Obituaries

Norman Frederick Hockemeier

Norman Frederick Hockemeier

Aug 2, 2020

Norman Frederick Hockemeier, age 87, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on August 2, 2020 at Brookestone Gardens in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on December 22, 1932 on a farm northwest of Arapahoe, Nebraska to August and Ella (Rodenbeck) Hockemeier. Norman was baptized on January 22, 1933 and confirmed on June 9, 1946 at St Matthews Church northwest of Arapahoe....

Delvin Lee  Leibbrandt

Delvin Lee Leibbrandt

Jul 19, 2020

Delvin Lee Leibbrandt, age 63, of Bartley Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 11, 1957 to Alvin and Dorothy (Reiners) Leibbrandt in McCook, Nebraska. He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cambridge, Nebraska and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, Nebraska. When Delvin was 11 years old...

Judith L. Huxoll

Judith L. Huxoll

Jul 11, 2020

Judith L. Huxoll, age 93, of Beaver City, formerly of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on August 22, 1926 to Carl and Lena (Hilker) Menze near Arapahoe, Nebraska in Gosper County, Nebraska. Judy attended Arapahoe High School and graduated with the class of 1943. She...

Berniece Adeline (Thomas) Rhinehart

Berniece Adeline (Thomas) Rhinehart

Jul 7, 2020

Berniece Adeline (Thomas) Rhinehart, age 100, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away July 7, 2020 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center. She was born on June 10, 1920 as the 3rd of 5 children born to Lewis Guild Thomas and Mabel Sophia (Holst) Thomas on a farm southwest of Elwood, in Gosper County. Berniece’s mother was a homemaker and her father...

Waldemar L. “Wally” Janssen

Waldemar L. “Wally” Janssen

Jul 6, 2020

Waldemar L. “Wally” Janssen, age 85, of Kearney, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Prairie View Garden Assisted Living in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on September 17, 1934 to Harm and Caroline (Kamprath) Janssen in Seward, Nebraska. He grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High School with the class of 1953. He enlisted...

Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Scharvin

Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Scharvin

Jul 6, 2020

Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Scharvin, age 68, of Oxford, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home. He was born in Cedar Rapids, NE on February 28, 1952 to Frank and Dorothy (Blauhorn) Scharvin. Ronnie was the middle child and the only son surrounded by four sisters. Ronnie was confirmed and a member of the Oxford United Methodist...

Meredith Corrine (Furry) Keep

Meredith Corrine (Furry) Keep

Jun 28, 2020

Meredith Corrine (Furry) Keep, age 83, of Arapahoe, formerly of Elm Creek, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home due to multiple myeloma. She was born on Good Friday, March 26, 1937 to H. Glen and Harriette Winterton (Pickering) Furry at the Widney Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. She lived on a...

Jeffrey Keith Rudolph

Jeffrey Keith Rudolph

Jun 6, 2020

Jeffrey Keith Rudolph, age 54, of Dillon, Colorado passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on March 17, 1966 at Norton, Kansas to Willard Jerome and Leeta Lou (Sears) Rudolph. He was raised at Norton and graduated high school with the Class of 1984 from Northern Valley High...

Keven R. Posvar

Keven R. Posvar

May 24, 2020

Keven R. Posvar, age 55, of Orleans, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born October 6, 1964 in Norton, Kansas to Gene and Sharon (Alexander) Posvar. He grew up in Beaver city where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1983. After graduation, he attended the Pine Ridge Job Core...

James H. Brown

James H. Brown

May 18, 2020

James H. Brown, age 83, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on August 9, 1936 at Sackets Harbor, New York to Floyd and Alice (Castler) Brown. There will be no viewing or visitation as cremation was chosen. Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, Nebraska is...

Allysha SueAnne Fischer

Allysha SueAnne Fischer

May 6, 2020

Allysha SueAnne Fischer, age 17, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 as the result of a four-wheeler accident north of Holbrook in Gosper County. She was born on July 4, 2002 at Cambridge, Nebraska to Kevin Fischer & Shauna Meissner. Allysha was a junior at the Arapahoe High School at Arapahoe, Nebraska. She enjoyed art class,...

Bruce Daniel Lemmert

Bruce Daniel Lemmert

May 2, 2020

Bruce Daniel Lemmert, age 61, of Oxford, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. He was born on February 24, 1959, to Robert and Annetta (Soodsma) Lemmert in Alma, Nebraska. He is survived by his sister Mary Davis of Greeley, Colorado and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. He is preceded in...

Rebecca "Becky" Lee Elliott,

Rebecca "Becky" Lee Elliott,

Apr 23, 2020

Rebecca "Becky" Lee Elliott, age 72, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her home. She was born January 18, 1948 in Fairfield, Nebraska to Leland and Rita (Kohmetscher) Ridgway. Becky grew up in Fairfield and attended school there where she graduated from Fairfield High School in 1966. Becky went on to the Grand Island School...

Clyde Elden Chadwick

Clyde Elden Chadwick

Apr 18, 2020

Clyde Elden Chadwick 88, loving son, brother and uncle passed from his life on earth to life in Heaven on Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born on September 13, 1931 to Gilbert and Alma (Sander) Chadwick near Elwood, Nebraska. Clyde graduated from Arapahoe High School (Nebraska) in 1948. He was a very good student and also enjoyed playing football....

Norman Ray Hardenbrook

Norman Ray Hardenbrook

Apr 16, 2020

Norman Ray Hardenbrook, age 74, of Axtell, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna, Nebraska. A private family graveside service will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery, in Beaver City, Nebraska with Pastors Keith Theobald and Butch Hardenbrook, officiating. Viewing will be Wednesday, April 22, 2020 from 5 PM till 7 PM...

Sandy Lynn Rogers

Sandy Lynn Rogers

Apr 10, 2020

Sandy Lynn Rogers pasted suddenly during her sleep on Friday, April 10, 2020 (Good Friday) at the age of 59 years old at her home Sunshine Village, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was on February 8, 1961 in Laramie, Wyoming to Edward M. Rogers and Diane Ray Rogers She left this world way to soon but not before leaving it a...

Margaret L. Herbert

Margaret L. Herbert

Apr 6, 2020

Margaret L. Herbert, age 72, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020, at her home. She was born November 2, 1947 to Charles C. and Cecil (Staal) Chessmore in North Platte, Nebraska. She grew up in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School. She married James Welch and had 3 children: James, Todd, Tamara. They...

Walter H. Sturtevant

Walter H. Sturtevant

Mar 4, 2020

Walter H. Sturtevant, age 81, of Beaver City, Nebraska, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Beaver City Manor. He was born at home on the Edison Highway, in Furnas County, Nebraska to Walter and Truth (Davis) Sturtevant. He attended grades 1-8 at the rural school at Hollinger, Nebraska. He graduated from Beaver City...

Freda Lucille Beck

Freda Lucille Beck

Feb 22, 2020

Freda Lucille Beck, age 84, of Holdrege, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska surrounded by her five children, one grandson, and one granddaughter. She was born on January 15, 1936 in Beaver City, Nebraska to Wayne Everett and Dorothy Lucille (Bonser) Smith. She was baptized in the United Methodist Church of...

Frank Glenn Kinsman

Frank Glenn Kinsman

Feb 19, 2020

Frank Glenn Kinsman was born September 11, 1924 at his home near Edison, in Furnace County, Nebraska to Fred Joshua and Hattie Marie (Durst) Kinsman, the first of two children. He passed away the day of his wife’s funeral on the evening of Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Fairview Manor in Fairmont at the age of 95. As a...