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

Dorothy O'Dean Beeken

Dorothy O'Dean Beeken

Mar 9, 2018

Callaway, NE- O’Dean Beeken age 95, died March 9, 2018, at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway.    Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018, at 2:00  PM at the Arnold Cemetery at Arnold, NE with Pastor Bill Williams officiating.  Interment will be in the Arnold Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to the Callaway Good Life Center.   Callaway,...

Vaughn LeRoy Lyne

Vaughn LeRoy Lyne

Mar 3, 2018

Broken Bow, NE- Vaughn L. Lyne age 85 of Broken Bow, died Saturday March 3, 2018 at the Brookestone View Care Home in Broken Bow. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday March 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Bill Williams officiating.  Inurnment with military honors will be at the Fort...

Jay Ritchie

Jay Ritchie

Mar 2, 2018

Omaha, NE –Jay Alan Ritchie age 42 of Omaha passed away March 2, 2018 at the Quality Living Inc. surrounded by family and best friend ever Lance Lovitt.Funeral services will be held on Friday March 9, 2018 at 10:30 AM in Govier Brothers Mortuary at Broken Bow, NE with Pastor Mel Shepherd officiating.  Burial will be in the Waldheim Cemetery...

Gaylord Slingsby

Gaylord Slingsby

Mar 1, 2018

Gaylord L. Slingsby, age 79, of Ansley passed away March 1, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Ravenna after a short battle with cancer.    Funeral services will be held Monday March 5, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at the Ansley Christian Church in Ansley, NE with Rev. Clark Bates officiating.  Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday March...

Debra Lauby

Debra Lauby

Feb 26, 2018

Broken Bow, NE- Debra Lauby age 63 of Broken Bow formerly of Kearney died February 26, 2018 at the Brookestone View Care Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Saturday March 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Bill Williams officiating.  Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.  Govier...

Dorothy Lewis

Dorothy Lewis

Feb 24, 2018

Obituary for Dorothy Lee Lewis Dorothy Lee  Lewis, age 91, died Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Phelps Memorial Health Center, Holdrege. Funeral services will be at Rhoad Funeral Home, Sargent, Nebraska, on Saturday, March 3, 1:oo p.m., with Chaplain Kathy Doiel officiating. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.  Dorothy was born at home northeast of Sargent, Nebraska, to...

Cecil Mattox

Cecil Mattox

Feb 24, 2018

Cecil Mattox was born Sept. 5, 1932 on a farmstead near Merna, Nebraska to Everett and Viola (Sells) Mattox.  He graduated from Broken Bow High School in the spring of 1950.  Cecil served in the United States Army for two years as a Sergeant of a motor pool in Korea. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, marrying...

George Eacker

George Eacker

Feb 23, 2018

George Eacker, 95 of Broken Bow, died Feb. 23, 2018 at the Broken Bow Care &  Rehabilitation Center.  Memorial Services will be March 10th at 2:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Gary Smith officiating.  Inurnment  at the Broken Bow Cemetery with Military Honors.  Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.   George was born...

Beverly Jean Ellingson

Beverly Jean Ellingson

Feb 22, 2018

Broken Bow, NE-  Beverly Jean Ellingson age 85 of Broken Bow died Thursday February 22, 2018 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday February 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Bill Williams officiating.  Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.  Govier Brothers...

Barbara Prentice

Barbara Prentice

Feb 22, 2018

Barbara Annette (McRae) Prentice, 89, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, passed away February 22, 2018, at Brookestone View, Broken Bow, Nebraska.   Services will be held Monday, February 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM at the Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with Pastor Todd Karges of the United Methodist Church officiating. A visitation will be held on Sunday February 25, 2016 6:00...

Richard Hansen

Richard Hansen

Feb 21, 2018

Richard C. “Dick” Hansen, age 84 of Sargent, Nebraska died Wednesday February 21, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

Funeral services will be held Monday February 26, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the Church of Christ in Sargent, Nebraska with Pastor Marty Robbins and Jason Swick officiating.  Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery west of...

Rosa Tiff

Rosa Tiff

Feb 20, 2018

Rosa Tiff                                                                                                                      Rosa Virginia Morgan Tiff was born April 30, 1920 to Guy Thomas Morgan and Mary Bethel Dawson Morgan, on a farm near Leigh, NE.    She died peacefully on February 20, 2018 in Boonville, Mo. near the home of her son. The memorial service will be at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow at 10AM March 10, visitation...

Raymond Hawkins

Raymond Hawkins

Feb 17, 2018

Ansley,NE- Raymond Hawkins age 77 of Ansley, died Saturday February 17, 2018 at the Brookestone View Care Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday February 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Ansley with Pastor Jim Koontz officiating.  Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery.  Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow is...

Dianna Rose Esch

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

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

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...

Fred Rohde

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...

Ruth Ann Overgard

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...

Patricia Selvage

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...

Roger McGooden

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...