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Larry Dean Bunz
Jun 3, 2019
Larry Dean Bunz was born to William and Janice (Nissen) Bunz on January 28, 1964 in Waterloo, Iowa. He attended school and graduated from Hudson High School. After high school, Larry attended Hawkeye Tech in Waterloo where he studied welding. Larry married Cynthia Brown and while they would later divorce, they welcomed a daughter, Ashley Bunz and a son, Christopher...
Tom Hayes
Jun 1, 2019
Thomas Joe Hayes, 59, of Imperial, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, as the result of an accident at his workplace. Tom was born Nov. 25, 1959, in Imperial, the second child of William Thomas Hayes and Wanda Darlene (Cook) Hayes. Tom grew up on the family farm just west of Imperial with his older sister Susan and younger...
Charles Samuelson
May 31, 2019
Charles Samuelson was born at home in Milford, Nebraska, to Charles Godfrey and Lois (Keefer) Samuelson on September 5, 1938, and died at Benkelman, Nebraska, on May 31, 2019. Charles’ joy was to meet people and cultivate friendships. He would greet strangers at gas stations, in airports, on the street, or at public gatherings and find a way to make...
Alfred D McCrumb
May 25, 2019
Alfred Dean McCrumb was born October 12, 1936 to Silas Carl and Lula Ethel (Long) McCrumb in Denver, Colorado. He attended school and graduated from high school in Meeker, Colorado. Al volunteered for the United States Army in June of 1955 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Specialist in May of 1958. Alfred worked at Martin Marietta in...
Anna J Gray
May 17, 2019
Anna Gray Resident of Stratton, Nebraska, passed away Friday evening, May 17th, 2019, at the Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Anna was 57 years of age. Survivors Include: Son: Matthew Dorothy, of Lincoln, NE Sisters: Aloha Kier and husband, Jack, of Max, NE Jeanne Anderson and Tim Davis, of Buna, TX Companion and Friend: Earl Shannon of Bird City, KS...
John Ohrman
May 15, 2019
John Francis Ohrman was born April 12, 1954 to Lee and Mary Lou (Brown) Ohrman in Colby, Kansas. He had two brothers, Mike and Nick Ohrman and a sister Sherry Hanes. John attended Benkelman High School where he met Jane Sanford. They were married on September 7, 1972 at the Trinity Baptist Church in Benkelman. From that union they had...
Gilbert Greim
May 14, 2019
Gilbert John Greim was born to Herman F. and Katherine S. (Ahrens) Greim on February 4, 1928 in Chase County, Nebraska. He attended school through the eighth grade at Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School in the Champion Valley and went on to graduate from Chase County High School with the class of 1948 Gilbert recently attended his 70 year class reunion....
Beulah R Purdy
May 14, 2019
Beulah Purdy Beulah Rose (Einspahr) Purdy was born February 12, 1920, in Enders, Nebraska, to Theodore William and Susie Virginia (Herbert) Einspahr. Beulah grew up in Enders and attended school in Wauneta through the 8th grade. On September 29, 1934, Beulah married Clyde Edward Leon Purdy in Oberlin, Kansas, and to this union four children were born: Gary, Marles, Ron...
Marilyn K Iverson
May 10, 2019
MARILYN IVERSON Marilyn Kay Iverson was born in McCook, NE, on March 31, 1948, to Alvin C. and Margaret G. (Schilz) Heskett. Marilyn grew up and attended school in the McCook area graduating McCook High School in 1966. She continued her education at the College of St. Mary’s in Omaha, NE. Marilyn married Robert W. Iverson in McCook, NE, on...
Ray D Ridlen
May 4, 2019
RAY D. RIDLEN Ray Dean Ridlen was born June 22, 1932, in rural Chase County, Nebraska, to James Pearl and Ethel (Roll) Ridlen. Ray grew up in Chase County and attended country school, later he received his GED. Ray was inducted into the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. After his discharge, he returned to southwest Nebraska to...
Margaret M McDonald
May 4, 2019
Margaret Marie McDonald Oct.27, 1941 - May 4th, 2019 Longtime resident of Benkelman passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4 2019, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Margaret was 77 years of age. Margaret was born October 27, 1941 to Charles and Ella (Wardyn) McChesney in Kearney, Nebraska. Margaret spent her childhood days in Alliance Nebraska...
Janice K Kurth
May 3, 2019
Janice Kay Kurth Janice Kay (Scott) Kurth was born October 3, 1945, in Oberlin, Kansas, to Goldie Ola and Clara Elizabeth (Allacher) Scott. Janice grew up in Oberlin and attended Decatur Community High School. On July 15, 1963, Janice married Robert Wurm in Oblerlin, KS, and to this union one son was born, John. Janice moved to Imperial, Nebraska, in...
Harold L Maris
May 2, 2019
HAROLD MARIS Harold Lee Maris, born February 28, 1922 to Charles L. Maris and Carolyn Elsie (Donze) Maris 10 miles south and 4 miles east of Wauneta, Ne. Harold was educated his first 8 years in country school and moved to Wauneta, NE to complete his high school education. He graduated from Wauneta High School in 1940. Harold was drafted...
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...
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