Obituaries

July 1, 1932 ~ June 13, 2023

August 14, 1942 ~ June 22, 2023

Sutton resident Donald Warren Hoffman, 80, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Legacy Square in Henderson.

March 29, 1955 ~ June 17, 2023

Oct. 23, 1944 ~ June 6, 2023

Eugene E. Liska, Jr., 78, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Legacy Square in Henderson.

March 24, 1949 ~ June 10, 2023

Sutton resident Grady Neil Dennis, 74, passed away June 10, 2023, at his home in Sutton.

Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2023, at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton. Inurnment will follow at the Ong Cemetery in Ong, NE. No visitation or viewing–cremation.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated later. Condolences may be left at www. suttonmemorial.com Grady Neil Dennis was born March 24, 1949, in Geneva to John and Carrie (Hansen) Dennis. He attended school at Edgar Elementary and Davenport High School. Grady was united in marriage to Sharon Speers on April 28, 1979, in Steinauer. This union was blessed with two children. Grady and Sharon divorced in 1997. Grady was a farmer for several years before later going to work at Hoffman Construction in Sutton, where he was employed until he retired.

July 3, 1935 ~ June 11, 2023

Beloved mother LaVon Joyce (Barnes) VonSpreckelsen, 87, formerly of Clay Center, passed away June 11, 2023, at The Heritage at College View in Hastings, NE. She resided there for five years following a stroke.

Jan. 9, 1936 ~ June 10, 2023

Clay Center resident Janene E. (Ockinga) Lovgren, 87, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at her home in Clay Center.

May 20, 1947 ~ June 1, 2023

Shirly Jean ’Joni’ Johnson Knoell, 76, of Sutton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Henderson Health Care with her loving family by her side. There will be a Celebration of Life Friday, June 9, at 5 p.m. at the Fox Hollow Golf Course in Sutton. Shirley’s wishes were to be cremated and her ashes to be spread so there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the family to designate at a later date.

Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

July 12, 1948 ~ June 3, 2023

Maureen Kay Brush, 74, of Grand Island, passed away June 3, 2023, at her home in Grand Island.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Abundant Life Christian Church in Grand Island.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, at Abundant Life Christian Church in Grand Island. The Reverend Frank Gordoa and Reverend Gene Arnold will be officiating. Interment will be held at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to the Collage Center in Grand Island.

January 12, 1935 ~ May 29, 2023

Former Hastings resident Naomi Fay Thiel, 88, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at Brookfield Park Nursing Home, St. Paul. Services were at 10 a.m. Friday, June 2, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. The service was live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Naomi’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com. Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family.