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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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I've often said that rural people measure time differently. We don't always go by clocks. We go by seasons, weather, and whatever is happening outside the kitchen window. Summer, especially, has its own calendar. The day starts when the sun peeks over the trees and ends when the last streak of pink disappears from the western sky. Lunch isn't necessarily at noon. It's whenever you finish what you're doing. And evening plans are always subject to change depending on whether a thunderstorm is...
Maxine Koenig 1938 - 2026 A funeral mass for Maxine Koenig, 88, of Ewing, will be at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 3, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with burial to follow in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Fr. John Norman will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, June 2, with a parish rosary at 7 p.m. Maxine died on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to her family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mo...
Todd D. Drury 1962 - 2026 Funeral services for Todd D. Drury, 64, of Clearwater, were Monday May 18, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing. Pastor Mark Hoffman officiated. Burial was in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Orchard. Todd died on May 12, 2026, in Omaha. Condolences may be directed to the family at http://www.snidermemorial.com. ~~~~~ Todd Duane Drury was born in Gregory, South Dakota, on March 17, 1962. He was the oldest son of Keith and Dorthea (Anderson) Drury. Todd lived in Jamison, Nebraska,... Full story
EJ "Hap" Opp 1944 - 2026 EJ “Hap” Opp, formerly of Wood River, died on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be held at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 30, with Derek Apfel officiating. Inurnment and military honors to follow at the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 29, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. ~~~~~ EJ was born to Frederick (Fritz) and Hazel (Lilienthal) Opp on Nov. 8, 1944, in Wood River. He received his edu... Full story
A funeral mass for Maxine Koenig, 88, of Ewing, will be at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 3, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with burial to follow in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Fr. John Norman will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, June 2, with a parish rosary at 7 p.m. Maxine died on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to her family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill. ~~~~~... Full story
Memorial services for Martha J. Volle, 78 of Clearwater, will be 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with Pastor Wayne Owens officiating. Visitation will be before the service from 6 to 7:30, Thursday, May 14, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Casual attire is requested for the service. Burial will be at a later date. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Martha died on May 6, 2026, at her home. Condolences may be directed... Full story
Funeral services for Don Maulding, 98, of Norfolk will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 14, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater, with Rev. Ryan Janke officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery with military rites conducted by Clearwater Legion Post #267 and Sons of Legion. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Memorial gifts will be directed to the... Full story
Funeral services for Todd D. Drury, 64, of Clearwater, will be 10:30 a.m., Monday May 18, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing, with Pastor Mark Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Orchard. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 17, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Todd died on May 12, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to the family for later designation.... Full story
Mass of Christian Burial for Dana R. Sheridan, 82, of Neligh, was at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Neligh. Reverend John Norman was celebrant. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Neligh at a later date. Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden was in charge of arrangements. Dana died Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Faith Health in Norfolk, Nebraska. ~~~~~ Dana Rae Sheridan, daughter of William R. Davis and Phyllis June (Moseberth) Davis, was born...
Delores May (Besack) Wiemers was born on Feb. 3, 1945, in Beatrice, to Harold and Ruby (Hemphill) Besack. She was raised in Beatrice and graduated from Beatrice High School in 1963. It was also in Beatrice where she met the love of her life, Gene. While he was cruising in his new 1962 Chevy Supersport, Delores couldn't resist asking for a ride-and the rest is history. On April 28, 1964, she married Gene Wayne Wiemers, and together they built a life filled with love and laughter, raising three so...
Funeral services for Elsie A. Wolfe, 98, of Clearwater were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 2, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater. Pastor Ryan Janke officiated. Burial was at Clearwater Cemetery. Elsie died on Feb. 23, 2026, at The Meadows in Norfolk. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. ~~~~~ Elsie Anna Wolfe was born on March 14, 1927, to Henry and Martha (Bloebaum) Lange at Ewing. She attended...
Funeral services for Nathan A. Bolling, 45, of Clearwater, were Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater. Burial was in Clearwater Cemetery. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. ~~~~~ Nathan Andrew Bolling was born on April 9, 1980, to Steve and Janette (Kruger) Bolling in Tilden and was called home by the... Full story
Funeral services for Ruby J. (Carl) Williamson, 84, of Orchard were at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 12, at St. Peter de Alcantara Catholic Church in Ewing. Burial was in Orchard Cemetery. Ruby died on Jan. 5, 2026, at the Accura Care Center in O'Neill from metastatic lung cancer. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. Memorials may be directed to Orchard Volunteer Fire and Rescue and/or St. Peter de Alcantara... Full story
Funeral services for Frances E. Brummels, 103, of Ewing were 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater. Burial was in Ewing Cemetery at Ewing. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Frances died Jan. 4, 2026, at Accura Care Center, Neligh. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. ~~~~~ Frances Elizabeth (Weyhrich) Brummels, the oldest child of Edward and Anna (Scheuttler) Weyhrich, was born at home near Randolph on Nov. 18,... Full story
Funeral services for Frances E. Brummels, 103, of Ewing, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery at Ewing. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Frances Brummels died Jan. 4, 2026, at Accura Care Center in Neligh. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com Frances Elizabeth... Full story
Dr. L. Dale Van Vleck died Dec. 23, 2025, after a brief illness. Dale was born on June 11, 1933. He grew up near Clearwater on his family farm. Dale earned his bachelor’s (1954) and master’s (1955) degrees from the University of Nebraska prior to serving in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps. He then continued his education at Cornell University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1960, working with Dr. Charles Henderson. Continuing his career at Cornell, he served as a research geneticist prior to a tenure-track position in which he was promoted thr...
A funeral mass for Paul Vandersnick, 60, of Ewing, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. Father John Norman will officiate. Burial will follow in the Vandersnick Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with a 7 p.m. parish rosary. Paul died unexpectedly at his home near Ewing on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Memorials may be directed to his family for future designation. Arrangements are entrus...
Funeral services for Dr. Vernon C. Rockey, 91, will be Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m., at Living Rock Church, 800 Shoshone Ave., in Gillette Wyoming. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, South Dakota. Gillette Memorial Chapel and Walker Funeral Home are in handling arrangements. Vernon died on Nov. 7, 2025, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota. Vernon was an optometrist and practiced for more than 60 years. He is a 1952 graduate of Ewing Public Schoo...
Funeral services for Roberta W. Eppenbach, 73, of O’Neill, will be 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Burial will be in Ewing City Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Roberta died Nov. 6, 2025, at Arbor Care in O’Neill. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to hospice care. ~~~~~ Rob...
Funeral services for Cheryl Thramer, 69 of Ewing, were Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at St. Peter de Alcantara Catholic Church of Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Burial was in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10, with a 7 p.m. wake at St. Peter de Alcantara Catholic Church in Ewing. Cheryl died peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at Country Lane in O'Neill. Arrangements are being conducted by Snider Memorial Funeral Home of Clearwater....
Celebration of Life services for Dianne (Herley) Kent, 83, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with Pastor Bruce Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Dianne died on Nov. 2, 2025, at her home in Bentonville, Arkansas. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to...
Funeral Services for Cheryl Thramer, 69 of Ewing, Nebraska will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at St. Peter de Alcantara Catholic Church of Ewing, with Father John Norman. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2025 with a 7:00 p.m. Wake at St. Peter de Alcantara Catholic Church in Ewing. Cheryl passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at Country Lane in O'Neill, Nebraska. Arrangements are being...
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Chipps, 81, of Clearwater, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with Bob Daiton officiating. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery, with Military Rites conducted by the Clearwater Legion Post #267 and Sons of Legion. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Bob died on Oct. 19, 2025, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is...
Funeral Services for Larry Charles Peed, 82, of Page, were Monday, Oct. 20, at Page United Methodist Church in Page. Burial followed in the Page Cemetery, with Military Rites provided by the Page American Legion Post #315. Pastor Janene Reynolds officiated. Larry died on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at Accura Healthcare in O'Neill. Memorials may be directed to Page United Methodist Church. Arrangements were entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill. ~~~~~ In loving memory of Larry Charles Peed born...
Funeral Services for Larry Charles Peed, 82, of Page will be 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 20, at Page United Methodist Church in Page. Burial will follow in the Page Cemetery, with Military Rites provided by the Page American Legion Post #315. Pastor Janene Reynolds will officiate. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, at the church in Page, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. Larry loved his blue jeans, the Huskers, the St. Louis Cardinals, and his family. To honor him and his wishes, we invite... Full story
