Obituaries
Jennifer Verlea Walters, 66, passed away on Sept. 24, 2024, with her two children by her side.The daughter of Dewey and Verlea (Sands) Carpenter, Jennifer was born on Dec. 21, 1957, in Red Oak. Jennifer grew up in Red Oak with her parents and four siblings. On Sept. 11,1982, Jennifer united in...
Maurine J. Mercer, 93, Red Oak, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Arlington Place, Red Oak.Maurine Joyce Mercer, the daughter of Harold and Dorothy (Collins) Perdue, was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Montgomery County.Maurine was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Jesse.Maurine is...
Gary R. Maher, 79, Imogene, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, at Accura Healthcare in Shenandoah.Gary Roger Maher, the son of Gerald and Dorothy (Howard) Maher, was born Dec. 21, 1944, in Shenandoah.Gary was preceded in death by his parents and half-sister, Geraldine Viner.Gary is survived by...
Sue Allen, 77, Stanton, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at the Arlington Place Assisted Living in Red Oak.Sue was born Nov. 6, 1946, in Alliance, Neb., the daughter of Alexander and Evadean (McCool) Loomis. She graduated from Alliance High School in 1964 and received her LPN training. Later in...
Eleanor Hallquist, 94, Stanton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at Accura HealthCare, Stanton.Eleanor Genevieve Hallquist, the daughter of Rev. A. Leonard and Pearl (Peterson) Smith, was born April 20, 1930, in Sterling, Ill.Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald...
Janet Kay Wilson, 65, formerly of Lyman, passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2024, in New Port Richey, Fla.Jan was born June 3, 1959, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of CG (June) and Carol (Gray) Lindeman.She is survived by stepmother, Helen Lindeman of Atlantic.She was preceded in death by her...
Joy Lynn (Stipe) Steyer, 66, Plattsmouth, Neb., peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at her residence.Joy was born on Dec. 27, 1957, to John L. Stipe and Dorina M. (Robichaud) Stipe in Spokane County, Wash. Joy met the love of her life, Rod Lewis Steyer, and...
Leonita Marie “Bunny” Lasley, 85, passed away Sept. 26, 2024.She was born May 16, 1939, to the late Thomas and Emma Nelson. Bunny was a diehard Nebraska Cornhusker fan. While working for the Native American Corporation she enjoyed working with her youth group, and also enjoyed listening to and...
Joyce Lynn Royston, 77, born on Dec. 8, 1946, to Clyde McHenry and Valentine (Schaffer) McHenry, passed away on Sept. 20, 2024, surrounded by loved ones.Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Clyde Marlin McHenry; and her sister, Beverly White.She leaves behind her children, son,...
John W. Smith, 79, of Brooks, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at his home in Brooks after a courageous 10 year battle with cancer.John W. Smith, the son of Ira Jennings and Juanita Bell (Rue) Smith was born July 6, 1945 in Alpine, Texas.John married JoAnn Smith, and together the couple had...