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Local obituaries for the Broken Bow, Arnold, & Mullen, NE areas
Dianna Rose Esch
Feb 12, 2018
Dianna Rose Esch, age 74, of Merna, Nebraska died Monday February 12, 2018 at the Broken Bow Care and Rehabilitation Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Friday February 16, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be in the Dale Catholic Cemetery west of Merna,...
Karen Derr
Feb 10, 2018
Karen Sue Derr, 61, of Geneva, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018 after a long fought illness. Born November 14, 1956 in North Platte, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Elver Anderson and Eula Faye Anderson of Broken Bow, NE. Karen enjoyed crocheting, cats, and dogs. She loved having large gardens and several flower beds. Most...
Kenneth Welch
Feb 10, 2018
Kenneth D. Welch, age 87 of Callaway, Nebraska died Saturday February 10, 2018 at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway. A Memorial service will follow at a later date. Kenneth D. Welch was born November 11, 1930 in Friend, Nebraska to Jim and Maurine (Aitken) Welch. The family moved to Bartlett, Ne. and Ken graduated from Bartlett High School in...
Patricia Selvage
Feb 9, 2018
Mason City, NE – Patricia A. Selvage age 69 of Mason City, died Friday February 9, 2018 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday February 13, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Todd Karges officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday morning...
Ruth Ann Overgard
Feb 9, 2018
Ruth Ann (Franssen) Overgard, 70 died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2018, at the Good Life Center in Callaway, NE. Ms. Overgard was born Oct. 19, 1947, in Callaway, NE the daughter of Herman and Marcella Franssen. She lived in Callaway where she attended Callaway Public Schools graduating in 1966. She attended 1 year of college at Kearney State College. She was...
Fred Rohde
Feb 9, 2018
Fred Rohde age 85 of Ansley, NE died February 9th, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 15th at Ansley Christian Church, Ansley, NE with Pastor Stacey Erstrom officiating. Burial will follow at the Ansley Cemetery with Military rites. A luncheon for family and friends will follow interment at the Ansley Community Building. Visitation will...
Charles Sargent
Feb 8, 2018
Broken Bow, Ne- Charles Sargent age 90 of Broken Bow died Thursday February 8, 2018 at the Broken Bow Care and Rehabilitation in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held on Monday February 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Tyce Jensen officiating. A private family inurnment will be in the New...
Roger McGooden
Feb 8, 2018
Memorial services will be held on Sunday February 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the One Box Convention Center in Broken Bow.A time to visit with the family will be held on Saturday evening, February 17th, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. In Leiu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given to...
Wilma Brandt
Feb 7, 2018
Brandt, Wilma Darlene July 4, 1926 – February 7, 2018 Wilma Brandt, age 91, of Westerville, Ne. died February 7th, 2018 at the home of her son Lonnie and Brenda Brandt. Funeral services will be held at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow at 10:00 a.m. Monday February 12, 2018 with Pastors Stacey Erstrom, Mark Stones, and Mel Shepherd officiating. ...
Teresa Wehling
Feb 3, 2018
Teresa Alma (Roes) Wehling, age 96, of Broken Bow passed away on February 3, 2018 at Brookestone View nursing home in Broken Bow, NE. Teresa was born to William and Minnie (Gasseling) Roes on February 2, 1922. She was delivered by her father in a rock house he had built west of Canton, NE. Teresa spent her childhood in the...
Larry Schaffert
Feb 3, 2018
Larry Dale Schaffert.
August 7, 1940 – February 3, 2018
Age 77 years ~ 5 months ~ 25 days
Born to Glen and Arlene (Larson) Schaffert in Maywood, Nebraska, Larry grew up on a small farm north of North Platte and attended Block School. In 1945, he welcomed a little sister, Carol Ann. He had fond memories of growing...
Viona Sandoz
Feb 2, 2018
Viona Sandoz of Taylor, Nebraska went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, February 2nd. She was born at her parent’s home place on March 8th, 1932, the youngest of 11 children. Viona loved her 6 children and their spouses, and 25 grandchildren with all of her heart. She loved to sing to them and share the love...
Bennie Rex Ferguson
Jan 31, 2018
Bennie Rex Ferguson age 74, passed away January 31. 2018 in Ashland, Nebraska. Memorial services for Bennie will be May 18, 2018, at 10:00 am in the Govier Brothers Chapel with Pastor Ryan Findley officiating. Inurnment will be at the Ansley Cemetery in Ansley, Nebraska. Govier Brothers are in charge of arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.govierbrothers.com Bennie...
Wanda Eileen Smith
Jan 27, 2018
Wanda E. Smith, 94, formerly of Mullen, NE; passed away on January 27, 2018, at Sutherland Care Center. Wanda was born on May 22, 1923, to Clifford L. and Leona (Knight) Middaugh in Cody, NE. She attended a country school and then school in Whitman, NE before graduating from Gordon High School in 1940. After graduating she taught home school...
Harriet McKenney
Jan 27, 2018
Broken Bow, NE Harriet M. McKenney age 89 of Broken Bow died Saturday January 27, 2018 at the Broken Bow Care and Rehabilitation in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday January 31, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Todd Karges officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 PM at the Newport...
Lila Williams
Jan 26, 2018
During the early morning hours of June 23, 1919, in the Sandhills north of Dunning, Nebraska, Lila Ruth Brolyer was born to Oliver Goldsmith Brolyer and Bertha May Shackelford Brolyer. Later, that same summer, Lila, her parents and older siblings, Edwin and Margaret moved from her birthplace, the frame home of former Nebraska governor Samuel R. McKelvie, to a newly...
Steve Holcomb
Jan 25, 2018
Johnson Lake, NE- Steve Holcomb age 73 of Johnson Lake formerly of Broken Bow passed away on Thursday January 25, 2018 at the Lexington Regional Medical Center in Lexington.
Services will be held on Monday January 29, 2018 at 2:30 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Govier Brothers Mortuary...
Eunice Ritenour
Jan 23, 2018
Funeral services for Eunice Ritenour age 96, will be held on Saturday January 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Mullen with Pastor Insung Kim officiating. Burial will be in the Cedarview Cemetery at Mullen. Mullen Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be held on Friday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at...
Eugenia "Jean" Hovie
Jan 21, 2018
Grand Island, NE- Eugenia Ann “Jean” Hovie died January 21, 2018 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Eugenia was born on May 12, 1922 at Loup City, NE to Frank and Anna (Maciejewski) Janulewicz. At the age of six, Jean’s family moved to a farm eight miles southwest of Comstock. Jean spent eight years attending the Spring...
Loren Lovell Treffer
Jan 21, 2018
Strength has many faces, and all of them came together in Loren Lovell Treffer. The strength of his body, mind and spirit shaped a life of stewardship and love. That life ended Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at his home near Broken Bow. But his memory will continue to inspire generations of his loved ones.
Loren was born June 1, 1932,...
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