Mina A. Zimmerman, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 23, 2023 at Falls City. She was born March 18, 1934 north of Rulo, NE to Charlie and Mae (Palmer) Vogele. She married Howard Zimmerman on September 16, 1951 at Rulo. He passed away April 26, 2021. Mina was raised north of Rulo and attended Falls City High School. When married the couple established their home on a farm northeast of Falls City until moving to Monmouth, IL in 1959. They then moved to Marysville, KS where they...

David Eugene Wetmore, a 37-year resident of Brevard NC, passed away Sunday, December 18th 2022 from secondary complications of Alzheimers—infections of the urinary tract and gall bladder. He was born in Stella NE on 18 Dec 1935 to James and Hattie (nee Becker) Wetmore, and raised in Falls City NE, where his father served as an engineer for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. David enjoyed a typical midwestern 1940s childhood, trudging through Nebraska winters to deliver the Omaha...

Don “Snake” Sailors, 84, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 19, 2023 at Falls City. He was born March 14, 1939 at Shubert, NE to John and Helen (Hartman) Sailors. He married Dorothy Thomas on November 20, 1956 at Hiawatha, KS. She passed away February 17, 2023. Snake was raised at Barada and graduated Shubert High School in 1957. He then became employed at Frontier Homes. He worked various jobs until becoming a truck driver. He worked for several farmers and commercial...

Marshall Ray Nelson, 87, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, March 18, 2023 after stubbornly battling through myriad ailments in recent years. Marshall was born on Independence Day in 1935 in the tiny central Nebraska village of Keene, where his father, Clarence, ran a small bank. Both Clarence and his mother, Hazel, were the grandchildren of Swedish Lutheran farmers who settled in central Nebraska in the 1880s. Marshall attended high school in Kimball, Nebraska, where he played...

Helen C. Taft, 93, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 16, 2023 at Omaha, NE. She was born July 16, 1929 at Falls City to John and Emma (Niedfeldt) Knobbe. She married Cleo Taft on September 27, 1952 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church at Shubert, NE. He passed away April 13, 2007 Helen was raised in rural Richardson County and graduated Falls City Sacred Heart in 1945. Following graduation she worked various jobs but is most known for working at First Federal Lincoln in Falls City. She...

Gerry Liberty, 61, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 8, 2023 at Falls City. He was born April 16, 1961 at Smithville, MO to Richard and Leora (Rowell) Liberty, Sr. He married Pamela Bell on February 14, 1985 and they were divorced in 2003. He then married Brenda Foster on October 10, 2010 at North Kansas City, MO. Gerry was raised at Gladstone, MO. He worked as a bricklayer for many years before becoming a landscaper, working for Malone's Lawn and Landscaping in Gladstone. He...

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family prefers memorials be made to Family Choice for later designation. Robert Ferguson, 92, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 4, 2023 at Falls City. He was born June 30, 1930 at Fairbury, NE to Wesley and Opal (Klein) Ferguson. He married Leora “Lee” Stoddard on November 29, 1953 at Brock, NE. Bob was raised at Falls City and graduated from Falls City High School in 1948. Following graduation he began working for the Missouri...

Cassandra Kuker, 52, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 4, 2023 at Falls City. She was born January 25, 1971 at Superior, NE to Robert and Marjorie (Vess) Curfman. She married Brian Kuker on July 1, 2000 at Barada, NE Cassandra was raised in Deshler, NE and moved to Lincoln her sophomore year and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1989. She graduated from Southeast Community College in Lincoln with an associates degree in early childhood education. When married the couple established...

Marcella Lock, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 2, 2023 at Falls City. She was born September 11, 1932 at Barada, NE to August and Lillian (Wenz) Schulenberg. She married Karl Lock in 1955 at Falls City. He passed away December 16, 2021 Marcella was raised in the Preston, NE area. She worked at the Falls City Creamery and Belmont Casket factory for many years, then for Rico Business Forms and was well known for working in the kitchen at Ketter Manor, retiring in 1993 due to her...

Leonard Karst, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 27, 2023 at Falls City. He was born February 7, 1942 at Falls City to Raymond and Erma (Buckminster) Karst. He married Linda Sumpter on September 18, 1964 at Seneca, KS. She passed away June 19, 2018. Leonard was raised at Salem, NE and graduated Salem High School in 1960. He worked various jobs until becoming employed by Wenger’s in Sabetha in 1985. He worked as a welder for 5 years before working in the shipping department...