Elva Wall

Elva L. Wall, age 91, formerly of Aurora and Tucson, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Bickford Cottage in Grand Island.A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 8 at the Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora.   Rev. Dan Barbey will officiate.

Gwynuel Johnson

Gwynuel Johnson, 83, of Hampton, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at his home in Hampton.Gwyn’s Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 26 at St. Peters’s Lutheran Church in Hampton. Rev. Dan Barbey will officiate. Interment will be at Hampton City Cemetery.

Gladys Tierney

Gladys Tierney, age 95, of Grand Island, formerly of Aurora, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at Bryan/LGH West Medical Center in Lincoln.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, at the Aurora United Methodist Church, 1104 A Street, Aurora. Rev. Mark Oberbeck will officiate.

Charles Haase

Charles Haase, 86, of Omaha, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023, at Heritage-Legacy Retirement Community in Omaha.Charles Everett Haase, the son of Henry and Hilda, and stepson of Neva, was born in Kansas City, MO, on December 25, 1936.

Lennis Keyes

Lennis Wayne Keyes, age 59, of Scottsdale, AZ passed away at his home after suffering a heart attack on June 6, 2023.  He was born January 13, 1964 in Central City, to Lowell and R’Lou (Erickson) Keyes.A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m.

Dale Wall

Dale Wall passed away peacefully on April 1, 2023, at Memorial Community Care in Aurora.Dale’s Celebration of Life will be held at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora, on June 17 at 10 a.m. with a reception to follow at the Hampton Fire Department, in Hampton. No Visitation.

Sharon Atkins

Sharon Atkins, age 69, of Aurora, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023, at home.There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Memorial Hospital Aurora.   Share your sympathies and/or favorite memories. Messages will be given to the family.

Georgialee Madsen

Georgialee Madsen, age 99, of Aurora, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Memorial Community Care in Aurora, seven days short of her 100th birthday.Memorial Services are pending.   More details will appear at a later date.   Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

John Janzen

John Dean Janzen Sr., 79, of Aurora died Thursday, June 1 at Grand Island Regional Hospital.John, the son of Pete and Martha (Regier) Janzen, was born in Reedley, California on April 13, 1944, and the family relocated back to Nebraska when he was a baby.

Shirly 'Joni' Knoell

Shirly Jean ’Joni’ Johnson Knoell, age 76, of Sutton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Henderson Health Care with her loving family by her side.Shirley’s wishes were to be cremated and her ashes to be spread.   No Visitation.