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Gordon Tropf
Aug 14, 2015
Gordon Albert Tropf was born September 30th, 1919, at the family home in Madrid, Nebraska. He grew up and attended grade school in Madrid. Gordon entered the U.S. Army on October 10, 1941, serving in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He was discharged on December 7, 1945. He married Dona Irene Hogsett on October 14th, 1951 in Wauneta, and the...
Emma Jean Maris
Aug 7, 2015
Emma Jean Maris Emma Jean Maris was born to Bartlet(Bert) and Edna (Burk) Maxfield on June 24, 1925 in Wauneta, Nebraska. She attended school in Wauneta and graduated from high school with the class of 1942. Emma Jean was united in marriage to Merrell Maris on June 25, 1954 in Wauneta, Nebraska at the United Methodist Church. The couple made...
Connie Burns
Aug 5, 2015
Connie Burns Connie Marlene Burns was born to Ivan Alan and Donna Marie (Erdman) Schneider on May 17, 1945 in Benkelman, Nebraska. She graduated from high school from St. Francis, Kansas. Connie was married to Edward Raymond Burns of Max, Nebraska. She had many interests and hobbies, all of which she excelled at. Connie enjoyed crocheting, embroidering and sewing clothes...
Edna Lela Keiser
Jul 31, 2015
EDNA KEISER Edna Lela (Legg) Keiser, daughter of J.C. (Jack) and Harriett (Shafer) Legg was born April16th, 1929, in Wichita, Kansas. She passed away on July 31st, 2015, at the Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE at the age of 86. Edna attended Evergreen School east of Holyoke, Co until the family moved to the Highland Center Community southeast of Haxtun,...
Dona Hayes
Jul 30, 2015
DONA HAYES Dona Sue Hayes was born November 1, 1956 at Chase County Community Hospital to Glen Joseph Hayes and Billie Louiese (Brewer) Hayes. She died the morning of July 30, 2015 at her home with family beside her, after batting a lengthy illness. She attended school in the Imperial school systems and graduated from Chase County High School in...
Karen Wood
Jul 27, 2015
Karen Wood Longtime resident of Imperial passed away Monday morning, July 27th, 2015, at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home, Imperial. Karen was 64 years of age. Survivors include: Mother: Jane Heltne of Hastings, NE. Jerry Wood of Imperial, NE Daughter: Kellee Nielson and Husband, Jarrod, of Wallace, NE Daughter-In-Law: Lisa Wood of Imperial, NE 6 Grandchildren 1 Great-Grand Brothers Kent...
Marion "Mike" Soukup
Jul 26, 2015
MARION ‘MIKE’ SOUKUP Marion (Mike) Elmore Soukup was born December 21, 1931, at David City, Nebraska, to Joseph and Enid L. (Johnson) Soukup. As a youngster, he attended school in David City, graduating from David City High School in 1950. Mike entered the U.S. Navy in 1951 and served until 1954. While serving in the Navy, he married Elaine (Ellie)...
Allene M. Norman
Jul 20, 2015
Allene Norman Allene Mae Norman was born October 13, 1919 to Vernon W. and Bernice M. (Covert) Eckerd, at Phillips County, Colorado in the Pleasant Valley Community east of Holyoke, Colorado. At the age of eight, Allene and her five year old brother, Arlyn, lost their mother, Bernice. They continued to be raised by their father, Vernon, with the help...
Allene Norman
Jul 20, 2015
Allene Norman Longtime resident of Imperial, passed away Monday evening, July 20th, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, NE. Allene was 95 years of age. Survivors Include: Daughter: Jan Anderson and Husband, Gene, of Fairview, TX Daughter: Roma Jones and Husband, Len, of Ft. Collins, CO Son: Don Norman and wife, Cindy, of Lexington, NE 9 Grandchildren Numerous Great-Grandchildren...
Bernice Selma Haarberg
Jul 9, 2015
Bernice Haarberg Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg, 88, of Imperial, died July 9th, 2015, at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home. Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg was born to Jacob and Lydia (Unger) Ackermann on February 14th, 1927 at Indianola, Nebraska. She lived on the farm until she was three years old and then moved to McCook, Nebraska in 1930. Her father worked...
Kermit "Kerm" James Kuecker
Jul 9, 2015
Kermit “Kerm” James Kuecker passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in West Des Moines, IA at the age of 88. Kerm resided at Arbor Springs, West Des Moines, IA and Walnut Ridge, Clive, IA since 2011. Kerm was born to Edward and Ida (Siems) Kuecker on the family farm in Lotts Creek Township, IA, on May 24, 1927. He...
Genevieve Winona Willis
Jul 3, 2015
Genevieve W. Willis Genevieve Winona Willis was born on September 9, 1925, to Lloyd and Sadie Case Merklin in Cheyenne County, Kansas. She must have been quite a surprise because brother Ross was eleven and brother Cecil was ten!!! On July 27, 1944, Genevieve married her sweetheart Gilbert Lawson Willis in St. Francis, Kansas. In 1946 they welcomed their son...
Charles "Danny" Austin
Jun 30, 2015
Charles Austin Charles “Danny” Amos Daniel Austin was born April 19, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, to Charles Amos and Louise Doris (Blakeslee) Austin. Danny was raised by his aunt and uncle, Ora and Ruth (Blakeslee) Humphreys (The cofounder’s of the Berean Church of Imperial and the Maranatha Bible Camp of Maxwell, NE.) and attended school at the Faith Bible Academy...
Leo J Richard
Jun 28, 2015
Leo Richard Leo John Richard was born on July 18th, 1930, with his twin sister Leah, at the family farm near Parks, Nebraska, to Aubrey J. and Myrtle (Penn) Richard. As a young man he grew up on the farm and attended school, graduating from Parks High School in 1947. Leo married Jean Ann McDowell on April 28th, 1951, and...
Amy E Harris
Jun 24, 2015
Amy Harris Amy Evelyn Harris was born to Wayland P. Smith and Edna Frances (Maucher) Smith Johnson on September 24, 1919 in Chase County, Nebraska. She attended school through the eighth grade. Amy was united in marriage to Clyde Arthur Harris on September 23, 1939 in St. Francis, Kansas. The couple settled first in rural Chase County before moving to...
Marjorie Isabel (Tibbetts) Lesh
Jun 19, 2015
Marjorie Isabel (Tibbetts) Lesh passed away June 19th, 2015, at the age of 85. Born December 19th, 1929 in Julesburg, Colorado, to Beniah C. and Jessie I. (Cain) Tibbetts of canon City, Colorado. In 1931, the family moved back home to take over the family homestead on the south divide, south of Imperial, Nebraska. Marjorie loved her life on the...
Jean Kirwan
Jun 8, 2015
Jean Kirwan Faye Jean Kirwan was born to Otis and Martha (Williams) Larreau on June 27, 1936 in Thedford, Nebraska. She attended school in Arnold, Nebraska and graduated with the class of 1954. Jean went on to attend Kearney State College from 1954-1956; she returned to school later in life and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation from Chadron State...
Vada E. Manning
Jun 4, 2015
Vada Manning Vada Elaine Manning was born to Merl and Sallie (Ellis) Teeter on February 12, 1933 on the family farm north of Benkelman, Nebraska. She attended Benkelman schools up to the tenth grade and at the age of 17 was united in marriage to Harold L. Manning at the Methodist Church in Benkelman on June 4, 1950. The couple...
Doyle Knapp
Jun 2, 2015
Doyle Knapp Tommy Doyle Knapp was born on August 2, 1929, at Imperial, NE., to Troy E. and Grace M. (Cunningham) Knapp. As a young man he grew up and attended school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1947. Doyle (as he was known) enlisted into the U.S. Navy in April of 1948 and began a career...
Dean H. Mitchell
Jun 1, 2015
Dean Mitchell Dean Howard Mitchell was born December 15, 1927, to Howard Charles and Frances Arlene (Erkenbrack) Mitchell on his parents’ farm in Republic County, Kansas. Dean attended rural grade school and Republic High School. He continued his education at Kansas St. College, where he played football and was a member of the ROTC. As a Staff Sargent, Dean marched...
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