Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

Rod Fuller

Rod Fuller

Mar 31, 2015

ROD FULLER Rodney G. Fuller was born March 18, 1944 to Floyd and Ardis (Krueger) Fuller of Grant, Nebraska. He graduated from Perkins County High School in 1962 and married Jeanie Stumpf of Grant in 1964 and they had two beautiful children, Debra Kay and Bryan Todd. The couple separated in 1980. In 1992 he met Donna Rufenacht of Imperial....

Robert "Bob" Fanning

Robert "Bob" Fanning

Mar 25, 2015

Robert (Bob) Leon Fanning Robert (Bob) Leon Fanning was born January 11, 1933, in Chase County, Nebraska, to Vern and Velma (Barnes) Fanning. Bob attended Chase County high School and at the age of 17 he entered the US Navy serving in the Korean War aboard the USS Okanagen. He was honorably discharged in October, 1959. He was united in...

Naomi E Brynoff

Naomi E Brynoff

Mar 19, 2015

Naomi Brynoff Naomi Earlene Brynoff died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Hester Home in Benkelman, Nebraska. She was born on December 4, 1927, in Dundy County to Earl and Martha Richards. Naomi was the eldest of two children. Naomi attended the local country grade school and finished her education as a graduate from Benkelman High School. After high school,...

Donna Maucher

Donna Maucher

Mar 19, 2015

DONNA MAUCHER Donna E. Maucher, age 82, formerly of Hayes Center and Imperial, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Sunrise Heights in Wauneta after suffering a major stroke. Donna was born on June 3, 1932 in rural Hayes County to Richard (Dick) and Edna (Colson) Graves. She was the third of six children. Donna graduated from Wauneta High...

Barbara McNair

Barbara McNair

Mar 7, 2015

BARBARA E. McNAIR Barbara Ella McNair (Moreland) was born to Milton C. Moreland and Clara H. Moreland (Bremer) in rural Chase County on February 15, 1917. Barbara attended grade school and high school in Chase County graduating from Chase County High School in 1933. She then went to Normal School in Kearney, Nebraska where she received her teaching credentials. Barbara...

Melvin Miller

Melvin Miller

Mar 3, 2015

Melvin M. Miller Melvin M. Miller was born to Philip and Anna (Borgens) Miller on November 13, 1927 in Johnstown, Colorado. He graduated from Longmont High School in 1945. After graduation he farmed with his father in Eaton, Colorado; he would farm for the rest of his life. Melvin was united in marriage to Dorothy Vogel November 13, 1949. The...

Greg William Hayes

Greg William Hayes

Feb 28, 2015

Greg Hayes Gregory William Hayes was born to William and Wanda (Cook) Hayes in Imperial, Nebraska on December 2, 1960. He was united in marriage to Tina Crystal on July 20, 1991 in Champion, Nebraska. The couple made Imperial their home. Greg was a hard worker; he started out in farming and ranching with Avey Hudnall and Lee German. He...

Lucile Weiss

Lucile Weiss

Feb 22, 2015

Lucile Weiss Lucile Weiss, a longtime Chase County resident, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 22, 2015 at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home in Imperial. She was 100 years of age. Survivors include: Daughters, Frances Berggren of Akron, CO and Connie Gardner of Champion, NE 10 Grandchildren and numerous Great-Grandchildren and Great-Great-Grandchildren Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. (MT), Saturday morning,...

Dennis E Lucas

Dennis E Lucas

Feb 21, 2015

Dennis Lucas Dennis Eugene Lucas was born November 12, 1951, at Lamar, Colorado, to Kenneth R. and Tillie G. (Sinka) Lucas. As a young man he grew up in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School in 1969. During his high school days, Dennis was very active in 4-H and FFA. After graduating from high school, he moved to Wauneta...

William "Bill" Johnson

William "Bill" Johnson

Feb 16, 2015

William Johnson William “Bill” A. Johnson was born on January 24, 1931 in Imperial, NE to Albert O. and Tillie (Forden) Johnson. As a young man he assisted on the family farm and attended country school where he completed the 8th grade. For several years he was employed as a truck driver in California delivering steel to companies in that...

Evelyn Sines

Evelyn Sines

Feb 12, 2015

Evelyn Sines Evelyn Una Sines was born to Lawrence and Una (Lierman) Swanson on September 28, 1930 in Moorefield, Nebraska. She attended school in Curtis, Nebraska and graduated with the class of 1949. Evelyn married Cleith Junior Sines on October 12, 1949 in McCook, Nebraska. The couple resided in Grainton, Nebraska until moving to Imperial in 1962. Evelyn had a...

Terry E Lasater

Terry E Lasater

Feb 10, 2015

Terry Lasater Terry Eugene Lasater was born October 20th, 1959, in McCook, Nebraska, to Jeff D. and Dorothy L. (Blume) Lasater. He grew up and attended School in McCook, Nebraska, graduating from McCook High School in 1978. Terry went on to attendTechnical school and became a prep-chef at the Nebraska State Capitol in 1981. He returned to McCook area and...

Velma A Hiatt

Velma A Hiatt

Feb 8, 2015

VELMA HIATT Velma Alvicca Hiatt was born to Walter and Sarah (Young) Brunt on September 5, 1919 in Benkelman, NE. She attended school in Max, NE and graduated from Max High School in 1936. Velma was united in marriage to Richard Hiatt on October 21, 1939 in Ogallala, NE. The couple made a home in Benkelman, where Velma stayed home...

Kathleen Langenfeld

Kathleen Langenfeld

Feb 8, 2015

Kathleen “Katie” Langenfeld Kathleen Emma Langenfeld was born to Joseph and Deloris (Egan) Assmann on May 12, 1932 in Earling, Iowa. She attended school in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1950 and went on to receive her Nurse’s Pin from Mercy Hospital in 1953. Kathleen was united in marriage to Mello John Langenfeld on October 17,...

Arthur H Creveling

Arthur H Creveling

Jan 31, 2015

Arthur H. Creveling Arthur Harry Creveling was born May 10, 1930, to Arthur L. (Boots) and Maye E. (Newman) Creveling, at Chase, Nebraska. As a young man he grew up and attended school in Imperial and California, graduating from Chase County High School in 1948. In 1949 he married Elizabethe I. Leach in Imperial, and to this union two children...

Shirley Clark

Shirley Clark

Jan 27, 2015

Shirley Clark Shirley June Clark was born to Gordon Clyde and Ethel Gertrude (Madison) Greeley on June 28th, 1930 in Hayes County, Nebraska. She attended school and graduated from, Chase County High School in 1948. Shirley was united in marriage to Glen Warren Clark on November 15th, 1947 in Kansas. Shirley and Glen lived north of Imperial, NE while Glen...

Sojna Brown

Sojna Brown

Jan 16, 2015

Sonja Opal-Marie (Wagner) Brown was born Feb. 12, 1990, in Lincoln, Neb., to Darla (Jesse) Baxter and Bradley (Wagner) Hink-Wagner. Sonja attended elementary and junior high school in Lincoln, Neb., and high school in North Carolina. As a youth Sonja successfully petitioned her junior high school to participate in the wrestling program. However, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis before...

Julissa Ramirez

Julissa Ramirez

Jan 7, 2015

Julissa Ramierz A third grade Student of Chase County Grade School, Imperial, passed away Wednesday night, January 7th, 2015, at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial. Julissa was 10 years of age. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday Morning January 12th, 2015, 10:30 A.M. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with Fr. Bernard Lorenz officiating. Interment will follow in...

Mary Lou Munn

Mary Lou Munn

Jan 4, 2015

Mary Lou Munn Mary Lou Munn, a longtime resident of southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas, passed away Sunday morning, January 4th, 2015 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Neb. She was 87 years of age. Survivors include: Daughter, Nancy Anderson of Omaha, Neb. Daughter, Diane Malleck of Spokane, Was. 2 Grandchildren Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. (MT), Thursday,...

Pansy (Ethel) Gerdes

Pansy (Ethel) Gerdes

Jan 2, 2015

Ethel Gerdes Pansy Ethel Gerdes was born August 8, 1917 in Belmont (Kingman County), Kansas to James Edward Carter and Grace Shoemaker Carter. On January 1, 1936, she married Everett Gerdes at the Lutheran Church in Benkelman. To this union two daughters were born,Shirley and Melba. Ethel and Everett lived and worked on their farm until they retired in l975...