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Allene M. Norman
Jul 20, 2015
Allene Norman Allene Mae Norman was born October 13, 1919 to Vernon W. and Bernice M. (Covert) Eckerd, at Phillips County, Colorado in the Pleasant Valley Community east of Holyoke, Colorado. At the age of eight, Allene and her five year old brother, Arlyn, lost their mother, Bernice. They continued to be raised by their father, Vernon, with the help...
Kermit "Kerm" James Kuecker
Jul 9, 2015
Kermit “Kerm” James Kuecker passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in West Des Moines, IA at the age of 88. Kerm resided at Arbor Springs, West Des Moines, IA and Walnut Ridge, Clive, IA since 2011. Kerm was born to Edward and Ida (Siems) Kuecker on the family farm in Lotts Creek Township, IA, on May 24, 1927. He...
Bernice Selma Haarberg
Jul 9, 2015
Bernice Haarberg Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg, 88, of Imperial, died July 9th, 2015, at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home. Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg was born to Jacob and Lydia (Unger) Ackermann on February 14th, 1927 at Indianola, Nebraska. She lived on the farm until she was three years old and then moved to McCook, Nebraska in 1930. Her father worked...
Genevieve Winona Willis
Jul 3, 2015
Genevieve W. Willis Genevieve Winona Willis was born on September 9, 1925, to Lloyd and Sadie Case Merklin in Cheyenne County, Kansas. She must have been quite a surprise because brother Ross was eleven and brother Cecil was ten!!! On July 27, 1944, Genevieve married her sweetheart Gilbert Lawson Willis in St. Francis, Kansas. In 1946 they welcomed their son...
Charles "Danny" Austin
Jun 30, 2015
Charles Austin Charles “Danny” Amos Daniel Austin was born April 19, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, to Charles Amos and Louise Doris (Blakeslee) Austin. Danny was raised by his aunt and uncle, Ora and Ruth (Blakeslee) Humphreys (The cofounder’s of the Berean Church of Imperial and the Maranatha Bible Camp of Maxwell, NE.) and attended school at the Faith Bible Academy...
Leo J Richard
Jun 28, 2015
Leo Richard Leo John Richard was born on July 18th, 1930, with his twin sister Leah, at the family farm near Parks, Nebraska, to Aubrey J. and Myrtle (Penn) Richard. As a young man he grew up on the farm and attended school, graduating from Parks High School in 1947. Leo married Jean Ann McDowell on April 28th, 1951, and...
Amy E Harris
Jun 24, 2015
Amy Harris Amy Evelyn Harris was born to Wayland P. Smith and Edna Frances (Maucher) Smith Johnson on September 24, 1919 in Chase County, Nebraska. She attended school through the eighth grade. Amy was united in marriage to Clyde Arthur Harris on September 23, 1939 in St. Francis, Kansas. The couple settled first in rural Chase County before moving to...
Marjorie Isabel (Tibbetts) Lesh
Jun 19, 2015
Marjorie Isabel (Tibbetts) Lesh passed away June 19th, 2015, at the age of 85. Born December 19th, 1929 in Julesburg, Colorado, to Beniah C. and Jessie I. (Cain) Tibbetts of canon City, Colorado. In 1931, the family moved back home to take over the family homestead on the south divide, south of Imperial, Nebraska. Marjorie loved her life on the...
Jean Kirwan
Jun 8, 2015
Jean Kirwan Faye Jean Kirwan was born to Otis and Martha (Williams) Larreau on June 27, 1936 in Thedford, Nebraska. She attended school in Arnold, Nebraska and graduated with the class of 1954. Jean went on to attend Kearney State College from 1954-1956; she returned to school later in life and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation from Chadron State...
Vada E. Manning
Jun 4, 2015
Vada Manning Vada Elaine Manning was born to Merl and Sallie (Ellis) Teeter on February 12, 1933 on the family farm north of Benkelman, Nebraska. She attended Benkelman schools up to the tenth grade and at the age of 17 was united in marriage to Harold L. Manning at the Methodist Church in Benkelman on June 4, 1950. The couple...
Doyle Knapp
Jun 2, 2015
Doyle Knapp Tommy Doyle Knapp was born on August 2, 1929, at Imperial, NE., to Troy E. and Grace M. (Cunningham) Knapp. As a young man he grew up and attended school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1947. Doyle (as he was known) enlisted into the U.S. Navy in April of 1948 and began a career...
Dean H. Mitchell
Jun 1, 2015
Dean Mitchell Dean Howard Mitchell was born December 15, 1927, to Howard Charles and Frances Arlene (Erkenbrack) Mitchell on his parents’ farm in Republic County, Kansas. Dean attended rural grade school and Republic High School. He continued his education at Kansas St. College, where he played football and was a member of the ROTC. As a Staff Sargent, Dean marched...
Ruby A. Anderson
May 25, 2015
Ruby Anderson Ruby A. (Wolfe) Anderson was born May 13, 1919 to Sherman and Emma Rosela (Van Gilder) Wolfe in Max, Nebraska. Ruby passed away Monday evening, May 25, 2015, at the Sunrise Nursing Home in Wauneta. She was 96 years of age. Ruby attended school and graduated from Stratton High School at age 16 and began teaching in a...
Elnor Brown
May 23, 2015
ELNOR VIOLA (MUNSON) BROWN - MAY 23, 2015 Elnor Viola (Munson) Brown was born August 24, 1923 to Amil and Maude (Terry) Munson at her Grandma Anna Terry’s house in Wauneta, Nebraska. Elnor was raised on their farm south of Champion with her sister Amilene (Munson) Spotts. She loved to be outside with all the farm animals. She went to...
Mark McCannon
May 18, 2015
Mark Allen McCannon was born September 27, 1956 in Denver Colorado. Mark was the first son of Helen Paine McCannon Einspahr and Raymond Harvey McCannon. Mark was preceded in death by his grandmother Zilphia Grable McCannon, his father Raymond Harvey McCannon, two brothers Phillip Wayne and Roger Dean McCannon. His survivors include his Mother, Helen Einspahr, Ogallala Nebraska; brother Hal...
Blanche D. Smith
May 16, 2015
Blanche Smith Blanche Darlene Smith was born December 21, 1921 at Grant, Nebraska, to AC (Tony) and Margie (Jacobsen) Wheeler. As a young girl, Blanche grew up and attended school in the Grant area. On March 6, 1939, Blanche married Howard Earnest Smith in Benkelman, Nebraska, and the couple settled and spent most of their lives together in Imperial, NE....
Arden Emmett Ham
May 2, 2015
Arden Ham Arden Emmett Ham was born July 25, 1928 at the Family Farm in Dundy County, Nebraska to Earl D. “Vic” Ham and Mayme (Bond) Ham. He went to meet our Lord and join his wife on Saturday, May 2, 2015 on their 67th wedding anniversary. Arden was baptized in the Methodist Church in Benkelman, as an infant, and...
Elsie Hofman
Apr 16, 2015
Elsie A Hofman Elsie A Hofman was born on the family farm west of Elwood, Nebraska, on August 11, 1918, the fourth child of Emil and Mary (Marquardt) Gruber. Elsie attended country school and parochial grade school and graduated from Elwood High School. She obtained a normal teaching certificate from Kearney State College and taught in country and parochial grade...
Boyce Warning
Apr 5, 2015
Boyce Warning Boyce Eugene Warning was born to Martin and Jennie (Smith) Warning in Dundy County, Nebraska on October 22, 1922. He was united in marriage to Shirley L. Prideux on March 18, 1944 in Oberlin, Kansas. The couple made homes in Bird City, Kansas, Benkelman, Nebraska and on the family farm south of Max, Nebraska. Boyce held various odd...
Stan Null
Apr 4, 2015
Stan Null Stanley Wayne Null was born to Merle and Frieda (Schmidt) Null on October 13, 1941 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. He married Thelma Hoosier and had three daughters, Dianne, Vickie and Sherri. On January 13, 1967 Stan was united in marriage to Patricia Gehrig in Sterling, Colorado. Stan and Patricia would add daughters Tracy and Stannette to their family...
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