Obituaries

Eleanora Louise  Haussler

Eleanora Louise Haussler

Dec 10, 2019

Eleanora Louise Haussler, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on March 25, 1922 in Gosper County, Nebraska to E.H. and Minna (Meyers) Huxoll. She was baptized on March 27, 1922 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church. She attended St Matthews Parochial School. On May...

Dorothy F. Lerdall

Dorothy F. Lerdall

Dec 1, 2019

Dorothy F. Lerdall, age 99, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on July 5, 1920 on the Pittenger Farm south of Elwood to William & Minnie (Schrotberger) Pittenger, the 3rd of 4 children. She attended Ash Grove Rural School until her family moved to the new...

Wesley Don Buell

Wesley Don Buell

Nov 29, 2019

Wesley Don Buell, age 55, of Elwood, Nebraska died Friday, November 29, 2019, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born August 22, 1964 in Garden City, Kansas to Donald Eugene and Alice Fay (Bradbury) Buell. Wes grew up in Lanagan, Missouri and later moved to Garden City, Kansas. After his schooling, he moved to Iowa. He married...

Charlotte Axelyn Hill

Charlotte Axelyn Hill

Nov 19, 2019

Charlotte Axelyn Hill, age 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Charlotte was born on June 19, 1927 to Reverend Arthur H. and Gladys (Malmrose) Peterson. She graduated from Ceresco High School in Ceresco, Nebraska and attended Luther College in Wahoo, Ne. She played half-court basketball on a women’s team while in college. Following college,...

Edith Mae (Palmer)  Whitbeck

Edith Mae (Palmer) Whitbeck

Nov 19, 2019

Edith Mae (Palmer) Whitbeck, age 89, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on November 19, 2019 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born November 15, 1930 on a farm south of Indianola Nebraska to Lyle and Marie (Darrow) Palmer. During her early childhood she lived on various farms in Nebraska and in Jose, Colorado. She attended...

Linda Lou  Pate

Linda Lou Pate

Nov 19, 2019

Linda Lou Pate, age 76, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Cullman, Alabama. She was born to Ralph & Hazel (Hardenbrook) Christensen on August 13, 1943 at Beaver City, Nebraska. Linda was one of four children and was raised on the family farm near Beaver City. She attended school at Beaver City High School,...

Gayla R. Probasco

Gayla R. Probasco

Nov 13, 2019

Gayla R. Probasco, age 70, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on September 4, 1949 in Geneva, Nebraska to Darien and Betty (Sluka) Thomsen. Gayla spent the early years of her life growing up on the family farm. She always looked forward to taking a mid-afternoon...

Virgil Dee Baxter

Virgil Dee Baxter

Nov 2, 2019

Virgil Dee Baxter, age 34, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on February 25, 1985 in Kearney, Nebraska, to John and Vicki Sue (Schmidt) Baxter. Virgil went to school and graduated from Arapahoe Public High School where he played football and participated in other...

Mark William  Coffey

Mark William Coffey

Oct 17, 2019

Mark William Coffey, 61, of Boulder, Colorado, died October 17, 2019. He was born October 24, 1957 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of William D. and Patricia A. (Morgan) Coffey. He was raised in Nebraska and Iowa and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. He earned a PhD in mathematics from the New York University Courant Institute...

Pauline Elizabeth Christensen

Pauline Elizabeth Christensen

Oct 12, 2019

Pauline Elizabeth Christensen, age 92, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on November 1, 1926 at the family home in Elwood, Nebraska, the youngest daughter of John Lester and Elva Sophronia (Bean) Withers. Pauline attended Elwood Public Schools and graduated as Salutatorian of the Class of 1944. On June...

Larry  Lee  Fry

Larry Lee Fry

Sep 24, 2019

Larry Lee Fry, age 83, of Farnam, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, in Elwood Nebraska. He was born at Niobrara, Nebraska to Cal V. and Margarett (Mayberry) Fry. Larry served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962, and received a parachutist badge. He then married Ruth Waln. They lived in Lincoln,...

Gordon Wesley John

Gordon Wesley John

Sep 16, 2019

Gordon Wesley John, age 88, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at the CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on May 20, 1931 in Hendley, Nebraska to Ed and Bessie Pauline (Bruening) John. Gordon grew up in the Hendley area and spent his whole life farming in the Hendley and Beaver City, Nebraska...

Duane Kenneth (Barney)  Voss

Duane Kenneth (Barney) Voss

Sep 1, 2019

Duane Kenneth (Barney) Voss, age 67, of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2019 at the Community Hospital, McCook, Nebraska. He was born November 29, 1951 in McCook, Nebraska to Elmer DeWayne & Lois A. (Weatherwax) Voss. Duane was raised in the Methodist faith, being baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He attended...

Jerry Lee VanMatre

Jerry Lee VanMatre

Aug 29, 2019

Jerry Lee VanMatre, age 79, of Beaver City, Nebraska, departed this life on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 6, 1939 near Hollinger, Nebraska as the eldest child of James C. and Sarah (Blees) VanMatre. Jerry spent nearly all his life in Furnas County. During his formative years he attended school...

Cullen Ludemann

Cullen Ludemann

Aug 19, 2019

Cullen Ludemann, age 57, of Oxford, Nebraska passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska after a short battle with cancer. He was born on April 12, 1962 in St. Paul, Nebraska to John and Mardell Ludemann. Survivors include sisters; Sue (John) Moore and Laurie (Wayne) Gress; brother Cory (Trish) Ludemann; nieces and nephews,...

Quinn Dan  Jarrett Jr

Quinn Dan Jarrett Jr

Aug 18, 2019

Quinn Dan Jarrett Jr., age 60, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born on July 23, 1959 to Quinn Sr. and Joyce (Martin) Jarrett in Albany, Georgia. Dan was a minister in the churches of Christ for 29 years before retiring. In addition to his ministry...

Armin Walter Leising

Armin Walter Leising

Aug 15, 2019

Armin Walter Leising, age 94, of Arapahoe, Nebraska went to be with the Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born May 18, 1925 in Gosper County, Nebraska 7 ½ miles northwest of Arapahoe to Walter and Marie (Noltensmeier) Leising. He was baptized and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran...

Gretel Irene (Kopp) Janssen

Gretel Irene (Kopp) Janssen

Aug 8, 2019

Gretel Irene (Kopp) Janssen, age 85, of Norton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Andbe Home, Norton, Kansas. She was born on June 3, 1934 to Alfred and Alice (Hadley) Kopp in Norton, Kansas. She grew up in Norton and graduated from Norton High School. She married Gilbert Janssen on July 25, 1954 in Norton, Kansas....

Kimberly Sue (Loughry/Courtain) Linner

Kimberly Sue (Loughry/Courtain) Linner

Aug 3, 2019

Kimberly Sue (Loughry/Courtain) Linner, age 59, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Phelps Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born December 8, 1959 to Darwin and Ila (Hoover) Loughry and later adopted by Gilbert Courtain. She grew up and graduated from Norton Community High School with the Class of 1977. Kim married...

Richard James Dunkhas

Richard James Dunkhas

Jul 24, 2019

Richard James Dunkhas age 80, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Hollinger, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on May 6, 1939 on the family farm at Oxford, Nebraska to Chriss and Margaret (McIntire) Dunkhas. Richard grew up on the family farm southwest of Oxford, Nebraska. Richard was involved...

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