Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

Betty Brown

Betty Brown

Mar 26, 2012

Betty Brown Betty Joan Brown was born July 18, 1929, to Paul and Opal (Ireland) Eaton in Haxtun, Colorado. Betty attended school in Chase County, graduating from Chase County High School in 1947. Betty was united in marriage to Donald Brown on June 14, 1947 in St. Francis, Kansas. The couple settled 30 miles northwest of Benkelman, Nebraska where they...

Maxine O. Johnson

Maxine O. Johnson

Mar 23, 2012

Maxine Johnson Long time resident of the Imperial area passed away Friday morning, March 23, 2012, at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln. Maxine was 90 years of age. Survivors Include: Sons: Rod Johnson and wife, Lynette, of Imperial, NE Ronal Johnson and wife, Jerri, of Imperial, NE Daughter: Jana Greenwood and Husband, Ed, of North Platte, NE 9 Grandchildren...

Kathy Hamilton

Kathy Hamilton

Mar 14, 2012

KATHY M. HAMILTON Kathy Mae Hamilton was born October 30, 1959, to James M. and Pearl J. (Hicks) Andrew. As a young girl she moved with her family to Palisade, Nebraska, where she grew up and attended school. Kathy graduated from Palisade High School in 1978, and went on to attend Kearney State College. Kathy married Doug Hamilton on July...

Shirley Littrel

Shirley Littrel

Mar 12, 2012

Shirley Littrel Shirley Ann Littrel was born on December 21, 1936 to Edward and Lydia (Hein) Sinner in the family farm house southwest of Culbertson, Nebraska. She attended school in Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson High School. Shirley married Roy Littrel on March 25, 1956 in her parents’ home in Wauneta, Nebraska. She and Roy made their home on the...

Barbara Banks

Barbara Banks

Mar 11, 2012

Barbara Banks Mary Barbara Banks, known by all as Barbara, daughter of Roley W. and Ruby M. (Lock) Arterburn was born in Holyoke, Colorado on June 8, 1920. She passed away at the Imperial Parkview assisted living on March 11, 2012. Due to declining health she had moved into Parkview on March 2, 2012 and was making a quick adjustment...

Alva Shaw

Alva Shaw

Feb 24, 2012

Alva L. Shaw Alva L. Shaw, 85 of Benkelman, NE passed away on February 24, 2012 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, NE. Alva was born In Lancaster, MO on June 27, 1926 to Robert Forrest and Gladys Claire (Wardlow) Shaw. At the age of 9, the family relocated to Nebraska settling in Chase County west of Champion. He...

Katharine Humphreys

Katharine Humphreys

Feb 24, 2012

Katharine Ryals Humphreys Katharine Ryals was born on 6 August 1939 with twin sister Louise to Edwin Cabell Ryals and Martha (Hunke) Ryals in Teaneck, New Jersey. As a young girl the family moved to a newly constructed house in Oceanside, New York on Long Island. Louise continues to live in that home today. Katharine graduated from Hofstra University with...

Larry K. Forch

Larry K. Forch

Feb 19, 2012

Larry K. Forch Jr. Larry K. Forch Jr. of Benkelman, Nebraska, died February 19, 2012 at his home in Benkelman, Nebraska at the age of 47. He was born September 17, 1964 at Stratton, Nebraska to Larry K. and Charlene A. (Yingling) Forch and attended school at Stratton Public Schools. He was a member of the Stratton High School graduating...

Rev. Philip Kline

Rev. Philip Kline

Feb 14, 2012

Rev. Philip A. Kline Rev. Philip Andrew Kline, 69, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on September 20, 1942 to Thomas and Laverne Kline in Templeton, PA. He grew up in Templeton and married the love of his life, Carol M. Hankey on December 20,...

Nirene Kitt

Nirene Kitt

Feb 14, 2012

Nirene Troxel Kitt Phyllis Nirene Troxel Kitt was born November 24, 1921, to Walter O. and Clarice Harvey Troxel in Elsie, Nebraska. She attended both grade school and high school in Elsie, graduating as valedictorian of her class in 1939. Nirene married Bruce Kitt of Wauneta on August 21, 1942. Except for brief stays in North Platte and Missouri, the...

Wynona White

Wynona White

Feb 3, 2012

Wynona White Wynona Jean (Morley) White was born to Benjamin and Evelyn (Mills) Morley on November 11, 1932, on the family farm in Sterling, Kansas. She married James White in November of 1951. Wynona lived in a number of states including Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin. She worked as a long-haul trucker with her husband in the 60’s...

Rod McMinn

Rod McMinn

Feb 1, 2012

Rod McMinn Age 51, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from a work related accident in Wauneta. Survivors Include: Parents: Clark and Donna McMinn, of Hamlet, NE Phyllis and Carl Osthoff, of Athol, KS Wife: Patsy of Wauneta, NE Sons: Chris Baker of North Platte, NE Jeremy Baker of Wauneta, NE Justin Baker of Wauneta, NE Kyle (McMinn) Baker and...

Fannie Mae Pulliam

Fannie Mae Pulliam

Jan 31, 2012

Fannie Mae Pulliam Fannie Mae Pulliam was born to Fred and Florence (Breeden) Guthrie in Amagon, Arkansas on February 20, 1918. The family moved to the Balch, Arkansas area when Fannie was very young. Fannie married Loyd George Pulliam, in Balch, Arkansas, June 26th, 1936. They lived and farmed at Balch until 1988 when they moved to China, Texas to...

Louise Niblack

Louise Niblack

Jan 27, 2012

Louise Amy (Swartz) Niblack Louise A. Niblack was born March 1, 1926, near Eddyville, Nebraska to Samuel Edward and Myrtle Viola (Wright) Swartz. At age two, the family moved to Southwest City, Missouri. She lived there until age fourteen. After the death of her father she moved with her mother and younger brother to McCracken, Kansas, to be near other...

Lois Wedel

Lois Wedel

Jan 25, 2012

Lois Ann Wedel, of Imperial, Nebraska, age 79, passed away January 25, 2012. She was born on August 7, 1932 in Hanston, Kansas to Francis Eugene (Buss) Seaman and Alta Blanche Bailey Seaman. Lois was the devoted wife of Dr. Merle Dwight Wedel, a noted chiropractor in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were married on November 22, 1951 in Hanston, Kansas, and...

Joe Schultz

Joe Schultz

Jan 20, 2012

Joe Schultz Age 93, passed away early Friday Morning, January 20th, at the Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home. Survivors Include: ½ Sister: Mava Jane Hurd and Husband, Ralph, of Imperial, NE Cousin: ArriAnna Bentz ofImperial, NE. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2011, 10:30 A.M. (MT) at the Immanuel Missionary Church of Wauneta, NE with Pastor Gary Hunt...

Dennis Lenhart

Dennis Lenhart

Jan 16, 2012

Dennis Lee Lenhart Denis was born on July 24, 1947 to Loland M. and Julana B. Brown Lenhart in Grant, Neb. He attended the country school nearby his home and graduated from Perkins County High School in 1965. Dennis joined the Army in April of 1966 specializing in Track Vehicle Mechanics, served a tour in Korea and received a sharp...

Howard Jennings

Howard Jennings

Jan 11, 2012

Howard Jennings Howard Jennings, 77, a former resident of Imperial passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Hilltop Haven Nursing Home in Gunter, TX. Howard was born to Ira and Elizabeth Gaumer Jennings in Decatur, KS on March 14, 1934. Howard attended high school at Decatur County High School. Howard was united in marriage to his wife of 52...

Marsha Mueller

Marsha Mueller

Dec 28, 2011

MARSHA MUELLER Marsha Christine (Krueger) Mueller was born on October 11, 1964, to Russell and Donna (Martin) Krueger. As a young girl she grew up and attended school in Holyoke, Colorado, graduating from Holyoke High School in 1983. Marsha married Kevin Eugene Mueller in Amherst, Colorado, on November 26th, 1983, and the couple settled in Imperial, where they resided until...

Jess Goddard

Jess Goddard

Dec 23, 2011

JESS GODDARD Jess Paul Goddard was born June 9th, 1916 at St. Joseph, MO to Harry Albert and Iva Belle (Yost) Goddard. Jess married Marjorie Elane Claus on May 10, 1946. The Couple lived in Imperial all their married lives. To this Union were born two sons: Greggory and Kent. Jess served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. He...

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