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

Michael Christen

Michael Christen

Feb 13, 2016

Michael Eugene Christen of Merna, NE passed away on February 13th, 2016 at the age of 69. Mike was born on March 25th, 1946 in Broken Bow, NE to Leonard and Eileen (Vose) Christen. He grew up in the rural Victoria Springs community and attended the Farritor one-room school house through 8th grade. He graduated from Merna High School in...

Helen "Louise" Lydiatt

Helen "Louise" Lydiatt

Feb 6, 2016

Louise Lydiatt Broken Bow, NE- Helen Louise Lydiatt age 71 of Broken Bow formerly of Callaway, NE, died Saturday February 6, 2016 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Graveside services were held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway. Pastor Chad Boling officiated. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway. Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken...

Ralph "Duff" Porter

Ralph "Duff" Porter

Jan 30, 2016

Arcadia, NE- Ralph “Duff” Porter age 87 of Arcadia, died Saturday January 30, 2016 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held on Thursday February 4, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Ansley with Pastor Jim Koontz officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery. Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken...

Alice Margaret Condon

Alice Margaret Condon

Jan 26, 2016

Kearney, NE – Alice Condon, age 89 of Kearney, formerly of the Anselmo area died Tuesday January 26, 2016 at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held on Monday February 1, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be at the Dale...

Michael Wilkie

Michael Wilkie

Jan 23, 2016

Michael D. Wilkie, age 23, formerly of Anselmo community, died Saturday January 23, 2016 at the Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, NE as result of an ATV accident on June 22, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Thursday January 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Broken Bow Assembly of God Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Rick Johnson...

Waunita Axtell

Waunita Axtell

Jan 22, 2016

Waunita Irlene Dainton Axtell, 85, of Anselmo passed Friday, January 22, 2016, at Heritage Hall in Broken Bow. Waunita was born February 17, 1930, to Winonah (Winnie) Irlene Street and Stephen Roy Dainton on their ranch near Anselmo, Nebraska. She was the younger of two children. Waunita attended the Grand View School until the 5th grade when she transferred and...

Patsy Horn

Patsy Horn

Jan 18, 2016

Patsy Nell (Empfield) Horn age 73, of Oconto, Nebraska, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. in the Oconto Community Building in Oconto, Nebraska, with Reverend Doug Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway. Visitation will be...

Donald Fries

Donald Fries

Jan 16, 2016

Donald C Fries died Sat. January 16, 2016 at Heritage Hall in Broken Bow, NE. Don was the eldest son born 6/22/18 on a farm south of Upland, NE to Lena (Imhof) and Alfred Fries. He went to a country school graduating from the 8th grade and started high school. Following the hired man’s appendicitis attack he stayed home and...

Jo Ann Rohde

Jo Ann Rohde

Jan 11, 2016

Jo Ann Porter Rohde was born the fourth child of Ralph and Anabel (Huff) Porter in rural Ansley on February 3, 1933. She departed this life on January 11, 2016, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings at the age of 82. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Ansley Public School with the class of 1950. She...

Curtis Havner

Curtis Havner

Jan 9, 2016

Curtis Lee Havner, 83 years of age, passed away peacefully in Broken Bow, Nebraska on Saturday, January 9th, 2016. Born to Robert Roy and Olive Grace (Ringer) Havner in Brookside, West Virginia on March 3rd, 1932, he was the youngest of six siblings. Morgan Town, West Virginia, on Elysian Avenue is where he spent his childhood. There, he graduated from...

Verba Neth

Verba Neth

Jan 5, 2016

Verba V. Neth, formerly of Anlsey died January 5 at the Mother Hull Nursing Home in Kearney, at the age of 95. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 9, 2016 at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow at 10:00 AM with Pastor Mel Shepherd officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday morning 8 AM until service time at the...

Ronnie Brandt

Ronnie Brandt

Dec 31, 2015

Mason City, NE- Ronnie Ross Brandt, age 68 of rural Mason City, died Thursday December 31, 2015 near Miller, NE. Memorial services will be held on Thursday January 7, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Matthew Wolf officiating. Burial will be in the Box Elder Cemetery near Cumro, NE. A visitation will be...

Garold Grint

Garold Grint

Dec 30, 2015

Garold “Gary” Lee Grint, 84, a resident of Sargent, NE, died Wednesday December 30, 2015 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Gary was born on June 9, 1931 on the family farm, east of Sargent, Nebraska. Gary was the 3rd son of six boys born to Sydney and Josephine (Morse) Grint. As a young boy, Gary attended...

Christine Robinson

Christine Robinson

Dec 26, 2015

Christine B. Robinson, age 62, of Callaway, Ne. died Saturday December 26, 2015 at her residence in Callaway after a courageous battle with Cancer. A Memorial funeral service will be held Tuesday Dec. 29th 2015 at the Callaway Community Church in Callaway at 10 a.m. with Ken Pitkin officiating. Family will greet friends following the service. A Funeral service will...

Mamie Miller

Mamie Miller

Dec 22, 2015

Mamie Artie Miller, 88 of Broken Bow, died December 22, 2015 at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, Nebraska. She was born December 26, 1926 in Merna, Nebraska to George and Mamie (Mizer) Prescott. Mamie was the youngest of seven children. Mamie attended school in Merna, Nebraska graduating in 1944. On December 27, 1946, she married Alvin Miller in...

Harold Davis

Harold Davis

Dec 15, 2015

Harold E. Davis, age 93 of Wood River, Nebraska formerly of Broken Bow, Nebraska, died Tuesday December 15, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wood River after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Funeral Services will be held Saturday December 19th 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with Rev. Darrell Holzinger officiating. Burial will...

Areline Payne

Areline Payne

Dec 10, 2015

Purdum, NE- Areline Payne age 75 of Purdum, NE died Thursday December 10, 2015 at the CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. Funeral services will be held on Monday December 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the United Church of Christ in Purdum with Pastor Diana Jahn officiating. Burial will be in the Purdum Cemetery. Lunch will...

Vada Rush

Vada Rush

Dec 8, 2015

Ashland, NE- Vada L. Rush age 91 of Ashland, formerly of Anselmo area died December 8, 2015 at the Care Center in Ashland, NE. Funeral services will be held Saturday December 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Don Schauda officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery at Anselmo, NE. Visitation will...

Carolyn Bickford

Carolyn Bickford

Dec 7, 2015

Broken Bow, NE- Carolyn M. Bickford, age 80, formerly of Chadron, died Monday December 7, 2015 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Friday December 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the First Congregational Church in Chadron with Pastor Russ Seger officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Chadron. A...

Darrel Ottun

Darrel Ottun

Dec 1, 2015

Darrel Victor Ottun, 87, of Sargent, NE left his earthly life and entered his eternal home with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Valley County Health System, Ord, Nebraska. Darrel was born to Berent and Annie (Olson) Ottun at home on October 30, 1928 in Round Valley. He attended Round Valley School District 66 through ninth grade....