John Edward Nelson III

John Edward Nelson III, 92, of Fullerton, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Fullerton Community Church in Fullerton, with Pastor Joy Church officiating.

Christine Wait

Christine Wait, 83, of Fullerton, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Grand Island Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home in Central City with Pastor Penny Schulz officiating.

Lucille 'Tootsie' Koopman

Lucille "Tootsie" Koopman, 87, of Columbus, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at The Heritage at Meridian Gardens in Columbus.Funeral Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026, at McKown Funeral Home with Pastor Patrick Sparling officiating. The family will receive friends from 9-10 a.m.

Mary ‘Darlene’ (Murphy) McCray

Mary “Darlene” (Murphy) McCray, 95, of Fullerton, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island surrounded by family.Services will be on Monday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Fullerton. Father Paul Colling will officiate.

Russell LeRoy Reeder

Russell LeRoy Reeder, 85, of Fullerton, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family.Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Palmer-Santin Funeral Home in Fullerton with Reverend James Gruber officiating.

Robert Virgil Stopak

Robert Virgil Stopak, 80, of Albion, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion with Reverend Matthew Gutowski officiating.

Mary Lou Djernes

Mary Lou Djernes, 91, of Central City, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at Litzenburg Long Term Care in Central City. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Central City with Pastor Francis Kinyua officiating.

Arylce Jean McCoig Sellhorst

Arylce Jean McCoig Sellhorst passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2026, at her home in Fremont with family. Arylce (AJ) was born Nov. 27, 1942, in Merrick County, born in the same house, same room as her mother, Florence. She grew up on a farm in Nance County.

Sharleen 'Sherry' Rae Anderson

Sharleen “Sherry” Rae Anderson, 75, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, surrounded by her husband, son, and numerous family members and friends who lovingly comforted her in her final days.Sherry was born in Hastings on Jan.

Arnold Oscar Newquist

Arnold Oscar Newquist, 97, of Fullerton, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Accura Healthcare in Fullerton.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at Palmer-Santin Funeral Home in Fullerton, with Phil Tilson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.