Funeral services for Roger A. “Rocket” Larsen were held May 15, 2023, at Reach Church near Blair. Military graveside services followed in the Herman Cemetery. The 72-year-old Herman man passed away May 10, 2023, at Nye Legacy in Fremont after a battle with cancer.
Funeral services for Edith Carlson were held May 10, 2023, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lyons. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. She passed away May 6, 2023, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point at the age of 88.
A celebration of the life of Marv Vrooman will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2023, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tekamah. Burial will be at a later date. The former Tekamah man passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at his home in Blair. He was 83.
A celebration of life service for former Craig woman Phyllis Hovendick is planned for 11 a.m. on May 20, 2023, at Craig Cemetery. A short graveside service is planned with a light luncheon served afterward. She passed away Oct. 9, 2022, at the age of 95.
Memorial services for Elfie Nelson were held May 5, 2023, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. She passed away April 28, 2023, at Oakland Heights, at the age of 100.
Funeral services for Dean Swan were held May 3, 2023, at the John A. Gentleman 72nd St Chapel in Omaha. Burial was in Chapel Hill Garden Cemetery, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Born Sept. 4, 1950, he passed away in Omaha on April 26, 2023, at the age of 72.
Memorial services for Kathleen “Kathy” Voskamp were held May 1, 2023, at Moser Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Services in Fremont. Burial was in Elim Lutheran Cemetery near Hooper. Voskamp, 73, passed away April 27, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair.
Mass of Christian Burial for Brian Larsen was celebrated Friday, April 28, 2023 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Tekamah. A graveside service followed in Herman Cemetery. The 61-year-old Herman man passed away April 23, 2023.
Graveside services for Marla Ford Butler were held April 29, 2023, in Oakland Cemetery. Fellowship followed the service at First United Methodist Church in Oakland. She passed away Dec. 8, 2022, at the age of 75.
Memorial services for Tom Paine will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Paine, 67, of Spiker, left quietly for his eternal fishing trip at 7:04 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2023.
Memorial services for Mabel Aronson were held April 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Blair. The 99-year-old Tekamah woman went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 24, 2023, with her husband and daughter by her side.
Word has been received of the death of Elmer Swanson. The 77-year-old Decatur man died peacefully in his home on March 13, 2023. At his side was his sister and caregiver, Anita, a retired R.N. Per Elmer’s request, he was cremated and there will be no services.
The Flying Needles 4-H Club has been very active over the past few weeks, meeting twice as a group as well as working on our individual efforts at home as we prepare for the county fair.
After resolution of a lawsuit that has been making its way through the court system for nearly four years, the Burt County Board of Supervisors had some work to do last week.
With the Fourth of July just two weeks away, it’s time to start thinking in earnest about that parade entry.
Tekamah-Herman’s track teams found themselves surrounded by a highly competitive field April 29 at the East Husker Conference Championships. Hosted by North Bend Central the conference shoot-out is the largest meet of the year with 14 boys teams and 15 girls teams in the fray. The Tiger boys…
Logan Burt and Emma Wakehouse were named Tekamah-Herman’s outstanding senior athletes for 2022-23. The awards were conferred during the all-sports honors banquet at the ANBE Events Center in Herman on May 1.
The Nebraska game and parks Commission announced last week that Free Fishing and Park Entry Day in Nebraska is May 20.
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