Obituaries

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

Jayne Ann Miller

Jayne Ann Miller

Mar 28, 2018

Jayne Ann Miller was born to Wesley and Nora (Patterson) Seamands on November 25, 1947 in Riverton, Wyoming. As a child, Jayne was very active and enjoyed her time in the local 4-H chapter. She graduated from Laramie High School with the class of 1966 and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming in 1971....

Ronald DeWester

Ronald DeWester

Mar 28, 2018

Ronald Lee DeWester was born on July 30th, 1928 in Benkelman, NE to James M. DeWester and Nina E. (Bush) DeWester. He was called home to be with his Lord and his late wife Patty on March 28, 2018. Ron graduated from Benkelman High School in 1945. After graduation Ron continued to work at Justus Feed Mill, the family owned...

Esther Elizabeth Arnison

Esther Elizabeth Arnison

Mar 25, 2018

Esther Elizabeth Wennberg was born August 6, 1927, in Lafayette, Colorado, to Gustaf and Ida Weitz Wennberg, both immigrants from Sweden. True to the meaning of her Biblical namesake, Queen Esther, she was a “bright morning star” in the lives of those who knew her--a harbinger of light, optimism, kindness and joy. Like “Stina Lisa,” her alter ego and her...

Leo V. Lines

Leo V. Lines

Mar 14, 2018

Leo Vern Lines Obituary Leo Vern Lines, 91, Imperial, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Imperial Manor, with family by his side. Leo was born December 31, 1926 at the Lines family farm near Hiawatha, Nebraska. He was the youngest of six children, born to Ulysses Squire and Eva Bernard Lines. When Leo was...

Loraine Elizabeth Davidson

Loraine Elizabeth Davidson

Mar 13, 2018

Loraine Elizabeth (Blakesley) Davidson (age 88) was born December 25, 1929, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Glenn and Alice (Goodman) Blakesley. She went to be with her Lord on March 13, 2018, at Imperial Nebraska. She attended school in Holyoke, Colorado, and graduated from Holyoke High School. She was united in marriage to Glen Davidson on December 12, 1948, at the...

R. Floyd Parman

R. Floyd Parman

Mar 13, 2018

Raymond Floyd Parman was born to Floyd and Ethel Dora (Enfield) Parman on June 16, 1931 in Benkelman, Nebraska. He attended school in Benkelman and graduated from Benkelman High School in 1948. After high school he was inducted into the United States Army in March of 1950. Floyd served his country honorably and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal...

Johnnie R. Weiss

Johnnie R. Weiss

Mar 1, 2018

Johnnie Reubon Weiss was born to Reubon Johnnie and Betty P. (Carey) Weiss on April 11, 1947 in Imperial, Nebraska. He attended school in Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School in 1965. After graduation he went on to attend Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska. Johnnie was married to Charlottie Castle in Imperial, Nebraska in 1968. They made...

Reta A. Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....