Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

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...

Kaye Eskew

Kaye Eskew

Jan 22, 2017

Kaye Eskew Kaye Lynn Eskew was born on September 22nd, 1957, in Imperial, Nebraska. She was the oldest child of Lloyd A. Jr. and Donna R. (Roedel) Pflum. Kaye grew up on the family farm and graduated from Chase County High School in 1975. On April 12th, 1975, Kaye married her high school sweetheart, Greg Eskew, In Imperial, Nebraska. From...

Dorene Mae Purdy

Dorene Mae Purdy

Jan 17, 2017

Dorene Mae Purdy was born to Willard and Inez Mary Kate (Williams) Mathews in Benkelman, Nebraska on June 19, 1942. She attended school in Chase County, Nebraska and received her GED. On June 28, 1959 she married Gary Leon Purdy in McCook. Nebraska. The couple made a home in Wauneta, Nebraska where they raised their four children: Rick, Craig, Randy...

Robert H. Palmer

Robert H. Palmer

Jan 15, 2017

Robert H. Palmer Jr. Robert Henry Palmer Jr, was born on November 28, 1932, in his parents’ home in the northern part of Driftwood Township in rural Rawlins County, KS. He passed away on January 15, 2017, in Benkelman, NE. His parents were Roy J. “Buzz” and Delphia M. Goudy Palmer. His health had been deteriorating for several years. He...

Betty P. Weiss

Betty P. Weiss

Jan 5, 2017

Betty Weiss Betty Parnell (Carey) Weiss was born October 10th, 1927, at Palisade, Nebraska, to Kenneth A. and Opal R. (Armstrong) Carey. As a young lady, Betty moved with her parents to Imperial, where she grew up and attended school. Betty married Reubon John Weiss on February 19, 1944, in Oberlin, Kansas and to this union two children were born:...

Boyd F. Stroup

Boyd F. Stroup

Dec 27, 2016

Boyd Stroup was born September 17, 1930 in the Presbyterian parsonage in Benkelman, Ne. he passed away in the Dundy County Hospital on December 27, 2016. His parents were Ralph Edwin Stroup and Ruth Helena (Foster) Stroup. Boyd attended country school in rural Dundy County through the 8th grade then graduated from Benkelman High School in 1948. Boyd was baptized...

Duane Eldon Wilson

Duane Eldon Wilson

Dec 27, 2016

Duane Eldon Wilson was born to Kermit and Martha (Gobel) Wilson on July 13, 1941 in Alliance, Nebraska. The Wilson family moved to a ranch north of Parks, Nebraska in 1946 where Duane worked at Cresent Bar Ranch. He graduated from Parks High School and furthered his education at McCook Community College, receiving his Associates Degree. Duane served his county...

Dale Derby

Dale Derby

Dec 26, 2016

C. Dale Derby Clarence Dale Derby, 59, of Palisade, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 26th, 2016, in Hastings, Nebraska. Born; December 7, 1957, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was the son of William Clarence Derby and Doris Ann (Anderson) Lightner. Dale was a 1976 graduate of Carrollton High School in Ohio. He spent most of his adult life self-employed,...

Edward V. Sis

Edward V. Sis

Dec 26, 2016

Edward V. “Eddie” Sis was born May 19, 1929, in a farmhouse in Rawlins County, Kansas, to Louis and Margaret “Maggie” (Boyle) Sis. Eddie graduated from Stratton High School in 1947 and attended Regis College in Denver, Colorado. Eddie was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in December of...

Michael LeMarr

Michael LeMarr

Dec 13, 2016

Michael Charles James LeMarr Michael Charles James “Mike” LeMarr, 64, died in Imperial, Neb. at his home on December 13, 2016. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Mike was born November 11, 1952 in Colorado Springs, Colo. to Raymond Lee LeMarr and Shirley Mae Pickett. Mike was the third child of eight; Danny Ray, Billie JoAnn, Mike,...

DeNise Hoover

DeNise Hoover

Dec 13, 2016

DeNise Hoover DeNise Renae Hoover was born October 7, 1963, in Grant, Nebraska, to G.B. “Jiggs” and Patricia “Pat” (Waltman) Crapson. As a young lady she grew up in Wauneta and attended school. DeNise married Scott Hoover and to this union a daughter, JoAnn was born in 1985. Later in 1995, son, Adam, was born. DeNise enjoyed walks, movies, and...

Marjorie P. Neverve

Marjorie P. Neverve

Dec 5, 2016

Marjorie Neverve, 84, passed away peacefully at home in Westminster, Colorado, the morning of December 5, 2016 with family members present. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Louise Bartels, her husband, Lamont Neverve and sister, Virginia Beaman. She is survived by her sons, Duane Neverve and Stan Neverve; her daughter-in-law, Suzanne, her grandchildren: Tiffany Cessna, Riki...

Dennis Norman

Dennis Norman

Dec 2, 2016

Dennis Norman Dennis Ray Norman was born February 14th, 1943, in Sterling, Colorado, to LaVerne N, and Verna J. (Copper) Norman. As a youngster, Dennis grew up on the family farm near Lamar, NE, and attended grade school. Dennis was married and had children including daughter Rhonda Lindquest of Chino Valley, Az. He was employed in several different states including...

Connie Bremer

Connie Bremer

Nov 29, 2016

Connie Bremer Connie Fae Bremer was born December 23, 1930, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Fearne M. and Berniece “Bunnie” (Satchell) Collins. Connie grew up in Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School in 1948. On May 21, 1948, Connie married Byron H. Bremer. They welcomed son Kip in 1955 and the addition of daughter, Kandi completed their family...

Donnaline Kitt

Donnaline Kitt

Nov 27, 2016

Carla Donnaline Kerns Kitt was born October 28, 1926 at her parent’s, Hugh and Maybelle Richardson Kerns, home in Benkelman, Nebraska. She began school in rural Wauneta, later attending and graduating from Wauneta Public School in 1943 . She continued her education at Colorado Women’s College for two years, then worked for an insurance company and department store in Denver....

Frances Pearl Moranville

Frances Pearl Moranville

Nov 25, 2016

Frances Pearl (Martin) Moranville was born June 18, 1919 to Ernest and Eve Martin on a farm south of Lamar, Nebraska. France was the fifth of seven children. Frances attended Mt. Tabor Dist. 42 grade school and then started high school in Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado where she spent 2 years before coming home and finishing High School at...

Alberta May Knoles

Alberta May Knoles

Nov 22, 2016

Alberta May Hall Knoles was born September 17, 1921, near Norman, Nebraska, to Roy William Hall and Mable Olive Kimple Hall. They moved to Clinton, Iowa when Alberta was two years old. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1939. She began working as a stenographer for a pathologist at Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital while still in high school. She...

Ivan L Ekart

Ivan L Ekart

Nov 10, 2016

Ivan Ekart Ivan L. Ekart was born August 10, 1932, in Enders, Nebraska, to John Harvey and Opal Clata (Ellsworth) Ekart. Ivan grew up on the Kilpatrick ranch, then later on his current farm north of Imperial. Ivan served in the U.S. Army from February 19, 1953 to February 17, 1955. On July 29, 1956, Ivan married Margaret Louise (Peg)...

Donna Jean Wood

Donna Jean Wood

Oct 24, 2016

Donna Jean Wood was born in Yuma, Colorado to Ora & Esther “Watson” Richardson on June 21, 1941. She attended school from grade 1 until high school graduation at Yuma. She then went to Sterling, Colorado where she attended the local Secretarial School. This is where she met and later married Clifton Randal Wood on December 14, 1959 in Sidney,...

Kim L. Silvester

Kim L. Silvester

Oct 21, 2016

Kim Silvester Kim Lavern Silvester was born December 19th, 1951, to Arthur (Bill) L. and Oneta J. (Kimberling) Silvester. As a young man, Kim attended grade school in Champion and high school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1970. He furthered his education by attending McCook Community College where he earned an Associate’s degree. Kim married Lois...