Obituaries
May E. Radebaugh, 95, Wymore, formerly of Liberty, died Sunday morning, May 11, 2008, at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. Born May 15, 1912, on a farm near Powell.
Dorothy M. (Whitehill) Turner, a long-time resident of Firth, Nebraska, passed away at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at the age of 98. Mrs. Turner was born on August 19, 1909, in Farragut, Iowa.
Byron C. Holcombe, age 54, died at home in Huntington, West Virginia, Saturday, May 10, 2008, from a battle with seizures. Byron was born on December 24, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, to Eileen Holcombe.
Harlan G. Peek, 79 years of age, of Beatrice, Neb., passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Wymore Sunday morning, May 10, 2008. He was born on May 3, 1929, in Beatrice to John and May Peek, and lived in Beatrice for most all of his life.
Barbara L. Dewey, 72, York, formerly of Fairbury, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at York General Hearthstone. Born July 10, 1935, in Fairbury.
Donna M. Hansen, 82 years of age, of Beatrice, died Friday afternoon, May 9, 2008, at the Beatrice Manor. She was born on January 25, 1926, at her parents’ rural Beatrice home and attended Bridges School, Holmesville High School and graduated from Beatrice High School in 1943.
C. Bowman “Buddy” Judd died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in East Wenatchee, Wash. He was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Beatrice, Nebraska.
Ethel C. Bates, 88, Elk Creek, died Friday, May 09, 2008, at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh. Homemaker. Born April 8, 1920, at Graf.
Alice M. Tesar, 90, of Plymouth, widow of Ed Tesar, died Friday, May 9, 2008, in Fairbury. She was born to Joe and Alice (Zaruba) Laun on Jan. 16, 1918, at Tobias, Nebraska.
Iola Faye (Fasnacht) Mellage, 88, of Beatrice, Neb., passed away Thursday morning, May 8, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Beatrice. She was born on March 11, 1920, to Frank and Elizabeth (Grabher) Fasnacht on a farm near Diller, Neb.
Marjorie Ann Weber, age 73 years, of Wymore, died Wednesday morning, May 7, 2008, at her home. She was born March 15, 1935, at Odell, spent her childhood near Diller, and was a 1952 graduate of Diller High School, where she also received her normal training.
Maxine Ellen (Hawkins) Hackbarth, 90, Beatrice, Neb., died on Monday, May 5, 2008, at Beatrice Manor Care Center, Beatrice. She was born on May 3, 1918, in Beatrice, and graduated from Union Center Public School. She lived on a farm by Blue Springs. She worked at several cafes and then worked at the Beatrice Bakery for many years. She loved playing Bingo and pickle cards.
Peter Wilson Shaw, 65, Pawnee City, died Monday, May 5, 2008, in Lincoln. Born Feb. 5, 1943, in Binghamton, N.Y.
Ruth Elaine Benda, 92, Salina, Kan., formerly of Lanham, Neb. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Odell Cemetery, Odell, Neb. Mrs. Benda passed away on Dec. 3, 2007, in Salina.