All Obituaries

Juliane Anna (Flugel) Meyerle passed away March 7, 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.  Juliane was born on March 8, 1925 to Josef and Rosa (Hoegg) Flugel in Koenigstein im Taunus, Germany (northwest of Frankfurt). Juliane grew up with her three sisters in her hometown of Koenigstein.  She was baptized, received First Holy Communion and Confirmation at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in her hometown.  Juliane went through the German school system, plus two years of business...

  Paula Maxine Hilker age 92, of Cambridge passed away at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood on May 12, 2022.  She was born on March 4, 1930, at her family farm near Cambridge to William and Mabel (Ridpath) Sayer. She was the oldest of fourteen children born to the family. Maxine graduated from Holbrook High School in 1948.  On August 5, 1949, she was united in marriage to Lyman Hilker   Two children were born to this union, Paula and Glenn.  Maxine was a farm wife...

    Barbara K. Roberts, age 84, passed away on April 29, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by the love of her family. Barbara was born on March 18, 1938, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Lester and Vera Johnson.     On May 25, 1958, Barb married Bob J. Roberts, and the couple settled in Minden, Nebraska.  After achieving her master’s degree, Barbara was a teacher in the Nebraska Public school system for 30 plus years, most notably for Minden Public Schools,...

John “JP” Patrick Trumble, age 66, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, while helping with evacuation efforts and fire spotting for the wildfire. He was born in Cambridge on December 15, 1955, to John R. and Beulah (Mousel) Trumble. JP attended Cambridge Public Schools, graduating with the Class of 1974. On April 16, 1977, he wed Luella Meader and to this union four children were born: Jodi, Staci, Kyle and Mike.      JP worked as a mechanic, opening JP...

Terry “Joe” Kasson, age 83, of Wilsonville, NE, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. He was born in Norcatur, KS on April 15, 1938, to Wayne and Bernice (Ankenman) Kasson. Joe attended the Wilsonville schools and graduated high school in 1956. He continued his education at Kearney State Teachers College for one year, then graduated with an Associate degree the next year from McCook Community College.      On December 18, 1960, Joe was united...

     Frances Ellen (Colton) Miller, 106 years old, departed this earthly life, on March 29, 2022. She was born March 25, 1916, to Ernest and Faith (Tibbetts) Colton on her family farm, 17 miles north of Cambridge, at Orafino, Frontier County, NE. Frances grew up with her two older sisters, Myrtle, and Muriel. She attended a Frontier County Rural School through the 8th grade and attended Cambridge High School, graduating in 1934. She went on to receive her teaching certificate...

Obituary  Gerald Eugene “Jug” Hilton, 90, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on March 25, 2022.   Gerald was born in Cambridge, NE to Harold W. and Lucile C. (Johnson) Hilton on December 20, 1931, at the Republican Valley Hospital. During his Depression-Dust Bowl era childhood, he recalled his family living in nine different farming locations. He attended rural schools and Cambridge Public School.  Gerald...

Julie L. Besler age 66, of Cambridge, NE passed at the St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO on February 7, 2022. She was born in Denver on February 2, 1956, to William and Wanda (Coontz) Miller. Julie attended and graduated from High School in Denver.    Julie married Steve Lievens and to this union three children were born: Steve, Brian and Bobbie. On November 1, 1997, she married Herb Besler...

Patrick McKane Kasson, 94, of North Platte, NE and formerly of Wilsonville and McCook, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his home in Linden Estates. He was born on December 31, 1927 in Wilsonville, NE, son of George and Ada (Cline) Kasson. Patrick grew up near Wilsonville and was the valedictorian of his class at Wilsonville High School. He grew up and attended school with his childhood sweetheart, Norma Jeane Wilson, and on Christmas Day 1945 they were married. He...

   Ronald Gene Miller was born October 24, 1944 in Cambridge, NE to F. Donald Miller and Opal (Hansen) Miller and left this earthly life January 18, 2022 in Denver, CO after traveling to enjoy the Denver National Western Stock Show for his sixtieth year.      Ronnie grew up on the family farm north of Cambridge with his parents and older brother George. He was confirmed at Orafino Evangelical...