Oct 22, 2015

Bonnie Jean (Schriner) Flesner was the third child of Wilber and Geraldine (Reese) Schriner. She was born on March 29, 1948 at Campbell, Nebraska. Bonnie passed away on October 22, 2015 in Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 67. She was baptized at the Grace Lutheran Church in Franklin, Nebraska. She became a member of the Franklin Methodist Church...

Sep 15, 2015

Gloria Kuhns of Franklin Nebraska passed away on September 15, 2015. She was born in Omaha on February 18, 1932, the daughter of Reuben and Nina Westling. She was preceded in death by her son, Steve Knott, and by her sister LeAnn Carstens. She is survived by her husband, Cliff Kuhns, whom she married on September 3, 1971. She...

Sep 9, 2015

Vada Lou (Carpenter) Terrell Vada Lou (Carpenter) Terrell of Alma, Nebraska, was the youngest of 11 children, born November 15, 1923, in Smith County, Kansas, to Lou David and Eva Lucille (Morrison) Carpenter. She died Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at the Colonial Villa Nursing Home, Alma, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 24 days. Vada...

Jul 31, 2015

N. Lorraine Trambly, 84, of Franklin passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at Providence Place in Hastings, NE. She was born on August 26, 1930, in Franklin, NE, to Charley and Ida (Schenk) Johnson. Lorraine received her education at School District 34-Lone Star in Franklin County Andrea graduated in 1947 from Franklin High School. On January 11, 1948, she...

Jul 29, 2015

Zella Mae (Tyner) Shelton, 62, of Franklin died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Franklin County Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 27, 1952, in Lamar, Colorado to James and Rita (Carter) Tyner. She grew up in Granada, CO and graduated from Granada High School with the class of 1970. On October 9, 1971, she married James Shelton at...

Jul 24, 2015

Rodney Morris Edgar,71 of Franklin passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2015, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska. Rod was born on April 16, 1944 in Smith Co. KS to Verle & Elsie (Schriner). He graduated 8th grade from rural school district 18 and attended Riverton High School before serving in the Army National Guard for 6...

Jul 8, 2015

Merle G. Trambly Obituary Merle George Trambly of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2015. He was 91 years old. Born to Ephraim and Rena (Lynch) Trambly on June 23, 1924, Merle was one of five children. His birth place was Campbell, NE, and grew up in Franklin County, graduating from Franklin. Merle proudly served on the...

Jun 16, 2015

Avis Leona (Hall) Schmidt was born on August 27, 1915, in the Spring Valley area. She passed away on June 16, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 99 years. She was one of ten children born to Ernest Hall and Inez (Marsh) Hall and lived in the Spring Valley area while she...

Jun 6, 2015

Jaynette Marie Keim, 68, passed into the Lord's loving arms on June 6, 2015 having fought a long battle with colon cancer. Memorial services for Jaynette will be Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, in Franklin, Nebraska. There will be no visitation as cremation was chosen as she awaits Gary to be...

Jun 6, 2015

LaVerne Brunke Schmidt, former resident of Franklin, Nebraska, was born February 9, 1926 to Brunke and Marie (Braams) Schmidt southwest of Macon, Nebraska. He departed this life June 6, 2015 at the Midwest Covanent Home in Stromsburg, Nebraska, at the age of 89. LaVerne was baptized March 7, 1926 at the Lutheran church west of Macon, Nebraska by Pastor...

May 24, 2015

Marjorie was born on January 13, 1920, on a farm in Franklin, Nebraska, to Gustav and Grace (Hogeland) Splattstoesser. As the oldest of six children, she helped care for her siblings - Maxine, Mildred, Walter, Harold and Glenn. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1937. On January 21, 1939, she married Reynold Clinton Beck in the parsonage of...

Apr 21, 2015

Frank John “Frankie” Jelken was born on May 16, 1922, and went to his heavenly home on April 21, 2015, at the age of 92 years, 11 months, and 5 days. The eldest of 4 children, Frank was born on the family farm 2 miles south and 1 mile west of Macon, Nebraska, to John Frank and Marie Elisa...

Mar 22, 2015

Lorraine Marie (Yelken) Kahrs, daughter of Dieke and Louise Folkers Yelken, was born on January 6, 1925 on the family farm in Spring Valley, Near Riverton, NE. She passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in the Golden Living Center in Franklin. Lorraine attended Pleasant Ridge School District 60 through 8th grade, Spring Valley School District 20 through 10th...

Mar 4, 2015

Kenneth E. Mankhey of rural Franklin, Nebraska / Smith County, Kansas, was born November 8, 1927, in rural Franklin County to Stephen Theodore and Anna Luella ("Lou") (Walter) Mankhey. He passed from this life to his heavenly home, Wednesday March 4, 2015, at his home. He was 87. Kenneth attended District #93 country school, German Township, Smith County, Kansas....

Feb 26, 2015

Fern Elizabeth Anderson was born January 29, 1926, the youngest child of Will and Emma (Herman) Schriner of rural Riverton, Nebraska. Fern attended grade school in rural Riverton, Nebraska and graduated from Franklin High School and attended Business School in Grand Island. On October 21, 1946, she married Leonard D Anderson in Phillipsburg, Kansas. To this union one son...

Feb 24, 2015

James Richard Ransom

October 11, 1950 ~ February 24, 2015

James Richard Ransom, 64 of Franklin, NE, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Franklin, NE. He was born in Kearney, NE, on October 11, 1950 to Gene and Bonnie (Montgomery) Ransom. He graduated from...

Feb 21, 2015

Velma Mae Goodspeed February 19, 1935 ~ February 21, 2015 Velma Mae Goodspeed of Franklin, NE, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, NE. She was born in Alton, KS, on February 19, 1935. Her father was William Wilkenson. Velma enjoyed quilting and spending time with her family. Those left to cherish her...

Feb 9, 2015

Aneta B. Murray of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on Sunday morning, December 3, 1916, in Franklin, Nebraska, at the home of her parents, William Henderson and Anna Matilda (Brown) Murray. She died Monday, February 9, 2015, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 98 years, 2 months, and 6 days. Aneta attended schools in Franklin,...

Feb 1, 2015

Deborah Sue Green, Bladen, Nebraska, the daughter of Helen E. (Rupprecht) and George Brinke, was born January 24, 1952, in Hastings, Nebraska. She departed this life on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at the Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska at the ageof 63 years, and 8 days. Deb began her formal education attending both grade school and high school in...

Jan 21, 2015

Virginia Byrum Goedeken of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on September 19, 1915, at Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, to Albert Hoyt and Bessie Almeda (Sheets) Byrum. She was the first of four children born to this marriage. Virginia passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 99 years, 4 months, and...