. 6, 1926, to Lumir and Agnes …

Susan Kay Shively was born May 31, 1970, in Beatrice, lived in DeWitt and later moved to Crete when she finished her schooling. She worked at Kawasaki and married Bradley Kovar at Grace United …

Lillian Jean (Hronik) Kubicek passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at the age of 95 in Crete. Lillian was born in Lincoln on April 12, 1930, to James and Olie Hronik. After graduating from Crete …

Larry L. Crist, age 79, went to his heavenly home after a short, courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Crete, Larry was raised in the community he dearly loved and where he …

Hillman Nathan “Walt” Walter, age 83, of Wilber, passed away peacefully at home. He was born Sept. 6, 1942, at home between Brooks and Nodaway, Iowa, son to Hillman and Jessie Walter. …

Marlyn Kay   (Leonard, Logan) Gillispie was born June 30, 1943, in Fresno, California. She passed into eternal life peacefully on Oct. 23, 2025, surrounded by her family while at Tabitha Nursing …

Emil Anton Veprovsky was born Sept. 1, 1930, to John and Rose (Kasal), on a farm east of Dorchester, known as the Luzum farm. He attended school in District 43 (kindergarten through eighth …