Mickey L. Phillipps
Oct 24, 2026
Mickey L. Phillipps, of Burwell, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, at the age of 78.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Burwell, Nebraska. Reverend Shelby Moock and Pastor Alan Petersen will...
Clifford Ray Taylor
Oct 18, 2026
Clifford Ray Taylor, lifelong resident Amelia, Nebraska passed away peacefully on October 18, 2026, with his family by his side at Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill, Nebraska the age of 77.
Clifford Ray Taylor, born February 2, 1949, in Burwell, Nebraska, was the son of James C. and Esther I. (Freeman) Taylor. His early years were marked by the Blizzard...
Charles "Chuck" Wagner
Oct 10, 2026
Charles G. “Chuck” Wagner, formerly of the Ord and Burwell, Nebraska areas passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Legato Living at Heartland Hills in Bellevue, Nebraska at the age of 84.
Charles Gordon Wagner was born on October 28, 1941, in a farmhouse at Ft. Lupton, Colorado, the son of Hollis and Charolette (Adams) Wagner. In 1944, the family...
Lonnie L. Hughes
Sep 30, 2026
Lonnie Leroy Hughes, longtime resident of Sargent, Nebraska, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on September 30, 2026, at his home at the age of 86.
Lonnie was born July 29, 1940, at home north of Burwell, Nebraska, the son of Emmett E. and Mona E. (Conner) Hughes. He grew up near Ericson and Burwell and attended country...
Linda Sue Thoene
Sep 29, 2026
Linda Sue Thoene of rural Taylor, Nebraska passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the age of 71.
Linda Svoboda was born on December 3, 1954, on her family's farm in Garfield County, Nebraska, to James F. Sr. and Margaret A. (Walkowiak) Svoboda. She was the youngest of eleven children. Linda graduated from Burwell High School...
Drew Dearmont
Sep 19, 2026
Drew Dennis Dearmont, of Burwell, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on September 19, 2026, due to carbon monoxide poisoning while hunting in Idaho at the young age of 26.
Drew was born on April 28, 2000, in Norfolk, Nebraska, to Peggy Dearmont. Drew spent his early years in Wisner; he was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Burwell and later confirmed...
Robert Dale Phillipps
Sep 19, 2026
Robert Dale Phillipps was born August 21, 1957, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the son of Dale and Elizabeth “Belle” (Hiser) Phillipps. He was raised on the family ranch south of Ainsworth on the Calamus River and attended grade school at District #50, then graduated from Ainsworth High School.
After graduation Bob joined the Marines and was stationed in California. After serving in...
Patricia Ann Jeffres
Sep 19, 2026
Patricia Ann Jeffres of Burwell, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at her home at the age of 63.
Patricia Ann was born July 11, 1963, at Atkinson, Nebraska to Lanny Robert and Ardith Marie (Guy) Ballagh. She spent her early years in Rock County before moving to Sargent at the age of 6 and began her early...
Patricia A. Peters
Sep 19, 2026
Patricia A. Peters, of rural Taylor, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, Saturday, September 19, 2026, at the age of 84.
Patricia was born on February 4, 1942, in Taylor, Nebraska, to Jack and Anna Kraus. She was raised in Loup County and graduated from Taylor High School.
On June 24, 1961, Patricia was united in...
Leonard Anthony VanDeWalle
Sep 19, 2026
Leonard A. VanDeWalle, of Burwell, Nebraska, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Orchard, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska at the age of 79.
Born on August 19, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, Leonard was the son of Francis and Ethel (Wheeler) VanDeWalle. He grew up in Cedar Rapids and graduated from...
Daniel James Larson
Sep 13, 2026
Daniel James Larson, of Burwell, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on September 13, 2026, while working in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 50.
Dan was born July 8, 1976, to Darwin and Carla (Sharp) Larson. The firstborn of three children, he grew up in Custer County, Nebraska, with his brother, Dave, and sister, Katie. A mischievous child with a quick wit,...
Terrell R. Sanders
Sep 10, 2026
Terrell R. Sanders, of Burwell, Nebraska passed away peacefully with his wife, Janet by his side on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska at the age of 93.
Terrell R. Sanders was born November 3, 1932, at home in the Cummings Park Community of northern Custer County to Loyd W. Sanders and Tena P....
Pauline Joy McFarlane
Sep 1, 2026
Pauline Joy McFarlane, resident of Burwell, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord, Nebraska at the age of 86.
Born on the family homestead North of Burwell, Nebraska, on a snowy February 7, 1940, Pauline Joy was the second daughter of Adolph H. and Edith Fern Fischer. She began her education...
Jodee Ann Bolli
Aug 17, 2026
Jodee Ann Bolli passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ August 17, 2026, at her home in Burwell, Nebraska, surrounded by her loving family and friends after a long, hard fought battle with cancer.
Jodee Ann (Coffman) Bolli was born October 11,1967 to Clair Jefferson and Cynthia Ann (Beel) Coffman in Groton, Connecticut on the New London Submarine Base.
Growing...
Robert E. "Bob" Nichols
Aug 9, 2026
Robert E. Nichols of Bartlett, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Accura Healthcare at Neligh, Nebraska at the age of 88.
Robert Eugene Nichols, was born October 27, 1937, in Wheeler County, Nebraska, the son of Carl and Marjorie (Kugler) Nichols. He was raised in Wheeler County where he attended District #7 Red Top Country School and graduated...
Joyce LaVonne Sheets
Jul 30, 2026
Joyce LaVonne Sheets, of Burwell, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska at the age of 92.
Joyce was born on August 29, 1933, at Stapleton, Nebraska, the daughter of Delbert and Olive (Stalnaker) Jenkins. She completed her education in 1951, graduating from Baker Rural High School.
On November 17, 1951, Joyce...
George Buhlke
Jul 6, 2026
Arthur E. “George” Buhlke of Burwell, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 73.
Born on June 7, 1953, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, George was the son of Duane and Norma (Spencer) Buhlke. He spent his childhood in the Bassett-Rose area, where he developed a love for the outdoors;...
Linda Robbins
Jun 15, 2026
Linda Robbins of Burwell, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the age of 71.
Born on July 17, 1954, in Burwell, Nebraska, Linda was the beloved daughter of Elwood Walter “Woody” and Alice Irene “Irene” (Boag) Nelson. She grew up in the Burwell community, where she attended Gold Standard Country School and graduated from Burwell High School in...
Ernie Schroder
May 31, 2026
Ernest Eugene "Ernie" Schroder, of Burwell, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at CHI Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 74.
Born on November 17, 1951, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, Ernie was the son of Alfred E. and Laura F. (McCarthy) Schroder. He spent much of his youth in Loup County, where he received his...
Betty Darline Rejda
May 31, 2026
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Betty Darline Rejda, born on June 12, 1943, at Custer, South Dakota, the daughter of Erwin and Helen (Olsen) Curl. United in marriage to Donald Paul Rejda on May 27, 1962, at Broken Bow, Nebraska. Devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at CHI Good Samaritan Health Center in Kearney, Nebraska at the age...
