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Mrs. Wanda June Rasmussen

Mrs. Wanda June Rasmussen

Oct 8, 2018

Wanda Rasmussen passed away on October 8, 2018 at the age of 89 years at home near Springview. She went to her heavenly home on her birthday. She was born on October 8, 1929 in Norden, Nebraska, to Clyde and Dorothy (Spraggins) Vaughan. Norden was her home during her elementary years. Her father was involved in some ranching, ran a...

Mrs. Sandra K. Disney

Mrs. Sandra K. Disney

Sep 30, 2018

Sandra “Sandi” K. Disney “Babe”, 71, of Long Pine, Nebraska died on Sunday September 30, 2018 in her home with family close by her side. Sandi was born on January 9, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska and married Jim “Boss” Disney in Red Cloud, Nebraska on July 6, 1985. When Sandi was young she moved to California and was raised by...

Mr. Glenn F. Haugen

Mr. Glenn F. Haugen

Sep 24, 2018

Glenn Francis Haugen, age 90, of Newport, Nebraska passed away September 24, 2018 in Bassett, Nebraska. Glenn was born in Stuart, Nebraska on April 23, 1928 and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1946. His home was north of Newport on the Niobrara River and lived there all of his life except for 1951 – 1953 while serving...

Mrs Marilyn B. Nelson

Mrs Marilyn B. Nelson

Sep 19, 2018

Marilyn Beth (Jensen) Nelson was born January 13, 1934, at Cozad, Nebraska, and passed away on September 19, 2018 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska. Marilyn was the third of six children born to Uffe and Beulah (Boggs) Jensen. She graduated from Lexington High and attended Kearney Teachers College where she obtained her teachers certificate....

Mr. Simeon A. "Al" Turner Jr.

Mr. Simeon A. "Al" Turner Jr.

Sep 14, 2018

Simeon A. “Al” Turner Jr. was born to Bessie L. (Hayes) and Simeon A. Turner Sr. on January 15, 1941 in Yuma Colorado. Al never knew a stranger he would talk to everyone and anyone. He was known for his love of children, telling jokes, singing songs, riding horses, and working with cattle. Al made his living working feedlots and...

Mr. Clayton E. Bejot

Mr. Clayton E. Bejot

Sep 13, 2018

Clayton E. Bejot was born on a very cold day on February 22, 1922 to Gene and Grace (McMurtry) Bejot in the old house on the family farm located six miles northeast of Ainsworth, Nebraska. He was the second child, having an older sister, Edna and eventually a younger brother Joe. Clayton first attended the Buffalo Flats, District #17 country...

Mr. David L. "Dave" Duffield Sr.

Mr. David L. "Dave" Duffield Sr.

Aug 21, 2018

David Lavern “Dave” Duffield Sr. was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on May 24, 1951 to Harold and Ellen (McNamee) Duffield, and passed away on August 21, 2018 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Clarkson in Omaha, Nebraska. Dave grew up near Long Pine, Nebraska, on the family farm. He attended school in Ainsworth. He was united in marriage to...

Mr. Michael John "Mike" Clark

Mr. Michael John "Mike" Clark

Aug 17, 2018

OBITUARY OF MICHAEL JOHN CLARK Michael John “Mike” Clark was born June 6, 1954 to John A. “Jack” and Frances M. (Herrington) Clark in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Mike passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Mike was the fourth of seven children. He joined sisters Patricia, Ellen and Mary. Later joining the...

Mr. James E. "Jim" Thiede

Mr. James E. "Jim" Thiede

Aug 8, 2018

James Edwin “Jim” Thiede was born on April 8, 1958 in Ainsworth, Nebraska and departed this life on August 8, 2018 at the age of 60 years and 4 months as the result of a shooting accident. While his death was sudden and unexpected, there is great comfort in the knowledge that Jim knew his Savior. James was born to...

Mrs. Marcella M. (Mundorf) Maurer

Mrs. Marcella M. (Mundorf) Maurer

Jul 31, 2018

Marcella Mae (Mundorf) Maurer was born December 27, 1936, to James D. and Lorena M. (Fernau) Mundorf in Ainsworth, Nebraska. She joined brother Delbert, and later two younger brothers, Dale and Dwayne “Wink” joined the family. She attended school in Brown County. Marcella or “Mouse” as many of us knew her married Jake J. Maurer on June 11, 1955 in...

Mr. Austen J. Welke

Mr. Austen J. Welke

Jul 22, 2018

Austen Welke, age 28, was born on August 24, 1989 to Randy and Jeannie (Hanna) Welke, at the Arabia Ranch near Wood Lake, Nebraska. He was killed Sunday July 22, 2018, due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident near Redfield, Iowa. Austen's life began at the Arabia Ranch joining three older brothers. At the age of 18 months, he...

Ms. Sally Jo Hanson

Ms. Sally Jo Hanson

Jul 16, 2018

Sally Jo (Hoffman) Hanson of Long Pine, Nebraska, was born on June 3, 1948 in Bassett, Nebraska to John Hoffman and Joan (Koch), Hoffman Fredericksen, and passed away on July 16, 2018 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Sally attended and later graduated from high school in Bassett, Nebraska. She met and married Richard “Chip” Hanson in 1968....

Mr. Erich A. "Hippy" Bussinger

Mr. Erich A. "Hippy" Bussinger

Jul 15, 2018

Erich Allen “Hippy” Bussinger was born on December 20, 1974 in Reno, Nevada to Steven A. Bussinger and Connie J. (Bain) Bussinger. In 1976, the family moved back to Bassett, Nebraska where he attended Bassett Grade School and graduated from Rock County High School in 1993. Erich was active in everything the school had to offer. After high school, he...

Mr. Richard T Lackaff

Mr. Richard T Lackaff

Jul 9, 2018

Richard Torpin Lackaff was born June 21, 1925, to Floyd and Mildred (Torpin) Lackaff in his maternal grandparents’ home in Oakdale, Nebraska, and died July 9, 2018, at Rock County Hospital in Bassett, Nebraska. His name honors his mother’s family tradition of naming the first-born son in each generation after their English immigrant ancestor, Richard Torpin. Richard and his sister...

Ms Veleria Jean (Jones) Hayes

Ms Veleria Jean (Jones) Hayes

Jun 29, 2018

Veleria Jean (Jones) Hayes, was born, to Raymond F. and Helen L. (Pedersen) Jones in Ainsworth, NE on February 14, 1950. She passed away after a battle with ovarian cancer on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the age of 68 at the Kingston of Miamisburg, Miamisburg, OH. Hayes attended St. Martin's Academy in Rapid City, SD, graduating in 1969 and...

Mr. Dennis E. "Denny" Arrowsmith

Mr. Dennis E. "Denny" Arrowsmith

Jun 25, 2018

OBITUARY FOR DENNIS E. “Denny” ARROWSMITH Dennis Edmund Arrowsmith was born on May 27, 1948 at Bassett, Nebraska, to Floyd E. and Marcella M. (Grandstaff) Arrowsmith. He joined brothers, Rex and Larry “Tony”, and a sister, Wanda. Denny grew up in Bassett, attending Bassett Grade School and Rock County High School. While attending high school he played football, was in...

Mrs. Patricia L. (Wabs) Halbersleben

Mrs. Patricia L. (Wabs) Halbersleben

Jun 22, 2018

Patricia (Wabs) Halbersleben passed away in her sleep at her home in Ainsworth, Nebraska, on June 22, 2018 at the age of 72. She was born on March 2, 1946 in Atkinson, Nebraska, the daughter of Francis Wabs and Leona (Dickau) Wabs. Patricia was raised on a farm outside of O’Neill, Nebraska and in high school attended the Assumption Academy...

Mr. Douglas E. Cole

Mr. Douglas E. Cole

Jun 21, 2018

Douglas Earl Cole was born on January 31, 1961 in the old Ainsworth Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Earl and Dorothy (Brown) Cole. He passed away on June 21, 2018 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth. Doug was the oldest of seven siblings: Lynn, Lynda, Julie, Roxane, Bill and Chance. Throughout his young life he moved with his family...

Ms Bessie I. McCoy

Ms Bessie I. McCoy

Jun 15, 2018

Bessie Irene (Forgey) McCoy was born at the Brown County Hospital in the early summer of 1942, on June 27, to parents, Glenn G. and Lona M. (Massey) Forgey. She completed the family of five, joining older brothers Wayne and Lyle Forgey. Having two older brothers made Bessie tough. This strength would later support Bessie through her fight with long...

Mrs Virginia M Lewis

Mrs Virginia M Lewis

Jun 13, 2018

Virginia Marie Lewis was born on January 26th, 1939 in Anselmo, Nebraska to Claude M. and Pearle I. (Doman) Cooley. She passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Bassett at the age of 79 years, four months and 19 days. Virginia grew up in rural Custer County and attended school in...

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