Steven E. Best
Nov 12, 2022
Steven E. Best, age 64, of Wilsonville, Nebraska passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on July 24, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana to Eugene E. and Dorothy L. (Schoolmeesters) Best.
He attended high school in California and then moved to Colorado after his schooling. He started his own painting business...
L. Carol Smith
Oct 20, 2022
Luella Carol Smith, age 90, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the Beaver City Manor. She was born February 20, 1932 to Harry L. and Marie E (Lomax) Martin at the family farm southwest of Beaver City, Nebraska and was the 6th of 9 children.
She attended Green Ridge Country School District #35...
Steve Pearson
Oct 8, 2022
Steve Pearson, “Farmer”, age 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 8th, 2022. He went exactly the way he wanted to… driving on his land, with his dogs. Having lived almost his entire life in Arapahoe Nebraska, it was rare to find someone who didn’t know who Steve Pearson was. Steve was born on December 17th, 1950 in Oxford, Ne...
Ida Mae McBride
Sep 26, 2022
Ida Mae (Kuck) McBride, age 88 years, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born in her Grandma Adden’s home, in Oxford, Nebraska in 100 degree heat, on July 8, 1934. She was the eldest of 5 children to Riley & Helen (Adden) Kuck. She was baptized...
Elaine Marie Swanson
Sep 26, 2022
Elaine Marie (Wieser) Swanson, age 81, of Norwalk, Iowa, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, September 26, 2022 at Norwalk Nursing & Rehab Center, Norwalk, Iowa. She was born on April 25, 1941 in Platte County, Nebraska. She was the eleventh child of Vincent Wieser and Wilamina “Minnie” (Kopetzky) Wieser.
Elaine grew up and attended primary and secondary schools...
Douglas H. McCann
Sep 20, 2022
Doug McCann, age 80, of Edison, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born May 5, 1942, to Howard and Lois (Brawner) McCann at the Oxford Hospital, Oxford, Nebraska. The youngest of three children.
He graduated from Edison High School, then attended Hastings College where he went out for football. He...
Jack E. Bellamy
Aug 15, 2022
Jack Edward Bellamy, age 87, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022 at his home. He was born on June 25, 1935 to Ray and Hazel Bellamy of Moorefield, Nebraska and was the eighth child of nine.
He played football and track for Farnam High School and graduated as Valedictorian at 16. At this...
Martha L. Anderson
Aug 11, 2022
Martha Louise (Mayer) Anderson, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska went to her Heavenly home on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska. Viewing and visitation will be Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 1 PM to 6 PM at Garey Funeral Chapel, 652 Main St., Arapahoe, Nebraska with family present from 3 PM till 5 PM....
Gara Lee Sprague
Jun 28, 2022
Gara Lee Cody Sprague, age 89, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away June 28, 2022 at the Cheyenne County Village, in St. Francis, Kansas. She was born on March 25, 1933 to George and Verna Cody.
Growing up at the Sapa State Lake, Oberlin, Kanas where her dad was the caretaker, gave her many wonderful memories which she shared...
Larry R. Breinig
Jun 28, 2022
Larry R. Breinig, age 78, of Arapahoe passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at home where he most wanted to be. He was born June 2, 1944 in Oxford Nebraska to Raymond “Bud” and Maxine Breinig.
Larry grew up North East of Arapahoe. He graduated from Arapahoe Public School in 1962. After High School Larry...
Myron L. "Tiny" Richardson
Jun 27, 2022
Myron L. “Tiny” Richardson, age 88, of Stamford, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 at Colonial Villa Good Samaritan Center, Alma, Nebraska. He was born December 25, 1933 at Akron, Colorado to Ross E. and Mable L. (Young) Richardson.
They moved to Hastings, Nebraska when Myron was an infant and attended school in Hastings. He spent most...
Lyle W. Steele
Jun 13, 2022
Lyle W. Steele, fondly known as “Timber” passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at the age of 93 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born to at Holbrook, Nebraska to Cecil and Mila (Scott) Steele on November 19, 1928. He was raised in Holbrook, and attended school there and graduated with the class of 1946. He...
Robert "Bob" Louthan
May 18, 2022
Robert “Bob” Louthan, age 94, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Edison, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Kearney Regional Hospital of Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on November 30, 1927 in Furnas County, Nebraska to Virgil and Fern (Gibson) Louthan.
Bob served his country in the United States Navy from March of 1946 to December of...
Dennis Foster
May 17, 2022
Dennis Foster, age 74, of Stamford, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in Alma, Nebraska. He was born on August 16, 1947 in Oxford, Nebraska to George and Velma (Stagemeyer) Foster.
He grew up around Stamford and graduated from Stamford High School in the class of 1966. While in high school he...
Linda Lou Kerr
May 15, 2022
Linda Lou Kerr, age 74, died on Sunday, May 15th, 2022 in the comfort of her own home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Linda was born in McCook, Nebraska on August 4th, 1947 to her parents Ethel (Mutt) and Sherman Swazye.
On December 4th of 1963, Linda and Jerry Kerr got married in Edison, Nebraska and have been married for...
John Arthur Barker
May 12, 2022
John Arthur Barker, age 79, passed away on May 12, 2022 at the Tri Valley Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born July 7, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. In January 1946 he was adopted by Ralph and Mary (Williamson) Barker, where sister Dorothy welcomed him into the family.
He graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1961....
Patricia D. Wheat
May 12, 2022
Patricia D Wheat, age 75, of Benkleman passed away Thursday May 12, 2022 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkleman, Nebraska. She was Born November 5, 1946 to Brick and Louise (Parra) Walls in Oakland California.
Inurnment is scheduled for a later date.
Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Dean "Sonny" Karash
Apr 2, 2022
Donald Dean Karash, age 89, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Brookstone Gardens Nursing Home in Kearney, Nebraska. Don “Sonny” was born on November 25th, 1932 to Ted and Virgie (Brooks) Karash near Arapahoe, Nebraska.
Don grew up in the Arapahoe area and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1950. He joined the...
John Leslie Baxter
Apr 1, 2022
John Leslie Baxter, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on June 20, 1945 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Bernhard L. and Phyllis (Mulford) Baxter.
John was raised in multiple states as the family moved to different places. After his schooling, he entered the U.S. Army...
Sharon Kathleen Hyke
Mar 27, 2022
Sharon Kathleen Hyke, age 64, of Wilsonville, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was born August 9, 1957 to Merle and Bonnie (Winter) Hunt in McCook, Nebraska.
Sharon grew up on the family farm east of Beaver City, Nebraska and graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1975. On December 31, 1976, she married...
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