All Obituaries

Nola E. (Heuppelsheuser) Rinne, 97, of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Pawnee City Assisted Living. She was born to Herman and Elsie (Meyer) Heuppelsheuser on August 22, 1922 in Seneca, Kansas, along with her twin sister Nila. Nola grew up in the country around Seneca, Kansas area.  She went to country school and said that she walked or rode her horse to school. In 1942 she married Everett Rinne in Pawnee County, Nebraska. To this union...

Marilyn K. (Wenzbauer) McCage, 78, of Lincoln passed to eternal life on November 12, 2019, at 1:42 PM. She was born on October 12, 1941, in Pawnee City to Lawrence J and Elsie (Kalina) Wenzbauer. Marilyn was raised and lived in Table Rock, NE, where she graduated from Table Rock Public school in 1959, at age 18.  Marilyn began her Christian path at the Table Rock United Methodist Church on December 18, 1942. She was baptized into the faith on March 25, 1956, by Reverend Harry Hart....

Leroy H. Benson was born December 14, 1926, in the family home, rural Pawnee County to William H. Benson and Lydia C.M. (Ulrich) Benson.  He attended country school at Salem, District 60, 1-8th grade, Pawnee City High School his Freshman year, Burchard High School his Sophomore year, and Pawnee City for Junior and Senior years. He graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1944 with 56 in his class.  After graduating from high school, Leroy worked on the family farm, did...

Gerald D. "Jerry" Stitt, 87, of Lincoln, (formerly Tecumseh), died November 8, 2019.  He was born in Pawnee City, Nebraska and preceded in death by his mother, Eva Caron, and his grandparents, Melvin and Mabel Stitt of Pawnee City.   Jerry is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Jane Stuart, and husband, Scott, of Lincoln, NE; son, Robert Stitt, and wife, Joan, and grandsons, Joe and Sam Stitt of New Braunfels, TX, and many cousins, nieces and...

Elaine M, Rothell, 92, of Orange, California, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019. Funeral arrangements are pending with Wherry Mortuary, Tecumseh, Nebraska.

    John William Wilmes was born March 15, 1927 near Creighton, Nebraska.  Jack grew up on his parents’ farm west of Creighton, Nebraska, with two brothers and two sisters.  He attended a country school through the 8th grade and then graduated in 1944 from St. Ludgers High School in Creighton, Nebraska.  Jack was active in 4-H and farmed with his father. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska where he received his Bachelor of Science...

Sandra “Sandi” Leone (Jelinek) Slama, 58, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on January 23, 1961 in Rockford, Illinois to Duane and Shirley (Ingram) Jelinek. She was raised in Palm Springs, California and attended Palm Springs High School.  Sandi later moved to Foster, Nebraska where she worked as a waitress for her uncle who owned the L & B Lounge.  She then moved to Humboldt, Nebraska where Sandi owned and operated The Cardinal Kitchen.  She later opened and ran...

Gary Eugene Feldmann, 82, of rural Humboldt, Nebraska was born on February 6, 1937 to Alfred and Cleo (Adams) Feldmann in Humboldt, Nebraska. He was raised on the family farm south of Humboldt where he was taught by his mother at Middleburg country school. Gary attended Honey Creek High School graduating with the class of 1955. He was employed at James Creamery and the Frontier Trailer Factory in Falls City.  On November 13, 1960, Gary was united in marriage to Lorma Jeanne Stevicks in...

Earl “Dean” Whitfield of Bellevue, Nebraska was born in Humboldt, Nebraska to Verne and Hellen (Mayer) Whitfield. He was raised on a farm northeast of Humboldt and attended Bratton Union Consolidated School.  Dean graduated from Bratton Union High School with the class of 1953. He was united in marriage to Betty Lewis at The Christian Church in Humboldt.  To this union two sons, Dennis and Doug were born. Dean passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday,...

John D. Cawley, 81, of rural Tecumseh, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at his home.  He was born to Charles R. and Emma (Hoskins) Cawley on June 2, 1938 in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  John graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1956, served in the Army National Guard from 1958-1964 and was a past member of the local Masonic Lodge.   On October 28, 1962, John was united in marriage to Janice...