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OBITUARIES

July
09
2025

Alan W. Bredthauer • Arcadia, NE Resident, 60

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   Alan W. Bredthauer, brave brother and friend, passed away July 4, 2025, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 60, after falling at his home in rural Arcadia, NE. Since his celestial discharge, he is flying free with his Lord and angels. 
   A Christian Funeral Service was held Tues., July 8, 2025 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Pastor Adam Archer officiated. Interment was in the Ord City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Arcadia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Unit or St. John’s Lutheran Church. Ord Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at ordmemorialchapel.com.
   Alan William Bredthauer was born March 6, 1965, in Ord, NE to Herbert and Vivian Dorothy (Holtz) Bredthauer. He received his education at Ord Public Schools and graduated from Ord High School in 1984. 
   Alan spent his adult years on the Bredthauer family farm near Arcadia. He enjoyed farm life, working with his hands to solve mechanical puzzles, welding items and tinkering with his tools and gadgets. He was prepared to solve the next project. 
   Alan was a kind and caring friend and neighbor. He never complained or felt sorry for himself despite challenges of losing his right arm in 2020. He enjoyed the simple life with a cheerful attitude and a good sense of humor.
   Alan spent time attending ag tours and auctions, traveling to Branson and shopping for himself and others. He was a social person and enjoyed mingling with people.
   Alan was baptized and a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. He belonged to the Ord Young Farmers and was an alum of FFA.
   Survivors include three brothers, Marty Bredthauer and his wife, Karen of Broken Bow, Jake Bredthauer of Ord and Norman Bredthauer of Arcadia; a sister, Jan Hollingworth and her husband, Dan of Billings, MT; nieces and nephews, Troy Bredthauer, Lance Bredthauer and his wife, Shu and their children, Mercedes, Vivian, Daphne, Hans and Ophelia; Brooke Bredthauer, and Kelsey Shay and her husband, Riley and their children, Raine, Raelyn and Rosette; and a host of family, friends and neighbors.
   He was preceded in death by his parents, and a great-nephew, Emmanuel Yuan Bredthauer.

July
02
2025

Albert LeRoy Chatfield • Former Lincoln, NE Resident, 94

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   Albert LeRoy Chatfield, age 94, formerly of Lincoln, NE, passed away Fri., June 20, 2025 in Gothenburg, NE. Albert was born on Dec. 23, 1930 to Floyd and Effie Chatfield.
   Albert is survived by his loving daughters, Connie (Scott) Schaefer, Ruthie (Doak) Ostergard; son-in-law, Jim Ward; sister, Beth Buhlke; brother, Alan (Teri) Chatfield; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Immediate family members preceding in death were: wife of 71 years, Barbara; daughter, Teresa “Teri” Ward; son, Martin “Marty” Chatfield; infant son, Robert; and son-in-law, Rod Franzen.
   Celebration of life for Albert was held June 28, 2025 at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 5200 Francis St., Lincoln, NE 68504. Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park.
   Memorials may be designated for Prairie Care Foundation, LLC (The Susie Collins Hospice House), Gothenburg, NE, or Fourth Presbyterian Church, Lincoln. 
   For more information, visit roperandsons.com.

Richard A. Osentowski • Kearney, NE Resident, 77

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   Richard Alan Osentowski, age 77 of Kearney, NE passed away Mon., June 23, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital.  Richard’s wishes for cremation were honored.  The celebration of Rich’s life will be Thurs., July 3, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church.  Father Scott Harter will celebrate.  There will be no visitation.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the NU foundation – Osentowski Family Scholarship Fund.  Please visit hlmkfuneral.com to leave a message or condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. 
   Rich was born Sept. 24, 1947 in Ord, NE to Dorothy (Johnson) Osentowski and Dr. Frank J. Osentowski, DDS.  Along the way he played every sport; from grade school to graduation. Rich was an All-State Class B basketball player. He won the Class B Nebraska State Golf medal his senior year.   Rich was inducted into the Ord High School Hall of Fame for Golf and All-Around Athlete.
   Initially, Rich was headed to the University of Nebraska to play basketball and golf for the Huskers. After a change of heart, Rich and his mother, Dorothy paid a visit to football coach, Al Zikmund at Kearney State College. Rich played football and baseball with honors for four years. As a quarterback, Rich helped lead the 1967 Lopers to an undefeated season. He was inducted into the UNK Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. 
   On Aug. 17, 1968 he married Karen Goble (Miss Kearney as he called her) from Beatrice, NE.  In 1969 Rich was drafted in the fifth round by the Minnesota Twins. He played his first summer in Sarasota, FL with Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blylevin. After a successful summer in St. Cloud, MN, Rich hung up the spikes. Instead of pursuing baseball, he signed a teaching and coaching contract in Grand Island. He taught physical education, coached football, track and field for three years. 
   In June of 1973 Rich and Karen moved back to Kearney, launching his 39-year career as a State Farm Insurance Agent.  Policy holders were his priority. With their loyalty and support, Rich and his staff built and maintained an award-winning agency.  In 1979, Rich appeared in State Farm’s “Like A Good Neighbor” campaign. The commercial featuring Rich and his policyholders, Mike and Ellen Keenan of Kearney, aired nationally on NBC, ABC and CBS.
   Rich was involved in numerous organizations in the community, fulfilling leadership roles and spearheading fundraising efforts as needed.  He enjoyed coaching baseball and football; embracing young players.  Rich cheered for all Husker athletics, but was a dedicated, loyal and contributing Loper Alumni. When not serving his policy holders or participating in his community, Rich could be found in his satellite office hunting, fishing, or golfing. 
   Left to cherish his memory are wife, Karen of 56 years; sons, Jared (Anne) of Shakopee, MN, Richard Ryan of Omaha, NE, and Nate (Missy) of Rose, NE.; and his grandchildren, Hunter, Josephine, Jackson, Mackenzie, Emma, Ellie, Alexa and Olivia, who blessed his life and his heart with adoring love.
   Preceding him in death are his parents; brother, Francis Eugene Osentowski; and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Richard A. Osentowski • Kearney, NE Resident, 77

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   Jean Mildred (Dwinell) Poss, 90, of Elba, died Thurs., June 26, at The Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island.
   Funeral services were held Mon., June 30, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Revs. Nicole Schwartz-Eck and Cesar Duran officiated. Burial was in the Elba Cemetery in Elba.
   Memorials are suggested to the Elba or St. Paul United Methodist Churches, Elba Community Foundation, Elba Fire and Rescue, or the Howard County Historical Society.
   Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul was assisting the family.
   Jean was born at home near Ericson, NE, on Jan. 31, 1935, to Albert and Mildred (Bowman) Dwinell. Two years later, the family moved to a ranch nine miles west of Bartlett, where she grew up with her brothers and sisters. As the oldest girl, Jean helped her mother care for her seven younger siblings.
   She attended grade school at Gritta Ridge School and graduated from Wheeler County High School in Bartlett, where she took Normal Training. She later attended teaching school and summer sessions at Chadron State College.
   Jean was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She enjoyed going to dances with friends and met Darwin Poss at a dance in the Old Bohemian Hall in Ord. Fifteen months later, on March 6, 1955, they were married at the Bartlett Methodist Church.
   They lived southeast of Scotia on farms for eight years, during which time four sons were born: Marvin, Larry, Dennis, and Ronald. In 1962, they purchased a farm east of Elba, where they raised their family. Another son, Galen, was born, followed by a daughter, Karalyn Jean, to complete the family.
   Jean enjoyed life and worked alongside her husband farming and ranching while raising their children. She loved sewing for the kids, cooking, teaching them new things, taking the little ones fishing, playing in the river, building tree houses, playing in the snow, taking road trips, gardening, yard work, 4-H, FFA, helping with livestock, driving tractors, operating machinery, and staying busy with whatever needed to be done. She loved her family, relatives, and friends—visiting, bringing treats, or lending a helping hand. Quilting was her special way of giving. Jean warmly welcomed new family members as the children married and grandchildren arrived. Jean enjoyed having slumber parties with her granddaughters, participating and judging in the annual Kolache Shootout and loved going on trips to the casinos. 
   She was active in church and community life, serving as an officer and member of the Elba UMW, Chaplain for St. Paul Unit 119 of the American Legion Auxiliary, and a volunteer at the Bloodmobile. She also contributed to the St. Paul Historical Society, Elba Senior Citizens, and the Elba Community Foundation, and played a key role in compiling their community cookbook. For many years Jean gave out agricultural scholarships for FFA members, in memory of her son and husband.
   Jean participated in four Volunteer in Mission trips: to Pine Ridge, South Dakota, working with Native American schoolchildren; to McCurdy School in New Mexico; to Belize, helping build a church; and to Panama City, where she helped construct an outdoor kitchen for a school. She also visited her exchange student, Julia Brandl, and her family in Bamberg, Germany.
   Jean enjoyed traveling and experiencing new places. Her greatest contributions to this world were her love for family, service to her community, and her ever-helpful spirit.
   She is survived by her children: Marvin and Betty Poss of Elba; Larry and Penny Poss of Elba; Dennis and Shelly Poss of Wolbach; Galen and Christy Poss of Elba; and Karalyn and Nick Lewis of Ravenna. She is also survived by 11 grandsons, six granddaughters, their spouses, 43 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
   Other survivors include four sisters: Bertha Vogeler of Scotia, Alice Strom of Edgewood, New Mexico, JoAnn Dwinell of Scottsbluff, and Betty and Ben Schamp of Ord; one brother, Roy and Pat Dwinell of St. Paul; sisters-in-law: Elizabeth Poss of Scotia, and Erma and Bill Neel of North Loup; brothers-in-law: Donald Poss of Wolbach and Kenneth Poss of North Loup; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
   Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Mildred Dwinell; her husband, Darwin; her son, Ronald; her in-laws, Fred and Grace Poss; brothers, Dean and Ronald Dwinell; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Harold Bremer; sister-in-law, Kay Dwinell; brothers-in-law, Blaine Donner, Robert Vogeler, Floyd Strom, and Melvin Poss; and two nephews.
   Condolences and memories may be shared with Jean’s family by visiting petersfuneralhome.net.

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