Obituaries

Richard Strunk

Published by admin on Mon, 09/20/2021 - 9:01am

Richard R. Strunk passed away September 14, 2021 at the Jefferson Community Health and Life hospital in Fairbury, Nebraska at the age of 70 years. He was born December 16, 1950 to Emil and Hilda (Hueske) Strunk in Steele City, Nebraska. Richard attended District 4 country school and Fairbury Jr-Sr Highschool. In 1975 he married Carol Hermann. To this union they had two children.

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Correena Dee “Cori” Ewald,

Published by admin on Fri, 09/17/2021 - 3:21pm

Correena Dee “Cori” Ewald, age 52 of Fairbury went home to Heaven on September 16, 2021 at Bryan Medical Center West. She was born in Beatrice on January 27, 1969 to David and Maureen (Danforth) Ewald. Cori was a graduate of Southern High School in Wymore. She was a member of Region V Services where she had many friends that she considered her family. She loved having pancakes at Griffey’s Steakhouse in Fairbury every weekend and enjoyed traveling. She was a huge fan of Elvis Presley – especially Joseph Hall’s impersonation of him.

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Richard Strunk

Published by admin on Tue, 09/14/2021 - 7:25am

Richard R. Strunk, of Jansen passed away September 14, 2021 in Fairbury. He was born December 16, 1950 in Steele City.

Services are pending with Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home. www.gerdesmeyerfh.com

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Jay Frye

Published by admin on Tue, 09/14/2021 - 7:19am

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Duane Raney

Published by admin on Tue, 09/14/2021 - 7:19am

Duane Lyle Raney, 84 of Alexandria, NE (formerly of Osborne, KS) passed away September 12, 2021, at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. Duane grew up on a farm in Osborne County Kansas and completed grades 1 through 12 in the Osborne School System.

Duane enlisted in the United States Army in 1955 and was stationed in France, Switzerland and in the U.S. In 1957, Duane left the Army and had four children: David Lynn, Connie Joanne, Tammy Dee, and Kevin Duane.

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Dean Hahn

Published by admin on Mon, 09/13/2021 - 7:04am

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Charline Bambauer

Published by admin on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 12:53pm

Charline E. Bambauer was born on March 27, 1928, to Charles and Edna Bambauer. She departed this life on September 9, 2021. Charline lived her life in Fairbury at the family home on Elm Street.

During her early years she was a dedicated Girl Scout and spent many hours at the Girl Scout cabin and Camp Jefferson. She received about eighty percent of the badges authorized by the Scouts.

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George Beasley

Published by admin on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 12:29pm

George L. Beasley, July 8, 1936 – April 7th, 2020, formerly of Fairbury and Valparaiso.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen, four children: George (Polly), Marcia (Brian), Jerry (Janet), and Michele (Judson), twelve grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, brother Walter (Gloria), sister Phyllis, numerous in-laws, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Jack.