Dee Graves

Dee Graves was born on October 11, 1941 to James Farley and Dora Winnie Mae (Shadden) Graves in Tellico Plains, TN and passed away peacefully on September 7, 2022. Dee’s Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at Westside Covenant Church, 1009 1st Street Aurora.

Georgie Collins

Georgie Ann Collins, 81, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Palmer-Santin Funeral Home in Fullerton with Pastor Murry Johnston officiating.

Leo Goertzen

Leo A. Goertzen, age 92, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora surrounded by his extended family. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.., Wednesday, September 14 at the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate.

Maxton Friesen

Maxton Friesen, age 95, formerly of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, September 7, at Memorial Community Care in Aurora.     A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 12 at the United Lutheran Church in Hampton. Rev. Ricardo Riqueza will officiate.

Linda Kohtz

Linda Ruth Kohtz (Ott), 68, of Sutton, passed away on September 5, 2022, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Linda, daughter of Wilber and Marie Ott (deceased), was born on October 26, 1953 and grew up in Giltner.

Betty Davidson

Betty Davidson, age 87, of Aurora, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Memorial Community Care. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 17 at the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate.

Naomi Wilkins

Naomi Wilkins, age 92, of Harvard, formerly of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Harvard Rest Haven. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 10 at the Chapel of Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Vivian Anderson

Vivian N. Anderson, 89, of Central City, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City.  Funeral services will be Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Lucas officiating.

Dorothy Simpson

Dorothy Marie Ang-Simpson, age 98 of Lincoln, formerly of Stromsburg, passed away September 4, 2022 at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Brenda Pfeifly officiating.

Sandra 'Sandy' Hettle

Sandra “Sandy” Hettle (Keller) passed away on September 5, 2022 at the Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2022 at St. Leo’s Catholic Church with concelebrants Fr. Don Burhman and Fr. Mark Maresh. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.