Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Marilyn Holscher
Jan 12, 2020
MARILYN M. HOLSCHER, 83, passed away January 12, 2020, in Lincoln at The Knolls Marilyn was born June 10, 1936, in Paxton to Robert and Leota (Spurgin) Johnson and grew up on the family farm north of Elsie. She graduated from Elsie High School in 1954. She began college at Kearney State College in 1955 but her uncle was the...
Darlene J. Hatch
Jan 5, 2020
DARLENE J. HATCH, 86 of Grant, passed away January 5, 2020, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Darlene was born July 25, 1933, on the family farm southeast of Ogallala to Frederick and Sophia (Rentschler) Hansmeier and was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ogallala. She graduated from Ogallala High School. Darlene graduated from Business College in Grand...
Larry D. Kuskie
Dec 24, 2019
LARRY D. KUSKIE, 70 of Grant, passed away December 24, 2019, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Larry was born November 8, 1949, at Grant, Nebraska, to Ralph and Erma (Bauer) Kuskie. He attended country school before graduating from Perkins County High School with the class of 1968. Larry entered the U.S. Army in November of 1968. He completed...
Verla Beatrice Terry
Dec 23, 2019
Verla Beatrice (Gartrell) Terry, 88, died December 23, 2019 in North Platte. She was born February 17, 1931, to Harvey and Bea Gartrell at Maywood Nebraska. Clayton and Verla married Aug. 25, 1950, at Grant. They farmed south of Madrid for many years and retired to town life in 1972. Verla was an avid gardener, and her home and yard...
Dean Wirges
Dec 16, 2019
DEAN WIRGES, 59 of Madrid, NE, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Dean was born April 21, 1960, in Albion, Nebraska, to Joseph and Allieda (Peterson) Wirges II. He attended Petersburg High School. Dean served in the U.S. Army and received an honorable discharge. He obtained numerous degrees including welding and automobile restoration and...
Beatrice H. Gengenbach
Dec 7, 2019
Beatrice Harriet Gengenbach, 95, of Grant passed away, Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Per Beatrice's request, her body was bequeathed to the Nebraska Anatomical Board in Omaha to further research. Interment of the cremains will be held at a later date in Monterey, California. Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is assisting the family.
Heather Malmkar
Dec 4, 2019
Heather C. Malmkar, 47, of Grant, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Heather was born on November 8, 1972, in Grant to Collin and Jeannie (Stevens) Malmkar. She grew up and attended school in Grant, graduating in 1991 from Perkins County High School. Heather pursued her college career at Frontier School of...
Betty J. Hirshburg
Dec 2, 2019
BETTY J. HIRSHBURG, 89 of Grant, NE, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, NE. No local services will be held. Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is assisting the family with the cremation.
Merrill Olvey
Dec 1, 2019
Merrill Duane "Ollie" Olvey, Sr., 83, of Alliance, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Highland Park Care Center. Merrill was born on November 6, 1936, in rural Jay County, Indiana, to Cecil and Marie (Kohler) Olvey. He was raised in Millington, Michigan. At the age of 17, Merrill joined the United States Air Force in 1954. On June 20,...
Donna J. Holaway
Nov 9, 2019
Donna Jean Holaway, 87, passed away November 9, 2019, at Linden Court in North Platte. Donna was born, Dec 22, 1931, to Hugo and Valera Beckler of Grant. She graduated from Perkins County High School in 1949 and went on to earn an Associates Degree from Colorado Women's College in Denver. She married her high school sweetheart, Jack Holaway, on...
Turzah A. Michael
Oct 25, 2019
TURZAH A. KNOTWELL HENDRICKS MICHAEL, 90 of Grant, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Turzah was born January 31, 1929 at Indianola, Nebraska to Fred and Hazel (Fye) Knotwell. In 1941, she moved with her family to Grant when Fred bought the Rexall Drug Store. Turzah attended the Grant schools, graduating with the...
David C. Kedrowski
Oct 20, 2019
DAVID C. KEDROWSKI, 76 of Grant, NE, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019, in Fort Dodge, Kansas, at the Kansas Soldiers' Home. David was born June 17, 1943, at Dubuque, IA to Florian and Meda (Hylland) Kedrowski. He attended Omaha schools. Following high school, Dave entered the U.S. Navy, where he served in Vietnam and achieved the rank of Machinist's...
Frank E Jantzen
Oct 10, 2019
FRANKLIN E. JANTZEN, 102 of Grant, went home to be with the Lord, October 10, 2019, in North Platte. Frank was born December 22, 1916, at Hampton, Nebraska, to Frank G. and Anna (Williams) Jantzen. At a young age, Frank and his family moved to Paxton, where they made their home in a grainery with a single heater to keep...
Garry W Lawyer
Oct 1, 2019
GARRY W LAWYER, 72 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Garry was born on October 3, 1946, at Sutherland, Nebraska, to Walter and Dorothy (Abel) Lawyer. He graduated from Paxton High School with the class of 1964 and subsequently attended Kearney State College to become a teacher. On August 18, 1968, Garry...
Dwight "Red" Miller
Sep 3, 2019
Dwight "Red" Miller was born to Bryce and Dorothy (Reazin) Miller on February 22, 1943. Although he was born in California, he was raised in the great state of Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State with a Bachelor's Degree in too many things to mention. Red and Kathy (Smith) met and were married on July 11, 1981, in Denver, Colorado....
Wendell Shalla
Sep 3, 2019
WENDELL H. SHALLA, 76, of Grant, passed away September 3, 2019, at Perkins County Health Services. Wendell was born June 13, 1943, at Imperial, Nebraska to Harry and Marie (Krumm) Shalla. He graduated from Grant High School with the class of 1961. While in High School, Wendell worked at Kellog Grain. Wendell's ornery and fun-loving personality had him frequently pranking...
Daniel Gengenbach
Aug 17, 2019
DANIEL PAUL GENGENBACH, 97 of Grant, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Dan was born July 10, 1922, southeast of Grant, Nebraska to Christian "Chris" and Anna (Schurr) Gengenbach Jr. He attended District 76 rural school before graduating from Grant High School with the class of 1939. Dan subsequently joined the US Army,...
John Robert Kilgore, Sr.
Aug 15, 2019
REVEREND DR. JOHN ROBERT KILGORE SR. 93, of North Platte, formerly of Wallace, passed away August 15, 2019, at Centennial Court in North Platte. John was born April 12, 1926, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania to John and Rita (Russell) Kilgore. He attended Lancaster Public Schools before entering the U.S. Army Air Force. Following his discharge, John continued working on his education....
Sally Flaming
Aug 9, 2019
SALLY FLAMING, 79, of Grant, formerly of Wallace, passed away August 9, 2019, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Sally was born May 30, 1940, at North Platte, Nebraska to Ralph and June (Sims) White. She graduated from North Platte High School. On May 18, 1960, Sally married Wendell LaVern Flaming. The couple made their home in Wallace where...
Justin Borowski
Jul 5, 2019
JUSTIN BOROWSKI, 31 of Grant, passed away July 5, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Justin was born April 7, 1988, in Ogallala to Joseph and Sally (Pelster) Borowski. He graduated from Perkins County High School with the class of 2007. Justin, known as "Gutin" or "J-Bone" to many, attended UNK where he studied education and, perhaps more...
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