Obituaries

Gary L. Smith, age 75, of Grand Island, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at his home.

Cindy M. Bartholomew, age 61, of Kearney, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the C.H.I. Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Kearney with the Reverend Drs. Rick and Michelle Carlson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Prairie Center Cemetery at Haven’s Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Relay for Life. The service will be livestreamed and can be viewed by visiting www.firstlutherankearney.org. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Cindy was born August 30, 1960, in Kearney to Maurice and Peggy (Sheen) Smallcomb. She graduated from Gibbon High School in 1978. Cindy worked at Anderson Wrecking in Kearney for many years. In 1990 she began working for West Pharmaceutical Company in Kearney.

Nancy A. Farris, age 65, of Omaha, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022. A funeral mass was held Wednesday, March 16, at the St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. Memorials will be directed by the family.