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Anna Jean Lamb
Apr 26, 2019
Anna Jean Lamb was born March 23, 1934 in Benkelman, Nebraska to Leonard and Cordelia Leta Fern (Johnson) Warren. She graduated high school in Benkelman, Nebraska and went on to attend LPN schooling in Denver. Anna married Ira Edwin Lamb in 1946 in Benkelman. The couple made Benkelman their home from 1946-1956. They went on to live in Powell, Wyoming,...
Rosalinde "Rosa" Myers
Apr 13, 2019
Rosalinde “Rosa” Anni Myers was born to Max and Frieda (Genck) Schrenk on December 18, 1929 in Hof, Germany. She married United States serviceman Floyd P. Myers on November 4, 1958 in Esslingen, Germany. Rosa and Floyd made Imperial, Nebraska their home where she worked as a waitress at local restaurants and Floyd served the community as a mechanic. Rosa...
Donald Hewitt
Apr 4, 2019
DONALD HEWITT Donald Dewayne Hewitt, of Holyoke, Colo., was born on September 27, 1934, in a sod house near Culbertson, Nebr. to Clarence and Anna ( Cunningham) Hewitt. He passed away April 4, 2019 at Haxtun Hospital District, in Haxtun, Colo. Don grew up with eight siblings, and in a time when hard work was expected and love of the...
Lester L Greim
Apr 3, 2019
Lester Louis Greim April 3, 1922 – April 3, 2019 Lester passed peacefully in Lakewood, Colorado, at his Retirement home at 97 years of age. Lester was born at the family farm in Chase County, south of Imperial. He and wife Dolores (Zieigler) were the third generation of the Greim family to live on the farm homesteaded by Henry and...
Ann L Wissink
Apr 1, 2019
Ann Louise Wissink was born on June 15, 1939, to LeRoy (Pete) and Jewell (Lines) Barnett, on the family homestead near Stratton, Nebraska. As a young lady she grew up and attended school in Stratton, graduating from Stratton High School in 1957. Ann continued her education attending business school in Denver. Ann was a resident of Stratton, Nebraska, for 76...
Clyde Maris
Mar 27, 2019
CLYDE MARIS Clyde LaRoy Maris, the son of Clarence and Bernice (Bricker) Maris was born in Imperial, Nebraska, on July 10, 1931. He grew up on the family farm near Rexford, Kansas and graduated from Rexford High School in 1949. Clyde then began working for Stepper Farms of Rexford. In 1953, Clyde married Lenna F. Hughes and to this union...
Gordon Lee Rammage Sr.
Mar 25, 2019
Gordon Lee Rammage Sr. was born January 12, 1936 in Kearney, Nebraska to Roy and Erna (Schirneker) Rammage. He attended school through the tenth grade and volunteered for the United States Air Force on June 1, 1954. Gordon received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal for his time in military service. He married Janet Brimbau on...
Rhea Kay Usher
Mar 21, 2019
Rhea Kay (Johnston) Usher was born to Virgil Bertrand and Emma Eva (Osmera) Johnston on February 17, 1936 in Wauneta, Nebraska. She attended school in Wauneta and graduated with the Class of 1953. After high school Rhea attended Central Business College in Denver, Colorado. She was united in marriage in 1958 to Gerald Dean Usher in Wauneta. The couple first...
Vicki S Grimes
Mar 6, 2019
Vicki Grimes Vicki Sue Grimes was born September 13, 1953, at Benkelman, Nebraska, to Jack W. and Verna M. (Brown) Sandman. Vicki attended public school in Wauneta graduating from Wauneta High School in 1971. Vicki married Gary Lee Grimes on July 1, 1980, at Mount Zion Methodist Church of rural Wauneta, and to this union two children were born; Ashli...
Julie Renee Preston
Mar 4, 2019
Julia Renee Preston was born April 24, 1957 to Jerry and Josie (Barenberg) Preston in Benkelman Ne. Her early years were spent following her father’s helicopter squadron around the country. In addition to Nebraska she lived in multiple states including Texas, Nevada, and Illinois and attended dozens of schools with her Air Force family until her father’s retirement in 1973....
Bridgette Lynn Odens
Mar 1, 2019
Bridgette Lynn Odens, age 20 of Imperial, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019. She was born November 7, 1998 in Yankton, South Dakota to Kyle and Becky (Wenzel) Odens. Bridgette was baptized on December 27, 1998 at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield, South Dakota. Bridgette was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial, Nebraska. She was confirmed...
Thomas H Weiss
Mar 1, 2019
Thomas Weiss Thomas Henry Weiss was born June 18, 1951 at Chase County Hospital to Donald and Anastacia (Shutze) Weiss. Tom was raised on the family farm northwest of Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School in 1969. After graduation Tom enlisted in the United States Navy and worked as an Aviation Machinist on the P-3 Aircraft performing regular...
Ellen Arlene Cady
Feb 28, 2019
Ellen Arlene Cady was born on January 22nd, 1942 to Edward Virgil and Pearl Opal (Stoumbaugh) Cady in Imperial, Nebraska. She attended school in Imperial and lived there her entire life. Ellen’s poor health made it difficult for her to work outside her home, but she had many interests and hobbies. She enjoyed reading and listening to music and the...
Chad Wilcox
Feb 25, 2019
Chad Wilcox Chad Michael Wilcox was born on July 5th 1969, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He passed away at age 49 at the Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital in Denver Colorado on Monday, February 25, 2019. The family moved a lot while growing up but Chad spent his preschool years in Montana & Wyoming. Most of...
Ruby P. Rains
Feb 24, 2019
Ruby P. Rains Ruby Phyllis Rains was born February 21, 1923, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Ulysses S. and Lulu (Conner) Burks. . She grew up and attended school in Stratton graduating from Stratton High School. Ruby continued her education at Kearney State College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, the beginning of a long teaching career. Ruby married...
Allan L. Nordhausen
Feb 23, 2019
Allan Nordhausen Allan LeRoy Nordhausen was born March 12, 1942, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Dietrich Fritz and Ora Minnie Sophia (Denker) Nordhausen. As a young man, Allan attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Parochial School and Wauneta Public Schools. He was inducted into the US Army where he served for a short time because of an illness of his father. On September...
Karen L Kaufmann
Feb 21, 2019
Karen Kaufmann Resident of Benkelman passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. Karen was 56 years of age. Survivors Include: Mother: Arlene Norgren of Las Vegas, NV Daughters: Danielle Anderson and husband, Andrew Bennett, of Brighton, CO Alexis Anderson of Benkelman, NE 1 Grandchild Brother: Jay Kaufmann and wife, Belinda, of Las...
Robert Thomas
Feb 5, 2019
Robert (Bob) Thomas Robert Paul Thomas, born April 16, 1931 to Levi Thomas and Maggie (Sala) Thomas at Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, has completed his journey and is now with his Lord and Savior. He grew up in a Mennonite community, with his parents and 4 sisters. His first language was German. Bob, (as he was known) had dreams of going West...
Lowell Edwin Nesbitt
Feb 2, 2019
Lowell Edwin Nesbitt was born March 1, 1930 in Nance County, Nebraska to Merle and Dolly (Mason) Nesbitt. As a youngster he attended rural grade school and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1948. Lowell was married to Evangeline F. Hebda on June 13, 1953 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Fullerton. They resided in Fullerton for a...
Charles "Chas" Browning
Feb 1, 2019
Charles “Chas” Calvin Browning, 94, passed away early Friday morning, February, 1, 2019 at his home in Imperial. Chas was born on June 13, 1924, in Chase County, Neb., to Homer and Alice Browning. He was the third of eight children. He attended school at Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School in 1941. He served in the...
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