Alvera M. Cline passed away on March 7th, 2016, with her family at her side. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on August 28th, 1925, to Henry and Katie Alpers. She married Roy C. Cline on July 10th, 1953 in Winnipeg.
During her married life she followed he husband Roy with MK Construction Company all over the U.S. and the world.
She is survived by two daughters, Bonnie M. Stotland (Duane) of Boise, Idaho, and Charlene G. Anderson (Norm) of Greeley, Colorado. She is survived by a son, Rondell R. Cline (Ann Marie) of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. She is survived by seven grandchildren: Ryan M. Stotland (Natalia), Zach M. Stotland, Jacob I. Anderson, Hilary J. Clement (Josh), Ronnie Cline, Crystal Cline, and Susan McClure. She is survived by three great-grandchildren: Dakota Clement, Ethan Cline and Brittnee McClure-Cyphers. She is survived by one sister, Linda Rohrig.
Alvera is preceded in death by her husband Roy C. Cline, brothers Harvey and Burt Alpers, daughter Margaret Thompson (Harry) of Rapid City, North Dakota, and parents Henry and Katie Alpers.
Vera received her American citizenship in November of 1957, in North Platte, Nebraska. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in North Platte and Riverside Chapel at Salmon Creek in Boise, Idaho. She was very active in the Alzheimer’s Society in North Platte and also volunteered over a nineteen year period at the Great Plains Hospital in North Platte, Nebraska. Vera loved crafts and made many beautiful things with her knitting, sewing and crochet.
Burial will be at the North Platte, Nebraska Cemetery. At Vera’s request, there will be a gravesite service on Thursday March 24 at 2 pm. Help us celebrate Vera’s amazing 90 years.
No flowers please. Memorial gifts can be made in her name to your local Alzheimer’s Association.

Charles ‘Chart’ F. Nicholson, age 89, of Tryon, passed away Friday, March 11th at his home. He was born October 7, 1926 in Sutherland to Arthur and Alma (Arensdorf) Nicholson. He grew up in the Southwest corner of McPherson County. At a young age he went to work on a harvesting crew. In 1945, he entered the U.S. Army, serving in Japan as an M.P. After his discharge from the Army he returned home where he farmed and ranched. On March 4, 1950 he married Wilma Neal in Stapleton. The couple continued ranching then moved to Oregon. They later returned to Nebraska and ran a café in Sutherland. Chart was a jack of all trades. He trucked, did some carpentry, worked as a janitor at the high school, and was an excellent craftsman. In 1969 he went to work for the UPRR in the signal department. He retired from the railroad on January 1, 1990. He then bought the Longhorn Motel in Tryon and ran that for many years. Chart and Wilma enjoyed their retirement, traveling all over the country and seeing every state except Hawaii. He was a member of the Tryon United Methodist Church and the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and his family was the center of his life, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include four daughters, Sandra Black of Tryon, Shareen (Stanley) Munson of Tryon, DeAnna (Bill) Kramer of North Platte, and Brenda (Jess) Cochran of Tryon; a sister, Ruth McNeal of Fort Collins, CO.; a brother, Don Nicholson of North Platte; a sister-in-law, Wilma Neal of North Platte; 12 grandchildren, Tylene (Gale) Garner of Tryon, Toby (Julie) Black of Morrill, Tammy (Kevin) May of Brady, Todd (Chris) Black of Moreno, CO., Bill (Lori) Munson of North Platte, Jason (Mikki) Munson of Cheyenne, WY., Jody (Megan) Munson of Tuscon, AZ, Darrin (Angie) Arthur, Phil (Laura) Masters of North Platte, Angela (Donald) McDermott of North Platte, Joseph (Emily) Cochran of Sioux Falls, SD., and Benjamin (Bailey) Cochran of Tryon; 30 great grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; many other family member and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Wilma; a son, Dick; great granddaughter, Emmalee Garner; siblings Myrtle Miller and Robert Nicholson.
A memorial has been established in his name to the Tryon United Methodist Church or Great Plains Hospice and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Tryon Methodist Church with the Pastor Shanon Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Miller Cemetery with military honors graveside. Visitation will be 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Monday and Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is entrusted with arrangements.

Mary Edna Vath, age 82, of Sutherland, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Mary was born August 21, 1933, to Cecil James and Ombolena German Horn at Thune, NE. Mary grew up in Arthur County and Ogallala, NE, where she attended Ogallala Public School for grade school and high school and Arthur County country school for her middle grades.

On August 21, 1951, Mary was united in marriage to Louis Roscoe Vath at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ogallala. They lived on a farm northwest of Keystone, NE before moving to Sutherland in 1961 where they raised their nine children.

Mary was first and foremost a mother. It wasn’t until the children were grown that she did housecleaning for others in the Sutherland area and worked as a janitor at the clinic, library, Adams Bank & Trust, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rectory, the Thomas Agency and worked as a Stanley Dealer for nearly 20 years. Mary also drove kids from Sutherland to Sarben for the special education class for a year.

Mary was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society, National Council of Catholic Women, V.F.W. Auxiliary #3755, and when the girls were young she was a Girl Scout Leader. Mary enjoyed doing crafts and crocheting and had made many, many friends over the years. She especially loved her family and was a giving person who always put others first.

She leaves behind her loving husband of nearly 65 years, Louis, of Sutherland; their children, Robert (Janet) Vath and Peggy (Kent) Lenz, of Sutherland, Rita (Dennis) Boyer and Becky Vath, of Loveland, CO, Mary Lou (Berdell) Beisner, of Paxton, NE, and Nancy Vath (fiancé, Bill Ray), of Oberlin, KS; daughter-in-law, Connie Huehl, of Lincoln, NE; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; her sister, Violet Anderson, of Hardy, AR; and several nieces, nephews and other family.

Mary is preceded in death by her children, Louis LeRoy and Michael Eugene ‘Heavy’ Vath and Phyllis Marie Brush; a grandson, Robert ‘Bobby’ Vath, Jr.; granddaughter, Rebecca Ann Vath; her parents, Cecil Horn and Ombolena Horn Vath; stepfather, Jesse Vath; brothers, Donald Horn and Walter Vath; brother-in-law, Ken Anderson; and her aunt, Carol Shafer.

Rosary Service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Celebrant Father Jim Novakowski. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery, south of Sutherland.

Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore and prior to services at the church. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Sutherland Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.