Larry Lynn Fochtman age 73 of Marquette, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 3rd, in Dorchester, Nebraska. Larry was born on February 26th, 1950, in Callaway, Nebraska to Wilfred L. and Barbara F. (Brabham) Fochtman. Larry was a cowboy most of his life and was well known for those skills. He was also a truck driver before retiring in 2015. His love of horses led him to join the Spring Creek Saddle Club in Aurora NE where he enjoyed many years of trail riding with friends. Other hobbies...

In Memory Of Mary Margaret Thomsen Stutzman             Mary Margaret Thomsen Stutzman was born November 27, 1927, at Friend, Nebraska to Clarence and Ellen (Schmidt) Rule, and passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Tabitha in Crete, Nebraska at the age of 95 years. As a young girl she was raised on the farm where she spent time helping her mom and dad raise work horses. After a long day of work her father would put her up on one of...

            David Louis Steckly, of Beaver Crossing, was born July 16, 1953, in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Gerald and Cecelia (Moyer) Steckly. David passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at his home at the age of 69. On April 14, 1973, David Married Joan Mills and to this union three children were born. Cynthia, Michelle, and Dave.           David was an over the road truck driver. He...

Doris was born July 7, 1932, to Herman and Dorothy (Reikofski) Huelle, on a farm near Newman Grove, NE. She grew up in the Tilden area and graduated from Tilden High School in 1949. Some of her earliest memories include piling into a friend’s car to go roller skating at the rink in Neligh and going to movies. She also started working at an early age, manning the local telephone switchboard on overnight shifts. She met Don in 1953, while they were both working at Hinky Dinky in Lincoln,...

William Gene Stockdale, 70, of Friend, NE, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. He was born on January 27, 1953, in Lynwood, California, the son of Stephen Christopher Stockdale and Joycelyn Lee (Tyson) Stockdale. William graduated from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California.  William's childhood dream was to be an over-the-road truck driver and that's exactly what he did. His later years of trucking were not over-the-road, but for local...

Rodger Lyle Henke of Beaver Crossing died Thursday, April 27th, 2023, at the Sunrise Country Manor, rural Milford at the age of 79 years. Rodger was born on December 31st, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska to the parents of Lyle V. and Lorayne E. (Pierce) Henke. On April 13th, 1991, Rodger married Sharry (Vegas) in rural Milford Nebraska. Rodger had worked for the local telephone company as a repair serviceman for many years. Rodger was a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Beaver...

Filippo Magro of Friend, Nebraska peacefully passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Warren Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. Filippo was born on January 27, 1934, in Tunisia, North Africa, to Paolo F. Magro and Filippa (Landa) Magro. He lived in Tunisia until he was 4 years old before going back to Sicily where he grew up. He was the fourth of seven children. He served in the Italian army for two years. The generals requested him to be their personal cook because he was highly...

Services, Tuesday March 21, 2023, 10:30am at the Beth-El Community Church, Milford, NE. Visitation, Monday March 20, 2023, from 2pm to 8pm at Lauber Funeral and Cremation Services, Milford, NE. Family to greet family and friends from 6pm to 8pm. Internment following service, Milford Mennonite Cemetery.   Phyllis Elaine Philson was born on March 23, 1931, on a farm near Milford, NE to David and Anna (Stauffer) Hershberger, youngest of seven children and passed away on Friday, March...

Services, Monday March 20, 2023, 10:30am at Lauber Funeral and Cremation Services, Friend, NE. Visitation, Sunday March 19, 2023, from 2pm to 8pm at Lauber Funeral and Cremation Services, Friend, NE. Interment to follow service, Wilber Czech Cemetery, Wilber, NE.   Shirley Anne Sladek of Friend, NE passed away Wednesday March 15, 2023, in Lincoln, NE at the age of 79. Shirley was born August 17, 1943 to Rudolph and Engeline (Langhorst) Slama in Beatrice, NE, the third of six...

On February 26th, 2023, Donald (Don) Wayne Miller was united in heaven with his late wife Ginny. Born to Richard and Shirley (Roth) Miller on March 4, 1955, in Friend, Nebraska, Don was the third of eight children. He grew up on a farm west of Milford and graduated from Milford Public Schools in 1974. On Feb. 6, 1976, Don married Virginia (Ginny) Kay Zimmerman at East Fairview Mennonite Church in Milford. To this union, four boys, Jeremy, Justin, Jathan, and Jared, were born. After...