Jul 15, 2014

Nancy Ann Steinkruger, of Cambridge, Nebraska, was born on August 5, 1949, to Jack and Velma (Lipp) Siel in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and died suddenly on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 64 years, 11 months, and 10 days. Nancy attended school at Franklin High School, graduating in 1967....

Jun 15, 2014

James H. Prichard, 77, of Upland, NE, passed away on June 15, 2014, at his home. He was born in Blytheville, AR on January 6, 1937, the son of Herman and Sue (Whittle) Prichard. His father raised and trained draft horses. When Jim, was older the family moved to Poplar Bluff, MO, where Jim remained until enlisting in the...

May 8, 2014

Evelyn (Ramsay) Maska was born on July 11, 1921, near Bloomington, Nebraska to William and Rebecca (Heaton) Ramsay. At the age of 12, Evelyn entered Franklin High School and boarded with residents of Franklin. She graduated at the age of 15. When Evelyn was 16 years old, she began her teaching career of 12 years in various rural school...

May 5, 2014

Esther ((Dirks) Herman was born August 3, 1914, in Dolton, South Dakota on a farm to Ben and Katie (Boese) Dirks. She died May 5, 2014, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 99 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Esther went to school in Dolton. She graduated from Dolton High School, as Salutatorian of...

Apr 25, 2014

Annetta May (Robinson) Breeden, 50, was born on September 12, 1963 in Smith Center, Kansas to the late Karen (Voorhees) Robinson and left this world on April 25, 2014 surrounded by family.

Ann, “Annie” to many, attended Smith Center High School. It was in Smith Center that she met her partner of 32 years, husband John Breeden...

Apr 10, 2014

Edward L. Albers, age 82 of Franklin, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at Golden Living Center in Franklin on April 10, 2014 He was born on October 3, 1931 to George F. and Evelyn (Graham) Albers on a farm near Huntley, Nebraska. He was baptized at St. Peters Church in Hildreth on October 25, 1931. He was confirmed in...

Mar 25, 2014

Frank Mensor, known to everyone as “Swede,” transitioned this life on Tuesday evening, March 25, 2014. Swede was 94 years old.

As the name implies, Swede’s ancestors came to America from Sweden, and Swede grew up in Forsyth, Montana, where he excelled in sports of all kinds, especially football and basketball. He was particularly close to the...

Mar 22, 2014

Rose B. Sterner , 101 years of age, of Franklin passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her home in Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on June 9, 1912 in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Louis and Mary (Jelinek) Vavricka.

Rose attended Blue Hill High School and Hastings College. She worked as a secretary for an insurance company...

Mar 11, 2014

Gerald Delmar Yelken, age 85 of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away on March 11, 2014 at the Golden Living Venter in Franklin. He was born January18, 1929 on the family farm in Spring Valley, near Riverton, to Dieke and Louise Folkers Yelken.

Gerald grew up in Spring Valley, attended Pleasant Ridge School District 60 through 8th grade and...

Jan 29, 2014

Jack Monroe Blank, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born July 24, 1939, at Lincoln, Nebraska. He was adopted by John C. and Lottie Elizabeth (Schurmer) Blank, and died January 29, 2014, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 74 years, 6 months, and 5 days. Jack attended Franklin School, and was a great athletic during his...

Jan 24, 2014

Marilyn Maxine (Kugler Erickson) Chisholm was born March 3, 1933 at her grandfather Daniel E Dyers farm 5 ½ miles from Franklin, Nebraska, to Alma Dyer Kugler and Melvin Leo Kugler. She only weighed 2lbs. but survived due to the intelligent coaching of her grandmother Dyer, and loving care of her mother and cousin Esther. Marilyn grew up under...

Dec 5, 2013

Lloyd Francis Vauthrin was born on February 12, 1923 at the farm house of his parents, Martin and Ruth (Metzger) Vauthrin northwest of Topeka, Kansas. He departed this life on December 5, 2013 at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 16 days. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Elizabeth Vauthrin; son, Ronald Vauthrin;...

Nov 26, 2013

Katherine Elaine "Kathy" (Schmidt) Walker was born February 9, 1952, at the Webster County Hospital in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Gene Schmidt and Anna H. (Bienhoff) Schmidt, and departed this life on November 26, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 61 years, 9 months, and 17 days. Kathy was baptized in the Lutheran...

Nov 11, 2013

Alice Eileen Anderson, of Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, passed way Monday, November 11, 2013, at the age of 85 years. Alice, daughter of Earl Edwin and Edna Pearl (Dean) Rubendall was born August 13, 1928, at Oberlin, Kansas. In Alice's young years the family moved to a farm near Hoxie, Kansas, where they endured the dust storms of...

Nov 3, 2013

Doris Yvonne Roberts departed this life on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colorado. She was 82 years old. Doris was born on March 21, 1931 to the proud parents of William Lawrence and Anna (Thomas) Butterfield. She was born on a farm on the south side of Bloomington, Nebraska. Although growing up on the...

Oct 26, 2013

Ethel Irene (Trambly) Sanger was born on February 28, 1921 in Franklin, NE. She was one of 5 children born to Ephraim and Rena (Lynch) Trambly. She attended and graduated from Franklin Public School in 1938. She later attended the Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney. Ethel was baptized in the First United Methodist Church of Franklin. She was...

Oct 10, 2013

Arnold Lee Dell Johnson, 92 years of age, of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska . He was born on April 8, 1921 in Campbell, Nebraska to John and Mabel (Schenk) Johnson. Arnold attended school in Campbell and graduated high school before attending Kearney State College, where he earned a...

Sep 23, 2013

Elmer F. Adam, the son of Marie (Frerichs) and Walter Adam, was born on May 15, 1919 in rural Macon, Nebraska area. He passed away on September 23, 2013 at Bethany Home at the age of 94 years, 4 months, 8 days. Elmer was baptized on May 29, 1919, at Macon, Nebraska, and he was confirmed on April 14,...

Aug 6, 2013

Mardel Irene Hughes was born February 8th, 1931, as the first of four children to Anna (Schnoor) and Francis Farrell. She attended grammar school and graduated from Franklin Schools. She went to Cosmetology school in Omaha and earned her degree. Mardel married Bernerd Baxter and had one child Colleen Baxter born May 1, 1957. Together they lived in Kearney,...

Jul 28, 2013

Keith Lewis Long (June 13, 1920 - July 28, 2013) Keith L. Long was born June 13, 1920, in Stella, Missouri, to Lewis and Ola (Patton) Long. He was the second child of six children. The family moved from Stella to Franklin in 1935 during the depression. After graduating from Franklin High School, in 1939 he moved to Tonganoxie,...