Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones

Feb 10, 2007

Biography

Ruby E. Gerdes, 94, of Gothenburg, NE passed away on February 10, 2007 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg after a lengthy illness. Miss Gerdes was a life-time resident of Gothenburg, Nebraska. She was born July 14, 1912 near Gothenburg to William and Tena (Ostendorf) Gerdes. She was the first child of five children.

She attended the District...

Feb 2, 2007

Biography

Gothenburg, Nebraska

Colby Leigh Hicken, 21, of Gothenburg, son of Robert and Barbara Hicken also of Gothenburg, died February 2, 2007, enroute to Axtell from Minden on highway 6.

He was born December 9, 1985, in Gothenburg to Robert and Barbara (Mak) Hicken. He graduated in 2004 from Gothenburg High School and attended the University of...

Feb 1, 2007

Biography

Gothenburg

Opal Leone Bauer, 88, of Gothenburg, NE, died February 1, 2007 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 9, 1918 in Lexington, NE to Bert L. and Lena (Lange) Hollibaugh. She grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School.

Opal married Conrad Bauer on June 24, 1937 in Norton, KS....

Jan 24, 2007

Pauline Wells, 91, of Hays, Kansas, formerly of Gothenburg, NE, died on January 24, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home in Hays, Kansas. She was born on June 26, 1915 at Lincoln, NE to Philip John and Rosina Marie (Schmidt) Kufeldt. She was the first child of that family to be born in the United States. Seven...

Jan 24, 2007

Anthony Lee Howell, 21, of Gothenburg, NE died on January 24, 2007 as a result of an accident. He was born on June 23, 1985 in Gothenburg, NE to Dennis Leroy and Robin (Ault) Howell. He grew up in Gothenburg and attended Gothenburg High School. While in high school Anthony enjoyed playing football, basketball and participating in track. Anthony...

Jan 23, 2007

Sharon Kay Purviance, 61, of Curtis, NE, died at her home on January 23, 2007. She was born on May 30, 1945 in Denver, CO, to Harold and Jean (Albers) Hamberger and later adopted by Ellis and Trudy Albers.

In 1973 she married Terry Purviance in Morill, NE.

She grew up in Denver before moving to western Nebraska...

Jan 20, 2007

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Rodger Nelson Haynes, 63, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.

Rodger was born August 28, 1943, at Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Floyd J. and Ellen H. (Wilson) Haynes. He was raised in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1962. While in school at...

Jan 7, 2007

Opal Alice Kirstein, 88, of Gothenburg, NE died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on January 7, 2007. She was born on July 11, 1918 to John and Etta (Rings) Kraft in rural Wheeler County, NE. Her early years were spent in Kansas and then after living briefly in Callaway, NE her family moved to...

Jan 2, 2007

Gothenburg, Nebraska

Mary Patricia Schnackenberg, 73, of Gothenburg, NE, died on January 2, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born on April 2, 1933 in Merna, NE to Almor and Dorothy (Powers) Juel. She graduated from Lexington High School.

On January 9, 1956 she married Robert Walter "Bob" Schnackenberg in Ogallala, NE....

Jan 2, 2007

Gothenburg, Nebraska

Harriette K. Ross, 85, of Gothenburg, NE died on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. She was born at Ruskin, NE on March 23, 1921 to Vergil and Mabel Johanna Christensen Sykes. She attended school in Ruskin and Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School . She went on to attend nursing school.

She...

Dec 25, 2006

Gothenburg

Gale T. Guenther, 50, of Gothenburg, NE, died on December 25, 2006.

Register book will be available to sign on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, NE.

Graveside Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 29, 2006, 10:00 a.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE.Gale T. Guenther, 50,...

Dec 23, 2006

Gothenburg, Nebraska

Marvin L. Lambertus, 87, of Gothenburg, NE, died on December 23, 2006. He was born on the family farm north of Gothenburg to William Jurgen and Margret Etta (Jobman) Lambertus. He attended country school north of Gothenburg.

In 1941 he married Geraldine Lundquist in Grand Island, NE. To this union three children were born: Doug, Carolyn...

Dec 23, 2006

Arlond F. Garratt, 82, of Gothenburg, NE, died on December 23, 2006 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. Arlond was born in Helvey, NE on July 8, 1924 to Fred and Elyse Ridpath Garratt. He grew up in Fairbury graduating at the age of 15 and went on to attend Fairbury Jr. College, where he met Creta.

Arlond enlisted in...

Dec 22, 2006

Kevin Dale Wilson (Heavy) was born on Nov. 8, 1959. He was the first of 3 children born to Willis and Lynne Wilson in McCook Nebraska. He attended school in Maywood Nebraska and graduated from Maywood High School in 1978. Kevin was married to Marilyn Smith, his high school sweetheart, in 1980. Kevin and Marilyn celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary...

Dec 20, 2006

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Esther Louise Selders, 91, of Gothenburg, NE, died December 20, 2006 at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Long Term. She was born on May 10, 1915 to Fred J. and Letta M. (Heaten) Sexsmith at Orient, Iowa. When Esther was age 3 the family moved to the Oé�a��a��Neill, NE area. She...

Dec 14, 2006

McCook

Eleanor Marie Callan, age 80 of McCook, Nebraska, formerly of Stockville, Nebraska, passed away December 14, 2006 at her home in McCook.

Eleanor was born on June 24, 1926 to Carl I. And Martha (Herrick) Stinman south of Curtis. She attended school at Moorefield and lived the majority of her life in Frontier County.

Eleanor married...

Dec 14, 2006

Wayne Leo Gronewold, 79, of Gothenburg, NE, died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. He was born on May 17, 1927 to Arndt and Sena (Gronewold) Gronewold at Chappell, Nebraska. He grew up in the Gothenburg area graduating from Gothenburg High School. He served in the U.S. Army from July 1945 through December 1946.

On August...

Dec 13, 2006

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Beulah R. é�a��A"Booé�a��? Healey, 90, died on December 13, 2006 at her home. She was born on October 17, 1916 to Harry M. and Edith Reed at Creston, Iowa.

She married William H. é�a��A"Billé�a��? Healey in Creston, Iowa on December 15, 1934. In 1938 they moved to Gothenburg where...

Dec 9, 2006

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Louis Ralph Clymer was born November 10, 1917 to Ralph E. Clymer and Edna (Althauser) Clymer at Greenwood, Nebraska. He died at Gothenburg, NE on December 9, 2006 and he recently celebrated his 89 birthday.. He lived on a farm with his parents through high school and graduated from the University of...

Dec 8, 2006

Nelda Marie Covey 85, of Curtis, died December 8, 2006 at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis. She was born in Moorefield, NE on March 5, 1921 to Henry and Jessie (Dempcy) Frey. She grew up in Moorefield and was raised by her mother and step-father James Rose. Nelda attended school in Curtis, graduating from Curtis High School. She later...