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Deaths of 2025
January, 2025
* Mildred Christensen, 92, Laurel * Robert B. Nissen, 80, Fordyce * Alberta J. Hines, 94, formerly Coleridge * David K. Podany, 68, Allen * Charles “Charlie” H. Junck Jr., 96, Randolph * Rita Marie Simpson, 71, formerly Hartington * Rita Marie Donner, 94, Hartington * Frank E. Koester Jr., 85, formerly Coleridge * Jeff Donner, 60, Crofton * Naomi Grace Sudbeck, 6, Ogallala, Cedar County family ties * Dennis Joseph Loecker, 79, formerly Fordyce * Janelle M. McTaggart, 71, Hartington.
February, 2025
* Anita Gade, 86, Laurel * Roger E. Johnson, 89, Lincoln, formerly Randolph * Claudette Wieseler, 86, Bellevue, formerly Hartington * Anton J. “Tim” Jensen, 85, Hartington * Alice “Sandy” Chace, 93, Louisville, formerly Laurel * Roger D. Young, 77, Pierce, Randolph ties * Edward F. Pinkelman, 95, Wynot
March 2025
* LaVonne Luella Campbell, 86, Bellevue, formerly of Hartington * Myron P. “Mike” Dirks, 64, Coleridge * Jeanette Catherine Wieseler, 91, St. Helena * Marcine “Marci” Rohrberg, 95, Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Randolph
April 2025
* James Wilton “Jim” McCorkindale, 86, Laurel * Elizabeth “Betty” Graf, 81, Laurel * Daniel Lee Viergutz, 74, St. Petersburg, Fla, formerly of Randolph * Deborah Jean Dietrich, 71, Paducah, Ky.
* Floyd L. Schmidt, 63, St. Helena * Marcia C. Sudbeck, 72, Hartington * Charles Paul “Chuck” Potosnyak, 70, Coleridge * Karen Rae McDonald, 82, Norfolk * Carmen Ann Brooks, 71, Hartington * Donna Fischer, 84, Hartington * Leroy A. Burbach, 77, Hartington * Denis Feilmeier, 93, Yankton, S.D.
* Sharon W. Schulte, 85, St. Helena
May 2025
* Joseph L. “Joedy” Sellon, 93, Randolph * June L. Mittan, 101, Hartington * William “Bill” Young, 74, Laurel * Connie Schwartz, 70, formerly of Crofton * Michael J. Schutt, 38, Randolph * Francis Hugo Uhing, 86, Wynot * Mary Lou Coenen, 74, Randolph * Margaret M. Korth, 92, Randolph * Daniel Joseph Lammers, 72, Yankton, S.D. * Mark G. Noecker, 58, Hartington * Darrell F. Dreesen, 88, Hartington * Roberta Leslie Engstedt, 82, Crofton * June L. Mittan, 101, Hartington.
June 2025
* Eugene F. “Gene” Sullivan, 77, Randolph * Curtis C. “Mouse” Janssen, 62, Coleridge * Sherrill Collier, 88, Yankton, S.D. ,Hartington ties * Sandy L. Bohlken, 70, Norfolk, Hartington native * Timothy Dodson Wise, 68, Laurel * Charlotte A. Leise, 96, Hartington * Jennifer Davis, 52, Fordyce * Marcel J. Sudbeck, 61, Norfolk * Mary Ann Seibert, 92, Norfolk, formerly Laurel * Marc Brodersen, 68, Randolph * Arlyce Newton, 82, Hartington * Brother Mark Gubbels, 94, Memphis, Tenn., Randolph native * Stanley J. Kneifl, 77, rural Ponca * Gary H. Frederick, 77, Norfolk * Shirley JaNeil (Craig) Eckstrom, 70, Wausa * Connie Marie Wolfgram, 78, formerly Hartington * Phyllis J. Thoene, 92, Fordyce * Tyler Martin Peck, 77, Palmdale, Calif., formerly Coleridge/Hartington * Phyllis M. Hoesing, 91, Randolph July 2025
* Kathy Sue (Sauser) DeTomaso, 65, formerly of Randolph * Neil F. Bobenmoyer, 90, Alcester, S.D.
* John Savoy, 65, Mount Vernon, S.D.
* Mary Ann Jansen, 93, Crofton * Chong Cha “Kim” Meyer, 82, Hartington * Arlan D. Albrecht, 81, Menominee * Russell Wayne Jensen, 79, Randolph.
* Floyd P. Bloom, 94, Laurel * Elsie M. Rohde, 77, Randolph.
* Lois Schieffer, 61, Crofton.
* Mary Kay Fetsch, 87, Omaha, formerly Hartington
Aug. 2025
* Dan C. Sutton, 90, Kearney, formerly Randolph * Wayne E. Seibert, 94, Norfolk, formerly Laurel * Craig Wallace Monson, 78, Laurel.
* Mae Phyllis Pearson-Schwarten, 95, Wakefield.
* Virginia M. Huwaldt, 97, Randolph.
* Debra S. “Deb” Wattier, 73, Norfolk, Randolph ties
September, 2025
* Greg A. Miller, 65, Laurel * Elaine Bynum, 87, Yankton, formerly of Hartington * Delroy L. Hemsath, 79, Kearney * Clark A. Hoesing, 59, Hartington * Martin Burke, 66, Salina, Kan., Hartington native * Donna J. Sauser, 69, Norfolk * Patricia Croshere, 79, Los Angeles, Hartington * Rita Stanley, 98, Norfolk * Ivadell Burcham, 88, Obert * Rev. Michael Schmitz, 79, Yankton, S.D.
* Don Maxwell, 68, Coleridge * Dorothy Ann (Vornhagen) Gobel, 78, Yankton, S.D. * Michael E. McDonald, 72, Norfolk.
* Karen Kay Nelson, 80, Maskell, * Anna Marie Vock, Mission, Kan., formerly of Coleridge
October, 2025
* Marlan J. Rolfes, 77, Hartington.
* Fred Bartling, 76, Irene, S.D., Hartington ties * Larry Keifer, 79, Derby, Kan., formerly Randolph * Shirley L. Nissen, 94, Elgin.
* Carole Thomas, 78, Broken Bow, formerly Laurel * Viola Mae Marie (Mathiason) Krupka, 79, Schuyler, formerly Hartington area * Sally Ann (Lorenz) Mainquist, 73, Wichita, Kan.
Randolph native * Arthur J. “Art” Bermel Sr., 96, Randolph.
* Larry Cross, 71, Laurel.
* Joel E. Tyndall, 58, Hartington
November, 2025
* Larry Lee Driver, 90, Wynot * Rosanne “Rose” Brown, 60, Dell Rapids, S.D.
* Ruth Ann Grimm, 77, Yankton, formerly Crofton * Darrel Lee Frerichs, 78, Allen.
* Larry Cross, 71 (Laurel) * Joel E. Tyndall, 58 (Hartington) * Leander A. Lammers, 82 ,Hartington * Carol Ann Jueden, 88, Hartington * Randy L. Evans, 70, Hartington * Cynthia Susan Miller, 56, Hartington * Jane Elizabeth “Betty” Cunningham, 98, Norfolk; formerly Randolph * Georgine Whalen, 92, Norfolk; formerly Randolph * Thomas A. Stockman, 70, Crofton
December, 2025
* Thomas A. Becker, 72, Lincoln; formerly St. Helena * Alburn “Al” Wiebelhaus, 89, Fordyce * Richard E. “Rick” Adkins Jr., 82, Laurel * Colette Lavina (Lange) Koch, 95, Fordyce * Norma Jean Thelen, 93, Randolph * David S. Frerichs, 79, Coleridge * Avis L. Anderson, 101, Coleridge * Betty Finley, 90, Randolph * Debra S. Thompson, 71, Allen * Dixie Mueting, 85, West Point * Robert B. “Bob” Yost, 89, Coleridge * Gary L. Lute, 91, Laurel * Monte Nelson, 89, Laurel Notable deaths in the sports, and entertainment world January 2025
Jan. 1 — Wayne Osmond, 73 — singer/guitarist, founding member of The Osmonds.
Jan. 7 — Peter Yarrow, 86 — folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary).
Jan. 10 — Sam Moore, 89 — singer, half of Sam & Dave (“Soul Man”).
February 2025
Feb. 24, 2025 — Roberta Flack, 88 (music) Grammy- winning singer-pianist Feb. 26, 2025 — Gene Hackman, 95 (film) Twotime Oscar winner whose performances spanned “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven,” and more.
Feb. 26 — Michelle Trachtenberg, 39 — actor (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Gossip Girl”).
Feb. 28 — David Johansen, 75 — singer, NY Dolls frontman. March 2025
March 5 — Joey Molland, 77 — musician (Badfinger). March 14, 2025 — Alan Simpson, 93 (U.S. politics) Former U.S. senator from Wyoming.
March 18 — Jimmy “J.D.” Jamison, 69 — singer, member of The Temptations.
March. 21, 2025 — George Foreman, 76 (sports) Heavyweight champion turned cultural icon; later famous for the George Foreman Grill.
April 2025
April 2, 2025 — Val Kilmer, 65 (film) Actor known for “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” and “Batman Forever.”
April 6 — Jay North, 73 — actor (“Dennis the Menace”). April 6 — Clem Burke, 70 — drummer (Blondie).
April 21 — Pope Francis, 88 — Catholic pontiff.
April 23 — Steve McMichael, 67 — NFL star (1985 Bears), also pro-wrestling figure.
May 2025
May 1 — Ruth Buzzi, 88 — comedian (“Laugh-In”).
May 1 — Jill Sobule, 66 — singer-songwriter (“I Kissed a Girl”).
May 8 — David Souter, 85 — former U.S. Supreme Court justice May 13 — Christopher “Kit” Bond, 86 — U.S. senator/ ex-Missouri governor.
June 2025
June 9 — Sly Stone, 82 — musician (Sly and the Family Stone).
June 9 — Frederick Forsyth, 86 — author (“The Day of the Jackal”).
June 11 — Brian Wilson, 82 — Beach Boys.
June 17 — Anne Burrell, 55 — TV chef.
June 26 — Bill Moyers, 91 — journalist/broadcaster.
July 2025
July 22 — Ozzy Osbourne, 76 — singer.
July 24 — Hulk Hogan, 71 — pro wrestling icon. July 28 — Ryne Sandberg, 65 —Hall of Famer (Cubs).
August 2025
Aug. 3 — Loni Anderson, 79 — actress (“WKRP in Cincinnati”).
Aug. 7 — James Lovell, 97 — Apollo 13 commander. Aug. 21 — James Dobson, 89 — Focus on the Family founder (religious/political influence).
September 2025
Sept. 1 — Graham Greene, 73 — actor (“Dances with Wolves”).
Sept. 4 — Giorgio Armani, 91 — fashion icon.
Sept. 10 — Charlie Kirk, 31 — activist/podcaster.
October 2025
Oct. 1 — Jane Goodall, 91 — conservationist.
Oct. 11 — Diane Keaton, 79 — actress (“Annie Hall,” “The Godfather”) Oct. 16 — Ace Frehley, 74 — guitarist (Kiss)
November 2025
Nov. 3 — Dick Cheney, 84 — former Vice President. Nov. 3 — Diane Ladd, 89 — actress.
Nov. 24 — Jimmy Cliff, 81 — reggae pioneer/actor Nov. 29 — Tom Stoppard, 88 — playwright/screenwriter (“Shakespeare in Love”).
December 2025
Dec. 3 — Steve Cropper, 84 — guitarist Dec. 14 — Rob Reiner, 78 — filmmaker/actor (“The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …”) Dec. 14 — Anthony Geary, 78 — actor (“General Hospital”).
Dec. 27 - Brigitte Bardot, 91, actress
