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Frances M. Blomstedt
Sep 5, 2018
FRANCES BLOMSTEDT Frances Marie (Bones) Blomstedt was born on March 21, 1951, to John P. Bones and Ida M. (Pratt) Bones, at St. Catherine's Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Frances has one surviving sibling, Sister Catherine Ann Bones, SCL, of Kearney, Ne. Frances attended St. Patrick's Elementary and Junior High School, and attended McCook High School where she graduated in 1969....
Bettie R. Knapp
Sep 2, 2018
BETTIE KNAPP Bettie Ruth Knapp was born December 27, 1930, at rural Haigler, Nebraska, to William C. and Rosalie B. (Pugh) Perry. As a youngster, Bettie attended rural country grade school, and went on to graduate from Parks Nebraska High School in 1948. Bettie married Tommy Doyle Knapp on July 27, 1952, in North Platte, Nebraska. The couple first resided...
Jack B. Weber
Aug 29, 2018
Jack Blaine Weber passed away at his home in Imperial on August 29, 2018. He was 89 years of age. Jack was born to John & Mary (Lemon) Weber of Maxwell, NE on June 29, 1929 and grew up on the Haythorn Ranch north of Maxwell. He graduated from Maxwell High School in 1947 then joined the United States Air...
Wilma Eileen Wilkens
Aug 19, 2018
Wilma Eileen Wilkens was born on June 22, 1929 in Benkelman, Nebraska to Harry Louis and Eleanor L. (O’Neall) Cantin. She attended school in Benkelman and graduated with the Benkelman High School Class of 1947. Wilma married John Thomas Wilkens on May 28, 1949 in Benkelman, Nebraska. The couple made a home in Benkelman where they raised their two daughters....
Royce A. Bernard
Aug 18, 2018
ROYCE BERNARD Royce Allen Bernard was born on March 29, 1945 in McCook, NE. George and Mabel brought him home to the South Divide to two sisters, Lois Ann and Jeannine. Royce worked alongside his parents on the homestead until he joined the Marines in 1963. Royce was stationed at Camp Pendleton until 1967. Royce served in the Reserves until...
Florence Mabel Crown
Aug 12, 2018
Florence Mabel Crown was born to Russell and Iola Blanch (Christensen) McFadden on July 17, 1925 in Kirwin, Kansas. She grew up in the Kirwin community and graduated from Kirwin High School. She was united in marriage to Thaine Crown on January 1, 1946 in Phillipsburg, Kansas. To this union, five children were born. They settled first in Beattie, Kansas...
Gloria M. Lang
Aug 8, 2018
Gloria Marie Lang Gloria Marie Kauffman Lang was born on September 21, 1937, the only child of Orlie R. and Marie L. (Schrader) Kauffman. The family was longtime residents of Benkelman, NE, Dundy County, living on a farm outside of Benkelman, NE before moving to town in 1939. Gloria attended church from birth at Benkelman Baptist Church, and later became...
Thelma May Ridlen
Jul 28, 2018
Thelma May Ridlen was born on May 29, 1931 in Imperial, Nebraska to Orrant “O.M.” and Lorena (Hart) Cook. She grew up in Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School. Thelma was united in marriage to Ray Ridlen on August 10, 1952 in Palisade, Nebraska. During the couple’s almost 66 years of marriage they lived in Lamar, Wauneta and...
John Monasmith
Jul 26, 2018
John Edward Monasmith was born January 2, 1936, at Haxtun, Colorado, to Marion and Ruth (Pribbeno) Monasmith. As a young man, John grew up and attended school in the Lamar and Champion, Nebraska, area. He graduated from Chase County High School, Imperial, in 1955. John began working in the oil fields after graduation and was drafted into the U.S. Army...
Jean Lutz
Jul 20, 2018
Jean Lutz’s Obituary Gloria Jean Shrum was born to William “Bill” and Gladys (Schulke) Shrum on October 17, 1928 on their farm near the Rollwitz community in northwest Dundy County. She passed away at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home on Friday, July 20th, 2018 at eight-nine (89) years old. She was the oldest of four (4) children: Carol (Tyerman),...
Doris L. Ough
Jul 17, 2018
.Doris Lorene (Anderson) Ough was born on August 25, 1924 in Minden, Nebraska to her parents, Elmer C. Anderson and Effie Lenora Munson. Doris was called home to heaven after 93 years, 10 months and 22 days on July 17, 2018 (in Elkhorn NE). Doris married Lloyd Wilson Ough, Jr, in December 1946. To this union three sons were born:...
Patricia Ruth Null
Jul 16, 2018
Patricia Ruth Null was born on May 8, 1943 in Morristown, New Jersey and at age 5 was adopted by Ruth (Barnes) Franklin. She graduated high school in 1960 and attended beauty school in Brush, Colorado sometime thereafter. Pat was married two previous times before marrying Stan Null in Sterling, Colorado in 1968. She had a total of six children...
Rosalie A. Ringleman
Jul 13, 2018
ROSALIE RINGLEMAN Rosalie Ann (Kenagy) Ringleman was born March 16, 1930, in Bridgeport, Nebraska, to A. Hazel (Garrett) and L. Wayne Kenagy. Rosalie attended school in Harrison, Nebraska, and graduated from Harrison High School in 1948. After graduation, she taught school in Hyannis, Nebraska. On July 24, 1949, Rosalie married John J. Ringleman in Oshkosh, Nebraska. The couple first settled...
Lloyd R. Dobney
Jul 6, 2018
Lloyd R. Dobney Lloyd Roy Dobney was born, November 23rd, 1923, in Norfolk, Nebraska, to Frank R. and Martha A. (Otto) Dobney. Lloyd attended Norfolk Public Schools and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1942. After graduation, Lloyd applied for pilot training in the Army Pilot Training Program. He received his pilot wings in 1944 and proceeded to complete B-17...
Wilva D. Harchelroad
Jul 3, 2018
Harchelroad Wilva Delores Harchelroad (nee Richards) passed away July 3, 2018, in Wauneta, Nebraska, at the age of 89. Wilva was born June 22, 1929, in Stratton, Nebraska, to Clarence and Ora Richards. Wilva, also known as Willie, was one of seven daughters. She was educated in Stratton, graduating from Stratton High School, in 1946. After graduation, she worked at...
Haisley Anne Schilke
Jul 3, 2018
Haisley Anne Schilke was born to Mark and Cathy (Wilson) Schilke on October 2, 2017 at Women’s Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Haisley was born with multiple health issues and was in and out of Children’s Hospital in Omaha and Denver. She enjoyed a total of 9 weeks at home which included her first Christmas. During this time at home...
LeeRoy Weimer
Jul 2, 2018
LeeRoy Weimer was born on June 1, 1931, being the 15th child of 16 children born to David and Katherine Weimer. David and Katherine were a German family that were immigrants from Russia and settled in the Fort Morgan / Greeley, CO area where LeeRoy was born and raised. God’s eternal salvation was bestowed by His grace to LeeRoy in...
Joyce K. Grimm
Jun 29, 2018
Joyce Grimm Joyce Katherine (Vlasin) Grimm was born July 15, 1944, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Otis Edward and Lena Jean (Felt) Vlasin. Joyce grew up in southwest Nebraska until age 10 when the family moved to Denver, Colorado. She was baptized at the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Elsie, Nebraska, and confirmed on December 16, 1973, at Immanuel...
Donna R. Gibb
Jun 29, 2018
Donna Gibb Donna Raye (Johnson) Gibb was born November 5, 1945, to Irvin Franklin and Verna Doris Cranwell) Johnson in Sterling, Colorado. Donna grew up south of Lamar, Nebraska, on her parents’ farm. She graduated from Chase County High School in 1964. On October 24, 1965, Donna married James Dale Gibb and to this union their one son, Jamie, was...
Helen Beard
Jun 29, 2018
HELEN BEARD Helen Josephine Beard of Champion, Nebraska was born Jan. 9, 1920 and passed away June 29, 2018. Helen was born in Des Moines, Iowa and at a very young age her family moved to Imperial. She married the love of her life, Irvin (Toots) Beard on March 27, 1942 after he courted her for several years. The couple...
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