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Reta A. Smith
Mar 1, 2018
RETA SMITH Reta Ann (Lorance) Smith, daughter of Bert Edward Lorance and Edith Marie (Stock) Lorance, passed away quietly in her sleep March 1, 2018 at Brookdale Lowry Retirement Center, Clara Bridges Wing, Denver, Colorado at the age of 78. Reta was born January 19, 1940 in Niobrara County, Lusk, Wyoming and graduated in 1957 from Stratton High School, Nebraska....
Victor S. Kisela
Feb 23, 2018
VICTOR KISELA Victor Stanley Kisela was born January 10, 1925, to Anton J. and Agnes B. (Vancura) Kisela in Wauneta, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm north of Stratton, Nebraska, with a brother and four sisters. After graduating from Stratton High School in 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy. During boot camp, he became ill and didn’t...
Jan Elizabeth Bremer
Feb 20, 2018
JAN BREMER Janet Elizabeth (Hall) Bremer was born November 5, 1957, in Whittier, California, to Bertha (Goertzen) and Harold Leland Hall. Jan attended school in Holyoke, Colorado, and graduated from Holyoke High School in 1976. On May 4, 1979, at the Bremer family farm, Jan was united in marriage to Kip T. Bremer. The couple settled on the Bremer farm...
Tim Tyerman
Feb 20, 2018
TIM TYERMAN Timothy William Tyerman, 64, lifelong resident of Chase County, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Tim had battled a host of health problems since 2012 but he was tough. He was a fighter; made stronger by his constant companion and caregiver, Stephanie, who never left his side. He braved a...
Mildred Marie Myers
Feb 20, 2018
MILDRED MYERS Mildred Marie Rann, Rucker, Myers was born in a sod house in western Hayes County, Nebraska, on July 25, 1920, to Power E. and Hannah B. (Vavra), Rann. She graduated from Hayes County High School in 1938 and married Charles Vernon Rucker, June 24th, 1939, in North Platte, Nebraska. Vernon passed away January 17, 1995, and Mildred lived...
Paul Erdman
Feb 16, 2018
• Paul Martin Erdman June 17, 1924 - February 16, 2018 Paul Martin Erdman, age 93, of Benkelman, passed away quietly in his sleep, following a brief illness, February 16, 2018, at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. Paul was born in Longmont, Colorado on June 17, 1924 to Ernst and Blanch Stamper-Erdman, the oldest of four children. He was baptized...
Connie S Hamilton
Feb 13, 2018
Connie Sue Hamilton On July 6, 1959 Connie Sue Hamilton was born to G.B. “Jiggs” and Patricia (Waltman) Crapson in Chadron, Nebraska. Connie’s father “Jiggs” was a newspaper man and could tell a great story about their first-born child. In Jiggs’s account, Connie was supposed to have been a boy and born on the Fourth of July, however “neither a...
William "Bill" Larrabee
Feb 7, 2018
Bill Larrabee was born April 11, 1936 to Albert and Frances (Rumpsa) Larrabee in Stockbridge, Michigan. He moved with his parents and two brothers to Henderson, Co in 1939 where they operated the general store and post office. Bill graduated high school in Brighton, Co as a tall skinny kid but soon found some guys in a local workout gym...
Dennis "Bull' L Hanes
Feb 5, 2018
DENNIS HANES Dennis Lee Hanes was born on February 19th, 1952, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Elmer E. and Barbara D. (Kuhns) Hanes. Dennis was the oldest of three children. As a youngster, he grew up and attended grade school in Benkelman, graduating from Benkelman High School with the class of 1971. After graduation, Dennis moved to Ft. Morgan, Colorado, and...
Elizabeth "Betty" A Sis
Feb 5, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" Sis Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Sis of Benkelman, died at the age of 81 at the Dundy County Hospital on February 5, 2018 after a short battle with COPD and influenza. Betty was born in Benkelman, Nebraska on May 10, 1936 to Leonard Tobias and Iva Daniella (O’Neal) Keim. Betty graduated from Benkelman High School with the class of...
Tina Louise Colby
Feb 2, 2018
Tina Colby, a resident of Benkelman, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was 38 years of age. Survivors include: Husband, Johnie Colby of Benkelman Mother, Susan Roelker and husband, Tom of Clinton, Missouri Father, James M. Frazier of Benkelman Sister-in-law, Gail Wilson and husband, Todd of Ohio Niece and Nephew Heather and...
Sidney B Harchelroad
Jan 30, 2018
Sid Harchelroad Sidney Bruce Harchelroad was born September 25, 1960, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Gene B. and Wilva D. (Richards) Harchelroad. As a youngster, he grew up and attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska, graduating from Wauneta High School in 1979. Sid continued his education at Chadron State College, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1983. He was also a member of...
Wesley "Wes" Draper
Jan 30, 2018
Wesley “Wes” Draper was born to Raymond and Blanche (Ellis) Draper on June 21, 1947 in Benkelman, Nebraska. He passed away on January 30, 2018 at his home in Benkelman, Nebraska. A graveside inurnment will take place at a later date in Benkelman Cemetery with full Military Honors. No visitation; cremation was chosen. The family requests no flowers or memorials....
Evan A League
Jan 28, 2018
Evan A. League Evan Arthur league was born November 19th, 1923, in Haigler, Nebraska, to Raymond E. and Anna S. (Hawkinson) League. His family moved to a farm south of Stratton, Nebraska, when Evan was a young boy. He graduated from Stratton High School in 1942. Evan married Louise Virginia Livingston in May of 1945, in Denver, Colorado. The couple...
Delmer D. Milner
Jan 25, 2018
Delmer Dawayne Milner was born October 13, 1929 at home near Imperial. He was the middle child of seven children born to Lawrence (Pate) Leonard and Irene (Roberts) Milner. He grew up in the southwest corner of Chase County, attending Prairie Gem grade school and graduated from Chase County High School in 1947. Delmer married Wilma Ruth Schiermeyer on February...
Sue Marie Jackson
Jan 22, 2018
Sue Marie Jackson was born June 28, 1921 to Andrew and Fern (Blakely) Leach on their farm near Yuma, Colorado. She graduated from high school in Imperial, Nebraska. After attending Kearney State Teachers’ College and receiving a Bachelor of the Arts degree at the University of Wyoming, she taught school for seven years in Nebraska and twenty-three years in Cheyenne,...
Inez L Stamm
Jan 21, 2018
INEZ STAMM Inez Lucille (David) Stamm was born to George and Rubie (Mears) David, on April 2, 1927 at her parents’ home located ten miles north of McDonald, Kansas. This farm belonged to her grandfather, Samuel L. David. She was the fifth of six children, the youngest daughter, and the last surviving sibling at the time of her death. She...
Bill Stock
Jan 20, 2018
William “Bill” Stock William St.Clair Stock was born the day before Christmas in, 1923, near Wauneta, Nebraska. “Bill”, as he was known, was the second youngest of eight children born to Chester C. and Bessie B. (Ough) Stock. He grew up and attended school in the Wauneta area, graduating from Wauneta High School. Bill married Bernice Elaine Johnson on November...
Wesley S Wheeler
Dec 31, 2017
Wesley Samuel Wheeler was born June 19th, 1923, on a farm north of Wauneta, Nebraska, to Walter S. and Laura M. (Fanning) Wheeler. He attended grade school at Rural District # 60 and went on to graduate from Wauneta High School in 1941. Wesley married Marjorie Ellen Morse on May 20th, 1945, at Champion, Nebraska. The couple made their home...
Loran Wright
Dec 27, 2017
Robert Loran Wright was born May 31, 1923, in Hayes County, Nebraska, east of Wauneta, to William (Ferd) F. and Elva I (Akers) Wright. Loran attended country grade school and Wauneta High School. Loran assisted on the family farm before marrying Rose Irene DeHart on August 14, 1943, in Atwood, Kansas. The couple settled on his family’s farm northwest of...
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