BABEL, William “Bill” Maxwell, 81: b Aug 2, 1942, near St Bernard, to Victor and Mildred (Beller) Babel; m Mary Ann Frey, June 11, 1966, Humphrey; sc Sheri [Wieser], Lori [Eisenmenger], Scott Babel; died Aug 15, 2023, near Lindsay; interment St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey

BARJENBRUCH, Ella, 78: b Apr 5, 1944, Ord, to William and Ruth (Landen) Wegner; m Charles Barjenbruch, Sept 2, 1962 [rural Columbus]; sc Scott Barjenbruch, Kevin Barjenbruch, Dave Barjenbruch; died Feb 3, 2023, Columbus; interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

BUSTEED, Bernice Joy, 84: b Feb 22, 1939, rural Leigh, to George and Alice (Reininger) Deichmann; m Donald L Strehle, June 3, 1958, Leigh; m Gary D Busteed, Apr 27, 1984, Columbus; sc Russell Strehle, Lynn Sjuts; ssc Amy Blaser, Bryan Busteed; died July 18, 2023, Columbus; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

CAMPBELL, Leonard, 80: b Nov 30, 1942, Omaha, to Henry and Marguerite (Kempf) Campbell; m Judith Jolene Best, Aug 20, 1966; sc Christal Campbell; died June 7, 2023, Houston, Texas; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

DASENBROCK, Betty E, 88: b Apr 19, 1934, Stanton County, to John and Vlasta (Smejkal) Tomasek; m Wilbur “Bud” Dasenbrock, Feb 12, 1956, Clarkson; sc Cindy Garner; dc Bruce; died Jan 15, 2023

DIETRICH, Richard, 75: b Feb 2, 1948, near Schuyler, to Ladislav “Lad” and Alice (Gertsch) Dietrich; sc Kim Dietrich; died Dec 20, 2023, near David City; committal David City Cemetery

DITTER, Dorothy, 85: b Nov 6, 1937, Leigh, to Joseph and Ethel (Lauda) Cerv; m Leroy Ditter, Aug 23, 1959, Clarkson; sc Sonia Ditter, Randy Ditter; died Jan 3, 2023, Omaha; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

FAYMAN, Daphne, 99: b Nov 27, 1923, northwest of Clarkson, to Frank and Mamie Cimfel; m Arthur Fayman, Dec 21, 1943; sc Paul Fayman, Susan Kabala, Patty Quirk; dc Arthur David Fayman, Michael Fayman; died Aug 4, 2023, Omaha; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

FUHR, Rita Mae, 85: b Nov 27, 1937, southeast of Leigh, to Leonard Sr and Helen (Kolm) Fuhr; died Jan 9, 2023, Fremont; burial Leigh Cemetery

HEERMANN, Frances Christina, 94: b July 25, 1928, north of Clarkson, to Anna (Brdicko) and Joseph Bourek; m Delbert Heermann, Sept 6, 1949; sc Bev Inloes, Karen Mangels, Rev Bill Heermann; dc inf girl; died July 21, 2023, Norfolk; died June 21, 2023, Norfolk; interment Pilger Cemetery

HOESSEL, Donald “Don”, 93: b Nov 18, 1929, rural Leigh, to Henry and Cornelia (Wullschleger) Hoessel; m Delores Benning, May 18, 1960, Columbus; sc Mark Hoessel, Denise McAfee; died Feb 4, 2023, Leigh; committal St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

JORDAN, Arthur: b Mar 6, 1929, Columbus, to Louie and O’Tillie (Pumm) Jordan; m Norma, Feb 8, 1975; sc Laurel Miller, Renee Bilstein, Amy Jo Mulvaney; died July 24, 2023 [Columbus]; interment Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

JORDAN, Norma: b Nov 4, 1934, Leigh, to Theodore Alfred and Laura (Hespe) Brock; m Robert Michener, Jan 15, 1957; m Arthur Jordan, Feb 8, 1975; sc Laurel Miller, Renee Bilstein, Amy Jo Mulvaney; died July 22, 2023 [Columbus]

KASIK, Joyce, 85: b Apr 5, 1938, Beardstown, Illinois, to Richard “Dick” and Pauline (Wahl) Darveaux; m Marvin Kasik, Nov 13, 1964; sc Valerie Kasik, Tisa Kasik, Shannon Moosa, Kurt Kasik; died Aug 15, 2023, Columbus; committal Wilson Cemetery

KRACL, Isabelle, 97: b May 2, 1926, Schuyler, to John and Mary (Bauman) Gerrard; m Lavern Kracl, Oct 23, 1947, First Presbyterian Church, Schuyler; sc Marie Myrick, Janet Spale, Jerry Kracl, Don Kracl; died Dec 3, 2023, David City; committal Schuyler Cemetery

KRUSE, Theresa, 87: b Nov 15, 1936, Howells, to Joseph and Angela (Wieneke) Limbach; m Richard P Kruse, Aug 28, 1958, Catholic Church in North Bend; sc Paul Kruse, Diana Dubas, Karen Bartley, James Kruse, Jeanette Lass, Kurt Kruse; dc Alan Kruse; died Dec 19, 2024, Clarkson; committal Schuyler Cemetery

KUDRNA, Anna Mae “Ann”, 85: b Feb 2, 1938, Stanton County, to William and Laura (Schulz) Meyer; m Donald L Kudrna, June 17, 1959 [rural Howells]; sc Roxanne (Kudrna) Bayer; dc Paulette (Kudrna) Comer, James Kudrna; died June 21, 2023, Marysville [Kansas]; interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

LAMPHIEAR, Emersyn Reva, six months: b May 7, 2023, Elkhorn, to Grady and Kallie Lamphiear; died Nov 20, 2023, Omaha

MUELLER, Marvin LaVern, 93: b Oct 21, 1929, rural Columbus, to Albert and Elsie (Henke) Mueller; m Ardith E Becher, Sept 5, 1951; sc Linda Sedlacek, Sheryl Johnson, Sue Folken, Gail Mueller; died July 29, 2023 [Columbus]; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MUNDIL, Lucille, 88: b Sept 9, 1934, Clarkson, to Ralph and Marie (Odvarka) Matthies; m Jerry Mundil, June 14, 1955, Clarkson; sc Penny Janousek, Patty Shotkoski, Paul Mundil; died Aug 3, 2023, Clarkson; committal Clarkson Cemetery

REICHMUTH, Jay Richard, 61: b Nov 10, 1961, Omaha, to Bill and Janet (Carson) Reichmuth; m Paula Rawdon, Nov 24, 1990, Nashville, Tennessee; died July 31, 2023, Batesville [Indiana]; burial Hohenwald, Tennessee

SANDER, John Robert, 81: b Oct 8, 1941, Platte County, to Pual and Mabel (Wendt) Sander; m Jacqueline “Jackie” Nichols, Mar 3, 1962, Creston; sc Kim Oswandel, Rob Sander, Jan Becker, Tal Sander; died June 29, 2023, Tulsa, Oklahoma; interment Fairview Cemetery, Creston

SASS, Jessica L, 46: b to Ginger Sass [grandparents Roland and Dorothy Sass]; sc Caitlyn, Caleb, Caydence Simmons; died July 12, 2023

SAYERS, Alvin R, 90: b Feb 15, 1933, near Leigh, to Roy and Elsie (Hejtmanek) Sayers; m Mary Lou Severa, Oct 8, 1953, Leigh; sc Debra Karel, Gayle Sayers; dc Janet O’berg; died Aug 15, 2023, Madison

SCHROEDER, Russell William, 54: b Dec 26, 1968, West Point, to Cornelius and Shirley (Rhode) Schroeder; m Cathy Liermann, Sept 14, 1991; sc Riley Schroeder, Garrett Schroeder; died July 24, 2023, northwest of Leigh; interment St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery [Leigh]

SOBOTA, Joe, 73: b Apr 9, 1950, Columbus, to Emil J and Eleanor (Svec) Sobota; m Frances “Fran” Jarosz, Aug 18, 1979, Heun; sc Rachel Sobota, Brenda Folkerts; died July 28, 2023, Schuyler; committal Heun Cemetery

STEFFEN, Mary Katherine, 76: b Sept 8, 1947, Yankton, South Dakota, to Rita (Schneider) and Emil Gleich; m Russel R Steffen, 1969; sc Pamela Cech, Sandra Steffen; dc Sara; died Dec 4, 2023, Clarkson; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

TERNUS, Allen “Al” Earl, 79: b Apr 25, 1943, Norfolk, to George and Ella (Widhalm) Ternus; m Alberta Kersten, Oct 5, 1968, Stanton; died Jan 3, 2023, Lincoln; interment Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

THALKEN, Linda A: b Nov 24, 1962, Orange County, California, to Ivan and Sue (Christensen) Goering; m Ronald Thalken, June 11, 1983;; sc Claire Thalken; died Nov 10, 2023, Columbus

WAHL, James “Jim”, 61: b Feb 11, 1962, Columbus, to Walter and Mildred (Matzner) Wahl; died Aug 7, 2023, southwest of Leigh; interment St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

WENT, Jeanne, 91: b Dec 31, 1931, Omaha, to Herbert and Helen (Callies) Dasenbrock; m Lavern Went, Apr 23, 1950; sc Wesley Went, Cheryl Korte, Audrey Went, Michelle Gish; died July 3, 2023, Columbus; committal Leigh Cemetery

ZELDA, Rita Jean, 78: b May 31, 1944, to Marguerite Ann Heavican and Lester E Stone; m Dwain William Zelda, 1965; sc Jeffrey; died Jan 13, 2023, Omaha