All Obituaries

Guadalupe Pena Reyes, 96, of Tecumseh, passed away at her home in Tecumseh, Nebraska on Thursday, September 19, 2019.   She was born to Julio Pena and Maria Cazares on December 22, 1922 in Durango, Mexico. Guadalupe was a loving stay at home mother who took care of her eleven children and grand-children.  From the age of ten, she over the responsibilities of watching over her four siblings and father. She loved playing cards and spending time with her family. She was...

Violet D. (Rottman) Laun of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on September 16, 2019 at the age of 93.  She was born on August 20, 1926, on a farm near Elk Creek, Nebraska to Fred and Emma (Antholz) Rottman.     The family resided in Table Rock, Nebraska.  Violet graduated from Table Rock High School and also worked for the telephone company.  Violet was married to Robert Laun on June 24, 1945 at Salem United Church of Christ.     They began life...

Gerald E. Schmid, 92, formerly of rural Dawson, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Arrangements are pending. Condolences can be shared online at www.wherrymortuary.com Services are entrusted to Wherry Mortuary- 207 N. Nemaha Street- Humboldt, Nebraska 68376 (402) 862-2915

Dorothy Jean (Church) Burget, 91, formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on July 3, 1928, in Humboldt, Nebraska to John J. and Leona E. (Rue) Church.  Dorothy and her older siblings went to country school over the state line into Kansas.  After the family moved to a farm near Humboldt, she attended school in Humboldt through her junior year and began work as a nurse’s aide at the Humboldt Hospital.  On November 6, 1946, Dorothy was united in marriage to Elton...

Doris Marjorie (Winchell) Aylor was born November 3, 1918 in Lewiston, Nebraska.  She passed from this life to her eternal life on September 5, 2019 at the age of 100 years, 10 months and 2 days.  She was the second oldest of seven children born to Robert J. and Vada K. (Gifford) Winchell.  Her very early years were spent in Lewiston and Steinauer, Nebraska, until their move to Pawnee City where she lived until her marriage. Doris' father was killed in a tractor...

Morris Edward Blecha, 86, of Pawnee City, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019 at Premier Estates in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He was born on May 12, 1933 to Joseph F. and Mary E. (Wies) Blecha in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He grew up on the family farm 4 miles south of Steinauer, Nebraska.  He attended school at District # 11 near Violet, Nebraska. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on May 19, 1953 at 19 years of age. He went to basic training for eight weeks in Fort Leonard...

Ervin "Butch" Panko, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse, Nebraska. He was born to Fred and Louise (Doeden) Panko on December 29, 1934 on the farm near Cook, Nebraska.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cook, Nebraska.   Butch attended rural elementary school near Cook and graduated from Cook High School in 1952.  He farmed and did mechanical work for many years for Panko...

Randall L. Rinne, 64, of rural Tecumseh, Nebraska, passed away at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh, Nebraska, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.  He was born to Marvin and Oleta (Haack) Rinne on May 27, 1955 in Humboldt, Nebraska.  Randall was baptized June 26, 1955 by Rev. John Heins and confirmed May 4, 1969 by Rev. Harold Stelzer and attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church, rural Elk Creek, Nebraska.  He attended elementary school at Elk Creek Public and St. Peter's...

Linda Marie Wolken, 58, of Kansas City, MO, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born to Marion and Arlene (Buente) Wolken on September 28, 1960 in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  Linda was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Tecumseh, Nebraska. She remained in the Christian faith until her passing.  Linda grew up on the family farm located near Johnson, Nebraska. She enjoyed the outdoors, helping with gardening and canning,...

Arthur “Art” Leroy Alderman, 92, of Table Rock, Nebraska was born on January 31, 1927, in Sabetha, Kansas to Ralph and Margaret (Waters) Alderman.  He attended school in Table Rock graduating from Table Rock High School with the class of 1945.  After graduating, Art served his country in the U.S. Navy until being honorably discharged in 1946.  On December 31, 1946, Art was united in marriage to Edna Trimmer in Hiawatha, Kansas.  To this union four...