Obituaries

Duane Aldon Gardner

Duane Aldon Gardner

Aug 15, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Duane Aldon Gardner, age 78, of Arapahoe, NE died Monday, August 15, 2005 at the Cambridge Manor, Cambridge, NE. He was born on August 16, 1926 to George H. & Daisy E. (Morse) Gardner north of Arapahoe, NE in Gosper County, NE. He served in the Army from December of 1945 until February of 1947 in Japan. On...

Sybil  B.  Thomas

Sybil B. Thomas

Aug 15, 2005

Oxford, NebraskaSybil B. ThomasSybil B. Thomas, age 86, of Oxford, Nebraska died Monday, August 15, 2005 at Phelps Memorial Hospital at Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born April 8, 1919 at Havelock, Nebraska to Arthur & Gladys (Shellenbarger) Nicholson. She grew up in Nebraska. She spent her early years in Beaver City before the family moved to Colorado in the early...

Dothen D. Ventling

Dothen D. Ventling

Jul 16, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Dothen D. Ventling, age 87, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at Beaver City Manor & Assisted Living at Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born July 1, 1918 at Edison, Nebraska to Loyd & Lizzie (Cline) Ventling. Dothen grew up in Furnas County, Nebraska. He married Dora Harter on Sept 1, 1940 at Oberlin,...

Irene Jacobs

Irene Jacobs

Jul 11, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Irene Jacobs, age 89, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Monday, July 11, 2005 at Beaver City Manor & Assisted Living in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born November 26, 1915 at Beaver City, Nebraska to Glide & Leora Belle (Strickland) Williams. She was a life long resident of Furnas County, Nebraska. She graduated from Beaver City High...

Rolland George Westerbeck

Rolland George Westerbeck

Jun 22, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Rolland George Westerbeck, age 77, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home, Grand Island, NE. He was born on October 29, 1927 in Melrose Park, Illinois to John J. & Anna Leona (McCollam) Westerbeck. He spent his early years traveling around the U.S. while his father was a dirt contractor. He attended many different...

Doris Ann Turvey

Doris Ann Turvey

Jun 16, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Doris Ann Turvey, age 62, of Greeley, Colorado died Thursday, June 16, 2005 at her home. She was born on April 6, 1943 at Holbrook, NE to Harry & Verna (Graning) Blauvelt. She attended Arapahoe High School and then graduated with the Class of 1961. She then attended the University of Northern Colorado, and graduated with a Business...

Eunice Loreen Paxton

Eunice Loreen Paxton

Jun 8, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Eunice Loreen Paxton, age 70, passed away on June 8, 2005 at her home at Immanuel Trinity Village in Papillion, Nebraska. She was born on September 6, 1934 to Oscar A. and Elsie (Monter) Wendland in Gosper County, NE. Eunice was the youngest of 5 children. She attended grade school at the Immanuel Parochial School north of Arapahoe...

Roland E. Emmett

Roland E. Emmett

May 19, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Roland E. Emmett, age 78, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Tri County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born October 20, 1926 at Oxford, Nebraska to R. Finch & Twyla (Tull) Emmett. He grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High School with class of 1944. He got his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil...

Dwight L. Vise

Dwight L. Vise

May 9, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Dwight L. Vise, age 70, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Tri-Valley Hospital at Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born July 20, 1934 at Wilsonville, Nebraska to Everett & Florence (McConnell) Vise. He grew up in the Wilsonville, Nebraska area and graduated from Wilsonville High School with the class of 1952. Following graduation he...

Lucille LaVade Weglarz

Lucille LaVade Weglarz

May 6, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Lucille LaVade Weglarz, age 87, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Friday, May 6, 2005 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on January 2, 1918 at Hudsonville, Illinois to Alvin & Grace (Chapman) Swinger. She graduated high school from Lakewood High School, Chicago, IL. She began doing bookkeeping at the local general store and then...

Victor C.W. Haussler

Victor C.W. Haussler

May 5, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Victor C.W. Haussler, age 84, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at his home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born on August 25, 1920 in Furnas County, Nebraska to August & Anna (Mues) Haussler. He attended country school at St. Matthews Parocial School. After school he worked for other farmers in the area until enlisting in the Army on...

Reva Rae Hockemeier

Reva Rae Hockemeier

May 4, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Reva Rae Hockemeier, age 68, of Holbrook, Nebraska died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born on March 11, 1937 at Dresden, Kansas to Fred & Hazel (Wagner) Arehart. She attended country school in Kansas and schools in Victor & Lodi, California. She attended Decatur County High School in Oberlin, Kansas and graduated...

Lorene Frances Butter

Lorene Frances Butter

Apr 29, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Lorene Frances Butter, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Friday, April 29, 2005 at Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born on February 14, 1929 at Bethany, Missouri to Thomas & Essie (Wiley) Ungles. She attended school at Palisade Public Schools, Palisade, NE. After her schooling, she helped her mother who ran the grocery store in Palisade. On...

Gerald “Jerry”  Webb

Gerald “Jerry” Webb

Apr 27, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Gerald “Jerry” Webb, age 55, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Phelps Memorial Hospital at Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born January 4, 1950 at Goodland, Kansas to Jess & Betty (Short) Webb. He grew up in Goodland, Kansas and graduated from Goodland High School with class of 1968. Following graduation he attended Goodland...

Kenneth C. McClelland

Kenneth C. McClelland

Apr 24, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Kenneth C. McClelland, age 86, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Methodist Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born June 20, 1918 at Almena, Kansas to Charles & Emma (Williams) McClelland. He grew up on the farm near Almena, Kansas. He graduated from Almena High School with the class of 1936. He served...

Leonard V. Wheeler

Leonard V. Wheeler

Apr 18, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Leonard V. Wheeler, age 50, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Monday, April 18, 2005 at his home in Beaver City of natural causes. He was born September 4, 1954 at Thomas, Oklahoma to Ernest & Geneva (Kershner) Wheeler. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from High School in Colorado. He moved to Beaver City, Nebraska in...

Bertha Morse Kasson

Bertha Morse Kasson

Apr 16, 2005

Beaver City, Nebraska Bertha Morse Kasson, age 93 of Colorado Springs, Colorado died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born September 14, 1911 at Norton, Kansas to Dode & Alice (Stallworth)Morse. She married Allen Kasson on September 7, 1957 at McCook, Nebraska. Bertha and Allen had made their home in Colorado since 1970. She entered Springs...

Barbara R. Matheson

Barbara R. Matheson

Apr 6, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Barbara R. Matheson, age 66, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on December 8, 1938 at Des Moines, Iowa to Sibert & Rose (Howard) Shoop. She attended school at Clear Lake and Klemme, Iowa. After school she married Rudy J. Nutz. They farmed in various...

Betty J. Rankin

Betty J. Rankin

Mar 19, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Betty J. Rankin, age 79, of Arapahoe, NE died Saturday, March 19, 2005 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on June 16, 1925 at Arapahoe, NE to Earl & Ruth (Dunlap) Randolph. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe, NE. She is preceded in death by her parents,...

Lois M. Dawson

Lois M. Dawson

Mar 14, 2005

Arapahoe, Nebraska Lois M. Dawson, age 83, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, NE died Monday, March 14, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on February 26, 1922 northwest of Oxford, NE to Joseph & Anna (Haffey) Hays. She attended Hardscrabble School for eight years and then graduated from Oxford High School with the Class of...

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