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
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
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
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
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
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. Francis E. Bejot
Jan 7, 2019
Francis Edwin Bejot, 84, of Ainsworth Nebraska passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at Brown County Hospital. Francis was born May 2, 1934 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Jesse and Leah (Primmer) Bejot. Francis lived his entire life in Ainsworth. He graduated from Ainsworth high in 1951, started farming the next day and had multiple business endeavors throughout his lifetime. Francis...
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...
Mr. Daniel B. Wooters
Jan 1, 2019
Daniel Bruce Wooters was born to Guy H. and Bertha J. (Van Ostrand) Wooters on January 3, 1956 at Broken Bow, Nebraska. He passed away into Gods hands on January 1, 2019, at Ainsworth, Nebraska. Dan was a funny guy, a jokester, and was always willing to help friends with their horses, (even when he didn’t feel good.) Dan would...
Mr. Shawn D. DeWeese
Dec 19, 2018
Shawn Dennis DeWeese was born on May 13, 1972 in Bassett, Nebraska to Dennis and Linda (Denny) DeWeese and welcomed home by his proud sister, Suzanne. Shawn attended Long Pine Grade School and loved playing basketball while being coached by his father. He attended Ainsworth High School graduating in 1990. After high school, Shawn attended National College in Rapid City,...
Mr. Kenneth W. O'Hare
Dec 11, 2018
Kenneth was truly a firecracker, born on July 4th, 1925 to Kennedy “Ted” and Goldia (Luehrs) O’Hare in Johnstown, Nebraska. His father joyously announced he had a boy at the annual Isaac Walton 4th of July picnic. Kenneth joined sister, Velma and brother, Marvin at their Johnstown home. Kenneth passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Brown County Hospital...
Mr Anthony "Tony" Mikel Day
Nov 27, 2018
Anthony “Tony” Mikel Day was born on May 21, 1987 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and later lived in Wynot, Nebraska. Growing up, Tony enjoyed swimming, reading, and being able to attend the State Spelling Bee. He attended Ainsworth High School where he was involved in football, band, track, FBLA, and on the lighting crew for Thespians. Like most teenagers, he...
Mr. Russell L. Fox
Nov 26, 2018
Russell Leon Fox came into this world on September 19, 1931. He was born to parents of Leo Fox and Matie Graham in Kossuth County, Iowa. Russ was the fourth of 10 siblings born to this family. He left this world on November 26, 2018 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, Nebraska. His younger years were spent in the...
Ms. Virginia L. "Jenny" Osborn
Nov 23, 2018
On July 3, 1939 Virginia “Jenny” LaRue Skinner was born to Edith and Wesley Skinner in Lawton, Oklahoma. When she was four years old, Edith married Chester Wright. She was the oldest of four siblings; sister, Sadona Dale, brother, James Darrell and other sister, Marion Joyce. She grew up being an army brat living in several locations including three years...
Mrs. Georgean "Jean" Stenka
Nov 5, 2018
On June 2nd, 1942, Georgean Gappa was born to Edwin Gappa and Lucille Georgean Dymek Gappa in the big city of Chicago, Illinois. She wasn’t a city girl for long as within the year of her birth, she moved with her parents to the country near Ashton, Nebraska. She was the oldest of five siblings: two brothers, Norman and Richard...
Mrs. Lois N. Bennett
Nov 4, 2018
Lois N. (Krause) Bennett was born on January 20, 1920, near Mason City, Nebraska, to Henry and Effie (Tykwart) Krause. She was the second child of four. Lois grew up on the family farm two-and-a-half miles east of Ansley, Nebraska. She attended school in Ansley and graduated from Ansley High School in 1938. After graduating from high school, Lois attended...
Mr. Donald L. "Don" Fredericksen
Nov 1, 2018
Donald L. Fredericksen, age 82 passed away on November 1, 2018 at his home in Long Pine, Nebraska. He was born on September 12, 1936 at Ainsworth, Nebraska to Chris and Clara (Stathom) Fredericksen. Donald loved to fish and go camping, anything that took him outdoors. He worked in the timber industry in Oregon before retiring and moving back to...
Mrs. Marylouise "Marylou" Giles
Oct 31, 2018
Marylouise Hanna was born June 17, 1927 in Wood Lake, Nebraska to Myrtle Mickelson and George Parker Hanna Sr. Marylou attended grade school at the school near the 21 Ranch and later at school district #102. She attended high school at Curtis and Mullen, graduating in 1944 from the Curtis Technical School of Agriculture. She celebrated being a Curtis Aggie...
Mr. Joseph A. "Joe" Bejot
Oct 27, 2018
Joseph Albert “Joe” Bejot age 88 of Ainsworth Nebraska passed away October 27, 2018, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. Joe was born to Eugene and Grace (McMurtry) Bejot on November 21, 1929 in Ainsworth. Joe was raised on Buffalo Flats, attended grade school at District 17 and graduated from Ainsworth High School. He joined the United States Army...
Mrs. Neola B. "Bode" Sorey
Oct 15, 2018
Neola Bode Anderson was born on August 25, 1924 at Ainsworth, Nebraska to Lee and Arlie (Keech) Anderson. She enjoyed being part of a large family with three brothers, Neil, Bub, and Wayne and three sisters, Doris, Ione, and Lucille. Bode grew up on a ranch 18 miles outside of Ainsworth. The siblings grew up with horses and would use...
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