OBITUARIES

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

Archie Roberts

Archie Roberts

Jun 17, 2012

Archie V. Roberts, age 91, of Ansley, Nebraska died Sunday June 17th at the Nebraska Veterans Hospital in Grand Island. Funeral services will be Friday June 22th at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Ansley, Ne. with Rev. Barbara Spangler officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be Thursday June 21st 3...

Gladys Wolf

Gladys Wolf

Jun 17, 2012

Broken Bow, NE- Gladys Wolf age 101 of Broken Bow died Sunday June 17, 2012 at her home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Rev. Todd Karges officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Govier Bros. Mortuary of...

James Reed

James Reed

Jun 6, 2012

James E. Reed age 91 of Broken Bow died June 6, 2012 at Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Monday June 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary with Floyd Ditson officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Govier Brothers Mortuary. Interment will be in the...

Shirley Trotter

Shirley Trotter

Jun 5, 2012

Shirley Ann Trotter Shirley Trotter age 70 of Broken Bow died June 5, 2012 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be Saturday June 9, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness’ in Broken Bow with Terrence Ristov officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at...

Zane Harvey

Zane Harvey

Jun 1, 2012

Funeral services for Zane Harvey will be held Friday June 8,2012 at 10:30 AM at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow with Rev. Brant Taylor and Gordon Thiessen officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be held on Thursday 8 AM to 8...

Albert Sherbeck

Albert Sherbeck

Jun 1, 2012

Albert Sherbeck, age 70, of Ansley, Nebraska died Friday June 1, 2012 due to a traffic accident near his home at Ansley, Ne. Funeral services will be held Wednesday June 6th at 10;30 A.M. at the First Baptist Church in Ansley, Ne with Rev. Bill Ragan officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery. Visitation will be Tues June 5th...

Anthony Blum

Anthony Blum

Jun 1, 2012

Anthony Dale Blum, 24 years of age from Broken Bow, formerly of the Hildreth-Minden area, died on Friday, June 1, 2012, as a result of a traffic accident near Ansley. Anthony was born on August 8, 1987, in Minden, NE, to Dale and Jane (Schwartz) Blum. He grew up in the Hildreth-Minden area and graduated from Minden High School in...

Harvey Kleeb

Harvey Kleeb

May 27, 2012

Harvey H. Kleeb, the third child of Harvey H. and Jardis Amundsen Kleeb was born December 12, 1940 at their French Table home near Weissert, Nebraska. Harvey passed away quietly at his home in Broken Bow on May 27, 2012. He attended elementary school at Elton located off the north edge of French Table where he, like most children in...

Joe E. Bradley

Joe E. Bradley

May 11, 2012

Joe E. Bradley, age 78 of Ansley, Nebraska died Friday May 11, 2012 at his home in Ansley. Funeral services will be held Monday May 14th at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Church in Ansley, Nebraska with Rev. Mel Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be Sunday May 13th 1 to 6...

Janet Finney

Janet Finney

May 6, 2012

Merna, NE- Janet Finney age 76 of Merna died Sunday May 6, 2012 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Janet Ruth Pohlreich Finney was born on November 27, 1935 at Anselmo to Rudy and Rose (Loughran) Polhreich. She attended Columbia Table grade school and graduated from Merna High School in 1953. She taught school for one year...

Alfred Giles

Alfred Giles

May 4, 2012

Alfred Creig Giles Alfred Creig Giles was the 5th of 7 children born to Everett and Ida (Johnston) Giles on July 26, 1945 at home in Elsmere, NE. He died on May 4, 2012 at the Genoa Community Hospital in Genoa, NE at the age of 66. Alfred attended school thru the 4th grade at Elsmere District 101. He completed...

June Winberg

June Winberg

May 3, 2012

Broken Bow, NE- June Winberg age 65 of Broken Bow died Thursday May 3, 2012 at the Custer Care #2 in Broken Bow. June Ellen Fergusen was born in Broken Bow, NE. June 6th, 1946. She lived in Brewster and attended a country school and then Brewster High School. She graduated in 1964. June continued her education and attended Beauty...

Charles "Chuck" Blakeman

Charles "Chuck" Blakeman

May 3, 2012

Broken Bow, NE- Charles “Chuck” Blakeman age 86 of Broken Bow formerly of Merna, died May 3, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday May 7, 2012 at 10:30 AM in the United Methodist Church in Merna with Rev. Dale Coates officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Table Cemetery...

Leona Hromas

Leona Hromas

May 2, 2012

Leona J. Hromas Mulford, 79, of Lincoln, formerly of Broken Bow, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Born April 2, 1933 in Martinsville, Missouri to Archie S. and Nina B. (Edwards) Graham. Ret. LPN at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Family members include husband: Fred Mulford; children: David (Marvonne)Hromas, Steven Hromas, Cynthia Parker, all of Lincoln, Teresa (Brad) Mattox, Kearney, NE; step-children: Michael...

Janice "Jan" Geiser

Janice "Jan" Geiser

May 1, 2012

Merna, NE- Jan Geiser age 70 of Merna died Tuesday May 1, 2012 at St. John’s Care Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 5, 2012 at 10:30 AM in Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Reverend Dale Coates officiating and Eastern Star Rites. Burial will be at the Cliff Table Cemetery west of Merna....

Hazel Jennings

Hazel Jennings

Apr 30, 2012

Casper, WY- Hazel Jennings age 106 of Casper formerly of Dunning died April 30, 2012 in Casper. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the Sandhills Community Church in Dunning with Rev. Lee Wonch and Rev. David Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the Dunning Cemetery with Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken Bow...

Ruth Crone

Ruth Crone

Apr 26, 2012

Ruth Ellen Crone Ruth E. Crone age 85 of Callaway formerly of Merna died April 26, 2012 at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday April 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Cemetery at Anselmo with Rev. D.R.Nelson officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with family greeting...

Wayne Edward Catlett

Wayne Edward Catlett

Apr 25, 2012

Wayne Edward Catlett was born at Ansley, NE July 31, 1925. The youngest child of William and Esther (Hanson) Catlett. He attended school at Broken Bow and Tappan Valley. His mother died when he was eleven years old. He and his sister Wanda went to live with their aunt and uncle Elva and Marsh Casteel at Westerville where he attended...

Dana Ruth Fink

Dana Ruth Fink

Apr 10, 2012

Dana Ruth Milleson Fink, of Elsmere, Nebraska, was born to Frank and Lola Milleson on January 6, 1923 at Thedford, Nebraska. Dana Ruth passed away April 10, 2012 in Kearney, Nebraska. She moved with her family to the Elsmere area in 1934. Dana Ruth graduated from Thedford High School in 1940. After completing teacher’s training, she taught school at South...

Donald Vanderheiden

Donald Vanderheiden

Apr 8, 2012

Former Nebraska resident Donald L. Vanderheiden, 77, passed away April 8, 2012 while in the hospital in Inverness, FL. Don was born and raised in the Valentine, Nebraska area. After high school he attended Chadron State College where he established and competed as a bull rider on the Chadron State Rodeo Team and competed in Golden Gloves boxing. Upon graduation...