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John Ohrman
May 15, 2019
John Francis Ohrman was born April 12, 1954 to Lee and Mary Lou (Brown) Ohrman in Colby, Kansas. He had two brothers, Mike and Nick Ohrman and a sister Sherry Hanes. John attended Benkelman High School where he met Jane Sanford. They were married on September 7, 1972 at the Trinity Baptist Church in Benkelman. From that union they had...
Gilbert Greim
May 14, 2019
Gilbert John Greim was born to Herman F. and Katherine S. (Ahrens) Greim on February 4, 1928 in Chase County, Nebraska. He attended school through the eighth grade at Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School in the Champion Valley and went on to graduate from Chase County High School with the class of 1948 Gilbert recently attended his 70 year class reunion....
Beulah R Purdy
May 14, 2019
Beulah Purdy Beulah Rose (Einspahr) Purdy was born February 12, 1920, in Enders, Nebraska, to Theodore William and Susie Virginia (Herbert) Einspahr. Beulah grew up in Enders and attended school in Wauneta through the 8th grade. On September 29, 1934, Beulah married Clyde Edward Leon Purdy in Oberlin, Kansas, and to this union four children were born: Gary, Marles, Ron...
Marilyn K Iverson
May 10, 2019
MARILYN IVERSON Marilyn Kay Iverson was born in McCook, NE, on March 31, 1948, to Alvin C. and Margaret G. (Schilz) Heskett. Marilyn grew up and attended school in the McCook area graduating McCook High School in 1966. She continued her education at the College of St. Mary’s in Omaha, NE. Marilyn married Robert W. Iverson in McCook, NE, on...
Margaret M McDonald
May 4, 2019
Margaret Marie McDonald Oct.27, 1941 - May 4th, 2019 Longtime resident of Benkelman passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4 2019, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Margaret was 77 years of age. Margaret was born October 27, 1941 to Charles and Ella (Wardyn) McChesney in Kearney, Nebraska. Margaret spent her childhood days in Alliance Nebraska...
Ray D Ridlen
May 4, 2019
RAY D. RIDLEN Ray Dean Ridlen was born June 22, 1932, in rural Chase County, Nebraska, to James Pearl and Ethel (Roll) Ridlen. Ray grew up in Chase County and attended country school, later he received his GED. Ray was inducted into the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. After his discharge, he returned to southwest Nebraska to...
Janice K Kurth
May 3, 2019
Janice Kay Kurth Janice Kay (Scott) Kurth was born October 3, 1945, in Oberlin, Kansas, to Goldie Ola and Clara Elizabeth (Allacher) Scott. Janice grew up in Oberlin and attended Decatur Community High School. On July 15, 1963, Janice married Robert Wurm in Oblerlin, KS, and to this union one son was born, John. Janice moved to Imperial, Nebraska, in...
Harold L Maris
May 2, 2019
HAROLD MARIS Harold Lee Maris, born February 28, 1922 to Charles L. Maris and Carolyn Elsie (Donze) Maris 10 miles south and 4 miles east of Wauneta, Ne. Harold was educated his first 8 years in country school and moved to Wauneta, NE to complete his high school education. He graduated from Wauneta High School in 1940. Harold was drafted...
Anna Jean Lamb
Apr 26, 2019
Anna Jean Lamb was born March 23, 1934 in Benkelman, Nebraska to Leonard and Cordelia Leta Fern (Johnson) Warren. She graduated high school in Benkelman, Nebraska and went on to attend LPN schooling in Denver. Anna married Ira Edwin Lamb in 1946 in Benkelman. The couple made Benkelman their home from 1946-1956. They went on to live in Powell, Wyoming,...
Rosalinde "Rosa" Myers
Apr 13, 2019
Rosalinde “Rosa” Anni Myers was born to Max and Frieda (Genck) Schrenk on December 18, 1929 in Hof, Germany. She married United States serviceman Floyd P. Myers on November 4, 1958 in Esslingen, Germany. Rosa and Floyd made Imperial, Nebraska their home where she worked as a waitress at local restaurants and Floyd served the community as a mechanic. Rosa...
Donald Hewitt
Apr 4, 2019
DONALD HEWITT Donald Dewayne Hewitt, of Holyoke, Colo., was born on September 27, 1934, in a sod house near Culbertson, Nebr. to Clarence and Anna ( Cunningham) Hewitt. He passed away April 4, 2019 at Haxtun Hospital District, in Haxtun, Colo. Don grew up with eight siblings, and in a time when hard work was expected and love of the...
Lester L Greim
Apr 3, 2019
Lester Louis Greim April 3, 1922 – April 3, 2019 Lester passed peacefully in Lakewood, Colorado, at his Retirement home at 97 years of age. Lester was born at the family farm in Chase County, south of Imperial. He and wife Dolores (Zieigler) were the third generation of the Greim family to live on the farm homesteaded by Henry and...
Ann L Wissink
Apr 1, 2019
Ann Louise Wissink was born on June 15, 1939, to LeRoy (Pete) and Jewell (Lines) Barnett, on the family homestead near Stratton, Nebraska. As a young lady she grew up and attended school in Stratton, graduating from Stratton High School in 1957. Ann continued her education attending business school in Denver. Ann was a resident of Stratton, Nebraska, for 76...
Clyde Maris
Mar 27, 2019
CLYDE MARIS Clyde LaRoy Maris, the son of Clarence and Bernice (Bricker) Maris was born in Imperial, Nebraska, on July 10, 1931. He grew up on the family farm near Rexford, Kansas and graduated from Rexford High School in 1949. Clyde then began working for Stepper Farms of Rexford. In 1953, Clyde married Lenna F. Hughes and to this union...
Gordon Lee Rammage Sr.
Mar 25, 2019
Gordon Lee Rammage Sr. was born January 12, 1936 in Kearney, Nebraska to Roy and Erna (Schirneker) Rammage. He attended school through the tenth grade and volunteered for the United States Air Force on June 1, 1954. Gordon received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal for his time in military service. He married Janet Brimbau on...
Rhea Kay Usher
Mar 21, 2019
Rhea Kay (Johnston) Usher was born to Virgil Bertrand and Emma Eva (Osmera) Johnston on February 17, 1936 in Wauneta, Nebraska. She attended school in Wauneta and graduated with the Class of 1953. After high school Rhea attended Central Business College in Denver, Colorado. She was united in marriage in 1958 to Gerald Dean Usher in Wauneta. The couple first...
Vicki S Grimes
Mar 6, 2019
Vicki Grimes Vicki Sue Grimes was born September 13, 1953, at Benkelman, Nebraska, to Jack W. and Verna M. (Brown) Sandman. Vicki attended public school in Wauneta graduating from Wauneta High School in 1971. Vicki married Gary Lee Grimes on July 1, 1980, at Mount Zion Methodist Church of rural Wauneta, and to this union two children were born; Ashli...
Julie Renee Preston
Mar 4, 2019
Julia Renee Preston was born April 24, 1957 to Jerry and Josie (Barenberg) Preston in Benkelman Ne. Her early years were spent following her father’s helicopter squadron around the country. In addition to Nebraska she lived in multiple states including Texas, Nevada, and Illinois and attended dozens of schools with her Air Force family until her father’s retirement in 1973....
Bridgette Lynn Odens
Mar 1, 2019
Bridgette Lynn Odens, age 20 of Imperial, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019. She was born November 7, 1998 in Yankton, South Dakota to Kyle and Becky (Wenzel) Odens. Bridgette was baptized on December 27, 1998 at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield, South Dakota. Bridgette was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial, Nebraska. She was confirmed...
Thomas H Weiss
Mar 1, 2019
Thomas Weiss Thomas Henry Weiss was born June 18, 1951 at Chase County Hospital to Donald and Anastacia (Shutze) Weiss. Tom was raised on the family farm northwest of Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School in 1969. After graduation Tom enlisted in the United States Navy and worked as an Aviation Machinist on the P-3 Aircraft performing regular...
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