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Chad Wilcox
Feb 25, 2019
Chad Wilcox Chad Michael Wilcox was born on July 5th 1969, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He passed away at age 49 at the Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital in Denver Colorado on Monday, February 25, 2019. The family moved a lot while growing up but Chad spent his preschool years in Montana & Wyoming. Most of...
Ruby P. Rains
Feb 24, 2019
Ruby P. Rains Ruby Phyllis Rains was born February 21, 1923, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Ulysses S. and Lulu (Conner) Burks. . She grew up and attended school in Stratton graduating from Stratton High School. Ruby continued her education at Kearney State College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, the beginning of a long teaching career. Ruby married...
Allan L. Nordhausen
Feb 23, 2019
Allan Nordhausen Allan LeRoy Nordhausen was born March 12, 1942, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Dietrich Fritz and Ora Minnie Sophia (Denker) Nordhausen. As a young man, Allan attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Parochial School and Wauneta Public Schools. He was inducted into the US Army where he served for a short time because of an illness of his father. On September...
Karen L Kaufmann
Feb 21, 2019
Karen Kaufmann Resident of Benkelman passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. Karen was 56 years of age. Survivors Include: Mother: Arlene Norgren of Las Vegas, NV Daughters: Danielle Anderson and husband, Andrew Bennett, of Brighton, CO Alexis Anderson of Benkelman, NE 1 Grandchild Brother: Jay Kaufmann and wife, Belinda, of Las...
Robert Thomas
Feb 5, 2019
Robert (Bob) Thomas Robert Paul Thomas, born April 16, 1931 to Levi Thomas and Maggie (Sala) Thomas at Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, has completed his journey and is now with his Lord and Savior. He grew up in a Mennonite community, with his parents and 4 sisters. His first language was German. Bob, (as he was known) had dreams of going West...
Lowell Edwin Nesbitt
Feb 2, 2019
Lowell Edwin Nesbitt was born March 1, 1930 in Nance County, Nebraska to Merle and Dolly (Mason) Nesbitt. As a youngster he attended rural grade school and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1948. Lowell was married to Evangeline F. Hebda on June 13, 1953 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Fullerton. They resided in Fullerton for a...
Charles "Chas" Browning
Feb 1, 2019
Charles “Chas” Calvin Browning, 94, passed away early Friday morning, February, 1, 2019 at his home in Imperial. Chas was born on June 13, 1924, in Chase County, Neb., to Homer and Alice Browning. He was the third of eight children. He attended school at Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School in 1941. He served in the...
Bonnie J. Todd
Jan 24, 2019
Bonnie Todd Bonnie Jean “Behlke” Todd was born August 27, 1933, to Leonard C. and Ethel F. (Langdale) Behlke in Burchard, Nebraska. Bonnie grew up and attended school in Benkelman, Nebraska, graduating from Benkelman High School in 1951. Bonnie was united in marriage to Norman “Duaine” Todd, on January 19, 1951, at the United Methodist Church of Benkelman and to...
Evelyn Rowley
Jan 21, 2019
Marjorie Evelyn Rowley was born to Clyde and Irene (Clabaugh) Pursley in Dundy County, Nebraska on February 9, 1938. She attended school in Imperial and graduated high school with the Class of 1955. Evelyn, as everyone knew her, married Darrell A. Rowley in Imperial on February 9, 1959. Evelyn and Darrell continued to live in Imperial where he worked construction...
Jane Ohrman
Jan 21, 2019
Vivian Jane (Sanford) Ohrman was born in Benkelman, Nebraska to Stanley Lloyd and Violet Mae (Garner) Sanford on January 9, 1953. She had four brothers: Jim, Jerry, Stan and Steve and one sister, Elaine Bird. Jane attended Dundy County High School where she met John Ohrman. There were married on September 7, 1972. From that union they had two children,...
Mary Ann Schwerdt
Jan 13, 2019
Mary Ann Downing-Schwerdt was the third daughter born to Joseph Anton and Marie Anna (Podskubka) Vachuta on the family farm in Rawlins County, Kansas in June 5, 1929. She attended the Lone Tree District School ¾ of a mile south of their farm from 1934 to 1942. She attended McDonald Rural High School in the fall of 1942 and graduated...
Patricia "Pat" Rae Cline
Jan 12, 2019
Patricia Cline Patricia “Pat” Rae Cline was born August 7, 1943, at Benkelman, Nebraska, to Merle and Eva Ketler. As a young lady she grew up and attended school in Benkelman. (Pat) as she was known owned and operated a beauty salon in Benkelman for many years. She co-owned the Unicorn Boutique, along with her sister Phyllis Gardner in Benkelman....
Sharon K. Buffington
Jan 12, 2019
Sharon Buffington On June 3, 1942, Sharon Kay Hewitt was born at home in Palisade, NE, to Clarence H. and Anna E. (Cunningham) Hewitt. Sharon grew up and attended school in the Wauneta, NE, area, graduating from Wauneta High School, in 1961. She then went on to study at the McCook Beauty Academy. Sharon found the love of her life...
Lois G. May
Jan 12, 2019
Lois G. May, 98, of Hayes Center, NE, passed away January 12, 2019, at St. Luke’s Care Center in Kearney. The oldest of six children, Lois was born on Good Friday, March 26, 1920, to Guy F. and Florence H. (Long) West near Wauneta, NE. After graduating from Wauneta High School in 1938, she found employment in Hayes Center where...
Donna B. Haines
Jan 11, 2019
Donna Haines Donna Belle (Wilson) Haines was born on June 28, 1927, in rural Dundy County, Nebraska, to Leo Orrin and Ethel Belle (Smith) Wilson. Donna grew up on the family farm near Benkelman where she attended school and graduated from Dundy County High School in 1944. After graduation, Donna traveled to Oregon, during WWII, and was employed in aircraft...
Darleen Faye Lines
Jan 10, 2019
Darleen Faye Lines, the second child of Perry and Minnie (Martens) Pummel, was born on September 30, 1930 at Enders, Nebraska. She spent many happy years with her sisters and brother playing on the farm. She began school at Enders Grade School. In 1940 the family moved to the South Divide community near Prairie Rose where Darleen continued school from...
Wilma W. Ferguson
Dec 29, 2018
Wilma Wioma (DeGarmo) Ferguson was born March 23, 1929 in Haigler, Nebraska, to Glen DeGarmo and Iva (Samson) DeGarmo. She was welcomed home by big brother Mervin Berdell DeGarmo. Wilma grew up in Haigler and graduated from high school there in 1947. Wilma’s cousins Harold, Ralph and Bonna Cooper lived a number of years with her family in her younger...
Betty Jean Smith
Dec 24, 2018
Betty Jean Smith, 89, of rural Champion, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. (MT), Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial with the Reverend David Kahle officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial. Visitation will be help on Friday afternoon, December 28,...
Vivian J. Bubak
Dec 23, 2018
Vivian Bubak Vivian Jean Bubak was born on April 10, 1940, at Stromsburg, Nebraska, to James L. and Doris B. (Larson) Anderson. As a young lady, Vivian grew up and attended school in Stromsburg, graduating from Stromsburg High School in 1958. She went on to attend Kearny State College and obtained her teaching certificate. After graduation from college, she moved...
William "Bill" Kunnemann
Dec 23, 2018
William Dale (Bill) Kunnemann was born Dec 12, 1934, in Imperial Nebraska to George and Rosa (Haarberg) Kunnemann. Bill attended country school at Dist #6 in Chase County where he graduated 8th grade. On Feb 5, 1956, he and Mary Ann Brunner were united in marriage at United Methodist Church in Grant NE, and to this union were born Barbara,...
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