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Mrs. Margaret E. "Peg" Carlson

Mrs. Margaret E. "Peg" Carlson

May 16, 2019

Margaret “Peg” Carlson of Bassett passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska. She was born on February 26, 1925 at Bassett to J. Orville and Ida (Davis) Jamison. She was the youngest of their 13 children. Peg was a lifelong resident of Bassett and really loved her small town....

Ms Sally A. Stewart

Ms Sally A. Stewart

May 14, 2019

Sally Ann Stewart, 65, of Fullerton, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly at Sanford Medical Hospital in Worthington, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. She was being transported from Albion, Nebraska to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Sally was born on August 24, 1953 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Duane and Patty (Clow) Swanson. She was the oldest of five children....

Mr. David D. Thompson

Mr. David D. Thompson

May 10, 2019

David Dean Thompson, second son of Lucille (Olson) Thompson, was born in Burbank, California on July 2, 1957, and passed away May 10, 2019 at the age of 61. As a baby he was welcomed home by his brother, Don. After a few years they relocated with their mother to Portland, Oregon where their sister Debbie was born in 1958....

Mr. Ernest D. "Ernie" Titus

Mr. Ernest D. "Ernie" Titus

May 10, 2019

Ernest Dean Titus was born July 8, 1958 to Gerald Dean Titus and Lois I. Titus. He passed away, May 10, 2019 at the age of 60 years, 10 months and 2 days at his home in Bassett, Nebraska. He attended grade school at District 17 and high school at Keya Paha High School and graduated in 1976. November 21,...

Mrs. Ruby Marie Porter

Mrs. Ruby Marie Porter

Apr 29, 2019

On the evening of April 29, 2019, Ruby Marie (Slattery) Porter passed away at the age of 88 at the Avera St. Anthony Hospital in O’Neill, Nebraska. Ruby was born to Thomas and Lillian (Robinson) Slattery on a farm near Bassett, Nebraska on March 29, 1931. After completing the eighth grade, she remained on the farm and helped her family....

Mr. Jerry L. Fernau

Mr. Jerry L. Fernau

Apr 19, 2019

Cremation has taken place with no services to be held.

Mrs. Lila "Mae" Mizner

Mrs. Lila "Mae" Mizner

Apr 18, 2019

Lila Mae Miller, only child of Lee and Martha Ann (Lamphere) Miller, was born February 27, 1914, near Vernon, Colorado on her parent’s farm. She passed away April 18, 2019 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska. Before reaching the age of two years, her mother was taken from the home to a hospital in Pueblo,...

Mrs. Magdalena S. "Madeline" Snell

Mrs. Magdalena S. "Madeline" Snell

Mar 21, 2019

Magdalena "Madeline" Schmidt Snell passed away peacefully at her home in Ainsworth, Nebraska on March 21, 2019, just six days after celebrating her 103rd birthday. Madeline was the youngest of nine children born to Adam Schmidt and Maria Elizabeth (Kautz) Schmidt in Dallas, South Dakota. Her parents were of German ancestry and were first generation immigrants from Russia. Madeline attended...

Mr. Jimmie D. "Jim" Vonheeder

Mr. Jimmie D. "Jim" Vonheeder

Mar 15, 2019

Jimmie D. “Jim” Vonheeder Jimmie Donald Vonheeder was born June 11, 1930 the third child to Edith Jane (Woodcock) Vonheeder and Benjamin Byron Vonheeder in Ainsworth, Nebraska and passed on March 15, 2019 in Sioux City, Iowa with wife and children by his side. Jim spent his childhood in Ainsworth until the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1942 where...

Mrs. Susan "Sue" Tiersma Glerum

Mrs. Susan "Sue" Tiersma Glerum

Mar 1, 2019

Sue was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York in 1957 to Jerry L. Tiersma and Clare (Lyons) Hayes (formerly Tiersma) and moved with her family to Issaquah, Washington in 1967. She graduated from Issaquah High School, where she was involved in music and played flute in the pit orchestra for musical productions. She attended Washington State University, earning a BS...

Ms Mary Lou (Bejot) Van Doozer

Ms Mary Lou (Bejot) Van Doozer

Feb 23, 2019

Mary Lou (Bejot) Van Doozer was born September 30, 1936 in Ainsworth, NE to Jesse F. Bejot and Leah Ida Primmer. She grew up in Ainsworth with her five siblings: Francis Edwin Bejot (5/2/1934 - 1/7/2019), Dennis D Bejot (10/13/1935), Lorideen May Bejot (4/3/1938), Victor Calvin Bejot (6/23/1939 - 4/20/1975), and Lewis Eugene Bejot (7/26/1940 - 1/13/1961). She attended all...

Ms Catherine A Mendoza

Ms Catherine A Mendoza

Feb 22, 2019

Memorial Services will be held at Chapel of the Light in Fresno, California. More information will be uploaded as Hoch Funeral Home receives it.

Mrs. Mary Ann (Brown) Biltoft

Mrs. Mary Ann (Brown) Biltoft

Feb 13, 2019

Mary Ann (Brown) Biltoft was born August 29, 1937 to James W. and Camilla (Kopsa) Brown at Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. She was the oldest of seven siblings. She passed away February 13, 2019, at 81 years of age, at the Good Samaritan Society in Atkinson, Nebraska, which had been her home since April 3, 2008. Mary Ann attended country schools....

Mrs. Elizabeth L. "Betty" (Breitkreutz) Priest

Mrs. Elizabeth L. "Betty" (Breitkreutz) Priest

Feb 12, 2019

“Betty” Elizabeth Louise Priest, age 87, of Ainsworth, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Brown County Hospital. Betty was born on April 3, 1931 at the family farm eight miles southwest of Wisner, Nebraska, to Harvey and Anna Veronica (Osman) Breitkreutz, one of eleven children born to this union. She attended District #70 rural school through...

Mrs. Bernice M. (Seier) Kuchera

Mrs. Bernice M. (Seier) Kuchera

Feb 9, 2019

Bernice Marjorie (Seier) Kuchera was born September 29, 1923 at Long Pine, Nebraska to Henry and Bessie (Farris) Seier. Her sister, Garneta joined the family two years later. She attended Kindergarten in Long Pine, staying with her Seier grandparents, and completed the rest of her elementary schooling at the Duff School. She graduated from Rock County High School at Bassett,...

Mr. Travis J. Buoy

Mr. Travis J. Buoy

Feb 3, 2019

Travis J. Buoy was born on January 7, 1974 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to Ken and (Carmen Pihlgren) Buoy. He passed away February 3, 2019 at Newport, Nebraska at the age of 45. "Trapper" as we affectionately called him was very proud of being a cowboy. He loved animals, being a volunteer fireman and had a good heart. Most of...

Mrs. Teresa "Teri" H. (Haskell) Jefferis

Mrs. Teresa "Teri" H. (Haskell) Jefferis

Jan 31, 2019

Teresa Helen Haskell was born on May 6, 1957 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Nattellia (Johnson) Haskell and Charles Hubert “Hube” Haskell. She was the youngest of eight siblings. Teresa graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1975, going on to the University of Nebraska Omaha to finish with her degree in registered nursing, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She married Kenneth Joe...

Mr. Kenneth H. Chase

Mr. Kenneth H. Chase

Jan 11, 2019

Kenneth Harold Chase, 89 of Elsmere, Nebraska, passed away on January 11, 2019, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He was born to Rex LeRoy and Revia Jane (Wysong) Chase on September 23, 1929 in Ainsworth. Ken attended school through 8th grade, then returned home to help on the family ranch in Elsmere. He married Carolyn Elaine Babbitt,...

Mr. Donald M. Bower

Mr. Donald M. Bower

Jan 9, 2019

Donald M. “Don” Bower, age 77 of Ainsworth, Nebraska passed away at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth on January 9, 2019. Don enjoyed music, motorcycles, leather and woodwork craftsmanship and “round the table” coffee conversations with friends. Don was best known for his kindness and generosity, no matter who you were. One thing for sure, Don led a complete and...

Mr. Kenneth E. Giles

Mr. Kenneth E. Giles

Jan 7, 2019

Kenneth Eugene Giles was born May 18th, 1939 to Everett and Ida (Johnston) Giles in Broken Bow, Nebraska, and passed away on January 7th, 2019 in his home at Elsmere, Nebraska. He was the second oldest of a family of seven children. Kenneth was raised on his family ranch in Elsmere. He started school at Cottonwood, where he attended for...

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