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A funeral service for Rita Jean Shabram, 73, of Orchard, will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, at the Orchard United Methodist Church. Pastor Janene Reynolds will officiate. Burial will follow in the Orchard Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at the Orchard United Methodist Church.

Rita died on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Arrangements are entrusted to Ashburn Funeral Home.

Rita Thelander was born on Dec. 24, 1950, in Orchard, to Keith and Emma (Anson) Thelander. The youngest of four children, Rita grew up in...