OBITUARIES

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

Lois Turner

Lois Turner

Jan 9, 2012

Lois Turner age 80 of North Platte died at her home on January 9, 2012. Graveside services will be held Friday January 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Custer Center Cemetery with Rev. Don Schauda officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday morning with the family greeting friends 10:0 AM to 12:00 Noon. Lois Evelyn Turner was born on...

Francis Wescott

Francis Wescott

Jan 6, 2012

Francis Lloyd Wescott, age 86 of Brewster, Nebraska died Friday January 6, 2012 at the Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte, Ne. Funeral services will be Tuesday Jan. 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Brewster Gymnasium in Brewster, Ne. with Rev. Ralph McKay officiating. Burial will be in the Brewster Cemetery with Military rites. Visitation will be Monday...

Ruth Fisher

Ruth Fisher

Jan 2, 2012

E. Ruth Fisher Edna Ruth Fisher age 95 of Comstock died at the Plum Creek Well Life in Lexington. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday January 7, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with Rev. Todd Karges and Rev. Scott Harvey officiating. Interment will be in the Douglas Grove Cemetery at Comstock, Ne. Visitation will...

Pamela Rodocker

Pamela Rodocker

Dec 22, 2011

Pamela Jane Rodocker, 64, of Halsey, died near Halsey December 22, 2011. She was born June 17, 1947 in Hebron, NE to Robert and Leona Williamson Widler. She lived in Belvidere, NE, before later moving with her family to Anselmo, NE and then settling in Dunning. She graduated from Halsey-Dunning High School in 1965 and on Feb. 22, 1969 she...

Lyle Zimmerman

Lyle Zimmerman

Dec 20, 2011

Lyle Duane Zimmerman was born in Broken Bow, NE on January 24, 1955 to Duane and Berniece (Wrasse) Zimmerman at Broken Bow and was raised on his parents farm southwest of Ansley, Nebr. He passed away on Dec. 20, 2011 at the age of 56 yrs at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Lyle attended country schools at Cat...

Keith D. Keys

Keith D. Keys

Dec 15, 2011

Keith D. Keys, age 83, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at his home in Elsmere, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sandhills Community Church in Dunning, Nebraska with Pastor Lee Wonch officiating. Burial will be in the Purdum Cemetery with military honors. Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow is in charge of...

Thelma Burnett

Thelma Burnett

Dec 11, 2011

Broken Bow, NE – Thelma Burnett age 89 of Broken Bow died Sunday December 11, 2011 in Broken Bow. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday December 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Reverend Roger Sloan and Reverend Seth Bates officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Govier Bros. Mortuary...

Bill Doty

Bill Doty

Dec 4, 2011

Broken Bow, NE- William C. Doty age 83 of Broken Bow died Sunday December 4, 2011 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Friday December 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic...

Mabel Thurman

Mabel Thurman

Dec 3, 2011

Mabel Ione Parrish Thurman Mabel Ione Parrish Thurman was born January 3, 1907 on a farm near Bee, Nebraska. She passed away December 3, 2011 in McPherson, Kansas at the age of 104 years and 11 months--exactly one month shy of her 105th birthday. Her parents were Julia Etta Lusher Parrish and Arthur Warren Parrish. In 1909, the family moved...

Darlene "Pug" Kapustka

Darlene "Pug" Kapustka

Dec 3, 2011

Broken Bow, NE- Darlene “Pug” Sarent-Kapustka, age 83 of Broken Bow died Saturday December 3, 2011 at her home in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday December 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the First Christian Church in Broken Bow with Reverends Seth Bates and Larry DeMoss officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 PM at the New...

Edward "Buck" Bolen

Edward "Buck" Bolen

Dec 1, 2011

Broken Bow, NE- Edward “Buck” Bolen age 89 of Anselmo died Thursday December 1, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Private family services with military honors will be held at the Ft. McPherson Cemetery at Maxwell, NE with Reverend Doug Jones officiating. Edward “Buck” L. Bolen was born on May 28, 1922 at Merna, Nebraska to Archie...

Toni Turner

Toni Turner

Nov 30, 2011

Toni Marie Turner, age 50, of Broken Bow, Ne. passed away November 30, 2011 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Memorial funeral services will be held Thursday Dec. 15th 2011 at 2 p.m. in Govier Brothers Mortuary at Broken Bow with Rev. Todd Karges officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. A memorial guess book may...

Carl Elfgren

Carl Elfgren

Nov 30, 2011

Carl Henry Elfgren Carl Elfgren passed away at his home in Overton on November 30, 2011 at the age of 73. Carl was born on October 20, 1938 in East Killingly, CT the second of six children born to Ernest and Dorothy (Oatley) Elfgren. He spent most of his childhood in Connecticut until the summers of 1955 and 1956 when...

William Zutavern

William Zutavern

Nov 26, 2011

Bill Zutavern Prominent Sandhills Rancher Dunning, NE- William Russell Zutavern age 70 of Dunning died Saturday November 26, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday November 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Sandhills High School Gymnasium in Dunning, NE with the Reverend Ralph McKay officiating. Burial will be in the Dunning...

Ione Davolt

Ione Davolt

Nov 25, 2011

Broken Bow, NE- Ione Davolt age 94 of Broken Bow formerly of Merna died Friday November 25, 2011 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the United Methodist church in Merna, NE with the Reverend Dale Coates officiating. Burial will be in the Merna...

Howard "Sonny" Turner

Howard "Sonny" Turner

Nov 24, 2011

Howard “Sonny” Turner age 81 of Arnold died Thursday November 24, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Care Home in Callaway. Graveside services will be held on Monday November 28, 2011 at 1:30 PM at the Custer Center Cemetery west of Broken Bow with the Rev. Don Schauda officiating. A visitation will be held on Monday morning 8 AM to 12:00...

Ruby McKnight Nordlund

Ruby McKnight Nordlund

Nov 18, 2011

Ruby Mattie Dill McKnight Nordlund was lifted up to be with her heavenly Father on Friday November 18, 2011 at the age of 88 years, 3 months, & 20 days at her home at Off Broadway Assisted Living in Broken Bow, NE, with her husband by her side. Ruby was born July 29, 1923 in Lexington, NE to Luther Harrison...

Guyneth Orvis

Guyneth Orvis

Nov 15, 2011

Guyneth Ellen Orvis Guyneth Orvis age 97 of Broken Bow died November 15, 2011 at the Jennie Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held Friday November 18, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow with Rev. Mary Jane Gockley officiating. Interment will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Patricia Howell

Patricia Howell

Nov 15, 2011

Patricia Renae Howell, age 50, of Ansley, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday November 15, 2011 at the Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Patricia Howell was born March 21, 1961 in Beatrice, Nebraska. Her parents are Gust and Kay (Ryschon) Foth adopted her in November of 1970.. Patricia attended school in Ord, graduating in the class of 1979. She became a type...

Walter Norden

Walter Norden

Nov 10, 2011

Cozad, NE- Walter E. Norden age 89 of Farnam, NE died Thursday November 10, 2011 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM in Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Reverend Mark Stones officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Ansley Cemetery. Visitation will...