Obituaries

Gertrude (Gert) J. McCue

Gertrude (Gert) J. McCue

Feb 22, 2014

Gertrude (Gert) J. McCue, age 81, of Alma, Nebraska passed away from a long-term illness on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska. She was born on July 13, 1932 on a farm north of Arapahoe, Nebraska to Herman & Bertha (Gehring) Monter. She graduated from Arapahoe High School with the class of 1950...

Katherine “Katie” Annette Knight

Katherine “Katie” Annette Knight

Feb 19, 2014

Arapahoe, Nebraska Katherine “Katie” Annette Knight, age 42, of McCook, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at her home. She was born on July 26, 1971 at Stratton, Nebraska to Roger & Barbara (Shaffer) Felt. She attended school at Arapahoe High School at Arapahoe, Nebraska with the Class of 1989. She later married Marlin Schriner of Holdrege, Nebraska in...

Wiley L. Wentling

Wiley L. Wentling

Feb 15, 2014

Wiley L. Wentling, age 80, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born on July 7, 1933 at Achilles, Kansas to William L. & Alma R. (Fox) Wentling.

Wiley graduated from Beaver City High School with the Class of 1952. After high school he enlisted in the Army...

Helen Elizabeth Cross

Helen Elizabeth Cross

Feb 7, 2014

Arapahoe, Nebraska Helen Elizabeth Cross, age 101, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Saturday, February 7, 2014 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Society of Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on October 10, 1912 on a farm northeast of Edison, Nebraska to Thomas E. & Nora A. (Sanderson) Hays. She was the third of seven children: Agnes, Christine, Hazel, Alice, Thomas,...

Luella Caroline Monter

Luella Caroline Monter

Feb 5, 2014

Luella Caroline Monter, age 92, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at her home at Rose Estates Assisted Living facility. She was born on August 20, 1921 in Gosper County, Nebraska to John & Minnie (Golgart) Puls. She was baptized as a Child of God. As a young girl, growing up in rural Nebraska, Luella...

Charlotte Smith

Charlotte Smith

Feb 3, 2014

Arapahoe, Nebraska Charlotte Smith, age 105, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Society of Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on December 20, 1908 in Walter, Russia to Christian & Elizabeth (Gies) Butherus. In 1910, Charlotte and her family moved to Bartley, Nebraska. Her father would work for Burlington-Northern Railroad. Later they...

Joyce M. Gardner

Joyce M. Gardner

Jan 29, 2014

Arapahoe, Nebraska Joyce M. Gardner, age 84, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born on May 26, 1929 north of Holbrook, Nebraska in Frontier County, Nebraska to Henry F. & Carrie (Rupp) Lucas. She attended Holbrook High School and graduated with the class of 1946. After school, she...

Madeline Margaret McCoy Schaepler

Madeline Margaret McCoy Schaepler

Jan 20, 2014

Madeline Margaret McCoy Schaepler, age of 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2014 at her home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on January 15, 1926 in Gosper County, Nebraska southeast of Elwood to Edward & Margaret (Mauck) Wildman. She attended rural school at Fairview-District #12 thru the 8th grade, then attended Elwood High School and graduated from...

Jerome Andrew Warner

Jerome Andrew Warner

Jan 16, 2014

Denver, Colorado Jerome Andrew Warner, age 80, of Denver, Colorado passed away January 16, 2014. Jerome was born on October 22, 1933 in Holbrook, Nebraska to Robert & Rose Warner. Jerome spent his childhood and early family life in Holbrook and McCook, Nebraska. He married Phyllis Ann Stewart from Arapahoe, Nebraska. Jerome and Phyllis moved to Denver, Colorado in the...

Vera M. Gates

Vera M. Gates

Jan 12, 2014

Arapahoe, Nebraska Vera M. Gates, a resident of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away at the age of 91, Sunday, January 12, 2014. She was a current resident of the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on August 22, 1922 in Frontier County, Nebraska to Henry & Anna (Yorges) Puls. Vera was baptized on October 28, 1922...

Donald D. Harrold

Donald D. Harrold

Jan 4, 2014

Beaver City, Nebraska Donald D. Harrold, age 85, of Beaver City, Nebraska formerly of Oxford, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on February 15, 1928 south of Beaver City, Nebraska to Pearl R. & Mabel A. (Goodwin) Harrold. He was the 7th of 8 children. He was born...

Betty Jo Warner

Betty Jo Warner

Dec 30, 2013

Betty Jo Warner, age 85, of Littleton, Colorado formerly of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013 at Millbrook Home Portland Place in Littleton, Colorado. She was born on May 7, 1928 to her loving parents Clifford and Beryl (Goble) Strickland. Betty graduated from Beaver City High School in 1945 and began working at First State Bank,...

Arland Francis “Mike” Iliff

Arland Francis “Mike” Iliff

Dec 27, 2013

Beaver City, Nebraska Arland Francis “Mike” Iliff, age 78, of Beaver City, Nebraska, formerly of Stamford, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on December 31, 1934 at Rapid City, South Dakota to Arland “Patrick” & Mary (Claude) Iliff. After his schooling, he worked on a ranch near...

Delbert C. Siegfried

Delbert C. Siegfried

Dec 1, 2013

Arapahoe, Nebraska Delbert C. Siegfried, age 90, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital at Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on October 31, 1923 at Lincoln, Nebraska to E. George & Emma (Luedtke) Siegfried. After his schooling he went into the U.S. Army in 1940, and served in the European Theatre during World...

Carole R. Clary

Carole R. Clary

Nov 7, 2013

Holbrook, Nebraska Carole R. Clary, age 70, of Holbrook, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 9, 1043 north of Cambridge, Nebraska to Harold & Lela (Newcomb) Barnett. Carole attended two country schools north of Holbrook and then attended Holbrook High School. She enjoyed working on the family farm with her...

C. Dean Weaver

C. Dean Weaver

Nov 4, 2013

Beaver City, Nebraska C. Dean Weaver, age 81, of Stamford, Nebraska passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska after a battle with cancer. He was born on May 7, 1932 south of Beaver City, Nebraska on the family farm to W. Gail & M. Nellie (Wright) Weaver. He attended school at Kneadmore School...

Verena Gassner Critser

Verena Gassner Critser

Oct 31, 2013

Sturgis, South Dakota Verena Gassner Critser, age 88, of Sturgis, South Dakota passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Sturgis Hospital, in Sturgis, South Dakota. She was born on August 16, 1925 in Zurich, Switzerland to Walter Paul & Elsa (Siegrist) Gassner. As she grew to womanhood, Verena helped “Papa” at their fruit market. She could tell how...

Billy Dean Williamson

Billy Dean Williamson

Oct 18, 2013

Arapahoe, Nebraska Billy Dean Williamson, age 84, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away Friday, October 18, 2013 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Bill was born August 21, 1929, in Stratton, Nebraska to William and Georgia (Thomas) Williamson. He attended school in Stratton and graduated from Beaver City High School, Beaver City, Nebraska in 1947. After graduation,...

Elaine May Warner

Elaine May Warner

Oct 14, 2013

Kearney, Nebraska Elaine May Warner, age 82, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on October 14, 1931 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Lester & Irma (McCoy) Gregg. She grew up at Gosper, Nebraska in Gosper County. She attended school at a country school in Gosper County and...

 Bernice I. Huxoll

Bernice I. Huxoll

Oct 1, 2013

Bernice I. Huxoll, age 95, of McCook, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, in McCook, Nebraska. She was born on April 10, 1918 south of Arapahoe, Nebraska to Ed & Anna (Reitz) Riepe. She was baptized on May 12, 1918 and confirmed on May 22, 1932 at Trinity Lutheran Church...