Melodie L. Marvin
Jan 26, 2023
Melodie L. Marvin, 61 years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at her home in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on October 25, 1961, to Albert and Lorene (Weitzel) Winder in Windsor, Colorado.
Melodie grew up in Windsor and graduated in the class of 1979 from Windsor High School. She married...
Kay A. Weaver
Jan 23, 2023
Kay A (Hanzlik) Weaver, age 65, of Beaver City, Nebraska unexpectedly passed away Monday, January 23, 2023 at Harlan County Health System, Alma, Nebraska. She was born to Alvin and Pearl Hanzlik on July 17, 1957 at Lynch, Nebraska.
Kay was raised on the family farm in Verdel, Nebraska. Kay attended Niobrara High School and was involved in many...
Charlene "Sherry" K. Franssen-Breinig
Jan 20, 2023
Charlene “Sherry” Franssen-Breinig, age 73, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on January 20, 2023 at her home after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by love. She was born July 8th, 1949, in Boulder Colorado to Mary Alice and E.C. Buck Harris.
She grew up in Boulder and attended Mapleton Elementary, Casey Jr. High, and Boulder High School graduating in...
Kenneth Bishop
Jan 12, 2023
Kenneth LeRoy Bishop, age 99, of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on January 12, 2023, at Omaha, Nebraska. He was born October 7, 1923, to Albert and Crilla (Maybon) Bishop at their farm near Beaver City, Nebraska.
He attended Beaver City High School and graduated with the class of 1941. He then taught grades 1-8 at a country school for...
JoAnn D. Hays
Jan 9, 2023
JoAnn D. Hays, 89 years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska, passed away peace on Monday, January 9, 2023 at Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Jan. 25, 2023 at 2 PM at Garey Funeral Home, 652 Main St., Arapahoe, Nebraska with Neal McInturf, officiating.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her...
Neil T. "Hutch" Hutchens
Jan 5, 2023
Neil Thomas “Hutch” Hutchens, age 65, of Wilsonville, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at the CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born January 1st, 1958 to Harry T. and Viva B. (Ankenman) Hutchens at McCook, Nebraska.He grew up on the family farm South of Hendley, Nebraska and later settled in a small country home near...
Rickie Lee Stagemeyer
Jan 2, 2023
Rickie Lee Stagemeyer, age 66, a lifelong resident of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born in Oxford, Nebraska on May 2, 1956 to Merle and Verna (Rader) Stagemeyer.
He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1977. He was a self-taught musician, playing over seven instruments in many bands over the...
Melody Crawford
Jan 1, 2023
Melody Lynn Crawford, 66, of Beaver City, Nebraska was called home to be with Jesus on January 1, 2023, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska.
Melody was born to Paul and Gertrude (Hutson) Smith on February 5th, 1956, in Oxford, Nebraska.
Melody attended School at Beaver City School and graduated in 1974. After high school she attended the...
Barbara Jean Blickenstaff
Dec 11, 2022
Barbara Jean Blickenstaff, age 88, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born on September 21, 1934 on the family farm north of Wauneta, Nebraska to George and Margaret (Waddington) Fekkers.
She attended country school and graduated in 1952 from Wauneta High School. She graduated...
Michael Otte
Dec 2, 2022
Michael Leon Otte, age 73, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away December 2, 2022 at Colonial Villa Good Samaritan Center in Alma, Nebraska. He was born on August 14, 1949 in Columbus, Nebraska to Herman and Joy (Carr) Otte.
Mike grew up in the Columbus and Seward areas and graduated from Seward High School. After school he worked building...
Donald W. Hermes
Nov 26, 2022
Donald William Hermes, age 85, long time Oxford, Nebraska resident, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at his farmstead west of Oxford. Don was born on November 6, 1937, at Oxford, Nebraska to William A. and Emma D. (Weber) Hermes.
Don was a lifelong resident just west of Oxford. He enjoyed a life of farming and ranching. In...
Ronald L. Barnett
Nov 23, 2022
Ronald LeRoy Barnett, age 84, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Kearney Regional Hospital at Kearney, Nebraska. He was born to Harold & Lela (Newcomb) Barnett at the home of his grandparents, Ross & Ollie Newcomb on April 28, 1938. He was the eldest of 7 children.
Ron attended District 10 Country School through the...
Reba P. Shafer
Nov 22, 2022
Reba Pearl Shafer, age 100, formerly of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She was born December 9, 1921 in Beaver City, Nebraska to Benjamin and Essie Wells.
She married Arthur Leroy Shafer on August 8, 1941.
During her life, she was a...
Pamela J. Esslinger
Nov 22, 2022
Pamela Jane Esslinger, age 73, of McCook, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. She was born on August 2, 1949, at Denver, Colorado to Alfred and Ellen Jane (Meyers) DeSaire, the oldest of 6 children.
Pam attended school and graduated from Central High School in Aurora, Colorado. She met Harvey...
Owen W. Stagemeyer
Nov 17, 2022
Owen Willis Stagemeyer, age 87, long time Arapahoe, Nebraska resident, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at his farmstead of 70+ years.
Owen was born on September 15, 1935, in rural Frontier County, Nebraska to William and Mary (Schutz) Stagemeyer. He was the third of three children.
Owen was baptized into the Christian faith on October 13, 1935, and...
Eleanor Christine Nott
Nov 15, 2022
Eleanor Christine Schneider Nott peacefully passed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father at the age of 95, on Tuesday, November 14, 2022 at Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born April 1, 1927, in Holbrook, Nebraska, to William and Louise (Siekjost) Schneider.
Eleanor grew up south of Eustis, graduating with the Elwood High School class...
Bonnie S Wright
Nov 14, 2022
The spirit of Bonnie Wright, age 68 of Stamford, NE, wife, mother, and grandmother was called to be with Jesus on Monday, November 14, 2022, in her home surrounded by the love of her family. Bonnie was born on August 18, 1954, in Norton, Kansas and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1972. Bonnie lived most of her...
Steven E. Best
Nov 12, 2022
Steven E. Best, age 64, of Wilsonville, Nebraska passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on July 24, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana to Eugene E. and Dorothy L. (Schoolmeesters) Best.
He attended high school in California and then moved to Colorado after his schooling. He started his own painting business...
L. Carol Smith
Oct 20, 2022
Luella Carol Smith, age 90, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the Beaver City Manor. She was born February 20, 1932 to Harry L. and Marie E (Lomax) Martin at the family farm southwest of Beaver City, Nebraska and was the 6th of 9 children.
She attended Green Ridge Country School District #35...
Steve Pearson
Oct 8, 2022
Steve Pearson, “Farmer”, age 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 8th, 2022. He went exactly the way he wanted to… driving on his land, with his dogs. Having lived almost his entire life in Arapahoe Nebraska, it was rare to find someone who didn’t know who Steve Pearson was. Steve was born on December 17th, 1950 in Oxford, Ne...
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