Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Aug 6, 2012

Nathan Wesley Kirkpatrick, 43, of North Glenn, Colorado, formerly of Gothenburg, NE, died August 6, 2012 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center, North Glenn, CO. He was born December 26, 1968 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Dennis and Susan (Trumble) Kirkpatrick. He grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1987. He played football and basketball...

Jul 31, 2012

Alfred Lee Paul passed away July 31, 2012 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg. He was born June 20, 1922 to Henry and Bertha (Yanken) Paul at Maxwell, NE. He attended high school in Maxwell where he excelled in football and track before enlisting in the army on Oct. 21, 1942. While in the service, he served as a supply...

Jul 31, 2012

Lyle Lee Aden, 67, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 31, 2012 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born March 2, 1945 at Gothenburg, NE, son of Alvin and Pauline (Garrelts) Aden. Lyle grew up northeast of Gothenburg on the family farm. He graduated from Cozad High School. He lived in the Gothenburg and North Platte area. He farmed, worked for the...

Jul 29, 2012

Marjorie Sue Turnquist, 88, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 29, 2012 in Grand Island, NE. Sue was born August 26, 1923 in Omaha, NE the seventh of 10 children to Dr. Homer David and Lola Cecile (Beard) Lurvey in Omaha, NE. She graduated from Hay Springs, NE high school and attended Chadron State College where she received her teaching...

Jul 24, 2012

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Lorene A. Wildes, 95, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 24, 2012 at Linden Court in North Platte, NE. She was born June 7, 1917 on the family farm, near Cozad, NE, daughter of John W. and Selma (Erikson) Bellstrom. She grew up in the Gothenburg/Cozad communities. She attended Dawson County Middle 2 School through 8th grade and graduated...

Jul 21, 2012

Mary Gene Lamb, 91, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 21, 2012 in Gothenburg, NE. Mary Gene was born in St. Pauls, North Carolina, on June 9, 1921, to Julian Carr and Frances M. (McArthur) Lentz. Her family moved to Durham, North Carolina 1933. She graduated from Durham High School in 1939 and attended Duke University and Croft’s Business College. She...

Jul 21, 2012

Uland C. "Bud" Jackson went "home" on July 21, 2012 at the age of 93 years and 24 days in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born June 27, 1919 on a farm near Cordova, Nebraska to Zeb H. and Anna M. (Herbst) Jackson. He grew up on farms in York County and later Lincoln County with his parents and...

Jul 21, 2012

Dee Ann Diehl-Bartlett, 54, of North Platte, Nebraska, died July 21, 2012 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE following a battle with cancer. She was born July 10, 1958 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Bill and DeDe (Sherman) Diehl. She grew up in Brady and graduated from Brady High School, class of 1976. She lived in the area, Gothenburg, Willow...

Jul 4, 2012

Helen Jeannette Garrelts, 93, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 4, 2012 in Gothenburg, NE. She was born March 19, 1919 in Moorefield, NE, daughter of Floyd and Cora ( Kishmer) Mosley. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1937. Helen married Earl Garrelts Sept 5, 1937. She and her husband celebrated 68 years of marriage before his death in 2006....

Jun 30, 2012

Edward Nelson, 88, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died June 30, 2012 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. Ed was born on March 19, 1924 in Waco, NE; to Porter S. and Angeline C. (Groff) Nelson. Ed entered the United States Army on Dec. 16, 1944. He served as a firefighter in the PTO headquarters Co SOP AC BACOM. He was Honorably discharged...

Jun 21, 2012

Junior Gust "Oop" Viter, 82, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died June 21, 2012 at his home in Gothenburg, NE, following a battle with cancer. He was born May 1, 1930 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Gust Emil Viter and Alice Irene (Floro) Viter. He grew up in Gothenburg and attended school there. He served his country in the Army during the...

Jun 21, 2012

It would have tickled Bob Buddenberg that it rained the night before he died Thursday, June 21, 2012. Rain in June, to a lifelong farmer, means a chance to rest. Robert Cole Buddenberg, 92, was born Sept. 7, 1919, in the Ottawa, Kan., fire station, the eldest of three Sons of Rahl Stanley and Ruth (Cole) Buddenberg, who moved their...

Jun 17, 2012

Daryl Harlan Keiser, 82, of Gothenburg, died peacefully on Father’s Day, June 17, 2012 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. Daryl was born on October 30, 1929 to Renke and Rosena (Plank) Keiser at the family farm north of Gothenburg.  He attended elementary school at rural school district 92 and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1948. Daryl married his high school...

Jun 14, 2012

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Duane Henry Malm, 81, of Maxwell, Nebraska, died June 14, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, NE. He was born March 21, 1931 in Gothenburg, NE, son of John Henry and Lola Mae Malm. He grew up on a farm north of Gothenburg and attended school at Shostrom Elementary and Swedish Grove Elementary school...

Jun 6, 2012

Jeffrey Lee Clark, 59, of Brady, Nebraska, died June 6, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer at his home near Brady, NE. He was born June 15, 1952 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Dale and Betty Lou (Miller) Clark. Jeff grew up in the Brady area and lived there all of his life. He graduated from Brady High School...

Jun 4, 2012

Robert Lee “Bob” Plank was born on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1926, north of Gothenburg, Nebraska. He was the second child of C. Emil and Margaret (Block) Plank. He died June 4, 2012 at Gothenburg, Nebraska at the age of 86 years. He was a life long member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gothenburg, and was baptized May 2, 1926,...

May 31, 2012

Regina (Jeanie) I. Eisenhauer, age 69, of Maywood, Nebraska, died May 31, 2012 at her home in Maywood. Jeanie was born on May 15, 1943 to parents Richard B Cox and Rita L Bates, also of Maywood. She grew up in Maywood, graduating from Maywood High with the class of 1961. She then attended Grand Island School of Business and...

May 30, 2012

James R. Cunning, 83, of Gothenburg, Nebraska died May 30, 2012 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, NE. Jim was born June 18, 1928 at Hopkins, MO to Ray and Nettie (Peve) Cunning. Soon after his birth, his family moved to Gothenburg, NE where he grew up and graduated from Gothenburg High School. Jim enlisted in United States Air Force...

May 29, 2012

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Thelma Marina Lehmkuhler Vogel, 97, of Gothenburg, NE died May 29, 2012 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Thelma was born on June 10, 1914 to John and Anna Marie Christensen Lehmkuhler at the family home close to the Methodist Church on Garfield table southwest of Arnold, NE. She lived in the Arnold, Tallin and Gothenburg area. She...

May 23, 2012

Ardis Mae Harwick, 96, of North Platte, formerly of Curtis, NE; died May 23, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born May 8, 1916 in Lincoln County, NE, daughter of Bruce Isaac and Bernice Alma (Stinnette) Dempcy. She attended country school at Sleepy Hollow District 4 north of Moorefield. She then attended and graduated...