Obituaries

Linda Lou Kerr

Linda Lou Kerr

May 15, 2022

Linda Lou Kerr, age 74, died on Sunday, May 15th, 2022 in the comfort of her own home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Linda was born in McCook, Nebraska on August 4th, 1947 to her parents Ethel (Mutt) and Sherman Swazye.

 

On December 4th of 1963, Linda and Jerry Kerr got married in Edison, Nebraska and have been married for...

Patricia  D. Wheat

Patricia D. Wheat

May 12, 2022

Patricia D Wheat, age 75, of Benkleman passed away Thursday May 12, 2022 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkleman, Nebraska. She was Born November 5, 1946 to Brick and Louise (Parra) Walls in Oakland California. 

Inurnment is scheduled for a later date.

Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe is in charge of arrangements. 

John Arthur Barker

John Arthur Barker

May 12, 2022

John Arthur Barker, age 79, passed away on May 12, 2022 at the Tri Valley Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born July 7, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. In January 1946 he was adopted by Ralph and Mary (Williamson) Barker, where sister Dorothy welcomed him into the family.

He graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1961....

Donald Dean "Sonny" Karash

Donald Dean "Sonny" Karash

Apr 2, 2022

Donald Dean Karash, age 89, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Brookstone Gardens Nursing Home in Kearney, Nebraska. Don “Sonny” was born on November 25th, 1932 to Ted and Virgie (Brooks) Karash near Arapahoe, Nebraska.

Don grew up in the Arapahoe area and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1950. He joined the...

John Leslie Baxter

John Leslie Baxter

Apr 1, 2022

John Leslie Baxter, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on June 20, 1945 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Bernhard L. and Phyllis (Mulford) Baxter.

John was raised in multiple states as the family moved to different places. After his schooling, he entered the U.S. Army...

Sharon Kathleen Hyke

Sharon Kathleen Hyke

Mar 27, 2022

Sharon Kathleen Hyke, age 64, of Wilsonville, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was born August 9, 1957 to Merle and Bonnie (Winter) Hunt in McCook, Nebraska.

Sharon grew up on the family farm east of Beaver City, Nebraska and graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1975. On December 31, 1976, she married...

Betty June Williams-Hardin

Betty June Williams-Hardin

Mar 23, 2022

Betty June Williams Hardin, age 96, of Hastings, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday March 23, 2022, at the Perkins Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Hastings, Nebraska. She was born on August 29, 1925, in Beaver City, Nebraska to George Samuel and Leora (New) Curry.

She grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska and attended school at Arapahoe High School and graduated...

Gloria Budgick

Gloria Budgick

Mar 17, 2022

Gloria Budgick, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away, on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Kearney Regional Health Center, Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on October 18, 1945 in Los Angeles, California to Fidencio and Eufilia Baca.

 She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She married the love of her life, Ronald Budgick, in June 1978.

She...

Judith Ann Magnus

Judith Ann Magnus

Mar 17, 2022

Judith A Magnus, age 81, of Valentine, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska died on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Great Plains Health Center in North Platte, Nebraska. She was born February 17, 1941 in Adams County Nebraska. She was adopted in July of 1941 by Walter and Mildred (Maple) Schroeder.

 

She was confirmed May 28, 1959 in Deshler, Nebraska...

Shelly Lynn Ervin

Shelly Lynn Ervin

Mar 16, 2022

Shelly Ervin, age 59, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, a loving wife and mother passed away on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, at home surrounded by family. She was born on April 20th, 1962, in Cambridge, Nebraska to Myron and Joyce (Stagemeyer) Hilker.

She was baptized on May 20, 1962 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, north of Arapahoe. She attended school at Arapahoe...

Terry Leon Bowers

Terry Leon Bowers

Feb 27, 2022

Terry Leon Bowers, age 76, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Sunday February 27, 2022, at his shop in Holbrook. He was born on August 14, 1945, to Ivan “Ike” and Maxine (Irelan) Bowers at Cambridge, Nebraska.

Terry grew up in Holbrook and attended school and graduated from Holbrook High School with the class of 1963. He married Cindy Leiding...

Douglas B.  Garey

Douglas B. Garey

Feb 26, 2022

Douglas B. Garey, age 79, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City, Nebraska. He was born on December 9, 1942 to Rubert Lemoyne and Margaret Jane (Andrews) Garey in Oxford, Nebraska.

 

He was raised on the Garey family homestead outside of Beaver City.  When his father passed...

Milton Junior  Slama

Milton Junior Slama

Feb 19, 2022

Milton Junior Slama, age 82, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born November 17, 1939 to Rudolph and Engeline (Langhorst) Slama in Beatrice, Nebraska, the first of six children. Milton grew up with his family on a farm south of Friend and attended Wilber High School,...

Sharlene Janet Schrock

Sharlene Janet Schrock

Feb 13, 2022

Sharlene Janet Schrock, age 90, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Nebraska surrounded by her three daughters. She was born November 29, 1931 to Albert and Maude (Rhoten) Garrett at her Grandpa Rhoten’s house in Rexford, KS. Sharlene attended school in Rexford and graduated with the Class of 1949. She married...

Twila Marie Fults

Twila Marie Fults

Feb 9, 2022

Twila Marie Fults, age 87, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Beaver City Manor, in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born to Harry Lawrence and Marie Evelyn (Lomax) Martin on February 20, 1934 on the family farm southwest of Beaver City, Nebraska. She was the seventh of nine children who were all born in...

David Edward  Leiding

David Edward Leiding

Feb 9, 2022

David Edward Leiding, age 85, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in Aniston, Alabama. He was born October 2, 1936 in Furnas County, Nebraska to David F. and Evelyn Leiding. He attended school at Beaver City High School and graduated with the class of 1955. He served in the US Army for a couple years. He married Evelyn Louise Hall...

Irene Rose Wasenius

Irene Rose Wasenius

Feb 5, 2022

Irene Rose Wasenius, age 77, of Oxford, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Kearney Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. Irene was born in Carrol, Nebraska on September 24, 1944, the oldest of eight children, to Herbert Ernest and Florence Emiline (Shufelt) Coughtry. She grew up in Northeastern Nebraska and graduated from Norfolk High School in...

Albert K. Miller

Albert K. Miller

Jan 30, 2022

Albert K. Miller, age 98, of Cambridge, Nebraska entered into eternal rest on Sunday January 30, 2022, at the Community Hospital, McCook, Nebraska. He was born on January 3, 1924 at Denver, Colorado to Ansel and Anna (Kjellander) Miller. Albert served in the United States Marine Corp during World War 2 as a corporal on the Pacific Front. He was...

Hazel  Frances  Cross

Hazel Frances Cross

Jan 21, 2022

Hazel Frances Cross, age 106, of Elwood, Nebraska formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday January 21, 2022, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on December 19, 1915, to Thomas and Nora (Sanderson) Hays at the family farm north of Edison, Nebraska. She was the fourth of seven children. Her siblings were Agnes Fisher, Christine...

Robert Michael “Mike” Haussler

Robert Michael “Mike” Haussler

Jan 19, 2022

Robert Michael “Mike” Haussler, age 74, of Arapahoe, Nebraska died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at his home. He was born January 2, 1948 in Oxford, Nebraska to Robert H. and Carol (Menze) Haussler. He attended school at Arapahoe High School and graduated with the class of 1966. He attended and was confirmed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Arapahoe. He...

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