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

Logan Admiral Maring

Logan Admiral Maring

May 22, 2019

Logan Admiral Maring age 18, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Ainsworth, NE.

Logan was born December 5, 2000, in Broken Bow, NE to Louis and Louise (Thiel) Maring. Logan attended School at Anselmo – Merna and graduated in May of 2019.

Logan enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing anything outdoors, and going fast. He always had a smile on his...

Lavern "Vern" Clayton Dent

Lavern "Vern" Clayton Dent

May 15, 2019

Mullen, NE- Vern Dent age 93 of Mullen, passed away on May 15, 2109, at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Mullen. 

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 1:30 PM MT at the Hooker County Fairgrounds Event Center.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 25, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the...

Elnora Maude Traphagan

Elnora Maude Traphagan

May 15, 2019

Elnora Maude Traphagan, 87, died May 15th, 2019, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Cozad.  Her graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd at 11:00 am at the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Kelley of United Methodist Church in McCook offering words of comfort.     

Elnora was born on April 16th, 1932 to William and Edna Carfield. ...

Lee M Auble

Lee M Auble

May 12, 2019

Lee M. Auble, 72 of Arnold died May 12, 2019, at the family farm near Arnold.

Lee was born to Vic and Reta (Connor) Auble on March, 30th 1947. Lee and wife, Karla are the 5th generation to live on the Auble farm on Garfield Table, which has been in the Auble family for more than 100 years.

Lee attended...

Joyce "Marlene" Madron

Joyce "Marlene" Madron

May 10, 2019

Joyce "Marlene" Madron 84, of Kearney, NE died May 10, 2019, at Prairie View Gardens Assisted Living, Kearney, NE. She was born in Denton County, Texas to Joseph and Doris (Bowman) Parker.

Marlene graduated from Thedford High School. Due to a tragic accident at age 14 she never completed her high school education until her children graduated from high school....

Robert "Bob" Dean Smith

Robert "Bob" Dean Smith

May 5, 2019

Robert “Bob” Dean Smith age 89, formerly of Callaway, passed away May 5, 2019, at the Quality Senior Villages in Broken Bow, NE.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Helen Louise Reynolds

Helen Louise Reynolds

Apr 30, 2019

Helen Louise Reynolds went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the age of 90 years old.  She was born on January 8, 1929, to Almer Downer and Doris (Sauerberg) Hunt in her grandparents’ house in Merna, Nebraska.  She grew up with a younger brother, James, and attended school in Merna. She graduated from Merna High School...

Bonnie Bennett

Bonnie Bennett

Apr 27, 2019

     Bonita “Bonnie” Bennett January 23, 1942 - April 27, 2019. And what a life she lived between those two dates. She was born to Otis “Dode” and Dorothy Royle McMahan and was greeted by two sisters, Margaret “Patty” and Marlene. At age two, her mother passed away and Esther Royle helped to raise the sisters and eventually married their father....

Terry (Azbill) Muzdeka

Terry (Azbill) Muzdeka

Apr 27, 2019

Terry Ellen “Azbill” Muzdeka was born February 29. 1948 in Phoenix AZ to George David Azbill and Nethel Wingo Azbill. In 1965, at 17, she married Charles Edward Searles in Overton NV, where she became a mother to Pamela in 1966 and Ginger in 1969. At 21 years old, as a single mother of two and moved to Las Vegas...

Rex McCullough

Rex McCullough

Apr 25, 2019

Rex A McCullough 88, died April 25, 2019, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney, NE. Services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, May 9th, 2019, at the Berean Church City Campus 604 S H St Broken Bow NE. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 5:00 to...

Frank Andrew Keller

Frank Andrew Keller

Apr 22, 2019

Frank Andrew Keller

May 12, 1952 - April 22, 2019

Frank Andrew Keller, age 66, of Hyannis passed away peacefully on Monday, April 22nd, 2019, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Mullen. Frank was born May 12th, 1952, in Alliance to Oren and Maisie (Albright) Keller. He was a 1971 graduate of Hyannis High School. Frank was united in marriage...

Barbara Jean Gibbons

Barbara Jean Gibbons

Apr 20, 2019

Barbara J. Gibbons

Comstock, NE Resident, 82

 

Barbara Jean Gibbons (Erickson) was born July 7th, 1936, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Dr. George T. Erickson and Minerva D. Erickson (Worthman). With her family at her side, Barbara passed away at Saint John’s nursing home in Kearney, Nebraska on April 20, 2019 at the age of 82 years.  In the...

Mark Slagle

Mark Slagle

Apr 19, 2019

Funeral services for Mark Slagle, 58 of Sargent, NE will be held at the Sargent Public School gymnasium April 27, 2019, at 10 am with burial at the Gates cemetery and a final “bull sale lunch” following the service at the Sargent Community Center. Visitation will be at the school on Friday, April 26th from 5-7pm.

Mark Wade Slagle was...

William Victor Dunn

William Victor Dunn

Apr 18, 2019

     William Victor Dunn (Bill) was born June 9, 1931, at Dunning Nebraska, to Percy L and Ethel R (Warren) Dunn, the first of three sons. His family lived near Purdum, Nebraska where they engaged in ranching. Bill attended rural school in Blaine County through his sophomore year and then lived with his Aunt and Uncle in Oshkosh where he graduated...

Reba Darlene Amm

Reba Darlene Amm

Apr 17, 2019

Reba Amm age 77, of Litchfield and formerly of Custer County died April 17, 2019, at the St. Luke’s Care Home in Kearney.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 22, 2019, at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.  Govier Brothers...

Donna Rae Johnson

Donna Rae Johnson

Apr 17, 2019

Donna Rae Lucas Johnson age 82, of Grand Island, formerly of Mason City, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Lakeview Care and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Island.

A celebration of life service will be Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mason City, NE with Rev. Roger McDermott officiating. Burial will follow...

Robert "Bob" H. Walker Jr.

Robert "Bob" H. Walker Jr.

Apr 12, 2019

                Robert H. Walker, Jr., 87, of Kearney formerly of Custer County, died Friday, April 12, 2019, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

            Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Callaway with Pastors Shannon Williams and Jerry Schwarz officiating.  Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery with Military...

Velma "Vickie" Roselle Grint

Velma "Vickie" Roselle Grint

Apr 10, 2019

VELMA "VICKIE" (CROFT) GRINT

February 4, 1937 - April 10, 2019

Velma "Vickie" Roselle Grint, age 82, a resident of Sargent, Nebraska died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Jennie M, Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, NE. She had currently been residing at Quality Senior Villages in Broken Bow, NE for the past 3 years.

Vickie was born on...

Jimmie Lee Applegarth

Jimmie Lee Applegarth

Apr 7, 2019

     Jimmie Lee Applegarth passed away at home in Hyannis on April 7th, 2019. Jim was born on December 8, 1937, in Hyannis, NE to Grace Louise (Taylor) and William Theodore Applegarth.

     After graduation from Hyannis High School in 1956, Jim joined the Navy. October 29, 1960, he married Sharon Sue Hunzicker at the Episcopal Church in Alliance, NE. They made...

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