Obituaries

Memorial graveside services for Darby Randall Cook, Sr., age 50 of Johnstown, NE, will be held at later date in the East Woodlawn Cemetery at Johnstown. Darby Cook died recently at his home in Johnstown.

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Lorene (Hayden) Kernan was born at Blackbird, NE on July 5, 1921 to Bertha (Rouse) and James R. Hayden. She passed away on May 1, 2021 at the age of 99 years at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care Center in Bassett, NE.

Memorial services for Dr. Joel Gillespie will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Norfolk, NE. Reverend Scott Schilmoeller will be the Celebrant. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Home for Funerals is in charge of the arrangements.

Herris Gene Lambley was born May 11, 1938 to Ulyse and Lucille Lambley at Ainsworth, NE. Herris went to heaven April 23, 2021 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD at the age of 82 years.

William “Bill” Propst of Elephant Butte, NM, passed away peacefully in his home on April 23, 2021. Bill was born August 1944 in Ainsworth, NE to parents Henry and Gladys, both of whom have been awaiting his reunion in Heaven.

Kelly Jean Mefferd was born to Ralph Mefferd and Betty (Propst) Mefferd on May 12, 1962 at Valentine, NE. Kelly was a little “Firecracker” from day one.

Martha Frew, 98 of Ainsworth, NE passed away January 26, 2021 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth. Martha was born on October 24, 1922 to George and Elizabeth Morlang, north of Norden, NE where she was raised and lived most of her life. She spent the last six years of her life in Ainsworth. She was married to Darol Frew on April 17, 1949 in Ainsworth. Three children were born to this marriage - Bill, Jerry and Rosalie.

Clifford Talmadge Harris, 65 years of age, was born on January 17, 1956 in Wichita, KS. He spent his youth in the town of Ainsworth, NE and enjoyed everything the Sandhills had to offer a young man. Cliff passed away peacefully in Norfolk, NE on April 16, 2021 at 5:58 am with his two children by his side.

James Henry Shaw was born October 18, 1936 in Ainsworth, NE to Troy Herald and Florida Rose (Jackson) Shaw. He grew up on the Shaw family homestead east of Burton, NE where he attended country grade schools. He attended Keya Paha County High School in Springview, NE and graduated in 1954.