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Local obituaries for the Broken Bow, Arnold, & Mullen, NE areas

Milrae Eloise Horn

Milrae Eloise Horn

Nov 15, 2019

Milrae E. Horn age 88, of rural Broken Bow died Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow after a lengthy battle with dementia.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Burr Oak Church, south of Broken Bow.  Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.  A...

Karl Floyd Marten

Karl Floyd Marten

Nov 13, 2019

Karl F. Marten was born May 2nd, 1943 to Herman (Fred) and Ruthanna (Johnson) Marten in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Fred and Ruthanna moved Karl and his three siblings to Purdum, Nebraska where Karl attended school and graduated from Halsey High in 1961.

Karl married Melva Ryman in 1966 to which two children were born. Karl and Melva lived in Hastings...

Ruth L. Blauvelt

Ruth L. Blauvelt

Nov 12, 2019

Ruth Lenore Blauvelt

December 9, 1911 ~ November 12, 2019

Ruth Lenore (Harrell) Blauvelt daughter of Lewis and Cordelia Harrell was born on December 9, 1911 at Norway, Nebraska and passed away on November 12, 2019, 27 days short of her 108th birthday, in her daughter's home surrounded by family.

Ruth grew up on her parent’s homestead and attended a...

Miller Kelley Heller

Miller Kelley Heller

Nov 10, 2019

Miller Kelley Heller was born August 21, 1921 and passed away November 10, 2019 at the age of 98. His parents Edver and Katherine (Kelley) Heller were homesteaders in Blaine County and eventually owned the Pine Ridge Ranch where Miller resided until April 2017, when he was admitted to the Brookestone View care center in Broken Bow, Nebraska.

Miller met...

Joanne Johnson

Joanne Johnson

Nov 9, 2019

Joanne Rutledge (O’Brien) Johnson passed away surrounded by her family. She was raised up on eagle’s wings Saturday, November 9th, 2019.

Joanne was born on January 30th, 1948, to Claude and Betty Lou O’Brien in Alliance, Nebraska. She grew up with her five siblings on her family’s ranch southwest of Mullen, Nebraska.

On April 1st, 1972, Joanne married Gary Johnson....

Pete Murphy

Pete Murphy

Nov 9, 2019

Pete Murphy age 85, passed away November 9th 2019 at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska.   

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday November 12, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating.  Burial will be at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery at Giltner, NE at...

Shirley Elaine Reynolds

Shirley Elaine Reynolds

Nov 5, 2019

Shirley Elaine Reynolds age 82, of Litchfield, NE died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home with family.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Christian Church in Litchfield with Duane Osnes and Dave Faris officiating. Burial will be at the Litchfield Cemetery following services. Memorials are suggested to the Fellowship of...

Hazelle M Finney

Hazelle M Finney

Nov 4, 2019

Mullen, NE – Hazelle M. Finney age 103 of Mullen formerly of Seneca, died November 4, 2019, at the Pioneer Memorial Care Home in Mullen.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Central Time) at the United Church of Christ in Thedford with Pastor Les Parmenter officiating.  Interment will be at the Seneca Cemetery. ...

Roger A Bayne

Roger A Bayne

Oct 29, 2019

Roger A. Bayne age 68 of Broken Bow, NE passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Brookestone View in Broken Bow, NE.

Roger was born in Kearney on October 1, 1951 to Harold C. and Doris H. (Cohn) Bayne. He and his family lived in Kearney, NE and later they moved to Broken Bow, where he graduated from High School,...

Laurel June Poland

Laurel June Poland

Oct 28, 2019

Laurel June Poland, 96, a resident of Sargent, NE, who lived in Lincoln, NE, the last three years, passed from this life on October 28, 2019 in Lincoln after a brief illness.

Laurel was born on June 21, 1923 near Enders, NE, to Leon and Ina (Douglass) Hust. She was the second of three daughters and grew up on a...

Sue Faye Johnson

Sue Faye Johnson

Oct 27, 2019

Sue Faye Johnson passed peacefully at her home in Dunning, NE October 27, 2019, at the age of 67.

Sue was born on November 21, 1951 in Burwell, NE to Floyd and Beth (Sanford) Britton. Sue graduated from Burwell High School. She met and married Eugene E. Johnson on May 28, 1971. To this union two daughters were born, Teresa...

Elaine Olson

Elaine Olson

Oct 24, 2019

Anselmo, NE- Elaine Olson, age 81 of Anselmo died October 24, 2019 at her home near Anselmo.

Funeral services will be held on Monday October 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Bill Williams officiating.  Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery.  A visitation will be held on Sunday 1:00 PM to...

Maude Roberts

Maude Roberts

Oct 20, 2019

Maude Roberts, age 94 of Ansley, was called to heaven on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Rose Lane Nursing Home in Loup City, Nebraska.

Maude was born October 3, 1925 in Litchfield, Nebraska to Roy and Ethel (Doty) Lucas.  She graduated from Litchfield High School.  Maude married the love of her life, Archie Roberts, on August 1, 1943 in...

Mabel Rodocker

Mabel Rodocker

Oct 18, 2019

MABEL HUFFMAN RODOCKER OBITUARY

On Friday, October 18, 2019, Mabel Irene Huffman Rodocker passed away at the age of 92 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow.

Appropriately, the sweetheart of a mother was born on Valentine’s Day 1927 in

Sutherland, Nebraska to parents Marion and Maude Huffman. Her family lived in Swan Lake and Hyannis before moving...

Virginia Watts

Virginia Watts

Oct 17, 2019

Virginia M. Watts age 100 of Comstock, NE passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Valley County Health System in Ord, NE.

Funeral services will be Monday, October 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wescott Baptist Church in Comstock, NE with Del Unruh officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Comstock...

Doris P Zoerb

Doris P Zoerb

Oct 17, 2019

Doris P. Zoerb age 100, of Homestead Assisted Living of Kearney NE. passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow, NE.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Berean Bible Church City Campus located at 604 South H St Broken Bow, NE with Pastor Irv Jennings officiating.  Burial will...

Edwin Sweeney

Edwin Sweeney

Oct 17, 2019

Edwin J. Sweeney, 92, of Mullen, NE died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at the Pioneer Memorial Rest Home in Mullen. 

Services will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mullen at 10 A.M. (MDT) on Thursday, October 24th with interment at the Cedar View Cemetery in Mullen.  Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 23rd,...

Lennard N Swisher

Lennard N Swisher

Oct 10, 2019

Lennard N. Swisher age 92 of Mullen, NE, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Pioneer Memorial Rest Home in Mullen, NE.

Memorial services will be Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Open Bible Church in Dunning, NE at 11:00 a.m. with Vickie Webb officiating.  Burial will be in the Purdum Cemetery in Purdum, NE. Govier Brothers Mortuary are...

Terry Duane Poe

Terry Duane Poe

Oct 5, 2019

Terry Duane Poe age 62, passed away at home, Saturday afternoon, October 5, 2019. He had suffered a long period of illness. Terry was born January 26, 1957, in Larned, Kansas. The family moved frequently while Terry was growing up, but the main places he had memories of were Kansas, Virginia, and Grinell, Iowa, where he graduated from high school....

Brandon Michael Cheek

Brandon Michael Cheek

Oct 4, 2019

On Friday, October 4, 2019, Brandon Cheek from Arcadia, NE, loving son and brother passed away at the young age of 16.

Brandon was born June 24, 2003 in Broken Bow, NE to Luke and Colleen Cheek of Arcadia, NE. Brandon had attended Arcadia Public School, then transferred to Ansley Public School in 2018. 

Brandon enjoyed many activities including...