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Tyson W Bardsley
Dec 22, 2022
Tyson Bardsley Tyson William Bardsley was born March 13, 1981, to Bill and Kay (Brogan) Bardsley. Tyson graduated from Wauneta-Palisade High School in 2000. He then attended Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Engineering Technology. After graduation he moved to Lakewood, Colorado and worked at Burns and McDonnell engineering firm. Tyson...
Patricia E (Zahl) Balcom Waters
Dec 22, 2022
Patricia Elaine (Zahl, Balcom) Waters August 18, 1938-December 22, 2022 Patricia Elaine Waters, 84 years of age, of Windsor, Colorado, previously of Ft. Collins, Colorado, died Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebr. She was born August 18, 1938, in Ainsworth, Nebr. to Willard Zahl and Eulah (Linderman) Zahl. Patricia was raised in the Nebraska...
Thomas M Anderson
Dec 15, 2022
Thomas Mathew Anderson Ton Anderson, the son of Clarence (Andy) and Janice Anderson was born In Imperial, NE. Tom joined us on July 17th, in “the summer of 69” and left us on December 15, 2022, at his home in Madrid, NE, at the age of 53. Tom attended Imperial Elementary School and graduated from Chase County High School in...
Cynthia L Norman
Dec 15, 2022
Cynthia L. Norman Cynthia Lea Norman was born December 11, 1951, in Imperial, Nebraska to Arthur H. and Elizabethe I. (Leach) Creveling. Cindy graduated from Chase County High School in 1970. As a young woman, she was an avid swimmer, a member of the cheerleading squad, and was a Rotary foreign exchange student to Argentina in 1969. Following high school...
Donald R Myers
Dec 2, 2022
Donald Myers Donald Ray Myers was born March 10, 1936, at Trenton, Nebraska, to Archie (Pete) D. and Pauline (Polly) F. (Pfister) Myers. Don grew up and attended school in Palisade, Nebraska. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1955. On February 8, 1959, Don married Charlotte Rose Sayer at the Congregational Church in Ogallala, Nebraska. Don and Charlotte lived...
Craig D Kitt
Nov 28, 2022
Craig D. Kitt Aug. 3, 1951 - Nov. 28, 2022 EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — Craig D. Kitt of East Hampton died Nov. 28, 2022, in Southampton. Craig was born Aug. 3, 1951, in Imperial, Neb., to Paul W. and Elnora (Cushing) Kitt, the oldest of three children. He was raised on the Dundy County family farm south of Wauneta, the...
Lela D Fortkamp
Nov 26, 2022
Lela Fortkamp Lela Deloris Fortkamp went home to her maker on November 26th, 2022, at Bird City, Kansas in her second home, her beloved motor home, while celebrating the holiday and her birthday with family. Lela was born to Sallie (Ellis) and Merl Teeter on November 27th, 1934, in Benkelman, Nebraska. She grew up on the farm with her parents...
Jesse W Krausnick
Nov 25, 2022
Jesse Krausnick Young resident and former student of Chase County Schools passed away Friday, November 25, 2022, in Imperial. Jesse was 19 years of age. Survivors Include: Wayne and Chris Krausnick of Imperial, NE Brother: Wyatt Krausnick of Imperial, NE Grandparents: Larry and Diann Schilke of Imperial, Ne Betty Krausnick, of Wauneta, NE Great-Grandmother: Viola Krausnick of Wauneta, NE. Special...
Stanley R Smith
Nov 17, 2022
Stan Smith Stanley Ray Smith was born May 1, 1928, to Leslie Smith Sr. and Gladys (Comer) Smith. Stan was a lifelong resident of Chase County. He attended the country school, Little Dale, grades 1-8. He was the only student in his grade all 8 years. Stan joined Chase County High School and graduated in 1945. After High School, he...
Carol J Kuecker
Nov 13, 2022
Carol Jean Kuecker Carol Jean Kuecker passed away at her home on November 13, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. Carol was born in Algona, Iowa, on February 22, 1959, to Kermit and Connie Kuecker. She was the second of their five daughters. The family lived on a farm near Algona until Carol was seven, at which time they moved to Columbus,...
Margaret A Phillips
Nov 11, 2022
Margaret Phillips Margaret Ann O’Neil Phillips was born September 29,1938 in Imperial NE and passed from this earth November 12, 2022, at the Wauneta Care and Therapy Center Wauneta, NE. She was 84. Marge was the second daughter of Bernard and Dorothy (Roth) O’Neil. Marge started her education in a country school on the north divide, she finished eighth grade...
Gordon R Fischer
Nov 7, 2022
Gordon Fischer Gordon Ray Fischer was born Feb. 26th, 1949, in Benkelman, NE to Henry and Olga (Lunzmann) Fischer. Welcoming him home was his brother Allan. He grew up on the farm south of Wauneta. Those years fostered his love of animals, most especially, cattle and pigs. Gordon loved tagging along with Allan wherever he went. They hunted together, got...
June M Sharp
Nov 2, 2022
June Sharp June Marie Genevieve Sharp was born June 24, 1927, in Imperial, Nebraska, to Edna Mary (Crouse) Curtis and Henry Worthington Curtis. June graduated from Chase County High School, Imperial, Nebraska. June continued her education at the Denver Business College in Denver, Colorado, where she eventually met and married William “Bill” Sharp from Clarion, Iowa. On December 3, 1950,...
William P O'Brien
Oct 30, 2022
William O’Brien William Paul O’Brien was born April 14, 1951, in Goodland, Kansas, to Patrick J. and Dorothy J. (Harder) O’Brien. As a youngster he grew up North of Palisade, Nebraska, and moving with family to California, graduated from Artesia High School, Lakewood, California, in 1970. Bill, as he was known, was employed as a warehouse manager for the GemCo...
Lester B Harmon
Oct 27, 2022
Lester Harmon Lester Burton Harmon, first born son to Fred and Marie (Davison) Harmon, was born on the Harmon family ranch southwest of Champion, NE, on March 30, 1930. He attended one room schools until traveling to Imperial to high school where he graduated from Chase County High School in 1947. Lester assisted in the farming operation, was a Sunday...
Thelma A Mathes
Oct 26, 2022
Thelma A. Mathes Thelma A. Mathes was born January 10, 1923, to Charles and Agnes (Brown) Cooper in Lamar, Nebraska. In 1947, she married Ralph C. Allgaier. From this union came one son: Rand. Following Ralph’s passing in 1977, Thelma married Ivan Mathes in 1982. Thelma moved to Aberdeen from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1976. While living in Aberdeen...
Lilyandrea Eileen Mae Whittington
Oct 21, 2022
Lilyandra Whittington Lilyandra Eileen Mae Whittington was born November 16, 2019, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Stephanie Aeby and Brent Whittington. Lilyandra brought so much life, love and laughter into the world. She loved to play and dance with her parents and her sisters. “Like a shooting star flying across a room, so fast, so far gone too soon.” Ashleigh...
Joey D Large
Oct 20, 2022
Joey Large Joey Don Large was born on June 19, 1955, in Imperial, Nebraska. After suffering a stroke, he went to his Heavenly home on October 20, 2022. Joey was the first-born son to Marvin and Arlene (Kennedy) Large and the oldest of five children. He grew up in the Blanche Community until he graduated from Imperial High School in...
Dorothy M Miller
Oct 15, 2022
DOROTHY MILLER Dorothy May Miller was born April 30, 1930, at Longmont, Colorado, to Henry J. and Anna E. (Meier) Vogel. She attended Longmont High School and upon graduation, she worked for J.C. Penney. On November 13, 1949, Dorothy was united in marriage to Melvin Miller. The couple farmed in several areas in Colorado and Nebraska. While farming at Eaton,...
Cheryl A Swanson
Oct 11, 2022
Cheryl Swanson Cheryl Ann Swanson was born April 27, 1958, at Holdrege, Nebraska, to Wayne W. and Barbara J. (Chaney) Lavalleur. As a young girl grew up and attended school in Holdrege graduating from Holdrege High School in 1977. Cheryl married Monti C. Swanson on April 11, 1985, and the couple settled in Ogallala. Cheryl and Monti resided in Sterling,...
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