Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Imperial, Wauneta, and Benkelman, NE areas.

Luiz A. Quezada

Luiz A. Quezada

May 8, 2017

Luiz Alberto Quezada was born to Jamie and Mary (Murillo) Quezada on December 19, 1989 in Imperial, Nebraska. He attended school in Chase County and later went on the graduate from Chadron High School in Chadron, Nebraska. After graduation, Luiz returned to southwest Nebraska where he worked at Valley Pro Irrigation. In addition to his work schedule, he was also...

Steve E. Smith

Steve E. Smith

May 5, 2017

Steven Edward Smith was born on June 23, 1951, in Kearney, NE, to Harlan and Rosetta (Steele) Smith. He attended grade school in Kearney, NE, and Imperial, NE. He graduated from Chase County High School in 1969. He continued his education at Kearney State College graduating in 1973 with a degree in Business Administration. Steve married Peggy Anderson on December...

Carl Edwin Lutz

Carl Edwin Lutz

May 2, 2017

Carl Edwin Lutz was born to Christian and Bertha (Talmon) Lutz on November 14, 1925 on his beloved farm in northwest Dundy County where he resided for eighty-nine (89) years. He passed away at the Dundy County hospital on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at ninety-one (91) years old. He was the youngest of five (5) children: Martin, Alfred, Loraine (Osborn),...

Willa Nadine Kealiher

Willa Nadine Kealiher

Apr 30, 2017

Willa Kealiher Willa Nadine Kealiher was born November 19, 1931, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Howard Ray and Mary Dell (Hughes) Sheldon. Willa attended grade school at Prairie Gem District #53 and graduated from Phillips County High School in 1948. She furthered her education at Kearney State Teachers’ College graduating in 1952 with a Bachelor’s of Art degree and later received...

Enrique Frias

Enrique Frias

Apr 24, 2017

Enrique Frias Resident of Imperial passed away Monday morning, April 24th, 2017, at his home in Imperial. Enrique was 69 years of age. Survivors include: Wife: Aurelia of Imperial, NE Sons: Bersabe Frias and wife, Maricela of Imperial, NE Ramon Frias and wife, Azucena, of Goodland, KS Jose Luis Frias and wife, Leticia, of Imperial, NE Daughter: Adriana Vargas and...

Arlene Brill

Arlene Brill

Apr 22, 2017

Arlene Brill Irma Arlene (Graves) Brill was born December 30, 1927, in Hamlet, Nebraska, to Frederick “Jack” and Gladys (Hopper) Graves. As a young lady, Arlene grew up and attended grade school in Hamlet and later she moved to Imperial and attended Chase County High School. On December 31, 1944, Arlene married Robert Eugene Brill in St. Francis, Kansas and...

Josephine Preston

Josephine Preston

Apr 11, 2017

Josephine (Josie) Preston January 21, 1936 – April 11, 2017 Benkelman, NE – Josephine Preston, 81, passed away April 11, 2017, at her home in Benkelman. She was born January 21, 1936 in Atwood, KS. Josie was the youngest child born to Joseph Theodore and Fannie (Bashford) Barenberg. When she was four years old, the family moved to Dundy County,...

Fay Barnett

Fay Barnett

Apr 7, 2017

Vivian Fay Rose Barnett was born May 12, 1934 in a country farm house seven miles south of Laird, CO, to Pearl H. and Dorothy Morrell Rose. She passed away on April 7, 2017 in Imperial, NE. Fay started school at the Laird Country School one-half mile north of her home where she was born and raised. She then went...

Sharon K Jaeger

Sharon K Jaeger

Apr 4, 2017

Sharon Kay Jaeger was born July 16, 1943 to Raymond (Pat) and Delma (Brown) Jaeger. She passed away at home in Longmont, Colo., on April 4, 2017 at the age of 73 years old. When Sharon was in high school, she worked as a waitress at Hurds, Babes Cafe, The Bakery and several small cafes. She graduated from Chase County...

Doris E. Kier

Doris E. Kier

Mar 27, 2017

Doris Kier Doris Ellen Kier was born November 14th, 1940, at McCook, Nebraska, to Myrle and Ruby (Kummer) Stevens. As a young girl she grew up in McCook graduating from McCook High School. Doris married Rueben League and to this union three children were born, Steven, Kevin, and Kory. The couple made their home in Stratton, Nebraska, where Doris was...

John M. Ferguson

John M. Ferguson

Mar 26, 2017

JOHN FERGUSON John Melvin Ferguson was born to John Henry and LuNetta Mae (Bales) Ferguson October 20, 1922 near Haddam, Kansas. He left his earthly home and was received by his Heavenly Father on March 26, 2017, in Imperial, Nebraska. . The family moved to Southwest Nebraska, north of Parks, when John was a few months old. The family left...

Donald "Don" Majors

Donald "Don" Majors

Mar 24, 2017

Donald LeRoy Majors was born on August 5, 1928 in Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska at the home of his parents, William Harrison Majors and Cora Etta Dukes, joining the family as the 5th addition to the total of 6 children that they would raise. Don was given 88 years, seven months and 19 days of blessings in his worldly life...

Burton Beard

Burton Beard

Mar 23, 2017

George Burton Beard, 73, lifelong resident of rural Champion, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. Burton was born March 21, 1944 to Leo and Lois (Getzendanner) Beard in Imperial, Nebraska. He lived on the corner southwest of Champion with his parents until the age of nine. At that time, they moved to...

Dorothy L. Milner

Dorothy L. Milner

Mar 19, 2017

Dorothy (Vlasin) Milner Dorothy Louise Johnson was born May 17, 1922 on a farm south of Farnam, Nebraska to Emil and Judith Johnson. She and her twin sister Dora, were the 9th and 10th children of 16. Dorothy grew up on the family farm in Frontier county. As a child she enjoyed being a member of a big family and...

Vernon W. Whetstone

Vernon W. Whetstone

Mar 17, 2017

Vernon Wayne Whetstone, age 69, was born July 24, 1947, in Joplin, Missouri to Kenneth Rex and Mary Ella (Putnam) Whetstone. He grew up in and was educated by the Joplin School System, graduating from Joplin High School with the class of 1965, the greatest ever. He attended Missouri Southern College, Joplin, Missouri, for two years transferring to Missouri Valley...

Patty Houghton

Patty Houghton

Mar 3, 2017

Patty A. Houghton Patty Ann Houghton was born October 13, 1944, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Cecil R. and Selma M. (Ohmie) Gardner. Patty grew up and attended school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1962. She furthered her education by moving to Denver and attending Parks Business School. Patty married Richard R. Houghton on November 11, 1973,...

Shirley Irene Baney

Shirley Irene Baney

Feb 24, 2017

Shirley Irene Baney, 86, Benkelman, Nebraska died February 24, 2017 at the Sarah Ann Hester Home in Benkelman, Nebraska. Shirley was born March 9, 1930 near Benkelman to Vera and Gifford Baney. She spent her entire life in Benkelman. Shirley graduated from Benkelman High School in 1948. She attended Business College in Denver. She returned home and worked in restaurants...

Earl B. Erdman

Earl B. Erdman

Feb 23, 2017

Earl Benton Erdman was born on Oct. 28, 1927 to Ernest Martin and Blanche Orene (Stamper) Erdman in Dundy County, Nebraska. He was raised on the ranch 20 miles north of Haigler. He attended Rural School District #77 for five years. For the 6th grade, he rode horseback five miles north to the Williams School District #46 because he was...

Arlene Mae Reiman

Arlene Mae Reiman

Feb 11, 2017

Arlene Reiman Arlene May (Felt) Reiman was born May 1st, 1924 on the family farm south of Champion, Nebraska, to James and Cora (Mader) Felt. As a young girl she attended country school and finished her education at Culbertson High School, Culbertson, Nebraska. Arlene married Gilbert Charles Reiman on January 30, 1945, at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Benkelman, Nebraska....

Daniel G. Conery

Daniel G. Conery

Feb 4, 2017

Daniel George Conery was born to George B. and Lauretta (Sevigney) Conery on September 9, 1940 in Saugus, Massachusetts. He graduated from Essex Aggie High School. After high school, Dan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 1, 1958 and served until March 16, 1962 when he was honorably discharges as a Lance Corporal. Upon completion of his...