Kenneth Hays, 94, of Verdon, NE, passed away September 25, 2018 at Auburn, NE. He was born July 24, 1924 at Oil Trough, AR to Bryan and Jewel (Keene) Hays.  He married Norma Lea Pearson on July 26, 1942 at Huff, AR. She passed away November 13, 2013. Kenneth was raised at Hutchison Mountain, AR. Following his school he worked in a saw mill and later moved to Wichita, KS and became a tool and die maker, supplying the local airplane manufactures in Wichita. He moved to Verdon in 1986...

Sharon Leederman, 75, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 23, 2018 at Omaha, NE. She was born November 1, 1942 at Falls City to Dale and Arlene (Schuetz) Watton. She married Howard Leederman on June 25, 1980 at Annapolis, MD. He passed away April 11, 2014. Sharon was raised in the Dawson area and graduated Dawson High School in 1959. She then attended Peru State College for two years and then moved to Omaha and worked for an insurance company. She took employment with Gypsum Drywall...

Colleen “Coke” Ivey, 88, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 16, 2018 at Falls City. She was born April 30, 1930 at Falls City to Ole and Anna (Elwood) Lowe.  She married Jeff Ivey on September 24, 1949 at Oakland, CA, they were later divorced. Colleen was raised at Verdon and Falls City. She graduated Verdon High School in 1948. When married the couple lived various places because of his military service. She lived in California before returning to Verdon in April of...

SuEllen Scholl, 72, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 14, 2018 at Lincoln, NE. She was born October 2, 1945 at Falls City to Otto and Geraldine (Haverland) Gibson. She married Wayne Scholl on November 14, 1964 at Falls City. He passed away August 5, 2012. SuEllen was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City Sacred Heart High School in 1963. When married the couple established their home in Falls City, she was a homemaker, sold Avon and did housekeeping for others. She enjoyed...

Steven L. Schulenberg, 56, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 12, 2018 at Lincoln. He was born July 1, 1962 at Falls City to August and Carlene (Tisdel) Schulenberg. He married Mary Ann Ratashak on June 17, 1989 at Des Moines, IA. They divorced in September of 1993. Steve was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1981. Following graduation he became employed by Falls City Meat Company. He then purchased the Spirit Shop from Larry Whalen and operated it until...

It is with great sadness that the family of Norma Jean Gatz announces her passing on September 7th, 2018 at 9:15 pm.  Mom was born July 23rd, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Floyd E & Hilda Marie (Miller) McCarty.  She joined her sister Lois Lee (McCarty) Reina and welcomed Mildred Ann McCarty and Floyd (John) B. McCarty to the family in subsequent years.  Shortly after her birth the family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where they made their home.  Mom attended Falls...

Billie Joann Brandt, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 6, 2018 at Falls City. She was born October 1, 1928 at Salem, NE to Clarence and Hazel (McDowell) Stitzer. She married William Johnson on August 5, 1947 at Hiawatha, KS. They divorced in 1969. She then married Ron Brandt on May 5, 1981 at Long Beach, CA. He passed away October 26, 2013. Billie Joann was raised at Salem and graduated Salem High School in 1946. When married, her and Mr. Johnson established their home in...

Kenny Simpson, 65, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 3, 2018 at Falls City. He was born November 8, 1952 at Falls City to Charles and Mary Lou (Coonce) Simpson.  Kenny served in the U. S. Air Force enlisting May 29, 1971 and was honorably discharged on May 31, 1974. He married Constance Huebner on June 11, 1972 at Falls City. They divorced in February of 1983. He married Tami Sisk on May 30, 1996 at Oregon, MO. Kenny was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City High...

Marjorie H. Rider passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Penrose Memorial hospital with her children at her side after a short hospital stay. She had been living in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the past several years. Marjorie was born in Brownville, Nebraska on September 13, 1924. She was the daughter of Howard and Bessie Moore. She lived most of her life in Nebraska including Nemaha, Falls City, and Lincoln, and moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado late in her life. In 1943, she...

Khosrow “Joe” Hadi Youssefi was born on July 28, 1943 in Tehran, Iran.  He passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2018 in Show Low, AZ, where he often spent summers away from his home in Phoenix to beat the heat.  His time came as he was doing one of things he loved best, working on his award-winning Iranian stamp collection. Joe grew up in Tehran and moved to the United States alone at the age of 17 to attend MIT.  As a new arrival in...