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Marlin Fortkamp
Aug 20, 2026
Marlin Jay Fortkamp, 89, of Wauneta passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at Wauneta Care and Therapy Center. He was born Dec. 11, 1936, on the South Divide to Fred and Merle (DeHart) Fortkamp, the second oldest of six children.
Marlin grew up in rural Wauneta and graduated with the Wauneta class of 1954. He married Norma Doetker on Jan. 31,...
Sylvia Jean Humphreys
Sep 10, 2026
Sylvia Jean (Alsbury) Humphreys, 85, of Imperial, Nebraska, died September 10, 2026, at the Imperial Manor.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. MT Saturday, September 26 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial. Desserts (Sylvia’s favorite food) will be served after the service at Imperial Methodist Church, 420 Holland Street in Imperial.
Memorials may be given to the Imperial Manor, Imperial Community Center,...
Keith Albert Wood
Sep 7, 2026
Keith Albert Wood, 91, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on September 7th, 2026. He was born on September 26th, 1934, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Claude Albert and Emma Francis (Kuhns) Wood. Keith graduated from Dundy County High School in Benkelman, Nebraska. He continued his education at McCook Community College, where he met his bride, Barbara Cotton. They were married...
June Ellen Steggs
Sep 6, 2026
June Ellen Steggs was born on June 24, 1926 in Hyannis, NE to Clifford and Eva (Walker) Younkin. She passed on September 6, 2026, at Wauneta Care and Therapy Center surrounded by family, she was 100 years old.
June grew up and attended a one room schoolhouse in Hooker County until relocating and attending school at St. Agnes Academy until moving...
Rita Denise Stroup
Sep 1, 2026
Rita Denise Stroup was born on July 30, 1953, in Imperial, NE to Kenneth and Jessie (Seitz) Stroup. Rita passed away at Adept Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Platte, NE on September 1, 2026.
Rita grew up attending school in Lincoln, Edson and Benkelman. Later in life, she returned to Benkelman with her kids.
When moving back to Benkelman, Rita was...
Debra D. Nichols
Aug 25, 2026
Wife of Michael Nichols, Sr. - Mother of Jennifer Houck, Nicole Nichols, Brandy Nichols, and Michael Nichols, Jr.Debra Dawn Nichols was born to Charles Keith Barnes and Shirley Ann Novacek on August 14, 1959 in McCook, Nebraska and passed away August 25th 2026 at her home in Exeter, Nebraska at the age of 67. She was the second of 7...
Harlen George Kuhn
Aug 24, 2026
Harlen George Kuhn of Imperial, Nebraska passed away at Mother Hull Home in Kearney, Nebraska on August 24, 2026 with his daughter, Deena at his side. Harlen was born on February 22, 1943 on the farm in rural Rush County, near La Crosse, Kansas to Felix and Caroline (Schuckman) Kuhn.
Harlen attended a one-room schoolhouse in Rush Co. and graduated from...
Susan Ann Castle
Aug 24, 2026
Susan Ann Castle was born on October 11, 1965 in La Junta, Colorado to Wilford and Genevieve (Wulfekuhle) Tomky. She grew up in Lamar, Nebraska and attended school and graduated from Chase County High School with the class of 1984. She later furthered her education at North Platte Community College, studying to be a laboratory technician.
Susan enjoyed helping people and...
Rodney Stuart Clark
Aug 21, 2026
Rodney Stuart Clark passed away on August 21, 2026, at his home in Champion, NE, surrounded by family. Rod was born January 14, 1942, in Seattle, WA, to Donald and Virginia (Weed) Clark.
Rod grew up in the Wichita, KS, area, later moving to Denver, CO, where he attended school until his sophomore year. Fiercely independent, Rod left school early and...
Philip Dean Schmidt
Aug 20, 2026
Philip Dean Schmidt, 62, of Lamar, Nebraska, passed away at his home on August 20, 2026. He was born on June 6, 1964, in Greeley, Colorado, to Philip and Jessie (Riggs) Schmidt.
Philip grew up in Akron and Arickaree, CO, and later attended school in Yuma, CO where he graduated from Yuma High School in 1982. Following high school, he joined...
Kevin W. Hylton
Aug 14, 2026
Kevin W. Hylton passed away at his residence in Stratton, NE on August 14, 2026. Kevin was born on January 22, 1960. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Mica Maucher
Aug 12, 2026
Mica Sherry Maucher died peacefully on the morning of August 12, 2026, at the Wauneta Care Center in Wauneta, Nebraska. Mica’s sharp wit, vivid memory, and loving heart stayed intact, even throughout her recent health struggles. She will be missed by all who loved her.
Mica was born in Imperial, Nebraska, on May 21, 1951, to Kenneth and Joyce (Reynolds) Maucher....
Wilma Ruth Milner
Aug 7, 2026
Wilma Ruth Milner, born on July 3, 1937, to Wilmore and Mabel (Martin) Schiermeyer in Holyoke, Colorado, passed away on August 7, 2026. Her life spanned eighty-nine years marked by quiet strength and enduring grace.
Wilma grew up and attended school in Holyoke until she met and married the love of her life, Delmer Milner, her Junior year. The couple married...
Belva Judeen Tisdale
Aug 5, 2026
Belva Judeen Tisdale, eighty-eight, of Dix, Nebraska, went to be with her Heavenly Father
on August 5, 2026. She was born on September 29, 1937, in Sidney, Nebraska to Ernest and Helen (Dedic) Peterson. The family moved to Vermillion, South Dakota when she was two months old and lived there until she was three. The family came back to Gurley, Nebraska....
Howard Rand Levy
Aug 3, 2026
Howard Rand Levy died August 3, 2026 at Chase County Community Hospital. He lived a rich and full life of family, friends, adventure and purpose. He was born March 28th, 1945 to Howard and Arrie Anna, of Imperial. Rand grew up in Imperial attending and graduating from Chase County Schools 1963. After completing high school, he attended Chadron State College...
Susan Caroline Sis
Jul 19, 2026
Susan C. "Sue" Sis was born on September 7, 1935, in Trenton, Nebraska, to John and Gertrude (Rotter) Dillon. She attended Trenton Public Schools and graduated from Trenton High School with the Class of 1953.
On February 12, 1955, Sue married the love of her life, Edward V. "Eddie" Sis, at St. James Catholic Church in Trenton, Nebraska. Together they built...
Arthur John Wagner
Jul 19, 2026
Arthur Wagner was born in February 5, 1929 on the Wagner farm East of Imperial, Nebraska to Ernest and Bertha (Kaiser) Wagner. He was baptized on March 3, 1929 at Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial, Nebraska by Pastor Fred A. Elze. Interestingly one of his baptismal sponsors was his future wife’s father, Emil Molzahn. He was confirmed at Zion Lutheran...
Patsy League
Jul 14, 2026
Patsy “Pat” Elizabeth League passed away on July 14, 2026, at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, NE. She was born on July 29, 1949, in Sacramento California. Pat’s life was an adventure. Sometimes it was hard to determine truth from fiction, Pat loved to tell a good story.
Throughout her life she held positions in a variety of industry. State Department...
Bettye Ann Pursley
Jul 12, 2026
Bettye Ann Pursley, passed away peacefully at Dundy County Hospital on July 12, 2026. Bettye was born on August 4, 1932 in Benkelman, NE to Henry and Leone (Vanderford) Frenzen. Bettye grew up in Benkelman and attended school, graduating from Benkelman high school class of 1950. On September 23, 1951 she married the love of her life, Jack Pursley.
The young...
Margaret "Maggie" Ann McCoy
Jul 6, 2026
Margaret “Maggie” Ann McCoy’s story drew to a peaceful close on July 6, 2026, in Kearney, Nebraska. Maggie was born in Denver, Colorado, October 14, 1951, to Melvin and Lorraine (Bartsch) Rippe.
Her journey began in Denver, CO until junior high school when she relocated to Champion, NE with her family. Maggie would go on to graduate from Chase County High...
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