Obituaries

Rose Marie Skocz

Rose Marie Skocz

Rose Marie Skocz

Rose Marie Skocz, 95, of Omaha, passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Fullerton with Father William L’Heureux officiating.
Clara Mae Umstead

Clara Mae Umstead

Clara Mae Umstead

Clara Mae Umstead, 91, of Fullerton, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo. A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Palmer-Santin Funeral Home in Fullerton with Jeff Sears officiating.
Mary Kay (Miller) Kucera

Mary Kay (Miller) Kucera

Mary Kay (Miller) Kucera

Mary Kay (Miller) Kucera, 72, passed away on Aug. 9, 2023.  Funeral Mass is Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Brainard. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials in care of the Kucera family.
Bonnie Jo Hanson

Bonnie Jo Hanson

Bonnie Jo Hanson

Bonnie Jo Hanson, 67, of Fullerton, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at her home. Memorial services will be Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Fullerton Community Church with Pastor Joy Church officiating. Burial of ashes will be at a later date.
Mary B. Steinbach

Mary B. Steinbach

Mary B. Steinbach

Mary B. Steinbach, 79, of St. Edward, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Boone County Health Center, Albion. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 at Faith Lutheran Church, St. Edward, with Rev. Brian Ketelsen officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, St.
Donna Mae Kaiser

Donna Mae Kaiser

Donna Mae Kaiser

Donna Mae Kaiser, 96, of Blair, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2023 surrounded by her family in Beatrice. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair. Graveside services will follow in the Blair Cemetery.
Edna Kula

Edna Kula

Edna Kula

Edna Kula passed away peacefully on July 29, 2023, at Brookestone Acres with all of her siblings by her side. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church-Krakow.  Visitation is on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m.
Mary Vera Mitchell

Mary Vera Mitchell

Mary Vera Mitchell

Mary Vera Mitchell, 89, of Fullerton, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at her home. To honor Mary’s wishes, her body was donated to science. She will later be cremated and she requested her ashes be scattered so she will always be blowing in the wind. Mary was born on Feb.
Alvin Dean Plumbtree

Alvin Dean Plumbtree

Alvin Dean Plumbtree

Alvin Dean Plumbtree peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Graveside services for Dean Plumbtree, age 66, of Wausa will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Bloomfield City Cemetery in Bloomfield. Reverend Jacob Bobby will officiate.
Shirley Jean (Gabbert) Shotkoski

Shirley Jean (Gabbert) Shotkoski

Shirley Jean (Gabbert) Shotkoski

Shirley Jean (Gabbert) Shotkoski, 87, of Plattsmouth, peacefully passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at the Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha. Shirley was born on Jan. 8, 1936 to Clarence “Tom” Thomas Gabbert and Theda Evelyn (Summers) Gabbert in Kansas City, Mo., in 1937.