Obituaries

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 15, 2026 Gary Lee Rudolf, 82, of St. Charles, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 8, 2026 Douglas C. “Doug” Bryant, 83, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 8, 2026 Karen F. (Lindquist) Foulk, 87, of Grand Island, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Tiffany Square.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 8, 2026 Phyllis A. Hopwood, 86, of Palmer, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 1, 2026 Karen June Zimbelman, 82, of Central City, died on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | January 1, 2026 Shirley Forbis, 82, of Central City, Nebraska passed away peacefully at her home on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 10 a.m.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | December 25, 2025 Carmen Gail (Dockweiler) Chase, the wife of Brady Chase, was born on August 27, 1987, in Central City, to Thomas and Sherry (Masters) Dockweiler. Carmen attended Nebraska Christian Schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | December 25, 2025 Jacquelyn “Jackie” Della Cline, 82, of Central City, died Friday, December 19, 2025 at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City. Funeral services will be Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

The Central City Republican-Nonpareil | December 25, 2025 Delton C. Wegner, 70, of Central City, died on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care Center.

Todd Hermansen, 73, of Aurora, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025 at Bryan/LGH West Medical Center in Lincoln. Todd’s wishes were to be cremated.