January 15, 1953 - February 22, 2024 Doyle Robert Walker “Rob” son of Paul and Dolores (Shank) Walker was born on January 15, 1953 in Jefferson, Iowa and died February 22, 2024 at his home in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Rob grew up in Iowa on a farm northeast of Scranton.

August 29, 1929 - February 28, 2024 Jean M. Effken, 94, of Cook, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in Lincoln.

July 23, 1957 - February 15, 2024 Elaine Elsie (Ebeler) Schnipkoweit, one of four children of Marvin and Phyllis (Seid) Ebeler, was born July 23, 1957, at Pawnee City, Nebraska. Elaine grew up attending school in Auburn, Nebraska and graduated from Auburn High School with the class of 1975.

February 6, 1950 – January 23, 2024 Mike Mahoney was born on February 6, 1950 in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Dick and Lois (Epley) Mahoney and passed away on January 23, 2024 in Brighton, CO, at the age of 73. Mike attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1968.

August 2, 1930 - February 16, 2024 Leonard Gauchat, Junior, son of Leonard (Senior) and Elreta (Green) Gauchat was born August 2, 1930 in Brock, NE and passed away on February 16, 2024 in Lincoln, NE. He graduated from Brock High School in 1948.

September 3, 1931 - February 9, 2024 Clarence Arthur Parde, 92, of Beatrice, died Friday evening, February 9, 2024, at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh. He was born on September 3, 1931, at the Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO, to Herman and Tena Parde.

March 10, 1939 - February 5, 2024 Marlene D. Haeffner, age 84 of Burr, NE passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024 in Yuma, AZ.

October 4, 1941 - February 11, 2024 Carl Leonard Burbee was born October 4, 1941 to Leonard and Doris (Albin) Burbee at Union, Nebraska. He grew up in Iowa and Nebraska.

Howard Hugh McNiff was born on the family farm near Riverton, Nebraska on September 21, 1939 to Thomas and Eva (Bach) McNiff. He attended a one-room school house in Franklin County through the third grade and graduated from Franklin High School in 1957. Howard continued his education at UNL and graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology. While he was at UNL, Howard was the commander of the Rifle Team from 1959-1961 and led the Nebraska Rifle Team to a National Championship in 1961.

November 23, 1933 - January 27, 2024 Ines Meister, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January, 27, 2024. She was born in Rulo, NE on November 23,1933, to Elsie (Craig) and William Bryan.