Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Apr 29, 2016

Juliet Perri Strasburg passed away suddenly on the morning of April 29th, 2016 at Children’s Hospital. Juliet was born May 15, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE.

Soon our sweet baby girl began to write a story that would take us on an unbelievable journey. She was diagnosed with Vici Syndrome at 7 months. She battled...

Apr 16, 2016

Alice Sheffield, 89, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 16, 2016 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, NE.

Alice was born March 11, 1927 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of William and Laura (Rosser) Garrelts. Alice grew up in the Gothenburg area and graduated from Gothenburg High School. After graduation, she taught rural schools near Gothenburg. Alice married Verlo...

Apr 16, 2016

Susie L. Hoaglund, 84, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 16, 2016 at Hilltop Estates, Gothenburg, NE.

Susie was born December 22, 1931 at Arnold, NE to Archie C. Hubbard and Ora O. Hubbard (Bailey). She graduated from Brady High School. She married Clair DeMilt on October 15, 1951, to this union a son, Robert was born. Nine...

Apr 16, 2016

Willis Wilson, 79, of Maywood, NE passed away Saturday April 16, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Willie was born to Walt and Mabel (Hayden) Wilson on January 26, 1937 on the farm, south of Maywood. Willie married Lynne Wiseman on October 4, 1958.

Willie spent his early years farming with his father and...

Apr 4, 2016

Arlene Ruth Bates, 92, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 4, 2016 at Stone Hearth Estates, Gothenburg, NE.

She was born December 3, 1923 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Peter and Nellie (Young) Peterson.

Arlene grew up in the Gothenburg area.  After her high school graduation, she taught in a rural school in the New Hope...

Apr 3, 2016

Dale James Clark, 88, of Brady, Nebraska, died April 3, 2016 at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE.

He was born March 6, 1928 in Gothenburg, NE, son of James S. and Sara (Lindberg) Clark.  Dale attended grade school at District #32 , Potter School south of Gothenburg.  He graduated from Gothenburg High School in...

Mar 30, 2016

Magdalene Loretta Thompson, 59, of Curtis, Nebraska, died March 30, 2016 in Cozad, NE.

She was born August 29, 1956 in Washington DC, MD, daughter of Joseph Robert and Magdalene Cecelia (Elco) Kulesza.

Magdalene grew up in Maryland and lived there until she was in her mid twenties.  She then moved to Curtis to attend...

Mar 29, 2016

Dennis R Siemering, 66, of Cozad, Nebraska, died March 29, 2016 in Lexington, NE.

He was born January 6, 1950 in Gothenburg, NE, son of George and Evelyn Siemering.

Dennis attended school at Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High School.  He worked at Tenneco Automotive in Cozad for many years.  He enjoyed bowling and woodworking....

Mar 23, 2016

Nadine Edna Liljestrand, 89, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 23, 2016 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born February 27, 1927 southwest of Brady, NE, daughter of Edward and Ruby (Hoaglund) Janeski.  She grew up in the "South Hills" in the Moorefield area.  She attended school at Jeffery Queen School and then Nebraska...

Mar 19, 2016

Louis Mak, 90, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 19, 2016 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

He was born July 10, 1925 in Cozad, NE, son of Lewis and Flossie Mak.

As a youth he lived in the country south of Eustis. He later moved into Eustis and lived there until he went over seas to fight in...

Mar 11, 2016

Mary Ann Bierfreund, 71, of Curtis, Nebraska, died March 11, 2016 at the North Platte Care Center in North Platte. She was born January 8, 1945 in Williamsport, PA, daughter of Frank and Thelma (Whiteman) Wanamaker . Mary Ann grew up in Williamsport, PA and later moved to Angola, NY where she lived for 28 years.   In November...

Mar 10, 2016

Wayne was the sixth of seven children born to Winfred and Mary Ann Trotter Parker. Born in Dickens, Lincoln County, Nebraska, he grew up on his paternal grandparents' homestead in Frontier County, near the present town of Maywood.  He attended elementary school in Quick and graduated from the Curtis High School in 1940.

Wayne enlisted in the Army...

Mar 8, 2016

Myrna Luray Grunden, 79 of Curtis passed away March 8, 2016, after a fearless, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Myrna was born March 3, 1937, to Arnold & Vera (Aldrich) Hibbs on the family farm near Elwood, Nebraska.   Her earliest memory was singing “Jesus Loves Me”, to her Grandma Aldrich’s Circle at the Methodist Church in...

Mar 1, 2016

Frida Henrietta Cline, 95, of Newton, Kansas, formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 1, 2016, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas.

She was born October 11, 1920, the sixth of eight children of Adolf and Henny Rickertsen of rural Lexington.  She attended country school.  She graduated from Lexington High School in 1938. Following her graduation, Frida...

Feb 24, 2016

Forrest D. Johnson, 82, of Gothenburg, NE, formerly of Farnam, died February 24, 2016 at his home in Gothenburg, NE.

He was born May 3, 1933 in Farnam, NE, son of Fred and Judith (Isaacson) Johnson.

Forrest grew up on the family farm south of Farnam, NE and graduated from Farnam High School with the...

Feb 18, 2016

Russell Curtis Huff, 71, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, February 18th as a result of a motor scooter accident near Brady, Nebraska.

He was born on July 21, 1944 in La Junta, Colorado to Pauline Ellen and Russell Loyal Huff.

Russ grew up in La Junta, then joined the Air Force upon his...

Feb 14, 2016

Lucy First, 80, of Curtis, NE, died February 14, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Cozad, NE.

She was born December 27, 1935 in Erie, PA, daughter of Albert and Marjorie (Warner) Miller.

Lucy loved crosswords, books, baking, and spending time with her children and grand children.

She is survived be her children...

Feb 10, 2016

Ryan Groene, 38, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 10, 2016 at his home in Gothenburg, NE following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born May 11, 1977 in Fremont, NE, son of Robin and Cathy (Vakiner) Groene.

Ryan grew up in Howells, NE. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Education at Wayne State...

Feb 9, 2016

Lori (Fecht) Emken, 48, of Fairfield formerly of Gothenburg, died February 9, 2016 in Hastings, NE.

Lori was born October 26, 1967 in Omaha, NE, where she was adopted by Don and Bernadine (Rasmussen) Fecht.

Lori grew up in Gothenburg and attended Gothenburg High School graduating in 1986.  Following high school she attended College at...

Feb 7, 2016

Janet Ruth Holstein, 67, of Omaha, Nebraska, died February 7, 2016 at the Douglas County Health Center after a battle with cancer.

She was born December 8, 1948 in Broken Bow, NE, daughter of Joseph A Beck  and Neva Bell (Bohlke) Beck.

Jan married Marty Holstein on April 24, 1998 in Las Vagas, NV.  Jan...