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Larry L. Sanger

Larry L. Sanger

Jul 9, 2023

Word has been received of the death of Larry L. Sanger age 83 of Bassett formerly of Valentine. Larry Sanger died Sunday (July 9, 2023) at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Son: Brian Sanger of Valentine Brother: Bill Sanger of Bassett Niece: Vicki (George) Friedrich of Bassett Nephew: Dr. Jeff (Kelly) Sanger of Broken...

Leona F. (Harp) Biltoft

Leona F. (Harp) Biltoft

Jul 1, 2023

Leona Fern Harp was born on September 10, 1938 on the Indian Reservation at Mission, South Dakota to Guy E. and Bessie C. (Parsons) Harp. She attended schools in the Brown County area up to the 7TH grade which at that time she was needed at home to help her ailing father. Leona married Raymond E. Biltoft on June 16,...

Gerald W. "Gerry" Osborn

Gerald W. "Gerry" Osborn

Jun 20, 2023

Gerald W. Osborn (Gerry) passed peacefully from this life on June 20, 2023, at the Edgewood Care Facility in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Gerry was born on April 12, 1929, in Ainsworth, Nebraska as the oldest son of Gerald E. Osborn and Wilda J. (Clopton) Osborn. He was later joined by younger brothers: Kenneth ”Goose” and Dale “Es.” As a young man...

Duane M. Johnson

Duane M. Johnson

Jun 20, 2023

Duane M. Johnson, age 69, passed away on June 20, 2023 at his home in rural Johnstown Nebraska. He was born on March 1, 1954 to Mercedes F. (Burrows) and Harold M. Johnson in Ainsworth Nebraska. Duane attended grade school at District 8 country school and Ainsworth Elementary School. He graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1972. During his high...

David Cap Haskell

David Cap Haskell

Jun 18, 2023

A Private Memorial Graveside Service for David Cap Haskell age 52 of Ainsworth formerly of Valentine will be held at later date in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Cap Haskell died Sunday (June 18, 2023) in a one-vehicle accident east of Valentine. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Mother: Jeannie Haskell of Valentine Siblings: Margo (Scott) Johnson of Ainsworth Cameron Haskell and Jacob (Lacey) Haskell all...

Scott Robert Trofholz

Scott Robert Trofholz

Jun 12, 2023

Scott Robert Trofholz of Ainsworth, NE passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. He was born December 6, 1964 in Hawthorne, CA to Gerald R. and Judy R. (Holtz) Trofholz. Scott attended Kearney High School in Kearney, NE, where he graduated with the Class of 1983. Scott will live on in the hearts and...

Lydia I. (Ambrose) Greder

Lydia I. (Ambrose) Greder

Jun 7, 2023

Lydia Irene (Ambrose) Greder was born Sept. 28, 1948, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, to Joseph C. and Patricia (Brenneman) Ambrose. She passed away at the age of 74 with family at her side at the family farm in Johnstown, Nebraska, on June 7, 2023. Lydia spent much of her childhood in southern Wisconsin. She graduated from Kenosha Senior High School...

Clarence R. Sorenson

Clarence R. Sorenson

Jun 5, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Clarence Ray Sorenson announce his passing on June 5, 2023. He was born to Clarence and Delphia (Champlin) Sorenson Sr. at home in Elroy, Wisconsin on January 6, 1941. Clarence and Delphia had their hands full with ten spirited children to raise. Ray would tell lots of stories from his youth,...

Robert D. "Bob" Tuttle

Robert D. "Bob" Tuttle

May 26, 2023

Robert “Bob” D. Tuttle was born on February 19, 1938, to Emily V. (Vaughn) and Robert C. Tuttle in Valentine, NE. Bob was united in marriage to Mavis R. Patterson on April 28, 1956, at the Methodist Church in Springview, NE. To this union eight children were born: Robin, Shari, Cindy, Breck, Chris, Kelly, Paige, and Heath. He attended elementary...

Beryl G. (Eberhart) Bair

Beryl G. (Eberhart) Bair

May 21, 2023

Beryl Gae (Eberhart) Bair, daughter of Clarence Merle and Minnie Josephine (Reyman) Eberhart, was born June 4, 1936 at the home of her parents in Long Pine, Nebraska. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior in 1941. She attended a country school, Bassett Grade School, and Rock County High School. Her favorite hobby was riding her horses for many years....

Shirley J. (McCoid) Hoefel

Shirley J. (McCoid) Hoefel

May 20, 2023

Shirley Jean McCoid, surviving twin of Harley and Carrie (Baier) McCoid, was born on December 11, 1925 in Sioux City, Iowa. She died on May 20, 2023 in Bassett, NE at the age of 97 years. When Shirley was age four, the family moved to Ainsworth, NE, where she attended Ainsworth Public Schools and was a student of Miss Lila...

Glen D. Boschen

Glen D. Boschen

May 12, 2023

Glen Dale Boschen was born on March 15, 1938 to Julius and Emelene (Duhachek) Boschen during a snow storm at their home near Newman Grove, Nebraska. He attended a country school through eighth grade. Many hours were spent on horseback herding cattle in the ditches with his dog by his side. He also enjoyed working as a mechanic, which he...

Margaret J. "Marge" (Coash) Bonenberger

Margaret J. "Marge" (Coash) Bonenberger

May 7, 2023

Marge J. Bonenberger age 89, of Bassett, NE passed away May 7, 2023 peacefully at home with loving family at her side. She was born February 10, 1934 in Winner, South Dakota to Roman Phillip Coash Sr. and Matilda Lydia (Cahoy) Coash. She started school in Carns, NE (1st-4th grade) and then attended 5th-8th grade at a rural school at...

Meredith "Punk" D. Worth

Meredith "Punk" D. Worth

May 2, 2023

Meredith Duane "Punk" Worth was born on April 3, 1931, in Winner, SD to Elwood and Frances (McBride) Worth. Punk passed away in his ranch home surrounded by loved ones May 2, 2023, at the age of 92 years and 29 days. After Meredith was born, his mother took him home in a shoebox. He was so small (weighing just...

Melba E. (Waits) Bejot

Melba E. (Waits) Bejot

Apr 22, 2023

Melba Evelyn Bejot was born August 30, 1934 to Rudolph M. and Nellie E. (Kackmeister) Waits. She passed away, Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth at the age of 88 years. Melba lived her entire life in Ainsworth. She graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1952. Melba married Francis E. Bejot on October 25, 1952...

Danny D. Daniels

Danny D. Daniels

Apr 21, 2023

OBITUARY OF DANNY D. DANIELS Danny Duane Daniels was born on July 24, 1958, to Duane Dale Daniels and Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Daniels in Ainsworth, NE. He passed away suddenly on April 21, 2023, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE with Teri by his side, at the age of 64. Dan lived his entire life in...

Joan "Jo" M. (Brenneman) Irwin

Joan "Jo" M. (Brenneman) Irwin

Apr 20, 2023

Joan Maureen (Brenneman) Irwin was born January 24, 1935 in Burwell, Nebraska to Clarence and Mildred (Hibnes) Brenneman. The family lived in Garfield County until 1946, at which time they moved to Holt County, Nebraska. Jo attended school in Atkinson, graduating high school in 1952. She obtained a teaching certificate after attending Chadron State College. Returning home, she taught school...

Margaret L. (DeBolt) Seadore

Margaret L. (DeBolt) Seadore

Apr 16, 2023

Margaret Louise DeBolt was born July 15, 1931 on the home place in Bassett, Nebraska to parents Arthur and Emma (Christensen) DeBolt. Margaret had one brother, Leo, who was born four years earlier. Margaret’s childhood memories of the home place were simplistic and challenging as there was no electricity or running water to the house. Candles for evening lights and...

Ralph L. Mefferd Jr.

Ralph L. Mefferd Jr.

Apr 11, 2023

OBITUARY OF RALPH L. MEFFERD JR. Ralph Leroy Mefferd, Jr. was born September 1, 1932, to Ralph L. Mefferd Sr. and Dorothy (Dodds) Mefferd in the Ainsworth, NE hospital. He died Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Western Nebraska Veteran’s Home in Scottsbluff, NE at the age of 90 years. Ralph’s life began in the fossil digging camps of Morris...

Paul M. "Mickey" Lanz

Paul M. "Mickey" Lanz

Apr 10, 2023

Paul Michael Lanz was born on April 27, 1938 in Ainsworth, NE. He was the son of Paul and Bessie (Hughes) Lanz. Paul’s daddy gave him the nickname, “Mickey” after Mickey Cochran, a great baseball catcher for Detroit at that time. It stuck and everyone knew him as “Mickey”. When Mickey was three, he spiked a very high fever which...

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