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Barbara Muckel

Barbara Muckel

Jun 4, 2017

Barbara Ellen (Houtz) Muckel was born July 31, 1925, the middle child of Peter and Edna (Goodrich) Houtz of Naponee, Nebraska. She passed peacefully, with her son at her side, on June 4, 2017, at Franklin, Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years and 10 months. Barbara attended 1st through 6th grades at Naponee,...

Kathleen Jameson

Kathleen Jameson

Apr 4, 2017

Kathleen Ann (Rhamy) Jameson, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on June 12, 1959 on an Air Force Base in Massachusetts. She died after a battle with cancer, at her home, on April 4, 2017. As a child, she traveled all over the world following her father in the Air Force. She attended school at Gibbon, Nebraska where her family...

Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams

Mar 15, 2017

Margaret M. (Richter) Williams, of Franklin, Nebraska, was one of four children born to William C. and Mamie A. (Quinn) Richter on September 28, 1938 at Naponee, Nebraska. She died March 15, 2017 at her home in Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 78 years, 5 months, and 17 days. She lived and attended school in Naponee and the...

Myron Beck

Myron Beck

Mar 14, 2017

Myron Dean "Butch" Beck, 66, of Republican City, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at home, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Butch was born February 18, 1951 in Crete, Nebraska. He attended public school in Wilber and Alma, Nebraska and graduated high school in 1969 from Norton, Kansas. He was employed at Right Way Grocery in...

Ardyce Fritson

Ardyce Fritson

Feb 6, 2017

Ardyce P. (Bartels) Fritson of Franklin, Nebraska, was born June 11, 1934, in Franklin County, Nebraska, to Rudolph and Esther (Sinnen) Bartels. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Upland, Nebraska, by Pastor Otto Heintz. Ardyce attended several rural schools in Franklin, County. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1952. After graduating, she earned her Registered Nursing Degree...

Ruth Petersen

Ruth Petersen

Jan 25, 2017

Ruth Vanessa Petersen Ruth Vanessa Petersen, 98, of Franklin passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. She was born on February 7, 1918 near Ord, Nebraska, the daughter of Andrew and Blanche (Emal) Petersen. She graduated from Bloomington High School in 1937. After high school, Ruth lived in Franklin County, then moved to Plano and Bristol, Illinois. Years later,...

Margaret Nielsen

Margaret Nielsen

Jan 23, 2017

On Monday January 23, the city of Franklin suffer a shocking loss. Some lost a friend and a neighbor. Some of you lost an avid card player. And some of us our Grandma Marge. The Franklin Post Office undoubtedly suffer the greatest loss; without Marge here to buy stamps and send out countless letters and card to anyone and...

Hazel Jameson

Hazel Jameson

Jan 9, 2017

Hazel Gale (White) Jameson of Riverton, Nebraska, was born at home in rural Huerfano County, Colorado, on January 29, 1945 to Roy and Violet Madge (Reams) White. She departed his life on January 9, 2017, at the Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 16 days. She was the...

Frank Wentling

Frank Wentling

Jan 4, 2017

FRANKLIN - Frankie (Frank) John Wentling, 82, of Franklin, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, at the Franklin Methodist Church with the Pastor Anthony Trevarton officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, at Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege with military honors...

Nikki Nielsen

Nikki Nielsen

Jan 1, 2017

Nikki Lynn Nielsen was born August 13, 1951, to William O. and Darleen K. (Evers) Nielsen in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and entered into eternal rest, January 1, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska, with family by her side. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Nebraska. Nikki attended school at District...

Wayne Volk

Wayne Volk

Jan 1, 2017

Wayne DeGene Volk, 84, of Bloomington, Nebraska, passed away at his home January 1st, 2017. Wayne was born February 4th, 1932, to Albert and Louise (Niederklien) Volk at Campbell, Nebraska. He grew up in the Campbell and Upland area. Wayne was drafted in March, 1954, into the Army. In January, 1955, he was sent to Germany for 1 year...

Alexander Blakemore

Alexander Blakemore

Dec 18, 2016

Alexander Tiffany (Knaub) Blakemore was born May 8, 1989 to Helen Jean (Blakemore) and Randy Al Knaub in Lincoln, Nebraska and entered into eternal rest with God, his Creator on December 18, 2016. Alex and his mom, Helen made a life for themselves in Lincoln, NE surrounded by family and wonderful friends. They were members of First Plymouth United...

John Breeden

John Breeden

Dec 1, 2016

John Michael Breeden, 63, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born October 10, 1953 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, to Neva Lee (Beisner) and Augustine Younse Breeden and left this world on December 1, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. John had two children, Zachariah and Autumn, before meeting Annetta (Robinson) Breeden of Smith Center, Kansas, who would become his lifelong companion....

Charles Way, Jr.

Charles Way, Jr.

Nov 16, 2016

Charles Edward Way, Jr. 84 of Bloomington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at his home . A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Hutchins Funeral Home, Franklin, Nebraska, with Pastor Bill Stearns officiating. Burial will be at Naponee Cemetery, Naponee, Nebraska, with military honors by Nebraska Army National Guard...

James Holmberg, Jr.

James Holmberg, Jr.

Nov 14, 2016

James Edward Holmberg, Jr. better known as J.J., was born to James and Lynda (Woodring) Homberg, on September 15, 1975. He passed away on November 14, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska, with his family by his side, at the age of 41. J.J. attended Riverton Public School thru the 8th grade and then he went...

Fern Schegg

Fern Schegg

Nov 1, 2016

Fern Louise Smith was born December 6, 1922, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Ransom and Viola (Gouldie) Smith. When Fern was in the 4th grade the family moved to Naponee, and in 1940, she graduated from high school there. Following graduation she worked for 50 cents a day doing domestic work, gardening, butter churning, and childcare. Later she worked...

John Diener

John Diener

Oct 30, 2016

John F. Diener of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on July 31, 1933, at Macon, Nebraska, to Focke and Katherine (Miller) Diener as Johnie Diener. He passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Franklin Rehabilitation and Care Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 29 days. Johnie was educated in the Macon Public School...

Harold Huff

Harold Huff

Oct 19, 2016

Harold Leonard Huff age 89, peacefully passed away Wednesday evening, October 19th, 2016. Harold was born on December 12, 1926, and grew up in Fairgove, MO, the oldest child born to his parents Roy & Cecile Eva Huff. He was brother to Daryl Dean and sisters - Melva Karleen Wegener, Nancy, who preceded him in death. Harold is survived...

Edward Carraher

Edward Carraher

Oct 18, 2016

Edward Robert Carraher, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on February 11, 1958, in Spalding, Nebraska, to Francis and Norma (O'Brien) Carraher. He was surrounded by his family at his passing on October 18, 2016, at the Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska. Ed was at the age of 58 years, 8 months, and 7 days. He attended the...

John Rubendall

John Rubendall

Sep 2, 2016

John Arthur Rubendall of Franklin, NE went to be with our Lord on Sept 2nd, 2016 at the age of 86. John was born January 15th, 1930 to Earl Edwin and Edna Pearl (Dean) Rubendall at their rural farm in Decatur County Kansas. He attended school in Norcatur, Kansas, and graduated high school in 1948. Upon graduating John farmed...

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