OBITUARIES

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

Carl Lewis Wells

Carl Lewis Wells

Jun 14, 2019

     Carl Wells of Kearney, NE passed away peacefully on June 14th, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. Services will be held Friday, June 21st, 10:30 a.m. at Sargent United Methodist Church with burial following at Mt, Hope cemetery of Sargent.  Govier Brothers of Broken Bow will be handling arrangements. A visitation will be held on Friday Morning 8:00...

William "Bill" Christen

William "Bill" Christen

Jun 13, 2019

William “Bill” Christen age 67, formerly of Blair, NE passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at his residence in Anselmo, NE.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 10:30 AM at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo, NE with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be in the St. Anselm’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, June 17,...

Vernnena Staab

Vernnena Staab

Jun 10, 2019

Vernnena Staab age 92, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019.

Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 11:00 AM at the Ansley Cemetery in Ansley, NE. The family will gather at the Ansley Cemetery at 10:30 am to greet friends and family.

Vernnena was born July 18, 1926, in Reeder, North Dakota to Jacob and Anna (Fiske) Novstrup....

Deena Darlene Gumb

Deena Darlene Gumb

Jun 8, 2019

Deena Darlene Gumb age 88, of Sargent, NE passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, NE.

Celebration of Life Services are Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 2:00 PM at the Palladium in Sargent. Burial will be at a later date.

Memorials will be the family’s choice. Online condolences can be left...

Susan Elizabeth Childers

Susan Elizabeth Childers

Jun 6, 2019

Susan Elizabeth Childers age 75, of Stapleton, NE, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE.

Susan was born June 24, 1943, in Jackson, Michigan to Robert and Evelyn (McFarland) Quick. Susan graduated from High School in Indiana. Susan attended and graduated from Chadron State Teachers College. Susan taught school in Cherry County for...

Nick William Millen

Nick William Millen

Jun 6, 2019

Nick Millen age 78, of Broken Bow, NE passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Cozad at the Emerald Nursing and Rehab Home.

Nick was born September 1, 1940, in Gandy, NE to John and Roxanne (Keslar) Millen. His family recognized at an early age that Nick had special needs. He received the special education and care that he needed...

Howard Merlin Teuscher

Howard Merlin Teuscher

Jun 1, 2019

Howard Merlin Teuscher age 79, of Broken Bow, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE.

Howard was born on January 14, 1940, in Clearmont, MO. He was raised on the family farm in Braddyville, Iowa. In his early years, he rode a mule to pull bales of hay in the barn. He...

Dale Thomas

Dale Thomas

Jun 1, 2019

Berwyn, NE- Henry “Dale” Thomas age 84 of Berwyn died Friday, June 1, 2019, at the Burwell Community Care Home in Burwell.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 10:00 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 in Broken Bow. ...

Billie Clark Bellinger

Billie Clark Bellinger

May 29, 2019

Billie C. Bellinger

11-16-1950 to 05-29-2019

               Born to Olin Alexander and Vella Mae (Staab) Bellinger at Berwyn, Nebraska, Bill never knew a stranger.  Bill graduated Salutatorian of the class of ’69 in Ansley.  Bill attended the University of Nebraska from 1969-1973 and graduated in the top three percent of his class with a BS in Ag Economics.  He loved to...

Robert "Bud" Dale Johnson

Robert "Bud" Dale Johnson

May 27, 2019

Robert “Bud” Dale Johnson age 88, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away May 27, 2019, at the Savanna House Assisted Living in Gilbert, AZ.

Bud was born May 20, 1931, in Merna, NE at home to Floyd and Anna Opal (Small) Johnson. He grew up in the Merna area and graduated from Merna High School. Shortly after graduation, Bud took over...

Victor Joseph Powers, Jr

Victor Joseph Powers, Jr

May 24, 2019

Victor Joseph Powers, Jr. was born January 16, 1947, in Burwell, NE to Victor and Helen (Poling) Powers. He was the eldest of six children.

Vic attended school at Burwell where he graduated in 1965. On May 4, 1966, Vic joined the Air Force and served in Vietnam as a flight line mechanic. He was honorably discharged on July 11,...

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...

Donald Ray Saner

Donald Ray Saner

May 22, 2019

Don Saner age 88, of Dunning, NE died May 22, 2019, at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow, NE with his loving family by his side.

Don was born March 16, 1931, west of Brewster, NE to Harley and Laura (Carruth) Saner in a sod house.

Don’s education began in the first grade at Crawford, NE. The family moved to...

Gary Allen Heilbrun

Gary Allen Heilbrun

May 22, 2019

Gary Allen Heilbrun age 66, of Anselmo, NE passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at his home in Anselmo, NE.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at 3:00 PM at the Berean Bible City Campus in Broken Bow with Minister Kathy Salts officiating.  Govier Brothers Mortuary is assisting the family.  Online condolences may be left at...

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. ...

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...

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...