OBITUARIES

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

Clyde Hunt

Clyde Hunt

Feb 17, 2015

Grand Island, NE- Clyde L. Hunt age 83 of Grand Island, formerly of Arcadia, died Tuesday February 17, 2015 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held on Friday February 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Arcadia with Reverend Jeff Hale officiating. Burial will be in the Arcadia Cemetery with...

Barb Wells

Barb Wells

Feb 13, 2015

Barbara (Barb) Rae (Ferguson) Wells a long time resident of Broken Bow died Friday February 13th 2015 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 68. Barb was born on January 13, 1947 to Ivan and Donita Ferguson in Broken Bow Nebraska. Barb graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1965. After High School Barb married...

Lillian Whipple

Lillian Whipple

Feb 8, 2015

Callaway, NE – Lillian Whipple, age 88 of Callaway, passed away on Sunday February 8, 2015 at the Callaway Good Life Center. Funeral services will be held Friday February 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Morning Star Methodist Church near Callaway, NE with Ken Pitkin officiating. Burial will be in the Stop Table Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the...

Donald L. Whiteman

Donald L. Whiteman

Feb 7, 2015

Donald Lee Whiteman, age 70 of Broken Bow, Ne. died Saturday February 7th at his home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Thursday February 12 at 10:30 a.m. in the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Todd Karges officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday February 11 9 a.m. to 8 pm. at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken...

Robert Markham

Robert Markham

Feb 4, 2015

Robert L. Markham, age 41, of Broken Bow, Ne. died Wednesday February 4, 2015 at the Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow, Ne. Funeral services will be held Tuesday February 10th at 10 a.m. in the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Todd Karges officiating. Visitation will be Monday Feb. 9th at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow...

Grant Schnase

Grant Schnase

Feb 4, 2015

Ansley, NE- Grant L. Schnase, age 90 of Ansley, died Wednesday February 4, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday February 9, 2015 at 10:30 AM the First Christian Church in Ansley, NE with Reverend Mel Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be...

George Mandeville

George Mandeville

Feb 1, 2015

George Norman Mandeville, age 90, of Dunning passed away on February 1, 2015. Born in Mullen, Nebraska to Robert G. and Ruth A. (Ferguson) Mandeville on March 12, 1924. Married Zelda Josephine Little on February 15, 1947. George was a veteran (Marine), rancher and retired U.S. Forest Service Range Manager. A member of the VFW, American Legion and the Custer...

Betty Hagan

Betty Hagan

Jan 31, 2015

Betty Jean Hagan (1927-2015) Betty Jean Hagan of Mason City, Nebraska died at Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday, January 31, 2015. Services for her will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 5, at the First Baptist Church of Mason City, Nebraska. Reverend Rodger McDermott will officiate and burial will be in the Mason City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Wednesday, February...

Fern Hall

Fern Hall

Jan 30, 2015

Fern W. Schroeder Hall was born January 16, 1919 at Bartlett, Iowa to John Henry and Alta M. (Gibson) Schroeder. She departed this life to be with her Savior on January 30, 2015 at the Callaway Good Life Center. She was one of twelve children. At the age of seven her family moved to Nebraska. They lived near Broken Bow,...

Henry Struempler

Henry Struempler

Jan 30, 2015

Broken Bow, NE- Henry Struempler, age 90 of Broken Bow died Friday January 30, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday February 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Broken Bow with Reverend Roger Quandt officiating. Burial will be in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery south of Oconto....

Chelsea Downey

Chelsea Downey

Jan 30, 2015

Chelsea Marie Downey passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village in Loveland, Colorado after a brief illness. Chelsea Marie Lauer was born on March 13, 1927, in D Township, Seward County, Nebraska, near Gresham, to Fred H. and Stella Rea (Jones) Lauer. The family lived on her Grandmother Lauer’s farm and she attended the District 44,...

Dorothy Hammond

Dorothy Hammond

Jan 29, 2015

Broken Bow, NE – Dorothy Hammond, age 74 of Broken Bow died Thursday January 29, 2015 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Sunday February 1, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow. Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery. Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken Bow is in...

Maxine Hyatt

Maxine Hyatt

Jan 25, 2015

Oma Maxine Hyatt, age 96, passed from this life on Sunday morning, January 25, at Heritage Hall in Broken Bow NE. Maxine was born to Lloyd and Eulalia (Smith) Hyatt on January 30, 1918 near Merna Nebraska. She was raised in rural Custer County and learned at an early age the value of honesty and hard work from her parents...

Judy Taylor

Judy Taylor

Jan 22, 2015

Judy B. Taylor, age 64, of Broken Bow, Ne. died Thursday January 22, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 28, 2015 at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow at 10:30 A.M. with Rev. Doug Saner and Roger Sloan officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday January 27 at...

Mary Ellen Thomas

Mary Ellen Thomas

Jan 17, 2015

Mary Ellen Thomas, age 91 of Eddyville, died January 17, 2015 at the St. Luke’s Nursing Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Burr Oak Community Church, with a lunch following. After the lunch, burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday 8...

Gary Kranz

Gary Kranz

Jan 2, 2015

Oconto, NE- Gary L. Kranz, age 42 of Oconto, died Friday January 2, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday January 7, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Oconto Community Center in Oconto with Pastor Lawrence Francis officiating. Burial will be in the Oconto Cemetery. Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken Bow is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will...

Donald Gouldie

Donald Gouldie

Dec 24, 2014

Donald Bradford Gouldie was born December 8, 1930 at Stamford NE. His mother was Sylvia Ellen (Goosic) Gouldie and his father, Thomas John Gouldie. Don was an only child. His mother remarked that when he was born, she knew she would never do better so he remained an only child. Don attended Stamford elementary through the 8th grade and graduated...

Bertini Talbot

Bertini Talbot

Dec 15, 2014

On December 15, 2014 Bertini Joyner Talbot passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall at JMMC where she had lived for the past five years. Those who knew her know firsthand how loving, kind and gracious she was, and she will be sorely missed by so very many people. Her love and grace made her one of a kind and she...

Berl Klitzman

Berl Klitzman

Dec 14, 2014

Berl Klitzman son of Wilbur and Margretta (McClellen) Klitzman was born at home in Ansley, Nebraska, (delivered by his grandmother, Sarah (Eggleston) Klitzman) on August 28, 1927. Berl grew up in Ansley, attending school there and in 1944 began a lifetime of work on the railroad. He worked the area of Alliance to Hazard for 44 years. Berl worked for...

Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn

Dec 11, 2014

Michael Flynn, age 57, of Blue Hill, Nebraska died Thursday December 11th peacefully at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday December 16th at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Rev. Todd Kargas officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery wiith Govier Brothers...