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Irene M. (Rauscher) Schelm

Irene M. (Rauscher) Schelm

May 5, 2020

Irene M. Schelm died on May 5, 2020 at the age of 99, knowing, as one of her favorite hymns states; ”I’m but a stranger here, heaven is my home.” She was born on February 17, 1921 to Fred and Eda (Hermsmeyer) Rauscher in the family home near Johnstown NE. She attended Grand Prairie District 8 and graduated from Johnstown...

Fae L. (Sharp) Smith

Fae L. (Sharp) Smith

May 5, 2020

Fae Laree Sharp was born on August 9, 1934 on the Rohr Place near Brocksburg, Nebraska to Thomas and Myrtle (Hunt) Sharp. She passed away May 5, 2020 at her home in Ainsworth, Nebraska with family by her side. Fae attended grade school at Mabelo country school in Brown County and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1952. She worked...

Gerald E. "Jerry" Priest

Gerald E. "Jerry" Priest

Apr 29, 2020

Gerald Eugene Priest, age 85 of Ainsworth, Nebraska, lost his battle to cancer and passed away peacefully at home near Ainsworth on April 29th, 2020. Jerry was born on February 26, 1935 in Ainsworth to Odis “Jack” and Vera (Killion) Priest, one of five children born to this union. He attended Willow Lake District #28 Rural School through the 8th...

Mr. Larry W. Schelm

Mr. Larry W. Schelm

Apr 22, 2020

Larry William Schelm passed away on April 22, 2020, at the age of 76, after a life well-lived. He was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on May 20, 1943 to Harold and Irene (Rauscher) Schelm. He was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church at Ainsworth. Larry grew up on the family farm and graduated from Ainsworth High school in...

Daniel G. Kozisek

Daniel G. Kozisek

Apr 22, 2020

Daniel G. Kozisek, 88, of Ainsworth, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Brown County Hospital. He was born on June 19, 1931, to William and Lillian (Semin) Kozisek, on a farm near Surprise, Nebraska. Dan graduated from Marietta High School and attended Wayne State College. He was married to Pauline Birkel on February 25, 1952. In 1960,...

Verna R. (Kienke) Appleman

Verna R. (Kienke) Appleman

Apr 22, 2020

Verna Appleman was born Verna Ruth Kienke on January 11, 1934 at Springview, Nebraska. She passed away at her home near Johnstown, Nebraska on April 22, 2020 at the age of 86. Verna was the fourth daughter of five girls born to Ernest W. and Gertrude C. (Propst) Kienke. Verna married John T. Appleman on May 15, 1954 at Burke,...

Weneth D. "Wen" Painter

Weneth D. "Wen" Painter

Apr 21, 2020

Weneth “Wen” Dwane Painter, age 84 passed away in Pleasanton, CA on April 21, 2020 at the age of 84. Wen was born May 8, 1935 in Ainsworth, NE to Ward and Lois (Peterson) Painter. Wen grew up in Mills and Long Pine, NE. He attended a one-room school house in Mills and never let anyone forget that the first...

Garth D. "Buck" Carr

Garth D. "Buck" Carr

Apr 12, 2020

Buck was born to George and Josephine (Dillon) Carr on April 25, 1929 at home, rural Springview, Nebraska, the only son of seven children, three older sisters: Elayne, Ethelda and Pauline, and three younger sisters: Betty, Josephine and Daphyne. His mother named him Garth, but his Dad nicknamed him Buck, right after he was born after a western actor that...

William Daniel "Blackie" Frederickson

William Daniel "Blackie" Frederickson

Apr 4, 2020

William “Dan” Frederickson, 65, of Ainsworth NE succumbed to cancer at the comfort of his daughter’s home surrounded by his family on April 4, 2020. Dan graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1972 and later graduated from Northeast Community College. Dan “Blackie” loved his country life where he raised cattle, farmed and sprayed noxious weeds. In his free time, he...

Helen E. (DeVall) Bartlett

Helen E. (DeVall) Bartlett

Apr 3, 2020

Helen E. (DeVall) Bartlett was born in Fremont, Nebraska to Edgar and Iona (Christ) DeVall on January 29, 1942. Helen passed away on April 3, 2020 at her home in Bassett, Nebraska. She was the fourth child of thirteen. Helen graduated from Rock County High School in 1959. She then met Victor Bartlett and married him on November 14, 1959...

Deanna L. (Phillips) Sorenson

Deanna L. (Phillips) Sorenson

Mar 24, 2020

Deanna L. Sorenson age 77 of Long Pine, Nebraska passed away Tuesday (March 24, 2020) at the Parkside Manor at Stuart, Nebraska. There will be memorial services in Retreat, Wisconsin at a later date.

Marenna "Roni" R. Theis-Raymond

Marenna "Roni" R. Theis-Raymond

Mar 21, 2020

Marenna was born on December 5, 1939 at Brunswick, NE to Leo and Hyacinth (Nothem) Shaffer. She was the first girl and second child of six. She attended St. Ledgers Academy at Creighton, NE and graduated in May 1959. On November 11, 1959 she married Harold Theis of Plainview, NE. Harold died December 25, 2010 after 51 years of marriage....

Stephen D. Lentz

Stephen D. Lentz

Mar 18, 2020

Stephen Duane Lentz was born on February 1, 1948 at Ainsworth, Nebraska to Elmer Sr. and Viola (Hakes) Lentz. Steve lived in and graduated from Long Pine High School in 1966 when he then enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his county during the Vietnam War. After his service with the Air Force, he and wife, Sandra...

Ellis E. "Al" Hodge

Ellis E. "Al" Hodge

Mar 16, 2020

OBITUARY FOR ELLIS “AL” HODGE Ellis E. 'Al' Hodge was born December 15, 1939, to Ada Mae (Williamson) and Clyde Thomas Hodge. He passed away March 16, 2020 at the age of 80. Al lived in Arkansas a year before moving to Genesee County, Michigan. There, his birth certificate was finally applied for. He was raised in Grand Blanc and...

Nettie M. (Radden) Ross

Nettie M. (Radden) Ross

Mar 12, 2020

Nettie M Radden Ross, a long-time resident of Springview, Nebraska, died peacefully on March 12, 2020, at the age of 103, while at the home of her grandson in Hope Mills, North Carolina. For the last two years, Nettie had been lovingly cared for there by her great-grandson, Cory Tuton. Nettie was born on February 4, 1917, to George Radden...

LaVerne L. (McCall) Iverson

LaVerne L. (McCall) Iverson

Mar 11, 2020

LaVerne Lois (Cameron) Iverson was born on April 22, 1927 to Albert and Marion McCall at Bassett, Nebraska. The McCall’s were ranchers. The place they had was a short distance west of Fish Lake and about the same distance south of the original Cameron Homestead. The Cameron’s were Marion’s people who had homesteaded back in the 1880’s. During her childhood...

Mrs. Eiko (Kikuchi) Lentz

Mrs. Eiko (Kikuchi) Lentz

Feb 29, 2020

There will be no services. Inurnment will be at a later time in the Grandview Cemetery at Long Pine, Nebraska.

Billy M. David

Billy M. David

Feb 26, 2020

Billy Michael David was born September 26, 1955 to Lyle E. and Darlene V. (Vollbrecht) David at O’Neill, Nebraska and passed away February 26, 2020 in Bassett, Nebraska. Billy went to Chambers School and graduated in 1974. He farmed and ranched with his dad near Chambers, Nebraska and then in Burwell, Nebraska. In 2013, Billy moved to Bassett, Nebraska with...

Julius J. "Pug" Murer

Julius J. "Pug" Murer

Feb 23, 2020

Julius J. “Pug” Murer was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on March 23, 1940 to Blanche (Davis) and Julius S. Murer and passed away on February 23, 2020 in Kearney, Nebraska. He grew up in Rock and Brown counties, attending school in Springview, Nebraska. He joined his sister Josephine and brother Everett Murer at home. He met Rachel in Denver, Colorado...

Clara Mae (Severson) Daniels

Clara Mae (Severson) Daniels

Feb 7, 2020

Clara Mae Severson was born on May 6, 1928 to Chris and Martha (Hendrickson) Severson at Taylor, Wisconsin. She passed away February 7, 2020 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years. Clara Mae’s mother, Martha, was a nurse. Martha cared for Tuberculosis patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She became a victim of Tuberculosis herself...

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