Obituaries

Esther Viola Marble

Esther Viola Marble

Apr 5, 2009

Esther Viola Marble, age 80, of Almena, Kansas died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 23, 1929 at Almena, Kansas to Jimmie and Agnes (Picraux) Shearer. She was a life long resident of Almena, Kansas. She attended country schools near Almena. She married Raymond Marble on August 16, 1948...

 Darel Dean Perkins

Darel Dean Perkins

Mar 24, 2009

Darel Dean Perkins, age 71, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, formerly of Stamford & Beaver City, Nebraska area died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his home in Minnesota after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 4, 1938 at Beaver City, Nebraska to Herman and Beth (Andrews ) Perkins. Darel grew up in Furnas County, graduating with the...

Lorraine ("Tootie") Hoffman

Lorraine ("Tootie") Hoffman

Mar 15, 2009

Lorraine ("Tootie") Hoffman, age 83, of Arapahoe, NE died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE, after a five year battle with renal disease. She was born on August 27, 1925 in McCook, NE to John and Anna (Schwartz) Roth. She was the eighth of eleven children. She attended McCook Public Schools, and on August 27,...

Edward  Osiecki

Edward Osiecki

Mar 8, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Edward R. Osiecki, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born on October 5, 1932 in Rusk County, Wisconsin to Peter & Mary (Sieja) Osiecki. He attended country schools and graduated from Weyerhauser High School, Weyerhauser, Wisconsin with the Class of 1951. Upon graduation he...

Mildred I. Dyer Wickham

Mildred I. Dyer Wickham

Mar 8, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Mildred I. Dyer Wickham, age 93, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on March 8, 2009 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on January 20, 1916 at Atlanta, Nebraska to David L. & Bessie M. (Schrum) McBride. She graduated from Holbrook High School with the Class of 1933. She went on to Kearney...

Audrey R. Warner

Audrey R. Warner

Feb 27, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Audrey R. Warner, age 69, of Holbrook, Nebraska died on Friday, February 27, 2009 at Cambridge Manor, in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Cambridge, Nebraska to Richard B. "Bud" & Lorene (Dolph) Hiatt. She grew up & attended school at Cambridge, Nebraska. After her schooling, she was a waitress for restaurants at Indianola...

Ardith Helen Morris

Ardith Helen Morris

Feb 25, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Ardith Helen Morris, age 79, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Holbrook & McCook, Nebraska died on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Premier Estates, North Platte, Nebraska. She was born on November 15, 1929 at Elwood, Nebraska to Vernon & Ethel (Golden) White. She was raised in the Elwood & Bertrand, Nebraska area and graduated from Bertrand High...

Daniel Sherman "Tugboat" Snell

Daniel Sherman "Tugboat" Snell

Feb 19, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Daniel Sherman "Tugboat" Snell, age 58, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, formerly of Holbrook, Nebraska died on February 19, 2009 at his home. He was born on June 6, 1950 at Hastings, Nebraska to Christopher C. & Mary Ellen (Jedounek) Snell He attended school and graduated from Hastings High School with the class of 1968. After high school he entered...

Phyllis Ann Warner

Phyllis Ann Warner

Feb 16, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Phyllis Ann Warner, age 78, of Denver, Colorado passed away on February 16, 2009 at Denver, Colorado. She was born June 1, 1930 at Arapahoe, Nebraska to William & Jenny (Highland) Stewart. She married Jerome Andrew Warner from Holbrook, Nebraska. She spent her childhood and early family life in Arapahoe & McCook, Nebraska. They moved to Denver, Colorado...

Bill Grilli

Bill Grilli

Feb 13, 2009

Bill Grilli, age 61, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Friday, February 13, 2009 at his home in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born February 23, 1947 at Louisville, Colorado to Luigi and Mary (Anselme) Grilli. Bill grew up in Louisville, Colorado. He attended Louisville Schools. He was a house painter for 42 years in Colorado. He served in the US...

Minna Emma Noltensmeier

Minna Emma Noltensmeier

Feb 7, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Minna Emma Noltensmeier, age 96, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on February 7, 2009 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on August 13, 1912 to Henry & Mary (Grafe) Ziems in Bellingham, Washington. She was confirmed on May 13, 1928 at the Salem Lutheran Church, south of Elwood, Nebraska, in Gosper County....

Helen C. Cunningham

Helen C. Cunningham

Jan 29, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Helen C. Cunningham, age 94, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on March 20, 1914 near Cambridge, Nebraska in Furnas County to Herman P. & Lena (Rupp) Heisleman. She grew up in the Cambridge area and attended school at Cambridge High School...

Ambrose W. Meyers

Ambrose W. Meyers

Jan 24, 2009

Arapahoe, Nebraska Ambrose W. Meyers, age 90, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Cambridge Hospital, in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on July 15, 1918 in Gosper County, Nebraska to William H. & Emilie J. (Monter) Meyers. He attended school at the Immanuel Lutheran Parochial school north of Arapahoe, Nebraska. After school he helped his...

Betty Lou Starnes

Betty Lou Starnes

Jan 3, 2009

rapahoe, Nebraska Betty Lou Starnes, age 63, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at her home in Holbrook, Nebraska. She was born on August 19, 1945 at Competition, Missouri to Virgil C. & Christine (Jones) Ledbetter. She is survived by her husband Clarence Lee Starnes of Cambridge, Nebraska Sons: Billy Jack & wife Laurie Martin of Hammond, Louisiana John...

Gregg L. Meyer

Gregg L. Meyer

Jan 2, 2009

Gregg L. Meyer, age 62, of Wilsonville, Nebraska former of Denver, Colorado, died Friday, January 2, 2009 at his home in Wilsonville, Nebraska. He was born December 17, 1946 at Denver, Colorado to Louis C. & Elinor P. (Perkins) Meyer. Gregg grew up in Lakewood, Colorado and graduated from Bear Creek High School with the Class of 1965. Following graduation...

Mary Jo Janssen

Mary Jo Janssen

Dec 30, 2008

Arapahoe, Nebraska Mary Jo Janssen, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on November 14, 1936 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Earl S. & Lucile M. (Buckley) Frost. She grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska area and attended Arapahoe High School graduating with the class of 1954. She went...

Donald C. Hambidge

Donald C. Hambidge

Dec 29, 2008

Arapahoe, Nebraska Donald C. Hambidge, age 81, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on August 7, 1927 on the family farm north of Arapahoe, Nebraska in Gosper County to Archie L. & Bertha F. (Hoffman) Hambidge. He attended country school at Snyder school in Gosper...

Hulda Erma Einspahr

Hulda Erma Einspahr

Dec 27, 2008

Arapahoe, Nebraska Hulda Erma Einspahr, age 95, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on October 30, 1913 at Cadams, Nebraska in Nuckolls County to Julius & Anna (Kottmeyer) Radtke. She grew up and attended school at Flagler, Colorado. She married Marcus Einspahr on February 21, 1935...

Duane A. "Red" Breinig

Duane A. "Red" Breinig

Dec 22, 2008

Arapahoe, Nebraska Duane A. "Red" Breinig, age 68, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2008 at his home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on December 27, 1939 on the family farm north of Arapahoe in Furnas County, Nebraska to Francis & Elsie (Dudden) Breinig. He grew up on the family farm and attended the Bruce and Gardner country schools...

Leland Donald Rogers

Leland Donald Rogers

Dec 22, 2008

Arapahoe, Nebraska Leland Donald Rogers, of Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Tiffany Square Care Center, at Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born on a farm north of Holbrook, Nebraska on March 20, 1915 to James O. & Verl (Ellis) Rogers. He attended country school District 17 in Frontier County. In 1928, he...