Madison High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

Clifford A. Kreifels age 86 of Elkhorn NE formerly Nebr. City and Columbus NE passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha NE. Clifford Albin Kreifels was born on April 24 1939 in Paul NE the son of Carl John and Leonora A. Gottwald Kreifels. He grew up in the Paul and Nebrask...

John Matthew Paco Hendricks 57 passed away Monday January 26 2026 at Genesis Hospital. He was born February 21 1968 in Scottsbluff Nebraska to the late Thomas and Nancy Huling Hendricks. He was a 1986 graduate of Nebraska Christian High School. John served his country and protected our freedom in th...

Mr. Aaron Robert Ehlers age 50 of Madison Indiana entered this life on November 12 1975 in Richmond Indiana. He was the loving son of Robert and Reba McVay Ehlers. He was raised in Versailles and Madison Indiana. He was a 1994 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and furthered his education ...

Arnold Deane Ross the son of Edwin and Avis Leece Ross was born on April 4 1933 in Concordia Kansas. He passed away on November 30 2025 at his residence in Superior Nebraska at the age of 92 years 7 months 26 days. Arnold grew up on their farm west of Lovewell Kansas later moving with the family to ...

Funeral services for Clayton Anderson age 90 of Wausa Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Wednesday January 7 2026 at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. Richard Bloomquist PMA will officiate with burial in Thabor Lutheran Cemetery in Wausa. Clayton Nels Anderson was born on March 23 1935 on the family farm nea...

Philip Gordon Clites passed away in Silverton on Wednesday February 4 2026 three months short of turning 100 after a threeyear battle with melanoma. He was born April 20 1926 in Red Oak Iowa second of four children of Austin and Ruby Clites. He lived in the city of Red Oak on his grandmothers farm o...

Memorial services for Kristen M. Orlowski age 39 of Madison Nebraska will be 200 p.m. Friday February 20 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Reverend Todd Kollbaum will officiate. Kristen Marie Orlowski daughter of Tami Jensen and Jim Thompson was born September 30 1986 in Greeley Colorado. ...

Lon W. Weber 93 of WinstonSalem NC formerly of Cuba City WI passed away on Thursday February 5 2026. Lon was born in Hazel Green WI the son of Otto and Olive Gill Weber whose home was just down the road in Cuba City. He was the second of the Webers seven children that eventually included sister Mars...

Funeral services for James L. Jim Kruger age 86 of Madison Nebraska will be 200 p.m. February 13 2026 at Home for Funerals Chapel 708 Georgia Avenue in Norfolk Nebraska. Reverend Todd Kollbaum will officiate with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. Military honors will be provided...

Harry Elder was born in Hays Kansas in 1942 to Willard and Lennie Doris Kirkman Elder. While his father worked as an administrator and his mother a teacher he attended elementary school in many districts surrounding the Smith Center Kansas area. By junior high he knew the only thing he wanted to do ...

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...

Mr. Paul S. Bratton age 86 of Madison Indiana entered this life on September 28 1939 in Johnsonville Illinois to parents Stanley and Fern Ellis Bratton. He was raised in Cisne Illinois and graduated from Cisne High School. He went on to obtain a Bachelors Degree from Southern Illinois University. Pa...

Barbara J. Crumley passed away on Monday January 19 2026 in Grand Island Nebraska at the age of 88 surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Webster County on the family farm to Paul and Grace Jelinek on October 3 1937. She was the youngest of 3 daughters. Her early years were spent on the farm....

Memorial services for Janice Robinson age 55 of Madison Nebraska will be 1100 a.m. February 6 2026 at Home for Funerals Chapel 708 Georgia Avenue in Norfolk Nebraska. John Petersen will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1644 American Legion Post 16 United S...

Memorial services for Sandra J. Ganskow age 77 of Tilden Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Thursday January 15 2026 at BrockhausHarlan Funeral Home in Tilden. John Petersen will officiate. Sandra Jean Beed Ganskow daughter of Kenneth and Wilma Jean Halsey Beed was born on March 28 1948. Sandy attended rura...

Margaret Dyer, of Brooklyn, passed from this life on January 18th, 2026 at Brooklyn Community Estates. On March 28, 1924 in Holdrege, Nebraska, twin girls were born to Nicholas and Tressa McElvain. Margaret was thirty minutes younger than her sister, Mary. Through the great dust storms and depress...

Marilyn Elizabeth Mead 70 passed away Friday January 23 2026 at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island NE. Marilyn Elizabeth Burggraff was born Tuesday July 5 1955 in Flandreau South Dakota to Henry and Dolores Penning Burggraff. In 1959 the family moved to Egan South Dakota where the...

Karen Sue Krause Ladman age 70 of Wilber Nebraska passed away peacefully at home on December 30 2025 surrounded by family and friends. Karen was born on June 19 1955. She graduated from Geneva High School in 1973. During high school and after graduating she worked at various restaurants and babysat ...

Memorial services for Janice Robinson age 55 of Madison Nebraska will be 1100 a.m. February 6 2026 at Home for Funerals Chapel 708 Georgia Avenue in Norfolk Nebraska. John Petersen will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1644 American Legion Post 16 United S...

Funeral services for Geraldine M. Buresh age 95 of Stanton Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Wednesday February 4 2026 at Home for Funerals Chapel 708 Georgia Avenue in Norfolk. Reverend Alexander Blanken will officiate with interment in New Lutheran Cemetery in Norfolk. Geraldine Minnie Buresh was born Au...

Jenifer Jo Sprague daughter of Thomas and Bernadine Dvorak Lloyd was born January 23 1950 in Creighton Nebraska. She grew up on a farm in Sparta east of Verdigre graduating from Verdigre High School in 1968. After high school she attended Josephs College of Beauty in Sioux City. In 1972 she was unit...