Mr. Richard Lee Goochey
May 1, 2018
Richard Lee Goochey was born on July 23, 1936 in Duff, Nebraska to Verna Louise Goochey and Francis Rittenhouse at Duff, Nebraska. He passed away on May 1, 2018 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Times were difficult in the 1930's and 40's, so Richard's grandparents, Louie and Hanna Goochey raised him. (Richard always joked that his grandparents...
Mr. Harold E. Ammon
Apr 27, 2018
Harold Edward Ammon, 96 of Bassett, Nebraska passed away peacefully April 27, 2018 at Rock County Hospital Long Term Care. Harold was surrounded by family as he entered into his heavenly home. Harold was born at his parent's home on April 29, 1921 to Harold and Addie (Welton) Ammon. Harold spent his almost 97 years in Rock County on a...
Mrs. Avis E. (Sawyer) Moore
Apr 22, 2018
Avis Elizabeth (Sawyer) Moore, 93, died April 22, 2018 at Colonial Manor Skilled Nursing Facility of Randolph, Nebraska. Avis Elizabeth Moore was born on September 7, 1924 in Rock County, Nebraska to Charles and Bessie (Putnam) Sawyer. She grew up on her parent's farm at the confluence of Short Pine and Pine Creek within a short distance from her paternal...
Mr. Albert M. Polen
Apr 9, 2018
Albert Morris Polen, 78, Long Pine, passed away April 9, 2018 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Albert was born in Sparks, Nebraska on December 5, 1939 and attended Bassett High School. He lived in Long Pine Nebraska for over 30 years. He is survived by his sister, Lavonne Polen of Valley, Nebraska, brother, Marlowe Polen (Phyllis May) of Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska,...
Mr. Jason Keith Lauer
Apr 2, 2018
Jason Keith Lauer was born to Jim and Barb (Kops) Lauer on October 6, 1976 in Bassett, Nebraska. He passed away surrounded by family on April 2, 2018 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. From the time he was a little boy, Jason had a mischievous streak, a contagious chuckle and a heart that continued to grow with love...
Mrs. Marilyn M (Hollingsworth) Philben
Mar 22, 2018
Marilyn Marie Hollingsworth was born on June 20, 1931 to Ira "Bus" F. and Alma B. Hollingsworth in Springview, Nebraska. She passed away on March 22, 2018, in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 86. Marilyn attended and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1948. After her Normal Training she taught at Rural Schools for three years. She...
Mr. Harry Victor Pedersen
Mar 21, 2018
Harry Victor Pedersen, 76, of Bassett, Nebraska, passed away on March 21, 2018 at the Grand Island VA Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Harry was born to Victor and Marjorie (Skillman) Pedersen at Ainsworth, Nebraska on August 4, 1941. He attended country school and then graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1961. He was enlisted in the United States...
Mrs. Teresa Lynn "Teri" Burdick
Mar 20, 2018
Teresa Lynn Burdick (Stech) was born to W. Arden and Roena May (Davis) Stech on August 23, 1954. Teri was the oldest child born and has one younger brother, Dr. Jim Stech, of Lexington, Kentucky. She attended and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1972. She attended college at Nebraska Wesleyan University and then transferred to St. Elizabeth's Radiology School...
Mrs. Margie T. (Denny) Cosgrove
Mar 17, 2018
Margie Theresa (Denny) Cosgrove died on March 17, 2018 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska after losing her battle with cancer at the age of 73 years. Margie was born on August 20, 1944 to Cecil and Erma (Sass) Denny in O'Neill, Nebraska. She graduated from Long Pine High School in 1962 and went on...
Mrs. Josephine V (Carr) Prentice
Mar 10, 2018
Josephine Victoria Carr was born March 31, 1933 to Josephine (Dillon) Carr and George Carr in Springview, Nebraska. She passed away on March 10, 2018 at her home in Norfolk, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, eleven months and ten days. Josephine was the sixth of seven children. She lived on the Beatty Place north and west of Springview....
Mrs. Vivien D. (Rauscher) Johnson
Mar 8, 2018
On March 8, 2018 Vivien Darlene Johnson, daughter of Max and Alice (Esterly) Rauscher, was called home to Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Vivien was born on March 3, 1927 and was raised on a farm northwest of Ainsworth. She was a baptized and confirmed member of the Lutheran Church. Vivien attended District 8 Rural School, Johnstown...
Mr. Otto Gerald "Shorty" Schipporeit
Mar 8, 2018
Otto Gerald "Shorty" Schipporeit, 82 Gerald "Shorty" Schipporeit, the second of six children, was born March 31, 1935, to Otto G. and Sarah Esther (Athey) Schipporeit at Brewster, NE. He died March 8, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Gerald started school at the one-room German Valley School, and, when the family moved south of Ainsworth, attended...
Mr. Mark F Jilg
Feb 28, 2018
Mark F. Jilg passed away at his home in Bassett, Nebraska on February 28, 2018. Mark was born at the Bassett Hospital on August 19, 1953. He was the youngest born to Frank and Vera (Potratz) Jilg. As a young man Mark enjoyed spending time with family as well as working with the cattle on the family's ranch. He enjoyed...
Ms Dorothy J. (Spencer) Davis
Feb 20, 2018
In Valentine, Nebraska, Dorothy Jean Spencer was born on August 31, 1926 to Flossie Pauline (King) and Morris William Spencer. She joined sisters Naoma and Iona Fern. Later siblings included Betty Ann, Bobby, Joyce, and Beverly. She attended elementary grades at schools in and near Sparks, Nebraska. She received her eighth grade diploma on May 25, 1940. She attended Sparks...
Mr. Gary M. Kelly
Feb 19, 2018
Gary Marvin Kelly was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on September 19, 1946 to Grace N. (Gipson) and Marvin H. Kelly. He was the oldest of three siblings, Craig was born on October 1, 1949 (middle), and Christine "Chris" was born on June 12, 1955 (the youngest). He grew up outside of Ainsworth during his younger years. He enjoyed "sicking" the...
Mr. Donald E. "Donnie" Richardson
Feb 18, 2018
Donald E. Richardson was born to Charles Richardson Sr., and Alice (Werthner) Richardson on December 15, 1931. Don was the youngest of seven children. A brother and sister died in infancy, leaving four brothers and 1 sister as survivors. Don attended Ainsworth High School and graduated in 1949. During his four years in high school, Don was known as an...
Mrs. Norma L. (Dishman) Davis
Feb 17, 2018
Norma LaVerna (Dishman) Davis July 14, 1933 – February 17, 2018 Norma LaVerna (Dishman) Davis was born in Blaine County, Nebraska to Archie and Bessa (Godfrey) Dishman on July 14, 1933. She was the fifth of six children born to the family. They relocated to a ranch in southern Brown County, where her father labored building a sod house and...
Mrs. Mary Lee (Kern) Baker
Feb 15, 2018
Mary Lee Kern Baker was born October 7, 1925 in Robinson, Kansas to Jesse and Ione Kern. She passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Ainsworth, Nebraska. Mary graduated from Robinson High School in 1943 and moved with her mother to Ainsworth. Her father had come earlier in 1941 to help in the construction of the Army base in Ainsworth....
Ms Ida L. "Leah" Fredericksen
Feb 1, 2018
Ida L. "Leah" Fredericksen was born February 7, 1966 in Rupert, Idaho to Donald and Joan [Koch] Fredericksen. She left us on February 1, 2018 at her home south of Ainsworth, Nebraska. Her family moved to Talent, Oregon in 1970, where she lived until 2013. Then she moved to Long Pine, Nebraska to help with her parents. She was married...
Mrs. Mabel M. (McIntosh) Hespe
Feb 1, 2018
Mabel Mildred Hespe was born February 1, 1921 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Riley A. McIntosh and Florence M. Pruett. She passed away on February 1, 2018 at the age of 97 at her home in Burton, Nebraska. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at the age of eleven and was baptized in the Missouri River at the age of...
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