All Obituaries

Ervin August Henry Fangmeyer of Deshler, NE the son of Fred and Louise (Potthast) Fangmeyer was born April 23, 1936, in Deshler, NE. He departed his life November 24th, 2023, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler, NE at the age of 87. He was baptized May 11th, 1936, by Pastor F.H. Schwerin and confirmed April 23rd, 1950, by Pastor F.H. Schwerin both at Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler, NE. Ervin grew up in Desher attending and graduating Deshler Public High School class of 1953. He...

Wilfrid Frances Hergott was born in 1930 to August and Laura (Starr) Hergott. He was a lifelong farmer in Thayer County where he grew up and tended the family’s land that was homesteaded over a 100 years ago. He attended a one room schoolhouse in his early years, before graduating from Alexandria High School in 1947. He continued farming until joining the service in 1951. He proudly served as a US Army Sergeant until 1954. His years of service to his family farm and his country formed...

Norma Lee Fry of Lincoln, the daughter of Lee and Gladys (Degenhardt) Templin, was born November 21, 1928 on a farm near Hebron, Nebraska.  She passed away on November 12, 2023 at Yankee Hill Village, Lincoln, NE at the age of 94. Norma attended Liberty Ridge country grade school and graduated from Hebron High School. Norma married  Allen C. Fry on August 31, 1947, at the Methodist Church in Hebron, Nebraska.  Together they had 4 children: Teresa (Terri),...

Obit - Sue Eileen Naiman 72 of Gilead, NE Kroll Funeral Home Hebron, NE 402-768-6165   Sue Eileen Naiman of Gilead, NE the daughter of Jerry and Betty (Osborne) Pickerell was born August 16, 1951 in Geneva, NE.  She departed this life Monday, October 30, 2023 at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove, NE at the age of 72 years. Sue grew up in Bruning, NE attending school and graduating from Bruning High School with the class of 1969. She furthered her education by attending...

    Joseph Albert Kripal, son of John Louis and Sophia Bertha (Ruzicka) Kripal was born June 10, 1935 in Hebron NE. He departed this life Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron at the age of 88 years.   Joe grew up in Hebron, attended Sacred Heart Catholic grade school, and graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1953.   He worked for his father at the Kripal Motor Company in Hebron during and after high school until he...

Obit Rebecca Lynn Strothkamp-64 of Hebron, NE Kroll Funeral Home of Hebron, NE 402-768-6165   Rebecca Lynn Strothkamp was born to Robert E. and Marylin (Wilken) Cooper on December 23, 1958, in Hebron, Nebraska. She departed this life peacefully with God in her heart on September 9, 2023, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 64.   As an infant she was baptized at Grace Lutheran in Hebron. Rebecca had a great love for singing, playing...

Obit LELA MAE BRETTMANN-95 Kroll Funeral Home Deshler, NE 402-365-4441 Lela Mae Brettmann passed away Saturday September 9, 2023, at Haven Manor, Hickman Ne. She was born May 22, 1928, at Liberty Township in Republic County Kansas the daughter of Elsie (Bahe) and August Othling. She was baptized at St Paul Lutheran Church, Byron NE on June 10, 1928 by Rev. R. Wagner. When Lela Mae was seven years old the family moved to a farm near Deshler NE and joined Peace Lutheran Church. The family...

Obit Roger Allen Finke-77 of Firth, NE formerly Deshler, NE Kroll Funeral Deshler, NE 402-365-4441   Roger Allen Finke of Deshler, NE the son of William and Edna (Weiss) Finke was born in Kiowa (Thayer County) NE January 23, 1946. He departed this life Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Lakeview Living in Firth, NE.   He was baptized February 3, 1946 at Bethlehem Lutheran in Kiowa, NE and confirmed April 10, 1960 at St Peter Lutheran Church in Deshler, NE.   Roger attended...

Obit Janice R. Kenner-95 of Hebron, NE Kroll Funeral Home Hebron, NE 402-768-6165      Janice Marilyn Ryman was born on June 26, 1928, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska and died at Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron, Nebraska on August 28, 2023, at the age of 95. Janice was the daughter of Floyd W Ryman and Pauline Moore Ryman. Her father, who was a dentist and avid aviator, died in a plane accident when Janice had just turned six years old. Janice lived...

Obit Dick Wayne Templin of Hebron, NE - 83 Kroll Funeral Home Hebron, NE 402-768-6165 Dick Wayne Templin of Hebron, NE the son of Lee and Gladys (Degenhardt) Templin was born April 18, 1940 in Hebron, NE. He departed this life Saturday, August 19, 2023 at his home in Hebron with his family at his side at the age of 83 years. Dick was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church. He grew up on the farm attending country school District 33 K-8 and graduated from Hebron High School with...