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August 7, 2017 Leave a comment
Ethan Johnson (center) celebrates his sweeping win of the 4-H Poultry Show Saturday morning with his supportive family surrounding him.
Ethan won all the Poultry trophies…Champion and Reserve Champion Poultry Exhibit and Champion Poultry Exhibitor.
Celebrating with Ethan are: Gavin, Kenny, Tiffany and Lillian Johnson of Oakland.
August 7, 2017 Leave a comment
Joyce E. Allison, age 81, of Tekamah, Nebraska passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah. Burial will be in the Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Tekamah Fire and Rescue and Lied Tekamah Public Library. Funeral arrangements by Pelan Funeral Services in Tekamah.
Joyce Elleen (Marr) Allison was born on July 18, 1936 in the Northern Arizona Township of rural Tekamah, Nebraska. She passed August 5, 2017 at the Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska.
Joyce grew up in rural Tekamah and was married on April 11, 1954 to Donald Ray Allison of Tekamah. They lived in Tekamah and raised their two children Dan and Angie. Joyce worked for the family business Allison Electric, at JC Penny and as a homemaker.
Joyce was insanely stubborn, witty, feisty and playful, had dimples for days and an infectious laugh. Joyce was a skilled bowler and loved spending her free time playing cards, listening to her records and devouring chocolate and books. Despite the fact that she had a brown thumb, she loved flowers, the outdoors, and observing the birds and naming their tunes. Her favorites were the cardinal and hummingbird.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents: Ellsworth Marr and Gertie (Ray) Marr; siblings: Phyllis (Marr) Loerch and Marvin Marr.
She is survived by her children: Dan (Calista) Allison of Tekamah and Angie (Noel) Petersen of Herman; brother, Terry Marr of Tekamah; Grandchildren: Kent (Sarah) Allison of Tekamah, Andy (Nicole) Allison of Castle Rock, CO, Adri Allison of Tekamah, Brittany Petersen of Omaha and Brandi (Bryan) Allison of Tekamah; Great-grandchildren: Morgan, Teagan, Olivia and Delaynie Allison; many other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and loved ones.
Joyce Allison
August 4, 2017 Leave a comment
Burt County Brass Quintet
August 4, 2017 Leave a comment
Betty J. Vogler, 94 years, of Herman, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Tekamah Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tekamah, Nebraska.
Funeral Service is pending with Pelan Funeral Services.
August 4, 2017 Leave a comment
Jeramy L. Russell, 40 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at his home in Tekamah, Nebraska.
Memorial Service is pending with Pelan Funeral Services Tekamah.
August 1, 2017 Leave a comment
A Copy of the “Open Meetings Act” Has Been Posted on the Bulletin Board on the East Side in the Council Chambers.
LYONS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
August 1, 2017 – 5:30 P.M.
The City Council reserves the right to go into Executive Session at any time as deemed appropriate and in accordance with State Statute.
Close Hearing.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
Recommended Action: Approval of Consent Agenda
NOTE: All items are automatically approved when the Consent Agenda is approved unless moved to the Regular Agenda by the request of any single Council member.
Motion and second to approve the Consent Agenda/Tabulation of Vote.
Consideration and Action:
LYONS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
August 1, 2017 – 5:30 P.M.
July 31, 2017 Leave a comment
The BNSF Railway Company will close the crossing on N-51 located two miles west of the US-77 junction on August 2 from 7:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Traffic will be detoured via N-9 and N-94.
July 31, 2017 Leave a comment
Margaret Ellen Johnson was born January 30, 1924 to Carl and Anne (Ruddy) Jensen in Lyons, Nebraska. She passed away July 29, 2017 at Neligh Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neligh, Nebraska, at the age of 93 years.
Margaret grew up on the family farm northeast of Lyons, attending rural elementary school. She graduated from Blackbird High School, a rural high school near her home, in 1941. She then attended college for one year at Wayne State College and one year at Midland Lutheran College, earning a teaching certificate. She taught elementary school, first at rural schools in Burt County, and later at Pender Public Schools.
On September 23, 1950 Margaret married Chester Johnson at Westside Methodist Church in rural Oakland, Nebraska. They made their home at the Johnson family farm in Cuming County. They were blessed with two children, Sheila and Richard.
Margaret was a homemaker, raising chickens and tending a large garden in addition to her flower gardens. After their children were grown, she worked as a substitute teacher in Cuming County rural schools. She also enjoyed being a member of an extension club and quilt guild.
After living on the farm for 51 years, Margaret and Chester moved to Lyons in 2001. They became members of the First Presbyterian Church. In 2008 Margaret moved to Neligh to reside in an assisted living facility. She moved to Neligh Care and Rehabilitation Center in 2011.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Chester in 2006.
She is survived by her daughter, Sheila (Tom) Parks of Neligh; son, Richard (Linda) Johnson of Oakland; grandchildren, Aaron (Sara) Parks, Amber (Jordan) Paden, Christal (Chris) Witthuhn, Alexis Johnson; 6 great grandchildren.
Contributions suggested to the family for future designation.
Margaret Johnson
July 31, 2017 Leave a comment
Ed Hanna “Grandpa Ed” alias…..Tommy Bishop lived life to the fullest. He was born in Table Rock, NE September 15, 1927 to Anna (Hubka) and Edd Hanna. He passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 in Lincoln, NE.
After graduating from Table Rock, he served in the occupational army in Japan using the GI Bill to get a degree in music education from Peru College. He married Betty Rademacher and on August 3 the two would have celebrated 67 years of marriage. He taught in Hamburg, IA and West Point, NE. Moving to Oakland, NE he became a State Farm agent until retiring. His love of music led him to leading “The Tommy Bishop Band” for over 60 years. He was always directing community and church choirs, musicals, State Fair Veterans’ Programs, and always organizing entertainment for various events. Community was important to him serving on so many committees, boards, clubs, too numerous to name. He was “Grandpa Ed” to anyone he met visiting, joking, and telling stories. To our family he was everything…….husband, father, Grandpa, and friend.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and son, Tom.
Celebrating his life are his wife, Betty; daughters, Deborah (Tim) Anderson, Teresa (Perry) Rogers; sons, Steve (Laurie) Hanna, Dan Hanna; daughter in law, Laurie Hanna; 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
To all who knew him he would be asking you all to say Hip Hip Hurray for a life well lived.
Family will be receiving friends and at 7 pm a memorial video, all at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service at the church.
Military Honors will be held following the service.
A private family burial will be held.
Contributions suggested to the family for future designations.
Ed Hanna
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