Obituaries

July. 20, 1928 - Jan. 16, 2017

Milvern Grummert, the son of John and Freida (Warneking) Grummert, was born on July 20, 1928, in Superior, NE. He passed away on Jan. 16, 2017, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital at Hastings, NE at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 27 days.

Sept. 16, 1963 - Jan. 16, 2017

Sutton resident, Pastor Darrell Leslie Kingswood, 53, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE.

Funeral services are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Hope Reformed Church in Sutton, NE with Pastor Scott Henry and Pastor Lee Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at the Sutton Cemetery in Sutton, NE. Visitation was Wednesday, from 1-8 p.m., with the family present from 4-6 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, NE.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date.

Condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorial.com

April 27, 1927 - Jan. 16, 2017

Paul George Leininger, 89, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, with his family gathered in prayer around him. He was born April 27, 1927, in Clay County, Nebraska to the late George and Irene Sheedy Leininger.

He attended Conception Seminary then joined the United States Air Force and served as a second lieutenant in Japan during the Korean War Conflict. He met the love of his life in San Antonio and married Johnine Elder in 1954.

Paul obtained a degree in education from Hastings College in Nebraska, with a Master’s degree in Education Administration and as a certified Guidance Counselor. He taught Latin, English, History, was an athletic director and a coach. He concluded his career of more than 40 years at Shiner and Hallettsville ISDs.

Jan. 15, 1921 - Jan. 17, 2017

Lloyd Ljunggren, age 96, of Harvard, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Perkins Village in Hastings.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at the Evangelical Free Church in Aurora. Rev. Vance Christie officiated. Interment was in the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation was one hour prior to the service on Friday. Memorials may be made to the Evangelical Free Church or the American Legion. Higby- McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

LLoyd Dean Ljunggren, the son of Rudolph and Ida (Bieck) Ljunggren, was born on Jan. 15, 1921, rural Harvard, NE, and passed away in Hastings, NE, on Jan. 17, 2017, at the age of 96 years.

Jan. 29, 1939 - Jan. 16, 2017

Sutton resident, William “Bill” Calkins, 77, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at his home in Sutton, NE.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at the Federated Church in Sutton, NE, with Pastor Mary Scott officiating. Interment followed at the Sutton Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday, from 1-8 p.m., with the family present from 4-6 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, NE.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Sutton Federated Church.

William was born Jan. 29, 1939, to Carl and Alberta (Stroud) Calkins in Elyria, OH. He joined the Air Force and was transferred to Lincoln, NE, where he met his sweetheart Lula Rachow in Lincoln, NE and they were married May 22, 1958.

Private memorial graveside services for Gaylon E. Geihsler will be held in spring of 2017 at the Harvard Cemetery in Harvard, NE. Gaylon Elmer Geihsler, 73 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, Jan.1, 2017, at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Gaylon was born on June 6, 1943, in Hayes Center, NE, the younger of two children born to Clarence and Dorothy (Parker) Geihsler. He attended Hayes Center Public Schools, graduating with Hayes Center High School, with the class of 1961. Following graduation, Gaylon attended college in Kearney for two years and one year at Chadron State College. On Jan. 19, 1973, he was united in marriage to Helen L. McKelvy at the United Methodist Church in Harvard and to this union three children were born: Scott, Grant and Kari. Gaylon started working at Safeway Grocery Store in McCook, NE, and later Hastings, NE.