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Barbara Hanes
Jan 9, 2025
Barbara Hanes, passed away on January 9, 2025, in Columbus, Nebraska. She was born on November 12, 1935 to Samuel and Mildred (Kephart) Kuhns. Barbara married Elmer Earl Hanes in Parks, NE in 1950. They had three sons Dennis, Jerry and Mark Hanes.
For over twenty years, Barbara worked as an aide at a local hospital, where her compassion and warmth...
Debbie Sandman
Mar 15, 2025
Debbie Sandman was born on December 28, 1955, in Benkelman, Nebraska to Kenneth and Cleophia (Lane) Denker and passed away on March 15, 2025, in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 69 years, 2 months and 15 days.
Debbie grew up on a farm north of Wauneta, Nebraska and graduated from Wauneta High School with the Class of 1974. On January...
Kathleen A Brown
Mar 8, 2025
Kathleen A. Brown was born to Jim and Angeline Roys on July 9, 1944 in Wray, Colorado, Kathy was raised on a farm north of Eckley, Colorado. She attended elementary school in Eckley, and high school in Yuma, Colorado, graduating in 1962.
She attended Barnes Business School in Denver, Colorado, working in the finance center for the US Air Force. She...
Margaret Ellen Marvin
Mar 4, 2025
Margaret Ellen (David) Marvin was born to Stanton S. David and Helen Margaret (Gifford) David on their farm in Phelps County on April 25th, 1929. She received her education in Phelps and surrounding areas as the farm was located in the corner of four different counties. Margaret loved being outdoors and helping her father with the animals and many other...
Jimmy Lynn Zarecor
Feb 23, 2025
Jimmy Lynn Zarecor was born on August 23, 1939 in Wauneta, NE to Herschel and Ella (Trembly) Zarecor. Jimmy passed away on February 23, 2025 at the Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE. A private family interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta.
Lyle Glen Coleman
Feb 20, 2025
Lyle Glen Coleman, 70 of North Platte, passed away on Feb. 20,2025 at the Great Plains Hospital.
Lyle Coleman was born on Jan. 28, 1955, at the Grant Community Hospital. He was the oldest of 3 children born to Glen and Roberta Coleman. When Lyle was 2 years old, he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy that would affect him physically and...
Charles "Chuck" Lynn Welshans
Feb 18, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Lynn Welshans of Benkelman, NE passed away on February 18, 2025 the age of 82 after a short illness surrounded by his wife, Jeneane and his daughter Amy.
He was born in Timnath, CO to Harvey Welshans and Doris Hatten Welshans. He attended Chadron State College, where he made many friends. He had several sales positions throughout his life,...
Gordon Lee Rammage Jr.
Feb 8, 2025
Gordon Lee Rammage Jr, 67, of Wauneta, Nebraska, passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer on February 8th, 2025. Gordon was born in Orleans, France, to Janet and Gordon Sr. on July 2, 1957. He went to school at Republican Valley High School, class of 1975.
Gordon married Ronda Lynn Craig in 1976 and from this marriage was 2...
Raiden Buffington
Feb 8, 2025
Raiden Buffington, a cherished son, brother, and friend, departed this life on February 8, 2025, in Benkelman, Nebraska. Born on October 19, 2007, to Michael and Rayetta Buffington in Toledo, Ohio, he spent his formative years in the vibrant city of Toledo until moving to Nebraska to attend Dundy County Stratton High School in Benkelman, where he continued his education...
Lynn Anderson
Feb 6, 2025
Lynn Anderson was born in Imperial, NE on June 23, 1945 to Wayne and Ruby (Wolfe) Anderson. Lynn passed away on February 6, 2025 in Aurora, NE. Interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta, NE.
James M Sheaffer
Feb 3, 2025
James (Jim) Martin Sheaffer was born January 13, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa to Martin and Anna (McVey) Sheaffer. He grew up in Panther, Iowa where he attended Panther Creek Church of the Brethren. After high school graduation he accompanied a load of dairy cattle via train and ship to China. Upon his return he enrolled in McPherson College, McPherson,...
Kaye Tuttle
Jan 31, 2025
Kathleen Tuttle, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2025, in Max, Nebraska, at the age of 73. Born on March 26, 1951, in Pontiac, Michigan to James and Patricia (Johnson) Garrity, Kaye was a spirited individual who excelled in her role as a dedicated homemaker, finding immense joy in nurturing her family and creating...
Loran LaRae Fine
Jan 20, 2025
Loran Fine, 80, of Enders, passed away January 20, 2025 at Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE. Loran was born to Wiley and Elsie Fine on August 21, 1944 in Winchester, KS. He graduated from Ozawkie Rural High School in 1962 and joined the Navy two years later.
On April 5, 1969, Loran married Vicky Dunbar and they were blessed with...
James Crabb
Jan 12, 2025
James Crabb passed away peacefully on January 12, 2025, in Imperial, Nebraska. James was born on August 20, 1931, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Joseph and Mary (Kennedy) Crabb.
James enjoyed a varied career that included general labor and popcorn processing, but he was also proud of his service in the United States Army after graduating high school, serving his country until...
Margie Norman
Jan 10, 2025
Margie Norman was born on Nov. 22, 1934 in Nebraska, to Mary and Jess Phillips. She attended grade school through eighth grade, then started working as kids did in the forties. At one point, a young man walked into the movie theater during one of Margie’s shifts – and as her story goes, she took one look at him and...
Jane Wilkinson
Jan 9, 2025
Jane Reynolds (McKibbin) Wilkinson passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 9, 2025, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 86. Born on September 27, 1938, in Imperial, Nebraska, to George and Thelma (Schmitt) Reynolds, Jane led a blessed and full life, marked by love for her family, service to others, and a passion for music, travel, and community...
Sheila Pfeiffer
Jan 5, 2025
Sheila Kay (Nordhausen) Pfeiffer was born August 20,1954 in Imperial, Nebraska to Vernon and Ramona (Kerchal) Nordhausen. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural southwest Nebraska. She grew up on the South Divide of Wauneta, Nebraska, attending Wauneta Public Schools and graduating in 1972.
Around the ripe age of about two and a half years old,...
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