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Mr. John Leo Fletcher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lester M. Sybrant

Lester M. Sybrant

Feb 21, 2015

Lester Marion Sybrant was born October 13, 1926 to Blaine and Lucy (Clark) Sybrant at Long Pine, Nebraska. He was raised on the original Sybrant homestead at Sybrant, Nebraska with his older siblings, twins Ray and Ruby, Mable and Frank. In 1931 when he was 5½ years old, his father passed away and life became very difficult as his mother...

Mr. Sidney E. "Sid" Salzman

Mr. Sidney E. "Sid" Salzman

Feb 21, 2015

Sid Salzman was one of a kind. The one and only child and pride and joy of Albert and Leona Salzman. He was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on February 23, 1927 and passed away in Ainsworth on February 21, 2015, just 2 days before his 88th birthday. After graduating from Ainsworth High School, Sid received a degree in agronomy from...

Mr. Floyd R. Crone

Mr. Floyd R. Crone

Feb 21, 2015

Floyd R. Crone was born on February 10, 1925 at the Crone homestead north of Brewster, Nebraska. He passed away in Ainsworth, Nebraska at the age of 90 years and 11 days. He was born the 8th child of Evan J. and Minnie (Blumenthal) Crone. Five sisters and two brothers were there to greet him. Two more sisters and two...

Raymond D. Davis

Raymond D. Davis

Feb 21, 2015

Raymond Dale Davis of Ainsworth, Nebraska was born November 19, 1933 in Long Pine, Nebraska to Clarence and Lola Davis. He passed away in the Brown County Hospital on February 21, 2015 at the age of 81. Ray grew up in the Ainsworth area and after graduating from Ainsworth High School in 1951, he enlisted in the United States Air...

Mrs Dorothy Mae (Freeman) Weander

Mrs Dorothy Mae (Freeman) Weander

Feb 14, 2015

Dorothy Mae Freeman was the 11th child born to Bart and Leona (Thoman) Freeman on February 26th, 1927 in Cody, Nebraska. She passed away Saturday, February 14th, 2015 at Bryan Health Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dorothy attended schools in Brown County, including Long Pine, Nebraska. She also worked at numerous cafe´s in Long Pine. Dorothy married Frank Weander Jr. on...

Mr. Richard L. "Rick" Lingenfelter

Mr. Richard L. "Rick" Lingenfelter

Feb 11, 2015

Richard L. Lingenfelter, 65, passed away February 11, 2015 at his home in rural Bassett, after a four and half year battle with esophageal cancer. Rick was born December 16, 1949 to William and Wanda (Vargason) Lingenfelter in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He grew up with his younger brother, David, on the Niobrara River, and the boys attended a rural school before...

Mr. Robert L. "Bob" Zwiebel

Mr. Robert L. "Bob" Zwiebel

Feb 4, 2015

Robert "Bob" Lee Zwiebel was born, August 1, 1924 to William and Metha (Boehl) Zwiebel near Ainsworth, Nebraska. He passed away at his home on February 4, 2015 at the age of 90. Bob attended country school west of Ainsworth in rural Brown County and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1942. He joined the Army in 1944 and was...

Mr. Thomas John "Tom" Galleher

Mr. Thomas John "Tom" Galleher

Feb 1, 2015

Thomas John Galleher was born on April 12, 1921 to Effa (Barr) Galleher and H.W. "Harry" Galleher, at Omaha, Nebraska. He was the fifth and youngest child. Tom passed away on February 1, 2015 in the Rock County Long Term Care, at Bassett, Nebraska at the age of 93. He grew up at 213 State Street, in Bassett and continued...

Miss Shaina Shaw

Miss Shaina Shaw

Jan 13, 2015

Shaina Michelle Shaw was born Februrary 5, 1988 to Ben and Danita (Fischer) Shaw, at Atkinson, Ne. She passed away on January 13, 2015 at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Ne at the age of 26 years, just 23 days shy of her 27th birthday. From the time Shaina was born, weighing only 4 pounds, 3 ounces, she...

Mrs. Ramona Jean (Ludemann) Carr

Mrs. Ramona Jean (Ludemann) Carr

Jan 2, 2015

Ramona Jean Ludemann was born, January 1, 1929 to Walter and Caroline (Haman) Ludemann near Mills, Nebraska. She passed away on January 2, 2015 at the Ainsworth Care Center at the age of 86 years and one day. Ramona attended country school in Mills and graduated from Keya Paha High School in Springview, Nebraska in 1945. She married Darrell Carr...

Mr Norman Dean Nelson

Mr Norman Dean Nelson

Dec 23, 2014

Norman Dean Nelson was born on the ranch east of Springview on August 24th 1928 to John "Verner" and Margaret (Tanner) Nelson. He went to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2014. Norman attended grade school at the Green Valley School, District #4, six and one half miles east of Springview. He attended Keya Paha County High school and...

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