All Obituaries

    Robert “Bob” Allen Holliday Sr. was born in Lamar, Colorado on September 5, 1941, to William “Bill” Perry and Jessie Lois (Murphy) Holliday. On July 12, 1958, he was united in marriage to Connie Joann Wolfe. They made their first home in Brule, Nebraska where Bob worked at Goodall Manufacturing for a short period before moving back to Wilsonville, Nebraska where he was employed by Allen Kasson and other area farmers. Other jobs included N.I. Johnson...

Charlotte Ann Schroeder Farr was born on December 27, 1932, in Oxford, Nebraska, to William and Katie Schroeder, the youngest girl of six children. A seventh child, Dale, came to be part of their family when he was a baby. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed on April 14, 1946, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oxford. She graduated from Oxford High School with the Class of 1950. After graduation, she worked as a telephone operator. Charlotte married Wesley Dale Farr on August...

    James “Jim” L. Foster age, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Health in Kearney on November 20, 2023.  He was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on November 13, 1940, to Loyal and Winifred (Sexton) Foster.  Jim attended school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1958.  He was inducted in the United States Army on October 22, 1962, and was Honorably Discharged on October 21, 1969.    ...

Reba Maxine Tomlin, age 91, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 16, 2023, loved by her family.  She was born north of Orafino to Theodore and Eunice (Moore) Ohlson, their third daughter.  The family later moved to the farm south of Cambridge where she attended Sunny Hillside Country School. She had many fun memories and lifelong friends from there.  Reba attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949.  She continued her...

  Leatrice Sexton of Cambridge, age 86, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 15, 2023. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas on October 18, 1937, to Vaughn and Betty (Bell) Davis.  Leatrice grew up and attended Mineral Wells High School, graduating in 1955.  She went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Harden Simmons University.  Leatrice taught for several years in Texas.  On August 24, 1963, she was united in...

Clara Leola (Stevenson) Mooney was born November 2nd, 1925 on a farm in Frontier Country, south of Eustis, Nebraska to Harry and Edith Stevenson. Leola made her departure peacefully at her home of 66 years in Norwalk, California on October 26th, 2023. In 1926, Harry, Edith, and Leola moved to Cooper Ranch north of Holbrook, Nebraska and that is where it all began. Leola was an only child that was very dedicated to her education before play time, and as some of you have heard over...

DeLoris Ruth Summers died October 25, 2023, at home, in Marquis Assisted Living Center, Tualatin, Oregon. DeLoris was 91 years old. She was born May 26, 1932, and grew up on a farm outside of Bartley, Nebraska.  DeLoris was the only child of Louis and Viola (Wall) Schaffert.  DeLoris had fun growing up on the farm and liked telling stories such as riding her pony to country school.  DeLoris had many cousins and relatives near her farm and life revolved around family and their...

  James Sherman Hobbs Sr., age 84 of Cambridge, passed away at Kearney Regional Hospital on October 24, 2023.  He was born in Pekin, IL on October 22, 1939, to Harley “Jack” and Vivian (Wilkerson) Hobbs.  James joined the US Navy in 1957.  He served on the USS Telfair out of San Diego, CA.  He was Honorable Discharged. James married Betty Bell Kruger on August 2, 1968.  He later married Juanita Cox on December 31, 1981.  James moved to...

    Gale Callison Allen was born February 25, 1935 to Jack Albert and Dorothy Leona (Lyle) Allen on the family farm south of Cambridge, Nebraska.  He attended grade school at three country schools around Cambridge.  Gale attended high school in Cambridge, Edison, and Beaver City where he graduated in 1952.  He joined the United States Navy in 1955 and was honorably discharged in January of 1959.     Gale was united in marriage to Janice Ruth...

    Greg Saylor, age 67, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on October 3, 2023. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 25, 1956, to Jack and Ortrude (Anderson) Saylor.     Greg was raised in Lincoln. He moved to Cambridge, Nebraska in the summer of 1972 to help his dad  build Parkside Manor and then decided to attend Cambridge High School for his junior year.  During this time, he was introduced to his future wife, Vernita Laverack by a...