Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Norma Jean Cochran
Jun 23, 2024
Norma Jean (Kramer) Cochran, 97, was born July 11, 1926, in Holyoke, CO, to Anna and Robert Kramer. She was the youngest of 13 children, ten boys, followed by three daughters. Jean departed this life on June 23, 2024, in Akron, CO, just shy of her 98th birthday. She was surrounded by her three loving daughters.
In 1943, Jean graduated from...
John Lee
Jun 13, 2024
Paul John Lee ("John"), of Madrid, Nebraska, passed away on June 13, 2024, at Chase County Hospital in Imperial Nebraska at the age of 97-a life well lived.
John was born in Perkins County, Nebraska, on November 14, 1926, to Rue and Della (Costin) Lee Jr. He was the fifth born of six children. John attended Madrid High School and graduated...
Shirley Rhiley
Jun 8, 2024
Shirley Marie Rhiley, 71, of Ogallala, passed away on June 8, 2024, at Kearney Regional Medical Center.
Shirley (Reynolds) Rhiley was born on September 2, 1952, in Benkelman, NE to Ralph and Maxine Reynolds of Grant. She was the second of four children. The family moved to Grant during Elementary school years. Shirley graduated from Grant High School with the class...
Rose Barry
Jun 8, 2024
Rose Barry, 92, longtime Grant resident, passed away on June 8, 2024, at the Independence House at Coddington of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Rose was born on February 24, 1932, in Grant, Nebraska, to Christian "Chris" Gengenbach Jr. and Anna Schurr. She was the eighth of nine children. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on July 10, 1932 and confirmed on June...
Willa Jean Gregg
May 18, 2024
Willa Jean Gregg, 71, of Grant, passed away on May 18, 2024, at the Perkins County Hospital.
Jean was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 9, 1952, to Wilfred Henderson and Gertrude Wattier.
Jean married Russ Gregg on June 29, 1996, and were happily married until death did they part.
Jean's career spanned various fields, from being a legal secretary for several...
John Culver
May 16, 2024
John E. Culver, 79, died May 16, 2024, at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska.
John was born on December 16, 1944, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Keith and Margaret (Allen) Culver. He graduated from Elsie High School in 1963 and served in the U.S. Army during the early Vietnam era. After 18 months, he returned home to help on the family...
Christine D. Poppe
May 3, 2024
Christine Dale Poppe, 74, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away on May 3, 2024, at Ogallala Community Hospital surrounded by family.
Christine was born on September 29, 1949, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Robert D. and Betty J. (Alexander) Enarson. She attended schools in Topeka, Kansas, and Red Oak, Iowa, where she met and married her first husband Dale Myers...
Judith Gollner
Apr 30, 2024
Judith "Judy" Gollner, 79, of Madrid, Nebraska, passed away on April 30, 2024, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala.
Judy was born on August 17, 1944, in Grant, Nebraska, to George and Dorothy M. (Perlette) Ford. She was a proud graduate of the Madrid High School class of 1962.
On April 17, 1981, Judy married Don Gollner on a farm north of...
Wesley Holland
Apr 8, 2024
Wesley Leon Holland, 80, of Grant (former longtime Lemoyne resident), passed away on April 8, 2024, at his home.
Wes was born on April 24, 1943, to Wesley Lafayette Holland and Della Maxine Shaffer in Denver, CO. Wesley attended high school in Denver and then entered the US Army shortly after. He later married Maria Trujillo, and together they adopted a...
Margaret Berry
Mar 23, 2024
Margaret F. Berry (Marge) passed away on March 23, 2024, at the age of 81, after a brief illness and was surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy of caring and serving others. Her battle with medical issues in recent years showed her courage in facing challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Margaret was strong,...
James Legg
Mar 13, 2024
James Kellis Legg Jr., of Grant, passed away on March 13, 2024, at his home.
James (JK) was born August 11, 1949, in Charleston, West Virginia, to James W. and Charlotte W. (Valentine) Legg Sr. After high school, he entered the US Marines in 1969.
Following his discharge in 1972, James spent time in Ohio, where he worked in a cardboard plant...
Leon Rowley
Mar 12, 2024
LEON ERROL ROWLEY, 75, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away March 12, 2024, at home.
Leon was born May 5, 1948, in Grant, Nebraska, to Milo and Margie (Clark) Rowley. He graduated from Grant High School with the class of 1966. During school, Leon established himself as a Golden Gloves boxer.
Leon joined the US Navy out of high school, in keeping with...
Carol Ann Purcell
Mar 6, 2024
CAROL ANN PURCELL, 66, of Wallace, NE, passed away at home on March 6, 2024.
Carol was born August 16, 1957, in Stockton, California, to Kenneth and Mary Ann (Strohm) Olson. She graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, California.
On August 22, 1982, Carol married Robert "Bob" Purcell in a ceremony held in her parents' backyard. The two had...
Donna Burge
Mar 2, 2024
Donna Burge, 78, of Madrid, passed away on March 2, 2024, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
Donna was born on July 26, 1945, in Grant, Nebraska, to Theodore "Ted" and Mary (Schreiter) Heinemann. She graduated from Madrid High School in 1963 and then attended beauty school in North Platte.
On May 21, 1966, Donna married Butch Burge at Our Mother of...
Janice Porter Rahn
Mar 1, 2024
Janice (Porter) Rahn, 72, of Grant, passed away on March 1, 2024, at home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer.
Janice Kay (Porter) Rahn was born August 27, 1951, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Don Ezra and Ruby Mildred (Cunningham) Porter Jr.
Nicknamed Janni by her family, she grew up on a farm northeast of Elsie,...
Doug Kraus
Feb 28, 2024
John Douglas Kraus, 91, of Madrid, passed away on February 28, 2024, at the Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE.
Doug was born on July 23, 1932, in Madrid, NE to John P. and Barbara K. (Zieons) Kraus. He attended country grade school northeast of Grant until the 8th grade before graduating from St Patrick's Catholic School in Sidney. Following his education,...
Vincent Lee
Feb 20, 2024
Vincent Rue Lee, of rural Elsie, NE, passed away peacefully at Imperial Manor on February 20, 2024, at the age of 86.
Vincent was the fifth child born to Margaret and George Lee Sr. on November 11, 1937, at their home south of Elsie. He attended country school until the 8th grade and then went to Elsie High School, where he...
Gary D. Peterson
Feb 19, 2024
Gary Douglas Peterson, 79, of Madrid, Nebraska passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024, at his home in Greeley, Nebraska.
Gary was born July 22, 1944, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Marion and Ruby (Woodley) Peterson. He graduated from Madrid High School with the class of 1962.
On September 28, 1963, Gary was united in marriage to Jerre Lynn Miller, and their union...
Jim Armbruster
Feb 5, 2024
James "Jim" Armbruster, aged 73, of Wauneta, Nebraska, passed away on February 5, 2024, near Wallace, Nebraska, due to an auto accident.
Jim was born on March 19, 1950, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Archie James and Loretta (Deen) Armbruster. His early years were spent on a farm southeast of Big Springs before moving to Grant in 1967. He was a proud...
Wilbur Koehn
Feb 5, 2024
Wilbur D. Koehn, longtime Perkins County resident, passed away on February 5, 2024, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Wilbur was born April 7, 1940, in Grant County, Kansas, to Edward and Katie Koehn. He was raised and educated in Kansas.
On April 30, 1961, Wilbur married Lovella Koehn, and their 62-year union was blessed with four children.
In the winter of 1974, the...
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