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Verlon Roscoe Dinnel
Oct 9, 2025
Verlon Roscoe Dinnel was born December 19, 1927, in Imperial, NE, to Earl and Lorena (Browning) Dinnel. As a young boy, Verlon attended Pioneer grade school near Enders, NE and later transitioned and graduated from Chase County High School, celebrating his 80th class reunion earlier this year. On November 13, 1946, Verlon married Lucille Ridlen at the Ridlen family home...
William "Bill" George Aeby
Oct 8, 2025
William (Bill) George Aeby, 69, passed away on October 8, 2025, at Dundy County Hospital. He was a beloved father, grandfather,brother, uncle, and friend to all who knew him.
Bill was born on March 26, 1956, to Chester and Eileen (Hemsley) Aeby in Huntington, New York. Throughout his life, he lived in New York, California, Colorado, Georgia, and finally in Benkelman,...
Connie Faye Gardner
Oct 7, 2025
Connie Faye Gardner (Weiss) was born February 8, 1944 to Harvey and Lucile Weiss in Imperial Nebraska. Connie grew up in Chase County and lived there most of her life. Connie passed away Tuesday October 7, 2025 at the Wauneta nursing home. She was 81 years old. Connie was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Gardner; her parents and...
Hans Deiter Becher
Sep 30, 2025
Hans Deiter Becher, a spirited wanderer of the world passed on September 30, 2025, in Benkelman, Nebraska. Born on April 30, 1947, in Germany, Hans journeyed far beyond mere geography; he traversed the landscape of friendship, laughter, and heartfelt connections that spanned continents.
In 1978, Hans bravely crossed the ocean to the United States, a leap filled with the promise of...
Gary Frasier
Sep 28, 2025
Gary Wayne Frasier, 88, passed away September 28, 2025 from complications of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) at his home in Loveland Colorado. Gary grew up on a small ranch in the Sandhills of southwest Nebraska. During his youth, he participated in 4H and was a State Farmer in the Future Farmers of America (FFA). After graduation from high school in...
David Oren Einspahr
Sep 28, 2025
David Oren Einspahr passed away at his home on September 28th, 2025 at the age of 70 years old.
He was born May 30, 1955 to Dennis and Joyce (Hopkins) Einspahr in Imperial. He first attended grade school in Wauneta, then attended rural country school when the family moved onto the farm. Later he returned to town school to graduate from...
Eleanor Irene Muths
Sep 28, 2025
Eleanor Irene (Hopkins) Muths gained her wings September 28th, 2025. She was 89 years old.
She was born October 7th, 1935 to Oren and Alice Hopkins at their farm North of Wauneta. The doctor's fee for delivering her was 1 chicken! Eleanor was greeted by her big sisters Yvonne, Joyce and Patsy. She attended and graduated from Wauneta school. She met...
Gary Cecil Rhoads
Sep 14, 2025
Gary Cecil Rhoads passed away on September 14, 2025 at his home in Denver Colorado in his sleep of a heart attack.
Gary was a very dedicated father and a hard worker, he loved life and enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending many weekends at Stanley Lake with his sister Carol and our entire family.
Gary was passionate and loved collecting guns and...
Lois Joan Hoff
Sep 13, 2025
Lois Joan (Hayes) Hoff was born on May 1, 1928, in Hastings Nebraska, to Francil and Viola (Niccolson) Hayes. When she joined her two older brothers, Davis Jay and Larry Gene, she completed the family.
Lois usually preferred being out-of-doors playing “cowboys and Indians” with her brothers and the neighbor kids rather than being in the house playing “house and dolls”...
Linda L Shapley
Sep 3, 2025
Linda L. Shapley, born on July 12, 1951, in Cortland, New York, passed away on September 3, 2025, in Stratton, Nebraska. a beloved wife, mother grandmother and great grandmother and friend
in the third grade, Linda moved to Smithfield Flatts, New York, where she began her journey in academia. She graduated from Green Central High School in Greene, New York, in...
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, sorrow 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,...
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