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Local obituaries for the Broken Bow, Arnold, & Mullen, NE areas
Eileen Buckbee
Aug 4, 2023
Sargent, NE- Eileen L. Buckbee age 85 of Sargent died Friday August 4, 2023, at her home near Sargent.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday August 9, 2023, at 10:30 AM in the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Sargent with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Interment will be in the Somerford Cemetery near Sargent. Memorials are...
Duane Kinder
Aug 2, 2023
Duane Kinder age 63 of Broken Bow, NE passed away August 2, 2023, at the Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, NE.
Memorial Graveside Services will be Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Arapahoe Cemetery in Arapahoe, NE Memorials are suggested to the Family in care of Govier Brothers Mortuary at 542 South 9th...
Erma Winchester
Jul 31, 2023
Erma Lee Winchester, age 80, of Broken Bow, NE. died Monday July 31, 2023, at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, NE.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 4, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the E-Free Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Jeff Nielsen officiating. The burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August...
Dwayne Chapin
Jul 28, 2023
A Memorial Mass for Dwayne D. Chapin will be held Monday, August 7, 2023, at 10:30 am at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow, NE with Father Jim Hunt Celebrant. The service will be livestreamed at www.govierbrothers.com. A Rosary will take place on Monday, August 7, 2023, at 10:00 am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Memorials are suggested...
Anita Brown
Jul 28, 2023
Anita Louise Brown was born on August 20th, 1936, in Dupree, South Dakota, to Charles Leach and to Ula Marjorie Brummet, and passed away on July 28th, 2023, Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 86 years old.
Anita grew up in Dupree, South Dakota, and graduated from Dupree in 1954. She had 3 siblings, Valera, Earl and Chuck. She...
Steve Kaps
Jul 21, 2023
Steve Kaps age 65 of Arcadia, NE passed away July 21, 2023, at the Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 10:30 am at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City, NE with Father Richard Pointkowski officiating. Burial will be in the North Lee Park Catholic Cemetery near Arcadia,...
Gary Cooper
Jul 20, 2023
Gary Cooper, 70, passed away on July 20, 2023 at UNMC Omaha. He was born to George and Fem (Newill) Cooper on June 12, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska. As a child, he lived in a few small towns in eastern Nebraska before moving to California at age 9/ During his senior year of high school, his family moved back to...
Ed Halliwill
Jul 19, 2023
Ed Halliwill age 85 of Broken Bow, NE passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at his home in Broken Bow.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 24, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Tyce Jensen officiating. The service will be livestreamed at www.govierbrothers.com. Burial will follow in the Cliff Table Cemetery west...
Joanne Rice
Jul 17, 2023
Joanne Rice, age 91, of Broken Bow, NE, educator, horsewoman, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died on Monday, July17, 2023. She was born on October 31, 1931, in Delta, Colorado to Lee Allen and Ethel Lenore (Wigram) Smock. She graduated from Delta High School in 1949 and attended Colorado State University (CSU). While at CSU, she was a member of the...
Wayne McMurry
Jul 12, 2023
Wayne McMurry age 73 of North Platte, NE passed away July 12, 2023, at his daughter’s home near Brady.
Graveside Memorial Services will be Friday, July 21, 2023, at 10:30 am at the Arnold Cemetery in Arnold, NE with Pastor Frank Scott officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Family. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. Words of encouragement...
Micki Cox
Jul 10, 2023
"Micki" Josephine Cecily Cox, age 77, went to her heavenly home on July 10, 2023 while residing at Rose Lane Nursing Home in Loup City, Nebraska. She was born February 4, 1946, in Kidderminster, England to Wayne and Joan (Bennett) Berger. Her parents met and married while her father was stationed during World War II near her mother's hometown of...
Kent Eugene Hickenbottom
Jul 8, 2023
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Kent Hickenbottom, 64, passed away on July 8, 2023, at home.
Prayer service will be 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Broken Bow, Nebraska.
A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2023, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the...
Leonard Amos
Jul 8, 2023
Leonard Leroy Amos age 82 of Sargent, NE passed away July 8, 2023, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burweill, NE.
Memorial Graveside services with Military Honors will be Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 11:00 am at the Dry Valley Cemetery south of Sargent, NE. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00...
Rose Bell
Jul 6, 2023
Rosaline “Rose” Vona (Kieborz) Bell age 93 of Broken Bow, NE passed away July 6, 2023, at the Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow.
Memorial services will be Friday, July 21, 2023, at 1:00 pm at the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Broken Bow, NE. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials in lieu...
Alice Smith
Jul 4, 2023
Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 10:30 am at the United Church of Christ in Thedford, NE with Pastor Les Parmenter officiating. A light lunch will follow, and burial will then be at the Brownlee Cemetery at Brownlee, NE. A visitation will be held Tuesday morning from 9:00 to service time at the United Church of Christ....
Judy Jones
Jun 30, 2023
Judy Jo (Hladky) Jones, 75, a life-long resident of the Mason City, NE area was surrounded by family when she passed away on June 30, 2023, in Kearney, due to complications with a sepsis infection.
She was born on December 28, 1947, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Joe and (Alice) June Hladky. Judy grew up outside of Litchfield and...
Marie Jones
Jun 29, 2023
Marie Jones age 86 of Broken Bow, NE passed away June 29, 2023, at her home in Broken Bow, NE with family by her side.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 7, 2023, at 10:30 am at the Third City Christian Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Scott Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are...
Spencer McCarron
Jun 27, 2023
Bernard Spencer Mccarron was a man of faith, honored to share his faith, and one who deeply loved family and friends. He and his wife Trish were members of the Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow, NE. He was born August 8, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to Bernard and Louise Spencer Mccarron. Growing up in Avondale, Maryland, he graduated from...
Don Ellingson
Jun 19, 2023
Donald “Don” Ellingson age 94 formerly of Broken Bow, NE passed away June 19, 2023, at the Country House Assisted Living of Kearney, NE. Funeral Services will be Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Military Honors. A visitation will take place on...
Anna Mae Cool
Jun 16, 2023
Broken Bow, NE – Anna Mae Cool age 94 of Broken Bow, died June 16, 2023, at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow.
On March 3,1929, a special gift was given to Glenn and Opal Mae (Huffman) Cool. She was named Anna Mae. Weighing only 4 pounds at birth, she was not expected to live through the night. But...
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