Local Obituaries
Richard "Dick" Bennett
Apr 6, 2025
Richard "Dick" Bennett, 80, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on October 28, 1944, in Elgin, Nebraska, to Leonard and Gladys Bennett.
He grew up in Elgin, graduating high school in 1963, and went on to graduate from Chadron State College. In 1966, he enlisted in...
Lola Irene Debban
Mar 13, 2025
Lola Irene Debban, age 91, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 27, 1933, at Elwood, Nebraska to Otto and Elizabeth (DeBoer) Hansen.
She was raised in Elwood, and was baptized on March 24, 1940 at Elwood Methodist Church. She attended school and graduated from Elwood...
John F. Lund
Mar 3, 2025
John F. Lund, age 96, of Bertrand, Nebraska passed away peacefully with family, on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at his home. He was born on May 18, 1928, in Plainview, Nebraska to Alfred and Marie (Schmidt) Lund. He was the second born of seven children, having 3 sisters and 3 brothers. John grew up on a ranch east of Clearwater,...
Matthew Charles Schack
Feb 21, 2025
Matthew Charles Schack was born July 14, 1938, returned to the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father on February 21, 2025. Loving husband of Joyce Ann Schack and beloved father of five children Alan Schack – MI, Victoria Child-MD (Ricardo Cespedes), Jennifer Schack-HI (Philip Simmons), Pamela Vlahakis-MI (Steve Vlahakis), and Jonathan Schack-MI (Renu Schack). He was a cherished grandfather to...
Dale Lyle Hubel
Jan 6, 2025
It is with great love and sadness that we announce the passing of Dale Lyle Hubel, age 80, of Johnson Lake, NE, on Monday, January 6, 2025. He has gone home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born June 7, 1944, at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California to Carl and Maryhelen Hubel. Dale was a...
Elaine C. (Einspahr) Houlden
Nov 5, 2024
Elaine C. (Einspahr) Houlden, age 88, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Elwood Care Center, in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 14, 1936, to Harley and Hattie (Kottmeyer) Einspahr in Lexington, Nebraska. She was baptized on April 1, 1936, and confirmed on May 28, 1950, at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hendley, Nebraska. She...
Myron Farrell Dawson
Sep 21, 2024
Myron Farrell Dawson, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on May 24, 1938, to Farrell and Bernice (Hays) Dawson at a house northwest of Oxford, Nebraska. Myron grew up in the Turkey Creek area of Gosper County and attended a country school on the...
Janice Kay (Bailey) Hofferber
Jul 23, 2024
Janice Kay (Bailey) Hofferber, age 81, of Kearney, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Kearney, Nebraska, following a courageous battle with cancer. Jan was born on November 6, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, to William F. and Adelia Marie (Stillman) Bailey. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. As a young girl, Jan and her mother...
Harvey Marvin Ficken
Jul 1, 2024
Harvey Marvin Ficken, age 94, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on May 24, 1930, to John and Johanna (Noltensmeier) Ficken at their rural home in Frontier County, Nebraska. He was the youngest of a family of five. Harvey was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, south...
Loyle Lee Debban
Jun 30, 2024
Loyle Lee Debban, age 85, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska with his wife Hazel by this side. He was born on April 27, 1939, at Elwood Hospital to Martin and Francis (Oyler) Debban of Eustis, Nebraska and was the oldest of seven children. Loyle was baptized at Salem...
Oscar Edward Stoll
Jun 19, 2024
Oscar Edward Stoll, age 100, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, at Elwood Assisted Living in Elwood Nebraska. He was a lifelong Gosper County resident, was born on September 30, 1923, to Edward and Theadora (Pfeiffer) Stoll in the Gosper Community. Oscar was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in rural Gosper County on November 11, 1923....
Linda Sue Rath
Jun 11, 2024
Linda Sue Rath, age 71, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on February 1, 1953 in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert and Leona (Brown) Ottman. She grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with class of 1971. She married Steven Rath on July 18, 1973....
Allan Keith Wylie
Jun 7, 2024
Allan Keith Wylie, age 87, formerly of Elwood, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2024 at Wes Des Moines, Iowa. He was born on December 19, 1936, in Minden, Nebraska to Ford and Elizabeth (Ford) Wylie. After a brief time in Hot Springs, South Dakota, and Lexington, Nebraska, he returned home to Elwood where he graduated from Elwood...
Thomas Lee White
Mar 24, 2024
Thomas Lee White, age 79, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska three days after his 79th birthday. He was born on March 21, 1945 in Westmoreland, Kansas to Harold and Doris (Fairchild) White. Tom served in the United States Navy with his brother Wayne on the USS Chemung. He was honorably discharged, and...
Peggy J. Mak
Feb 24, 2024
Peggy J. Mak, 87, of Elwood, Nebraska went to be with her Lord Saturday, February 24, 2024 at the Elwood Care Center. The family will receive friends between 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2024 at Elwood Funeral Home, 302 Smith Ave. Peggy Joyce McGraw was born October 9, 1936 in Rural Gosper County, Nebraska to Charles “Chick” and...
Kevin Joseph Brungardt
Jan 6, 2024
Kevin Joseph Brungardt, age 63, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at his home near Lexington, Nebraska. He was born on January 24th, 1960, at Garden City, Kansas. It is believed that Kevin was born with a fishing pole in one hand and a shotgun in the other. His love for hunting and fishing was a...
Renelda Ann Wenburg
Dec 13, 2023
ReNelda Ann Wenburg, age 95, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Pathfinders Assisted Living in Fremont, Nebraska. She was born May 10, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, to Frances Marie “Hazel” Langan and Joseph Henry Boesch. She was the oldest of 7 children. The Boesch family moved to Cozad, Nebraska, in 1942. ReNelda graduated from Cozad High...
Lloydelle Bellamy
Dec 6, 2023
Lloydelle Bellamy, age 85, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Lexington Regional Hospital, Lexington, Nebraska. Lloydelle was cherished as Joe's wife, the loving mother of Randy, Brian, and Kevin, and affectionately known as Grandma 'Delle to many. She was extremely devoted to family and friends and maintained many friendships from high school and kept up...
Lola Irene Debban
Mar 13, 2023
Lola Irene Debban, age 91, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2023, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 27, 1933, at Elwood, Nebraska to Otto and Elizabeth (DeBoer) Hansen. She was raised in Elwood, and was baptized on March 24, 1940 at Elwood Methodist Church. She attended school and graduated from...
Melva Ruth Hughbanks
Mar 1, 2023
Melva Ruth Hughbanks, age 103, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born to James and Alice (Musser) Pierce on April 11, 1919 on a farm north of Overton, Nebraska. She was the 5th child of 7 children. She graduated from Overton High School in 1937. After graduating, she...
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