Janelle Blakely of Dunning passed away March 20, 2018, in Callaway, Nebraska. She was 53. Born on January 29, 1965, to Lowell and Norma (Sorensen) Blakely, Janelle grew up in Dunning and graduated from Dunning High School in 1983.

Stephen Kent Byrd age 70 fell asleep in Jesus at Veterans Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska on March 10, 2018.A Memorial funeral service to be held on April 6, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the Brownlee Community Church in Brownlee, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Brownlee Cemetery with Rev. Timothy Hazen officiating.

Donald Leo Sheets, 89, of Burwell, Nebraska died March 23, 2018 at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2108 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burwell. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell.

DeWayne Harold Alexander passed away March 16,2018 at his home with his family by his side.DeWayne was born on July 31, 1930 in Holdrege, NE to Ray and Nora (Green) Alexander.  He attended school in Holdrege and graduated from Holdrege High School in 1948.  After graduation he attended college at the University of Nebraska and Hastings College.On January 9, 1951, he enlisted in the United States Navy.

E. Helen Leaf, 96, Kearney, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Mother Hull Home in Kearney.  Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

Lowell Blakely, 79, of Dunning, Neb., died March 19, 2018, in Callaway.Funeral services for Lowell Blakely will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10:30 AM at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo, NE with Father Jim Hunt officiating.  Interment will be in the St. Anselm’s Catholic Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to the St.

Elisabeth “Liz” Doyle, 48, passed away suddenly on the morning of March 12, 2018 at WakeMed Hospital in Cary, North Carolina. Liz was born in North Platte, Nebraska on April 17, 1969 to Jim and Betty (Metzler) Doyle. She was the youngest of eight children.Liz grew up in Stapleton, Nebraska.

Beverly Jean Dailey was born April 17, 1934 to Clifford J and B. Faye (Brummet) Kramer in Stapleton, NE. She attended Hoagland country school in eastern Logan County and graduated from Logan County High School in 1951.She was united in marriage to Donald Dale Dailey on August 20, 1953 at Fort Riley, Kansas.

Marian (Folk) Downing of Scottsbluff, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2018 at Heritage Estates in Gering.Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a memorial service for Marian at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Hyannis, on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 2:00 P.M., with Reverend Richard H. Neugebauer and Reverend Andrew Safarik officiating. Cremation has taken place; there will be no viewing and final committal will occur privately at the Cedarview Cemetery in Mullen.Maria…