Kearney High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

Martin Charles Piskorski was born on December 30 1928 in Ord NE to Frank and Gertrude Piskorski. Martin was the fourth child of ten children. He graduated from Ord High School. He was in the Air Force from 19481953 during the Korean War being stationed at El Paso TX Cheyenne WY and Selfridge MI. Whi...

Katherine Ann Frye Rosenthal was born on November 13 1952 to Donald and Gertrude Evers Frye. She was the only girl in a house full of boysa role she handled with strength humor and just enough sass to keep everyone in line. Katie was a natural athlete and water lover. She worked as a lifeguard at Co...

Lurlie Campbell, 81, of Ravenna, NE died on Saturday, March 15, 2025 surrounded by her family at home.Memorial services will be held at 2 PM, Friday, March 21, 2025 at Rasmussen Mortuary with Pastor John Hayes officiating. Burial of ashes will follow in the Highland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Erma L. Lammers, 90, of Ravenna, died Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Seneca Sunrise in Ravenna.Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Ravenna. Pastor Chuck Squier will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 ...

Esther LaRae Lucas, 94, of Litchfield, NE died on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Prairie View Gardens in Kearney, NE. A Funeral Service will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the Litchfield Christian Church. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. Memorials are s...

Loretta L. Fierstein, 94, of Ravenna passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney.Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church inRavenna. Pastor Russell Bonine will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery i...

Dennis Lin Sponseller, 69, of Ravenna, NE, departed this life peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was surrounded by loved ones.Dennis was born June 27, 1955 in Canton, Ohio to Harry and Yvonne (Saville) Sponseller.He moved to Tucson, AZ in 1963 with h...

Robert E. Panowicz, 75, of Grand Island died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island.Robert Edwin Panowicz, 75, of Grand Island formerly of Dannebrog, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 ...

JoAnne L. Kucera, 93, of Ravenna died Monday, March 3, 2025, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney.Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ravenna. Pastor Russell Bonine will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna. Visitati...

Beverly June Messer Ellis, age 74, of Madison, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at her residence.  Born October 14, 1951 in Rushville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Clifford and Helen R. (Pence) Messer.Mrs. Ellis was a graduate of Milroy High School in Rushville, and Corning...

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary on May 2 2026 in the afternoon. Stephen S. King 77 passed on to the Lords greener pastures on November 12 2025 after a long journey with Alzheimers Disease. Steve was born on August 25 1948 to Stanley and Norma Kreutzer King. He grew u...

A funeral service for Patricia E. Studnicka will be held on Thursday December 11 2025 at 200 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Patricia Eileen Pat Studnicka 78 years of age of Hold...

Michael Edwin Douthit 74 of Funk Nebraska passed away on Monday November 24 2025 at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney Nebraska. Michael was born in St. Paul Nebraska on June 14 1951 the oldest of two sons born to Edwin and Shirley Morrow Douthit. He graduated from Cedar Rapids High Schoo...

A funeral service for Chris L. Buettner will be held on Wednesday December 10 2025 at 1030 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Christopher Lee Chris Buettner 63 years of age of Hol...

A funeral service for Thomas L. Heaston will be held on Tuesday January 20 2026 at 1030 a.m. at the NelsonBauer Funeral Home in Holdrege Nebraska with Chaplain DeWane Dow officiating. An interment with military honors will be held at the Arbor Cemetery at Stockville Nebraska overlooking Medicine Cre...

A Funeral Service for Patricia K. Scoville be held on Friday November 28 2025 at 1000 a.m. at the Holdrege Methodist Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Sarah Fisher officiating. A graveside service will be held at 100 p.m. at the Sumner Cemetery Sumner Nebraska. Patricia Karlene Scoville 88 yea...

A memorial graveside service for Waldene Stockwell will be held on Thursday January 8 2025 at 200 p.m. at the Oxford Cemetery in Oxford Nebraska with Mr. Neal McInturf officiating. Waldene Stockwell 96 years of age of Holdrege passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Kearney Regional Medical Center...

A memorial service for Neil C. Stewart will be held on Friday November 21 2025 at 1030 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Bryan Catherman and Pastor Murray Jones officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Neil Christopher Stewar...

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Linda M. Wilken Schmidt will be held on Monday November 10 2025 at 1030 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield Nebraska with Pastor Jack Taylor and Mr. Joe Wilken officiating. A private family inurnment will be held at Fort McPherson National Ceme...

A memorial service for Michael K. Andrijeski will be held on January 30 2025 at 200 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Michael Mike Kent Andrijeski 65 years of age of Oxford passed away on December 10 2025 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearn...

A graveside memorial service will be held on Wednesday November 26 2025 at 1100 a.m. at the Moses Hill Cemetery in rural Loomis Nebraska with Pastor Darren Theesen officiating. Funeral Services for Marty Carlson will be held on Wednesday September 25 2024 at 230 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hol...

A Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Donna Silver will be held on Tuesday January 13 2026 at 1030 a.m. at the NelsonBauer Funeral Home in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Murray Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery. Donna Marie Lippstreu Silver 92 years of age passed a...

A Funeral Service for Bob Vandell will be held on Wednesday December 31 2025 at 1030 a.m. at Fridhem Lutheran Church in Funk Nebraska with Pastor Daren Popple officiating. Interment will follow at the Fridhem Cemetery. Charles Robert Bob Vandell 99 years of age passed away on December 24 2025 at Hol...

A Funeral Service for Mary Anna Anderson be held on Saturday November 22 2025 at 1000 a.m. at the NelsonBauer Funeral Home in Holdrege Nebraska with Vicar Libby Florian officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery Holdrege. Mary Anna Anderson 90 of Holdrege died on Thursday November 1...

A funeral service for Marjorie L. Lubeck Ehrke will be held on Saturday November 22 2025 at 230 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Stamford Nebraska with Pastor Thalia Woodworth officiating. Interment will follow at the Stamford Cemetery. Marjorie Lea Lubeck Ehrke 92 years of age of Stamford passed awa...

Funeral Services for Waunetta M. Weaver will be held on Saturday January 17 2026 at 1000 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Reverend Kenton Birtell officiating. Interment will be held following the services at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege with Rev. George Ibach of...

Alvin Roy Snyder was born the second of five children to Roy Leslie Snyder and Loretta Marie Hoppe Snyder on May 20th 1929 on the farm north and west of Alma Ne. Alvin attended school from 1st grade 6th grade at Bear Rural School District 6 north and west of Alma. He then attended and graduated fro...

Elaine L. Alber Bartels of Blue Hill NE passed away October 24 2025 in Hastings NE. She was born on January 41940 in Webster County near Guide Rock NE to Henry and Mary Kuhn Alber. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Rosemont NE and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church ...

Loren Dean Elliott age 79 of Valentine Nebraska passed away on October 25 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney Nebraska. Loren was born on August 2 1946 in Thedford Nebraska to Harry and Tracy Elliott. He attended Antelope Valley and Thedford Elementary Schools and graduated from Thedford High...

Richard Lee Corman age 74 passed away peacefully on November 8 2025 at the Falls City Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Falls City Nebraska after living in several locations following an accident in approximately 1990. Rich was born October 13 1951 in Deshler Nebraska. He was the fourth of t...