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Nancy S Gardner
Apr 9, 2020
Nancy unexpectedly passed away, April 9, 2020, at her home in Lakewood, Colorado at the age of 69. Nancy was born on May 6, 1950 in Imperial, Nebraska to Cecil and Selma (Ohmie) Gardner and was the youngest of 6 children. She graduated from Chase County High School in 1969 and just celebrated her 50th class reunion last year. Since...
Irvin D Long
Apr 3, 2020
Long Irvin Dale Long was born August 22, 1935, at Imperial, Nebraska, to Winifred H. and Hazel E. (North) Long. Irvin grew up in Chase County and graduated From Elsie High School, Elsie, NE. Irvin assisted his parents on the farm and worked for farmers in the their area. Irvin married Thelma J. Siefken on March 12, 1955, in Benkelman,...
Lex Thompson
Mar 23, 2020
Lex Thompson Lex Eugene Thompson was born at Burwell, Neb., on Jan. 16, during the blizzard of 1949, to Loyal Burton Thompson and Ina Faye (Daiss). The family then moved to Grant, Neb., where Lex attended elementary school at Rural District 15 and graduated from Perkins County High School in 1967. After graduation, Lex enlisted in the Navy and served...
Thomas Weigel
Mar 17, 2020
Thomas Weigel Thomas Weigel was born April 28, 1947, in Brighton, Colorado, to Walter and Katherine (Knoll) Weigel. As a young man, Tom graduated from Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colorado, and continued his education at the Front Range Community College, where he earned an associate’s degree. Tom was inducted into the U.S. Marine Corp. on November 16,...
Robert J Schilke
Mar 16, 2020
Robert Jr. Schilke was born August 9, 1927, in rural Chase County, to Robert F. and Anna M. (Johnson) Schilke. RJ (as he was known) was the oldest of six boys and one girl. RJ was involved in farming, fattening cattle and custom farming his entire life and truly loved moving dirt. He bought his first farm ground as a...
Harlan Cansler
Mar 12, 2020
Harlan Cansler of Benkelman, Nebraska passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was 87 years of age. Survivors include: Daughter, Jennifer (Bob) Cansler Schwind of Napa, California Son, Jonathan (Norma) Cansler of San Jose, California Daugther, Kerry (Brad) Lancaster of Amarillo, Texas 5 grandchildren Brother, Cletis (Charm) Cansler of Texas. A celebration of...
Michael Dreiling
Mar 11, 2020
MIKE DREILING Michael Dreiling was born on July 9, 1949, in Denver, Colorado, to Christian L. and Mary (Stadler) Dreiling. Mike grew up in the Denver area graduating from Englewood High School in 1968. He entered the U.S. Navy in August of 1969, and served during the Vietnam War, as a machinist on the USS Brooke. He was honorably discharged...
William "Bill" Moser
Mar 5, 2020
William "Bill" Moser William Dean Moser was born at Beatrice, Nebraska, on March 8, 1954, to John William Moser and Irene Rose (Harms). Bill was the second born out of 4 children and the only boy. As a youngster, Bill moved to Long Beach, California, where he grew up until the age of 12 when the family moved back to...
Alfred E Hillberry
Mar 2, 2020
Alfred Eugine Hillberry passed away at this home in Santa Maria, California March 2, 2020. Alfred was born March 6, 1926 in Worland Wyoming to George W. Hillberry Jr and Leora Hillberry. He grew up on the family ranch on Gooseberry Creek. He attended Worland Schools graduating from Washakie County High School with the class of 1944. Following graduation he...
Marge Carman
Mar 2, 2020
Marjorie Margaret “Marge” (Whaley) Carman was born March 1, 1933 to Guy H. and Laura E. (Elliott) Whaley at Pleasanton, Nebraska and left this life quietly in the early evening of March 2, 2020 at the Imperial Manor Nursing home in Imperial, Nebraska at the age of 87 and one day. Her family moved to Kearney, Nebraska when Marge was...
Deborah Ann Garrido
Feb 26, 2020
Deborah Ann Garrido was born to Edwin Hanson and Mary Joan (Fleming) Latus in Petaluma, California on June 5, 1955. Deb attended elementary school at St. John Catholic School and went on to graduate high school from El Cerrito High with the class of 1973. She married James Rowell on September 20, 1975 in Reno, Nevada and to this union...
Lynette A Johnson
Feb 25, 2020
Lynette Ann Johnson - or Nanny, as she was known to family and friends - had great joy to life. Born April 7, 1954, she was a lifelong teacher starting with her two younger sisters. Lynette enjoyed spending time with friends, learning new things, and playing sports throughout her school years. After graduating Chase County High School in 1972, Lynette...
Claude Keith Gleason
Feb 21, 2020
Claude Keith Gleason, 91, of Bird City, KS died February 21, 2020. He was born south of Bird City on the family farm January 23, 1929 to Philander (Pood) (PC) and Cora Palmer Gleason. He attended grade school, but his pop needed one of the twins to stay home and help with the chores during high school. Claude said he...
Richard "Rich" Greeley
Feb 10, 2020
Richard Wade Greeley was born to Wade Raymond and Lydia Bertha (Kerchal) Greeley on June 8, 1936 at the family farm house in Hayes County, Nebraska. He attended elementary and high school in Hayes Center and graduated with the Class of 1953. After graduating, Richard farmed in the Hayes Center area and worked for Hayes Center Coop Oil. He was...
Byron L Els
Feb 8, 2020
Byron Leo Els was born March 24, 1929 at Best, Colorado to Carl & Alice (Steiner) Els, and passed away at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman on February 8, 2020. Byron attended school in Laird, Colorado and also in Wray, Colorado. When his dad moved north of Benkelman, he finished his schooling there, graduating from Benkelman High School in...
Gene Allen Smith
Feb 5, 2020
Gene Allen Smith, affectionately known as Geno, was born in Imperial, Nebraska on December 25, 1931 to Leslie Earl Smith Sr. and Gladys Beulah (Comer) Smith. He was the middle son between his older brother, Stan and younger brother, Les. Geno was the risk-taker, the traveler, and the “James Dean-type bad boy.” He grew up in Imperial and following high...
Richard "Dick" Houghton
Jan 30, 2020
Richard “Dick” Robert Houghton was born to William J. and Marean (Siddons) Houghton on May 25, 1940 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Dick attended school in Omaha, Nebraska where he graduated from high school. Shortly after graduating Dick was inducted into the United States Army where he served honorably until his discharge on August 31, 1969 at the rank of Specialist....
Christie M Burgess
Jan 29, 2020
Christie Burgess Christie Morine Burgess was the eighth of twelve children born to Henry and Myrtle (Shipley) Greer on March 10th, 1930, in Jennings, Oklahoma. In 1944, she moved to California where she met the love of her life, Wayne Burgess. They were married March 28, 1945. Over the next seventeen years they had four children that they raised in...
Dwight E Hoff
Jan 29, 2020
Dwight Elwyn Hoff 1925 - 2020 Dwight Elwyn Hoff passed away on January 29th, 2020. He was 94 years of age. Dwight was born in St. Francis, Kansas on April 6th, 1925. He was the second child born to his parents, Harry and Myrtle (Hanna) Hoff. His older sister, Edra Mae (Eddie) was born two years earlier. Dwight’s family has...
Bunnie Jussel
Jan 22, 2020
Bernadene “Bunnie” Jussel Bernadene Stella (Modrell) Jussel was the first child born to Irene (Dunham) and Bernard Modrell at McCook, Nebraska, on October 9, 1931. Her Father started calling her Bunnie a little“Love” name that she carried for the rest of her life. At a very early age she moved with her family to a farm north of Palisade, Nebraska,...
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