Bill Watson, age 73
Directly descended from one of the first British families to emigrate to North America, William Burton Watson was born on January 12, 1953, in Albion, Nebraska, to Howard "Budd" Burton Watson and Virginia Lee (Bobbitt) Watson. He died on October 12, 2026, at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, NE. Bill attended Albion Public Schools and Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault, Minnesota. He gr... Read More
Duane Eberle Sr., age 73
Duane L. Eberle Sr. 73 of Mason City, NE passed away Sunday, October 11, 2026, at his home two days short of his 74th birthday. Duane LaRoy Eberle Sr. of Mason City was born October 13th, 1952. He was the third child to Raymond (Sooner) and Helen Eberle. He was united in marriage to Shelley Rynearson on November 18, 1972. To this union three children were born. Duane worked at B-D in ... Read More
Gwendolyn Catterson, age 86
Gwendolyn Ruth Catterson, 86, of Arnold, passed away Sunday, , at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 19, 2026, at the Arnold United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Arnold Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to the church in Gwen’s name. Govier B... Read More
Dean Figard, age 77
Dean Jay Figard, age 77, lost his battle with Cancer on October 4, 2026, in Kearney, NE. He was born on September 28, 1949, to Erle “Gob” and Phyllis (Nutter) Figard in Broken Bow, NE. Dean went to country school through fifth grade then Thedford grade and high school. He graduated in 1967 and enlisted in the Navy. Dean was planning on making that his career, but that didn’t happen. After... Read More
Larry Ellison, age 77
Larry Dean Ellison was born April 3, 1949, west of Callaway, Nebraska, to Earl and Edna Ellison. He passed away on September 22, 2026. Larry attended Callaway schools and graduated with the class of 1967. After two years at Kearney State College, he farmed alongside his dad and later worked at Monroe's in Cozad. Larry married Judy Ball on November 17, 1973. Together they raised three children: ... Read More
Mildred Szwanek, age 96
Mildred Szwanek age 96, of Mullen, NE passed away on October 3, 2026. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:30 AM MT at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mullen, NE. Burial will follow in the Cedarview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mullen EMT’s, Mullen Fire Department, St. Mary’s Catholic Church or the Cedarview Cemetery. A visitation and time to greet the f... Read More
Danny Stefka, age 67
Danny Leroy Stefka, 67, of Bayard, Nebraska, passed away on September 27, 2026, at Swedish Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. At his request, cremation has taken place. Danny was born on November 22, 1958, in Comstock, Nebraska, to Eldon and Emma (Anderson) Stefka. He graduated from Sargent High School in 1977, where he was involved in FFA and participated in High School Band and Football. He l... Read More
Lonnie Hughes, age 86
Lonnie Leroy Hughes, longtime resident of Sargent, Nebraska, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on September 30, 2026, at his home at the age of 86. Lonnie was born July 29, 1940, at home north of Burwell, Nebraska, the son of Emmett E. and Mona E. (Conner) Hughes. He grew up near Ericson and Burwell and attended country school, often walking or riding a saddle horse 4½ miles t... Read More
Dorothy James, age 96
Dorothy D. James, age 96, of Mullen and North Platte, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Linden Court in North Platte. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Time at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE. Visitation and time to greet the family will be held prior to the service from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. A graveside service will be held... Read More
Jon Harding, age 80
Jon Harding was the second-born son of Forrest and Jean Harding of Mullen, born September 4, 1946, in Alliance. He grew up south of town on the family ranch, graduating from Mullen High School with the class of ’64. After a short time playing football at Hastings College, Jon enlisted in the Unites States Marine Corps and did two tours in Vietnam as a member of the elite USMC division of Firs... Read More
