December 2025

Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph “Joe” V. Knust, 83, of Petersburg, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Petersburg, Rev. Frank Baumert and Deacon John Starman will officiate. Interment will be at St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Raeville, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post #334 of Petersburg, and the Army Funeral Honor Guard.

Funeral service for Dr. Stacy E. Charf, age 56, of Neligh, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2025 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin. Father Mark McKercher will officiate, and burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Neligh. Visitation will be held Friday, December 26, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin with a wake service at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Charf passed away on December 19, 2025. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family www.snidermemorial.com.

The St. Edward Fire Department (above) and St. Edward Public School (below) shared in the spirit of Christmas this past week with visits from Santa and The Grinch as the community celebrates the season.

This year I got a exposed to a new holiday - Festivus. It’s not really new, and it’s not really something that I didn’t know about - I just hadn’t realized people had put it into real life after watching it on Seinfeld.

The funeral service for Alan J. Hagemann will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Funeral Services for William “Bill” T. Shotkoski, 70, of St. Edward, will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2025, at St. Edward Catholic Church with Rev. Matt Gutowski officiating. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service Friday morning.