Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Apr 16, 2021

Lisa Lynn (Ecklund) Wilson, 59, of rural Gothenburg, passed away April 16th, 2021 at Gothenburg Health after a long battle with kidney disease.

Lisa was born January 26, 1962 in Minden to Norris and Carole Ecklund. She grew up in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1980. She earned her nursing degree at Bryan School of...

Apr 15, 2021

Mark Axthelm, 68, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born June 29, 1952, in North Platte, NE, son of Cecil and Doris (Anderson) Axthelm.

Mark grew up in North Platte attended school at McKinley Grade School and graduated from North Platte High School.  He lived...

Apr 6, 2021

Harry James Hiles Stickelman, 77, of North Platte formerly of Gothenburg, died April 6, 2021 in North Platte with his family by his side. He was born February 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA, son of Marvin and Patricia (Hiles) Stickelman. Harry lived a majority of his life on the Gothenburg Farm in Hiles Canyon. Harry attended school in...

Apr 5, 2021

Irvin L. Williams, 86, of Gothenburg, NE died April 5, 2021 at Gothenburg Health, Gothenburg, NE.

Irv was born August 12, 1934 in Arnold, NE, son of Earl and Helen (Simms)Williams.  He grew up in Arnold and attended school in Arnold until the 11th grade.  Before his senior year Irv moved to Tulsa, OK to live with...

Mar 25, 2021

Harvey Vernon Cole, 88, of Curtis, Nebraska, died March 25, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Harvey was born March 29, 1932 in Curtis, NE, son of Hazen and Bessie (Gilliland) Cole.  Harvey was a lifetime resident of Curtis. Harvey married Yvonne Sears on June 27, 1951 in Curtis, NE and too this union three children...

Mar 24, 2021

Gene E Johnson, 92, of Gothenburg, died March 24, 2021 at Stone Hearth Estates, Gothenburg, NE.

Gene was born August 3, 1928 at the Farnam Hospital, son of Phillip and Elnora Johnson.  His dad, Phillip was a farmer and his mother, Elnora was a housewife.  Gene was the baby of the family with two older brothers and...

Mar 12, 2021

Ramona Jean Elson, 91, of Curtis, Nebraska, died Friday, March 12, 2021 at Linden Court in North Platte.  She was born November 21, 1929 at home in Somerset township in Lincoln County, NE, the eldest twin daughter of John J. and Dorothy L. (Garner) Durner.

Jean attended country grade school in Lincoln County and graduated high school...

Mar 10, 2021

Sheila Marlene Jobman, 76, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Gothenburg, passed away on March 10th  in Omaha, NE.   She was born on April 1, 1944, the third of four children born to Alan Ray and Florence Mary (Behrns) Cooper at Imperial, Nebraska and grew up on the family farm 3 miles southeast of Lamar, Nebraska. She graduated from Chase...

Mar 8, 2021

Cliff Bartlett, 63 of Gothenburg, died March 8, 2021 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney.

Services are pending at Blase Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, NE.

Memorials may be directed to the Gothenburg Volunteer Fire Department, 602 Tenth Street, Gothenburg, NE 69138

Feb 28, 2021

Dennis W. Meredith, 74 of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 28, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Dennis was born September 9, 1946 in Gothenburg, NE  son of William Harvey and Florence (Effenbeck)  Meredith.

Dennis graduated from Cozad High School and then attended some college at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  He joined the Army Reserves and...

Feb 21, 2021

William Rex Danbom, 86, of Curtis, Nebraska, died February 21, 2021 in North Platte, NE from complications of Covid-19.

He was born October 30, 1934 in Hemingford, NE.

Bill served his country in the US Navy from January 1955-December 1958.  He managed Ship Service on the USS Altair (a cargo ship) and the USS Elokomin...

Feb 21, 2021

William "Bill" Fleischer, 84, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 21, 2021 at Gothenburg Health.

He was born January 27, 1937 in Gothenburg, NE, son of William Ernest and Elna (Franzen) Fleischer.

Bill grew up on the family farm north of Gothenburg, and attended New Hope, District 153 for his elementary days and then attended and...

Feb 18, 2021

Agnes "Aggie" Sigrid Petersen, 92, of Kearney, Nebraska, died February 18, 2021 in Kearney.

She was born December 31, 1928 in Curtis, NE, daughter of Christian and Elsie Kjargaard. She attended and graduated from Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis. On May 12, 1950, she married Robert Petersen to this union three children were born: Lon, Dianne,...

Feb 17, 2021

Ann L. Bluel, 82 of Gothenburg, NE died peacefully at Hilltop Estates on February 17, 2021.

Ann L. Bluel, was one of three children born to Walter and Anna Cappel, she was born July 10, 1938 in Hastings, NE. In her younger years, the  family moved several times before settling in North Platte. Ann was confirmed in...

Feb 16, 2021

Rolland Anson Closson, 84, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 16, 2021 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

Rolland Anson (Herk) Closson was born February 19, 1936 to Anson & Gladys (True) Closson at Ewing, NE.

Rolland was involved in Golden Gloves and the rodeo. He enlisted in the Army on his 18th birthday and served from...

Feb 12, 2021

James Edgar (Jim) Crow was born at Orafino, NE to Raymond Dale and Evelyn Mary (Metcalf) Crow, February 16, 1936.  He departed this life February 12, 2021, in Kearney, NE.

The family lived several places in Frontier County.  When Jim was 3 1/2 years old his mother passed away and after that Jim went to live with...

Feb 7, 2021

Doris Kendle Scharf of Omaha, former longtime resident of Curtis, Nebraska, died February 7, 2021 in Omaha surrounded by her family.  She was born the daughter of Walter and Goldine (Armstrong) Kendle on October 5, 1930 in Syracuse, Nebraska.  The family moved to Medford, Oregon during WWII to be close to her father.  They moved back to Lincoln, Nebraska where Doris...

Feb 1, 2021

Gerald Allan Cole, 86, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska, died February 1, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Gerald was born May 18, 1934, in Curtis, Neb., to Everett and Martha (Clawson) Cole.  He was raised on the family farm south of Curtis attending his first eight years of school in a country school....

Jan 31, 2021

Leora Mae Messersmith, 83, of Farnam, Nebraska, died January 31, 2021 at the Elwood Care Center.

She was born September 6, 1937 in North Platte, NE, daughter of Mike and Sylvia Knoll. She attended rural school at the Knoll family ranch early on and then attended school just south of the family ranch on the "Booze place"....

Jan 29, 2021

Aspen Christine McNeilly, 25, of Cozad, Nebraska, died January 29, 2021 University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

She was born March 6, 1995 in Denver, CO, daughter of Laura Lee (Cox) and Matthew Small McNeilly III.

Aspen loved her animals and if there were any strays she would rescue them.  She loved floating...