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Rayetta Jene Buffington-Damon
Aug 25, 2025
Rayetta Jene Buffington-Damon, a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, tragically passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Benkelman, NE, at the age of 44.
In her younger days Rayetta enjoyed spending time with family, BMX bicycle racing and hanging out with friends. She obtained her G.E.D. in lieu of her high school diploma. We moved to Benkelman in August of...
Jaxson Todd Damon
Aug 25, 2025
Jaxson Todd Damon, a seven year old with an infectious laughter and a huge love for his family, tragically passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Benkelman, NE with his mother. Jaxson was born on June 15, 2018 in Benkelman, NE to Michael and Rayetta Buffington-Damon.
Like most young boys, Jaxson loved playing video games on any device. He loved...
Corliss Cay High
Aug 24, 2025
Corliss Cay High, passed away on August 24, 2025, in Imperial, Nebraska, at the age of 69. Born on November 22, 1955, in Davenport, Iowa to Carlos and Mary (Bogner) Payton. Corliss spent her early years in the Davenport area until she and her family moved to Colorado when she was around 11 or 12 years old.
Throughout her life, Corliss...
Beverly Maxine Van Oeveren
Aug 18, 2025
Beverly Maxine Denise (Fehr) Van Oeveren passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025 at the Imperial Manor, Imperial, Nebraska. She was 101 years old.
Beverly Fehr was born on November 6, 1923, in the small town of Weldona, Colorado, to Henry and Denise (Bruchez) Fehr. At just a few months old, Beverly and her family relocated to Englewood, Colorado. Her mother...
Nina Belle McCullough-Oakley
Aug 15, 2025
What can be said about a woman that has lived 95 years, out lived 4 husbands, bore 9 children and has a legacy of over 80 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren? Many pages of joy, sorry and celebration would it take to recall all the history of one life but here we go.
Nina Belle Kuhns was born on...
Amelia "Amy" Rose Straub
Aug 10, 2025
Amelia "Amy" Rose Straub, born on December 1, 1973, in Connell, Washington, passed away on August 10, 2025, in Wauneta, Nebraska. Her life, from the very start, was filled with warmth and love, traits she so generously shared with those around her.
Amy grew up in Othello, attending grade school before her family moved to Wyoming, where she later graduated from...
Pete E. Spady
Aug 7, 2025
Deloyce Ervin “Pete” Spady, age 80 of Imperial, passed away on August 7, 2025, at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial, NE. Pete was born December 4,1944 in Imperial to Clarence (Bruz) and Nelda (Kelly) Spady and was the youngest of their four children: Darwin, Doris, and Dennis.
He attended District 22 Elementary School in rural Chase County, and later graduated...
Larry Browning
Jul 18, 2025
Larry Charles Browning October 3, 1947 – July 18, 2025
Larry Charles Browning was born on October 3, 1947, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Ralph and Dollie (Mullanix) Browning. He grew up in Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School with the Class of 1965.
Larry met the love of his life, Sandra Kay (Powell), in the 7th grade. What began as...
Wava E. Daschofsky
Jul 17, 2025
Wava Evelyn Clements was born on August 7, 1924, in Imperial, Nebraska to Homer C and Caroline R “Carrie” Clements. She was the second of four children following Lois and before Shirley and Frank. She attended Imperial Grade School and later graduated from Chase County High School with the class of 1942. Homer insisted she attend college so off to...
Arthur Leroy Barrett
Jul 14, 2025
Arthur Leroy Barrett was born January 5, 1963 to Mattie Edna Pankonin and Marion Leroy Barret in North Platte, NE.
Art grew up mostly in chase county Nebraska on his grandparents, Ed and Marrie Pankonin farm and ranch. He attended school in Hamlet, Wauneta Enders and Imperial.
When he was in 8th grade he worked on the Box T ranch in Brownlee,...
Roddy Petersen
Jul 12, 2025
Roddy Lyn Petersen was born March 30, 1944 in Stratton, Nebraska, to the late Earl and Josephine (McNiece) Petersen. He passed away July 12, 2025 in Benkelman, Nebraska.
Roddy grew up on the family farm and graduated from Stratton High School in 1963. He entered the Navy on July 15, 1963, and received his Honorable Discharge on July 15, 1967.
He worked...
Jack Ekart
Jul 6, 2025
Jack Ekart, a lifelong resident of Chase County, died on July 6, 2025, in Imperial, Nebraska. Born in Imperial on December 20, 1927, to John and Opal (Ellsworth) Ekart, Jack spent his youth living up the creek northwest of the Kilpatrick Ranch. After completing the 8th grade, Jack began working on the family farm and later proudly earned his GED...
Patricia Ann Haislip-Baney
Jun 30, 2025
Patricia Ann Haislip-Baney, born on May 20, 1952, in Radford, Virginia to Elva Leigh Haislip and Donna Blake-Haislip, passed away on June 30, 2025, in Englewood, Colorado. Patricia spent her formative years in Dearborn, Michigan, where she graduated from Dearborn High School.
On September 4, 2004, Pat married her loving husband, Dan Baney, in Champion, Nebraska. Together they built a life...
Christine Kay Barenberg
Jun 16, 2025
Christine Kay Barenberg was born to Walter Stephen and Sharon Ann (Maranville) Barenberg on June 14, 1965, in Benkelman, NE and passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, in her home, in Benkelman, NE. She was 60 years old.
Chris attended school in Benkelman and graduated from Benkelman High School in 1983. She was very active and involved in school. She...
Rick Keith Kimble
Jun 10, 2025
Rick Keith Kimble, born on February 4, 1949, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Lloyd and Vesta (Rhoads) Kimble passed away peacefully on June 10, 2025, in Denver, Colorado.
A graduate of Chase County High School in 1967, Rick furthered his education at Western Nebraska Vocational-Technical School. His love for learning continued throughout his life, as he was known as a jack of...
Paul Arnold Kunnemann
Jun 10, 2025
Paul Kunnemann, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and devoted community member of Imperial Nebraska, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 28, 1943 to Clarence and Maye Kunnemann in Imperial, Nebraska, where he spent his life rooted in faith, family, and service. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on...
Joeanna Kay Jaeger
Jun 8, 2025
Joeanna Kay Jaeger, born to Orville and Betty (Holbeck) Green on March 27, 1965, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, in her home in Imperial, Nebraska.
Joeanna was the youngest child of Orville and Betty, and the baby sister to her brothers, Russel and Orv. Joeanna graduated from Chase County High School in 1983 and went...
Karol Jean Havel
May 29, 2025
Karol Jean (Miller) Havel was born on July 24, 1944, to Verle and Twila Miller. Karol married Edward L. Havel on July 21, 1962, in Atwood, Kansas. After moving around for a few years, they finally settled in Chase County Nebraska. They loved to work around cattle. Karol worked in the Chase County Hospital Kitchen for 18 years then retired...
Mick Helberg
May 17, 2025
Milburne (Mick) Helberg, age 94, was born August 7, 1930 in Arnold, Nebraska to Wilbert G. Helberg and Irene Anderson Helberg. He went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2025. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in September 1964 at a Billy Graham Crusade in Omaha, Nebraska. Mick attended Hamlet Union Church since 1968.
He attended Grade School...
Shirley Ann Gardner
May 12, 2025
Shirley Ann Gardner passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025, at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial, NE at the age of 87.
She was born on February 19, 1938, in Imperial, NE to Fred and Ella Bischoff, the youngest of two children with her brother, Marvin.
Shirley graduated from chase county high school in 1954 and went on to attend college...
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