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Mrs. Mary Lou (Lanz) Knoetzel

Mrs. Mary Lou (Lanz) Knoetzel

Dec 9, 2017

Mary Lou Knoetzel was born May 14, 1933 in Stuart, Nebraska to Fred and Emma Lanz. She was the oldest of three and adored her little sisters, Alice and JoAnn. Mary Lou learned to work at a very early age and told many stories of helping her Dad in the garden, milking cows or driving through the pasture checking cows....

Mr. Rex E. Arrowsmith

Mr. Rex E. Arrowsmith

Dec 8, 2017

Rex Edwin Arrowsmith was born March 3, 1934 to Floyd and Marcella Arrowsmith in Stuart Nebraska. He passed away on December 8, 2017 at the Rock County Hospital in Bassett. Rex was educated in rural School District #67 and graduated from Rock County High School in 1951. He attended Colorado State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree...

Mrs. Freda E. (Dutton) Hinrichs

Mrs. Freda E. (Dutton) Hinrichs

Dec 3, 2017

Freda Elizabeth Dutton was born at home in Murray, Iowa on October 11, 1922, to Joseph L. and Clara E. (Emm) Dutton. She had two older brothers, Clifford and Harold and a younger brother Harlan. She grew up near Springview, Nebraska and graduated from high school at Johnstown, Nebraska in 1941. Freda was united in marriage on May 22, 1943,...

Mrs. Betty J. (Hallock) Chrans

Mrs. Betty J. (Hallock) Chrans

Nov 30, 2017

Mrs. Chrans was born on December 13, 1947 and passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Mrs. Chrans was a resident of Springview, Nebraska at the time of passing.

Mr. David C. Croghan

Mr. David C. Croghan

Nov 15, 2017

David Calvin Croghan was born a few minutes after his identical twin brother, Dale Lyle Croghan on November 1, 1954 to Calvin D. and Virginia A. (Dodds) Croghan in Ainsworth, Nebraska. David attended grade school in Long Pine, Nebraska and graduated in Bassett, Nebraska. He met Robin Tuttle on 1979 and they were blessed with one son, Jason David Croghan...

Mr. Robert Lee Morton

Mr. Robert Lee Morton

Nov 2, 2017

Morton, Robert Lee age 55 Passed away November 2nd, 2017 in Bassett, NE. He was born June 4th, 1962 to Jerry Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Huston) Morton in Atkinson, NE. Robert was a graduate of Rock County High School in 1981. Robert moved to Lincoln, NE in 1984 and moved back to Bassett, NE in 2016. Robert is survived by...

Mr. Staley Gene "Swede" Osborn

Mr. Staley Gene "Swede" Osborn

Oct 30, 2017

Staley "Swede" Gene Osborn was born July 24, 1927 in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He passed away on October 30, 2017 at the Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska. The son of Ray and Mildred "Dot" (Rucker) Osborn, he was born in the house of his grandparents, R.F. Osborn and Mary(Winter) Osborn. His grandmother Mary delivered him. He was baptized in...

Mrs. JoLynn (Wheeler) Buck

Mrs. JoLynn (Wheeler) Buck

Oct 18, 2017

JOLYNN (WHEELER) BUCK JoLynn Buck, 42, of Saint Edward Nebraska passed away October 18, 2017 at Cloverlodge Care Center. JoLynn was born in Valentine, Nebraska to Lyle and Dorothy (McGuire) Wheeler on April 27, 1975, one of eight children. As a child, "Jo" attended grade school in Long Pine where she grew up. She was involved in basketball and later...

Mrs. Irma L. (Langer) Frederickson

Mrs. Irma L. (Langer) Frederickson

Oct 18, 2017

Mrs. Frederickson was born on May 28, 1924 and passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Mrs. Frederickson was a resident of Ainsworth, Nebraska at the time of passing.

Mrs. Lorraine (Bourn) Lopez

Mrs. Lorraine (Bourn) Lopez

Oct 13, 2017

Mrs. Lopez was born on July 28, 1945 and passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017. Mrs. Lopez was a resident of Atkinson, Nebraska at the time of passing.

Mr. Thomas J. "Tom" Lutz

Mr. Thomas J. "Tom" Lutz

Sep 30, 2017

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Lutz was born August 4, 1927 in Plankinton, South Dakota. He was the youngest of five children, born to Lawrence and Ruth (Jones) Lutz. Tom passed away on September 30, 2017 in North Platte, Nebraska at the age of 90. Tom spent his younger years in Plankinton helping his mother on the family farm and attending school....

Mrs. Twilla June (Woods) Lehn

Mrs. Twilla June (Woods) Lehn

Sep 29, 2017

Twilla June Lehn, 89, widow of John A. Lehn, passed away on September 29, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska at Sumner Place Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation. She was one of six children born to Mabel and John Woods born on June 2, 1928 in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Until moving to Lincoln in August 2016, Twilla lived in Ainsworth her entire life. Twilla and...

Mr. Shamus Hartgrave

Mr. Shamus Hartgrave

Sep 21, 2017

Shamus Hartgrave of Bassett, Nebraska, left this world on Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born ton May 16, 1975 to Mary Ann (DeBolt) and John C. Hartgrave in Bassett, Nebraska. In his youth, his family lived in Norfolk, Nebraska, Long Pine, Nebraska, and Alliance, Nebraska, but after graduating, Shamus decided to return to his roots in Bassett, Nebraska. Shamus...

Mrs. Mercedes F. (Burrows) Johnson

Mrs. Mercedes F. (Burrows) Johnson

Sep 16, 2017

Mercedes (Burrows) Johnson life story; Mercedes Florene Burrows was born in rural Sterling, Nebraska on November 5, 1921. Her parents were Earl and Mabel (Culp) Burrows. She had one older brother, Durward. The family lived in rural Adams, Nebraska until 1925, when they bought a ranch twelve miles north of Johnstown, Nebraska. Mercedes grew up in this beautiful area of...

Mr. James Otis "Jim" Harlan

Mr. James Otis "Jim" Harlan

Sep 15, 2017

James Otis Harlan was born at home, in the Sybrant neighborhood south of Bassett, Nebraska, on June 4, 1933, to Margaret and Ora Harlan. Mrs. Stout, a neighbor lady, was the midwife; she had delivered most of his seven older brothers and sisters, and delivered his younger sister three years later. He was born in the Depression years, and although...

Mr. Gene Arthur Schlueter

Mr. Gene Arthur Schlueter

Sep 10, 2017

Gene Arthur Schlueter, 77, died on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at his home, southwest of Wood Lake, Nebraska. Gene was born May 17, 1940 in Valentine, Nebraska, to Arthur LeRoy and Aileen Harriet (Petersen) Schlueter. He was welcomed home by one sister, Karen. Gene lived all of his childhood on the family ranch southwest of Wood Lake, going to Wood...

Mr. Elmer R. Sharp

Mr. Elmer R. Sharp

Sep 7, 2017

Elmer Ray Sharp, 91 of Long Pine, Nebraska, died on September 7, 2017 at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Elmer and his twin sister, Elnora were the last of five children born on April 29, 1926, to Lewis and Ethel (Firth) Sharp in his family home north of Long Pine. They later moved into town where he received his...

Mr. Lyle J. "Jack" Jones

Mr. Lyle J. "Jack" Jones

Sep 3, 2017

Lyle "Jack" Jones was born north of Ainsworth on December 25, 1923 to John and Mary (Waits) Jones, the youngest of 10 children. Jack graduated from high school in Ainsworth, NE. He entered US Army-Infantry September 8, 1945. He trained at Camp Roberts, California and served overseas. He was honorably discharged January 17, 1947. On February 4, 1947 Jack was...

Mr. Elmer W. Andersen

Mr. Elmer W. Andersen

Aug 28, 2017

Elmer Woodrow Andersen was born April 19, 1918 and was 99 years old when he passed away August 28, 2017 in the Sandhills Care Center, Ainsworth Nebraska. He was born on a ranch near Elsmere, Nebraska to Jens and Kirsten Andersen, his three siblings were Einar, Donavan, and Edith Keller. The Andersen family moved frequently in Cherry and Brown Counties...

Mary M. (Huffman) "Memo" McMullen

Mary M. (Huffman) "Memo" McMullen

Aug 25, 2017

Mary "Memo" McMullen was born on August 14, 1944 to Mary (Brion) and M.B. Huffman. She passed away in Bassett, Nebraska on August 25, 2017. Mary lived with her parents on the family ranch in Wheeler County after her father's return from service in World War II. The family moved to Ewing, Nebraska where her parents owned and operated the...

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