Charles L.V. Pruitt
Nov 14, 2024
Charles Lee Vaughan Pruitt, age 83, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at this home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on November 21, 1940 at Pangburn, Arkansas to Charles Eli & Artie Delaval (Adams) Pruitt. He was the oldest of seven children.
He was married and two girls were born to...
Alan Gene Thomas
Nov 7, 2024
Alan Gene Thomas, age 61, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, November 7th, 2024, at home surrounded by family and caretakers. Memorial services will be held at 2pm, Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at the Arapahoe Methodist Church in Arapahoe, Nebraska; and at 2pm, Friday, November 29th, 2024, at the Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth, Nebraska.
Alan was born February 16, 1963,...
Barbara Jean Bates
Oct 30, 2024
Barbara J. Bates, age 93, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at the Beaver City Manor. She was born on March 27, 1931 to Frank and Blanche Chesterman in Billings, Montana.
She was the sixth of seven children. She attended grade school in Pompeys Pillar, Montana. The family moved to Beaver City, Nebraska in 1945....
Bradley Neil McMullen
Oct 23, 2024
Bradley (Brad) Neil McMullen, age 63, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at Omaha, Nebraska. He was born February 22, 1961 in Norton, Kansas, to Larry and Jerris (Cuthbertson) McMullen. He was the first of five children.
Brad grew up in Norton, and graduated from Norton Community High School in 1979. After...
Vera Ellen Martin
Oct 18, 2024
Vera Ellen (Wright) Martin, age 94, of Hendley, Ne passed away on October 18th, 2024 at Beaver City Manor, in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born to Howard “Bud” and Opal Cecilia (Knapp) Wright on December 6th, 1929, in Salina, Kansas. She was the only child until her parents adopted her brother, Kenneth Wright.
Elementary school days found Vera riding her...
Alonzo Floyd Quinn
Oct 11, 2024
Alonzo “Lonnie” Floyd Quinn, 95 years of age, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, October 11th, 2024, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. Alonzo, the oldest of three children, was born on June 16th, 1929, to Floyd and Mary (Willey) Quinn in Oxford, Nebraska.
Alonzo graduated with the class of 1948 from Edison Schools. After graduating he worked until...
Charles Henry "Chuck" Huxoll
Oct 7, 2024
Charles Henry Huxoll, age 93, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at his home. He took his orneriness, his smile, and the twinkle in his eye to meet his Maker and be reunited with his loved ones.
He was born on November 24, 1930, to Fred and Louise (Koeteman) Huxoll. He served in the Army, in the...
Danial L. Schulz
Oct 2, 2024
Danial Lucas Schulz, 49 years of age, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at his home. He was born July 8, 1975 in Crete, Nebraska to Denis and Pauline (Harper) Schulz.
They started their family in Lincoln, Nebraska. Pauline, Matt, and Dan moved back to the Oxford area after Denis’s death. Pauline met and married Warren Harper on...
Myron F. Dawson
Sep 21, 2024
Myron Farrell Dawson, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on May 24, 1938, to Farrell and Bernice (Hays) Dawson at a house northwest of Oxford, Nebraska.
Myron grew up in the Turkey Creek area of Gosper County and attended a country school on the banks...
Larry Allen Bruening
Sep 17, 2024
Larry Allen Bruening, age 84, of Hendley, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, of natural causes. He was born on November 14, 1939, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Bernard and Francis Bruening.
Larry was one of the first babies in his time to be kept alive using an incubator. His early days were spent in a dresser drawer until he...
Valeria M. Gustafson
Aug 15, 2024
Valeria Mae Gustafson, age 81, passed away on Thursday August 15, 2024 at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on April 8, 1943 to William and Matilda (Reimers) Nesiba in Farwell, Nebraska
Val enjoyed painting, gardening, and loved being a wife, mother, and grandmother. She had numerous family and friends that she loved profusely, and everyone...
Billy Joe Hames
Aug 12, 2024
Billy Joe Hames, age 78, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024, at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on June 20, 1946, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Delbert Hames and Wanda L. Brown.
Billy worked different jobs throughout his life, but especially enjoyed driving a truck for a logging company in Colorado. He was a...
Lesley Towsen
Aug 10, 2024
Lesley Towsen, age 55, of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 19, 1969, in Pretoria, South Africa to Willie Towsen and Jenny van Dorp.
While in South Africa, he owned and operated an endurance riding school on his farmland outside of Pretoria. He also did custom airplane painting for...
Stephen C. Martin
Aug 8, 2024
Stephen “Steve” Clair Martin, born on December 31, 1948, in Norton, Ks, passed away at UNMC-Omaha on August 8, 2024 at the age of 75. Due to a blizzard, his parents, Robert and Burdella Martin, were unable to return to the Hendley farm for several days after his birth.
Steve spent his early years in Hendley, where he completed eighth grade...
Marvin B. Luke
Aug 6, 2024
Marvin Bruce Luke "Bub," passed away at his home in Oxford, Nebraska, on August 6th, 2024, at the age of 74. Born on August 3rd, 1950, to Marvin A. and Helene Luke in Oxford, Nebraska. Marvin was baptized and received his first communion at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Oxford, Ne. Later in life, Marvin became a member of St....
Opal M. Coakley
Jul 13, 2024
Opal M. (King) Coakley, age 103, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Beaver City Manor, in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on September 4, 1920, in Wabaunsee County, near Alma, Kansas to George Levi and Ethel Mae (Allen) King.
The family moved from there to Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, and California, and then to...
Leroy James Loghry
Jul 6, 2024
Leroy James Loghry, age 81, of Edison, Nebraska, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was born in Rural Quick, Nebraska on December 2, 1942, to Joseph Emerson Loghry and Dorothy Louise Wolf.
His parents farmed north of McCook, Nebraska prior to moving to McCook, Nebraska in 1953.
After graduating from McCook High...
Vernon D. Bletscher
Jul 6, 2024
Vernon D. Bletscher, age 85, of Arapahoe, passed away at his home on July 6, 2024, surrounded by his three girls Rebecca, Nancy, and Becky. He was born on January 11,1939 to Herbert W and Vesta M (Camblin) Bletscher in Robinson, Kansas.
He was baptized in the Zion Evangelical Church in Falls City on April 24,1940. The youngest of 3 children,...
Kenneth Earl Cox
Jun 29, 2024
Kenneth Earl Cox, age 81, of Stamford, Nebraska passed away at his home on June 29th, 2024. He was born on May 20, 1943, to Kenneth P. and Lucille (Knajdl) Cox in a farm house in rural Custer County. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1961 and went on to receive his teaching degree at Kearney State College...
Mark D. Hilker
Jun 20, 2024
Mark David Hilker, age 61, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away at his home on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on April 18, 1963, at Cambridge, Nebraska to Gary G. and Mary Ellen (Pickering) Hilker.
Mark was baptized at St. Matthews Lutheran Church northeast of Holbrook, Nebraska and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Cambridge, Nebraska....
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