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Donna (Rufenacht) Fuller
Jun 5, 2011
Donna Rufenacht Fuller Donna Mae (Rufenacht) Fuller of Enders, Nebraska, passed away June 5, 2011, at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. She was 65 years of age. Donna was born to Kenneth and Ina Johnson on July 28, 1945, in Bayard, Nebraska. Donna graduated from Sidney High School in Sidney, Nebraska. She married Sandy Rufenacht on August 9,...
Gilbert Dean Brandt
Jun 1, 2011
Gilbert Dean Brandt Gilbert Dean Brandt was born October 5, 1929, in Chase County, Nebraska, to John and Gladys (Newman) Brandt. He passed away on June 1, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Gilbert and Pauline (Gardner) Brandt were married June 6, 1954, at Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial. To this union were born two children: Deena and Troy....
Marjorie Engell
May 25, 2011
Marjorie Estella Gregory Engell Marjorie Estella Engellwas born August 3, 1917 the last of nine children, to James Foster and Stella Bell (Aughe) Gregory on the family farm south of Reynolds, Nebraska. She attended her first year of school in Reynolds before moving with her family to Byron, Nebraska for a short time, and later on to Munden, Kansas where...
William Jeffries
May 22, 2011
William Jeffries William (Bill) Jeffries was born October 7, 1923, to Willis and Minnie (Lockett) Jeffries of Hamlet, Nebraska. Bill graduated high school in Hamlet, Nebraska. He then joined the Army Air Corp where he was a tail gunner until the end of the European Campaign of World War II. Bill received the Purple Heart medal. Bill was married to...
Scott Smith
May 20, 2011
Scott Smith Age 32, passed away Friday morning, May 20th, 2011, at the Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, NE. Survivors Incllude: Grandmother: JoAnn Libby of Wauneta, NE Mother: Charlene Schmidt, of Wauneta, NE Wife: Bess of Benkelman, NE Sons: Kyle and Eryon (Aaron) Smith of Grove City, MN Hailea(Hailey) and Antoine Smith, of Benkelman, NE Brother: Joe Smith of Wauneta, NE...
Phyllis Lee Haberman
May 18, 2011
Phyllis Lee Haberman Hastings resident Phyllis Lee (Kavan) Haberman, 83, died Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, at her home. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral in Hastings with Reverend Catherine Scott officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Imperial, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge...
Victor Gestring
May 17, 2011
Victor Gestring Victor Carl Gestring, son of Otto and Minnie (Alsleben) Gestring, was born May 22, 1919, at Cowles, Nebraska. He was baptized on June 15, 1919, by Rev. C.F. Sehrein and Rev. L. Ernst at Salem Lutheran Church near Cowles and confirmed on March 25, 1934, by Rev. W.H. Wendling at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Wauneta. Vic moved...
Paul Applegarth
May 13, 2011
Paul Vern Applegarth Paul Vern Applegarth was born July 22, 1919, at Haxtun, CO, to Albert and Effie (Kinzie) Applegarth. He attended rural school south of Haxtun, CO, and later the Zell rural school west of Wauneta. Paul entered the US Army in1942 and served in the infantry in the east African Campaign. During the time of serving our country,...
Charles Hallett
May 5, 2011
Charles Hallett Charles Hallett was born June 23, 1919, to Charles and Myrtle Hallett. They lived on a farm one mile east of Enders, Nebraska. In 1929 the family moved to a farm south of Enders and Charles attended elementary school at Enders. He received his high school diploma from American School of Chicago, Illinois. In November of 1939 the...
Henry Meeske
Apr 30, 2011
Henry Meeske Long time resident of the Champion area passed away early Saturday morning, April 30th, 2011 at the Heritage Estates Care Facility in Gering, Nebraska. Henry was 97 years of age. Survivors Include: Son: Kenneth Meeske and wife, Ruby, of Paris, TX Daughter: Alisa Rindels and Husband, Dean, of Scottsbluff, NE 7 Grandchildren Numerous Great-Grandchildren Brother: Vic Gestring of...
Opal Fortkamp
Apr 27, 2011
Opal Fortkamp Opal Caroline (Gestring) Fortkamp, daughter of Otto and Minnie (Alsleben) Gestring, was born March 1, 1916 at Cowles, Nebraska. She was baptized April 9, 1916, by Rev. C.F. Schrein at Salem Lutheran Church near Cowles and confirmed April 2, 1933, by Rev. Fred Elze at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Champion. She left Webster County with her parents and...
Arabell Terwilliger
Apr 22, 2011
Arabell Terwilliger Arabell Minerva Terwilliger was born June 10, 1913, in Northeast Chase County, to Loren and Blanche (Thompson) Drumm. As a young girl she attended Country School at District # 61. Arabell married Oscar Warren Terwilliger on June 26, 1932, in Imperial and to this union two children were born: Gene and Verna. The couple settled on a farm...
Lawrence Rueter
Apr 21, 2011
LAWRENCE RUETER Long time resident of Wauneta. passed away April 21, 2011, at his residence in Bozeman, Montana. He was 98 years of age. Survivors Include: Daughter: Marcia Leritz and Husband, Ed, of Bozeman, MT. Son: Marc Rueter and Wife, Anne, of Ann Arbor, MI 6 Grandchildren 11 Great-Grandchildren Sister: Lucille Lee of Lancaster, VA Numerous Nieces and Nephews Graveside...
Ruby Roesener
Apr 17, 2011
RUBY ROESENER Ruby Myrtle Roesener was born November 9, 1912, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to William and Annie (Wakefield) Thompson. Ruby grew up and attended grade school in Benkelman where she also received her G.E.D. Ruby then attended LPN school at Alliance, Nebraska, along with her longtime friend Ada Nordhausen. On October 16, 1935, Ruby married August William Roesener in McDonald,...
Tim Lines
Apr 8, 2011
Tim Lines Timmy Scott Lines was born July 1, 1954, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Lester and Darleen (Pummel) Lines. Tim graduated from Chase County High School with the class of 1972. After high school, he worked for Coors in Golden, Colorado with his uncles; Jim Pummel and Con Eagan. Tim was employed as an over the road truck driver for...
Gordon H. Libby
Mar 26, 2011
GORDON H. LIBBY Gordon H. Libby was born May 2, 1928, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Hugh and Lilly (Duncan) Libby. Gordon grew up and attended school in Phoenix. After graduation, his first job was moving houses in the hot Arizona sun. At the age of 19 years he joined the U.S. Army, fighting in the Korean War. Most of his...
Luree Shafer
Mar 19, 2011
Luree Shafer Minnie Luree (Hegwood) Shafer, the daughter of Homer and Minnie (Stevens) Hegwood, was born on August 28, 1917, at the family’s farm home in Madrid, Nebraska. She was one of seven children. Luree was a member of the United Methodist Church of Madrid and Imperial since 1931. She attended Madrid Schools and graduated in May 1935, 3rd in...
Hilda Mae Redden
Mar 18, 2011
Hilda Redden Hilda Mae Redden was born July 30, 1923, in Pawnee City, Nebraska, to John and Amy (Prickett) Brant. As a youngster she moved with her family to Southwest Nebraska near Benkelman. Hilda married Peter James Redden on June 3, 1947, in Benkelman, and they lived in several locations over the years, before settling near Wauneta, where Jim and...
Henrietta Hink
Mar 9, 2011
Henrietta Hink Henrietta Anna Marie (Brandt) Hink was born November 30, 1916, in the family home near the Bussel Precinct in rural Chase County, Nebraska, to Hans and Johanna (Hesemeyer) Brandt. Henrietta grew up and attended grade school in Chase County. One of her greatest memories was that of the depression. She reminisced about the sheets that had to be...
HARRY JENSEN
Mar 8, 2011
Harry Jensen Age 79, passed away Tuesday, March 8th, 2011, at St. Andrew’s Village Care Facility, in Aurora, Colorado. Survivors Include: Wife: Jewel, of Imperial, NE Son: Kevin Jensen and wife, Lesa, of Littleton, CO Daughter: Pamela Jensen, of Denver, CO. Son: Brain Jensen and wife, Ruth, of Garland, TX. Brothers: Richard Jensen and wife, Jeannine, of Holdrege, NE Thomas...
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