Mrs. Theona A. "Toni" Andersen
Feb 25, 2016
THEONA ARDITH (LEONARD) RASMUSSEN ANDERSEN Theona Ardith Leonard was born on June 18, 1914, to Alta (Miller) Leonard and Benjamin Franklin Leonard in Bassett, Nebraska. "Toni", as she was known all her life, spent most of her childhood in the home of her grandparents, Hugh and Belle Miller, in Bassett as her mother pursued a career in nursing administration. Toni...
Mr. Thomas Wayne "Tom" Nelson
Feb 16, 2016
Thomas Wayne "Tom" Nelson was born on March 4, 1958 to Donald Wayne and Josephine (Watkins) Nelson at Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away on February 16, 2016 at the Rock County Hospital. Tom served in the United States Army for four years and 11 months. His last duty assignment was HHC 2nd Bn 8th Cav 1 CD Forscom FC. He...
Mr. James R. "Jim" Walton
Feb 1, 2016
James Ruben Walton was born in Gordon, Nebraska on February 18, 1931 and passed away on February 1, 2016, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska, at the age of 84 years. He was the oldest of three children born to Ruben A. and Dorothy V. (Mielke) Walton. Jim was named after his great grandfather. Jim was raised and...
Mr. Wayne L. Iverson
Jan 28, 2016
Wayne L. Iverson, the first of four children, was born to Elbert J. "E.J." and Cecelia P. "Ruby" (Seberger) Iverson on November 17, 1926 at Stuart, Nebraska. Wayne lived on a ranch south of Newport, Nebraska while growing up, always loving the country life. He attended a one-room country school for grade school and went to Rock County High School...
Mr. Warren E. Horner
Jan 17, 2016
Warren Eldon Horner was born on September 3, 1958 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Eldon and Ila (Moore) Horner of Rose, Nebraska. He was the fourth child in a family that eventually grew to eight children. The Horner Ranch was the perfect place for a young boy to grow and explore. There were cows, horses, dogs, cats, the great outdoors, and...
Mrs. Melva L. (Cords) Fletcher
Jan 11, 2016
Melva Louise Fletcher, 88 years old, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 at Rock County Long Term Care at Bassett, Nebraska. She departed peacefully while surrounded by family. Melva was born to Henry and Verna (Metz) Cords on May 13, 1927. She was the oldest of five children, a role she was quite proud of. They grew up on...
Mrs. Mary E. (Taylor) Kent
Dec 30, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Kent was born to William J. and Julia B. (Brosnihan) Taylor on September 3, 1923 at Sutherland, Nebraska and passed away on December 30, 2015 at her home in Ainsworth Nebraska at the age of 92 years. Her early childhood was spent in the Platte Valley area on ranches at North Platte and Stapleton, Nebraska, and then the...
Mrs. Ruth E. (Nachtman) Fox
Dec 29, 2015
Ruth Elaine was born September 27, 1934 Pishelville, NE to James and Wilhemina (Elis) Nachtman. Ruth was the oldest of two children. Ruth graduated from Stuart High School in 1953. After graduation Ruth moved to Lincoln working as a bookkeeper. March 28, 1954 Ruth married Donald Fox in O'Neill, Nebraska and into this union five children were born. Ruth was...
Mrs. Shirley M. (Edwards) Davis
Dec 29, 2015
Shirley Mae (Edwards) Davis of Ainsworth, Nebraska was born on November 3, 1936 in Butte, Nebraska to George and Anna (Scherer) Edwards. She passed away at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska on December 29, 2015 at the age of 79. Shirley grew up in the Ainsworth area. On April 16, 1955, she was united in marriage to Raymond...
Mr. Stanley H. Schelm
Dec 27, 2015
Stanley Harold Schelm age 68 was born to Harold and Irene (nee Rauscher) Schelm on August 7th, 1947 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, and died Sunday, December 27th, 2015 at his home in northwest Ainsworth, as of a result of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He married Rebecca Frahm of Plainview May 21st, 1980 and had two children, Nathan Carl and Jennifer Marie....
Mrs. Leona E. (Klein) Spann
Dec 22, 2015
Leona Emma Klein Spann was born in Battle Creek, Nebraska on August 3, 1916, and passed away on December 22, 2015, at the age of 99 years. She was one of six children born to Leonard J. and Emma (May) Klein. Leona attended elementary school in Battle Creek, and graduated from Royal, Nebraska High School in 1934, as the family...
Mrs. Gertrude L. "Gert" Shade
Dec 5, 2015
Gertrude L. "Gert" Shade passed away December 5, 2015 at the age of 93 years. She was born May 12, 1922, in a sod house in Keya Paha County, Nebraska to Glenn and Rose (Childs) Masters. She had two older siblings, Paul and Phyllis and two younger siblings, Dale and Janice. Gert graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1939. After...
Mrs. Dora Ruth (Bartholow) Allen
Nov 29, 2015
Dora Ruth (Bartholow) Allen was born February 13, 1929 near Purdum, Nebraska to Maude (Chase) Bartholow and William T. Bartholow. She passed away November 29, 2015 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska Dora was the fourth child of five. She received her education at the south Elsmere School and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1946. Dora married...
Miss Janice I. Schwager
Nov 22, 2015
Janice Ione Schwager was born on February 1, 1960 in Bassett, Nebraska to Elmer L. and Helen Ione (Harlan) Schwager of Mills, Nebraska. In November of 1960, Elmer, Helen and Janice moved to Ewing, Nebraska to Elmer's parent's home place. In February of 1961, Janice became a big sister to Judy Kay two days after her 1st birthday. Helen always...
Mr. Richard M. "Dick" Reece
Nov 19, 2015
Richard M. "Dick" Reece passed away November 19, 2015 peacefully at his home of 52 years, at the age of 88. He was born February 17, 1927 in Crawford, Nebraska to Reuben and Frances (Kreman) Reece. He was the eldest of three sons. Richard grew up on a ranch south of Crawford and attended school in Harrison, Nebraska, graduating in...
Mrs. Jeanie Marie (Maurer) Shankland
Nov 15, 2015
Jean Marie (Maurer) Shankland was born at the Rock County Hospital January 10, 1964, in Bassett, Nebraska to Jake and Marcella Maurer. She joined siblings Janice, Susan, and Jake. Jeanie passed away November 15, 2015, at her home surrounded by family. Jeanie, as she was known to her family and friends, attended Pleasant Hill school through second grade. During the...
Mrs. Ardis I. (Beebout) Johnson
Nov 10, 2015
Ardis Ione (Beebout) Johnson, daughter of LeRoy and Rosa (Akert) Beebout was born January 4, 1916 at the family home in Johnstown, Nebraska. She passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Atkinson, Nebraska. It was 30 below zero the night she was born. Dr. Cameron delivered her assisted by his wife. Her mother Rosa...
Mrs. Evelyn Zoreda (Allen) Hill
Nov 3, 2015
Evelyn Zoreda (Allen) Hill was the sixth of eleven children born to Clarence and Martha (Farris) Allen on February 15, 1927. She was born northeast of Ainsworth, Nebraska at a place along Bone Creek. She died November 3, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society Care Center in Atkinson, Nebraska at the age of eighty-eight. While growing up on her family's...
Mr. Rickie Dean Lentz
Oct 24, 2015
Rickie D. Lentz was born August 23, 1957 at Madison, Wisconsin to Elmer and Eiko Lentz. He passed away October 24, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rick was born into a military family and enjoyed a life full of travel and service to his country. He comes from a long line of Lentz ancestors who settled in...
Mrs. Shirley M. (Christensen) Olson
Oct 20, 2015
Shirley M. Olson went home to our Lord on October 20, 2015 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born near Centerville, South Dakota on April 23, 1926 to Viggo and Marie (Knudsen) Christensen. Shirley graduated from Centerville High School and attended Springfield Teachers College in Springfield, South Dakota. She began her teaching career in a one-room country school. She always...
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