Local Obituaries
Donald George Sarr
Oct 6, 2021
Donald George Sarr, age 91, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at his home in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on November 2, 1929 in Lexington, Nebraska to Ray and Ola (Wilson) Sarr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for 3 years. After his service, he worked as a lineman until 1986 when he...
Jeneel Kay Evans
Aug 31, 2021
Jeneel Kay Evans, age 72, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Lexington Regional Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born on May 15, 1949 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Bernard and Ruth (Swanson) Schmidt. Kay grew up in Holdrege and attended school there. After her schooling, she worked at the Arapahoe Country Club, at Arapahoe, Nebraska....
Donald Bryce Debban
Jul 9, 2021
Donald Bryce Debban, age 92, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on February 13, 1929 on the family farm in Frontier County, Nebraska to George and Emilie (Linke) Debban. Although Don had no formal high school qualification, degrees or accolades; he was witty and sharp. The...
Ronald Dean Leggott
Jun 2, 2021
Ronald Dean Leggott, age 71 of Doniphan, Nebraska, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at St. Francis CHI Hospital, Grand Island, Nebraska due to cardia arrest. He was born on October 19, 1950 in Lexington, Nebraska to Sherle and Beth (Leggott) Leggott. Ron worked alongside his dad on the family farm while growing up....
Brenda Marie Pretzer
Jan 27, 2021
Brenda Marie Pretzer, age 76, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege after a three-year battle with cancer. She was born on October 6, 1944 to Arthur and Marie (Putnam) Pretzer, Brenda was the oldest of five children. She attended public school in Wakefield, NE and graduated from Wayne State College,...
Mary Nell (Semroska) Huerta
Jan 4, 2021
Mary Nell (Semroska) Huerta, age 84, of Cozad, Nebraska passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska surrounded by her 6 children. Nellie was born in Crawford, Nebraska on January 16, 1936 to Richard and Barbara (Serres) Semroska. She grew up in Sioux County on the family ranch near Harrison. After the death...
Carolyn Sue Brand
Jan 1, 2021
Carolyn Sue Brand, age 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 1, 2021 due to complications from the COVID virus at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on June 19, 1941 in Lexington, Nebraska to Ray and Ola (Wilson) Sarr. She married her high school sweetheart, Jim Walston, in 1957. To this union three children were born....
Owen Willis Brainard
Dec 31, 2020
Owen Willis Brainard, 95, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the Elwood Care Home. He was born on April 7, 1925, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Willis and Florence Brainard. He grew up in Lincoln and was an active Boy Scout, earning his Eagle Scout Award. He enjoyed spending summers on the family ranch outside of...
Grace “Vonney” Evon Freeborn
Dec 22, 2020
Grace “Vonney” Evon Freeborn, age 84, of Elwood, Nebraska left this world and stepped into Heaven to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, along with family and friends waiting for her on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska She was born on October 11, 1936 to Gracie Elizabeth (Paylor) and Buford Clyde Freeborn in...
Jeffrey David Schutz
Dec 1, 2020
Jeffrey David Schutz, age 51, of Grand Island, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 8, 1969 at Lexington, Nebraska to Merlyn Dean and Janice Kay (Bailey) Schutz. Jeff was baptized as an infant at Our...
Marvin Eugene Pape
Oct 21, 2020
Marvin Eugene Pape, age 85, of Elwood, Nebraska died on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on February 17, 1935 in Firth, Nebraska to Edwin and Harmina (Kallemeyn) Pape. Marvin grew up in Firth, and earned an accounting degree from the Lincoln School of Commerce. He worked as an accountant most of his life at various...
Michael Eugene Stagemeyer
Sep 18, 2020
Michael Eugene Stagemeyer, age 65, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on January 20, 1955 in McCook, Nebraska to Eugene & Lola (Boyd) Stagemeyer. He was born premature at the Catholic Hospital in McCook and was named by the Sister’s. He grew up in Paxton, Nebraska and...
Sherle Ray Schwenninger
Sep 16, 2020
Sherle Ray Schwenninger, age 69, died at his home in New York City, New York, on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. He was born at Elwood, Nebraska, in the Maternity Hospital owned by his Great-aunt Ella Seiz to Ivan and Pansy (Mills) Schwenninger on February 19, 1951. He attended his first year of school at Rural District 54 west of Elwood...
Rebecca "Becky" Lee Elliott
Apr 23, 2020
Rebecca "Becky" Lee Elliott, age 72, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her home. She was born January 18, 1948 in Fairfield, Nebraska to Leland and Rita (Kohmetscher) Ridgway. Becky grew up in Fairfield and attended school there where she graduated from Fairfield High School in 1966. Becky went on to the Grand Island School...
Wilma Jane Buckel
Feb 1, 2020
Wilma Jane Buckel, age 81, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 19, 1938 to William and Ruby (Payton) Buckel. Wilma grew up in New Albany and graduated from New Albany High School. After graduation, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After serving her country she married Dennis...
Richard D. Einspahr
Jan 29, 2020
Richard D. Einspahr, age 63, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska after a battle with cancer. He was born on December 11, 1956 in North Platte, Nebraska to Eugene and Margaret (Amaya) Einspahr. After moving to several different places, the family settled in Campbell, Nebraska. Rich attended high school in...
Virginia A. Nippert
Jan 24, 2020
Virginia A. Nippert, age 81, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Monday, January 24, 2020 at her home. She was born at Anaheim, California on February 1, 1939 to Forest H. and Minnie A. (Edwardson) Lee. She graduated from Anaheim High School with the class of 1956. She went on to the Cal State University at Fullerton, were she received...
Stephanie Kay Hackbart
Dec 16, 2019
Stephanie Kay Hackbart, age 54, of Elwood, Nebraska died Monday, December 16, 2019, at her home. She was born May 12, 1965 in Lexington, Nebraska to Buzz and Dixie (Renker) Jorges. She was born in Lexington and moved around until she landed in Sidney. There she married David Rosenbaum and had two kids. Later she married Scott Hackbart and they...
Dorothy F. Lerdall
Dec 1, 2019
Dorothy F. Lerdall, age 99, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on July 5, 1920 on the Pittenger Farm south of Elwood to William & Minnie (Schrotberger) Pittenger, the 3rd of 4 children. She attended Ash Grove Rural School until her family moved to the new...
Wesley Don Buell
Nov 29, 2019
Wesley Don Buell, age 55, of Elwood, Nebraska died Friday, November 29, 2019, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born August 22, 1964 in Garden City, Kansas to Donald Eugene and Alice Fay (Bradbury) Buell. Wes grew up in Lanagan, Missouri and later moved to Garden City, Kansas. After his schooling, he moved to Iowa. He married...
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