Obituaries

Esther Mae Meyers

Esther Mae Meyers

Dec 19, 2014

Esther Mae Meyers, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on March 25, 1917 in Pierce County northwest of Meadow Grove, Nebraska to Edward & Mary (Schutt) Duhachek. She was baptized and confirmed by Rev. O.E. Schlect at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church south...

Steven A. Haussler

Steven A. Haussler

Dec 13, 2014

Steven A. Haussler, age 64, of Axtell, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Mosaic Center in Axtell, Nebraska. He was born on June 21, 1950 at Cambridge, Nebraska to Robert & Carol (Menze) Haussler. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his brother Michael Haussler of Arapahoe, Nebraska Sister: Merrie Nickel of...

MerryAlice E. Smith

MerryAlice E. Smith

Nov 26, 2014

MerryAlice E. Smith, age 82, of Holdrege, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Holdrege Memorial Homes Assisted Living in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on July 25, 1932 in Riverton, Nebraska to Louis Charles & Alma (Terrell) Fuller. She married Wendell Smith on September 11, 1953 and made their home in Beaver City, Nebraska. To this union 3...

Carol I. Haussler

Carol I. Haussler

Oct 30, 2014

Carol I. Haussler, age 86, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on October 10, 1928 in Gosper County to Carl & Leana (Hilker) Menze. She attended school at Arapahoe High School and graduated with the class of 1945. She married Robert Haussler in the...

Lois B. Koller

Lois B. Koller

Oct 22, 2014

Lois B. Koller, age 105, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at her home at Prairie Pines Retirement Center at Arapahoe. She was born on April 9, 1909, at Crab Orchard, Nebraska to James S. & Loretta B. (Hafner) Marshall. Lois graduated with her normal school training from Peru State College and went on to teach...

Heather Renee Van Hooser

Heather Renee Van Hooser

Oct 11, 2014

Heather Renee Van Hooser, age 51, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska from an automobile accident. She was born on May 7, 1963 at Boulder, Colorado to David R. & Sandra A. (Anderson) Van Hooser. Heather attended school at Arvada, Colorado and would later get her Associate’s degree from McCook Community...

  Rhonda L. Jackson

Rhonda L. Jackson

Oct 4, 2014

Rhonda L. Jackson, age 49, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home in Arapahoe. Condolences or personal reflections may be left at wenburgfuneralhome.com No viewing or visitation. Family service and inurnment at a later date. Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, Nebraska is in charge of the arrangements.

Joyce J. Webb

Joyce J. Webb

Oct 4, 2014

Joyce J. Webb, age 88, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on June 3, 1926 at Arapahoe, Nebraska to William A. & Sadie E. (Remington) Breinig. Joyce attended school at Arapahoe, Nebraska and graduated with the class of 1945. After high school, she lived with her sister Minnie and worked in...

Doris M. Oleson

Doris M. Oleson

Sep 27, 2014

Doris M. Oleson, age 94, of Kearney, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Wel-Cov Assisted Living, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on January 2, 1920, at Nora, Nebraska in Nuckolls County to Charley & Bertha (Wilson) Hamel. She married Ole Oleson Jr. on January 4, 1942. They would farm northwest of the Holbrook, Nebraska for the...

June Fisher

June Fisher

Sep 25, 2014

June Fisher, age 80, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Oxford, Nebraska passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on August 5, 1934 at Bedford, Indiana to Clarence G. & Mary Elsie (Flinn) Dalton. June grew up in the Bedford, Indiana area. She was baptized in September of 1947...

Elda Lillian Stillman

Elda Lillian Stillman

Sep 24, 2014

Elda Lillian Stillman, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was the fifth of seven children born to Emil Gustav and Agnes (Marquardt) Bloch on July 5, 1925, on their farm north of Arapahoe, Nebraska in Gosper County. Being part of a large family in the 1930’s...

William “Bill” R. Swanson

William “Bill” R. Swanson

Sep 1, 2014

William “Bill” R. Swanson, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014, in his home at Arapahoe. He was born on December 21, 1937, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was raised in St. Edward, Nebraska, by his loving parents, Floyd and Pearl (Potter) Swanson. Bill graduated from St. Edward High School in 1955 and entered the...

Freda Dee Marble

Freda Dee Marble

Sep 1, 2014

Freda Dee Marble, age 75, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at her home in Oxford, Nebraska. She was born on August 6, 1939 in Oxford, Nebraska to Cecil & Fayetta (Henry) Hall. She graduated from Oxford High School with the class of 1957. She married Gib Knipschild on March 23, 1957. Her husband joined the military, so they lived...

 Paul Lucius Donovan

Paul Lucius Donovan

Aug 20, 2014

Paul Lucius Donovan, age 85, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, of Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on March 20, 1929 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Francis & Mamie (Lyon) Donovan. Paul attended high school in Briggsdale, Colorado where he also helped his father with ranch work. After high school, Paul signed up...

  Rodney (Sonny) Otto Hinz

Rodney (Sonny) Otto Hinz

Aug 14, 2014

Rodney (Sonny) Otto Hinz, age 77, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. Sonny was born June 12, 1937 at the family farm in Gosper County, Nebraska to Otto and Jennie (Hormann) Hinz. Sonny was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and later transferred membership to the United Methodist Church...

Barbara K. Vacha

Barbara K. Vacha

Aug 12, 2014

Barbara K. Vacha, age 67, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at Harlan County Hospital, Alma, Nebraska. She was born on November 25, 1946 at Norfolk, Nebraska to Donald & Charlotte (Reeves) Ganser. She attended Albion High School and graduated with the class of 1965. She then began to work at the nursing home in...

Marilyn Rogene Shaffer

Marilyn Rogene Shaffer

Aug 2, 2014

Marilyn Rogene Shaffer, age 76, of Edison, Nebraska passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on July 13, 1938 to Abraham & Norma Laverne (Rollstin) Chapman at their home on the Turkey Creek, 5 miles north of Edison, Nebraska Marilyn was the second child and only daughter, with one older...

Phyllis Cleora Wendland

Phyllis Cleora Wendland

Jul 30, 2014

Phyllis Cleora Wendland, age 87, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Monday, June 30, 2014 at Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born August 1, 1926 in Arapahoe, Nebraska to John and Lillie (Fahnholz) Wieland. Phyllis grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska where she attended Arapahoe Public Schools. She worked at the C. A. Swanson Plant in Oxford. She worked many years...

Clarence Frederick William Helms

Clarence Frederick William Helms

Jul 25, 2014

Clarence Frederick William Helms, age 93, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away July 25, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society – Arapahoe. Clarence was born on January 21, 1921 to Henry C & Bertha (Hinz) Helms on the family farm Northeast of Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was baptized & confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church Northeast of Arapahoe, Nebraska. & also attended Immanuel Lutheran...

Ellis Eugene Fisher

Ellis Eugene Fisher

Jul 21, 2014

Ellis Eugene Fisher, age 81, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Oxford, Nebraska passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on April 25, 1933 at Heltonville, Indiana to Curtis & Benza (Glassco) Fisher. Ellis grew up in the Heltonville & Bedford, Indiana area. He enlisted into the U.S. Army in May...