All Obituaries

Jose’ L. Reyes, 72, of Tecumseh, passed away at his home Thursday, November 24, 2022.  He was born in Mexico to Serbio and Esther (Castro) Reyes on February 19, 1950.   Mass of Christian Burial Services will be held at 10:30 Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at the St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tecumseh, Nebraska with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. The service will also be livestreamed on the Wherry Mortuary/Wherry Monument Facebook page for those unable to...

William “Riley” McClintock, 80, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt, Nebraska.  He was born on April 5, 1942 to Robert and Dorothy (Beason) McClintock in Los Angeles, California. William lived in California until the age of 5 until moving to Waverly, Nebraska in 1945 with his mother and siblings.  He attended school in Waverly and after finishing the 11th grade, William joined the Air Force...

Carol Louise Minchow, 86, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, was called home on November 22, 2022.  She was born August 26, 1936 in Humboldt, Nebraska to Edwin and Nadine (Reid) Stutheit.  Carol was the oldest of four children born to this union, along with her brothers, Ralph, Robert and Roger Stutheit.  Carol married Everett Wayne Minchow of Table Rock, Nebraska on October 29, 1955.  They were high school sweethearts and had recently celebrated their...

A good man took his last breath on November 17, 2022, just a few months shy of his 96th birthday. David D. Wolken was born to Louise (Sieber) and Dirk Albert, D. A. Wolken on January 16, 1927 at their farm home in rural Nemaha County. He was the fifth of seven children. He attended school at Dewey Country and Tecumseh Public Schools. Most of David’s education came from watching his dad and working in the family business alongside his brothers. David and his brothers owned and operated...

Donna J. DeFreece, 85, of Tecumseh, passed away November 15, 2022 at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  She was born to Eldon P. and Margaret A. (Rouse) Cunningham on June 25, 1937 in Grand Island, Nebraska.  She grew up in Grand Island, where she attended Barr Junior High School, Grand Island Senior High School,  received her Bachelor of Science from Kearney State College and Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from UNL...

Gerald C. Snyder was born on August 13, 1930 to Calvin Clarence and Ferne Rachel (Black) Snyder in Lamont, Oklahoma.  Gerald passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the age of 92 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital with his family by his side.  He is the middle of three children. He lived in and around Lamont and Ponca City, Oklahoma, moving to Geuda Springs, Kansas in 1945.  Gerald graduated from Geuda Springs in 1948 and later moved to Arkansas City, Kansas. In...

Marion Ellen (Friedly) Wittrock, 98, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on November 15, 1923, in rural Verdon, Nebraska to Benjamin and Mary (Gebhard) Friedly.  She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church near Verdon.  Marion attended District #31 country school for grades 1-8 then attended Falls City High School where she graduated with the class 1940. After attending Peru State College for a year and teaching country school, Marion returned to college for...

LaVon Richard Covault, 91, of Table Rock, Nebraska was born on November 15, 1930 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Lloyd and Alice (Taylor) Covault.  LaVon grew up on a farm north of Table Rock and attended Table Rock Public School where he graduated from Table Rock High School with the class of 1949.  He had a strong interest in sports, lettering 13 times (4 in football, 4 in basketball, 4 in track and 1 in baseball).  After graduating high school, LaVon attended Peru State College...

Lila M. Hutt, 86, of Tecumseh, passed away at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh, Nebraska, Monday, November 7, 2022. She was born to Wilbur and Frieda (Poppe) Niemann on August 18, 1936 at rural Tecumseh, Nebraska. Lila was baptized and confirmed at Osage Church north of Cook.  She attended Rock School District through 8th grade and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1954.   In 1955 she married her high school sweetheart, Keith H. Hutt and became a devoted mother to...

Sherie Lee Sapp-Stutheit, 90, formerly of Tecumseh, living in Lincoln, passed away at CHI Health/St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on November 7, 2022.  She was born to Robert Vernon and Dorothy Catherine (Bentzinger) Curry on February 1, 1932, in rural Tecumseh.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Tecumseh.  She attended District 16 country school from first through sixth grade.  She graduated from Tecumseh High School in...