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Elroy Broughton
Sep 25, 2020
Roland Elroy Broughton was born June 28, 1935, in Haigler, Nebraska, to Rolland R. and Leota M. (Minor) Broughton. Elroy graduated from Chase County High School in 1953. On September 16, 1957, Elroy was inducted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Alaska until his honorable discharge on June 17, 1959. While in Alaska, Elroy taught GED classes to...
Delpha Nordhausen
Sep 24, 2020
Delpha Irene (Brown) Nordhausen was born December 29, 1926, to Andrew Jackson and Gertrude Orveta (Witt) Brown, on a farm north of Wauneta, Nebraska. As a youngster, Delpha attended the Garfield School reaching the fifth grade. She then moved with her family to the Hamlet, Nebraska, vicinity where she attended school through her junior year. Delpha continued her education in...
Jess Bernard
Sep 23, 2020
Ernest Bernard, Jr., 86, of Imperial, died September 23rd, 2020, in North Platte, NE. He was born in Haxtun, Colorado, to Nettie (Starling) Bernard and Jess Bernard Sr. on August 7, 1934. The family then moved to the farm south of Imperial, where he lived and worked the rest of his life. Jess graduated from Chase County High School in...
Bonnie J Hager
Sep 14, 2020
Having blessed her with 97 years, 2 months, and 21 days of earthly life, God called Bonnie Jane (Loop) Hager home to Him and her eternal life on Monday, September 14, 2020. Bonnie passed away peacefully in her home with her family beside her. Bonnie was born June 24, 1923, north of Stratton on the Loop family homestead. She was...
Vera L. Whipps
Sep 10, 2020
Vera L. Whipps was born in Anoka, NE on October 17, 1922, and passed from this life on September 10, 2020, at her home in Florence, AZ surrounded by her family. She was a devoted Christian, and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her four children, Carole Marshall of San Tan Valley, AZ and Stapleton, NE,...
Ramon Varay
Sep 9, 2020
Ramon Varay was born March 4, 1963, to Juan and Antonia (Magallanes) Varay in Chihuahua, Mexico. He grew up and attended school in Mexico. Locally he was employed by Orville Green Trucking. He enjoyed working on the silage trucks and spending time with his grandchildren. Ramon passed away September 9, 2020, at his home. He was 57 Years of age....
Ronald P Singer
Sep 4, 2020
Ronald Paul Singer, 74, of Wauneta, Nebraska passed away in McCook, Nebraska on Sept., 4th, 2020. Ron was born on December 13th, 1945 in Garnett, Kansas to Paul and Helen (Howery) Singer. He graduated from Parker High School in 1964 and attended one year at Allen County Community College before being drafted. Ron served his country in the United States...
Esther Poe
Aug 30, 2020
Esther Irene Poe passed away peacefully on August 30, 2020, with her husband and children at her side, at the Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE. She had waged a fierce 6-1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer, but it finally won. Esther was born November 11, 1932 in rural Cheyenne County, Kansas to Roy William and Irene Trembly Douglass. During her...
Scott Lamb
Aug 28, 2020
Scott Alan Lamb was born November 10, 1963, in Denver, Colorado, to Ira “Edwin” and Anna Jean (Warren) Lamb. Scott attended school in Denver and moved with his family to several locations including Wyoming, before making Benkelman, Nebraska, his home. Scott loved watching football games and his favorite team the Denver Broncos. He collected many Broncos’ Team memorabilia along with...
Sharon Chartier
Aug 17, 2020
SHARON L. CHARTIER Sharon Lee Chartier was born September 6, 1941, at Syracuse, New York, to Raymond T. and Vivian E. (Niver) Egan. As a young person she grew up and attended school in New York. Sharon had a fascination for horses and joined a traveling circus to become a horse riding performer. During her career she traveled the country...
Emma A Brunswig
Aug 11, 2020
Emma Arlene (Raile) Brunswig was born February 10, 1933, to Ted and Laura (Bryant) Raile at Frederick and Emma Raile’s house in Cheyenne County Kansas. She attended school in Cheyenne County through the 8th grade. In 1943 after a long illness, her mother Laura passed away. Raising the four children, Emma, Larry, Laura and Sydney was hard for a single...
Jeremy D Blomstedt
Aug 5, 2020
Jeremy Dean Blomstedt was born in McCook, NE, on August 29, 1974, the third of nine children, to Dennis C. and Frances M. (Bones) Blomstedt. In his young life he grew up and attended school in Palisade, graduating from Palisade High School in 1992. He went to attend the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as a theater major and graduated with...
Lois Ball
Aug 2, 2020
Lois Ball Lois E. Ball was born October 11, 1928, in Denver, Colorado, to Oscar F. and Agnes P. (Martin) Hendrickson. As a young person, she grew up and attended school in Denver. Lois married Emmanuel “Phillip” Ball on September 14, 1946, in Denver, where they settled. They moved to Longmont, Colorado, before retiring in Benkelman, Nebraska. Lois assisted in...
Boyd Mathews
Aug 1, 2020
William Boyd Mathews was born April 14, 1927, in rural Chase County, to William M. and Edna Marie (Bremer) Mathews. In his young years he grew up in rural Chase County attending rural District #10 grade school. Boyd (as he was known) went on to graduate from Chase County High School in 1945. After graduation Boyd was turned down from...
Kenneth Rider
Jul 25, 2020
Kenneth Frank Rider was born April 7, 1957, at Imperial, Nebraska, to Eugene F. and Marilyn E (Pflum) Rider. In his young years, he grew up and attended school in McCook, graduating from McCook High School in 1976. Kenny (as he was known) participated in track and was a member of the swim team. Kenny was employed at the 7-Up...
Edward Felt
Jul 20, 2020
Edward Eugene Felt was born to Glen and Viola (Deselms) Felt on December 13, 1941, in McCook, Nebraska. He was the second of three brothers. After his mother died when he was three, Ed was raised by his grandparents, James and Cora Felt, in Culbertson, Nebraska. Ed joined the Air Force in 1961. He was stationed in Mississippi, the Philippines,...
Lucille M McBride
Jul 20, 2020
Lucille M. McBride Lucille Maurine McBride was born Sept. 25, 1920, to Merle (Williams) Porter and Ed Porter north of Wauneta on what would be remembered as the Wesley Wheeler farm. At the age of three she, her parents and sister, Lois (eight years older) moved to a farm in the Eden Precinct of Hitchcock County southwest of Wauneta and...
Sharon K Raasch
Jul 17, 2020
Sharon Kay Alley Raasch was born July 19, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Harold and Ruth Alley. Sharon was raised in Ashland, Nebraska. She attended both grade and high school in Ashland, Nebraska. She was an avid music lover and played the clarinet in the high school marching band. Sharon met the love of her life Wayne Raasch when she...
Shanan R Pollmann
Jul 15, 2020
Shanan Rae (David) Pollmann was born on May 30th, 1971, at Dundy County Hospital to Mike and Cathy (Lutz) David. She entered the family of two sisters, Brigitte and Stefani, being the baby of the family until her brother, Kendall, was born. Shanan graduated from Dundy County High School in 1989. She excelled in basketball and volleyball, but participated in...
Dorothy J. Weiss
Jul 15, 2020
Dorothy was born on December 24, 1924, to George and Sadie (Hall) Smith in Lamar, Nebraska. She joined older sisters, Lillian and Virginia. The three girls formed a loving sisterhood which flourished throughout their lives. The Smith family lived on a farm and Dorothy joined her sisters in walking to elementary school near their home. During her high school years,...
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