All Obituaries

Howard Hugh McNiff was born on the family farm near Riverton, Nebraska on September 21, 1939 to Thomas and Eva (Bach) McNiff.  He attended a one-room school house in Franklin County through the third grade and graduated from Franklin High School in 1957.  Howard continued his education at UNL and graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology.  While he was at UNL, Howard was the commander of the Rifle Team from 1959-1961 and led the Nebraska Rifle Team to a...

Verna Lee (Freeman) Kalina was born to Glenn and Gladys (Shields) Freeman on December 30, 1930 in Fairview, Kansas.  She attended rural grade school 1-4th grades at Fairview, KS, 5th grade at Fairview Public, 6-10th grades at Wetmore, KS and her junior and senior years at Table High School where she graduated. She was united in marriage to Arnold E. Kalina on August 3, 1955.  They lived on a farm northeast of Table Rock until 2000 when they moved into Pawnee City. ...

Donald William Eis, 78, of Humboldt was born on July 25, 1945, in Humboldt, Nebraska to John William and Lucille Leota (Farwell) Eis.  He grew up on the family farm near DuBois with siblings Elaine, Janice, John Allen and Ronald Lee.  Don was baptized into the Methodist Church in  DuBois, Nebraska and graduated from Humboldt High School with the class of1963.  Following graduation, he married Jennifer Dunn on September 5, 1964, and to this union four children, Dawn Renee,...

Dr. Keith W. Shuey, 84, of Tecumseh, died Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Auburn, Nebraska.  He was born September 5, 1939 to Willis and Erma (Steiner) Shuey on the family farm near Crab Orchard.  He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957. He attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 3 years before being accepted to University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha where he graduated in 1964.  Keith fulfilled a 1-year surgical internship at St. Elizabeth Hospital in...

Dewayne M. Seeba, 90, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, passed away on  December 25, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society in Syracuse, Nebraska.   He was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska on May 10, 1933 to Fred and Clare (Kuhns) Seeba. Dewayne graduated from Tecumseh High School in May of 1951.  Following high school, Dewayne served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War from his enlistment on Sept. 16, 1953 to his honorable discharge on July 28, 1955.  He received...

Clarene Fisher was born in Pawnee City on September 15, 1937 and entered heaven on December 26, 2023.  She was the daughter of Clarence and Gladys (Robison) Werner.  Clarene lived south of Pawnee City in Kansas and Nebraska during her childhood, attending country school until she went to Pawnee City High School.   Clarene worked at the Pawnee Drive Inn before moving to Lincoln, Nebraska and working as a nursing assistant at Bryan Memorial Hospital.  She lived in Grand...

On March 29, 2024, June Hayward joined the heavenly choirs.  She is now singing praises to her precious Savior and Lord in utter joy. Born on March 11, 1929, in Anoka, Nebraska, Dalphynie June Koskan was welcomed into this world by her parents V.J. and Pauline (Fisher) Koskan, and three brothers, Allen, Paul, and Jim.  She was baptized on March 30, 1930, and grew up as a cherished daughter and sister in a close loving Christian family. June graduated from high school in Butte,...

Elaine Meta Rebecca (Brockhoff) Hild was born to Harry and Anna (Ludwig) Brockhoff on March 27, 1940 at home on her family farm near Avoca, Nebraska. Elaine was baptized in the Lutheran faith by Reverend Bergtrasser on April 21,1940 and confirmed by Reverend Bracher in May 1953 at the First Lutheran Church in Avoca. She attended Cottage Hill Elementary School near Avoca until eighth grade. Elaine graduated from Avoca High School in 1957.  After graduating from the...

Luke Aaron Avery, rural Humboldt, Nebraska, went home to his Heavenly Father on March 12, 2024. He was 47 years old. Luke was born April 26, 1976, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Dan and Deb Avery. He was the first of their three children. The family moved to the family farm north of Humboldt in May 1980. After several years of home school, Luke enrolled at Southeast Nebraska Consolidated School where he graduated in 1994. He attended Peru State College and completed a degree in mathematics in...

Norma Jean Jun, 70, of Pawnee City, formerly of DuBois, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Premier Estates in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  She was born to Milton and Blanche (Findeis) Jun on September 24, 1953 in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Norma grew up in the Dubois area and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1971. She worked at the Campbells soup factory as a de-boner for 24 years in Tecumseh and then for MBA Poultry for 3 years in Tecumseh. Norma loved music, plastic canvas with...