William “Ray” Douglas

William “Ray” Douglas, 91, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on April 20, 1929, in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Leila Buchanan McCue & J. Homer McCue. Ray’s father died when he was 8 years old and later on his mother, Leila married Munson Douglas of Tecumseh and was adopted by Munson.

Delores Mae (Tupa) Gilbert

Delores Mae (Tupa) Gilbert, 91 of Table Rock, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Delores was born on June 3, 1929 to Joseph and Grace (Perry) Tupa in Humboldt, Nebraska. She graduated from Table Rock High School in 1946.

John R. “Jack” Chittick, CLU, ChFC

John Robert “Jack” Chittick, 83, of Falls City, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital.

James Robert Plihal, D.D.S.

James R. Plihal, of Seattle, Washington died peacefully at home, with his wife by his side, on Friday, June 26, 2020. Jim was born to James and Maude Plihal in Table Rock, Nebraska. He grew up in Table Rock and Pawnee City where he graduated high school.

Harlan Gene Schafer

Harlan Gene Schafer, 88, of Mayflower, Arkansas passed away on June 23, 2020. He was born in Steinauer, Nebraska on August 11, 1931, to the late Henry and Nellie (Wehrbein) Schafer.

Jerome A. “Jerry” Hoffman

Jerome A. “Jerry” Hoffman, Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Alabama, died at age 85 at West Alabama Hospice in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon P. Hoffman and Erna C. (Rinne) Hoffman.

Keith Thomas Hippen

Keith Thomas Hippen, 54, of Omaha, Nebraska passed away at UNMC in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday, June 29, 2020. Keith was born to Lorance and Charlene (Lovitt) Hippen February 5, 1966 in Beatrice, Nebraska. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Peace Lutheran Church, Lewiston, Nebraska.

Gary Warnke

Gary Warnke, 84, Winston, Missouri, passed into his saviors arms Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He was born November 30, 1935 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Clarence and Nellie (Wade) Warnke. Gary married Sharon K. Williams September 5, 1978.

Betty Jane (Volker) Mullins

(Ed. Note: This obit was to have run in the April 30th paper but was overlooked - our apologies to the family.) Betty Jane (Volker) Mullins was born at home on the farm northwest of Humboldt, Nebraska on July 6, 1932.

Arden Fred Bredemeier

Arden Fred Bredemeier, 87 of Sabetha, Kansas, formerly of DuBois, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 8, 2020. He was born on November 29, 1933 in DuBois, Nebraska to Frederick Carl and Myrtle (Siske) Bredemeier.