Mr. Roman P. Coash, Jr.
May 26, 2015
Roman P. Coash Jr. age 84, of Bassett, Nebraska passed away on May 26, 2015, at the Rock County Hospital in Bassett. He was born on November 27, 1930 at Burke, South Dakota, to Roman Phillip Coash Sr. and Matilda Lydia (Cahoy) Coash. He worked on the family ranch south of Long Pine, Nebraska and at the Bassett Sale Barn....
Ms Judy Lynn Haynes
May 12, 2015
Judy Lynn Haynes age 39, passed away on May 12, 2015 in Bassett, Nebraska at her home. She was born on March 21, 1976, in Cozad, Nebraska. At one year of age, she was adopted by Willis and Betty Haynes. Judy graduated from Rock County High School in 1995. She went to Bonner School of Cosmetology in Fremont Nebraska. She...
Mrs. Opal F. (Welke) Boyd
May 5, 2015
Opal F. Boyd, age 98, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming following stroke complications. Opal Frances Welke was born April 2, 1917 in the Sandhills of Cherry County near Wood Lake, Nebraska. She was the first of seven children born to Fred and Anna (Mundt) Welke. Her childhood years were spent in the...
Mrs. Pauline Jacquelyn "Jackie" Graff
Apr 20, 2015
Pauline Jacquelyn "Jackie" Graff was born February 20, 1928, at the family home in Johnstown, Nebraska to Martin and Freda (Schulz) Petersen. She attended Johnstown School through the 11th grade, graduating 12th grade from Ainsworth High School in 1945. Due to the teacher shortage during WWII Jackie received a 3rd Grade Teacher Certificate for rural schools. In 1945 and 1946...
Mr Glenn L. Kienke
Apr 17, 2015
Glenn Louis Kienke was born May 9, 1935, to Louis F. and Fern L. (Jackson) Kienke at home in Burton, Nebraska and departed this life on April 17, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, eleven months and eight days. Glenn was the eldest of two sons, attended rural grade school at District...
Mrs. Janet F. (Nelson) Connery
Apr 13, 2015
Janet Frances (Nelson) Connery was born on July 13, 1930 with sand between her toes at home on the Clark place south of Ainsworth, Nebraska. Although she didn't spend her whole life in the Sandhills, her heart was always here. Her husband Roger promised he would bring her back and he did when he retired. Janet passed away on April...
Mrs. Sally Jane Mauch
Apr 9, 2015
Sally Jane Mauch was born to Olga Christine (Jensen) and Charles Allan Jones in Long Pine, Nebraska, on February 16, 1933. She grew up on a horse and cattle ranch and rode a pony to a one-room grade school south of Bassett, Nebraska. She was the Salutatorian of her Rock County High School graduate class in 1950. Sally attended Colorado...
Mrs. Lois A. Jones
Apr 6, 2015
Lois Alberta Bejot was born June 29, 1923 on the home place on Buffalo Flats near Ainsworth, Nebraska to Amile and Alma (Allen) Bejot. She was the youngest of three children. She attended School District #17. Lois started kindergarten in the new brick school house at age 4 and spent most of her time sitting on the teacher's lap. Lois...
Mr. Ricky Jay Finley
Apr 4, 2015
Ricky "Rick" J. Finley was born October 19, 1958 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Betty Jean (Lucht) and Richard "Dick" Finley, and passed away suddenly April 4, 2015, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He and his family moved back to Nebraska in 1963 where he attended Johnstown Grade School and graduated from Ainsworth High School. After high...
Mrs Betty June (Monk) Snover
Apr 1, 2015
Betty June Snover was born September 26, 1923 to Lawson and Bessie (Gardner) Monk in Percival, Iowa. She grew up along the Missouri River. Her father was a farmer and fisherman on the Missouri River. They dressed lots of fish for delivery to markets. When the floods came in the spring, her father took the kids to school in his...
Mr. James L. "Jim" West
Mar 25, 2015
James Luther West, 83 was born January 4, 1932 at Norwich, Iowa to Ben and Hattie (Hardin) West. When he was small, the family moved to Holt, Missouri, returning to Iowa when he was about 3. The family lived in various places during his elementary school years. He and his two youngest sisters attended Clarinda High School. He graduated in...
Mr. John Leo Fletcher
Mar 25, 2015
John Leo Fletcher, age 93, passed away on March 25, 2015 at the Rock County Hospital Long Term Care. John was born in Austin, Nebraska, on February 12, 1922, to James and Lena (Heil) Fletcher. John was the third of four children. He was raised south of Ainsworth, Nebraska and he attended one year of high school at Cottonwood. John...
Mildred Irene Harlan
Mar 21, 2015
Mildred Irene "Irene" Sandall was born near Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska on August 13, 1924. She was the third child of five born to Theodore "Ted" and Zada (Dennis) Sandall. At this time they were living on the Donahue place (John Stec) northeast of Bassett. During Irene's childhood the family moved to several different places in the Bassett-Newport area which...
Marvin Earl Dorsey
Mar 21, 2015
Marvin Earl Dorsey was born on March 17, 1927 south of Newport, Nebraska to Charles R. Dorsey and Florence P. (Thompson) Dorsey, and passed away on March 21, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 88. Marvin was the 2nd child of four sons. He grew up south of Newport attending grade school at...
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Ivory-Davis
Mar 18, 2015
Elizabeth "Liz" Ivory-Davis 71, of Ainsworth, Nebraska lost her battle with cancer on March 18, 2015 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, with her family at her side. Liz was born on July 8, 1943 in Manhattan, New York to Patrick J. Davis and Helen (Gaynor) Ivory. She married Ross Charles Cowles in 1965 and from this union had...
Mr. Vonald R. Bartlett
Mar 11, 2015
Vonald Ray Bartlett was born at home in Riverview, Nebraska along with his older twin Victor, to Fritz and Ida (Gordon) Bartlett on November 3rd, 1939. They were the 7th and 8th children out of a total of eleven.He grew up on a farm learning that everyone worked together and no job was to menial. When the Bartletts' got together...
Vera L. (Potratz) Jilg
Mar 7, 2015
Vera Leona Potratz was born June 14, 1924 to Arthur F. and Celia S (Burgett) Potratz in Bassett, Nebraska. She was the third daughter with older sisters Marie and Evelyn. Another daughter, Donna Mae died at 2 months of age. The family lived in the Bassett area where a 4th daughter, Wilma joined the family. The family lived in several...
Mr. Russell Eugene "Russ" Crawford
Mar 6, 2015
Russell Eugene Crawford, 83, died March 6, 2015, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He was born March 24, 1931, in Ainsworth to Lloyd Dale "Bud" and Ruth Viola (Salzmann) Crawford. Russ was raised on the family farm four miles northwest of Ainsworth. He attended school at District 13 through eighth grade, and was a 1949 graduate of...
Mr. Leslie M. Farris
Mar 3, 2015
Leslie Martin Farris was born November 1, 1928 near Long Pine, Nebraska to Martin and Mattie (Hopkins) Farris. He passed away on March 3, 2015 at the Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill, Nebraska at the age of 86 years. Leslie grew up in the Nebraska Sandhills until he moved to a ranch near Wewela, South Dakota. He finished the...
Mrs. Esther B. (Davis) Woods
Feb 24, 2015
Esther B. Davis was born at Duff, Nebraska on March 19, 1923 to Henry "Bud" and Lena (Seier) Davis, the second of five children. She passed away on February 24, 2015 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Nebraska surrounded by the love of her family. Esther graduated from Rock County High School, in Bassett, Nebraska. After graduation, she worked...
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