Joanne L. Pelc-Nickel
Apr 13, 2025
A Graveside Memorial Service for Joanne L. Pelc-Nickel age 75 of Ainsworth, NE will be held at a later date in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Joanne Pelc-Nickel died Sunday (April 13, 2025) at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
Husband: Leo Nickel of Ainsworth
Brother: Kenneth Pelc and Janis Koch of Hastings, NE
Along with other family members
In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Betty A. (Cole) Wales
Apr 7, 2025
A Celebration of Life Event for Betty L. Wales age 91 of Bassett, NE formerly of Chadron, NE and Ainsworth, NE will be held on Friday (April 18, 2025) at 11:00 AM at the Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth. A Private Family Inurnment will occur in the Moulton Cemetery near Almeria, NE at a later date. Betty Wales passed away...
Olga P. (Passyka) Strate
Apr 5, 2025
Olga Passyka Strate passed away peacefully at Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, NE April 5, 2025, at the age of 78 years.
Olga was born in Senne, West Germany on January 20, 1947. After graduating high school in 1965, Olga met her future husband, Merrill in Ainsworth and the two were married on July 29, 1967 in Aurora, CO. After living...
Lilian Belle (Moul) Hoyle
Mar 30, 2025
Word had been received of the death of Lilian Belle Hoyle age 102 of Ainsworth, NE. No services will be held locally. Lilian Hoyle passed away Sunday (March 30, 2025) at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
Children: Larry Hoyle and wife, Jennifer of Lawrence, KS
Cheri Bowen and husband, Dan of Ainsworth
Carol Foy and husband, Dennis of Centennial, CO
& Cindy...
Larry Dwaine Goshorn
Mar 28, 2025
Larry Dwaine Goshorn, born April 5, 1955, to Dwaine and Marcene (Morris) Goshorn in Gordon, NE, passed away on March 28, 2025, at the age of 69. He was one of five boys, and together, they spent their childhood getting into plenty of mischief on the ranch—oh, the stories they have told! Those early years were filled with laughter, adventure,...
Joseph W. Gilbuena
Mar 25, 2025
Joseph William Gilbuena was born on December 13, 1944, in Richmond, Virginia, to Joe Gomez Gilbuena and Marjorie Louise (Gould). He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 25, 2025, in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Joe was raised by his beloved grandfather, "Papa," before proudly joining the U.S. Marine Corps as a teenager. After serving for four years, he was honorably discharged....
Michael L. Lutz
Mar 23, 2025
Michael (Mike) Laurence Lutz, 72, of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Bassett, NE. Mike was born May 22, 1952, in Chamberlain, SD, the son of Thomas and Ruth Lutz. The family lived in White Lake, SD, across the street from Ruth’s mother, and then moved to Long Pine, NE, when Mike was ten years old....
Mary Lou (Morton) Murdock
Mar 12, 2025
Mary Lou Murdock passed away on March 12, 2025 in Chandler, AZ. Memorial Services were held recently there. A second service will be held at a later date in Nebraska.
Elva Mae (McGuire) Buoy
Mar 5, 2025
On January 1, 1934, Alex "Deck" McGuire and Bernice (Jones) McGuire welcomed a baby girl named Elva Mae into their home. She grew up in Bassett, NE, alongside six siblings: Ellen, Maxine, Harold, Dorothy, Doug, and Glenda.
Elva graduated from Rock County High School in 1951 before attending Chadron Teachers College to pursue a career in education.
On May 28, 1956, she...
Dolores A. (Sobotka) Olson
Mar 1, 2025
OBITUARY OF DOLORES A. OLSON
After a life richly lived in service and kindness, Dolores A. (Sobotka) Olson, 84 passed away in Fremont, Nebraska on March 1, 2025 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Known for her volunteerism, Dolores was a beacon of light and hope in every community she lived in, touching lives throughout Ord, Burwell, Ericson, O’Neill, Dunning, Grand...
Dean A. McDaniel
Feb 27, 2025
Memorial Services will be held at a later date for Dean A. McDaniel age 91 of Johnstown, NE. Dean McDaniel passed away Thursday (February 27, 2025) at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, NE.
Survivors include:
Siblings: Leland McDaniel of Ainsworth
Gayle Soles of Fairfax, SD
Grace King of Bellevue, NE
Verna Huff of Pratt, KS
& Mary Nickerson of Sutherland, NE
Along with niece, nephews and...
Harry A. Babcock Jr.
Feb 23, 2025
Memorial Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at a later date for Harry A. “Bill” Babcock Jr. age 91 of Bassett, NE. Bill Babcock passed away Sunday (Feb. 23, 2025) at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
3 children: Deb Frank and husband, Tom of Bassett
Lori Runyon and husband, Frank of Onamia, MN
& William “Bill”...
Ruth L. (Wallace) Baker
Feb 13, 2025
Ruth Luella (Wallace) Warnke Baker was born on September 11, 1930 in Long Pine, NE, and passed away February 13, 2025 in the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, NE. Although she was the last of eleven children born to Rueben and Luella Wallace, she was the only one born in a hospital. She lived with her parents on the family...
Joyce M. (Carrier) Welch
Feb 13, 2025
Joyce Marie (Carrier) Welch was born in Valentine, NE to Harley and Charlotte (Emmons) Carrier on August 17, 1944. She passed away peacefully in Bassett, NE on February 13, 2025, at the age of 80. She spent her early years growing up in Valentine with her nine siblings.
On September 30, 1962, she married the love of her life, Harlin D....
Karen R. (Voss) Davison
Feb 13, 2025
Karen Rose (Voss) Davison was born in Ponca, NE on July 14, 1943 to Kenneth Edmond and Eula Aline (Gloshen) Voss. Her older sister, Maxine and younger brother, Kenneth were her early companions, and the family moved between the Ainsworth, NE and Ponca areas before settling on a farm northwest of Ainsworth when Karen was in fifth grade.
In 1959, Karen...
Betty E. (Downing) McBride
Feb 7, 2025
Betty E. McBride of Ainsworth, NE passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 7, 2025, at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth at the age of 83 years. Betty was born June 24, 1941, in the house she grew up in, to Howard and Josephine (Lindner) Downing in Merna, NE. Seven years later, she helped welcome her little brother,...
Roby V. Woods Jr.
Feb 3, 2025
Roby V. Woods Jr., age 75 was born on February 9, 1949 at Ainsworth, NE to Roby and Iona (Eddy) Woods. He passed away Monday, February 3, 2025, at CHI Health-Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE.
Roby was a lifetime Brown County resident, 1967 AHS graduate, U.S. Army veteran and longtime Rural Mail Carrier.
Roby was preceded in death by parents, Roby...
Ethel A. (Nelson) North
Jan 29, 2025
OBITUARY OF ETHEL A. NORTH
Ethel Ardelle North, 93, of Long Pine, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the O’Neill hospital after a brief illness.
Ethel was born to Earl Chester and Dorothy Astella (Swanson) Nelson in Ord, Nebraska on September 6, 1931, the oldest of six children. She was raised in the Ord area and attended rural school Districts...
John W. Dodds
Jan 16, 2025
John Wesley Dodds, age 70, passed away at home on January 16, 2025, in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He was born to Frank "Doc" and Renona (Reed) Dodds on June 22, 1954, as the second of a set of twins.
John graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1972, where he participated in rodeo activities, riding broncs and bulls. He earned a trophy at...
William L. "Bill" Assarsson
Jan 7, 2025
William “Bill” Lee Assarsson was born in Ainsworth, NE on April 4, 1960, the son of Clifford and Virginia (Fox) Assarsson, and passed away January 7, 2025 at the Rock County Hospital in Bassett, NE.
As a small boy Bill enjoyed wearing cowboy boots and western shirts, and loved going on cattle drives with Grandpa Fox. He later traded the western...
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