Mrs. Betty Jo (Kaspari) Calif
Dec 12, 2014
Betty Jo (Kasparie) Calif, born September 16, 1944, in Boulder, Colorado to Theodore Roosevelt Kaspari Sr. and Lizzie Fern (Hawkins) went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 12, 2014. Betty graduated from Erie High School in 1963 and married Jerry Morgan in Erie Colorado that same year. Added to this union were two sons and one daughter;...
Sharon Louise Moore
Dec 9, 2014
Sharon Louise Moore was born July 1, 1942 to John Ira and Mabel (Knapp) Moore of Ainsworth, Nebraska, and passed away on December 9th, 2014 at the Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado after experiencing several small strokes. Sharon spent most of her young life at the farm near Johnstown, Nebraska. As a young child she liked working around...
Mrs. Lynne A. (Maylahn) Heyer
Dec 9, 2014
Lynne A. Heyer, age 58, of Ainsworth, Nebraska, passed away in her home on December 9, 2014 in Ainsworth. She was born April 3, 1956 to Dr. Donald and Janet Maylahn of Skokie, Illinois and joined her older brother, Michael. Lynne attended Iowa State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science. She married Vergil Heyer,...
Mrs. Velda E. "Judy" (Fletcher) Crist
Dec 3, 2014
On March 7th, 1924, Velda Eloise Fletcher was born to Harry and Pearle (Bowen) Fletcher at Sargent Nebraska, and passed away on December 3rd, 2014 at the Rock County Hospital in Bassett, Nebraska. Velda had three sisters, Vera, Mic and Darlene, and one brother, Darrold. Early in her life, Velda told her parents that she did not like her name...
Mrs. Denise Marie (Schmeichel) See
Nov 26, 2014
Denise Marie (Schmeichel Loeb) See, age 84, died Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014 at the Brown County Hospital. Denise was born on April 1, 1930, the only daughter of Glen and Ethel (Pate) Schmeichel of Johnstown, Nebraska. She had three brothers: Eugene, Derald, and Victor. In 1948, Denise graduated from Ainsworth High School, after completing her elementary and junior high...
Mr. Richard Tracy
Nov 19, 2014
Richard "Dick" Tracy was born on August 7, 1946 to Frank and Evelyn (Mitchell) Tracy at Chambers, Nebraska. He was the oldest son of six siblings. His childhood was spent in and around Chambers. During his youth, he worked in the Chambers area trying several different jobs including: working at a welding shop, helping his uncle move houses, working on...
Dwight E. Porter
Nov 8, 2014
Dwight Eliot Porter was born October 13, 1961, in Ord, Ne. to Lawrence and Marlyn (Jensen) Porter. He was the second of five children. His mother passed away when Dwight was six years old. Dwight attended school in Bassett, Ord, Springview, and Central City. On August 3, 1967, he accepted Christ. Dwight married Shari Cozad on October 29, 1978, in...
Mrs. Wilda Jeanette (Williamson) Nelson
Oct 22, 2014
Wilda Jeanette (Williamson) Nelson was born December 6, 1.922 to Reuben 0. and Alma J. (Everingham) Williamson in Long Pine, Nebraska. Wilda graduated from Ainsworth High School with the class of 1940. On June 8, 1940, Wilda married Milan L. Nelson in the parsonage of the Ainsworth United Methodist Church. Their first home was a 3-room house west of Ainsworth...
Mr. Franklin Dean "Dean" Graff
Oct 17, 2014
Franklin Dean Graff, age 93, passed away October 17, 2014 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on June 1, 1921, at the ranch north of Johnstown, Nebraska to Arthur "Chuck" and Velma (Casselman) Graff. He spent his childhood on the ranch at Plum Creek, and graduated from Johnstown...
Mr. Burton A. Vargason
Oct 12, 2014
Burton Alphonso Vargason was born on March 8, 1921, the fifth child of Harry and Louise Vargason. He was born at the homestead 7 miles north of Bassett, Nebraska. Burton was 9 years old when his mother died, so he and his brother Shorty lived with different families, attending school when he could. Burton eventually went to live with his...
Mr. Orland C. Krause
Sep 27, 2014
Orland C. Krause was born March 25, 1927, to Richard John and Edna Belle (King) Krause south of Long Pine on the King place, living most of his life in the Long Pine and Ainsworth area until his tour of duty. He passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 in the Brown County Hospital at the age of 87. Orland attended...
Mr. Paul D. Smith
Sep 23, 2014
Paul D. Smith was born on March 17, 1929 in Plainview, Nebraska to Harley (H.O.) and Esther (Ellis) Smith and passed away on September 23rd, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 85. Paul's school years (from 1st grade through 12th grade) were spent in McLean, Nebraska. He served in the National Guard with...
Mrs. Pauline P. (Welke) Dau
Sep 21, 2014
Pauline Phyllis (Welke) Dau was born November 25, 1918 to Elsa and Gustave Welke at the family homestead northwest of Wood Lake Nebraska. Pauline passed away September 21, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center. Pauline attended elementary school in a country schoolhouse around Wood Lake, and attended Woodlake High School where she graduated in 1936 as Valedictorian of her class....
Mrs. Ella R. (Hansen) Shaw
Sep 21, 2014
Ella Rose (Hansen) Shaw September 26, 1941 – September 21, 2014 Ella Rose Shaw was called home to the Lord on September 21, 2014 at University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska following a lengthy battle with several types of cancer. She was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin, the third child of Leonard and Geneva (Smith) Hansen and moved to South Dakota when...
Mr. George Miles "Bee" Graff
Sep 18, 2014
George Miles "Bee" Graff, 89, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on January 10, 1925 to Arthur "Chuck" and Velma (Casselman) Graff at the family ranch north of Johnstown, Nebraska. Miles graduated from Johnstown High School in 1943. On April 5, 1951 he was married to Mardel Williams and...
Mr. Kenneth D. "Ken" Minnig
Sep 16, 2014
Kenneth Minnig, the youngest of six children, was born April 16, 1927 on a ranch southeast of Bassett, Nebraska to Caroline (Bohl) and Wellington Minnig. He died on September 16, 2014 at Parkview Manor in Stuart. Ken grew up and called Rock County Nebraska his home for his entire life. He served in the US Merchant Marines at the end...
Mr. Everett F. Moore
Sep 11, 2014
Everett F. Moore was born July 17, 1932, to John and Mabel (Knapp) Moore at Johnstown, Nebraska. He was born in the house on the homestead where he spent most of his life. He passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center at the age of 82 years. Everett attended school in Johnstown and was a life...
Mr. Donald Eugene Gordon
Sep 11, 2014
Donald E. Gordon, son of Reno and Hazel Utter Gordon, was born September 6, 1937, 3.5 miles north of Newport, and passed away on September 11, 2014 at the Avera Creighton Hospital in Creighton, Nebraska. He attended elementary and high school at Newport until his junior year and then graduated from Rock County High School in 1954 at age 16....
Mrs. P. Elaine (Galusha) Ruther
Sep 8, 2014
Pearle Elaine (Galusha) Ruther was born on October 16, 1921 to Orville and Maude (Plock) Galusha in Fairmont, Nebraska. At the age of nine, the family moved to Chadron, Nebraska for three years before moving to the Edd Heineman place in Keya Paha County. She attended Guide Rock School and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1939. After...
Mrs. Janice M. "Jan" (Carlson) Weiss
Sep 6, 2014
Janice M. Weiss, 75, died on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center. She was born on February 20, 1939 to Cecil M. and Margaret E. (Jackson) Carlson in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Janice graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1957. On June 1, 1958 she married Roger L. Weiss and together they had two children, Douglas L. Weiss of...
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