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Joe Birge
Feb 26, 2014
MARVIN "JOE" BIRGE Marvin Joe Birge was born on May 1, 1951, in Anadarko, Oklahoma, to Arles and Orada (McLemore) Birge. Joe was the third of four siblings: George L. Birge, Dorothy A. Sowell and Barbara J. Coe. Accepting Christ as his savior, Joe was baptized at the age of 11, through the Oakdale Baptist Church near Swan Lake. Joe...
Donald Osborn
Feb 24, 2014
Donald George Osborn was born to Orian M. and Agnes E. (Sahlin) Osborn in rural Dundy County on November 4, 1916. He entered eternal life on February 24, 2014. He lived through many changes in his lifetime. Although in later years, he lost his sight, he remained positive and always enjoyed visiting with friends and family and doing chores as...
Shirley Haarberg
Feb 22, 2014
SHIRLEY ANN HAARBERG Shirley Ann Haarberg was born on March 3, 1934, to Clyde Brady and Letha Grace (Davidson) Murray in Dallas, Iowa. Shirley’s father worked for the railroad and the family moved often with his job. She attended school through high school in Texas, Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Shirley worked for Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator before her...
Roy Wheeler
Feb 21, 2014
Roy Wheeler Roy Richard Wheeler was born October 14, 1934, in Grant, Nebraska, to John A. and Alta K. (Cary) Wheeler. As a young man he attended school in Grant, graduating from Grant High School in 1952. Roy served in the U.S. Army from 1954 through 1956. On June 1, 1956, Roy, married Marlene “Joy” Anderson in Ogallala, NE, and...
Rodney Belau
Feb 21, 2014
Rodney Belau Rodney Dale Belau was born December 29, 1954, to Paul F. and Phyllis (Wendland) Belau in Stratton, Nebraska. Rod graduated from Chase County High School in 1973. After high school he attended the Voc. Tech. college in Sidney, Nebraska, for two years before returning to Imperial. Rod married Cathy Ann Lunzmann on November 11, 1978, at the Zion...
Glenn "Buster" Schneider
Feb 17, 2014
Glenn “Buster” Schneider Longtime resident of Wauneta passed away Monday, February 17th, 2014, at his home in Wauneta. He was 63 years of age. Survivors Include: Mother: Dottie Cook of Atwood, KS Daughters: Star Elijah and Husband, Jason, of Tallmadge, OH Julie Stebbens and Husband, Aaron, of Kansas City, MO Melinda McBee, Archie, MO. 5 Grandchildren Sister; Alice Glasco and...
Michael J. Schoenfelder
Feb 14, 2014
Michael Schoenfelder Michael James Schoenfelder was born January 12, 1949, at Rochester, Minnesota, to Donald V. and Elizabeth M. (Simmons) Scheonfelder, the second of four boys. As a young man he attended St. Francis Elementary School and Lourdes High School both in Rochester, graduating in 1967. Mike enlisted into the U.S. Air Force soon after high school graduation and served...
Glenard D. Greene
Feb 9, 2014
Glenard GreeneGlenard Dale Greene A native of Chase County died Sunday morning, February 9, 2014, at his home in Imperial NE, at the age of 87. He was born July 10, 1926 on a farm in northern Dundy County NE to Joseph H. and Vera M. (Bricker) Greene of rural Enders. As the second child, he grew up on the...
Wilma Gladys Hawkinson
Feb 7, 2014
Wilma Hawkinson Wilma Gladys Hawkinson passed away at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska February 7, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was 89 years of age. She was born October 28, 1924 to Harve L. and Emma (Richard) Penn at the Benkelman Hospital. She grew up on a farm east of Parks, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from...
Alice Joann Musgrove
Feb 6, 2014
Alice Musgrove Alice Joann Musgrove, 51, of Imperial Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014. She was born to Lewis Lee Bliss and Patricia Ann Stewart, June 21, 1962, in Hebron, Nebraska. Alice graduated from Hebron High School in 1980 and received an Associate’s Degree in Elementary Education from the Southeast Community College of Fairbury Nebraska in 1982. She married...
Ernestine "Ernie" Smith
Jan 30, 2014
Ernestine Smith Ernestine Elaine (Little) Smith was born January 10, 1925, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Arthur L. and Lela M. (DeHart) Little. As a young girl, she attended country school north of Benkelman. Ernie, as she was fondly known, married Voile “Dale” Smith on September 17, 1942, in St. Francis, Kansas. The two were married in the judge’s kitchen. Ernie...
Dorothea Irene Fanning
Jan 28, 2014
Dorothea Fanning Dorothea Irene Fanning was born May 16, 1930, seventeen miles North of Wauneta, in Hayes County, Nebraska, to Harry and Josie (Tepley) Keller. As a young girl she attended Wauneta Public Schools before marring Frank Duane Fanning on October 18, 1947. The couple settled Northwest of Wauneta on the Fanning Homestead and later moved North of Wauneta on...
Kenneth George Potthoff
Jan 26, 2014
Kenneth Potthoff Kenneth George Potthoff was born November 25, 1931 in Wray, Colorado to Gerhard and Katie (Frerichs) Potthoff, and passed away January 26, 2014 at the age of 82. Kenneth was a long time resident of Haigler, Nebraska where he raised sugar beets, corn, wheat, alfalfa, cattle, and hogs for most of his life. He custom farmed, hauled silage...
Vada Marie Burkhalter
Jan 22, 2014
Vada Burkhalter, of Benkelman and a former longtime resident of Bird City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday Morning, January 22nd, 2014 at the Hester Home in Benkelman. She was 95 years of age. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. (MT), Monday, January 27th, 2014 at the Benkelman Community Building in Benkelman with Pastor Jim Gleason and Dr. Lonnie Willis officiating. Interment...
Rosemary "Joyce" Ham
Jan 19, 2014
Rosemary Joyce Ham was born August 20, 1928, in rural Chase County near Enders, Nebraska, to Alva Guy and Helen Cora (Boening) Howard. As a young lady, she attended and graduated from Max High School, Max, Nebraska. Joyce married Arden Emmett Ham on May 2, 1948, in Benkelman, Nebraska, and to this union two sons where born: Eugene and Jay...
Marvin Virgil Maris
Jan 17, 2014
Marvin Maris Marvin Virgil Maris was born January 23, 1930, in Hitchcock, Nebraska, to Frank and Florence (Adamson) Maris. As a young man he attended country school the eighth grade. Marvin married Mary Emma Pursley on December 27, 1953, at Max, Nebraska, and this union two children were born: Janeen and Roger. The couple resided most of their sixty years...
Clarence "Butch" Lynn Way Sr.
Jan 16, 2014
Clarence “Butch” Lynn Way Sr. was born September 24, 1943, at David City, Nebraska, to Clarence W. and Lucille I. (Harris) Way. Butch attended school and graduated from Rising City High School in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper from May of 1963 through November of 1964. After his discharge he started his long career in...
Alice Vrbas
Jan 14, 2014
Alice Vrbas Alice Vrbas was born May 12, 1922 to Joseph and Marie (Podskubka) Vachuta in Rawlins County, Kansas. She received her elementary education at Lone Tree School in Rawlins County. She walked ¾ miles to and from school except when it snowed. She graduated from McDonald Rural High School in McDonald, Kansas in 1940. She was married at St....
Jerome "Jerry" Cox
Jan 13, 2014
Jerry Cox Jerome Wayne Cox was born on May 15th, 1941 in Imperial Ne. to Donald W. & Madeline M. (Dixon) Cox. Jerry grew up on his parent’s farm 18 miles south of Imperial, located in Dundy Co. Jerry went to grade school at Hiawatha Country School and graduated from Chase County High School. After H.S. Jerry went to McCook...
Wayne Ralph Clark
Jan 8, 2014
Wayne Ralph Clark passed away January 8, 2014 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman at the age of 76. Wayne, known to friends and family as “Grumpy” was born in Benkelman on September 13, 1937 to Ralph Clark and Clara Lucille [Brown] Clark. Wayne attended country school for a couple of years and Benkelman Elementary School until 1951 when...
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