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

Elsie Hazen

Elsie Hazen

Oct 30, 2017

  Funeral services will be held on Monday November 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM at the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Thedford with Pastor Tim Hazen officiating.  Burial will be in the Brownlee Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Monday before service time at the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Thedford, NE. Elsie Sharon Howell Hazen was born to...

Willard "Doug" Phipps

Willard "Doug" Phipps

Oct 29, 2017

Willard (Doug) Phipps age 88 of Mullen, passed away October 29, 2017, at Pioneer Memorial Rest Home. Memorial services will be Friday, November 3, at the United Methodist Church in Mullen, Nebraska, at 10:00, with burial services at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery in Alliance, Nebraska, at 3:00. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 2, at Mullen Funeral Home from 4:00-6:00....

Marion E. Mason

Marion E. Mason

Oct 29, 2017

Marion E. Mason, age 86 of Eustis, Nebraska formerly of Anselmo, Nebraska died Sunday October 29, 2017 at the Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center.   Funeral services will be held Friday Nov. 3, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Govier Brothers chapel in Broken Bow, Ne with Pastor Michael Boling officiating. Masonic Rites will be conducted by the Masonic Chapter 148. Burial...

Paul William John

Paul William John

Oct 25, 2017

  Paul William John, 70, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, passed away October 25, 2017 at Broken Bow Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Paul was born October 29, 1946 in Ord, Nebraska to Hubert and Jane Ellen (Turner).  He attended grade school in Sidney, Nebraska.  The family then moved to Fowler, Colorado, and Paul graduated from Fowler High School.  He went on to...

Connie Jo Trotter

Connie Jo Trotter

Oct 24, 2017

Connie Trotter went home to be with her Lord October 24, 2017.  Memorial services will be November 10th, 2017 at 1:00pm in the Broken Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Nebraska with Reverend Tyce Jensen officiating.  Memorials can be made to Ascera Hospice.  Govier Brothers Mortuary in charge of arrangements.   Connie Jo (Shepherd) Trotter was born in Table Rock, Nebraska July 14,...

Adrian R. Jensen

Adrian R. Jensen

Oct 19, 2017

Adrian Ryan Jensen, age 37, passed away in Chadron, NE on October 19th, 2017. Adrian was born to Patty and Roland Jensen on May 30, 1980 in Broken Bow, NE.  Adrian grew up in the Dunning and Mullen area. He graduated from Mullen High School in 1998 and completed his Automotive Technician Degree at Southeast Community College in Milford. Adrian...

Dean Kaelin

Dean Kaelin

Oct 3, 2017

  Dean Hilton Kaelin was born May 30, 1936 to Joseph A. and Florence (Hilton) Kaelin near Merna, Nebraska.  He joined two older sisters, Delores and Geraldine, which made their family complete.  In 1940, the family moved to Washington and later to Oregon where Dean started school.  He attended several elementary schools during their many moves in Oregon, with the family...

Norval VanDiest

Norval VanDiest

Sep 17, 2017

Norval William VanDiest, 82, of Dunning, Nebraska passed away peacefully at home with family members present, on September 17, 2017.  Norval was born to Bill (William) and Dorothy (Yocum) VanDiest on September 20, 1934.  Dr. Cram from Burwell was summoned to the family ranch by Almeria, Nebraska.   He attended grade school in the country school at the edge of his...

Dan Hickman

Dan Hickman

Sep 16, 2017

         Daniel Lee Hickman of Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Merna, NE died Sept.  16, 2017 .              A funeral mass and celebration of Dan's life was held on Oct. 13, 2017 at the Benedictine Monastery of Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit on Oahu with Father David Barfnecht officiating.  Memorial graveside funeral services and inurnment will be Friday Nov. 17th at 10:30...

Lavera Scott

Lavera Scott

Sep 11, 2017

Lavera May Scott was born on July 15, 1932 to Arlo Roy and Mary Margaret Mathauser McGrew at Comstock Nebraska and passed from this mortal life on September 11, 2017 at the age of 85 years and 58 days old. At a young age she and her parents lived in several communities in and between Comstock, Taylor and Burwell Nebraska. ...

Joyce Wolford

Joyce Wolford

Sep 10, 2017

Joyce Emma Wolford was born on June 9, 1953 at the Lewellen Community hospital in Lewellen, Nebraska to Morris and Avis (Yetter) Wolford. As a young child she resided at the family farm north of Lewellen and attended the Ash Creek School, District 38. In 1965 the family moved from the Nebraska farm to an Idaho farm for a year,...

Roberta "Bert" Thompson

Roberta "Bert" Thompson

Sep 8, 2017

Roberta (Bert) Thompson, age 80, of Broken Bow, formerly Anselmo, Ne. died September 8, 2017 at the Brookstone View Nursing Home in Broken Bow.   Funeral services will be held Wednesday September 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM at  the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor  Bill Williams officiating.  Burial will be in the Ortello Valley Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Ilene B. Powell

Ilene B. Powell

Aug 31, 2017

    Broken Bow, NE- Ilene B. Powell age 96 of Broken Bow died Thursday August 31, 2017 at the Brookestone View Care Home in Broken Bow.   Funeral services will be held on Monday September 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Bob Winn officiating.  Burial services will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. ...

Dan Ray Zoerb

Dan Ray Zoerb

Aug 30, 2017

Dan Ray Zoerb, age 48, of Mason City, Nebraska died Wednesday August 30, 2017 in Broken Bow, Nebraska.   Funeral services will be held Tuesday September 5th, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. in the First Christian Church in Ansley, Nebraska with Pastor Stacey Erstrom officiating.  Burial will be in the Waldheim Cemetery near Arnold, Nebraska.  Visitation will be Monday September 4th, 2017,...

Evan Horine

Evan Horine

Aug 26, 2017

Evan Daniel Horine, 17, of Broken Bow, NE, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017.   Born on May 22, 2000, Evan is the son of Dani (Gates) and Chad Steggall of Broken Bow, NE and Scott and Wendy Horine of Upland, NE.   Evan was a junior at Ansley/Litchfield High School where he was an honor student, active in a number of...

Gayle Klinkman

Gayle Klinkman

Aug 24, 2017

Gayle LeeRoy Klinkman, age 75 of Broken Bow, left this life and went to live with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 at home, surrounded by his family, after battling an extended illness.   Gayle was born in a Doctor’s office in Gothenburg Ne., above a pharmacy, on February 20th, 1942 to Roy & Ruby (Copass) Klinkman.  Gayle was...

Charlene Nova

Charlene Nova

Aug 16, 2017

Charlene K. Nova age 73 passed away on August 16, 2017 in Broken Bow, Nebraska   Memorial Services will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow, Nebraska with Pastor Tim Peterson officiating.  Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery   Charlene K. Nova was born August 7, 1944 in Broken...

Ruth Foster

Ruth Foster

Aug 15, 2017

Berwyn, NE – Ruth Foster age 75 of Berwyn passed away on August 15, 2017 at her home in Berwyn, NE.   Memorial services will be held on Thursday August 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Dean Millsap officiating.  Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.  A register book may be signed at...

Jerald Moody

Jerald Moody

Aug 13, 2017

Jerald D. Moody Jerald (Jerry) Moody, 68, of Elm Creek died August 13, 2017 in Blue Valley Care Home in Hebron, NE.  Services are set for 10:00 a.m. Friday at Arcadia United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff D. Hale officiating. Burial will be at Lee Park Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday at Govier Brothers in Broken Bow from...

Joyce E. Clarke

Joyce E. Clarke

Aug 6, 2017

Joyce Clarke age 72, passed from this earth on August 6th, 2017 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. On March 3, 1945 Joyce Elaine Burnett was born 5 ½ miles southwest of Berwyn NE to Leota Lorene (Haddix) Burnett and Alfred Peter Burnett.  Joyce was blessed to grow up with one sister and one brother.  Her infant brother Esty Donald passed away...