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Dennis L. Strand
Apr 4, 2016
Dennis Strand Dennis Leroy Strand was born February 20, 1952, to Henry E. and Geraldine (Lakey) Strand, at Holyoke, Colorado. Dennis attended school in Venango, Nebraska, graduating from Venango High School in 1970. He then continued his education attending Kearney State College and had many fond memories of playing sports with his brothers. Dennis married Penny Lou Ambler on December...
Raymond B Maxfield
Apr 2, 2016
Raymond Burdett Maxfield was born to Bartolet “Bert” and Edna (Burk) Maxfield on February 7, 1919 in Williston, North Dakota. He attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska and graduated with the Wauneta High School Class of 1936. Raymond married Betty Grimm in Denver, Colorado in 1939 and the couple would enjoy 64 years of marriage. Betty and Raymond lived in Wauneta...
Alma "Agatha" Brandt
Mar 18, 2016
Alma “Agatha” Brandt, born June 8, 1919, in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada to Otto and Alma Bowker Krausnick, passed away March 18, 2016 in Longview, Texas. Mrs. Brandt liked to crochet, knit, quilt, and work word puzzles. She was married to the father of her children Jim Thomas until his death, after which she married her second husband, John Brandt. She...
Lavern W. Denker
Mar 8, 2016
Lavern William Denker was born on June 15, 1925 to William and Bertha (Bischoff) Denker. Lavern grew up on a farm south of Wauneta and attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School. He graduated from Wauneta High School in 1943. Lavern served in the United States Army from 1945-1946 and did a tour of duty in Japan. After returning home, he married...
John Sieperda
Mar 3, 2016
John Sieperda was born to James and Ann (Dykstra) Sieperda on November 2, 1953 in Artesia, California. He grew up on the family farm in Southern California and graduated from Ontario Christian High School with the Class of 1971. John married Annie VanderStoel in Chino, California on December 16, 1977. The couple made Kerman, California their home. John was self-employed...
Beverly Joe Maris
Mar 1, 2016
Beverly Maris Beverly Joe Maris, was born July 24th, 1929, in Rexford, Kansas, to Leslie R. and Birdie F. (Ogier) Childs. As a young girl she grew up and attended school near Rexford, graduating from Rexford High School in 1947. Beverly married Harold Lee Maris on September 8th, 1947, in Raton, New Mexico, and the couple settled on the south...
Mary Alice Colby
Feb 23, 2016
Mary (Gleason) Colby Mary Alice (Gleason) Colby was born January 28th, 1944, at Imperial, Nebraska, to John W. and Blanche H. (Bopp) Gleason. As a girl she grew up in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1961. On May 9, 1964, Mary was united in marriage to Delbert Howard Colby at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Imperial, NE....
Wilda Mae Alsbury
Feb 16, 2016
Wilda Mae (Little) Alsbury was born to Frank Benjamin and Gladys Marie (Williamson) Little on June 22, 1919 on the family farm north of Benkelman. She died February 16, 2016 at the Dundy County Hospital at the age of 96 years, 7 months, and 25 days. Wilda attended country school through the 8th grade and subsequently graduated from Benkelman High...
Doris Olive Williams
Feb 7, 2016
Doris Williams Doris Olive Williams was born to George Lee and Hannah Jemima (Russell) Maxwell on November 9, 1925 at a farm outside Stratton, Nebraska. She attended school in Stratton and graduated from high school in 1943. Doris married Ellsworth “Edgie” Wilson on January 8, 1947 in St. Francis, Kansas. The couple settled in Benkelman, Nebraska where Edgie ran a...
David Michael Wagner
Feb 5, 2016
David Wagner David Michael Wagner was born to Art and Georgia (Thompson) Wagner on March 5, 1942 in Sterling, Colorado. He graduated from Saint Anthony High School of Sterling, CO, in 1960. He went on to further his education at Northeastern Junior College (1964) and the University of Northern Colorado (1970). David married Ardis Atkins on December 29, 1970 at...
Paulene Mae Bremer
Jan 31, 2016
Paulene Bremer Paulene Mae (Edghill) Bremer, 92 years young, of Imperial passed away peacefully Sunday, January 31st, 2016, at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. Paulene was born June 21st, 1923, at her parents’ home in Franklin, Nebraska, to Harold Roland and Mary Gladys (Houseman) Edghill, they moved to Palisade in 1928. She graduated from Palisade High School in...
George R Korkisch
Jan 23, 2016
George Rudolph Korkisch joined his Savior on January 23, 2016. He was a loving, devoted husband, brother, uncle and godfather. George was born on June 8, 1920 in Ilion, New York. A member of the United States Army's 6th infantry division during World War II, Corporal Korkisch earned a Purple Heart fighting alongside his unit in the Asian Pacific. After...
Sam Unzicker
Jan 23, 2016
SAM UNZICKER Sam OscarUnzicker was born April 26th, 1922, near Friend, Nebraska to Oscar F. and Agnes E. (Edmiston) Unzicker. Sam, as he was known, attended Lamar Grade School and graduated from Chase County High School in 1939. In October of 1942, Sam entered active service in the U.S. Navy, serving as a pharmacist mate in the Pacific Theatre during...
Dennis L Fortkamp
Dec 31, 2015
Dennis Fortkamp Dennis Lee Fortkamp was born March 31, 1940, in North Platte, Nebraska to Ervin C. and Viola N. (Prime). As a youngster, he grew up and attended school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1958. Dennis married Joan Evelyn Edwards on May 20, 1962, in Imperial, where the couple settled and made their home. Dennis...
Dean Edgar Haarberg
Dec 29, 2015
Dean Haarberg Dean Edgar Haarberg was born December 25, 1927 at home on a farm two miles southwest of Sharon Springs, Kansas. He was the third of four children born to John and Anna (Alsleben) Haarberg. Dean was baptized on January 15, 1928 at the Dover school house in rural Wallace County, Kansas. In 1934, his family moved back to...
Lucille Bauerle
Dec 26, 2015
LUCILLE BAUERLE Winifred Lucille Bauerle was born at Royal, Nebraska, on July 10, 1936 to Ivar and Veralin “Susie” Johnson. She graduated from Chase County High School in 1953. On April 15, 1956 she married Burdette Louis Bauerle. They were married and lived in Imperial, NE their entire 59 years of marriage. Lucille spent two summers during her high school...
Barbara Baney
Dec 17, 2015
Barbara Baney Barbara Ann Baney was born to Leo and Mary (Bracket) Barnell in Kimball, Nebraska on September 23, 1931. She graduated from Benkelman High School in 1949 and attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. On February 26, 1950 she was united in marriage to Manley Baney in Benkelman, Nebraska. Barbara worked at the local florist shop in Benkelman...
Vivian Delores Norton
Dec 16, 2015
Vivian Norton Vivian Delores (Terryberry) Norton was born March 13, 1920, at Cedar Creek, Nebraska near Plattsmouth. As a young girl she attended grade school near Cedar Creek, and graduated from Plattsmouth High School. Vivian married Harlan Edwin Norton on April 2, 1942, in Omaha, NE, where they resided for a short time. The couple then resided in Scottsbluff, Nebraska,...
Nancy Weir
Dec 13, 2015
Nancy Weir Nancy Chamberlin Weir was born on February 18th, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska to William and Madeleine Chamberlin. Nancy spent all the years of her youth growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska. She had wonderful friends in Lincoln growing up, and has kept in touch with those friends all these years. She met her future husband, Bill, when she was...
Manota B. Daniels
Dec 7, 2015
Manota Daniels Manota B. Daniels was born to Harvey and Irene (Moore) Barnhart in St. Francis, Kansas on November 13, 1924. She graduated high school and began teaching in Country Schools and taking classes to receive her teaching certificate. Manota was united in marriage to Clyde Daniels on August 4, 1946 in St. Francis. To this union, 4 children were...
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