Obituaries

Oct 14, 2017

Marian McElhaney Brainard, age 89, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on March 31, 1928 in Plainview, Nebraska, to Eldridge and Harriett Jane (Robertson) McElhaney. She graduated from Benson High School in 1945. Marian achieved her Bachelor’s degree in 1949 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While...

Sep 5, 2017

Leland V. Robb, age 85, of Smithfield, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at his home. He was born November 21, 1931 to Vernon and Myrtle (Chadwick) Robb at Lexington, Nebraska. Leland grew up on the family farm near Smithfield. He attended and graduated from Smithfield High School. After working a couple of years, he enlisted in the U.S....

Jul 23, 2017

Dorothy Elizabeth (Hansen) Fiene, age 79, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born April 24, 1938 to Otto Herbert Hansen and Elizabeth (DeBoer) Hansen at the family home in Elwood, Nebraska. She was baptized in May 1938 in the Methodist Church in Elwood. She attended grade school and high school...

Jun 10, 2017

Donald John Foss, age 90, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. He was born on February 13, 1927 to John Charles and Hilda (Pfeiffer) Foss on the family farm in Gosper County, Nebraska. Don grew up on the farm and graduated from Elwood High School. After his schooling, he...

Feb 11, 2017

Robert Joe Bellamy, age 79, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Cozad Community Hospital, in Cozad, Nebraska. Joe was born on May 19, 1937 on the family farm in Moorefield, Nebraska to Raymond and Hazel (Coker) Bellamy. Joe grew up on the family farm attending country school through the 7th grade and continued through high...

Feb 9, 2017

Gayle M. Cooksley, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on December 11, 1930 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Paul J. and Beulah (Van Horn) Michaud. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where Gayle spent her school years. She helped with family paper routes and...

Jan 25, 2017

Milford I. Noble, age 70, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at his home. He was born on August 9, 1946, at Lexington, Nebraska to Marcus E. and Lena S. (Schwartz) Noble. He grew up in Lexington and attended school at Lexington High School, graduating with the class of 1965. After school, he joined the U.S. Army...

Jan 10, 2017

Elwood, Nebraska George L. Marquardt, age 88, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at his home. He was born on February 20, 1928, to John Henry and Anna (Foss) Marquardt, southwest of Elwood, Nebraska with George Clark the attending doctor. George grew up on the family farm southwest of Elwood 7 miles. He attended school at...

Dec 30, 2016

Marjorie May Schutz, age 81, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Elwood Care Center. She was born on January 5, 1935, to William and Theckla (Jorges) Schultz, in Eustis, Nebraska. She was baptized in February of 1935 and confirmed on April 2, 1950 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eustis, Nebraska. She attended rural...

Nov 28, 2016

Marvin Lee Brand, age 68, of Elwood, Nebraska passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at his home. He was born November 19, 1948, in Elwood, Nebraska to Ward and LaVilla Brand. He grew up in Elwood and attended Elwood High School. He then enlisted into the U.S. Army and served his country in Vietnam. After the service he worked as...

Oct 19, 2016

Eugene L. Kipp, age 62, of Bertrand, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born January 20, 1954, to Neil and Lucille E. (Kahler) Kipp. Eugene grew up in Bertrand and graduated from Bertrand High School with the class of 1973. He married Virginia Ditson in 1978, and to this...

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