Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Feb 26, 2015

Clifford Lee Geiken, 96, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away February 26, 2015 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

Cliff was born November 9, 1918, northeast of Gothenburg to George and Estella (Fairbank) Geiken.

Cliff grew up northeast of Gothenburg and attended rural school and then Gothenburg High School where he graduated in 1935. He helped...

Feb 26, 2015

Ivar "Bud" Wayne Johnson, 89, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 26, 2015 in Gothenburg, NE.

He was born August 17, 1925 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Ivar Oscar and Ruth Edith (Larson) Johnson.

Bud grew up in Gothenburg and graduated with the class of 1943.  At the...

Feb 25, 2015

Doris "Dotty" Davis, 80, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 25, 2015 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

Doris was born July 5, 1934 in Athens, OH, to Orthe and Francis (Cook) Potts. She grew up and attended school in Port Clinton, OH.

Doris married Robert Davis on July 22, 1952 at her parents...

Feb 17, 2015

James Russell Cover, 81, of Cozad, Nebraska, died February 17, 2015 at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, NE.

Jim was born October 7, 1933 in Cozad, NE, son of Victor and Edith (Winter) Cover.

Jim grew up at Cozad and graduated from Cozad High with the class of 1951.  He served in the US Army from...

Feb 15, 2015

Mary Lou Vreeland of Curtis, NE died February 15, 2015 at McCook, NE.  She was born July 1, 1931 to Hazen and Aletha (Schnase) Florom at their home in Curtis.  She grew up in Curtis and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1949.  She was an operator at the Curtis Telephone Company for one year.

Feb 14, 2015

Donald D. Heath 82, of Farnam, died February 14, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Donald was born September 27, 1932 to Roy and Lena (Knoedler) Heath on a farm, in Frontier County, between Farnam and Eustis.  He graduated from Farnam High school In 1950, after graduating he trucked for Hudson trucking, and later worked at the Co-op...

Feb 12, 2015

Ronnie L. Schmeeckle, 59, of Cozad, Nebraska, died February 12, 2015 in Cozad, NE.

He was born June 3, 1955 in Cozad, NE, son of Donald and Florence Schmeeckle.

Ron grew up on the rural farm north of Cozad. He attended Kearney State College. He was a member of the Quality Pork board, 4-H, 81-R...

Feb 9, 2015

Roberta  McLaughlin, 91, of Hastings, Nebraska, died February 9, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village in Hastings, NE. She was born February 8, 1924 in Moorefield, NE, daughter of James Robert and Maude May (Todd) McLaughlin. Roberta grew up in Moorefield and graduated from Moorefield High School, after graduation she moved to North Platte and then later to Seattle, WA. ...

Feb 6, 2015

Delbert  Lawrence Martin, 91, of Brady, passed away February 6,2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

He was born April 19, 1923 in Anselmo, NE to Lawrence and Esther Martin. After graduating from Gothenburg High School, he served in the air force. Del married Yolanda (Johnson) on January 11, 1947. Del and Yolanda moved to Brady in...

Feb 3, 2015

Buddy Lee Lashley, 69, parted from this life February 3, 2015.

He was born on July 18, 1945 to Buddy Milton and Mary Lea Lashley in McCook, Nebraska.  At the age of one week, his mother left him in the care of his grandmothers, Ella Lashley and Elizabeth Robeson, while she went to Texas where his father...

Jan 30, 2015

Gerald F. Lenz was born on August 9, 1926, to Paul and Katie Lenz in Moorefield, NE.  He was baptized on September 19, 1926, and confirmed on June 7, 1942, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Moorefield, NE. He passed away on January 30, 2015, in Seward, NE. “Judd” attended Moorefield High School and graduated on May 10th,...

Jan 29, 2015

Bernadine Joy Rasmussen Fecht, 80, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village, North Platte, Nebraska. Bernadine was born January 28, 1935, at Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Clarence and Ruth (Slack) Rasmussen.  Bernadine spent her entire life in Gothenburg,  graduating from Gothenburg High School in 1953. Bernadine worked for many years as a dietician at...

Jan 29, 2015

Loel Dee "Grumpy" Nichols, 76, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 29, 2015 in Gothenburg, NE.

He was born April 5, 1938 in Gothenburg, NE, son of James and Edna Beth (Lichty) Nichols.

Loel grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High in 1956.  He attended Kearny College for a semester before enlisting in the...

Jan 19, 2015

Evelyn  Aden, 92, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 19, 2015 in Gothenburg, NE.

She was born February 17, 1922 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Martin G and Hulda (Ludwig) Block.

Evelyn grew up in Gothenburg and attended school in Gothenbug.  She married Alfred Gerd Aden on September 1, 1937 at Warrensburg, MO; to this union...

Jan 19, 2015

Robert Royal Kruse, 93, of Brady, formerly of Farnam, Nebraska, died January 19, 2015 in at his daughter's home.

Robert was born July 1, 1921 at Gothenburg, NE to John and Wilbke (Franzen) Kruse. He graduated from Gothenburg High School. He was confirmed in 1939 at Zion Lutheran Church by Rev. Duis.  Robert served his country in...

Jan 15, 2015

Stanley Maline, 89, of Wallace, Nebraska, died January 15, 2015 at the North Platte Care Center in North Platte, NE where he had resided the last few months. Stanley Godfrey Maline was born March 26, 1925 at Rock Island Table north of Gothenburg, NE. He was one of five children born to Godfrey and Lydia (Lindstedt) Maline. His childhood...

Jan 12, 2015

Albert L. Connelly, 96, of Gothenburg, formerly of Brady, Nebraska, died January 12, 2015 in Cozad, NE.

He was born December 8, 1918 in the hills south of Brady, NE, son of John Franklin "Frank" and Elnora (Nelsen) Connelly.

Albert married Dora Opal Carver on August 10, 1942 at Oberlin, KS.  To this union, two...

Jan 10, 2015

Marilyn T. Marsh, 68, of Curtis, Nebraska, died January 10, 2015 at her home in Curtis, NE. She was born June 18, 1946 in La Grande, OR, daughter of Marvin and Elfine (Bunker) Turner. Marilyn grew up in Santa Clara & San Jose, CA.  She attended Wilcox High School and graduated from West Valley College.  She lived in the...

Jan 8, 2015

Donald Richard Bauman, 88, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital on January 8, 2015 in Gothenburg, NE.

Don was born April 26, 1926 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Roy and Anna (Block) Bauman.  He grew up in  rural Gothenburg, NE and graduated from Gothenburg High School.  He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  He...

Jan 6, 2015

Richard Alan Ostendorf, 69, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died January 6, 2015 at his home in Gothenburg, NE with his family by his side.

He was born December 12, 1945 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Marcus Lincoln and Doris Elaine (Miller) Ostendorf.  He attended school in Gothenburg graduating with the class of 1964.

Dick served in...