Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

Harold "Peco" Anderson

Harold "Peco" Anderson

Jan 26, 2013

Harold “Peco” Anderson Harold “Peco” Anderson was born August 22, 1940, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Andrew F. and Verna L. (Samuelson) Anderson. Harold’s father nicknamed him “Peco” from the very beginning. Peco was raised in the Wauneta and Hayes Center, Nebraska areas his whole life, with the exception of living several years in the Colorado Mountains near Guff. Colorado. Peco...

Lorraine M. Stenson

Lorraine M. Stenson

Jan 13, 2013

Lorraine Stenson Lorraine Maxine Stenson was born December 14, 1924, in Chase County, Nebraska, to Loren C. and Blanche A. (Thompson) Drumm. As a young girl, she attended country grade school and Chase County High School. On November 15, 1944, Lorraine married John Robert Stenson and to this union a son, Lyle, and a daughter, Diana, were born. Lorraine and...

Jane Leona Crawford

Jane Leona Crawford

Dec 31, 2012

Jane Crawford On December 31, 2012 Jane Leona Crawford peacefully went home to be with our Father in Heaven. Jane was born on July 17, 1944 in Hastings, Nebraska to Curtis G & Bernadine Snyder. Her parents were taken from her at an early age and she was raised by her maternal grandparents Justus J & Grace Brinkema. Jane grew...

Dennis Jay Way

Dennis Jay Way

Dec 21, 2012

Dennis Way Dennis Jay Way, son of Elmer Dean and Dorene Kathryn (Gooseman) Way, was born on November 4, 1955 in David City, Nebraska. He attended school at Champion Grade School and Chase County High School. On December 14, 1974, Dennis was united in marriage to Julie Ann Frosh in Imperial, NE. To this union, he was blessed with 2...

William "Bill" Christner

William "Bill" Christner

Dec 21, 2012

William “Bill” Christner William Robert Christner was born July 8, 1926, to Jason and Anna (Barnett) Christner on the family farm 8 miles north of Hamlet, NE. Bill attended elementary school in a country school one and a half miles north of the family farm. He attended high school in Hamlet, NE. Upon finishing high school Bill worked on the...

Jim Needham

Jim Needham

Dec 14, 2012

JIM NEEDHAM Jimmie Elsworth Needham was born July 16, 1931, to Jessie and Hazel (Stivers) Needham in rural Imperial, Nebraska. As a youngster, Jim attended country grade school. Jim served in the U.S .Army during the Korean War serving from December of 1951 through February of 1954. Jim married Wanda Rose Stevenson just before being inducted into the Military on...

Kent Pribbeno

Kent Pribbeno

Dec 10, 2012

Kent Pribbeno was born February 26, 1937, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Stanley and Gladyce (Brady) Pribbeno. He grew up and attended school in Imperial, graduating from Chase County High School in 1954. Kent married Donita Holscher in Imperial on October 30, 1955. It was in Imperial where they raised their four children and enjoyed watching their eleven grandchildren and five...

Susie Doetker

Susie Doetker

Nov 15, 2012

Susie Doetker Loralie Sue “Susie” (Mathews) Doetker, youngest daughter of William & Edna Mathews, was born November 27, 1943 in Imperial, Ne. As a young girl she grew up west of Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School in 1961.Susie went on to complete Business School in eastern Nebraska and was employed in Washington D.C. for a short time....

Nancy Anabel Tinkham

Nancy Anabel Tinkham

Nov 6, 2012

Nancy Tinkham Nancy Anabel Tinkham was born to Leon and Ina Mae (Douglas) Hust on July 17, 1938 in Imperial, NE. She attended school in Imperial and graduated from Chase County High School. Nancy was united in marriage to Lawrence “Larry” Tinkham on January 20, 1957 at the Methodist Church in Imperial, NE. The couple lived briefly in Milford and...

Aneta Lin Engel

Aneta Lin Engel

Oct 29, 2012

Aneta Engel Aneta Lin (Kramer) Engel was born to Robert and Hazel (Small) Kramer on September 12, 1957 in Stapleton, Nebraska. Aneta was united in marriage to Robin Engel on March 23, 1998 at the Baptist Church in Wauneta, Nebraska. She worked outside the home at the Sunrise Heights Nursing Home and also sold Avon, Mary Kay and Princess House...

Chase Evans Mandeville

Chase Evans Mandeville

Oct 22, 2012

Chase Evans Mandeville Infant son of James and Michelle Mandeville passed away Monday October 22, 2012, at the Wray Community Hospital, Wray, Colorado. Survivors Include: Parents: James and Michelle Mandeville of Wray, CO Grandparents: Jack and Tina Mandeville of Imperial, NE Tom and Robbie Pittman, Ponchatoula, LA Brother: Bryce Mandeville at Home in Wray Great-Grandparents: Delores Mandeville of Broken Bow,...

DeWayne Fanning

DeWayne Fanning

Oct 18, 2012

DeWayne Fanning Lifelong resident of the Wauneta area, passed away Thursday morning, October 18th, 2012, at the Chase County Community Hospital, Imperial. DeWayne was 61 years of age. Survivors Include: Mother: Dorothea Fanning of Wauneta, NE Wife: Patti Fanning of Wauneta, NE Son: Norm Fanning of Wauneta, NE Brother: Craig Fanning and wife, Jo, of Wauneta, NE Sister: Vicki Baker...

Mina McKinney

Mina McKinney

Oct 9, 2012

Mina Caroline McKinney Mina Caroline McKinney was born to Kenneth and Wava (Donovan) McKinney on October 12, 1939 in Wray, Colorado. She attended school in the Wray School District before graduating from Sunnyslope High School, Phoenix, Arizona with the class of 1958. Mina was united in marriage to Robert D. Stith on July 7, 1958 in Raton, New Mexico. Many...

David "Laddie" Hayes

David "Laddie" Hayes

Oct 5, 2012

David “Laddie” Hayes David Jay (Laddie) Hayes passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 due to respiratory failure. David was born October 31, 1923 in McCook , NE. David proudly served in the U.S. Army fighting in the South Pacific during WWII. Following the war, David married Charlotte Mary (O’Neil) Hayes of Wauneta, NE and they moved together to Southern...

Ella Mae (Powell) Hust

Ella Mae (Powell) Hust

Sep 18, 2012

Ella Mae (Powell) Hust passed away peacefully on September 18, 2012 at the Golden Ours Nursing Home in Grant, Nebraska. She was 91. Born on July 23, 1921 in Porter, Oklahoma to Earl and Mabel Ray. Her mother passed away shortly thereafter. She spent her childhood in Moberly, Missouri Ella Mae was married to Sterling Powell on September 24, 1943...

Edna Gardner

Edna Gardner

Sep 15, 2012

Edna Pauline Gardner Edna Pauline Gardner was the second to the oldest of six children born to Phillip and Christena Miller Jaeger on September 3, 1913. She was born on the family farm northwest of Imperial that was homesteaded by her grandparents John and Helena Jaeger in 1886. Edna passed away surrounded by family on Saturday night, September 15, 2012,...

Dale Byron Lingo

Dale Byron Lingo

Aug 27, 2012

Dale Lingo Dale B. Lingo of Benkelman, Neb., passed away on Aug. 27, 2012, at the Imperial Nursing Home at the age of 96 years. Dale was born on July 2, 1916, in Dundy County, Neb., to Byron H. Lingo and Alma Edna (Huggans) Lingo. While Dale was very young, the Lingo family moved to Kansas where they farmed. After...

Marilyn Kay McCrumb

Marilyn Kay McCrumb

Aug 21, 2012

Marilyn McCrumb Marilyn Kay McCrumb was born to Albert and Irene (Jesse) Krausnick on December 27, 1938, in Imperial, Nebraska. She attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska; graduating with the class of 1956. Marilyn went on to attend one year of nursing school in Denver, Colorado, as well as working for Martin-Marietta where she met Alfred. Marilyn was united in marriage...

Betty Jennings

Betty Jennings

Aug 16, 2012

Betty Jennings Betty Jane Jennings was born to Carl and Emma Richardson on February 23, 1936, at St. Francis, Kansas. Betty’s mother died when she was only two years old, and she was sent to live with an Aunt and Uncle until she graduated from Bird City High School. Betty then met the love of her life, Howard Dee Jennings...

Scot German

Scot German

Aug 4, 2012

Erling Scot German, oldest child of Cal German and Gene­vieve (Smith) German, was born June 3, 1958 in Lexington, Neb. and went to be with the Lord Aug. 4, 2012, at the age of 54. He was the husband of Linda (Veenstra) German, and father of five children, Sara, Jilanne, Shane, Kevin and Cindy. During his early childhood, Scot’s family...