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

Curtis Andersen

Curtis Andersen

Sep 5, 2014

Broken Bow, NE- Curtis Andersen, age 85 of Broken Bow, died Friday September 5, 2014 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday September 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church in Broken Bow with Reverend Jurdan Counts officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Govier Bros....

Leo Schmid

Leo Schmid

Sep 2, 2014

Broken Bow, NE- Leo Schmid, age 83 of Broken Bow, died Tuesday September 2, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday September 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Lillian Kingston

Lillian Kingston

Aug 31, 2014

Lillian Kingston age 90 of Kearney formerly of Arcadia died Sunday August 31st 2014 at St. John’s Care Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be held Friday September 5th at 10:30 a.m. in the United Methodist Church in Arcadia with Pastor Jeff Hale officiating. Burial will be in the Lee Park Cemetery West of Arcadia. Visitation will be Thursday Sept...

Joyce LaVerna McCaslin

Joyce LaVerna McCaslin

Aug 27, 2014

Joyce Laverna McCaslin age 81 of Broken Bow died August 27, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with Pastor Larry DeMoss officiating. Interment will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 3:00 p.m. until...

Alfred Earl McCullough

Alfred Earl McCullough

Aug 21, 2014

Alfred Earl McCullough age 90 of Broken Bow died August 21, 2014 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Monday August 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Berean Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Larry DeMoss officiating. Interment will be at the Ansley Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held Sunday...

Bernice Marie Blakeman

Bernice Marie Blakeman

Aug 19, 2014

Bernice M. Blakeman, age 94 of Broken Bow, died Tuesday August 19, 2014 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Bernice was born September 7, 1919 at Callaway to John P. and Anna M.L. (Schmidt) Blakeman. She graduated from Merna High School in 1940. Bernice spent her entire life on the family farm and ranch on Cliff Table...

Jean Shears

Jean Shears

Aug 13, 2014

Jean Shears, age 90, of Broken Bow, Ne. died Wednesday August 13, 2014 at the St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 16th at 10:30 a.m. at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, Nebraska with Stanley Morrison and Julie Harthorn officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery...

Twilla E. Hyatt

Twilla E. Hyatt

Aug 4, 2014

Twilla E. Hyatt, age 84, of Broken Bow, Ne. died Monday August 4, 2014 at Heritage Hall Care Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 9th at 10:30 a.m. in Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with Jerry Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday 9 a.m. to 8...

Gwendolyn Roberta Olson

Gwendolyn Roberta Olson

Aug 3, 2014

Gwendolyn Roberta Olson age 92 of Broken Bow died August 3, 2014 at the Custer Care Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Friday August 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary with Rev. Glen Emert officiating. Interment will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Custer Care Center. Visitation will be...

Kenneth Neville

Kenneth Neville

Jul 27, 2014

Kenneth Raymond Neville, 60 The “BEST” metal fabricator and loving family man. Ken Neville, 60, was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday, July 27th outside of Broken Bow, NE. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 31st at 2:00pm at the Municipal Building in Broken Bow. Family requesting casual/jeans/motorcycle apparel. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 30th from 8:00-8:00 at...

Lorraine A. Scott

Lorraine A. Scott

Jul 23, 2014

Lorraine A. Scott, 83, Broken Bow, formally of Ansley died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM at the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Sargent instead of St. Joseph's in Broken Bow due to fire, with the Rev. Hugh Spanel officiating. Burial will...

Dorothy Myers

Dorothy Myers

Jul 18, 2014

Dorothy L. Myers age 92, of Eddyville, Ne died Friday July 18th 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Ne. Funeral services will be held Tuesday July 22, 2014 at 10;30 A.M. at the Burr Oak Church with Rev. David Harder officiating. Burial will be in the Box Elder Cemetery near Cumro. Visitation will be Monday July 21 at Govier...

Keith Kastens

Keith Kastens

Jul 14, 2014

Keith Kastens, age 85, of Merna, Nebraska died Monday July 14, 2014 at Heritage Hall Care Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be Friday July 18th at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Minister Kathy Salts and Milly Winkler officiating. Visitation will be Thursday July 17th at Govier Brothers Mortuary from 9 a.m. to...

Frances Darlene Jepsen

Frances Darlene Jepsen

Jul 14, 2014

Frances Darlene (Backhaus) Jepsen, 81, passed away on July 14, 2014 in Broken Bow, Nebraska at her home in Heritage Hall. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born to the late Henry and Iona (McElhaney) Backhaus in Torrington, Wyoming on April 17, 1933. Frances attended grade school and graduated from Torrington High School. She married the...

Wayne Palmer

Wayne Palmer

Jul 8, 2014

Ansley, NE- Wayne L. Palmer, age 61 of Ansley, died July 8, 2014 at his home south of Ansley. Funeral services will be held on Saturday July 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Broken Bow Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow with Reverend Doug Shada officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken...

Carol Spanel

Carol Spanel

Jun 27, 2014

Carol Nadine Spanel, age 81 of Broken Bow, Ne. died Friday June 27, 2014 at Off Broadway Apartments in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Tuesday July 1, 2014 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Broken Bow at 11 a.m. with Father Hugh Spanel officiating. Burial will be in Saint Anselms Catholic Cemetery at Anselmo, Ne. Visitation will be...

Joan Ethel Welte

Joan Ethel Welte

Jun 19, 2014

Funeral services for Joan Ethel Welte age 89 of Ansley, NE. will be held on Monday June 23, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Broken Bow, NE. with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1-4:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary with a Christian Wake Service...

Lois Elaine Wood

Lois Elaine Wood

Jun 19, 2014

Lois Elaine Wood age 81 of Loup City formerly of Mason City died June 19, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held Monday June 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mason City with Pastor Doug Deneui officiating. Interment will be in the Mason City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday...

Beulah Eggleston

Beulah Eggleston

Jun 18, 2014

Oconto, NE- Beulah Eggleston, age 82 of Oconto, died Wednesday June 18, 2014 at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, NE. Beulah Marguerite (Martin) Eggleston was born June 11, 1932 to Clifford A. Martin and Leota (Flint) Martin at their family farm south of Sumner, Nebraska. She was raised in the Lomax area between Eddyville and Oconto. She attended...

Earl Yantzie

Earl Yantzie

Jun 17, 2014

Earl R. Yantzie was born September 26, 1923 in Dorchester, NE to Menno E and Anna (Schweitzer) Yantzie. He passed away in his home surrounded by family and friends on June 17, 2014 at the age of 90. Earl lived in Dorchester until the age of five when they moved to Miller, South Dakota where he started school. After a...