Obituaries

Liewer Funeral Homes Obituaries

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

Lillian Wellman

Lillian Wellman

Jul 10, 2011

Lillian Wellman Lillian Elizabeth Wellman, daughter of Roy and Margaret Barkman Trudell, was born February 12, 1949 at Keene Valley, New York. She was made God’s own child through Holy Baptism on April 17, 1949 at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Malone, NY. She grew up in Saranac Lake, NY. She graduated from The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY with...

Helen Lucille Smith

Helen Lucille Smith

Jun 27, 2011

Helen Smith Helen Lucille Smith was born December 20, 1933, at Crete, Nebraska, to Peter C. and Helen B. (Strelow) Smith. As a young girl she grew up and attended grade school at District #50 and District #45 near Fairbury and Powell, Nebraska. She graduated from Fairbury High School in 1951. Helen continued her education at Mount St. Schlastia at...

Iona Peterson

Iona Peterson

Jun 12, 2011

Anna Iona (Johnson) Peterson: Iona Peterson a long time resident of Imperial passed away Sunday morning, June 12, 2011 at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home, Imperial. She was 90 years of age. Iona was born on October 3, 1920, in Champion, NE, to Hansie & Lillie (Fulk) Johnson, the 2nd of 4 children. She was a life long resident of...

Roley E. Arterburn

Roley E. Arterburn

Jun 7, 2011

Roley E. Arterburn Roley E. Arterburn, a lifetime Chase County resident, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Imperial Manor. He was 89. Roley was born September 17, 1921, to Roley W. and Ruby M. (Lock) Arterburn. He grew up on the family farm near Arterburn Lake south of Lamar. He attended Bussell Mill Grade School, and then graduated from...

Donna (Rufenacht) Fuller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...