Obituaries

Norma J. Foss

Norma J. Foss

Nov 26, 2017

Norma J. Foss, age 80, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born November 19, 1937 to Earl and Ruth (Dunlap) Randolph in Oxford, Nebraska. She grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1955. On January 11, 1959 she married Donald Foss at Salem...

Tony Dean Miller

Tony Dean Miller

Oct 27, 2017

Tony Dean Miller, age 54, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017. He was born on June 11, 1963, in McCook, Nebraska. He was one of eight children born to E. Royal and Jackie (Haag) Miller. Tony grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska where he graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1982. He went on to pursue a higher education, studying...

Daniel P. Epp

Daniel P. Epp

Oct 20, 2017

Daniel P. Epp, age 57, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born January 1, 1960 to Herbert & Evelyn (Burkhart) Epp at Garden City, Kansas. He attended high school in Garden City, Kansas. Following his schooling, he worked in the oil fields and meat packing plant...

Leland  V. Robb

Leland V. Robb

Sep 5, 2017

Leland V. Robb, age 85, of Smithfield, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at his home. He was born November 21, 1931 to Vernon and Myrtle (Chadwick) Robb at Lexington, Nebraska. Leland grew up on the family farm near Smithfield. He attended and graduated from Smithfield High School. After working a couple of years, he enlisted in the U.S....

Robert Joe Bellamy

Robert Joe Bellamy

Feb 11, 2017

Robert Joe Bellamy, age 79, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Cozad Community Hospital, in Cozad, Nebraska. Joe was born on May 19, 1937 on the family farm in Moorefield, Nebraska to Raymond and Hazel (Coker) Bellamy. Joe grew up on the family farm attending country school through the 7th grade and continued through high...

Gayle M. Cooksley

Gayle M. Cooksley

Feb 9, 2017

Gayle M. Cooksley, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on December 11, 1930 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Paul J. and Beulah (Van Horn) Michaud. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where Gayle spent her school years. She helped with family paper routes and...

Douglas Kent  Stalder

Douglas Kent Stalder

Dec 15, 2016

Douglas Kent Stalder, age 59, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born on May 19, 1957 at McCook, Nebraska to Gene& Joy A. (Schleicher) Lambert. After they were separated, his stepfather John Ernest Stalder Jr. adopted him. As a child, he enjoyed many summers attending Camp Joy...

Ella R. Wilson

Ella R. Wilson

Dec 14, 2016

Ella R. Wilson, age 84, of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born December 28, 1931, on the family farm south of Wilsonville, Nebraska to Irwin & Melissa (Barlow) Orvis. Ella grew up at Wilsonville and graduated from Wilsonville High School with the class of 1949. She married Donalee...

Edwin Otto Gustav  Helms

Edwin Otto Gustav Helms

Dec 13, 2016

Edwin Otto Gustav Helms, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on August 22, 1919 on the family farm 10 miles northeast of Arapahoe, Nebraska to Henry & Bertha (Hinz) Helms. He was baptized in the Christian Faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church 1 ½ miles...

Joy Arline  Horn

Joy Arline Horn

Nov 27, 2016

Joy Arline Horn, age 88, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on July 8, 1928, at Valentine, Nebraska to Edmond & Grace (Patton) Carter. She graduated from Genoa High School, Genoa, Nebraska with the Class of 1945 and following graduation taught in rural schools...

Merle Pfeiffer

Merle Pfeiffer

Nov 27, 2016

Merle Pfeiffer, age 83, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on September 10, 1933 at the family farm in Frontier County to Oswald and Dorothy (Niedeberger) Pfeiffer. Merle was baptized and later confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church which was located in Frontier County. He attended Grammar School...

Lyle  Martin  Pfeiffer

Lyle Martin Pfeiffer

Nov 25, 2016

Lyle Martin Pfeiffer, age 85, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born July 24, 1931 at Frontier County, Nebraska to Cornelius H. & Ida M. (Schutz) Pfeiffer. He attended parochial school for a few years and graduated from Elwood High School. He married Lois Maxine Menze on...

Maxine Velma Larison

Maxine Velma Larison

Nov 22, 2016

Maxine Velma Larison, age 82, of Alma, Nebraska, formerly of Orleans, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Colonial Villa Good Samaritan Center, of Alma, Nebraska. She was born to Jimmy & Agnes (Picreaux) Shearer on July 11, 1934 at Norton County, Kansas. She was raised in northeast Norton County and attended school at Almena, Kansas. She married...

Susie A. Schaefers

Susie A. Schaefers

Nov 19, 2016

Susie A. Schaefers, age 69, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her home. She was born on March 26, 1947 in Oxford, Nebraska to George and Velma R. (Eman) Missing. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Elmer J. Schaefers, 2 brothers. Condolences or personal reflections can be left at wenburgfuneralhome.com There...

Robert O. Warner

Robert O. Warner

Oct 24, 2016

Robert O. Warner Jr., age 94, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on May 10, 1922 in Holbrook, Nebraska to Robert O. and Rose E. (Hilker) Warner, the first of six children. He grew up in the Holbrook area and graduated from Holbrook...

Gerald Dean Thomas

Gerald Dean Thomas

Oct 22, 2016

Gerald Dean Thomas, age 67, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at C.E. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on October 25, 1948 in Norton, Kansas to Floyd and Marie (Kratz) Thomas. Gerald attended school and graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1968. In 1969, he was inducted in...

Vivian D. Collins

Vivian D. Collins

Oct 1, 2016

Vivian D. Collins, age 60, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Elwood Care Center of Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 12, 1956 in Lexington, Nebraska to Daniel & Dolores (Monter) Hoefs. Vivian grew up on a farm in northern Furnas County, Nebraska and graduated from Arapahoe City School in 1974. After graduation, she...

Zachari T. Wadleigh

Zachari T. Wadleigh

Oct 1, 2016

Zachari T. Wadleigh, age 19, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 29 Palms, California where he was stationed in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a born on February 11, 1997 to James & Julie (Ellis) Wadleigh. He graduated from Arapahoe High School with the Class of 2015, and after high school enlisted into the U.S....

Patricia Jo Havenridge

Patricia Jo Havenridge

Sep 2, 2016

Patricia Jo Havenridge, age 77, of Orleans, Nebraska passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016, at her home. She was born to John & Fern (Berry) Bolin on August 27, 1939 at Omaha, Nebraska. Pat grew up in north Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Omaha North High School with the Class of 1957. She married Walter Havenridge at the Pearl...

Creighton Paul Malone

Creighton Paul Malone

Sep 1, 2016

Creighton Paul Malone, age 83, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016. He was born on May 3, 1933 in Beaver City, Nebraska to I. Wayne and Ester E. (Collins) Malone. His mother died in childbirth and he was raised by his grandparents, Earl and Ena Collins. After graduating from the Beaver City High School in 1950,...

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