Obituaries

Grant, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Jackie Mickels

Jackie Mickels

Dec 17, 2015

JACKIE MICKELS, 82, formerly of Madrid, NE, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Comfort Care Home in Newton, KS. Jackie was born at home April 17, 1933 near Dalhart, Texas. On March 25, 1951 she married Donald Mickels. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, Don, and her daughter, Bonnie. Survivors include daughters Kim (Dave) Kroeker of...

Lyle D. Holaway

Lyle D. Holaway

Dec 10, 2015

Lyle Douglas Holaway, Son of Cliff and Clara Holaway, was born in Grant, NE on December 1, 1937. He was the youngest of four brothers, and was raised in a farming family. He helped with the farming of crops and raising of sheep. He grew up in Grant and graduated from Perkins County High School in 1955. He attended the...

Gerald Leroy Klug

Gerald Leroy Klug

Dec 6, 2015

JERRY KLUG of Venango, NE, passed away Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, he was 74. Jerry was born on February 13th, 1941 in Ovid, Colorado to John and Helen (Frank) Klug. He graduated from Lorenzo High School in 1960. He married his bride of 54 years, Geraldine Maahs, on August 20th, 1961 in Julesburg, CO....

Kenneth W. Erickson

Kenneth W. Erickson

Dec 3, 2015

Kenneth Wayne Erickson, 90, of Wallace, died December 3, 2015 at the North Platte Care Center, surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born September 15, 1925 at the family homestead south of Wallace to E. Albin and Ilo (Ferrell) Erickson. Kenneth attended school in Wallace where he graduated in 1943. Kenneth was married to Bonnie Hise on January 3, 1945...

Harold L. Sexton

Harold L. Sexton

Nov 27, 2015

Harold Lavern Sexton was born on June 12, 1930, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was the oldest of four children born to Albert “Earl” and Loretta “Zelma” (Detty) Sexton. The family moved to Hayes County, Nebraska, when Harold was five. He attended school in and around Hayes Center and Dickens through his sophomore year, Wallace for his junior year, and...

James Lavern Mcchesney

James Lavern Mcchesney

Nov 18, 2015

James L. McChesney, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 18, 2015. Jim was born on September 13, 1930 in Lebanon, NE, to Percy and Eunice (Evans) McChesney. He served in the US Navy from 1951-1954 aboard the USS Curtiss after graduating High School in Indianola in 1948. He worked for...

Marie Dahlkoetter

Marie Dahlkoetter

Nov 11, 2015

MARIE DAHLKOETTER, 94 of Lexington, formerly of Grant, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Lexington, NE. Marie was born August 25, 1921 at Table, Nebraska to Guy and Ethel (Hill) Clark. She graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1939. Marie worked at a munitions plant during WWII. On June 25, 1943, Marie married Melvin E. Dahlkoetter...

Virginia M. Hastings

Virginia M. Hastings

Nov 10, 2015

Virginia Minnie Wilbur Hastings, of Elsie, lived a glorious 100 years, dying on November 10, 2015 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. She was born September 12, 1915 to Chauncey and Ricki Harms Wilbur on a farm near Belgrade, Nebraska. She lived with her parents, 5 brothers and one sister in eastern Nebraska. When she was 13 years old...

Elvera I Seiler

Elvera I Seiler

Nov 5, 2015

Elvera “Vera” Seiler, age 95 of Lincoln, long time Grant resident, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Bryan LGH East. Vera was born August 9, 1920 at Grainton, Nebraska to Chris and Hulda (Johnson) Jensen. Vera attended rural school in the Madrid area. On September 17, 1939, Vera married William Seiler at the Seiler family residence at Madrid. The...

Angela Joy Deaver

Angela Joy Deaver

Oct 23, 2015

Angela Joy (Wendell) Deaver was born February 3, 1987 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Jack and Michelle Wendell of Dickens. Angela attended elementary school in Wallace, where she was known as a sweet and quiet girl who loved to read. On the farm where she grew up, her love of animals was apparent, as she was always toting around a kitten...

Wayne S. Melton

Wayne S. Melton

Oct 15, 2015

Wayne Sigal Melton, age 67 of Wallace, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at his rural home near Wallace. Wayne was born May 3, 1948 at North Platte, Nebraska to Don and Veva (Washburn) Melton. He grew up on the Melton Ranch southeast of Wallace. He graduated from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. He went into the...

Michelle L. Wendell

Michelle L. Wendell

Oct 13, 2015

Michelle Lynn (Holaway) Wendell was born on Sept 10, 1955 in Grant, Nebraska to Jack and Donna Holaway. She graduated from Perkins County High School in 1973, where she was an outstanding athlete and a good student. Her talents shown particularly bright on the track, where she was an excellent hurdler, sprinter and long jumper. Her talents for the visual...

Myrna Lee

Myrna Lee

Oct 12, 2015

Myrna Lee, 87 of Hay Springs, passed away at Pioneer Manor on October 12, 2015. Myrna was born on October 22, 1927 to Edgar and Pearl (Mickels) Price at Madrid, Nebraska, the youngest of six children. She married Robert Lee on February 10, 1945 and to them seven children were born, Rickie who died at birth, Linda Bradfield of Alliance,...

Marcella Jean Witzki

Marcella Jean Witzki

Oct 7, 2015

MARCELLA WITZKI, 82 of Venango, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at her home in Venango. Marcella was born May 29, 1933 at Venango, Nebraska to Julian and Frieda (Dudden) Ogden. She graduated from Venango High School with the class of 1950. Marcella had worked at Goodalls and TRW in Ogallala before moving to Billings, MT to work for...

Steven B. Anderson

Steven B. Anderson

Oct 2, 2015

STEVEN B. ANDERSON, 68, of Omaha, NE, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 in Omaha. Steve is survived by his wife, Jan; daughter, Stefanie (Troy ) Fink; son Bundy James; granddaughter, Ava Fink; brother, Lane (Kerri) of Ogallala; two sisters, Janet (Paul) Heinrich of Paxton and Julie (Chuck) Loper of Springdale, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Jo (Duane) Talich of Sidney; and two...

Gary D. Schneider

Gary D. Schneider

Sep 30, 2015

Mr. Gary D. Schneider, of Bay City and Paxton, Nebraska, passed away following a lengthy illness Wednesday September 30, 2015 at his residence with his loving wife at his side after spending his final hours being comforted by his family. Gary was 77 years old. The son of the late Glenn and Violet (Seigrist) Schneider, he was born on December...

Hope Minyard

Hope Minyard

Sep 26, 2015

Hope Minyard, age 92 of Sutherland, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Sutherland Care Center. Hope was born November 23, 1922 at Weatherford, Oklahoma to William and Opal (Brown) Mericle. Hope graduated from Weatherford High School. On September 16, 1940, she married James "Jim" Minyard at Clinton, Oklahoma. While Jim served in WWII, Hope worked as a welder...

Klinton Schlake

Klinton Schlake

Sep 23, 2015

Klinton Ervin “Klint” Schlake passed away unexpectedly at the age of 79, September 23, 2015, at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley after suffering complications from a broken hip, diabetes, and pneumonia. Born October 2, 1935 to Ervin and Anna Schlake in Big Springs, Nebraska, Klint was welcomed by his parents, and two sisters. His outgoing personality, kindness and realism...

Karen K. Thurin

Karen K. Thurin

Sep 15, 2015

Karen Kay Nelson Thurin was born November 19, 1941, at Palisade, Nebraska, to Floyd and Lavona Nelson. While Karen was an infant, her family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where they lived for four years. In March 1945 the Nelson family returned to Palisade, Nebraska. Karen graduated from Palisade High School and from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a degree in...

Rodney Walrod

Rodney Walrod

Sep 10, 2015

Rodney Everett Walrod was born on July 30, 1958 at Grant Nebraska. He was the youngest of 6 children born to Everett and Elaine Cox Walrod. Rod spent his early years on a farm northwest of Grant. When he was 10 years old the family moved into Grant. He attended school in Grant and later he received his G.E.D. Rod...

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