Deaths

Willis Oliver

Published by admin on Mon, 09/21/2020 - 2:37pm

Willis W. Oliver 34 of Fairbury passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020.  He was born June 29, 1986 to Roy and Sharon Craig Oliver at Engelwood, CO.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 26th at Gerdes-Meyer Chapel in Fairbury.  Burial will be in the Fairbury Cemetery.  The family will greet friends on Friday, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Duane Bleich

Published by admin on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 1:53pm

Duane Robert Bleich of Waverly, formerly of Jansen area, was born Nov. 21, 1969, passed away Sept. 3, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Kevin Coordsen

Published by admin on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 8:34am

Kevin Coordsen, 57, passed away September 7, 2020.   Services are pending with Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home.  www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

Daniel Dean Moler, Sr.

Published by admin on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:41pm

A memorial service for Daniel Dean Moler, Sr. will be held at the Norfolk, NE Church of Christ on Saturday, August 22nd at 3 p.m. Dan passed away on March 24 after a battle with cancer. Due to the pandemic, the family was not able to gather until now. Please join them in this celebration of his life.

Daniel Swett

Published by admin on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 9:14am

Daniel Dee Swett was born September 21, 1957 in Fairbury. He passed away suddenly April 2, 2020 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bernie Joe Melvin

Published by admin on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 1:40pm

Bernie Joe Melvin (BJ) went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2020. BJ was born June 16, 1947 in Fairbury, NE to Max Gerald Melvin and Katie (Schanze) Melvin. BJ grew up in Fairbury on the family acreage until he was in fifth grade when the family moved to Manhattan, KS. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1965. He had a one-year stint playing football at Kansas State University and then joined the Marines. After a tour in Vietnam as Marine Recon he was sent to Detroit, MI to do recruiting where he met his wife Gracemary Valchine.

Drexler's service

Published by admin on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 1:04pm

Freddie Alfred Drexler was born December 10, 1922 to Alfred & Stefanie Drexler in Sternberg, Czechoslovakia. He died May 12, 2020 in Fairbury.

Ruth Dorothy Ann (Kiesow) Drexler was born April 15, 1929 to Rev. & Mrs. Johns (Anna Meyer) Kiesow at Tipton, KS.  She died June 13, 2020 in Fairbury.

Ronald Nickel

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 9:19am
Ronald C. Nickel, 75 years of age of Western NE passed away in Lincoln on April 17, 2020. Ronald was born in Madison, South Dakota on June 14, 1944. 
Services will be Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home Chapel in Fairbury.  Face masks are recommended. Memorials are to Family’s Choice. www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

Judy Weiner

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 8:58am
Judy Diane Weiner, 69 of Fairbury, passed away July 23, 2020 in Lincoln.  She was born July 13, 1951 to Lawrence & Barbara (Zabokrtsky) Weiner in Aberdeen, MD.
Judy is survived by son Steve (Michelle) Novak, grandchildren Dean Novak, Bill & Molly Wyatt, step-mom Jesslyn Weiner, step-dad Delmar Erickson, sisters Laurie (Dave) Kelsheimer, Kathy Highfill, Lara Lee (Glenn) Sukup, Barb Rilko, brothers John (Butch) (Shannon) Weiner, and numerous nieces & nephews. 

Kay Taylor

Published by admin on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 9:02am
Kay Marie  (Lundeen) Taylor, 78, of Lincoln, formerly of the Steele City area, was born September 26, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska.  
Services will be Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Gerdes-Meyer Chapel. Burial in Steele City Cemetery.   Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

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