Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Whitey Shirley
May 2, 2017
LOLEN "WHITEY" CLARE SHIRLEY, 88 of Grant, NE passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Perkins County Hospital. He had suffered a fall which created additional breathing problems to an already diminished lung capacity. Whitey was born March 15, 1929 in Hayes County, NE to Clare and LaVada (White) Shirley. He was the second of six children, Devona, Donna, Gordon,...
Vernon Parker
Apr 26, 2017
VERNON PARKER, 78 of Gering, former longtime Madrid resident, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Scottsbluff Care and Rehab in Scottsbluff. Vernon was born March 16, 1939 at Brule, Nebraska to Omar and Esther (Bauer) Parker. He attended school in Brule before graduating from Big Springs High School. On October 22, 1961, Vernon married Sharon Lee at Madrid. Their...
Evelyn F. Wolfe
Apr 25, 2017
EVELYN FAYE WOLFE was 81 years old at the time of her death on April 25, 2017. She passed peacefully at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, after having been admitted for emergency kidney dialysis. Prior to death, she resided for the last several years at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, Nebraska. While there, she spent her...
Lotus Rister
Apr 24, 2017
Lotus A. Rister, age 94, formerly of Julesburg, CO passed away April 24, 2017 in Castle Rock, CO. Burial services will be held at the Grant Fairview Cemetery in Grant, Nebraska on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 3pm. Lotus was born July 5, 1922 in Grant Nebraska as the youngest of four children to Lester and Eva Cunningham. She was...
Howard Elroy Watkins
Apr 6, 2017
Colonel Howard E. Watkins, USAF (age 102), of Eugene (formerly of Coos Bay, Oregon), Oregon died in his sleep as a result of complications from a fall on March 25, 2017. He had been recovering well from surgery to repair his hip injury and, although he was 102, his death was unexpected and a blow to his family. Howard lived...
Wendell G. Young
Mar 21, 2017
Wendell G. Young, 82, died March 21, 2017 in Lincoln, NE. He was born September 20, 1934 in Madrid. Wendell graduated from Madrid High School. He married Janet Villm on December 29, 1955, and served in the Army for 3 years before moving back to Grant in 1961. He lived in Grant, NE and farmed until 1997 when he retired...
Edwin Krajewski
Mar 16, 2017
EDWIN KRAJEWSKI, 76 of Grant, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Edwin was born January 29, 1941 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Gerald and Rose (Kumor) Krajewski. Edwin attended rural school southwest of Brandon before graduating from St. Patrick's High School in Sidney with the class of 1958. On January 2, 1960, Edwin...
Jack Stoker
Mar 15, 2017
JACK VAL STOKER, 79 of Grant, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Jack was born December 2, 1937 in Tooele, Utah to Carl R. Stoker and Mary Alice Bracken Stoker. His family moved to Huntsville, Utah where he was raised and lived most of his life. He attended Ogden Valley Schools and graduated...
Myron E. Dodson
Mar 13, 2017
MYRON E. DODSON, 88 of Venango, NE, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at Regent Park Nursing & Rehabilitation in Holyoke, CO. Myron was born September 15, 1928 in Holyoke, CO to Ralph and Hazel (Hopkins) Dodson. He attended country school in Colorado during his first few years of elementary school before attending in Venango and graduating from Venango High...
Gerald D. Burge
Feb 16, 2017
GERALD D. BURGE, 76 of Madrid, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Gerald was born May 9, 1940 northeast of Madrid to Glen and LaVene (Jones) Burge. He attended Madrid High School. Following his education Gerald worked on the family farm and assisted other area producers. In January of 1965, Gerald began...
Lloyd E. Lehmkuhl
Jan 29, 2017
Lloyd E. Lehmkuhl, 80 of Wallace, NE, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at his home in Wallace. Lloyd was born September 10, 1936 in Wellfleet, NE to Arthur and Helen (Knajdl) Lehmkuhl. Lloyd graduated from Wallace High School with the class of 1954. On his 18th birthday, Lloyd entered the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge, Lloyd returned to Wallace,...
Ruth E. Hansen
Jan 23, 2017
Ruth E. Hansen, longtime Brule resident, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Ruth was born on a farm south of Elsie, NE on September 14, 1920 to Guy & Myrrel (Skinner) Sparks, the oldest of 9 children. She rode a horse to school in the early years and graduated from Wallace High School...
Delores Jean Harms
Jan 4, 2017
DELORES JEAN HARMS, 86, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Delores was born October 24, 1930 at Dalhart, Texas, the oldest of 3 girls, to John and Elma (Wiens) Wiebe. At the age of 15, the family moved to western Nebraska where they farmed. Delores graduated from Madrid High School as the Valedictorian...
Linda Kay Law
Dec 28, 2016
LINDA KAY LAW, 69, of Hereford, TX, formerly of Lubbock, TX, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Hereford, Texas. Linda was born on November 3, 1947 in Julesburg, Colorado to Harold and Wanda (Carothers) Law. She graduated from Crook High School in Crook, Colorado, and then graduated from University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, with a Master's Degree in...
Dorothy Pelster
Dec 27, 2016
Dorothy I. Pelster, 91 of Grant, formerly of Grainton, passed away December 27, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Dorothy was born March 20, 1925 at Elsie, Nebraska to William "Bill" and Clara (Skrivan) Kennicutt. She graduated from Elsie High School with the class of 1942. Following high school, Dorothy worked at a department store in Grant....
Milford Hoaglen
Dec 27, 2016
MILFORD DEAN HOAGLEN "BILKO", 82 of Grant, passed away December 27, 2016 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Milford was born November 4, 1934 on the family farm near Vernon, Colorado to Ivan Everett and Eva La Veta (Stuteville) Hoaglen. He graduated from Wray High School with the class of 1953. Milford moved to Grant in 1954 to work...
Robert D. Bennett
Dec 22, 2016
ROBERT "BOB" BENNETT, 81 of Grant, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, NE. Bob was born January 21, 1935 at Long Pine, Nebraska to Clarence and Gladys (Oamek) Bennett. He graduated from Bassett High School in Basset, NE with the class of 1952. Bob went to work for Central Nebraska Telephone Company,...
George Gengenbach
Dec 21, 2016
GEORGE WALTER GENGENBACH passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at the age of 98. George was born February 17, 1918, at Grant, Nebraska, and was a lifelong participant of the farming community of Perkins County. Even when unable to be involved physically, he still considered himself to be a farmer and was not "retired". George loved his family and...
Allen P. Peterson
Dec 4, 2016
ALLEN PETERSON, 93 of Grant, former longtime resident of Lewellen, passed away December 4, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Allen was born February 4, 1923 at Oshkosh, Nebraska to Clifford and Wilhelmina (Pause) Peterson. Allen graduated from Lisco High School with the class of 1941. On December 22, 1946, Allen married Geraldine Hahn, and their union...
Eunice Prottsman
Nov 27, 2016
Eunice Prottsman, 88, lifetime Venango area resident, passed away November 27, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, with family by her side. Eunice was born May 1, 1928 on the Behrens farm in Sedgwick County, Colorado northwest of Venango. She was the second of two children born to Albert and Martha Behrens. Eunice attended HiLine Country School....
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