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Geraldine Wilson, 96, of North Platte, Nebraska, died April 4, 2017 in North Platte, NE.
Geraldine Virginia Perks - Wilson was born February 3, 1921 at Wichita, KS to Samuel and Elma (Hinton) Perks, She lived there to age 1 when her parents moved to Stockville, NE, 3 1/2 miles to the South West. She attended Dist....
Aksel Valdemar Jensen, 92, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Cozad and Gothenburg, died April 2, 2017 in Kearney, NE.
He was born October 22, 1924 on the family farm northeast of Cozad, NE, son of T.C. Jensen and Anna Jensen. He graduated from high school in 1943 and continued his lifetime of farming and love of the...
Marlene Dawn Finnell, 80, of Brady, Nebraska, died April 2, 2017 at Hilltop Estates, Gothenburg, NE.
She was born June 16, 1936 in Alliance, NE, daughter of Melvin and Bertha (Sisley) Colerick.
Marlene grew up at Alliance and graduated from Alliance High School in 1954. She married George Finnell on March 1, 1964 at...
Elizabeth Ann Brown, 80, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 22, 2017 at Hilltop Estates.
She was born December 8, 1936 in Portland, OR, daughter of Agnes Gillis.
Elizabeth grew up in Portland and graduated school from St. Mary's Catholic School in Portland. She married Billy Brown on May 31, 1960 at Vancouver, WA.
...
Tommy Marcott Palmer, 79, of Brady, Nebraska, died March 19, 2017 in Kearney, NE.
He was born February 18, 1938 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Thomas Virl and Nina (Marcott) Palmer.
Tommy grew up at Brady and graduated from Brady High School with the class of 1956. Tommy served his country in the US Army...
Kenneth R. Etherton, 88, of Gothenburg, formerly of Cozad, NE, passed away March 18, 2017 at Hilltop Estates.
Ken was born February 11, 1929 south of Cozad, NE, son of Henry and Grace (Mills) Etherton.
Ken grew up south of Cozad where he attended District 29 school and later graduated from Cozad High School with...
Joyce Ann Krafka, age 71, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away March 16, 2017. By her side was her loyal, devoted and caring guardian Marye Franzen and her husband Larry. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date to be determined in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Joyce Ann was born on November 8, 1945 to Walter and...
Jason Allen Bartels, 36, of Brady was born January 4, 1981 in Cozad, NE and passed away as a result of injuries from an automobile accident on March 15, 2017. He was a graduate of Brady High School Class of 1999. Summers during high school were spent working as a ranch hand. For several years after high school Jason...
Lewis "Doc" "Lou" Shipley, 82, of Arnold, Nebraska, died March 15, 2017 at Gothenburg Health.
He was born December 27, 1934 in Dora, MO, son of AlFonso and Martha (Freeman) Shipley.
Lou married Delores Price on November 8, 1953 at Fairfax, MO; to this union four children were born.
Lou worked as a...
Marlene Houchin, 65, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 14, 2017 in Kearney, NE.
She was born May 6, 1951 in Lexington, NE, daughter of Clarence "Jack" and Glenna "Darlene" (Wind) Strickland.
Marlene lived in the Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg area all her life. She married Daniel R Houchin on June 11, 1966 at Lexington. Marlene's...
Rebecca "Becky" Nichole Bartels, 33, of Brady, NE, died March 14, 2017 as the result of an auto accident.
Rebecca was born July 13, 1983 in North Platte, NE to Harlan and Kathleen Stevens. She was baptized at Svea Dal Church near Brady and confirmed at the American Lutheran Church in Gothenburg. She attended school in Brady...
Jeff Thomas Bargholz, 59, of Kearney, NE, son of Patricia Thompson, Gothenburg, NE died February 25, 2017 at CHI Good Samaritan Health in Kearney, NE.
Jeff was born June 1, 1957 in San Diego, CA, son of Clarence and Patricia (Kase) Bargholz. In 1974 , after his mother married Paul Thompson of Gothenburg, Jeff moved to Nebraska....
George W. Finnell, 78, of Brady, Nebraska, died February 13, 2017 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.
He was born December 15, 1938 in Indianola, NE, son of George Wesley and Inez (Hall) Finnell. George grew up in the Northport and Bridgeport area. He graduated from high school in 1957 and joined the US Navy...
Marjorie Golter, 91, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 7, 2017 in Gothenburg, NE.
Marjorie Deana (Huff) Golter was born on September 28, 1925 on a farm north of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection October 25, 1925. She was confirmed May 14, 1939. She was the youngest of four children; Harold, Mildred and Carl...
Roger L Koch, 67, of Cozad, NE, formerly of Farnam died February 7, 2017 in Cozad following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born April 2, 1949 in Elwood, NE, son of Lorenz and Elsie (Weber) Koch.
Roger served his country in the US Army from 1969 to 1972. Roger married Kathy Stinman on...
Ward Ray Schick was born on May 7, 1917. and died on February 6, 2017. Ward shared his life, faith and caring with his family, and community for almost 100 yrs. Ward was the oldest son of Chris and Jennie Schick, beginning his life with his identical twin Warren. The twins were born in their parent’s home on the...
Dr. Morris F “Fritz” Skinner Jr, 83, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died unexpectedly February 4, 2017 in Callaway, Nebraska.
Fritz was born May 6, 1933 in Ainsworth Nebraska to Morris and Marie Skinner. As Morris Sr was employed as a paleontologist for Childs Frick of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Fritz’ upbringing was...
Verna M. Nichols, 78, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 31, 2017 at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation in Cozad, NE.
She was born September 14, 1938 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Virgil and Elsie (Block) Geiken.
Verna married Loel Nichols on June 14, 1957 at Gothenburg and to this union four children were born - Jeffrey,...
Marjorie ("Marge") May Juntunen, 86, formerly of Gothenburg, entered the presence of her Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Omaha, NE, after suffering two recent strokes. Services will be conducted at the Evangelical Free Church in Gothenburg on Monday, Feb. 6, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Gothenburg Cemetery. Visitation will be at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel...
George Charles Wetzel, 81, Corvallis, Oregon, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
George was born March 20, 1935 in McCook, to Leon Seaver and Freda Bell Scharf Wetzel. He grew up in Curtis, where he attended the University Of Nebraska School Of Agriculture and met his future wife Joan Hathaway. George and...
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