Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Feb 22, 2011

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Larry Dean Slack, 73, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away on February 22, 2011 at his home in Cozad, NE. He was born June 23, 1937 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Selwyn and Geradline VanMeter Slack. Larry lived in Beatrice Children's Home before moving to Cozad. He had worked at South Central Developmental Services Workshop since 1970. Larry had...

Feb 18, 2011

James Daniel Holmes, 83, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died February 18, 2011 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born January 27, 1928 in Omaha, NE, son of Russell and Goldie (Sigler) Holmes. He grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High School. He accepted the Lord in 1951 as his Savior. He served his country in the Navy during WWII. In...

Jan 27, 2011

Talbot W. Laughlin, 78, of Brady, Nebraska, died January 27, 2011, at his home. He was born October 17, 1932 in Lincoln, NE, to Jewell and Gwendeline Laughlin. He grew up in Lincoln, NE and later moved to Southern Califonia, where he met and married, Annie, his wife of 35 years. Talbot worked as a Air Traffic Controler for Buckley...

Jan 23, 2011

Eleanor A. Anderson, 93, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Lincoln, NE. Eleanor was born January 15, 1918 in Brady, NE daughter of Alfred and Ruby (Sylvan) Monson. She was a life long resident of Gothenburg, graduating from Gothenburg High school with the class of 1936. On October 2, 1940, she was united in marriage...

Jan 21, 2011

Lucille Peterson, 77, of Gothenburg died January 21, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Lucille was born at Gothenburg on July 11, 1933 to Delbert and Dorothy Murray. Lucille was raised in the Cozad and Gothenburg area, graduating from Gothenburg High School in 1951. In 1948 Lucille accepted Christ as her personal savior under Rev. Percy Carlson....

Dec 31, 2010

Harold McFadden, 94, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 31, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born February 9, 1916 in Cushing, NE, son of Ignatius and Mary McFadden. He grew up in Cushing, Crawford and Gothenburg NE. He graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1934. He spent the rest of his life in Gothenburg except for the...

Dec 23, 2010

Anne M. Tripp, 46, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 23, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 2, 1964 in Oakland, CA. She grew up in Kearney, NE and attended schools there, graduating from Kearney Senior High. She moved to Lincoln and lived there from 1987-2002. She married Russell Tripp on September...

Dec 20, 2010

Marion W. Nelsen was born May 11,1917 to Peter C .and Anna Elsie (Rossen) Nelsen on a farm north of Curtis, NE. As a small child they moved to a farm south of Curtis where he attended country school and then graduated from NSA in Curtis in 1937. In 1941 he enlisted in the Air Force and was sent overseas...

Dec 17, 2010

Paul Darien Sukraw December 24, 1922 - December 17, 2010

Paul Darien Sukraw, 87, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. Paul, the son of Harry and Minnie (Giese) Sukraw, was born December 24, 1922 north of Maxwell,NE. When he was three years old the family moved to the ranch just west of Maxwell where...

Dec 16, 2010

Dorothy Maxine Hinz, age 89, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Life Care Center of Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Washington. She was born on May 25, 1921 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Lou and Villa Mae (Scheedler) Bowman. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Gothenburg, NE. She then worked as a...

Dec 8, 2010

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Jesse Alberts, 82, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 8, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born February 10, 1928 on the family farm northwest of Gothenburg, NE, son of Charlie and Hilway (Haddad) Alberts. He was a son of immigrant parents and knew what work was. He attended rural School District 161 in Custer County and graduated from...

Nov 30, 2010

Gerald Wilber Smith, 73, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died November 30, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born November 29, 1937 in Ontario, Oregon, son of J. Elton and Edith (Rettig) Smith. He grew up in Eastern Oregon and attended schools in Durkee and Brogan and graduated from Ontario High. Jerry served his country in the Army from Dec. 1960 to...

Nov 10, 2010

Bill J. Terry, 60, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died November 10, 2010 at his home. He was born May 27, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA, son of Bill J. Terry Sr. and Helen (Bennett) Terry . Bill lived in Los Angeles, CA, until he was a teenager and then moved to Colorado and graduated from there. He joined the Army...

Nov 10, 2010

Larry L. Darrington Sr. was born July 16, 1944, in Greeley, to Donald and Edith (Bishop) Darrington. He was schooled in Greeley and Monte Vista. He joined the Navy in 1961, and served during the Vietnam War on the USS Osborne as a gunners mate. After being honorably discharged in 1965, he worked for McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, Calif....

Nov 6, 2010

Send Flowers | Send Card Floyd L. Wahlgren October 9, 1942 - November 6, 2010

Floyd Laverne Wahlgren, age 68 of Gothenburg NE, passed away on November 6, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Floyd was born on October 9, 1942 to Kenneth and Nola (McPheeters) Wahlgren. He attended country school and graduated from Gothenburg High School in...

Oct 31, 2010

Juanita Christensen was born on the farm in Arco, Minnesota, to Fred and Maude Mae Gutherless, on November 20, 1916. She was raised in Presho, South Dakota, where she sang in a girl's quartet and was a cheerleader at Presho High School. She moved to Nebraska where she became a beautician and opened her own beauty shop in North...

Oct 23, 2010

Elane was born Feb. 1, 1935 at her grandparents Frederick and Louise Waltemath home in Moorefield, NE. She was baptized in the name of the Father, Son & Holy Ghost on Feb. 17, 1935. Elane was preceded in death by her husband Richard E. on Jan. 19, 1984; her parents Royal and Bertha (Waltemath) Anderson, two brothers Gaylord Anderson...

Oct 22, 2010

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Jeremy Joe Widick, 37, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died October 22, 2010 at Tabitha in Lincoln, NE as the result of an automobile accident. He was born March 31, 1973 in Omaha, NE, son of Douglas and Linda (Griffith) Widick. Jeremy attended Medicine Valley Schools and graduated with the class of 1991. He then enrolled in the Electrician program...

Oct 22, 2010

Lewis Gaulden Mathieu, Jr. 68, passed away October 22, 2010 in Gothenburg, after battling myotonic dystrophy for a number of years. Lewis was born to Lewis Gaulden and Mary Aileen (Kinyon) Mathieu Sr on February 1, 1942 in San Antonio, TX. He graduated from Holdrege High School. Lewis married Sharron Newstrom on January 4, 1964 in Lincoln. He worked...

Oct 21, 2010

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Ronald Clay Bice, 73, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died October 21, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE. He was born August 30, 1937 in Lexington, NE, son of Roy and Grace (Flynn) Bice. Ron worked as a self-employed Bricklayer and for Lexington Masonry and for Schwarz Brother of Lexington. He was a member of Bricklayers Union. Ron enjoyed hanging out with...