Happy Fourth of July!!

 

Obituary: Doris Nicholas

 Doris Elizabeth Harre was born January 9, 1938, the twelfth of 15 children to John and Theresa (Leif) Harre at the family farm north of Exeter, Nebraska. Doris passed away at the age of 86 on June 26, 2024 at Fairview Manor in Fairmont, Nebraska.

Doris graduated from Exeter High School in 1955. She was wed to United States Air Force Airman Richard (Nick) Nicholas on February 16, 1957, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Exeter. The couple resided in Lincoln and began a family with the birth of Shari (Michl) in 1959 and Timothy in 1960. The family relocated to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida and later to Tucson, Arizona, where Nick was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. In 1971, a third addition to the family, Hope (Strate) was born at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico. After Nick completed his 20-year term in the military, the family made a final move to Exeter, where Nick and Doris settled into the family home they shared for 50 years. Nick and Doris shared 65 years together before Nick’s passing in 2022. Doris spent her final year at Fairview Manor in Fairmont.

As an Air Force wife, Doris found herself in both parent roles at times, and managed the household with patience, love and a little discipline. She held down jobs ranging from Arizona dog groomer to Exeter daycare provider to waitress at Sweetwater tavern in Exeter, and was known by her brothers for her raisin cream pie. She loved to play cards, with pinochle, euchre and pitch her games of choice, and made a few trips to casinos just for fun. Her grandchildren and great grands were the lights of her life, and she was always most excited when another baby joined the family.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, John & Theresa; sisters, Reta Mae Coffey, Evelyn Coffey, Gladys Coffey, Patricia Hansen, and Joan Kuska; brothers, Lawrence Harre, Kenneth Harre, Jerome Harre, Gene Harre, Paul Harre, and Aloysius Harre.

Doris is survived by her three children, Shari (Alan) Michl of Exeter, Tim (Marie) Nicholas of Central City and Hope (Ken) Strate of Exeter, grandchildren Allison (Jeb) Bitz and Nathan (Abby) Michl; Matthew (Jennifer) Nicholas and Angela (Noah) Broekemier; Victoria Androyna and Deidre (Kevin) Boyle; her beloved great grandchildren: Evie, Jonah, Leo, Layne, Cason, Avery, Oliver, and Amelia; sisters, Jeanette Paulus of Loveland, Colorado and Leona Smith of New Braunfels, Texas; and brother, Frank Harre of York, Nebraska.

Obituary Patricia Powers

 Patricia Ann Powers was born to Max Powers and Vera Mae (Klone) Powers on June 9, 1941 in York, Nebraska. She passed away on June 23, 2026 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 83 years and 14 days. She was one of 2 children.

Pat graduated from York High School in 1959. After graduation, Pat moved to Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln School of Commerce. She went to work for the gas company in Lincoln and continued to work for them for over 50 years. She attended the First United Methodist
Church in Lincoln.

Pat loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed travelling to Exeter every other weekend to visit her sister, Barb. Together, they enjoyed running to York shopping, going out for dinner, playing cards, and laughing about anything and everything. Other interests included playing bingo, meeting her friends at the Gateway Mall for a few games of cards, Husker Sports, and taking care of her 2 cats.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Max Powers and Vera Mae Hueske; her step-father, Al Hueske; and her sister, Barbara Becker.

She is survived by her nieces, Jacquelyn (Greg) Yound of Exeter, Nebraska and Stephanie (Thom) Kastrup of Omaha, Nebraska; nephews, Paul (Julie) Becker of Lucas, Texas and Jamie (April) Becker of Columbus, Nebraska; and 10 great nieces and nephews and 4 great great nieces and nephews.

Death Notice: Doris Nicholas

 A Mass of Christian of Burial for Doris will be on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Exeter. Father Brendan Kelly will preside over the Mass.

A Graveside Service will be in the Exeter Cemetery immediately following the Mass.

Public visitation will be Friday, June 28, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Farmer Funeral Home in Exeter. A Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Farmer Funeral Home in Exeter.

Memorials are suggested to the St. Stephen Catholic Church or to the family to be designated later.

Death Notice: Patricia Powers

 

A Memorial Service for Patricia will be Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Exeter, Nebraska. Kim Dunker will preside over the Memorial Service.

A Graveside Committal of Ashes will take place at the Exeter Cemetery following the Memorial Service.

Memorials are suggested to the family.

Exeter-Milligan School Board meets

 Exeter-Milligan Superintendent Paul Sheffield (center) looks on while school board President Adam Erdkamp signs the paperwork selling the Milligan school building to the village of Milligan.  Board member Kendra Jansky is on the right.

In a historic move, the Exeter-Milligan school board sold the Milligan school building and grounds to the village of Milligan during their regular meeting June 12^th in Milligan.

After the board opened the meeting and approved the consensus agenda, the meeting was opened for public comment.

Milligan resident Gerald Slezak asked about specifics on the sale of the Milligan building.  Both board president Adam Erdkamp and member Eric Milton responded.

Milton, who also serves on the village of Milliigan board, replied specifically to Slezak’s query about the purpose the village will use the building for, “anytime you look at any property there is always potential.”

He noted that the village had no specific plan for the property at the moment.

The village purchased the property for $10,000 and the district will pay the village each year for the next five years to use the property in essentially the same way they are using it now.

The gym is used for an extra practice space, the locker rooms are used for football games and some of the other buildings are used by the district as well.  The community will have access if the facility is available but the district will maintain the first priority,

Exeter-Milligan Superintendent Paul Sheffield updated the board on the Elementary HVAC project.  The old boilers are being replaced and a whole new system is being installed.

The board looked at some options for dates when the EMF coop area committee could meet.

The board reviewed and approved multiple policy updates many updated by legislative action. Sheffield highlighted the changes in the contract with A & M, Inc and the board approved the new contract for one year.

The next topic was the elementary remodeling project and the board discussed hiring a new design firm.

The board voted 5-0 to accept the sale and the lease agreement of the Milligan building (Milton abstained).  The district will cover the costs of demolition of the old building should the village opt to go that route.

The board set the next meeting for July 15 in Exeter.

 

 

Exeter Fun Days

 

Exeter Class of 2014 and 2024

 

Exeter-Milligan Class of 2014, from left: (front row) Brook (Manning) Pribyl, Kylie (Briske) Schoenholz, Logan Zeleny, Diedre (Stevens) Boyle, Meredith Emshoff; (back row) Garrett Pribyl, Nolan White and Robert Harre.

Exeter-Milligan  Class of 2024 from left: Troy Kallhoff, Taylor Pribyl and Savana Krupicka.

Exeter Class of 1974

 

Exeter Class of 1974, from left: Susan Henricksen Dallegge, Mary (Coffey) Gloystein, Denese (Jensen) Becker, Shelly (Fitzgerald) Hellbusch, Kurt Oates, Sherry (Krejci) Dumpert, Sheila (Spires) Ekeler, Margie (Manning) Hayes, Brenda (Hoelscher) Manning.

Exeter Class of 1964 and 1969

Exeter Class of 1969 from left: (front row) Mike Becker, Barry Murphy, Sara (Klemm) Ogren, Rod Wellman, Carol (Kuska) Leipzig, Mary Jane (Manning) Havick, Kristie Briggs, and Pat (Krejci) Becker; (back row) John Harre, Spencer Spires, Jim Tieso, Leo Marek, Jack Sudrla, Jack Becwar and Leonard Franzen.

Exeter Class of 1964, from left: (front row) Helen (Peschel) Parks, Sandi (Franzen) Jones (middle row) Wilma (Barkmeier) Miles, Linda (Wellman) Nunns, Janet (Taylor) Styskal, Ruth Ann (Drummond) Ronne (back row) Norm Anton, Paul Jensen, Chuck Erdkamp.