Obituaries

Ruby Jane Plager

Ruby Jane Plager

Ruby Jane Plager

January 29, 1942 ~ May 8, 2026Ruby Jane Plager, 84, of Lincoln, passed away on May 8, 2026. Born to Henry and Elda (Beethe) Schaardt on January 29, 1942, in Pawnee City, NE. Ruby was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Lutheran Church.
Betty H. Ingwerson

Betty H. Ingwerson

Betty H. Ingwerson

January 30, 1928 ~ April 27, 2026Betty H. Ingwerson, 98, of Silver Lake, Kansas, and formerly of Bern, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 27, 2026.Betty was born on January 30, 1928, in Bern, Kansas, and was the tenth child born to John Joseph and Louise Mae (Hertzig) Hatch.
Anna Mae (Friedly) Davis

Anna Mae (Friedly) Davis

Anna Mae (Friedly) Davis

January 1, 1933 ~ April 12, 2026Anna Mae (Friedly) Davis of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the age of 93 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt, Nebraska. Anna Mae was born in Pawnee City on January 1,1933 to Arthur and Hallye (Thiemann) Friedly.
Marjorie E. (Rowan) Smith

Marjorie E. (Rowan) Smith

Marjorie E. (Rowan) Smith

December 23 1933 ~ April 10, 2026 Marjorie E Smith, 92 passed away April 10, 2026 at Sterling Village after a short illness. Born December 23 1933 at Fall River KS to Charles Raymond and Susan Elnora (Stubbert) Rowan. She was the youngest of their children.
Shirley Ann Johnson

Shirley Ann Johnson

Shirley Ann Johnson

October 4, 1939 ~ April 16, 2026Shirley Ann Johnson, 86, of Pawnee City, Nebraska, passed away on April 16, 2026 at the Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. Born on October 4, 1939, Shirley was a loving, resilient, and compassionate woman who devoted her life to her family and others.
Carolyn A. Borcher

Carolyn A. Borcher

Carolyn A. Borcher

September 11, 1943 ~ March 27, 2026Carolyn A. Borcher, 82, of Sterling, died Friday night, March 27, 2026, at her home. She was born on September 11, 1943, in Tecumseh to Leonard J. W. and Dorothea (Stake) Steiner. Carolyn graduated from Lewiston High School in 1961 and then attended C.E.
Mildred “Millie” Altha (Ashman) Troxel

Mildred “Millie” Altha (Ashman) Troxel

Mildred “Millie” Altha (Ashman) Troxel

Millie passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at her home with her family by her side. Millie was born on December 4, 1937 in Burwell, Nebraska to Archie Ashman and Gladyce Nightingale Ashman. Millie is the eldest of seven children.
Imogene Gridley-Frank

Imogene Gridley-Frank

Gridley-Imogene Gridley-Frank

Imogene Reid (Williamson) Gridley-Frank, 99, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on August 9, 1926, in Humboldt Nebraska to Clement L. “Shorty” and Ona B. (Reid) Williamson.
Betty June (McKinsey) Spitser

Betty June (McKinsey) Spitser

Betty June (McKinsey) Spitser

June 24, 1931 ~ March 23, 2026Betty June (McKinsey) Spitser, 94, of Pawnee City, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in Anacortes, Washington on March 23, 2026. She was born June 24, 1931, in Verdon NE and was the fifth of eight children born to G.W. and Hazel (Goolsby) McKinsey.
David William Hoffman

David William Hoffman

David William Hoffman

March 20 ~ December 3, 2025David William Hoffman, 88, of Ralston, Nebraska passed away on December 3, 2025 at Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on March 20, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska to Vernon and Erna (Rinne) Hoffman.