Obituaries

Aug 21, 2026

Formal obituary to follow.  Funeral service 10:00 a.m. (MT) Thursday, August 27 at Champion Community Church.  Interment to follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial.  

Aug 20, 2026

Services to be announced.  

Aug 20, 2026

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 29, 2026

PerryLee Thomas Garcia, was born May 11, 1959 in Durango, Colorado, to Charles and Frances (Martinez) Garcia, and passed away on June 29, 2026 in Imperial, Nebraska.

Perry’s life began amidst the scenic beauty of southwestern Colorado, growing up in Durango, he later graduated from Durango High School. Shortly after graduating, Perry joined the Durango Silverton Railroad and later worked for...

Jun 25, 2026

Joan Holly Diedrich, affectionately known as "Joni", beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026, in Wauneta, Nebraska. Born December 3, 1939, in San Francisco, California, to Martin and Verne (Cunningham) Cordano, Joni's life was marked by kindness, resilience, and a spirit that inspired all who knew her.

Joni grew up in northern California and later...

Jun 16, 2026

Curtis W. Garrison, 56, passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2026, in Ogallala, Nebraska.

Curtis was born in Denver, CO on November 14, 1969, to parents Danny and Dorene Mae (Clay) Garrison. Curtis graduated from Imperial High School in 1988.

Curtis selflessly enlisted into the Army on January 27, 1989. During his time in the Army, he served in the Military Police...

Jun 10, 2026

Margaret Burleigh “Patterson” Barger, 83, of Imperial, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2026, surrounded by her family.

Margaret was born on January 27, 1943, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and spent most of her childhood in Morrison, Colorado. She graduated from Evergreen High School in 1961 and began her lifelong vocation of caring for others with her first job at an...

Jun 8, 2026

Ryan was born on January 19, 1972, to Kent and Elaine Haarberg, in Imperial, Nebraska. He spent his early years in southwest Nebraska and graduated from Wauneta High School with the Class of 1990. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he earned his undergraduate degree before going on to receive a master’s degree in Computer Science.

Ryan...

May 30, 2026

Elaine (Ellie) Joyce Soukup was born December 23, 1932, in Phillips, NE to Lon and Myrtle Wadkins. Ellie grew up in Phillips, Oak, Hartington and David City, NE where she met her high school sweetheart Marion (Mike) Soukup. They were married on September 6, 1953. They lived in San Diego, CA and Long Beach, CA while Mike was in the...

May 22, 2026

Elna Joann (Christensen) Johnson, 91, was born at the Brush, Colorado hospital on Jan. 3, 1935, to Severt and Agnes (Andersen) Christensen and died at the Imperial Manor May 22, 2026. She was the youngest of six children. She graduated from Wiggins (Colo.) High School in 1952, from Central Business College in Denver, Colorado in 1953 and worked for the...

May 5, 2026

Barbara Jean (Olson) Hill, 75, of Bayard, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held at the Imperial Methodist Church on Saturday 10 am MT April 9, 2026 in Imperial, Nebraska. Interment to follow at Ash Hollow Cemetery outside of Lewellen, Nebraska at 3 pm MT.

Barbara was born on April 7,...