Aug 2, 2016

Chad E. Pettengill of Franklin, Nebraska, was born June 15, 1973 at Joplin, Missouri, to Michael and Patricia Ann (O'Brien) Pettengill. He went to be with his heavenly father on August 2, 2016, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 43 years. Chad was over the road truck driver, until recent health issues keep him...

Jul 18, 2016

Jay R. Ziegler was born to John Ziegler and Lena (Muckel) Ziegler on November 9, 1930, at Hastings, Nebraska. He died July 18, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska. Jay's early education was at Riverton Public School. After graduation, he attended Kearney State College and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a degree...

Jun 13, 2016

Vera Fern Blank, age 97, entered into rest on June 13, 2016 at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on January 24, 1919 on a farm in rural Franklin, Nebraska to Henry and Etta Merrill (Mosbarger) Lipp. Vera was a 1937 graduate of Franklin High School. She graduated from LPN School of Nursing from the Presbyterian...

Jun 10, 2016

Patricia Marion (Crouse) Versaw, of Minden, Nebraska, was born December 16, 1943, at Bloomington, Nebraska to Charles Everett and Ruby Mary (Shelton) Crouse. She went to be with her heavenly father on June 10, 2016 at the Kearney Health System Hospital, in Minden, Nebraska, at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 24 days. Patricia had 18 brothers...

Jun 8, 2016

Dixie Darlene Voight was born in Riverton, Nebraska, on June 15, 1937, to Jess and Oma (Troyer) Schriner, and departed this life on June 8, 2016, in the Golden Living Center, Franklin Nebraska. Dixie was the youngest of seventeen children and was raised in Riverton, where she also attended school. She was united in marriage to Floyd William Dean...

Jun 5, 2016

Keith M. Steinkruger, 86 of Franklin died June 5, 2016 at the Bethany Nursing Home, Minden, NE. Keith was born October 13, 1929 at home in Salem township, Franklin County Nebraska to William C. & Anne (Schurman) Steinkruger. Keith was baptized and confirmed in the Macon United Methodist Church where he has been a member for 72 years. He...

May 31, 2016

Delmer "Bus" Bradley of Naponee, Nebraska, son of William and Kate (Cameron) Bradley was born on November 7, 1927, on a farm near Naponee, in Phillips County, Kansas. He passed away on May 31, 2016, at the Harlan County Health System Hospital, Alma, Nebraska, at the age of 88 years and 5 months. Bus went to Phillips County School...

May 26, 2016

Donald Neil Hughes of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away May 26th, 2016 at the age of 87. He was born April 16th, 1929 to Earl and Francis (Strayer) Hughes. He was born in Franklin and attended school at Smoky Hill and the Franklin School. After school, he joined the Air Force and served in the Korean War. He married Mary...

May 6, 2016

Obituary for Gary Winston Holmes Gary Winston Holmes was born October 5, 1953 to Winston and Yvonne Kelly in Denver, Co. He passed away suddenly at his home in rural Franklin, Ne. May 6, 2016. He was raised by Norman and Mary Holmes and graduated from Adams City High School in Denver, Co.1971. Gary and Terry Silcott were united...

Apr 18, 2016

Maxie J. Robinson was born to Frank and Sadie (Strangman) Robinson, at the Brewster Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska, on January 14, 1934. He went to his heavenly home on Monday, April 18, 2016, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 82 years, 3 months, and 4 days. Maxie attended school at Bloomington for 12 years,...

Apr 16, 2016

Marjorie Loretta Gartin, daughter of Forrest and Ruth (Persell) Billings, was born January 26, 1928, on a farm in Smith County, Kansas. She passed away April 16, 2016, at Independence House Assisted Living in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a young girl, Marjorie attended four different rural schools. She attended high school in Franklin, Nebraska, where she earned her diploma in...

Mar 31, 2016

Martha B. (Thompson) Prichard 77 of Upland Nebraska, passed away at home March 31,2016 after a long struggle with cancer surrounded by her family. Martha was born March 14th 1939 Roseland Nebraska, the 13th child to Fredrick and Sophia (Torske) Thompson. Graduated from Roseland High School, attended secretarial college in Lincoln and worked in Minden, Lincoln and Seattle. She...

Mar 21, 2016

Joline Reneé (Fredrick) Avery was born October 18, 1947, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Leonard and Carrol (Sherman) Fredrick. At 18 years of age, she married Lynn Elvin Pedersen, and to this union, six children were born. After 18 years, they divorced. Joline moved to Massachusetts with 5 of her children. After many years, and a few moves back...

Mar 13, 2016

Dorothy Louise Barker was born August 28, 1925, at El Reno, Oklahoma, to Frederick William and Carolina Albertina (Pregizer) Huchtemann, and died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society - Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska, at the age of 90 years, 6 months, and 15 days. Dorothy was a graduate of Franklin High School with the class of...

Feb 19, 2016

Christian Biography of Terry P. Fegter Terry Paul Fegter, the first son of Edward Paul and Gertrude Irene (Glenn) Fegter, was born on March 21, 1952 in Minden, Nebraska. He passed away on February 19, 2016 at the Franklin County Memorial Hospital at Franklin, Nebraska after a hard fight battling with cancer, at the age of 63 years, 10...

Feb 1, 2016

Glenda Sue (Hauver) Manser was born July 20, 1967 in Smith Center, Kansas, to Robert and Linda (Schriner) Hauver, and departed this life on February 1, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 48 years, 6 months, and 11 days. Glenda as a child went to grade school in Naponee, Nebraska, K thru 6th grade. Then she transferred...

Jan 17, 2016

Kenneth "Doc" Rundle, 80 years of age passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016, at his home, surrounded by family. Doc was born, February 24, 1935, on his uncle's farmstead in Fowler, Colorado, to Chester M. and Alfreeda A. (Marvin) Rundle. He received his education at Logan High School, 1 year at Garden City Jr. College, served his country for...

Jan 5, 2016

Melvin J. Tucker, known to everyone as "Mel," passed away peacefully with family at his side on Friday, January 15, 2016 in Wymore, Nebraska. Mel was 92 years old. Mel was of English descent and his ancestors were pioneers that settled the Reamsville, Kansas area in the 1870s. He was laid to rest 15 miles from there in Greenwood...

Nov 25, 2015

Carol Beth Saathoff, 72 years of age, of Franklin passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Franklin. She was born on March 12, 1943 in Smith Center, Kansas to Cecil Goracke and Norma Paulson Goracke. The family moved to rural Naponee, Nebraska where Beth attended school and graduated from Naponee High School. She was...

Nov 11, 2015

Gloria Darlene Jacob died on November 11, 2015 at her residence in Minden, Nebraska surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with age.

She was born on March 17, 1930 to Granvile and Ida Lue Saffer at Emporia, KS. She grew up there and was united in marriage to Arthur Dale Jacob on June 9, 1950. The...