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

Dean Robert Lybarger

Dean Robert Lybarger

Sep 26, 2011

Dean Robert Lybarger Dean R. Lybarger age 67 of Arcadia died September 26, 2011 at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home in Grand Island. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday September 30, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Arcadia with Rev. Jeff Hale officiating. Inurnment will be in the Lee Park Cemetery with military rites by Arcadia Legion...

Walter Eugene Mannel

Walter Eugene Mannel

Sep 25, 2011

Walter E. (Walt) Mannel passed away unexpectedly Sunday September 25, 2011 at the Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. He was 86 years of age. Walt was born on October 24, 1924 in the same house re resided in until his retirement to a house in Broken Bow in the 1990’s. Walt spent his life farming and raising cattle near...

Walter Eugene Mannel

Walter Eugene Mannel

Sep 25, 2011

Walter E. (Walt) Mannel passed away unexpectedly Sunday September 25, 2011 at the Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. He was 86 years of age. Walt was born on October 24, 1924 in the same house re resided in until his retirement to a house in Broken Bow in the 1990’s. Walt spent his life farming and raising cattle near...

Duane Eugene Hall

Duane Eugene Hall

Sep 24, 2011

Brewster, NE- Duane Hall age 74 of Brewster died Saturday September 24, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday September 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the Open Bible Church in Dunning, NE with Reverend Ralph McKay officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 PM at the Floral Lawns Cemetery at North Platte,...

Mary Alice Atkins

Mary Alice Atkins

Sep 18, 2011

Mary Alice Atkins Heaven became a little brighter on September 18th. Mary Alice Atkins, 90, formerly of Halsey, died September 18, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Mary Alice was born on July 12, 1921, at Callaway, NE, to Walter and Maude Manion Brittan. She graduated from Arnold High School in 1939. In 1942, she married Roy Atkins....

Angela Gaffney

Angela Gaffney

Aug 29, 2011

Angela Ethel (Dull) Gaffney of Anselmo passed away August 29, 2011,, at Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, NE. A requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo on Thursday, September 1 with Father Hugh Spanel officiating. Burial will be at St. Anselm’s Cemetery. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements with...

Donald Douglass

Donald Douglass

Aug 28, 2011

Donald Jay Douglass was born August 7th 1924 to Eben and Lois (Smith) Douglass near Sommerford, NE. He passed away August 28th, 2011 at Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow. Donald graduated high school from Gates Public School. After high school he cowboyed with his older brother Earl, on the Walt Cole ranch north of Anselmo. He...

Twila Duryea

Twila Duryea

Aug 27, 2011

Fullerton, NE- Twila Darlene Duryea age 81 of Fullerton formerly of Broken Bow died Saturday August 27, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Fullerton. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday August 31, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Merna Cemetery at Merna, Nebraska with the Reverend Mark Stones officiating. Burial will be in the Merna Cemetery. Visitation will...

Leonard Nehls

Leonard Nehls

Aug 22, 2011

Leonard H. Nehls age 74 of Arcadia died August 22, 2011 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held on Monday September 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Arcadia Community Center in Arcadia. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Loup City. Memorials have been established to the Arcadia Fire and Rescue...

Ray Brown

Ray Brown

Aug 20, 2011

E. Ray Brown age 89 of Broken Bow, NE died Saturday August 20, 2011 in Milford, NE. Funeral services will be held on Thursday August 25, 2011 at 10:30 AM in Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Reverend Mary Jane Gockley officiating. Burial will be in the Janesville Cemetery at Berwyn, NE with Military Honors. Visitation will be held...

Loren Betz

Loren Betz

Aug 19, 2011

Loren Eugene Betz, age 78, formerly of Estes Park, Colorado, passed away August 19, 2011, at home in Broken Bow. Loren was born December 24, 1932 in Broken Bow to Alfred and Ethel Buckner Betz. He attended Broken Bow schools, graduating in 1951. Loren, who was recruited to play football, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of...

Maxine Jane Moody

Maxine Jane Moody

Aug 5, 2011

Maxine Jane (Miller) Moody, 81, of Arcadia, NE died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Roselane Home in Loup City, NE. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Arcadia, NE, with the Pastor Jeff Hale officiating. Pallbearers were Joshua Staab, Stacey Kolar, Tyler Fausset, Evan Moody, Eric Real and Tony Real. Burial was...

Arleigh Sintek

Arleigh Sintek

Aug 1, 2011

Mason City, NE- Arleigh L. Sintek, age 86, of Mason City, died Monday August 1, 2011 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Friday August 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Ansley with Reverend Michael Lang officiating. A register book may be signed through Friday Morning at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow....

Byron White

Byron White

Jul 29, 2011

Byron White age 67 of Broken Bow died July 29, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Tuesday August 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary with Rev. Kathy Salts officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the...

Charlotte Esch

Charlotte Esch

Jul 27, 2011

Charlotte Ione Esch age 85 of Broken Bow died July 27, 2011 at Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Graveside services will be held Monday August 1, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the Broken Bow Cemetery with Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5:00 p.m....

Bob Edelman

Bob Edelman

Jul 18, 2011

Bob Edelman, age 73, of Kansas, formerly of Merna, Ne. died Monday July 18th 2011 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Funeral services will be Saturday July 23, 2011 at 10 a.m. in Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, Ne. with Rev. Doug Jones officiating. Visitation will be Friday noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8...

Jerold Douglass

Jerold Douglass

Jul 16, 2011

Devoted husband, rancher, World War II veteran, family man Jerold D. Douglass was born on May 13, 1925 at Cushing, Nebraska, the second child of Lawrence and Vera (Cuddeback) Douglass. He attended school in Cushing and St. Paul. He grew up in Nebraska during the Depression with three sisters and four brothers. Jerold was inducted into the Army on July...

Leland Fecht

Leland Fecht

Jul 15, 2011

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday July 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM in Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Rev. Dennis Davenport officiating. Burial will be in the Janesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday. More details later..

Cuba Eastwood

Cuba Eastwood

Jul 15, 2011

Callaway, Ne- Cuba Eastwood age 94 of Callaway died Friday July 15, 2011 at the Callaway District Hospital. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Thursday July 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM in the United Methodist Church in Callaway with Rev. Roger Gillming officiating. Memorials may be given to the Callaway District Hospital. Cuba Miller (Richards) Eastwood was born...

Roberta Williams

Roberta Williams

Jul 15, 2011

Roberta Williams Broken Bow resident, 79 BROKEN BOW-Roberta Mae “Bobbie” (Manning) Williams, 79, of Broken Bow, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Govier Bros. Mortuary Chapel in Broken Bow with Rev. David Harder officiating. Burial will be at the Broken Bow Cemetery. Visitation...

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