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Roy Mervin League
May 29, 2014
Roy League passed away at home Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the age of 88 years. Roy was born November 11, 1925 in Haigler, Nebraska to Ray and Anna League. His family moved to a farm south of Stratton, Nebraska when Roy was a young boy. He graduated from Stratton High School in 1943. Roy is survived by Ila, his...
Richard Taylor
May 23, 2014
Richard Taylor Richard George Taylor was born June 18, 1942, in rural Chase County, Nebraska, to Crandall and Ellen (Gross) Taylor. Richard grew up and attended school in Chase County, graduating from Chase County High School in 1960. He then joined the United States Navy and served from 1961 to 1966. On November 25, 1968, Richard married Dorothy Lee Brown...
Doris Baldwin
May 19, 2014
DORIS BALDWIN Doris (Spady) Baldwin was born December 19, 1933, at her grandmother Kelly’s home in Imperial, Nebraska, to Clarence (Bruz) and Nelda (Kelly) Spady. She grew up on farm and country living and she went through 8th grade school in one-room rural school houses. Her high school years were spent at Chase County High in Imperial, Nebraska. She graduated...
Lila Bullock-Frauenkron
May 17, 2014
Lila Bullock-Frauenkron Lila Mae Bullock-Frauenkron was born to Frank E. and Mable M. (Leach) Bullock on a farm east of Haigler, Nebraska, in Dundy County, on January 26, 1926. Lila was one of four children. Lila graduated from Haigler High School and earned a scholarship to McCook Junior College. Her goal in life was to be a teacher. She passed...
Pearl Alice Kapperman
May 11, 2014
Pearl Alice Kapperman was born March 10, 1917, in Ragan, Nebraska, to Jesse M. and Helen C. (Abraham) Huston. She attended school through the eighth grade and then stayed home to help her parents on the farm. She was united in marriage to Alfred H. Kapperman in Holyoke, Colorado, on June 4, 1938. The couple made homes in Holyoke, Imperial...
Irene Parkinson
May 8, 2014
Irene Parkinson Mrs. Irene Parkinson passed away on May 8, 2014 in Imperial, NE. Irene was born in Muskegon, Michigan on August 1, 1931 to Stanley and Eva Usmial. Irene excelled in stenography and upon high school graduation in 1949, she was offered a position with the Department of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. That is where she met her...
Gracie E Scarrow
May 6, 2014
Gracie Scarrow Ethel Gracie McMillan Scarrow was born March 2, 1915, in Allen, Oklahoma. Gracie passed away on May 6, 2014, at the age of 99, while residing at the Lincoln County Memorial Nursing Home in Hugo, Colorado. Gracie spent her childhood living in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas with her mother, father and 10 siblings. She met and married Wilber...
Donald E Monasmith
May 6, 2014
Donald E. Monasmith Donald Eugene Monasmith was born on August 10, 1933, to Ruth (Pribbeno) and Marion Monasmith in Haxtun, Colorado. His family lived in the Lamar Community until the fall of 1947 when a tornado hit and the family relocated to the Crete community southwest of Champion. Don began his high school education at Concordia in Seward, Nebraska, and...
Stanley J. Hansen
May 2, 2014
Stanley James Hansen, well-known gunsmith and farmer in the Benkelman area passed from his earthly home to his eternal home May 2, 2014. Stan was born June 29, 1940, the son of Thomas and Mabel Hansen. He attended school in Benkelman and was married to Joleen Fagan for thirty-six years. To this union two sons were born, Keith and Guy. ...
Raymond R. Schultz
Apr 29, 2014
Raymond Schultz Raymond Rudolph Schultz was born on August 5, 1918, to Rudolph and Cleyone Marie (Whistler) Schultz near Danbury, Nebraska. Raymond grew up near Danbury and graduated from Danbury High School in 1937. On August 9th, 1968, Raymond married Bonnie Irene Grantham and the couple settled on a farm east of Imperial. Raymond farmed until retirement when he and...
Olan Wallin
Apr 23, 2014
Olan Wallin Francis Olan Wallin was born in a sod house in Phillips County, Colorado, on July 14, 1912, and passed away on April 23, 2014, at the age of 101 years. In 1917 the family moved to the Chase County homestead, 12 miles west of Imperial. Olan attended the original District 66 School until 8th grade. Farming was in...
Virginia May Krausnick
Apr 23, 2014
Virginia May Krausnick Virginia May Krausnick age 88, left her family unexpectedly on April 23, 2014 at the Dundy County Hospital, in Benkelman, NE. She was born on February 22, 1926 in Oak, NE to Ivan Henry Littrel and Lillie Pearl Snyder Littrel. She attended country school and graduated from Wauneta High School in 1942. Virginia met her husband Dale...
Barbara Jean Drake
Apr 18, 2014
Barbara Drake Barbara Drake, a resident of rural Imperial, passed away Friday, April 18th, 2014 in Brighton, Colorado. She was 61 years of age. Memorial Services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May10th, 2014 at the United Methodist Church of Imperial with Melody Newman officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. No visitation, Barbara chose cremation. ...
Austin J Wright
Apr 12, 2014
Austin Wright Austin James Wright entered this world August 25, 1995, to Angela (Gleason) and Quinton Wright in Grand Island, NE. He attended Engleman Elementary and Shoemaker Elementary in Grand Island, NE, McCook Public Schools in McCook, Ne, and Mid Plains Community College in North Platte, NE. Austin was active in soccer, baseball, basketball, football, and track. Austin was blessed...
Ethel Ilene Bernard
Apr 10, 2014
Ethel Ilene (Zarecor) Bernard Was born Oct. 10 1928 to Herschal and Ella (Trembly) Zarecor, in Wauneta Ne. She spent her child hood in Wauneta, graduating from Wauneta High in 1946. On June 9 1946 she was united in marriage to Harold R Bernard in Wauneta. To this union two children were born, Sheryl and Gary. Harold and Ethel lived...
Troy Skelton
Apr 5, 2014
Troy Skelton A resident of the Wauneta area, passed away Saturday evening, April 5th, 2014, at Chase County Community Hospital, Imperial. He was 46 years of age. Survivors Include: Grandmother: Edith Gloy of Wauneta, NE Mother: Trudy Skelton, of Surprise, AZ Wife: Evelyn, of Rural Wauneta, NE Son: Colby of Hays, KS. Daughter: Emma of Hays, KS. Brothers: Luke Skelton...
Christopher Kirby
Apr 4, 2014
Christopher Kirby Christopher Kirby of Benkelman passed away Friday afternoon, April 4, 2014, in an auto accident near the rural Chase-Dundy County line. He was 17 years of age. Survivors Include: Local Grandmother: Candy Kirby of Venango, NE Grandfather: John Newby, of Boulder, CO Mother: Melonie Kirby, of Benkelman, NE Father: Gregg Langley of Greeley, CO Step-Father: Freddy Torres of...
Dan Garrison
Apr 3, 2014
Dan Garrison Danny Clay Garrison Sr. was born on August 6, 1944, to John T. and Sally M. (Martin) Garrison in Greeley, Colorado. Dan attended school as a young man in Denver, Colorado, and worked for his father’s commercial painting company. Dan married Dorene Mae Clay on September 22, 1963, and to this union four children were born: Kevin, Curt,...
Russell Leo Frere
Mar 29, 2014
Russell Frere, a longtime Benkelman resident, passed away Saturday morning, March 29th at his home in Benkelman. He was 69 years of age. Survivors include: His wife, Maryalice Frere of Benkelman Brother, Morris (Margaret) Frere of Athens, Georgia Sister, Margaret (John) Urbigkit of Cheyenne, Wyoming Brother, William Frere of Sheridan, Wyoming Sister-in-law, Susan (Eddie) Argo of Elberton, Georgia Memorial services...
Charlotte Louise Lucas
Mar 28, 2014
Charlotte Lucas Charlotte Lucas, 57, died Friday, March 28th, 2014 at home. She was born to Arthur and Donna Hilzer in Cheyenne, Wyoming on October 1st, 1956. She moved to Imperial with her family as a youngster and graduated with the Chase County High School Class of 1975. She married Dennis Lucas on June 7th, 1975 in Wauneta, Nebraska. The...
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