Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Katherine Woodhead
Sep 22, 2020
Katherine (Katie) Woodhead, 83 of Pahrump, NV, formerly of Grant, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2020 in Pahrump, NV. Katherine was born on August 16, 1937 in Lexington, NE to Walter and Leona (Welliver) Renker. She attended school in the Lexington, NE school system. Katie previously lived in Nebraska, Denver, Wisconsin, and Nevada making dear friends along the way....
Dolores Sexson
Sep 11, 2020
DOLORES IRENE WATKINS SEXSON, 100 of Grant, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Dolores, affectionately known as "Dody," was born August 22, 1920, at Scott City, Kansas, to Emery & Janie (Broughton) Watkins. The family had deep roots in Perkins County, and in 1922, they moved to a farm southeast of Venango. Dolores'...
Dorothy Ford
Aug 30, 2020
Dorothy Marie (Perlette) Ford, 100, passed away on August 30, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, NE. Dorothy was born on June 22, 1920, in rural Perkins County to John and Hannah (Hastings) Perlette. She attended grade school in a one-room school near Madrid and graduated from Perkins County High School in Grant. In 1940, Dorothy married George...
Ardith Lee Sexson
Aug 16, 2020
ARDITH LEE SEXSON, 93 of Grant, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Ardith was born on October 24, 1926, at Grant to Ralph and Ora (Watkins) Norman, the fifth of ten children. She graduated from Perkins County High School with the class of 1942. On December 21, 1944, Ardith married John E....
Pearl Kuskie
Aug 13, 2020
PEARL KUSKIE, 92 of Grant, NE, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Pearl was born September 8, 1927, to Orris and Ollie (Coppersmith) Tatum on a farm northeast of Elsie, NE. She was one of five children with two sisters and two brothers. She went to District 41 county school through the 8th...
Letha M. Harris
Aug 11, 2020
LETHA M. HARRIS, 99 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Letha was born on October 3, 1920, to Roy E. and Nellie (Foster) Harrah in Davis County, Missouri. She attended schools starting at Kanorado, Kansas, and then in Colorado and ending up in Chase County, Nebraska. Letha received the Lord as...
Lois E. Jones
Aug 3, 2020
LOIS E. JONES, 95, of Grant, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020, at McCook Community Hospital. Lois was born March 29, 1925, in Grant, Nebraska to Lawrence and Florence (Mickels) Larsen. She graduated from Perkins County High School. Lois married Everett Jones on February 17, 1945, and their union was blessed with five sons: Kenneth, Vernon, Randy, Leroy, and David....
Esteline Lucille Waterman
Aug 2, 2020
ESTELINE LUCILLE WATERMAN, 91 of Grant, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Esteline was born June 16, 1929 in Madrid, NE to Ardell and Anna Viola (Silvrants) Lovenburg. Esteline grew up in Perkins County. On January 22, 1950, she married Kenneth Waterman in Grant. They were blessed with six children, Donna, Eugene,...
Helen Johnson
Aug 2, 2020
HELEN JOHNSON, 92 of Grant, former longtime Brule resident, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Helen was born March 9, 1928, west of Brule, to Dick and Thelma (Dressler) Harms. She was Baptized on April 9, 1928, and Confirmed on May 2, 1942, both at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brule. She...
Keith E. Nelson
Aug 1, 2020
KEITH E. NELSON, 88 of Grant, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Keith was born July 28, 1932, in Perkins County, Nebraska, to Frank and Helen (Kennicutt) Nelson. He grew up on a farm South of Elsie and graduated from Elsie High School. In 1953, Keith enlisted in the US Army, where...
Lillie Mastre
Jul 31, 2020
LILLIE MASTRE, 92 of Grant, NE, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Lillie was born May 1, 1928, at Copeland, Kansas, to Edward and Minnie Unruh. She attended school in Kansas. On November 14, 1948, Lillie married Cyril Mastre, and their union was blessed with eight children. The couple made their home in...
Delores J. Davis
Jul 30, 2020
DELORES J. DAVIS, 83 of Grant, NE, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Delores was born November 23, 1936, at Nodaway, Missouri to Franklin W. and Ruth (Stinnette) Miller. Delores enjoyed fishing, sewing, crocheting, crafting, owls, and horses. She had a creative mind and an eye for the beautiful, whether it was found...
Loneta L. Olvey
Jul 21, 2020
LONETA L. OLVEY, 80 of Alliance, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the Highland Park Care Center in Alliance, NE Loneta was born December 14, 1939, in Perkins County, Nebraska, to Carl and Gertrude (Pankonin) Mosel. She graduated from Grant High School with the class of 1957. On June 20, 1959, Loneta was united in marriage to Merrill "Ollie"...
Greg Vapenik
Jun 7, 2020
Greg Vapenik, 62, a husband, father and farmer of rural Hayes County, was called to his home in heaven on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Greg was born December 9, 1957, to Leslie and Alice (Kaiser) Vapenik. He was raised alongside his older brother, Daniel, on a farm in northwest Hayes County, Nebraska. He attended a one-room schoolhouse through the sixth...
James Dale Trusty
May 30, 2020
James "Jim" D. Trusty, 70 of Wallace, NE, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Denver Health in Denver, CO. Jim was born April 9, 1950, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Floyd and Esther (Harms) Trusty. He graduated from Wallace High School, class of 1968. In August of 1968, Jim was inducted into active duty service with the U.S. Air Force...
Robbie Besarick
May 27, 2020
Robbie Besarick was born Robin Sue White on March 19, 1961, in Sioux Falls, S. D., to Horace Stewart White (lpswich, S.D.) and Beverly Jean (Olson, Vermillion, S. D.). She was the fourth of four children, following Linda (1947), Roger (1948), and Ronald (1954-1962). She attended elementary school in Sioux Falls, but in her early teens moved to Aptos, CA,...
Harvey Lovenburg
May 26, 2020
HARVEY D. LOVENBURG, 92 of Grant, former longtime Madrid resident, passed away May 26, 2020, at Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Harvey was born June 29, 1927, at Madrid, Nebraska, to Ed and Isabelle (Kelso) Lovenburg. He attended school in Madrid. In 1945, Harvey married Rosalie Bates. The couple farmed in Perkins County their entire married lives, primarily south...
Norma L Watkins
Apr 25, 2020
Norma Lucille Newman Watkins, age 100, a child of God by faith, died peacefully in her sleep on April 25th, 2020 in Houston, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1919, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Jefferson Joseph Newman and Beulah Reed Newman. With her older sister, Doris, the family soon moved to Palisade, Nebraska. As a child she was a...
Jean Sanderson
Mar 24, 2020
Jean "Jeannie" Marie (Hanson) Sanderson, 79, of Littleton Colorado, formerly from Wallace Nebraska, passed away on March 24, 2020. Jean passed peacefully in her home with her loving family by her side. Jean was born on February 17, 1941, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Lester Hanson and Muriel (Sykes) Hanson of Wallace, Nebraska. Her parents owned the Wallace Lumber Company...
Wilma Strawder
Mar 23, 2020
Wilma Elaine Strawder, 91, formerly of North Platte and Wallace, passed away March 23, 2020 at Tabitha in Crete, Nebraska. Wilma was born Aug. 19, 1928 to Daniel B. and Frances (Workman) McNeel, in North Platte, Nebraska. She was raised on a ranch northwest of North Platte, attended a one-room school through the 8th grade, and graduated from North Platte...
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