Marjorie (Benke) Bieck

Hastings resident, Marjorie Louise (Benke) Bieck, 84 passed away, Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 10:30 am at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating.

Margaret Cadieux

Margaret Cadieux, age 94, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Bickford Assisted Living Center in Grand Island. There will be a Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aurora. Rev. Loras Grell will officiate.

Leone Gustafson

Leone Meredith (Seashore) Gustafson, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend to many and longtime resident of Hamilton County, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the age of 95, at Memorial Community Care in Aurora.

Edna M. Friesen

Edna M. Friesen, age 96, of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Memorial Community Care. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 30 at Friesen Cemetery southwest of Henderson. Rev. Loras Grell will officiate. Interment will be at Friesen Cemetery.

Patricia 'Pat' Oswald

Patricia ‘Pat’ Ann Oswald went home to her Lord and Savior, Sunday, November 22, 2020, at the age of 81. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 28 at Monroe Evangelical Free Church north of Murphy. Rev. Mark Dunham will officiate.

Menno Classen

Menno was born March 13, 1938 to Abe L. (Agnes Bartel) Classen and died in Great Bend, Kansas. He went to heaven November 21, 2020 and was greeted by his Saviour, his parents, sisters Martha (Henry) Baerg, Ann Classen, Esther (Ed) Ratzlaff and brother-in-law Roy Regier.

Edgar Tucker

Edgar Tucker, age 77, of Aurora, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at Lancaster Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln.  A graveside Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 23 at the Aurora Cemetery. Pastor Bob Gannon will officiate. Current CDC guidelines will be followed.

Sharilyn "Sherry" Quick

Sharilyn “Sherry” Sue Quick, 82, of Hordville, died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hordville with Pastor Ford Shenk officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Richard Ballas

Richard Ballas, age 39, of Aurora, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Aurora. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 19 at the Aurora United Methodist Church with Pastors Michelle and Greg Reed officiating.

Myron Omel

Myron W. Omel, son of Armand and Alta Omel, was born July 2, 1917 in Aurora, and died at Memorial Care Center, Aurora, on November 13, at the age of 103. His favorite conversational line in the last few years was, “do you know how OLD I am?!” and he was always the oldest person in the room.