Troy Russel Martin was born on October 9, 1967, in Seward, Nebraska, to Ellis and Rosemary (Stauffer) Martin, and passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the age of 56. Growing up, Troy attended Milford Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1986. As a young adult he attended Hesston College and Southeast Community College. Shortly after graduating, Troy traveled to Brazil to participate in mission work. Troy was united in marriage to Paula (Schmidt) Martin on August 4th, 1990,...

Richard Ray Hauder was born on February 27, 1935, in Milford, Nebraska, to Harry and Leona (Zimmerman) Hauder, and went to his heavenly home on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Seward Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. As a young boy, Richard attended Milford Public School, graduating with the class of 1953. He accepted Christ as his personal savior and was baptized at East Fairview Mennonite Church. After high school, Richard moved to California and attended Compton College for one year...

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Long-time agriculturalist, Thomas William Weber, of Friend, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Bryan West Campus at the age of 80.  He was born in Friend, Nebraska on January 10, 1943, to Benjamin R. and Alberta I. (Plock) Weber.  Thomas was a graduate of Friend High School. After High school, Tom met Glady Pribyl and was married on April 17, 1963. From this union 3 children were born, Darrol, Darren, and Dustin. Tom was heavily involved with farming. He often spent...

Gerald Earl (Jerry) Whitney died on November 7, 2023, at the Greene Senior Living in Seward, NE, at the age of 85. He was born on November 21, 1937, to Earl and Mable Mitchell Whitney in Belleville, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children. Jerry attended Belleville Elementary until the sixth grade when the family moved to Creston, Iowa. The family returned to Belleville in 1954 and Jerry graduated from Belleville High School in 1955. In 1957, Jerry enlisted in the Air Force. He was...

Robert (Bobby/Bob) Joseph Boshart was born on May 21, 1961, in Seward, Nebraska to Irene (Kraus) and Robert Boshart. He passed away on November 6, 2023, at the age of 62. Robert grew up in Milford, Nebraska where he attended high school and graduated. He continued his education at Southeast Community College in Milford for auto body. After graduating from Southeast Community College, he began to move houses gaining a vast knowledge for construction and handy man services. With this...

Cliffton B. “OBI” Forsythe was born March 4, 1973, in Omaha, Nebraska to Mark   and Karen (Barber) Forsythe, and passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at the age of 50.  Cliffton grew up in Omaha and graduated from Omaha South High School in 1991. Cliffton obtained his CDL license and delivered mail to various locations, a profession he truly relished. Cliffton married Jessica L. Kotas on July 16, 2004, at the Saline Center, rural Western, Nebraska. Together they...

Phyllis Ann (Pennington) Beaty Phyllis was born on February 19, 1929, in Milford, Nebraska, the fourth of five children of parents Sam and Norma (Bosma) Pennington.  She was baptized on Oct. 5, 1930, in her parents’ home in Milford.  At aged 2, the family moved to Pleasant Dale, NE. In 1939, the family moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where her father was employed at building submarines for the WWII war effort.  While there, Phyllis attended school in Manitowoc, a large...

Rosalie Evelyn (Jeffreys) Schwisow, age 82, of Friend, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Friend Community Healthcare System on October 23, 2023, while recovering from a hip replacement surgery. Rosalie was born to John and Velma (Goings) Jeffreys on October 25, 1940.  She was the youngest of four children blessed to that marriage. Rosalie grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, for much of her childhood and graduated from North High School in 1959. She would spend summer vacations...

Lee Ann Thieszen was born on September 12, 1957, in Falls City, NE, to Allen and Betty Norris and passed away on October 16, 2023. Lee married Jeff Thieszen on March 5, 1994, in Lincoln, NE. Lee was a woman who found joy in the simple pleasures of life. She enjoyed horseback riding with her husband. Her love for her family was unwavering, and she especially cherished the times spent traveling to visit her children and grandchildren with her husband. In her professional life, Lee was a...