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

John Paul Morris

John Paul Morris

Nov 10, 2020

John Paul Morris age 78 of Thedford, NE passed away November 10, 2020 at the Great Plains Health in North Platte with his family by his side.

John Paul Morris son of John Samuel and Lillian Olive (Tolle) Morris was born in Lincoln, NE on November 26, 1941. They moved to Thedford, NE when John Paul was 2 years old....

Larry Lehmkuhler

Larry Lehmkuhler

Nov 9, 2020

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Larry L Lehmkuhler age 71 of the Stop Table area in Callaway, NE passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home.

Larry was born April 2, 1949 in Gothenburg, NE to Lloyd L. and Bernelda L (Nelson) Lehmkuhler. Larry attended the Rosentrater Country School thru the 8th grade and graduated from Arnold High School. On June...

Bill Miller

Bill Miller

Nov 8, 2020

     William (Bill-Willy) LeRoy Miller went to his heavenly home, Sunday, November 8th, 2020, surrounded by his family. Bill was born January 6, 1943, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Forrest and Genevieve (Lepant) Miller, the second of seven children. He started his life's journey on the "ranch" homesteaded by his great grandparents...he attended grade school at several country schools, for a...

Phyllis Ann Green

Phyllis Ann Green

Nov 7, 2020

PHYLLIS ANN GREEN (PEIRSON), age 80 of Sargent, NE passed away on November 7, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 10:00 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sargent NE with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at St. Anslem Cemetery, Anselmo, NE. Memorials may...

Iola "Tony" Pedersen

Iola "Tony" Pedersen

Nov 6, 2020

Iola (Tony) Pedersen 92

Loving Mother, Grandma and Friend

Iola C. (Tony) Pedersen was born September 16, 1928 in Ashby, NE to Lee and Ruth (Overman) VanHorn.  In Tony’s early years she attended grade school in Merna, NE and later attended high school in Broken Bow, NE. While working at the Bow Inn Café Tony met Pete Pedersen and were...

Bill Bigbee

Bill Bigbee

Nov 4, 2020

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A celebration of life for Bill Bigbee, 84, of Broken Bow, will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Lillian Church of Christ at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lillian Church of Christ (43949 Lillian Rd, Broken Bow, NE 68822) or charity of choice. Burial will be in the...

Bruce Irwin Doane

Bruce Irwin Doane

Nov 3, 2020

Bruce Irwin Doane age 91 of Broken Bow, formerly of the Mason City, NE area passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in Broken Bow.

Mr. Doane was cremated. An online guest book may be signed at www.govierbrothers.com.

Gayle Taylor

Gayle Taylor

Nov 3, 2020

Sylvia “Gayle” Taylor was born September 2nd, 1943 in Atkinson, Nebraska, to parents Frank W. and Kathrine E. (Richards) Dvorak. She passed away on November 3, 2020 surrounded by her husband and all of her children at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 77 years, 2 months and 1 day.

Over her lifetime Gayle lived in many...

RM "Mose" Hebbert

RM "Mose" Hebbert

Nov 2, 2020

Ronald Maurice "Mose" Hebbert age 90 of Hyannis, NE passed away on November 2, 2020 at the Box Butte Hospital in Alliance.

Mose was born March 29, 1930 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Alliance, NE.  His parents were Albert and Ima Fern (Shepard) Hebbert.  Mose was the oldest of five children. He was raised in the Sandhills of Nebraska in...

Walter Griffith

Walter Griffith

Nov 1, 2020

Walter Earl Griffith passed away on Sunday, November 1st at his home in Broken Bow, NE while surrounded by family.

Walter, son of Cleon Sherman Griffith and Iva Katherine (Boyd) Griffith was born March 12th, 1939 in the family home south of Broken Bow. Walter attended country school until fourth grade when his family moved into town. He graduated from...

Cathy Province

Cathy Province

Oct 29, 2020

Cathy Lee (Janda) Province was born 03/14/1947 in Lincoln NE. to William Janda and Darlene (Ballard) Janda of Wilber, NE. They moved to Broken Bow NE. in 1952, where Cathy attended Custer Grade School and graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1965. She then attended Kearney State College for one year and married Wesley Province on June 17, 1966....

Roger Jensen

Roger Jensen

Oct 21, 2020

Roger Lee Jensen age 70 of Dunning, NE passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, NE.

Roger was born March 11, 1950 in Anselmo, NE to Raymond Wallace and Lois (Glause) Jensen.

Roger attended school in Anselmo, Mullen, Hildreth, and Kearney, graduating from Kearney High School.

On January 2, 1968...

JoDee Davenport Kimball

JoDee Davenport Kimball

Oct 18, 2020

JoDee K. (Davenport) Kimball, passed away on October 18, 2020 at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born December 20, 1962 to James and Sherry (Hircock) Davenport in North Platte, the fourth of nine children.  She attended school in Arnold, Nebraska and was a 1981 graduate of Arnold High School.

JoDee spent her early years on the family farm...

Jean Marlene Atkins

Jean Marlene Atkins

Oct 17, 2020

Jean Marlene Atkins age 73 of Broken Bow passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway.

Marlene was born in Maryville, Missouri to Leland and Colene (Ridlon) Bohart of Maitland, Missouri on April 14, 1947.  She was joined a few years later by a sister named Vickie.  She grew up on the family farm...

Louise Clark

Louise Clark

Oct 17, 2020

Louise Clark age 80 of Broken Bow passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the CHI Health St Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.

Martha Louise (Sears) Clark was born January 4, 1940, at Broken Bow, Nebraska, the second child and only daughter of Edwin L. and Teedie Mae Emerson Sears.

She graduated from BBHS with the class of 1958....

Geraldine Allen

Geraldine Allen

Oct 15, 2020

Geraldine M. Allen age 74 of Eddyville passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Kearney, NE.

Geraldine chose to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Geraldine is survived by son Jerry (Shawn) Riley of Lexington, granddaughters Courtney Bowden of Canyon City, CO, and Lacey Bowden of Bartley,  grandson Tyler Bowden of Sumner, step granddaughters...

Mae Belle Edelman

Mae Belle Edelman

Oct 13, 2020

Our world lost one of the sweetest and kindest ladies when Mae Belle Dippert Edelman passed on October 13th, 2020 in Broken Bow NE due to a medical complication.

Mae was born in Chance, South Dakota on August 13th, 1929 to Robert and Emma (Jones) Dippert.  Mae was the middle daughter of seven children. 

Mae met Lee Edelman while...

Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

Oct 6, 2020

Gordon William McLeod of Thedford, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home on the ranch

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at the Thomas County Fairgrounds Building in Thedford, NE.  An online guest book may be signed at www.govierbrothers.com for words of encouragement or remembrance.

Gordon William McLeod was born June...

Bill Gumb

Bill Gumb

Oct 5, 2020

William “Bill” James Gumb age 90 of Sargent, NE passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home in Sargent, NE.

Bill was born September 11, 1930 in Holt County to Clarence William and Daisy Mildred (Palmer) Gumb.

He married Darlene Hughes, the love of his life on May 6, 1949 in Burwell. To this union four children were born....

Dale Schmidt

Dale Schmidt

Oct 1, 2020

Dale Allen Schmidt, age 71 of Merna, Nebraska died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home west of Merna, Nebraska

Dale A. Schmidt was born February 12, 1949 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Raymond C. and Louise E. (White) Schmidt.  Dale attended Cliff Table country school and graduated from Merna High School.  Dale then attended College for 2 years at...