Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

Robert Cahow

Robert Cahow

Aug 3, 2012

ROBERT CAHOW Robert Earl Cahow was born September 24, 1929, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Rollin Homer and Viola (Stuhr) Cahow. As a young man he attended many different schools in Nebraska and Colorado through the 10th grade. Bob worked as farm hand starting at 13 years of age. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on July 26, 1951,...

Jack A. Graham

Jack A. Graham

Aug 2, 2012

Jack Graham Jack Alan Graham was born November 5, 1936 in New York, New York. He was adopted and raised by Stuart and Eleanor Graham. Jack graduated in 1954 from a high school in Rahway, New Jersey. After high school, he served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1957. Jack obtained his Bachelors Degree from the University of...

Leland DeHart

Leland DeHart

Jul 30, 2012

Leland DeHart Leland Milford Dehart was born January 15, 1918, at Yuma, Colorado, to Floyd H. and Nellie E. (Frazell) DeHart. As a young man he moved with his family to Wauneta, Nebraska, where Leland attended school, graduating from Wauneta High School in 1937. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp on September 25, 1942, and served in the...

Fern Kunnemann

Fern Kunnemann

Jul 28, 2012

FERN KUNNEMANN Fern Wilma Kunnemann was born June 4, 1918, at Loveland, Colorado, to George Carl and Sophia Freida (Benker) Popp. She attended country school as a youngster and moved with her family to Venango and later to Imperial, Nebraska. Fern married Elmer D. Kunnemann on April 10th, 1940, at Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial, and the couple settled on...

June O'Neil

June O'Neil

Jul 10, 2012

June O’Neil Juanita June O’Neil was born to Roy Ellis and Pauline Mae (Dunham) Powell on June 6, 1928 in St. Francis, Kansas. June went on to attend Kearney State College where she received her teaching certificate. She was united in marriage to Wilfrid O’Neil on December 26, 1951 in Benkelman, Nebraska. After their marriage, the couple moved to the...

Anika Anne Upton

Anika Anne Upton

Jul 10, 2012

Anika Anne Upton Anika Anne Upton passed peacefully in the arms of her mother at Children’s Methodist Hospital in Omaha NE on July 10, 2012. She was born July 4, 2012 to Eleanor Anne Upton. She weighed 2 pounds and 10 ounces. A beautiful baby girl who touched so many lives in such a brief time. Anika Anne is survived...

Jim Skomp

Jim Skomp

Jun 30, 2012

James Skomp James Hamilton Skomp was born August 23, 1930, in Green County, Indiana. He was the son of Joseph B. and Faye E. Skomp. Jim was united in marriage to Vera Mears on July 22, 1961 in Green County, Indiana. Jim’s involvement with the fertilizer business kept the family on the move and eventually brought them to Grant, Nebraska....

Floyd Wilcox

Floyd Wilcox

Jun 29, 2012

Floyd Wilcox Floyd Wilcox was born October 21, 1916, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Fred and Clara (Samuel) Wilcox. As a young man he graduated form Raceland, Kentucky High School, and served in WWII as a US Navy Seabee. After his discharge in 1945, he married Edrae Mae Hoff and they made their home in Wauneta, NE. The couple welcomed an...

Joan Denker

Joan Denker

Jun 18, 2012

Barbara Joan Denker Barbara Joan Denker was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Dundy County, Neb., to George Jr. and Leona (Buffington) Schwenk. As a girl she attended country school and graduated from Wauneta High School in 1950. Joan moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., after graduation and began working for an insurance company. She also earned an LPN license while living...

Mindi Leigh Goings

Mindi Leigh Goings

Jun 18, 2012

Mindi Goings Mindi Leigh (Lemburg) Goings was born September 11, 1972, in St. Paul, Nebraska. She attended various schools in mid-Nebraska and graduated in 1991 from Chase County High School in Imperial. She attended McCook Community College and finished her education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1995. She was employed by Top Hat Furniture in Kearney when...

Mary Pauline Loeffler

Mary Pauline Loeffler

Jun 16, 2012

Mary Loeffler Age 59, passed away Saturday, June 16th, 2012, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors Include: Mother Glenda Loeffler of North Platte, NE Son: Doug Lee and wife, Kim of Grant’s Pass, OR Daughter: Monica Peterson and Fiancée, Dan Boone, of Benkelman, NE Son: Dustin Lee and Wife, Denise, of Belgian, Germany Son: Michael Lee...

LaVina Kay Bardsley

LaVina Kay Bardsley

Jun 13, 2012

LaVina Bardsley Lavina Kay Bardsley was born to Floyd Lecurgus and Sophia Stella (Kerchal) Goings in Imperial, Nebraska on September 13, 1936. LaVina attended and graduated from, Wauneta High School, Wauneta, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Richard Bardsley at Mt. Zion Methodist Church on January 10, 1954. The couple settled on the “South-divide” near Wauneta. LaVina kept busy...

Arleen Grace Kunnemann

Arleen Grace Kunnemann

Jun 12, 2012

Arleen Kunnemann Arleen Grace Kunnemann was born March 15, 1929 to Arthur and Grace (Case) Bremer in Imperial, Nebraska. She attended the District 22 School and went on to graduate from Chase County High School. Arleen married Orville Kunnemann on June 18, 1950. The couple was united in marriage at Zion Lutheran Church of Imperial. The couple settled on a...

Anna Oldaker

Anna Oldaker

Jun 10, 2012

Anna Oldaker Anna Lucille Staudenmaier Oldaker was born July 3, 1921, to Charlie and Josephine Geiser Staudenmaier; she passed away June 10, 2012, in Wauneta, Nebraska. Anna grew up on the family ranch north of Harrison, attending rural school near their home. On August 28, 1943, at Junction City, Kansas, Anna was united in marriage to Gayle Norman Oldaker. At...

Willa Ann McBride

Willa Ann McBride

Jun 8, 2012

Willa McBride Willa Ann McBride was born in McCook, Nebraska, on May 30, 1947, to William (Hooker, as he was known) and Alberta (Scott) Schroder. After the death of her father, the family was joined by step-father; Gilbert J. Schneider. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1965. On June 5, 1965, Willa was united in marriage to Robert Samuel...

Terrin Barnard

Terrin Barnard

May 21, 2012

Terrin Barnard Terrin Lee Barnard was born July 21, 1983 in Newton, Kansas. He was raised in the Wauneta, Nebraska area by his parents Todd and Teresa (Leatherman) Barnard. Terrin attended, and graduated high school at Wauneta-Palisade High School. He went on the attend three years of college at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He made Fruita, Colorado his...

Herman Redden

Herman Redden

May 13, 2012

HERMAN KEITH REDDEN (November 24, 1922 – May 13, 2012) Ft. Dodge, KS – Herman K. Redden, 89, died Sunday May 13 at the Kansas Soldier Home in Fort Dodge Ks. He was born November 24, 1922 in Chase County NE., son of Austin Earl and Mary Elisabeth (Mosher) Redden, growing up in the Prairie Jim Community. October 18, 1945...

Ricky Drake

Ricky Drake

May 10, 2012

Ricky Drake Ricky Drake, of rural Imperial, Nebraska, passed away at his home on the morning of May 10, 2012. He was 72 years old. Ricky is survived by his wife Barbara Drake of Imperial, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Steve and Denise Foley of Imperial, Nebraska, and grandson Cory Sebasto of Imperial, Nebraska. A memorial service for Ricky Drake will be...

Ruby Ham

Ruby Ham

Apr 28, 2012

Ruby Ham Ruby Joyce (Blosmo) Ham was a twin born on March 28, 1923, at Seim, South Dakota, to John and Florence (Sickenger) Blosmo. She grew up and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1943. Ruby then moved to California and lived with her twin sister, Rilla. She worked at Lockheed on P-38 airplanes and became known as “Ruby the...

Cody Fanning

Cody Fanning

Apr 25, 2012

CODY DEAN FANNING Cody Dean Fanning was born June 30, 1991, to Craig and Jo (McCallum) Fanning in Imperial, Nebraska. Cody grew up on the family farm north of Wauneta and attended Wauneta-Palisade High School, graduating in 2009. After graduation he went on to further his education at Doane College, where he was currently in his junior year. Cody was...