Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Apr 3, 2013

John Andrew Loostrom January 21, 1915 - April 3, 2013

John Andrew Loostrom, 98, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 3, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born January 21, 1915 on the family farm, in Custer County north of Gothenburg, NE, son of Peter and Marie (Peterson) Loostrom. He attended New Hope School and Gothenburg High School. He spent...

Apr 2, 2013

Leo Dean Sabin, 70, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 2, 2013 at his home in Gothenburg, NE; following a battle with cancer. He was born June 14, 1942 in Gothenburg, NE, son of John and Eva Louise (Cloyd) Sabin. He attended schools in Gothenburg and then joined the Navy. Leo served his country in the US Navy from 1960-63. After...

Apr 1, 2013

Irma Johnson, 93, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, formerly of Brady, passed away April 1, 2013 at her daughter's home in Lincoln, NE. Visitation: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 1:00 PM-8:00 PM, Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, NE. Funeral Services for Irma Johnson, 93, of Gothenburg, will be held at 3 p.m. at the Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, April 10, with Pastor...

Mar 31, 2013

Eleanor Mann Sitorius, 97, a long-time resident of the Gothenburg area, died Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Stone Hearth Estates, Gothenburg. She was born December 9, 1915 in Steamboat Springs to Albert A. and Annie Jane Mann as the next to the youngest in the large family of 10 children. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1933 and...

Mar 25, 2013

Arnold William Buss, 93, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 25, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born August 15, 1919 in Eland, WI, son of William and Francis (Gracyalny) Buss. He grew up at Eland, WI and graduated from St. Elizabeth's high school in Milwaukee in 1933. He served in the US Army from 1941-1945 and served in the Battle...

Mar 24, 2013

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Elna Berthe (Petersen) Kibben, 100, of Curtis, NE, died March 24, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. She was born February 8, 1913 in Norman, NE, daughter of Nels and Dorthea (Jensen) Petersen. Elna grew up in Norman, NE until she was 5 years old, when her family moved to Curtis. On July 10, 1935, Elna...

Mar 19, 2013

Orvin Henry Stevens, 89, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 19, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born June 7, 1923 near Gothenburg, in Dawson County, NE, son of Peter and Mary (Fickenscher) Stevens. Orvin was baptized July 8, 1923 and was confirmed on March 17, 1940 at the Christ Lutheran Church, northeast of Gothenburg. Orvin attended Valley School and graduated...

Mar 19, 2013

Robert William Marsh, 75, of Curtis, NE, died March 19, 2013 at his home in Curtis, NE. He was born April 8, 1937 in St Paul, MN, son of Fredrick and Ethyl (Olson) Marsh. Robert grew up in St. Paul, MN, and age ten, he moved to San Jose. Robert served his country in the US Navy from Sep 21,...

Mar 17, 2013

Lloyd K Nordin, 88, of Gothenburg, NE, died March 17, 2013 in Omaha, NE. He was born May 12, 1924, in Gothenburg to Andrew and Augusta (Carlson) Nordin. Lloyd attended elementary school in Gothenburg, middle school in Riverside, California and high school in South Gate, California. He graduated in 1942 from South Gate High School. During WWll, Lloyd was drafted...

Mar 15, 2013

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Marvin O. "Bud" Schaffert, 92, of Ogallala, Nebraska, died March 15, 2013 at Ogallala Hospital in Ogallala, NE after a battle with cancer. Bud was born February 19, 1921 in Hayes County, Nebraska to Michael and Elizabeth Miller Schaffert. He spent his youth on the family farm in Hayes County along with his 13 brothers and sisters. 18...

Mar 13, 2013

Kathleen Mary (Breitzmann) Gaboury, 74, formerly of Gothenburg, died March 13, 2013 in Fullerton, NE. She was born June 26, 1938 in Superior, WI, daughter of Rudolph, Sr. and Rosa (O'Connell) Breitzmann. Kathleen grew up in Superior, WI; Pontiac, MI; and Duluth, MN. She graduated from St. Jean-Baptiste High School in Duluth, with the class of 1956. She was...

Mar 6, 2013

Mary Aileen Mathieu, 96, of Gothenburg, NE, died March 6, 2013 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Mary Aileen Kinyon was born September 17, 1916 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Daniel Lee and Oi Cleo (Greene) Kinyon. She attended Gothenburg grade and high school. She was a graduate of the Gothenburg High School class of 1934 as their Valedictorian. Aileen...

Mar 5, 2013

Delories Elaine Streeter, 85, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 5, 2013 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, NE. Delories was born November 14, 1927 to Rankey and Ellen (Buesing) Block. She became a child of God through baptism in December 1927. She renewed these vows at her confirmation at Christ Lutheran Church in 1943. She was lifelong member...

Feb 28, 2013

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Barbara Jeanne Widick, 88, of Farnam, Nebraska, died February 28, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, NE. She was born October 7, 1924 on the family farm near Atlanta, NE, daughter of Ernest and Wilhelmina (Engel) Lantz. Barbara attended rural schools in Buffalo County, NE until the family moved to Kearney. She graduated from Kearney High...

Feb 25, 2013

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Alice Elaine Johnson, 85, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 25, 2013 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Alice was born October 26, 1927 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Henry and Bertha (Westerbuhr) Franzen. Alice lived in Gothenburg her entire life. She graduated from Gothenburg High School. She married James Richard Johnson at North Platte on September 15, 1948....

Feb 23, 2013

LaVaughn Williams Schmidt May 6, 1920 – February 23, 2013 LaVaughn Schmidt was born in Curtis, NE, to Roy and Gladys Williams. She attended school in Curtis and graduated from Curtis High School. She married Dorrance Schmidt in 1939. Two children were born to this union. Dorrance and LaVaughn lived in Rushville, NE, after they married, and then Bridgeport, NE,...

Feb 18, 2013

Gregory Joseph Anderson, 64, of Sioux City, Iowa, died February 18, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born October 17, 1948 in North Platte, NE, son of Joseph and Ruth (LaValley) Anderson. Gregg grew up at Brady. He lived at Brady, North Platte, Omaha and Sioux City, IA. He married Jeanne Carlson on May 17, 1967 at North Platte, NE;...

Feb 14, 2013

Charles "Cork" Purintun, 84, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 14, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born September 21, 1928 in Overton, NE, son of Hugh L. and Emma V. (Anderson) Purintun. Cork grew up in Overton, NE and attended school there. He enlisted in the US Army in 1946 and served his country in the Army in Korea. On...

Feb 13, 2013

Vera Frances Oliver, 94, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 13, 2013 in Gothenburg, NE. She was born August 26, 1918 in Tryon, NE, daughter of Charles A and Lena Belle (Parkhurst) Daly. She grew up in McPherson County, NE and graduated from McPherson County High School in 1934. She taught elementary school in rural McPherson county until her marriage to...

Feb 9, 2013

Mildred (Millie) Elnora Schledewitz of Gothenburg, NE passed peacefully on February 9, 2013 at Milder Manor in Lincoln, NE at the age of 88. She married John Schledewitz on July 20, 1941 and spent her life as a farmer's wife for 66 years which she loved. She always took pride in the fact that she was such a hard...