Obituaries

Kerby Lee Strayer

Kerby Lee Strayer

Apr 18, 2019

Kerby Lee Strayer, age 55, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his home. He was born on January 27, 1964 in Norton, Kansas to Lee & Doris (Hager) Strayer. He attended school at Beaver City High School and graduated with the class of 1982. Kerby married Carol Peterson on November 19, 1988 at the...

Thunder Games “Jet” Linner

Thunder Games “Jet” Linner

Apr 8, 2019

Thunder Games “Jet” Linner, age 15, of Norton, Kansas was called home by his Savior and King on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Norton, Kansas. Born on August 13, 2003, this little guy was born a fighter and at the age of 3 weeks was given into the loving arms of his mother and father, Kimberly and Roger Linner and...

Myrtle Olivia Luster Gibson

Myrtle Olivia Luster Gibson

Apr 8, 2019

Myrtle Olivia Luster Gibson, age 88, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on November 8, 1930 to Anna (Anderson) and Joseph Valentine of Manassa, Colorado. She was named after the little white flower. She was pronounced dead as an infant and her mother kept...

Maxine Joy  Leggott

Maxine Joy Leggott

Apr 1, 2019

Maxine Joy Leggott, age 96, passed into Eternal Life on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney, NE. She was born in Elwood, Nebraska on January 17, 1923 to Dewey and Myrtle (Steinbrink) Smith and continued to live at home in Elwood until health issues necessitated a move to the Elwood Assisted Living/Care Center in 2013. In...

Jean P. Tauscher

Jean P. Tauscher

Mar 28, 2019

Jean P. Tauscher, age 94, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on March 28, 2019 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on May 27, 1924 at Almena, Kansas to Ray O. & Edna M. (Luther) Bundy. The family moved to the Beaver City area when she was a very young girl and would attend school...

Enlowe Ellsworth “Jack” Harvey

Enlowe Ellsworth “Jack” Harvey

Mar 9, 2019

Enlowe Ellsworth “Jack” Harvey, age 90, of Norton, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas. He was born on February 1, 1929 on the family farm northwest of Inavale, Nebraska to Guy W. & Martha L. (Springer) Harvey. He attended country school in Webster County, Nebraska and graduated from Inavale High School...

Mary Ellen Cassidy Dunlop

Mary Ellen Cassidy Dunlop

Feb 20, 2019

Mary Ellen Cassidy Dunlop, age 64, of Minden, Nebraska passed away after her courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Beaver City Manor, in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on September 26th , 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Frank and Eleanor (Wissman) Cassidy. She attended Little Flower Catholic School for Girls graduating with the Class...

Betty L. Marshall

Betty L. Marshall

Feb 19, 2019

Betty L. Marshall, age 81, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on October 6, 1937 at Franklin, Nebraska to LeRoy & Rena (Brinkman) Yarrington. Betty grew up in Franklin and attended Franklin High School and graduated with the Class of 1956. After her schooling,...

Isabelle Lucille Pfeiffer

Isabelle Lucille Pfeiffer

Feb 13, 2019

Isabelle Lucille Pfeiffer, age 78, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Kearney Regional Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on August 28, 1940 in Oxford, Nebraska to Fred and Laura “Louise” (Koeteman) Huxoll. She was the tenth in line of twelve children. Isabelle was baptized on September 5, 1940 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in...

Addison Walbridge

Addison Walbridge

Jan 24, 2019

Addison Walbridge, age 96, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on February 3, 1922 in Palisade, Nebraska to Earl and Verna (Cross) Walbridge. Addison and his family moved to their Gosper County farm, when he was 5. He attended school and Sunday school at...

Scotty Lee Inman

Scotty Lee Inman

Jan 12, 2019

Scotty Lee Inman, age 60, of Stamford, Nebraska passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Harlan County Hospital in Alma, Nebraska after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born May 7, 1958 in Alma, Nebraska, the third of three children born to Harold C. and Lena M. (Leiding) Inman. Scott grew up in Stamford and graduated with the...

John Ernest “Ernie” Stalder

John Ernest “Ernie” Stalder

Jan 7, 2019

John Ernest “Ernie” Stalder, age 92, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born September 14, 1926 to John Ernest Sr. and Edith (McCormack) Stalder at the family farm near Long Island, Kansas. He was the third of seven children. The family moved to the farm...

Helena Augusta Emma (Schievelbein)  Ziebell

Helena Augusta Emma (Schievelbein) Ziebell

Jan 4, 2019

Helena Augusta Emma (Schievelbein) Ziebell, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 4, 2019 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on February 10, 1921 at home in Gosper County, Nebraska to H.E. and Maria (Wendland) Schievelbein. She was baptized on March 6, 1921 and...

Gilbert Martin Janssen

Gilbert Martin Janssen

Jan 1, 2019

Gilbert Martin Janssen, age 88, of Norton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Norton County Hospital, Norton, Kansas. He was born on March 29, 1930 to Harm and Caroline (Kamprath) Janssen in Seward, Nebraska. After his schooling, Gilbert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his discharge, he married Gretel Kopp on July 25,...

LeRoy Vernon Nitzel

LeRoy Vernon Nitzel

Dec 17, 2018

LeRoy Vernon Nitzel, age 63, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died suddenly of a massive heart attack on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital at Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born September 13, 1955 in Akron, Colorado to Vernon and Dorothy (Moffitt) Nitzel. LeRoy was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Leona  O.  Ottman

Leona O. Ottman

Dec 13, 2018

Leona O. Ottman, age 85, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at the Cozad Care Center, in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born October 3, 1933 in Dawson County, Nebraska to Calvin and Zada (Lake) Brown. Leona attended school at Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1950. She married Robert M. Ottman on December...

Clifford “Bill” William Robb

Clifford “Bill” William Robb

Dec 3, 2018

Clifford “Bill” William Robb, age 82, of Elwood, Nebraska died Monday, December 3, 2018, at his home. He was born November 22, 1936 in Arapahoe, Nebraska to Melvin Clifford and Viola Mae (Shellenbarger) Robb. On August 23, 1957, he married Winona Seevers at Elwood and to this union two children were born; Bill and Robin. They moved to Lexington where...

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...