Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Oct 17, 2008

Send Flowers | Send Card Harvey Finke October 12, 1919 - October 17, 2008

Click here to view Harvey's video tribute. Harvey W. Finke, 89, of Gothenburg, passed away on October 17, 2008 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.

Harvey was born on October 12, 1919 to William and Ada (Retzlaff) Finke at Lincoln, NE. He attended school in...

Oct 16, 2008

Shirley Gleason, 77, of Gothenburg, died on October 16, 2008 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.

Shirley Jean was born on June 23, 1931 to George and Ellen (Kulick) Sholtz at Guide Rock, NE. She grew up at Guide Rock and graduated from high school at Guide Rock.

She married Lavaile Gleason on June 10, 1949 at Red Cloud, NE....

Oct 2, 2008

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Tony Miller, 89, of Brady died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 1 pm -5 pm Saturday, Oct. 4 and 1 pm -6 pm Sunday, Oct. 5 at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Services and lunch are 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church of Gothenburg with Pastor Don Wilken...

Sep 29, 2008

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Katherine J. Cole, 90, of Kinsley, KS, formerly of Curtis, died on September 29, 2008 at Kinsley, KS.

Katherine was born on February 6, 1918 to Chris & Maggie (Steffensen) Thomsen at Minden, NE. Katherine grew up in Curtis and attended schools there.

Katherine married Grover Cole on July 3, 1939 at Stockville, NE; to this...

Sep 22, 2008

Betty L Riley, 70, Kearney, formerly of Gothenburg passed away on September 22, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Betty was born on December 12, 1937 at Bellefontaine, Ohio to Arthur Edward and Helen May (Rhodes) Moon. Betty grew up in Bellefontaine and graduated from high school at the age of 16.

Betty married William E. Riley...

Sep 19, 2008

Oi Mable (Greene) Sitorius, 100, of Gothenburg, passed away on September 19, 2008 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg.

Oi was born on June 20, 1908 at her grandmother's home east of Gothenburg to John and Cora Greene. Oi and her family lived near Brady until she was 9 years old when they moved to Gothenburg. She graduated from...

Sep 17, 2008

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Gary Lynn Kruse, 51, of Gothenburg passed away on September 17, 2008 at his home in Gothenburg. Gary was born on January 20, 1957 at Cozad, NE to Wilbert & Esther (Sheets) Kruse. Gary grew up in Cozad and attended schools in Gothenburg and Cozad. Gary married Angie Dishman on July 13, 1979 at the Nazarene Church in...

Sep 14, 2008

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Gladys Esther Ruth Hendrickson Jobman, 97 Home with her Savior

Gladys Jobman, 97, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, September 14, 2008, in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Gladys was born on the family farm in Wild Horse Valley on November 16, 1910 to Charles and Annie (Pohl) Hendrickson. She is the last surviving child of...

Sep 11, 2008

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Ruth M Rylander, 93, of Gothenburg, died on September 11, 2008 at the North Platte Regional Medical Center.

Ruth was born on January 27, 1915 at Almena, KS to Rudolph and Ruth Alice (Fishburn) Portiner. Ruth and her family moved to Gothenburg when she was 6.

Ruth married John Arlt on October 18, 1935 at North...

Aug 27, 2008

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Ernest W. Koch, 96, of Gothenburg, died on August 27, 2008 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

Ernest was born on June 25, 1912 at Eustis, NE to Christian Jacob & Caroline (Gutekunst) Koch. He grew up on the family farm east of Eustis. Ernest was...

Aug 27, 2008

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Lynn Jay Moore, 60 of Maywood, NE died August 27, 2008 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, NE.

Lynn Jay Moore was born on February 23, 1948 at Gordon, NE to Bruce Leo and Sheila Joyce (Spence) Moore. He grew up in Gordon where he attended Gordon Public Schools, graduating from Gordon High...

Aug 8, 2008

Kristie Lynn (Sweet) Grado, 52 of Schuyler, NE died on Aug. 8, 2008 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Kristie was born on May 7, 1956 at Cozad, NE to Vernon and Darlene (Weber) Sweet. She attended school at Lexington and Gothenburg. Kristie married Shon Grado on July 14, 1983 in Norton, Kansas.

Kristie...

Jul 31, 2008

Bethel J. Willis, 80, of Gothenburg, died on July 31, 2008 at North Platte.

Bethel June was born on June 21, 1928 at Anselmo, NE to Eugene and Malinda (Spooner) Whipple. She grew up in the Sand Hills and Climax area. She attended District 281.

Bethel married Marvin L. Willis on April 19, 1947 at Smith Center, KS....

Jul 28, 2008

Send Flowers | Send Card Leonard Vern Hilton May 10, 1926 - July 28, 2008

Please click here to view Leonard's Video Tribute Leonard V. Hilton, 82, of Kearney, formerly of Gothenburg, died on July 28, 2008 at Kearney.

Leonard Vern was born May 10, 1926, at Gothenburg, NE to Elmer and Eva (Keiper) Hilton. He attended School...

Jul 18, 2008

Emil Michal, 87, Gothenburg, formerly of Table Rock, died Friday, July 18, 2008 in Gothenburg. He was born July 23,1920 to Joseph and Anna Michal in Table Rock, NE.

Mitch attended Bunker Hill Elementary School through the eighth grade and graduated from Table Rock High School. He spent the majority of his life in the Table Rock community. In...

Jul 15, 2008

Vivian Stevenson, 97, of Gothenburg, died on July 15, 2008 at Gothenburg.

Vivian R. was born on May 2, 1911 to Leon & Rose (Jorgenson) Taylor on their family farm north of Cozad. Vivian was an only child. Her father was a lay pastor at the country church located on their farm. Vivian helped her father by bringing coal...

Jul 14, 2008

Bryce Delmer DeBoer, 83, passed away July 14th, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE.

In the fall of 1924 George and Effie Dyer DeBoer read the book, Valley of the Giants. In this story, a baby boy was born and he was named Bryce. He grew to be 6' 4" tall and had red hair like his mother's....

Jul 13, 2008

Send Flowers | Send Card James Stanley Ostergard November 6, 1926 - July 13, 2008

Please click here to view Jim's video tribute. Jim Ostergard, 81, of Gothenburg, died on July 13, 2008 at Gothenburg.

Jim was born to Harry and Ilene Ostergard on November 6, 1926. He attended school at Etna and graduated from Gothenburg high school...

Jul 10, 2008

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Verna Christina Aden, 93, of Gothenburg died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Verna was born in Gothenburg, NE on September 18, 1914, to Hie M. George and Etta (Ackerman) Aden. She grew up in Gothenburg and attended school at Gothenburg High School graduating in 1933. Verna married Renkie Aden on Feb. 5, 1936...

Jun 30, 2008

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Milton H. Block, age 85 of Gothenburg passed away Monday, June 30, 2008 in Gothenburg.

Milton was born North East of Gothenburg, on January 24, 1923 to Rankey Reakus and Ellen G. (Buesing) Block. Milton graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1941. He served his country in the Army from 1945-1946 serving in the Asiatic Pacific.

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