Imperial Republican
Jan. 13, 2006

Brice Rueter
Life-long Wauneta resident Brice Fredric Rueter passed away Dec. 30, 2005. 
He was born on Feb. 25, 1944, in Holdrege, Neb., to Carl and Ann Holbein Rueter.
In recent years, Brice suffered from Multiple Sclerosis and spent the last 13 years of
his life at Heritage of Wauneta where he received kind and attentive care.
Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 
Wauneta, Neb., with Pastor Judy Dye officiating. He was inurned with his mother and 
father at Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta. Liewer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

Mildred Deininger
Mildred Deininger passed away Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2005, at her home in Aurora, Colo.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. MT at the United Methodist 
Church of Wauneta. Interment followed at the Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta.
Liewer Funeral Home of Wauneta was in charge of arrangements. 

Vern A. Nickerson
Vern A. Nickerson, 88, of Maxwell, died Dec. 28, 2005.
He was born June 27, 1917 at Cozad to Hugh and Lillie Nickerson. 
He attended grade school in Cozad and High School in Lexington.
He hired out in 1935 to work for Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming. August 17, 1939, he 
married Veda Carroll in Greeley, CO. He was on the Plainview Cemetery Board, a charter 
member of Maxwell's first Fire Department and on the Town Board and School Board 
the same time for 13 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Esther Evarts 
and grandson, David Nickerson. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 and 8:30 a.m. 
until service time on Friday, Jan. 6 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel of North Platte.
Burial was at the Plainview Cemetery of Maxwell.

Alis Bellairs
Alis (Deden) Bellairs was born on Oct. 23, 1913, in a sod house on her parents' homestead 
in Sedgwick County, Colo., northwest of Venango, Neb. She was the second of six children 
born to Barney A. and Christina Belle Collins Dudden. She then enrolled in a one year teacher 
preparation program at Kearney State Teacher's College. She taught rural schools in the Venango 
and Brandon, Neb., area for five years. Alis was married to David A. Deden on June 1, 1936 at the 
Dudden family farm north of Venango. David died in 1949 due to a vehicle accident and Alis continued 
to manage the farm and raise her young family. Alis was married to Victor Bellairs on April 16, 1960.  
In addition to her parents and two husbands, Alis was preceded in death by two brothers, Garret and Orville Dudden.
Services were held Monday, Jan. 2, 2006 at the Venango Community Church. Burial was in the Venango Cemetery. 

Milton Waidley
Milton Irven "Mans" Waidley was born in Wauneta, Neb. on Dec. 30, 1910, the ninth child of 
13 children born to Miller Breneman "Milt" and Maggie (Benge) Waidley. He died on 
Dec. 21, 2005, in Oakland, Calif. Mans was a trapper of fur bearing animals in his youth. 
In 1932 he jumped on a freight train and headed to Great Falls, Mont. He worked as a 
sheep herder, a plow shaker and a teamster and even sharpened his cooking skills as a cook 
for the other teamsters. He returned in the fall to Wauneta and met Edith Madison, who had 
moved from the Sutherland area. They married on April 3, 1933. They were married 57 years 
when Edith passed away in April 1990. He married May Goerke on March 16, 1992 and lived 
with her until his death. He lived 94 years, 11 months, 21 days, 7 hours and 28 minutes.
He was laid to rest on Dec. 28, 2005, in the Merced (Merced County) District Cemetery's 
Garden of Peace with Dr. Steven Mouldenhauer of Valley Baptist Church officiating.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Edith (Madison) Waidley.
He leaves behind his second wife of 13 years, May (Gorke) Waidley; son, Gerald W. Waidley; 
two grandchildren; five great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.
   
Virgil Kerchal
Virgil Kerchal passed away Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2005, at the hospital in Tecumseh, Neb.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at 2 p.m. MT at the Redeemer Lutheran 
Church of Wauneta. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta.Survivors include son 
Ken Kerchal and wife Loretta; son Duane Kerchal and son Rex Kerchal and wife, Deborah; brothers: 
Leonard Kerchal and wife Frona and Keith Kerchal and wife Nona and sister, JoAnn and husband, 
Rob Vicary, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
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