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Katharyn James, age 76, of Aurora, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at Westfield Quality Care.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 23rd at the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate. Interment will be at the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the family to designate at a later date. Condolences may be made to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Gayle of Aurora; three children, Susan (Cory) Pawloski of Papillion, John James of Aurora and Jeffrey James of Lincoln; grandson, Benjamin Pawloski of Papillion and other family members and friends.
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