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December 10, 2020
Frank Joseph Kumor (pictured), the owner of Erwin’s Jewelers Co. in Bellevue, Neb., and a mainstay of the local community, died of COVID-19 on Dec. 4. He was 71.
Erwin’s Jewelers Co. is temporarily closed; according to a Nov. 19 Facebook post, all the store’s staff members had contracted COVID, and some were in the hospital.
Following Kumor’s passing, locals filled the streets to pay respects during his funeral procession and placed flowers and notes outside his store, reported the
“He had a big heart for people down on their luck, he was always willing to lend a hand,” Kumor’s son Joe told the newspaper. “I don’t think any of us know how many people he helped out. He was very good about helping people and not talking about it. Piles of people would tell me, ‘Tell your dad thank you, he really helped me out when I needed a ring and didn’t have any money.’ ”