Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Jan 26, 2017

Lola Mae Heins, 92, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 26, 2017 in Gothenburg, NE.

Lola (Tharp) Heins, 92 of Gothenburg, passed away January 26, 2017 at Gothenburg Health. Lola was born at Cozad, Nebraska October 15, 1924 to Cyrus William and Myrtle Esther (Stear) Tharp.  Her birth mother passed away March 1927.  The family then made their...

Jan 21, 2017

Cecil G. Krepcik, 93, of Farnam died at Golden Living Center in Cozad Saturday, January, 21, 2017.

Cecil was born May 24, 1923 at a family farm home east of Somerset, NE (west of Wellfleet) to William F. and Theodora (Dunton) Gaedke.  She was the sixth of nine children. She attended elementary school in the rural school...

Jan 18, 2017

Lois Rice, 88, formerly of Farnam and Gothenburg, died January 18, 2017 at Bethany, Oklahoma.

Lois Oberg was born October 8, 1928 to John and Antonia (Johnson) Oberg in Farnam, Nebraska.  She grew up on the family farm south of Farnam, and attended the Sunflower College schoolhouse, graduating from Farnam High School in 1946.

She...

Jan 16, 2017

Frances B. Schultz, 87, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 16, 2017 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born March 6, 1929 on the family farm north of Willow Island, NE, daughter of Cobus and Hedwig "Hattie" (Gerdes) Ostendorf.  She lived in the Gothenburg area all of her life.

Frances was baptized and confirmed...

Jan 16, 2017

Vivian  DeBoer, 90, of Cozad, Nebraska, died January 16, 2017 at her home in Cozad.

She was born May 17, 1926 in Orafino, NE, daughter of Ted and Velma (Thomas) Brown.

After her high school graduation, Vivian attended Normal Training and was a school teacher and art teacher for several years.  She married Bryce DeBoer...

Jan 13, 2017

M. Marion Hoschouer, 94, of Longmont, CO Formerly of Maywood, died January 13, 2017 in Longmont, CO.

Maude Marion Hoschouer was born in Hayes County Nebraska on August 16, 1922, to Clyde Marion and Esse Ellen (Stevens) Brown.    As a freshman at Maywood High School, she fell in love with a senior named Kenneth Hoschouer. For...

Jan 13, 2017

Rose Elaine Wright, 74, of Gothenburg, NE died January 13, 2017 at Gothenburg Health.

She was born September 14, 1942 in Hopkins, MO, daughter of Clyde Morris Cunning  and Florence Cunning.

Per her request no public services will be held.

Jan 9, 2017

*** Due to weather conditions the funeral service for Lucille Madsen has been postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday January 17, 2017 at 11:00 am at St James Catholic Church.

Lucille E Madsen, 95, of North Platte, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska, died January 9, 2017 at Linden Court in North Platte, NE.

She...

Jan 6, 2017

L. Johanna Bedell, 98, of Gothenburg, passed away January 6, 2017 at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, NE.

Lily Johanna Bedell was born March 31, 1918 to Peter and Marie (Peterson) Loostrom on a farm north of Gothenburg, Nebraska, the second of seven children.  She attended grade school at New Hope District 153 in Custer County.  She attended...

Dec 28, 2016

Thomas Davis, 80, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died December 28, 2016 at the Nebraska Heart Institute, in Lincoln.

He was born August 1, 1936 in Beatrice, NE, the only child of Thomas B and Margaret M (Trauernicht) Davis.

Tom grew up in Washington State and Lincoln, NE.  He graduated high school from LincolnTeachers College.  He enjoyed...

Dec 23, 2016

Lavone Gerdes, 91, of Gothenburg, NE, died December 23, 2016 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

Lavone was born July 12, 1925 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of John and Mary (Fishburn) Trimble.

Lavone married Orville "Smoke" B. Gerdes on June 2, 1943 at Lexington.  They moved to West Coast in 1950 and lived...

Dec 23, 2016

Frances Marie V. Clark, 94, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 23, 2016 at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, NE.

Frances Marie Vobejda was born October 13, 1922 to Robert and Lydia (Stefek) Vobejda in Hettinger, North Dakota. She lived with her parents and brothers, Bill, George, Harvey and Vernon in Lodgepole, South Dakota.

She attended a...

Dec 22, 2016

Kanda  Earll, 43, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 22, 2016 in Kearney, NE.

She was born January 25, 1973 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Bernard Garrelts  and Donna (Earl) Garrelts.

Kanda grew up at Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High.  She lived in Boise, Idaho, Lincoln, NE and Gothenburg. Kanda was a full time mother...

Dec 18, 2016

Keith Peter Ryan, of Gothenburg, age 49, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 at his home.

Ryan was born Dec. 16, 1967, at Framingham, MA, to Fredrick James Ryan and Lillie Elizabeth (Thomason).

He was an avid guitar player with an infectious laugh, according to family members. He was faithful to his family and friends...

Dec 15, 2016

Shirley A. Briggs, 81, of Curtis, Nebraska, died December 15, 2016 in North Platte, NE.

She was born March 30, 1935 in Humboldt, NE, daughter of Elmer and Florence (Sitorius) Rexroth.

Shirley grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High. She later graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln and University of Wyoming, Laramie.   She started her teaching...

Nov 27, 2016

James Earnest Max, 55, of Papillion, Nebraska, died November 27th, 2016 at his home.

James was born June 25, 1961 at Gothenburg to Jimmie and Louise (Pollat) Max. He grew up on a farm near Brady, NE and graduated from Brady High School in 1979. On February 14, 1986 James married Michelle Christensen, to this union three...

Nov 19, 2016

Levi was born on the morning of May 26, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska, a miracle from the beginning.  Doctors predicted that he would not survive long past birth, but the good Lord had different plans.  He blessed his family for almost six months before God decided to call him home.  While his time on earth was short, the impact...

Nov 19, 2016

Anton 'Tony'  Kotschwar, 88, of Moorefield, Nebraska, died November 19, 2016 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

He was born July 15, 1928 at home on the family farm in rural Stockville, NE, son of William George and Viola Gail (White) Kotschwar.

Tony grew up in the Farnam area and graduated from Farnam High with...

Nov 18, 2016

Landy Roland Earhart, age 64 years, 9 months, went to be with his Deliver and Savior on November 18th, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney after a long hard fight with lung cancer.  His family sang songs and read scriptures as he went to meet Christ. Abigail, wrote and sang a beautiful song to her Grandpa.

Nov 14, 2016

Linda Kay Schurr, 67, of Farnam, Nebraska, died November 14, 2016 following a courageous battle with cancer at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, NE.

Linda was born June 14, 1949 at Sutherland to Bernard and Pencieetta (Case) Gummere, Jr.  She attended the Birdwood one room country school, District #36 thru 2nd grade and finished her schooling at Sutherland,...