Obituaries

Dec. 11, 1945 ~ March 20, 2023

Sutton resident Ronald Eugene Reutzel, 77, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln.

Oct. 21, 1965 ~ March 14, 2023

Hastings resident David D. Goodenkauf, 57, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings.

Aug. 26, 1922 ~ Feb. 22, 2023

Ellie Marie Sheridan Tershy was the eldest daughter of the seven children of Margaret Hogan and William Sheridan. Her paternal grandfather, John Sheridan, came to the US to escape British persecution for his efforts towards Irish independence. Her mother fled the poverty of the potato famine in Ireland and sailed to America at the age of 18, accompanied by her sister.

May 27, 1951 ~ March 11, 2023

Bonny Jean Schroetlin, 71, of Lincoln passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bonny was born May 27, 1951, to Harold and Lenora (Loontjer) Holtzen in Deshler. She was the second of three siblings, the eldest, her sister Nancy (Holtzen) Trexler, and the youngest, her brother Steven Holtzen.

March 30, 1967 ~ March 5, 2023

Sutton resident Matthew Lynn Lambie, 55, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at his home in Sutton.

Feb. 9, 1962 ~ Jan. 30, 2023

May 21, 1936 ~ Feb. 17, 2023

Robert (Bob) Walter Crumbliss was born May 21, 1936, in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Walter and Lucille Crumbliss. Bob passed away Feb. 17, 2023, at the Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard.

Nov. 27, 2000 ~ Feb. 17, 2023

Angelica Edwards-Kouma, 22, of Wymore, passed away Feb. 17, 2023. She was born to Jasson Kouma and Lisa Marie Garcia on Nov. 27, 2000, in Omaha.

Angelica is survived by children Alice Delphine Marie and Joey Dean Allen Collins, Amberial Snow Kouma (Amber), Harley David Edwards, Cypress Aaron Edwards of Fairfield; sister, Mallory Rose Purcell of Lincoln; sister, Brealian Marie Kouma of Kearney; uncle, Forrest Loran Outcalt of Dallas, TX; fiancé, Michael E. Collins of Wymore; parents, Jasson Kouma and wife, Florenda, Lisa Garcia and Jeff Oberholtz; bonus parents, Jeffrey and Cathy Paulk; grandparents, James Dixon of Superior, Kirk Imler of Belvidere, Rick Fry of Ulysses; bonus brothers and sisters, Kayden Jay Paulk, Chris James Dean Paulk, Dorie Paulk and Jarrod Dubois and family all of Fairfield, Savanna Kisicki of Trumbull; and beloved friend, Olivia Borjon.

April 6, 1959 ~ Feb. 24, 2023

Sutton resident Teresa “Tere” Avila-Ayala, 63, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva.

June 27, 1932 ~ Feb. 4, 2023

Neil S. Hoppens, 90, beloved husband and father, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at his home in La Crosse, WI, with his family at his side. He was born in Clay Center, June 27, 1932, to Raymond and Winona (Stett) Hoppens. Neil attended the University of Nebraska and Hastings College on football scholarships. He attended physical therapy school in Houston, TX. On July 29, 1954, Neil married Janice Rutt and she preceded him in death on April 15, 2010.

Neil was an active member of the La Crosse community. He loved being outdoors with family and friends. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, hunting, fishing, riding ATV’s and snowmobiles. Having grown up on a family farm in Nebraska, he especially loved being at his son Michael’s farm with family and friends.

Neil is survived by two sons, Michael (Jo Lenarz) Hoppens and Douglas Hoppens; four grandchildren, Christopher Lenarz MD, Katelyn Marie Hoppens, and Lauren and Daniel Hoppens.