Mr. Franklin Dean "Dean" Graff
Oct 17, 2014
Franklin Dean Graff, age 93, passed away October 17, 2014 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on June 1, 1921, at the ranch north of Johnstown, Nebraska to Arthur "Chuck" and Velma (Casselman) Graff. He spent his childhood on the ranch at Plum Creek, and graduated from Johnstown...
Mr. Burton A. Vargason
Oct 12, 2014
Burton Alphonso Vargason was born on March 8, 1921, the fifth child of Harry and Louise Vargason. He was born at the homestead 7 miles north of Bassett, Nebraska. Burton was 9 years old when his mother died, so he and his brother Shorty lived with different families, attending school when he could. Burton eventually went to live with his...
Mr. Orland C. Krause
Sep 27, 2014
Orland C. Krause was born March 25, 1927, to Richard John and Edna Belle (King) Krause south of Long Pine on the King place, living most of his life in the Long Pine and Ainsworth area until his tour of duty. He passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 in the Brown County Hospital at the age of 87. Orland attended...
Mr. Paul D. Smith
Sep 23, 2014
Paul D. Smith was born on March 17, 1929 in Plainview, Nebraska to Harley (H.O.) and Esther (Ellis) Smith and passed away on September 23rd, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 85. Paul's school years (from 1st grade through 12th grade) were spent in McLean, Nebraska. He served in the National Guard with...
Mrs. Ella R. (Hansen) Shaw
Sep 21, 2014
Ella Rose (Hansen) Shaw September 26, 1941 – September 21, 2014 Ella Rose Shaw was called home to the Lord on September 21, 2014 at University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska following a lengthy battle with several types of cancer. She was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin, the third child of Leonard and Geneva (Smith) Hansen and moved to South Dakota when...
Mrs. Pauline P. (Welke) Dau
Sep 21, 2014
Pauline Phyllis (Welke) Dau was born November 25, 1918 to Elsa and Gustave Welke at the family homestead northwest of Wood Lake Nebraska. Pauline passed away September 21, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center. Pauline attended elementary school in a country schoolhouse around Wood Lake, and attended Woodlake High School where she graduated in 1936 as Valedictorian of her class....
Mr. George Miles "Bee" Graff
Sep 18, 2014
George Miles "Bee" Graff, 89, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on January 10, 1925 to Arthur "Chuck" and Velma (Casselman) Graff at the family ranch north of Johnstown, Nebraska. Miles graduated from Johnstown High School in 1943. On April 5, 1951 he was married to Mardel Williams and...
Mr. Kenneth D. "Ken" Minnig
Sep 16, 2014
Kenneth Minnig, the youngest of six children, was born April 16, 1927 on a ranch southeast of Bassett, Nebraska to Caroline (Bohl) and Wellington Minnig. He died on September 16, 2014 at Parkview Manor in Stuart. Ken grew up and called Rock County Nebraska his home for his entire life. He served in the US Merchant Marines at the end...
Mr. Donald Eugene Gordon
Sep 11, 2014
Donald E. Gordon, son of Reno and Hazel Utter Gordon, was born September 6, 1937, 3.5 miles north of Newport, and passed away on September 11, 2014 at the Avera Creighton Hospital in Creighton, Nebraska. He attended elementary and high school at Newport until his junior year and then graduated from Rock County High School in 1954 at age 16....
Mr. Everett F. Moore
Sep 11, 2014
Everett F. Moore was born July 17, 1932, to John and Mabel (Knapp) Moore at Johnstown, Nebraska. He was born in the house on the homestead where he spent most of his life. He passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center at the age of 82 years. Everett attended school in Johnstown and was a life...
Mrs. P. Elaine (Galusha) Ruther
Sep 8, 2014
Pearle Elaine (Galusha) Ruther was born on October 16, 1921 to Orville and Maude (Plock) Galusha in Fairmont, Nebraska. At the age of nine, the family moved to Chadron, Nebraska for three years before moving to the Edd Heineman place in Keya Paha County. She attended Guide Rock School and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1939. After...
Mrs. Janice M. "Jan" (Carlson) Weiss
Sep 6, 2014
Janice M. Weiss, 75, died on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center. She was born on February 20, 1939 to Cecil M. and Margaret E. (Jackson) Carlson in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Janice graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1957. On June 1, 1958 she married Roger L. Weiss and together they had two children, Douglas L. Weiss of...
Mr. Richard Allen "Rich" Walters
Sep 4, 2014
Richard Allen Walters was born May 30, 1947 in O'Neill, Nebraska to Louis and Ruth (Albers) Walters of Chambers. On May 6th, 1967 he married Jolene Cleveland. To this union three children were born; Connie, Cathy and Rich, Jr. On August 10, 1991 he married Judy Jensen. With this union two more children joined the family, Colin and Eileen. Rich...
Mrs. Ruth E. (Malone) Assarsson
Sep 3, 2014
Ruth E. (Malone) Assarsson age 97 passed away on September 3, 2014 at the Rock County Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska. Ruth was the middle child, born on April 8, 1917 to Clancy T. and Hattie (Shaddock) Malone. She grew up with an older sister Aileen (Malone) Yenglin and brother Bob Malone in Todd County, South Dakota on a...
Mr. Larry E. Walton
Aug 29, 2014
Larry Eugene Walton was born on June 24, 1944 to David and Esther Walton and passed away at his home in Ainsworth, Nebraska on August 29, 2014. He was the 5th of 8 brothers and sisters, Don, Dorothy, Lea Anne, Gary, Rick, Mag and Doug. He grew up in Ainsworth attending Ainsworth High School. Following high school Larry joined the...
Mrs. Alice A. (McCallum) Crooker
Aug 23, 2014
Alice A. (McCallum) Crooker was born on April 22, 1931 to David and Lillie (Petet) McCallum in Anselmo, Nebraska. Due to the death of her mother, she stayed with her Aunt Bertha and Uncle Charlie in Myrna, Nebraska. She graduated from Mason City, Nebraska and went on to teach in the Mullen, Nebraska area. On August 11, 1952, she married...
Mrs. Geneva M. (Boyd) "Neva" Minnig
Aug 20, 2014
Geneva (Boyd) Minnig, the youngest of four children, was born October 23, 1930 in Chadron, Nebraska, to Elmer and Fern (Gill) Boyd. She died on August 20, 2014 at Parkview Manor in Stuart, Nebraska. Her father worked on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and her early childhood was spent in Chadron, where her family lived in a railroad boxcar. The...
Mrs. Nedra M. (Weber) Norton
Jul 20, 2014
Nedra M. Norton was born on February 6, 1937 at O'Neill Nebraska to Pete and Gula (Myer) Weber and passed from this life at her home in Ainsworth, Nebraska on July 20, 2014 at the age of 77 years, 5 months and 14 days. Nedra went to school in Central Nebraska and South Dakota. She graduated from Stuart, Nebraska, where...
Mrs. Irma Daisy (Painter) Docken
Jul 8, 2014
Irma Daisy (Painter) Docken was born on January 9, 1921 at Millboro, South Dakota to Ernest and Inez (Kirkpatrick) and passed away on July 8, 2014 at the Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Irma attended grade school at rural schools in Tripp County, South Dakota. She was baptized and joined the Millboro Congregational Church along with her sister, Netha,...
Mrs. Shirley J (Jewell) Lentz
Jul 3, 2014
Shirley J (Jewell) Lentz died July 3, 2014 at the Ainsworth Care Center. Shirley was born on January 12, 1938 to Richard and Selma Jewell. Shirley graduated from Long Pine High in 1955 and then attended Central Business College in Denver Colorado. In 1950 Shirley met and began to date Ralph Lentz. On March 17, 1956, Shirley and Ralph were...
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