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Plummeting COVID cases in Nebraska nursing homes bode well for vaccines, ending pandemic
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Plummeting COVID cases in Nebraska nursing homes bode well for vaccines, ending pandemic
- Henry J. Cordes Omaha World-Herald
- Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Updated May 23, 2023
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Bud Hopkinson, 88, receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from RelyCare pharmacist Laine Harris at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD

Bud Hopkinson, 88, waits to receive his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Henry J. Cordes Omaha World-Herald
It takes time for vaccines to build up immunity and the two authorized coronavirus vaccines both require two doses given several weeks apart to train the body's immune system. Source by: Stringr
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Lancaster County teachers slated for vaccines in early March; Health Department says supply remains constant
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Nebraska ranks 33rd in rate of administering virus shots
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Orville and Mildred Zeisler died just six days apart after contracting COVID-19. More than 800 Nebraska nursing home residents have died after testing positive for the virus.
COURTESY/ZEISLER FAMILY
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Orville Zeisler enjoys a window visit with his great-granddaughter, Makenna Schwarten, at his nursing home in Emerson, Nebraska. He and his wife both later died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the home. Below, Orville and Mildred Zeisler died just six days apart after contracting COVID-19. More than 800 Nebraska nursing home residents have died after testing positive for the virus.
THE ZEISLER FAMILY, COURTESY photos
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Nebraska reports hardly any flu cases this season
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Messages are written on the windows at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility in Papillion. Family of residents have only been able to visit from outside windows during the pandemic. “You do have to yell a little bit,” resident Everett “Bud” Hopkinson said of talking with visitors.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Everett “Bud” Hopkinson, 88, recently received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion. Nursing home residents were among the first Nebraskans to receive COVID-19 vaccines, and so far they appear effective: Over the final three weeks of January, resident cases fell over 80%.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
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When a nurse asked Everett “Bud” Hopkinson if he had a preferred arm for his second shot of COVID-19 vaccine, he replied: “I don’t care which arm — left, right, middle.”
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Nebraskans lost to COVID-19
Al Martinez
“He has built generations of kids, and if we do our job right, we pass that on, his legacy.”
Cecilia Dunnigan
"If people needed anything, even if they just needed a good idea, she was the one they relied on," her daughter said.
Cecilia Dunnigan
Charles Maguire
"That just meant if we went sledding at the park, he was right in the middle of everything," she said. "If we had a red wagon, he would push us so hard we'd fall over. Yes, we got a lot of skinned knees, but he'd kiss it and make it feel better."
Daphne Newton
"Before Covid, every Sunday that she was off, dinner was at Daphne's house," Traci said. "Daphne loved to dance and sing. She would also take the entire family to the Amazing Pizza Machine for Christmas."
Darrell Dibben
“That was Dad,” Dave Dibben said. “He cared so much more about others. That’s what made him an outstanding parent and an outstanding teacher.”
Darrin Cook
After his death, Michelle Cook found one last text on his phone that he hadn't sent: "Tell the kids I love them, and I love you, too."
Don Kane
Kane devoted his career to public education in Missouri Valley, most notably as a middle school principal. He officiated thousands of football and basketball games, earning induction into the Iowa Officials Hall of Fame in 2002.
Donald and Marie Stoltenberg
The last thing Donald Stoltenberg said to his wife of 69 years before she died of COVID-19 on Nov. 21 was that he’d be with her soon. He died four days later.
Elinor Borders
"She was very caring, she always had time for us," Deb Miller said. "She was always willing to pass along information on her hobbies and took an interest in ours."
Frank Kumor
Bellevue Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Rippe said Kumor served on the school board for “all the right reasons.” “He truly cared and did everything he could, financially and emotionally, to support our students and staff,” Rippe said.
Frank Naranjo
“Reach out to your neighbor. Love one another. Take care of each other during this scary time.”
Greg Peterson
Peterson worked in IT for most of his life, and then as a custodian at Abbott Elementary. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing cribbage, cooking and fixing things at his home and the Post.
Helen Jones Woods
“My mother was always an activist,” Hughes said. “She saw herself as an underdog, trying to climb out of her environment and circumstance. And she believed that along the way, you take someone with you.”
Jack Fynbu
In the procession to Fynbu’s gravesite at Lincoln Memorial Park, he rode in the rumble seat in his ‘32 Deuce — one last ride in his dream car.
Jim McGrath
“He loved working with young people,” his wife Beth McGrath said. “He touched so many kids and had such an impact on them. He has a favorite T-shirt that says, ‘I yell because I care.’”
Joel A. Watts
“He really enjoyed life, even the smallest thing could be an adventure,” Lois Watts said.
Karen Darling
“There were flowers in the house and flowers outside,” he said. “Lots of pots and flowers all over the place. She liked the perennials — not the annuals.”
Ken Dahlke
The Nebraska State Patrol remembers Lt. Ken Dahlke as “a great man and a great role model for the many troopers he worked with who carry on the legacy of dedication to public service.”
Kevin Hopper
Hopper was honored in December of last year and wrote a report about his career in which he described changes he had seen in information technology. “What a wild ride it has been!” he wrote.
Laura Saf
Laura Saf, who passed away in December 2020, has been awarded the GWSF Ambassador Award posthumously.
COURTESY PHOTO
Leland Lamberty
“Dr. Lamberty was loved and respected by all who worked with him,” said Mel McNea, Great Plains Health chief executive officer. “His presence on our medical staff and in the community will be missed. He was a visionary, a mentor and a friend to many. He truly loved practicing medicine and serving his patients, and it showed.”
Lydia and Carlos Tibbs
“The Tibbses are beautiful people,” said Alexander, who was married to Carlos Tibbs for five of the 10 years they were together. “They covered you with their love.”
Merlene Hughes
Merlene Hughes’ friends sometimes jokingly called her “The Bookie” because of her penchant to want to place a bet on just about anything.
Mike Acquazzino
“He cared so much about his family,” Kristen said. “He has a very large family of brothers and sisters and cousins who he was very close to.”
Ming Wang
“He should be here,” she said. “I thought he would dance with my daughters at their weddings some day. I thought we'd get to have him until he was a feisty, gray-haired 95-year old.”
Paul Filsinger
“We were waiting for the perfect time and the perfect place to get married, but we weren’t real worried about setting a date. We thought we had forever,” Moeller said.
Paul Ing
"He had just become a grandfather, and he should have had many more years with us and his newborn granddaughter but those years were cut short," Ryan said.
Pedro Garcia III
“When our grandpa died, he was the one who was cheering everyone up, telling everyone stories,” Pierro said. “He made everyone smile and laugh.”
Phyllis Wachholtz
"She didn't have any issues in the whole world until COVID hit her," Stoj said. "I just plain miss her."
Ralph Marasco
“I can find comfort in the countless stories of how Dad’s life and work decisions were made from his heart first. It’s that heart that brought him closer to God.”
Robert M. Fausset
It was his sense of humor and “big goofy smile” that Anita Kunken loved most about Robert “Bob” Fausset.
Robert Puhalla Sr.
Puhalla, a U.S. Army veteran who was 73, was at the church seven days a week. He often delivered the homily at daily Mass, which begins at 7 a.m.
Roger Ryman
“He was truly trying to make up for the lost time,” she said. “I think of my upcoming college graduation. I'll be the first grandchild to graduate from college, and he won't be there.”
Samiera Abou-Nasr
"Her life was dedicated to her family and loved ones. She would always say to me, 'You give me life,' and I finally understand what she meant by that. She lived for us. For her large, growing family, and she continues to live on in each one of us."
Steve Maurer
“We called him papa,” said granddaughter Emily Wehnes. “He was always interested in anything we were doing."
Tom Vint
“You know how there’s always a glue in the family?” she said. “He’s our glue. So now we have to just try extra hard to be sticky.”
Vincent Kershaw
“He’d had 30 jobs from age 11 to the time he became a physician,” Sean said. “I think the whole family shares these really amazing memories of camping with him and having adventures with him.”
Wayne Stanley
Over the years as Wayne drove his delivery route for an agriculture company, regular customers learned that a delivery from Wayne frequently came with a half-hour conversation.
Denver Schmadeke
Denver Schmadeke served as an Omaha firefighter for more than 30 years. He and his wife would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January. He died Dec. 26.
SCHMADEKE FAMILY
Berniece Marie Scott
"She fought for her family and friends with love and grit," said Berniece's daughter, Brenda Christoffersen. "She fought hard for all of us until the end."
BRENDA CHRISTOFFERSEN
Bessie Feighner
"The world was a better place with Grandma Bessie in it," said Brandy Feighner. "She set the bar high when it came to genuine kindness and compassion."
Craig Gilbert
Through 27 years of marriage, Craig Gilbert didn't go a day without telling his wife Bonnie Gilbert that he loved her.
COURTESY/BONNIE GILBERT
Daniel Hegarty
Hegarty married his high school sweetheart, Chris Grasso, and the two shared many interests and traveled extensively during their nearly 52 years of marriage.
Donald and Carol Wendland
Donald and Carol Wendland enjoyed a life that was rooted in a sense of place, family and community.
Donald Obermire
Obermire was a big-hearted man who was always willing to lend a helping hand to any person or animal.
COURTESY/DIXIE PELC
Dorothy Schnieders
Dorothy Schnieders was a warm, funny, loving woman who didn't take things for granted.
Ernie Johnson
"He was my brother, not just a statistic," Lori Meyer said. "He was loved by his multitude of friends, too."
COURTESY/LORI MEYER
Gary Elwood
Barb Elwood of Bennet, Nebraska, loved her husband Gary Elwood's smile. She loved the look in his eyes when he was around his grandchildren. She loved the nights they would spend around a fire pit drinking and singing at the top of their lungs.
COURTESY/BARB ELWOOD
Jesus Ortega
Ortega was never one to say "I love you," "you did well" or anything like that. He would show it, his stepson Wilfredo Bonilla noted, instead of saying it.
ORTEGA FAMILY
Larry Saab
"He just liked to play, that's all he did, he liked to play with his grandkids, play in the snow, just play," daughter Mary Mueller said.
Louis “LJ” Dickson
"He was everyone’s best friend, especially mine," Tamela King said of her son Louis "LJ" Dickson of Bellevue.
COURTESY/TAMELA KING
Mary Lou O'Hare
Life had a bit more sparkle in Palmer, Nebraska, because of O'Hare.
Nancy Cardisco-Preister
Nancy Cardisco-Preister took some tough blows in life, but found a way to move forward.
Randy Secrest
Randy Secrest loved the cowboy life. He loved working with cattle, riding horses, being outdoors and telling stories.
Ted Bray
"Anytime anybody needed help, he would say, 'Sure, we can do that,'" Ted Bray's daughter, Janelle Francis said.
Toni Trapp
Brianna Trapp-Hart considers her mom, Toni Trapp, her best friend. The two talked every day until December, when Toni was diagnosed with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator.
COURTESY/BRIANNA TRAPP
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Bud Hopkinson, 88, receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from RelyCare pharmacist Laine Harris at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Bud Hopkinson, 88, waits to receive his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Everett “Bud” Hopkinson, 88, recently received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion. Nursing home residents were among the first Nebraskans to receive COVID-19 vaccines, and so far they appear effective: Over the final three weeks of January, resident cases fell over 80%.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
When a nurse asked Everett “Bud” Hopkinson if he had a preferred arm for his second shot of COVID-19 vaccine, he replied: “I don’t care which arm — left, right, middle.”
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Orville and Mildred Zeisler died just six days apart after contracting COVID-19. More than 800 Nebraska nursing home residents have died after testing positive for the virus.
- COURTESY/ZEISLER FAMILY
Orville Zeisler enjoys a window visit with his great-granddaughter, Makenna Schwarten, at his nursing home in Emerson, Nebraska. He and his wife both later died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the home. Below, Orville and Mildred Zeisler died just six days apart after contracting COVID-19. More than 800 Nebraska nursing home residents have died after testing positive for the virus.
- THE ZEISLER FAMILY, COURTESY photos
Messages are written on the windows at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility in Papillion. Family of residents have only been able to visit from outside windows during the pandemic. “You do have to yell a little bit,” resident Everett “Bud” Hopkinson said of talking with visitors.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, a long-term care facility, in Papillion on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
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