Eugene (Gene) Friesen

Eugene (Gene) D. Friesen, 88, of Lincoln,  passed away on August 5, 2023. Gene was born on July 16, 1935 in York County to Edward G. and Goldie J. Friesen of Henderson. He graduated from Aurora High School in 1953. He served in the U.S.

Teresa Butkus

Teresa Maria Jasnowski Butkus passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Evelyn May

Evelyn May, age 78, of Aurora, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Memorial Community Care.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25 at the Aurora United Methodist Church, 1104 A Street, Aurora. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate.

Ken Killion

Ken Killion, age 89, of Aurora, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 21 at the Aurora United Methodist Church, 1104 A Street, Aurora. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s website. Please go to www.umcaurora.

Rich Arnold

Rich Arnold, age 62, of Aurora, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at his home in Aurora.A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 12 at the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate. Inurnment will be in Aurora Cemetery.

Lester "Les" Critel

Lester “Les” H. Critel, Jr., age 81, of Wood River, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023 at St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held Monday, July 10 at 10 a.m. at All Faiths Funeral Home with Pastor, Darrell Holzinger officiating.  Visitation will be held Sunday, July 9 from 6-8 p.m.

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.