Gilbert Thompson, 83, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 30, 2026 at Falls City. He was born February 8, 1943 at Farago, NE to Everett and Lucille (Scholl) Thompson. He married Carol Ramsey on January 28, 1965 at Hiawatha, KS. She passed away September 16, 1998. Gilbert was raised in the Rulo area and following his schooling he worked as a farm hand and then did commercial fishing on the Missouri River. He also worked at Falls City Creamery, Frontier Trailor Factory and Excel Meat Company ...

Iris C. Vice, 92, of Stella, NE, passed away May 27, 2026 in Lincoln, NE. She was born July 24, 1933 at Lincoln to Harold and Opal (Welch) Neff She met her soul mate, Rolland E. Vice, at the age of seventeen. They were married three years later on April 5, 1953 at Stella. The couple established their home in Ft. Dodge, IA for three years where she learned to cook from her sister-in-law Wilda Halligan. Growing up, she spent more time outside, riding horses, showing calves and being a ...

Maxine Marie Kuker, age 96, peacefully slipped the bonds of this earthly life to be with Jesus on May 26, 2026. While we grieve her passing, we find comfort in knowing she is finally reunited with her loving husband, Norman. Maxine Marie Berg was born on May 14, 1930, to Arthur and Viola (Nichols) Berg. She met the love of her life, Norman, at a country school dance. On April 14, 1948, they were united in marriage at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church near Verdon, Nebraska. Together they ...

Myra W. Kratz, 96, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 18, 2026 at Falls City. She was born July 12, 1929 at Leona, KS to Clarence and Dorothy (Haggendieffer) Kleppe. She married Donald Kratz on December 18, 1952 at Hiawatha, KS. He passed away July 22, 2010. Myra was raised at Leona and graduated Leona High School. Following graduation, she moved to Hiawatha, KS where she waited tables and met her future husband, Don. When married the couple established their home in Falls City and she ...

Dorothy June Jones, 102, of Falls City, NE (formerly of Reserve, KS). She was born October 13, 1923 at Detroit, Michigan to Tom and Goldie (Bloom) Frehse. She passed away May 11, 2026 at Falls City. She married George Jones, Jr. on December 31, 1941 at Falls City. He passed away August 13, 2007. Dorothy was raised in Falls City and she graduated Falls City High School in 1941. She attended Highland College and Peru State College earning a teaching degree. Dorothy taught at the Little ...

Margaret “Margy” Jones, 92, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 9, 2026 at Falls City. She was born September 26, 1933 at Rulo, NE to Herman and Louise (Volk) Wulf. She married John “Junior” Jones in 1955. He passed away April 16, 1988. Margy was raised in the Richardson County area and graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1952. Following graduation, she worked for Jones and Jones Construction, then at Mutt and Jeff’s. She purchased Modern Cleaners in the ...

Stephanie Hartley, 48, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 6, 2026 at Falls City. She was born July 13, 1977 at Falls City to Roy Hartley and Michele (Ludwig) Frederick. Stephanie was raised in the Falls City area and graduated from Falls City High School in 1996. She went on to attend Highland College and earned an accounting degree in 2000. She then began working for United Tribes as an accountant. She retired due to her health in 2012. She was a member of Riverside Fellowship Church at ...

Max Shafer, III, 66, of Shubert, NE, passed away April 26, 2026 at Lincoln, NE. He was born May 27, 1959 at Falls City to Max W. Shafer, II and Carole “Joanne” (Vice) Shafer He married Jenny Massey on September 4, 1990 at Shubert. She passed away January 31, 2021 Max was raised at Shubert and graduated from Southeast Consolidated High School in 1977. Following graduation he attended community college. He then started working as a security guard at Cooper Nuclear Station and ...

Frank C. Reavis, 80, of Lincoln, NE, passed away April 25, 2026 at Lincoln. He was born June 19, 1945 at Falls City, NE to David D. Reavis, Jr. and Sylvia (Clark) Reavis He married Mary Steinman on February 19, 1972 at Falls City. She passed away February 2, 1998. Frank served in the Nebraska National Guard, Company B in Falls City. Frank was raised in Falls City and graduated from Falls City High School in 1963. He went on to graduate from Peru State College in 1970 with a Bachelor of ...

Marjorie Lyons, 94, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 11, 2026 at Falls City. She was born the youngest child of Thomas R. and Amanda (Hahn) Bennett on June 14, 1931 at Falls City. She married John W. “Bill” Lyons on December 19, 1953 at San Diego, CA. He passed away January 14, 1965. Marj was raised at Falls City and graduated from Sacred Heart High School with the class of 1949. She then went on to attend Saint Mary’s College in Leavenworth, KS and Providence ...