Obituaries

Walter Henry Weismann

Walter Henry Weismann

Nov 30, 2018

Walter Henry Weismann, age 96, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at the Elwood Care Center, in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born June 10, 1922 in Gosper County, Nebraska to Albert and Caroline (Pfeiffer) Weismann. He was the second of six sons. As a youth, he helped on the farm and attended school at District 56. In order to be confirmed...

Patty (Dean) L. Oatman

Patty (Dean) L. Oatman

Nov 28, 2018

Patty (Dean) L. Oatman, age 89, of Boise, Idaho passed away on November 28, 2018. He was born on August 25, 1929 in Hollinger, Nebraska to Floyd H. and Mary E. (Reynolds) Oatman. He attended his early school years at Hollinger, then transferring to the Beaver City schools graduating with the class of 1948. After high school he joined the...

Bonita M. Dusenberry

Bonita M. Dusenberry

Nov 14, 2018

Bonita M. Dusenberry, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on November 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 21, 1921 to Wynnie and Fern (Howard) Hester on a farm just north of Beaver City, Nebraska. She was one of five girls. In 1925, the family moved to a farm south of Edison, Nebraska for three years...

Irene Caroline Vandament

Irene Caroline Vandament

Nov 12, 2018

Irene Caroline Vandament, age 96, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska, before celebrating her 97th Birthday on Friday, Nov. 16th . She was born November 16, 1921 to William G. and Caroline A. (Schieber) Missing at Holdrege, Nebraska. Irene was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church...

William “Bill” Dean Schievelbein

William “Bill” Dean Schievelbein

Nov 6, 2018

William “Bill” Dean Schievelbein, age 65, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 28, 1953 Elwood, Nebraska to Leo and Leona (Haussler) Schievelbein. Bill was baptized on April 19, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, north of Arapahoe, Nebraska and was confirmed on May 14, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church...

Sheila Rae Moore

Sheila Rae Moore

Nov 3, 2018

Sheila Rae Moore, age 68, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on November 20, 1949 in Comstock, Nebraska to Jerry and Dorthea (Edwards) Vanek. Sheila grew up and attended school at Ord, Nebraska. After her schooling, she started working in a café where she met...

Linda Sue Pearson “Pickle”

Linda Sue Pearson “Pickle”

Oct 31, 2018

Linda Sue Pearson “Pickle”, age 65, passed away peacefully at home the morning of October 31st, 2018. After suffering an unexpected and devastating stroke on July 19th, 2018 she fought hard to come back to us and made immense progress during her time at Madonna. Unfortunately, we were hit with another brick wall as Linda returned to the ICU with...

 Linda Lea Smith

Linda Lea Smith

Oct 28, 2018

Linda Lea Smith, age 67, of Arapahoe Neb, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Cambridge hospital. She was born in January 16, 1951 in Oberlin, Kansas to Howard and Dixie (Gallentine) Foley. She grew up in Lebanon, Nebraska and later attended school in Ogallala, Nebraska. She married Steven Paul McGuire in 1972 in Colorado; to this union 3...

Janice Irene  Perdue

Janice Irene Perdue

Oct 25, 2018

Janice Irene Perdue, age 64, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at her home. She was born on October, 3 1954 to Raymond and Donna (Harriman) Lange in Callaway, Nebraska. Janice and her four siblings, Linda, Keith, Larry, and Donnie, grew up and went to High School in Callaway where she completed the 11th grade....

Merna Louise Modglin

Merna Louise Modglin

Oct 20, 2018

Merna Louise Modglin, age 81, died Saturday, October 20, 2018, at her home in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born September 5, 1937 in San Bernardino, California to Kenneth and Opal (McGraw) Walston. Merna grew up in the Lexington area and graduated high school from Lexington High School in the Class of 1956. In October of 1953 Merna married Larry Adams...

Robert “Bob” Bye

Robert “Bob” Bye

Sep 27, 2018

Robert “Bob” Bye, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, formerly of Colorado peacefully went to meet his Maker on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on October 13, 1941 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Roy A. and Bernadine Maxine (Porter) Bye. Bob has been with wife Alicia Abernathy for 34 years and have been residents...

Greg Alvin  Halker

Greg Alvin Halker

Sep 26, 2018

Greg Alvin Halker, 56 years of age, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at his home at Johnson Lake, Nebraska. He was born October 26, 1961 in Lexington, Nebraska, to Howard and Ardus Halker. He was the youngest of siblings Inez, Nelson, Mary Ellen, Larry, Don, Estelline, and Lynnette. Greg grew up on the “home place” and attended Elwood Public Schools....

De Etta  L.  Dunkhas

De Etta L. Dunkhas

Sep 12, 2018

De Etta L. Dunkhas, age 77, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Hollinger, Nebraska, passed away on September 12, 2018 at Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on February, 10 1941 to Harry L. and Marie E. (Lomax) Martin on the family farm southwest of Beaver City, Nebraska. At the time of her birth De Etta had the distinction...

Rev. Leslie M. Cole

Rev. Leslie M. Cole

Aug 29, 2018

Rev. Leslie M. Cole, age 81, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on May13, 1937 at Gouverneur, New York to Rev. Merton D. and Frieda (Church) Cole. As a child he lived with his parents in New York, Canada, and Pennsylvania. Les served...

Alvin William Pfeiffer

Alvin William Pfeiffer

Aug 26, 2018

Alvin William Pfeiffer, age 79, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born on March 1, 1939 on the family farm in Gosper County, Nebraska to Cornelius and Ida (Schutz) Pfeiffer. Alvin attended elementary school at Salem Lutheran and high school at Elwood High School in Elwood, Nebraska. Alvin...

Grace Lydia Helms

Grace Lydia Helms

Aug 12, 2018

Grace Lydia Helms, age 98, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on February 28, 1920 on the family farm west of Arapahoe, Nebraska as the only child to Herman and Augusta (Klein) Huxoll. At age 4, Grace began school at the Little Red Schoolhouse and...

Victor Perkins Polston

Victor Perkins Polston

Aug 2, 2018

Victor Perkins Polston, age 81, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on August 2, 2018 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Walteria, California to James Sylvester and Gertrude (Heman) Polston. Vic attended elementary school in Walteria, and high school at Torrance High School, Torrance, California. Vic met the love of his life, Shirley Ann...

Doris Lavina Rauch

Doris Lavina Rauch

Jul 27, 2018

Doris Lavina Rauch, age 86, of Parker, Colorado died July 27, 2018 in Aurora, Colorado. She was born in Arapahoe, Nebraska on November 15, 1931 to August Albert (Babe) and Maude Edith (King) Breinig. She spent her youth following her brother Lyle around and climbing on the chicken coop only to be rescued by her mom when she couldn’t get...

Rogene Elaine (Hansen) Wenburg

Rogene Elaine (Hansen) Wenburg

Jul 25, 2018

Rogene Elaine (Hansen) Wenburg, age 70, of Hastings, NE, formerly of Beaver City, NE, completed her battle with breast cancer on July 25 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE. She was born in North Platte, NE, on December 28, 1947, to Elwyn and Phyllis (Smith) Hansen. Rogene grew up in North Platte, graduating from high school in 1966. She...

Teresa Ann Meyers

Teresa Ann Meyers

Jul 16, 2018

Teresa Ann Meyers, age 67, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on July 16th, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital of Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on January 26, 1951 in Elwood, Nebraska to Victor and Helen Wendland. Teresa was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, north of Arapahoe and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Cambridge,...

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