Eldon Charles Mock
Oct 21, 2026
Eldon Charles Mock, age 89, of Castle Pines, Colorado, formerly of Holbrook, Nebraska, passed away at his home on October 21, 2026. He was born on May 16, 1937, to Arthur and Sophia (Niemeier) Mock at a farmhouse in rural Gosper County, the middle of five children.
Eldon was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew's Church near Arapahoe. He attended Rural...
Patricia A. Daughenbaugh
Oct 17, 2026
Patricia Ann (Herbert) Daughenbaugh, age 75, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Grand Island Regional Hospital.
She was born on February 23, 1951 in Cambridge, Nebraska to Harvey Dale & Margaret Ida Ameilia (Breinig) Herbert.
Patricia grew up in Arapahoe and attended Arapahoe Public Schools. Patricia married Benjamin Calep Ellis on May 25, 1968. After six...
Lelia A. Haussler
Oct 17, 2026
Lelia Ann (McCoy) Haussler, formerly of Arapahoe, age 105, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Elwood Care Center and Assisted Living in Elwood, Nebraska.
Lelia was born on the family farm south of Arapahoe, Nebraska on August 15, 1921, to Stacy B. and Edith (Thomas) McCoy. She weighed only 2 3/4 pounds, was cradled in her Dad's...
Eldon D Gustafson
Oct 6, 2026
Eldon Dwain Gustafson, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on May 6, 1938 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Walter and Violet (Veed) Gustafson.
He grew up at Marquette, Nebraska and attended school there. After high school, he attended Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska for welding. After...
Barry L. Shores
Sep 29, 2026
Barry Lee Shores, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at his home. He was born on January 14, 1950 to Clarence A. and Patrica (Shively) Shores at Pueblo, Colorado.
Barry grew up in Alamosa, Colorado and graduated high school from Alamosa High School. After high school, he worked with his father working with cattle in...
Wayne Jack Lee
Sep 29, 2026
Wayne Jack Lee, age 77, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, following a long and courageous struggle with serious health complications.
Wayne was born on December 10, 1948, in Sacramento, California, to Ben Thun Lee and Sun Ho Fong Lee. He entered the world alongside his twin brother, Dean Jack...
Wesley L. Warner
Sep 7, 2026
Wesley LaVerne Warner, age 86, of Edison, Nebraska left for Heaven on Monday, September 7, 2026 at Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born on November 22, 1939 in Oxford, Nebraska to George and Violet (Cross) Warner.
He attended grade school and graduated from Edison High School with the class of 1958.
Wesley married his high school sweetheart, Janet E. Hand...
Frederick "Fred" W. Stoye Jr
Sep 2, 2026
Frederick “Fred” Winfield Stoye Jr., age 72, of Arapahoe, Nebraska entered through the gates of Heaven and was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on September 17, 1953 to Frederick Sr. and Christina (Ramsay) Stoye.
Fred grew up in New Jersey as...
Katherine L. Carver
Aug 28, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Katherine Loraine Carver (Riley), of Bird City, Kansas, who left this world on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the age of 78 at Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, Nebraska, surrounded by family. She was born on September 9th, 1947 in McCook, Nebraska to Nellie & Roy Riley.
She married the...
Harold D Kappers
Aug 23, 2026
Harold D. Kappers, age 73, of Edison, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born at Holdrege, Nebraska on July 16, 1954 to Harold R. & Pauline (Roller) Kappers.
Harold grew up and went to school in Nebraska & Colorado. He loved playing baseball, football, basketball, and wrestling. As a...
Shirley J. Smith
Aug 20, 2026
Shirley June Smith, age 97, formerly of Omaha, Beaver City and Arapahoe, NE passed away at her apartment in Cedarwood Assisted Living at Fairbury, Nebraska on Thursday, August 20, 2026. She was born on June 26, 1929 to Paul and Rosa (Cornelius) Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska and her siblings were Fred, Lloyd, Eleanor, Anita, Paul, Rose, Carroll and Eldon.
Shirley married...
Michael A. Jacobsen
Jul 23, 2026
Michael Arthur Jacobsen, age 68, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at his home. He was born on October 31, 1957 to Edward Raymond and Annabel Louise (Thaine) Jacobsen in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
He is survived by his special friend Eleanor Sparks, daughter Anne Jacobsen, and granddaughter Sabrina Jacobsen.
Services will be held at the later date.
Patricia A. Cox
Jul 21, 2026
Patricia A. Cox was born in Liberal, Kansas in the early 1950’s; during her early childhood her family relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she continued to live until early adulthood. In the early 1970’s she married and relocated with her new family to Nebraska. After relocating a handful of times over the decades, she settled finally in Arapahoe, Nebraska,...
R. Scott Breinig
Jul 21, 2026
Randall Scott Breinig passed away peacefully on July 21, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and a team of compassionate, wonderful nurses, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 8, 1958, Scott was the third child of F. Duane and Barbara Breinig. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1977 and continued his education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln,...
Tracy R. Kennicutt
Jul 20, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tracy Kennicutt, who left us too soon on July 20, 2026, at the age of 53. Born on September 10, 1972, in Cambridge, Nebraska to Melvin and Paula Kennicutt.
He grew up in Arapahoe and attended Arapahoe Public School, where he graduated in 1990, Tracy started out farming for Ward...
Shelia I. Pruitt
Jul 11, 2026
Shelia Irene (Herbert) Pruitt, age 76, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Grand Island Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on October 17, 1949 at Cambridge, Nebraska to Harvey Dale & Margaret Ida Amelia (Breinig) Herbert.
She grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High...
Steven D. "Steve" Breinig
Jul 7, 2026
Steven Duane “Steve” Breinig, 71, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away at home on Tuesday, July 7 2026. He was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on December 12, 1954, the eldest child of Floyd Duane “Corky” and Barbara Jean (Land) Breinig.
He was later joined by siblings Barbara Victoria “Vickie,” Randall Scott “Scott,” and Wendy Nadine. Aside from 2 years on the west...
Kelly R. (Baily) Gillen
Jun 17, 2026
Kelly Rae Gillen, age 62, of Oxford, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2026, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 10, 1963, in Holdrege, Nebraska, the oldest of four children born to Robert and Frances (Gibson) Baily.
She grew up in Oxford and graduated from Oxford High...
Goldie M. Wentling
Jun 13, 2026
Goldie Marie (Fuller) (Hutchens) Wentling, age 92, passed away on June 13, 2026, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was born on May 18, 1934, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Louis Charles Fuller and Alma (Terrell) Fuller.
On March 10, 1953, Goldie married Robert “Bob” John Hutchens, and together they built a life grounded in hard work, devotion, and joy. They made...
Polly A. Towery
Jun 10, 2026
Polly Annette Towery, age 66, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at her home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on March 31, 1960 in Oxford, Nebraska, to Glen V. and Norma (McConnell) James.
They lived on a farm north of Hendley, Nebraska. She attended kindergarten and half of 1st grade...
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