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Leslie D Houser
Sep 15, 2022
Les Houser Leslie Dwane Houser was born January 20, 1940, at Imperial, Nebraska, to Willa Rhea (Norman) and Kenneth Houser. Les lived south of Venango, NE, and attended school there through the 6th grade. The family then moved to the Norman farm at Lamar, NE. Les then attended school at Lamar through the 8th grade. He then attended Chase County...
Eldon F Kerchal
Sep 13, 2022
Eldon Kerchal Eldon Frank Kerchal, 83 of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Eldon was born on July 2, 1939 in Palisade, Nebraska to Frank R and Bessie Rose (Antone) Kerchal and lived in the sod house 17 miles north east of Wauneta for two years until construction of the new house was started. As a young boy,...
Shirley Schweitzer
Sep 8, 2022
Shirley Schweitzer Shirley Schweitzer, age 80, of Sterling, CO, joined the Lord September 8, 2022. Born July 6, 1942 in Benkelman, NE to Elbert and Adeline (Antone) Berry, she was raised in Big Springs, NE. She married Loren Schweitzer of Julesburg in 1960 and had a daughter and son. The family moved to Sterling in 1964 residing in the same...
Eleanor L Crabb
Sep 6, 2022
Eleanor Crabb Eleanor Lorene (Hogsett) Crabb was born October 6, 1923, south of Lamar, Nebraska, in a sod house to Bessie Pearl (North) and Jacob Hogsett. Eleanor grew up and attended school country near Lamar and at the age of 54, she furthered her education at McCook Community College. In March of 1941 Eleanor married Melvin Griess in Franklin, Nebraska,...
Lucille N Dinnel
Aug 29, 2022
Lucille Dinnel N. Lucille Dinnel was born July 9, 1929, in Imperial, NE, to Pearl and Ethel Ridlen. As a young girl, Lucille attended the Zell Grade School which was located west of Wauneta. On November 13, 1946, Lucille married Verlon Dinnel at the Ridlen family home west of Wauneta and to this union four daughters were born: Colleen, Lanette,...
Nada F Krotter
Aug 25, 2022
Nada Krotter Nada Faye Krotter was born July 21, 1938, in Hayes Center, Nebraska, to Gladys M. (Rathman) and Floyd M. Carmin. Nada grew up and attended school in Hayes Center where she graduated high school with the class of 1955. Nada continued her education with two years of summer school in Kearney, NE. On August 30, 1959, Nada married...
Esther L Erdman
Aug 22, 2022
Esther Erdman Esther Louise Erdman was born April 3, 1930, at the family home north of Parks, NE, to Olive Mae (Richard) and William John Morrison. Esther was the youngest of six children. She grew up in Parks where she attended school and graduated with the class of 1947. Esther went on to further her education in Denver, CO, studying...
Roberto (Fili) Almanza
Aug 22, 2022
Roberto (Fili) Almanza Roberto (Fili) Almanza was born to Martha Rios and Thomas Almanza on April 5th, 1941, in Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico. He passed away in his home surrounded by family on August 22, 2022, in Imperial, Nebraska. Roberto grew up in El Leon, Mexico with his parents and five siblings. In his early 20’s he met his lifelong partner...
Byron Albert Johnson
Aug 17, 2022
Byron Albert Johnson was born March 25, 1933, to Ivar and Susie (Hasson) Johnson in Orchard, Nebraska left this world on August 17, 2022, at the age of 89. Byron grew up as a farm boy working the fields and tending cattle. He attended Neligh-Oakdale Schools in Nebraska. He was a veteran during the Korean War stationed in Germany. Upon...
Rodger L Crow
Aug 16, 2022
Rodger L. Crow Rodger Lee Crow was born July 19, 1941 in San Diego, California to Bud L and Eunice M. (Lorance) Crow, but grew up on a farm near Wauneta, NE. As a young man Rodger moved to the Denver, Colorado area where he attended school at the Denver Electronic Technical Institute. Rodger married Lucinda Ann Dahlberg in November...
Marles Y Rowley
Aug 10, 2022
Marles Y. Rowley Marles Yvonne Rowley was born Dec. 3, 1938 in Imperial, Nebraska to Clyde and Beulah (Einspahr) Purdy. The oldest of four children, she grew up and attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska. On September 11, 1954, she married Melvin K. Rowley in Holyoke, Colorado. To this union they were blessed with 6 children. They resided in Chase County,...
Heath A Nordhausen
Aug 9, 2022
Heath Nordhausen Heath Allan Nordhausen was born March 30, 1967, in Imperial, Nebraska to Allan Leroy and Judith Arlene (Binderup) Nordhausen. Heath grew up near Wauneta where he attended school. Heath married Barbara Muths in 1986 and to this union two children were born: Danielle Alisa and Dustin Allan. Later in 2001, Heath married Lanette Feddersen and to this union...
Charlotte "Char" L Wallin
Aug 5, 2022
Charlotte “Char” Wallin Charlotte Leigh Wallin was born September 1, 1976, in Central City, Nebraska, to Sharon Fay (Green) and Richard Lloyd Butt. Char grew up in Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School with the class of 1995. Char continued her education at Mid-Plains Community College and received an Associates Degree in Nursing. On July 17, 1999, Char...
Michael R Sorensen
Aug 4, 2022
Michael Sorensen Michael Robert Sorensen was born September 26, 1967, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Bonnie Kay (Bloom) and Robert Orville Sorensen. Mike grew up in Wheatland, Wyoming, and graduated from Wheatland High School with the class of 1986. He continued his education at Chadron State College where he excelled in football and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary...
Joanna J (Wilkerson) Bartels
Aug 2, 2022
Joanna (Wilkerson) Bartels Joanna Jane(Wilkerson) Bartels was born December 5, 1933, in Bayard, Nebraska, to Charlotte Poppe Oppedal and Joseph Lamborn. Joanna grew up and attended school in Bayard. In January of 1949, Joanna married Merl Davidson and to this union two daughters were born: Judy and Joyce. She later married Fred Wilkerson in November of 1997 and the couple...
Steven L Wyss
Jul 31, 2022
Steven Lynn Wyss, age 68, of McCook, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Steve was born on February 28, 1954, to parents Howard and Charlotte (Dailey) Wyss. Steve grew up on the family farm near Stratton where he loved to ride motorcycles, feed the chickens, and eat watermelon. His favorite meal was hamburgers and french fries....
Anthony Shopp
Jul 30, 2022
Anthony Shopp, of Estes Park, Colorado passed away on July 30, 2022. He was born on March 13, 1965, in Imperial, Nebraska. His father, Bryce Shopp preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother Wanda Shopp of Palm Desert, California, sister, Alexsis Jones of Littleton, Colorado, and five brothers; Charles and his wife, Jamie Shopp of Casper, Wyoming,...
Karen C Bowman
Jul 21, 2022
Karen Coralea Bowman November 5, 1944 – July 21, 2022 Karen was born in a sod house in Kilgore Nebraska. Almost immediately she had to have surgery on her stomach to save her life. This is where she first developed her strength to survive. Karen grew up in the Sandhills of Nebraska which she was very proud of. She was...
Capitola "Cap" I Kelley
Jul 12, 2022
Capitola Kelley Capitola Irene (Grimes) Kelley was born to Clyde Raymond and Mary Irene (Taylor) Grimes at home on October 13, 1922. She was the second of seven children, having two sisters; Lila and Marie and four brothers; Dennis, Milton (Buck), Robert (Bob) and Eldon. Cap grew up in the Best and Champion communities of Chase County, Nebraska. She attended...
Delmar "Del" C Richter
Jul 11, 2022
Delmar “Del” Richter Delmar C Richter, 86, of Hayes Center died peacefully on July 11, 2022, in the same farmhouse where he was born to Harold and Hazel (Clough) Richter on February 28, 1936. Del was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Palisade in 1979 and baptized along with four great granddaughters on August 12, 2006. He sang in the...
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