Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Rocky L Lytle
Mar 25, 2025
ROCKY L. LYTLE, 63 of Madrid, NE, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at the Perkins County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant.
Kenny McCallum
Mar 24, 2025
Kenny Lee McCallum, 44, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away on March 24, 2025, in Bridgeport, Nebraska.
Kenny was born August 21, 1980, to Jack Skelcher and Dee McCallum in Omaha. He was raised in Wauneta, NE, with his mom and stepdad, Kelly McCallum. Kenny was a hardworking man who enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He was always a...
Teresa Mae Schimmer
Mar 18, 2025
Teresa Schimmer (Armbruster), 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, left this world on March 18, 2025, probably shaking her head at all the fuss we're making over her, with her loving family at her side. She passed away at home as she wished, but if she had her way, she'd have been snuggled up with her dog, Punk, and her cat,...
Delbert L. Bishop Jr
Mar 16, 2025
GRANT, NE. - Delbert Lee Bishop Jr., 84, of Big Springs, passed away on March 16, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, surrounded by his family.
Del was born Dec. 25, 1940, in Big Springs, NE, to Delbert R. and Willa B. (Douglas) Bishop. He was raised on the family farm southeast of Big Springs. He attended country...
Lorraine Hanson
Feb 24, 2025
LORRAINE HANSON, 98, longtime Elsie resident, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, at Greeley, CO.
Lorraine Viola Hardt Hanson was born in McGrew, Nebraska, on June 4th, 1926 to Fred Alexander Hardt and Mary Elizabeth Geier. She was a second generation American in a thriving German-born Russian community. She had an older sister, Vera, who was her lifelong companion and...
Janette M. Ensz
Feb 1, 2025
Janette M. Ensz, 71, of Madrid, Nebraska, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Madrid, NE, with Ministers Ray Frank and Shawn Becker officiating. Interment will be in the Madrid Cemetery.
Visitation will be...
Anna Catherine Cheney
Jan 27, 2025
Anna "Kay" Catherine Edwards Cheney
October 17, 1921 - January 27, 2025
There are no words to describe our extraordinary "Kay" with enough color and character to truly capture her spirit and love of life.
World traveler.
Voracious learner.
Fearless adventurer.
Avid birder.
Expert photographer.
Lover of nature and poetry.
Painter, artist and harp player.
Colorful Red Hatter.
Pie aficionado.
Licensed pilot.
Storyteller.
Skier, roller-skater, motorcycle and horse rider.
Scuba diver.
Curious scholar...
Linnea Anna Gibson
Jan 25, 2025
Anna "Linnea" Gibson, 102, of Wallace, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025. Linnea was born on November 6, 1922, to Carl and Minnie Hawkinson in Funk, Nebraska. She grew up in a loving family and graduated from Chase County High School in Imperial, Nebraska, in 1940.
On June 14, 1941, Linnea married the love of her life, Warren Gibson,...
Donna Lundvall
Jan 1, 2025
Donna Jean Lundvall, of Grant, passed away on January 1, 2025, at the Perkins County Hospital.
Donna was born April 19, 1931, on the family farm southeast of Wallace to Hallie and Pearl (Strawder) Trusty. She attended rural school in the area before graduating from Wallace High School.
On April 8, 1949, Donna married Donald G. Lundvall at the Wallace Methodist...
Gale Erlewine
Dec 12, 2024
Harry Gale Erlewine, 99, passed away December 12, 2024, at MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care in Boulder, Colorado, while under hospice care. He was born on May 8, 1925, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to William Dale and Leora (Ayers) Erlewine. He shared his childhood home on the original Erlewine homestead farm, located 15 miles northeast of Grant, Nebraska, with his...
Pickle Snyder
Dec 11, 2024
Clara Eloise "Pickle" Thomsen Snyder January 20, 1934 to December 11, 2024
Knud and Rena (Rossen) Thomsen welcomed their fifth child and fourth daughter on January 20, 1934, in rural Frontier County, Nebraska, near Curtis. They enlisted the help of their family in naming their new baby, with all of them putting their favorite name (possibly their own) in a hat....
Robert Oscar Winchester
Dec 5, 2024
Robert O. Winchester, 85, of The Villages, Florida, passed away on December 5, 2024.
"And I rose in rainy autumn and walked abroad in a shower of all my days." -- Dylan Thomas
Robert, Bob to his friends, was born October 27, 1939, in Parma, Missouri, to R.E. and Nellie Mae (Eskew) Winchester. He graduated from Sikeston High School with the Class...
Neil L. Anderson
Dec 1, 2024
Neil Leon Anderson was born on November 14th, 1957, in Sutherland, Nebraska. He was one of six children born to Leon Jess and Della Maude (Kelso) Anderson of Sutherland, Ne. Neil grew up in Sutherland, graduated high school from there, and afterward was employed to help build the Gerald Gentleman Power Plant. In 1977, Neil was united in marriage to...
Stuart R. VanBoening
Nov 26, 2024
Stuart Ray VanBoening, 69, of Wallace, Nebraska, took his final flight home on November 26, 2024, at Bethany Home in Minden, surrounded by family after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Stuart was born on May 2, 1955, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Dale F. and Dolores A. (Hastings) VanBoening. He grew up with a strong connection to the land and a...
Greg Sis
Nov 20, 2024
Gregory "Greg" Lynn Sis, 64, of Elsie, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at his home on November 20, 2024 after a short courageous battle with cancer.
Greg was born on November 14, 1960, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Dennis and Joyce (McDougal) Sis. He graduated from Perkins County High School with the class of 1979, where he was a standout athlete in multiple...
Lula Kennicutt
Nov 18, 2024
Lula M. Kennicutt, 89, former Perkins County resident, passed away on November 18, 2024, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Lula was born on November 21, 1934, on the homeplace in rural Grainton, Nebraska, to Clarence and Inez (Martin) Knoles.
Lula married Robert William Kennicutt, and their union was blessed with three children: Melvin, Arlene, and Ron.
Lula's life revolved around her...
Marilyn (Lee) Bell
Oct 31, 2024
Marilyn Louise Bell was born August 16, 1933, in Naponee, Nebraska, to Floyd and Louise (Houtz) Stewart at the home of her grandparents, William and Irene Houtz. Her father was employed as a hired man at the Kellogg elevator in Madrid, Nebraska. Because of the war, all of the hired men got laid off, so he worked for the W.P.A....
Robyn Riggs
Oct 31, 2024
Robyn Maywood Riggs, a beloved figure in the Grant community, passed away peacefully on Halloween, October 31, 2024, at the age of 74.
Born on August 14, 1950, in Denver, Colorado, to Richard Nelson Denney and Wilma Jean Rogers. Her journey began in the historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado, where she absorbed the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Later,...
Clinton Schmidt
Oct 23, 2024
CLINTON L. SCHMIDT, 84, of Grant, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Great Plains Heath in North Platte, NE.
Clinton was born May 12, 1940, in Copeland, Kansas, to Wallace and Bertha (Yost) Schmidt.
On October 16, 1960, Clinton married Twylah L. Koehn. The couple moved to Grant in February 1974, where Clinton farmed. Their union was blessed with...
David Deaver
Oct 21, 2024
David A. Deaver, 81, of Grant, NE passed away October 21st,2024, at Perkins County Health Services surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dave was born on September 16th,1943, in Grant, NE. He was the 5th son of Bernard and Susie (Lugenbeel) Deaver. He earned his early education at District 84 schoolhouse near Brandon, NE. He graduated...
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