Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Mar 17, 2018

Judith M. Davis, 69, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 17, 2018 in Norfolk, NE.

She was born February 3, 1949 in Burton-on-Trent, England, daughter of Aurthur Price and Marian Hardwick.

Judith grew up in Swadlincote, England and attended Sir William Alitt High School.  She later graduated from Mid-Plains School of Nursing. She lived in England...

Mar 17, 2018

Dorothy Elizabeth (Klooz) Hansen departed this world March 17, 2018 at Cozad Community Hospital.  She was born April 24, 1921 the daughter of the late Harvey and Elizabeth (Rice) Klooz.

She grew up in rural Frontier County and graduated from Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, Nebraska in 1939.  She had normal training and taught school in...

Mar 16, 2018

DeWayne Harold Alexander passed away March 16,2018 at his home with his family by his side. DeWayne was born on July 31, 1930 in Holdrege, NE to Ray and Nora (Green) Alexander.  He attended school in Holdrege and graduated from Holdrege High School in 1948.  After graduation he attended college at the University of Nebraska and Hastings College.

Mar 12, 2018

Marcile Nelson, 93, of North Platte, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska, died March 12, 2018 in North Platte, NE at Linden Court.

Elma Marcile Perks was born December 25, 1924 on the family farm 3 1/2 miles southwest of  Stockville, NE, daughter of Samuel and Elma Belle (Hinton) Perks. She went to the Rising Sun country school and...

Mar 8, 2018

George Charles Alberts, 91, joined beloved friends and family in heaven’s skies on March 8, 2018.

On Feb. 21, 1927, George was the first-borne in the United States to immigrant parents Charlie and Hilway (Assif Haddad) Alberts on a farm northwest of Gothenburg. As a young man, Shahade Zahoor immigrated from Syria to the US, where his...

Mar 7, 2018

William “Billy” Duane Bryant, son of Bill and Norma Lea (Cole) Bryant was born in McCook, Nebraska on September 14th, 1955. He was taken to his heavenly home in the early morning of March 7, 2018, after a battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. At the time of his passing Billy was surrounded by his family and loved ones. Billy relied...

Feb 28, 2018

Helen Kay Linsday, 80, of Brady, passed away on February 28, 2018 at Linden Court in North Platte, NE.

Helen Kay (Healey) Linsday was born on December 17th, 1937 in Creston, IA to William “Bill” and Beulah “Boo” (Reed) Healey.  The family moved to Gothenburg, Nebraska in the spring of 1938 where Kay grew up and graduated...

Feb 26, 2018

Ardis Mae Ruppert passed away Monday February 26, 2018 at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord, Nebraska. She was born March 3, 1932 in a sod house in Frontier County Nebraska to Wayne and Fern Wolgamott.  She was united in marriage to Dale E Ruppert on December 26, 1948 in McCook, Nebraska.

The couple lived...

Feb 23, 2018

Pamela Ann (Yancy) Gammage, 63, of Cozad, Nebraska, died February 23, 2018 in Cozad, NE.

She was born August 14, 1954 in Prescott, AR, daughter of Travis and Betty (Harris) Gammage.

Pamela grew up in Prescott, AR and graduated from Mid-Plains Community College with her LPN degree.  She enjoyed working as a nurse and enjoyed...

Feb 16, 2018

Pauline Anderson, 93, of Gothenburg, NE died February 16, 2018 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

Leonora Pauline (Pike) Anderson was born on Halloween (October 31,1924) to Frank and Zonona (Coburn) Pike at Newaygo Michigan.  Pauline grew up on the family farm and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1943. She moved to Muskegon, MI following...

Feb 13, 2018

Nancy Jean (Tridle) Jacobsen was born May 2nd 1945 to Dale Wallace and Goldie Marie (Dowd) Tridle in Kimball Nebraska. She died February 13, 2018 in Akron Colorado at the age of 72.

She grew up in Kimball Nebraska and loved helping her father work on the farm. She was kind of a tomboy growing up and...

Feb 6, 2018

John Albert Scharf of Curtis, Nebraska, died February 6, 2018 at Parson’s House in Omaha at the age of 87. John died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

John was born August 20, 1930 in Curtis, Nebraska to William Adam Scharf and Florence Beatrice (Skaife) Scharf. He graduated high school in 1947 from the Nebraska School...

Jan 28, 2018

Arlene A. Peterson, 96, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 28, 2018 at her home in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born August 29, 1921 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Henry C. and Dena (Lambertus) Aden.

Arlene grew up at Gothenburg and graduated with the class of 1939.  She later attended Colorado A & M at Ft....

Jan 20, 2018

Clarene Sue House, 74, of Gothenburg, NE, died January 20, 2018 at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, NE.

Sue was born October 22, 1943 in Ansley, NE, daughter of Forrest and Marjorie (Crawford) Dewey.

Sue grew up in Brady where she attended and graduated from Brady High School.  She worked as an LPN for Slacks nursing...

Jan 19, 2018

Alice C. L. (Vogt) Hays, 91, of Gothenburg, died January 19, 2018, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Alice Cornelia Louise was born on November 22, 1926, at Gothenburg, NE, to Roy and Agnes (Miller)Vogt.  She graduated from Gothenburg High School and attended Kearney State College.  Alice married George A. Hays at Gothenburg on April 17, 1949, and to...

Jan 18, 2018

William "Bill" M Franzen, 80, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died  January 18, 2018 at his home with his daughter by his side.

Bill was born October 27, 1937 in Imperial, NE, son of William M, Sr. and Lillian (Elliston) Franzen.

Bill attended school at Gothenburg and excitedly joined the Navy on his 17th birthday.  He married...

Jan 7, 2018

Charles Joseph Rosvold, 64, of Maxwell, Nebraska, died January 7, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Charles Joseph Rosvold was born May 1, 1953 in Norwalk, CA to Marvin and Geraldine (Benson) Rosvold. Charles grew up in Long Beach, CA where he graduated from University High School.  He then attended and graduated from the University of...

Jan 3, 2018

Barbara J. Garrett, 77, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 3, 2018 in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born May 28, 1940 in Gering, NE, daughter of Alexander and Pauline (Zechman) Dietrich.  The Dietrich family would eventually move to Alliance, NE where Barbara attended and in 1958, graduated from Alliance High School.  She would go on attend Chadron State...

Dec 20, 2017

Elaine Ruth Schlake, 89, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 20, 2017 in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born July 9, 1928 at Jansen, NE, daughter of Ernest and Frieda (Sandman) Schmidt. She attended schools in Jefferson County and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1944. Elaine taught in Rural schools for 3 years. Elaine married John Schlake on...

Dec 20, 2017

Evelyn Joan Breeden, 89, of Cozad, NE, died December 20, 2017 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born October 25, 1928 in Lexington, NE, daughter of Clarence and Ethel (Evans) Reiter.  She attended school in Lexington graduating from Lexington High School in 1946.

Evelyn married James Breeden on November 27, 1949 at Lexington;...