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Butch Diehl
Dec 27, 2020
Charles “Butch” Wayne Diehl age 78 of Broken Bow, NE passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home in Broken Bow, NE.
Funeral service will be Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:00 am at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with Pastor Stacey Erstrom officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Military Honors. A visitation will...
Darrell Leroy Jones
Dec 26, 2020
Darrell Leroy Jones age 74 of Sargent, NE passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, NE
Darrell will be cremated.
Darrell is survived by wife Mary Jones of Sargent, children Darrell Jones, III of Stockton, CA, Bernadette (Michael) Dean of Dekalb, IL, Shawn Krieder of Pampa, TX, and Jerome (Tammy)...
Earl Kennedy
Dec 23, 2020
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Earl Dewain Kennedy, of Broken Bow, Nebraska passed to his Heavenly home on December 23, 2020, while residing at Emerald Nursing Home in Cozad.
Earl was born on April 24, 1931 to Reverend Donald D Kennedy and Lila M (Hutchins) Kennedy at Blue Earth, Minnesota. He lived in Blue Earth for five years and then Duluth through...
Charlotte Kezior
Dec 20, 2020
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Charlotte Kezior age 83 of Broken Bow, NE passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Quality Senior Village in Broken Bow.
Funeral service will be Monday, December 28th at 1:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Matt Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the Gates Cemetery at Gates, NE. A visitation...
John Carr
Dec 18, 2020
John Junior Carr age 77 of Mullen, NE passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at his home in Mullen, NE.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Mullen American Legion. Mullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed for words of encouragement or remembrance at...
Gen Shultz
Dec 18, 2020
Genevieve ‘Gen’ Shultz
Gen Shultz 96, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at her home in Craig, Colo.
Genevieve “Gen” H. (Simonson) Shultz was born October 22, 1924, in Broken Bow, Neb. to Robert P. Simonson Sr., and Elizabeth H. (Kennedy) Simonson.
Gen’s paternal grandparents Peter and Lucy (Cantrell) Simonson owned and operated Simonson’s Meat Market for over 40 years in...
Cheryll Kay Peterson
Dec 16, 2020
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Cheryll Kay Peterson age 69 of Arnold, NE passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Kearney Regional in Kearney, NE.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, December 22nd at 1:00 pm at the Tallin Church 41196 NE 40 Gothenburg, NE 69138 with Rev. Dean Haidle officiating. Burial will be in the Tallin Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the...
Betty Celesky
Dec 15, 2020
Betty Jean Celesky age 88 of Waverly, NE passed away December 15, 2020 at her home in Waverly, NE.
Betty Jean Hickenbottom was born in Westerville, NE on June 23, 1932. After attending high school, Betty was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse and worked for a telephone company in Broken Bow, NE. Betty married John Celesky and moved to...
Ted Baillie
Dec 14, 2020
Ted L Baillie age 76 of Broken Bow died peacefully Monday, December 14, 2020 at JMMMMC.
A Funeral service for family and close friends will be held on Thursday, December 17th at 1:00 pm at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE. The funeral service will be livestreamed at www.govierbrothers.com. The public is invited to attend the Graveside service with...
Doug Pflaster
Dec 14, 2020
Douglas Levern Pflaster age 65 of Cozad, NE passed away December 14, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE.
Douglas was born February 10, 1955 in Broken Bow, NE to Levern and Jane (Kepler) Pflaster.
Doug enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Doug loved his music and spent most days listening to country one day, and then...
Richard "Rick" McDowell
Dec 12, 2020
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Funeral service will be Sunday, December 20th at 2:00 pm MT at the Hooker County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena in Mullen, NE (Please dress casual Boots and Jeans.). Burial will be in the Cedarview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers your prayers and loving thoughts are enough, if you wish to make a memorial, they are suggested to Rick's...
Pat Taylor
Dec 7, 2020
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Patrick (“Pat”) Allan Taylor took his walk home to be with Jesus on December 7, 2020. Pat was born in North Platte, NE on July 16, 1978 to Dick and Jodene (Johnson) Taylor. Pat always had a love for the outdoors, and as a child when he wasn’t attending school, you would find him playing in the...
Johnny Long
Dec 6, 2020
Johnny Jay Long passed away at Heritage Estates in Gering NE on December 6th, 2020 at the age of 72
He was born on May 27th, 1948 in Arnold Nebraska to Vernon & Edna Long. He was the oldest of 4 children, 2 sisters and a brother. He was raised north of Arnold graduated from Arnold High School in 1967....
Donald Ray Gunther
Dec 5, 2020
Broken Bow, NE- Donald Ray Gunther age 87 of Broken Bow, died Saturday December 5, 2020 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday December 8, at 2:00 PM at the Broken Bow Cemetery with Pastor Matt Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Military Honors. A visitation will be held...
Paul Von Loh
Dec 4, 2020
Paul Marshall Von Loh was born in Lexington, Nebraska on December 7, 1956 to Harold and Vivian (Cooley) Von Loh of Bertrand, Nebraska. He passed peacefully at home in Broken Bow, Nebraska on December 4, 2020 at age 63.
He grew up in Bertrand and graduated High School in May 1975. He served in the US Air Force from December...
Joe Hempstead
Dec 3, 2020
Joseph Gerald Hempstead passed away at home surrounded by family on December 3, 2020. He was born to Agnes (Tully) and Vaughn Hempstead on December 15, 1958, in Broken Bow, NE. Joe graduated from Anselmo-Merna High School in 1977. Joe loved to ride bulls, train horses, and spending time with family.
Joe began his nomadic lifestyle when his was 15...
Lois Willoughby
Dec 3, 2020
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Lois Lucile Willoughby age 90, went to be with Jesus on December 3, 2020 while residing in Omaha, Nebraska. Lois was born on August 31st, 1930 to Marius and Lydia (Cegavske) Nelson in Mason City, Nebraska. She was a tomboy growing up and loved riding her pony, Captain. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1947....
Don Dailey
Dec 1, 2020
Arnold, NE- Donald Dale Dailey age 87 of Arnold died December 1, 2020 at the Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte.
Donald Dale Dailey was born on March 2, 1933 to Clayton L. and Mabel P. (Lewis) Dailey at his Grandpa and Grandma Lewis’s home south of Arnold in Lincoln County. Don attended school at Loyal Table and Powel...
James Greer
Nov 24, 2020
James Luther Greer age 89 of Grand Island, NE, passed away November 24, 2020, at his home in Grand Island with family by his side.
A Celebration of Life will be held on October 21, 2021, at 2:00 pm at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE with Reverend Jeff Nielsen officiating. The service will be livestreamed at www.govierbrothers.com. Burial...
Loretta Hays
Nov 23, 2020
A Family Funeral Service will be Monday, November 30th, at 1:30 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Tim Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway, NE. Visitation will be Sunday, November 29th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow, NE. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in...
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