Charles “Charlie” Duane Swanson passed away on Saturday February 26, 2022 in Laramie Wyoming. Charlie Swanson was born on April 22, 1933 in Syracuse Nebraska to Sterling and Viola (Lehn) Swanson. He was born and raised in the area of Syracuse Nebraska that is now named after his family, Swanson Drive, Charlie Circle, and Ardie Circle.
Raymond “Tom” B. Royal, 95 of Syracuse, passed away on February 20, 2022, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on March 2, 1926, to Herman & Elizabeth (Kempkes) Royal near Palmyra. On August 14, 1947, he married Marion Whitehead at St. Paulinus Catholic Church. Tom was a lifelong farmer in Otoe county, which brought him immense joy.
Shirley LaVonna (Hunzeker) Zink, 82, of Sterling, passed away February 12, 2022, at Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams after a brief illness and struggle with dementia. She was born on February 20, 1939, in Dawson, at her grandmother’s home, to Samuel and LaVonna Hunzeker. Following her graduation from Seward High School and Nebraska Wesleyan, she taught 2nd grade in Sterling, where she met and married her husband, Duane, at the Sterling United Methodist Church on August 25, 1963. Shirley often fondly recalled the students she taught at Sterling she could name them all. She was a former member of the Sterling United Methodist Church and now a member of St. John Lutheran Church of Sterling.
Lloyd Otto Nelsen, 79 of Eagle passed away on January 29, 2022. Born on April 13, 1942, to Edward and Helen (Heine) Nelsen.
Robert Donald Tams went to be with the Lord on January26, 2022 at the age of 83 years. He died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family, at his home…
Mary Ann Damme, 84 of Cook, passed away on January 31, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Center in Syracuse. She was born to Nor-man and Mary (Anderson) Lacey on September…
Virginia Malaine (Wright) Geschke, age 89, of Syracuse passed away peacefully January 18, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society with her family beside her. She was born June 11, 1932 near…
Todd Daniel Schmucker of North Port Florida and Unadilla, NE passed away 31 December 2021 at Venice SMH after six and half years fight against Stage 4 Colon-Rectum cancer. Todd was born in…
Alene Eloise (Henry) Landwehr was born October 14, 1927 in the family farm house near Talmage to Merle & Letha (Jackson) Henry. She passed away January 12, 2022 in her farm…
SYRACUSE – Harvey Louis Damme, age 86 of Syracuse, passed away on January 10, 2022, at Linden View Assisted Living where he lived independently for almost six years. He appreciated his Linden…