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

Kristi Catlett

Kristi Catlett

Sep 3, 2024

Kristi Catlett age 55 of Burwell, NE formerly of the Broken Bow area passed away at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm with the family greeting at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. Memorials are suggested to the family. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge...

Dean Hinrichsen

Dean Hinrichsen

Sep 1, 2024

Dean Hinrichsen age 88 formerly of the Overton, NE area passed away on September 1, 2024, at the Bethany Home in Minden, NE.

Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 10:30 AM at the Overton Christian Church in Overton, NE. The inurnment will be held at the Overton Cemetery with Military Honors. Memorials are suggested to Overton...

Joni Claymon

Joni Claymon

Aug 26, 2024

Joni (Davenport) Claymon, age 62, passed away on August 26, 2024, in Lincoln, NE. Joni was born on October 31, 1961, to James and Sherry (Hircock) Davenport in North Platte, NE. She was a 1980 graduate of Arnold High School where she enjoyed playing volleyball, basketball, and running track. 

She lived and worked on the family farm from the time she...

Peg Keller

Peg Keller

Aug 26, 2024

Peg Peterson-Keller was born May 10, 1933, in Corsica, South Dakota, to William A. and Myrtle (Thompson) Bos. Peg passed away on August 26, 2024.

Peg spent the first ten years of life in South Dakota, then LeMars, Iowa for a period of 2-3 years. At the age of 13, she and the family moved to Minden, NE. Peg graduated from...

Linda Beth Cox

Linda Beth Cox

Aug 26, 2024

Linda Beth (Hughes) Cox was born in Elwood, NE on August 29, 1942, to Francis Hughes and Dorothy Reynolds Hughes, the oldest of 5 children. Her pharmacist father moved the family to Arnold NE when he opened the Hughes Drug Store in 1947. Linda graduated from Arnold High School in 1960 as valedictorian. She played volleyball and participated in many...

Rosa Lea Edwards

Rosa Lea Edwards

Aug 23, 2024

Rosa Lea Edwards age 87 of Grand Island, formerly of Comstock died August 23, 2024, at the Emerald Lakeview Care Home in Grand Island.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 3:00 PM at the Wescott Baptist Church in Comstock. The burial will be in the Douglas Grove Cemetery at Comstock. A visitation will be held on...

Sheila Ottun

Sheila Ottun

Aug 22, 2024

Sheila Rae (Ummel) Ottun, 88, of Sargent, NE left her earthly life and entered her eternal home with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family, Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Valley County Health Systems Ord, Nebraska.

Sheila was born to Clarence and Sylvia (Cherry) Ummel on September 23, 1935, in Cumro, Nebraska. Sheila grew up in a Christian home and...

Norma Booten

Norma Booten

Aug 22, 2024

Norma Booten age 80 of Anselmo passed away at Callaway District Hospital with her daughters by her side on August 22, 2024.

A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Victoria Creek Cemetery. All are asked to wear Husker or casual attire. Memorials are suggested to Anselmo Community Center or Callaway District Hospital....

Paula Rhian

Paula Rhian

Aug 21, 2024

Paula Jean Rhian (nee Zibell) of Thedford, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, August 21 at the age of 76. 

 Paula was born in 1948 in Madison, Wisconsin to Harold and Marjorie Zibell (Nee Macken). After graduating from high school in Loveland, Colorado, she attended Colorado State College, now the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, and graduated in 1971 with a...

Michelle Arehart

Michelle Arehart

Aug 20, 2024

Michelle Lynn (DeVorss) Arehart, 49 of Mason City, NE passed away August 20, 2024, at Good Samaritan hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Michelle was born September 7,1974 to Jake and Shirley (Leonard) DeVorss in Dumas,TX. She spent her early years growing up at Cimarron Feeders with two of her siblings Mike DeVorss and Debora Hunter (She would...

Carl Christen

Carl Christen

Aug 20, 2024

Carl D. Christen, born on October 30, 1937, in the heartland of Nebraska in rural Anselmo, passed away on August 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. At the age of 86, Carl left this world after a life well-lived, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and countless cherished memories.

 Carl was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, whose...

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

Aug 20, 2024

Memorial Services will be on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow, NE with Father Jim Hunt officiating. A Rosary will be held on Monday, August 26th at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at a later date. A time to greet the family will be Sunday, August...

Maynard Barnes

Maynard Barnes

Aug 20, 2024

George “Maynard” Barnes age 80 of Callaway passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, NE.

A visitation will be held Friday, August 23, 2024, at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow, NE from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Private family services will be held at a later date. Online condolences can be left at...

William Witthuhn

William Witthuhn

Aug 17, 2024

William “Bill” Witthuhn, age 70, passed away peacefully at home on August 17, 2024. Born to Bill and Maud Witthuhn, Bill was a lifelong resident of Arnold, Nebraska, where he dedicated his life to the family farm and cherished the land and animals – a love he passed on to his children and grandchildren.

 Bill graduated from Arnold Public Schools and...

Virginia Connors

Virginia Connors

Aug 16, 2024

Merna, NE- Virginia Connors age 87 of Merna died Friday, August 16, 2024, at her home in Merna.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 12:00 Noon at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Hospice Pastor Barry Holden officiating. The burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August...

Alan Suhr

Alan Suhr

Aug 11, 2024

Alan David Suhr, 53, of Ogden, Utah, passed away August 11, 2024. Born on March 26, 1971, to Dr. Lyle and Karen (Nordwall) Suhr, Alan lived a life marked by passion, service, and a deep commitment to others.

Alan exemplified the importance of thinking of others – a core value that defined his character. He had the ability to connect with...

Helen Young

Helen Young

Aug 9, 2024

Kearney, NE- Helen C. Young age 95 of Kearney formerly of Ansley died August 9, 2024, at the Mother Hull Care Home in Kearney.

Services will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 10:30 AM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Mel Shepherd officiating. Burial will follow at the Ansley Cemetery. A visitation will be held on...

James W. Spurlock

James W. Spurlock

Aug 9, 2024

Merna, NE- James Wesley Spurlock age 69 of Merna, died Friday, August 9, 2024 at the UNMC in Omaha.

No services will be held at this time.

Jim is survived by his mother Madeline Spurlock of Broken Bow, sisters, Peggy Coon of Broken Bow, Karen Fletcher of Chappell, NE, and Diane Beebe of Ketchikan, Alaska, and a brother Wesley Spurlock of Cabot,...

Isabelle McCandless

Isabelle McCandless

Aug 6, 2024

Isabelle McCandless age 91 formerly of Merna, NE passed away August 6, 2024, at the Brookestone View in Broken Bow.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo, NE with Father Jim Hunt celebrant. The burial will follow in the Arnold Cemetery at Arnold, NE. A...

Shot Kenton

Shot Kenton

Aug 1, 2024

Charles Walter “Shot” (Erny) Kenton hung up his cowboy hat for the last time here on Earth, August 1, 2024. He was born June 12, 1951, to Genevieve Hamilton (Erny) Kenton and the late Charles Walter Erny, in Alliance, Nebraska. He spent his childhood growing up in Thedford, Broken Bow, Kearney, and Lexington with his mother and her children, Cathy,...