The Immaculate Conception Chatholic Church in Rushville was filled to overflowing yesterday morning for the funeral of 18-year old Jesse Retzlaff….killed a little before 6:00 Sunday morning in a traffic accident southeast of Norfolk.

Retzlaff had graduated from Gordon-Rushville High School in May, and the funeral brought back a large number of his classmates even though the service was on a weekday.

The Holt County Sheriff’s Department says Retzlaff was eastbound on Highway 20 near its junction with Highway 275 when his car crossed the center line and into the path of semi driven by 34-year old Ron Schrieber Jr of Gordon.

Retzlaff’s car hit the driver’s side of the truck’s tractor and trailer, then rolled into the south ditch. He was ejected and died at the scene. Schreiber was unhurt, but the accident remains under investigation.

Retzlaff was living in the Norfolk area while attending Northeastern Community College for its electrical construction program.

Friends say he had attended a wedding and reception Saturday night, but declined an offer of a room for the night, saying he had commitments on Sunday.

Florence Cynthia Eitzmann, 91, of Scottsbluff, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Her funeral service will be held at 10am on Friday, October 5, 2012 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Scottsbluff with Reverend Dr. Larry Spomer officiating. Interment will be held at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled from 1pm until 8pm on Thursday at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff. Memorials may be made in care of the church. Online condolences may be left and a memory candles may be lit in Florence’s honor at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Florence was born Feb 24, 1921 at the family home in Thayer County, NE to Edward and Martha (Hellmer) Hobelman. They moved to Big Springs in 1929 and graduated from Big Springs High School in 1939. After high school graduation, she received a teaching certificate and taught school in Nuckolls County and Deuel County, NE. She married Ernest John Eitzmann on March 14, 1943 in St. Peter Lutheran Church in Byron, NE. After Ernest was discharged from serving in WWII, they began their life together on the farm in Republic County, KS for 41 years.
Florence was an active member of St. Peter’s church, the church choir, bible study, Sunday school, the Alter Guild, and was a many year member of the Byron Women’s Club, Bi-State Extension Club and the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 205. She was instrumental in organizing the public library in Byron, NE, then in 1967 serving as board member for the library, then librarian for 18 years.
Florence and Ernest were blessed with two loving children; son Will (Chris) Eitzman and their children Jeni (Evan) Meyer, and Cindi and Kati Eitzman; daughter Jan (Hal) Fontinelle and their children Holly (JC) Delabbio, and Caleb and Logan Fontinelle. In 1986, they retired closer to their children and grandchildren in Scottsbluff and enjoyed close family ties with their loving families.
Florence was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church where she continued with bible studies, member of Ruth Circle, Women of ELCA and the Alter Guild; she also enjoyed Tuesday fellowship with friends making blankets for Lutheran World Relief. She loved the beauty of nature, flowers, gardening and God’s beautiful world.
She is survived by her son Will (Chris) Eitzman and daughter Jan (Hal) Fontinelle; sister LaVera Magee; sisters-in-law Lola Eitzmann and Lori Hobelman; grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband Ernest, sister Elsie, brother Edward, one niece and one nephew preceded her in death.

Don Anderson, 90 of Lodgepole, Nebraska died Sunday afternoon, September 23, 2012 at the Via Christi Health Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 28, 2012 in the Lodgepole United Methodist Church with Pastor Ezekiel Koesch officiating. Graveside services with military rites will be at 3:30 P.M. Friday in the Whitman Cemetery at Whitman, Nebraska.
Memorials have been established to the Book Mobile through the Sidney Public Library.
Visitation will be held at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney on Thursday from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. with the family present from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com
Donald Richard Anderson, the son Clyde and Bertha (Glause) Anderson was born August 14, 1922 at Palmer, Nebraska. He grew up in the sand hills of Nebraska where he worked for several ranches in the area. He served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II.
After his discharge he returned to the sand hills where he met Deloris Evans and they were married in August of 1951. To this union four children were born. They made their home in the sand hills where he worked as a ranch hand. The family moved to Chadron in 1966 where he was employed in various occupations. In 1970 they moved to Lodgepole where he worked for different road construction companies.
Don was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include two sons: Rick and wife Carrie Anderson of Chadron, NE and Randy and wife Julie Anderson of Tucson, AZ; two daughters: Cathy and husband Gene Brown of Latham, KS and Cindy and husband Allan Bruns of Dundee, OR; five grandchildren: Misty, Amanda, Michael, Elyse and Erica and two great-grandchildren Alpine and Zoey.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, three brothers and six sisters.
Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations is Sidney is serving the Anderson family.