Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Jo Ann Mccormick
Nov 22, 2016
JO ANN MCCORMICK, 78, longtime Madrid resident passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at the University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Pavilion in Aurora, CO. Jo Ann was born August 19, 1938 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Roland "Whitey" and Doris (Rice) Gibson. She graduated from Central City High School with the class of 1956 and went on to attend Kearney...
Everett Dale Kidd
Nov 16, 2016
EVERETT D. KIDD, 95 of Elsie, NE, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Orchard Park Health Care Center in Centennial, CO. Everett was born January 31, 1921 at Shickley, Nebraska to Paul and Ollie (Robinson) Kidd. He attended school in the Elsie area. As a young man, Everett worked in construction and in the Wallace Lumber Yard. November 17,...
Vernon M. Sexson
Nov 16, 2016
VERNON M. SEXSON, 84 of Grant, passed away November 16, 2016 of complications following cardiac arrhythmia. Vernon was born August 10, 1932 at St. Francis, Kansas, the youngest of 5 children, to Milton and Maude (Bowen) Sexson. He attended country school in the St. Francis area. Vernon had two children, Connie Kay and Randy Ray, from his first marriage. Vernon...
Jack J. Barry
Nov 11, 2016
JACK J. BARRY, 86 of Grant, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, surrounded by his family, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Jack was born August 28, 1930 in Bladen, Nebraska to Jack F. and Reva (Cox) Barry and was baptized April 1, 1934. Jack attended Grant Elementary School and graduated from Perkins County High School with the...
Alice Jantzen
Oct 31, 2016
ALICE JANTZEN, 98 of Grant, NE, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Alice was born February 15, 1918 4 miles north of Henderson, Nebraska to Henry and Lena (Kornelsen) Kroeker. She graduated from the Madrid High School and went on to attend Tabor College, where she earned her teaching certification. On April...
Marty L. Aylward
Oct 8, 2016
MARTY L. AYLWARD, 48 of Dickens, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. Marty was born April 9, 1968 in Sutherland, Nebraska to Pat and Shirley (McConnell) Aylward. He graduated from Wallace High School with the class of 1986 and went on to attend Hastings College. While in Hastings, Marty worked for...
Leroy Griffiths
Sep 28, 2016
LeRoy "Shorty" Griffiths, 85 of Wallace, passed away September 28, 2016 at his home east of Wallace. LeRoy was born April 5, 1931 in Dickens, Nebraska to Leslie and Vera (Reed) Griffiths. He attended rural school in the Dickens area before eventually graduating from the Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis with the class of 1949. In 1951, LeRoy...
Rory Don Prottsman
Sep 21, 2016
RORY DON PROTTSMAN, 55 of Idaho Springs, CO, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Venango, NE. Rory was born June 4, 1961 in Grant, NE to Wayne W. and Eunice Mae (Behrens) Prottsman. He attended and graduated from Venango High School. Rory was preceded in death by his wife, Linda; his father; and grandparents. Survivors include his mother, Eunice...
Riley Thomas
Sep 16, 2016
RILEY MITCHELL THOMAS (stillborn), treasured son of Natasha Thomas, was delivered Friday, September 16, 2016 at Bryan East Medical Plaza in Lincoln, NE. Although Riley was called Home before taking his first breath, he is greatly loved and cherished by his entire family. Riley is survived by his mother, Natasha Thomas of Lincoln; great-grandparents, Leland and Betty Thomas of Grant;...
Karla Dudden
Sep 6, 2016
KARLA KAY DUDDEN, of Grant, NE, passed away in peace Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Perkins County Hospital. Karla was born December 29, 1950 in Julesburg, Colorado to William and Lucille (Miller) Pidgeon. She graduated from Julesburg High School with the class of 1969 and attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley where she obtained her teaching degree....
Ronald K. Cochran
Sep 2, 2016
Ronald K. Cochran, age 81 of Ogallala, former Grant resident, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at his home in Ogallala. Ron was born June 3, 1935 at Hamlet, NE to Reuben and Wilma (Branum) Cochran. He graduated from Curtis high school with the class of 1954. A few months later he was united in marriage to Shirley Gibson on...
Larry Leroy Appel
Sep 1, 2016
LARRY LEROY APPEL, age 66 of Grant, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 in rural Venango. Larry was born July 5, 1950 at Scott City, Kansas to Raymond Jacob and Margaret Jean (West) Appel. He graduated from Scott County High School with the class of 1968. In 1984 he graduated from the University of Colorado in Ft. Collins with a...
Amy M. Watkins
Aug 19, 2016
Amy May (Olson) Watkins, 100, of Lincoln formerly of Venango, peacefully passed away on August 19, 2016. She was born May 25, 1916 near Elba, NE to A Loy and Margaret (Ender) Olson, the 7th of 9 children. She graduated from Venango High School in 1933 and attended the University of Nebraska for one year and taught in rural schools...
Lylia L. Sutherland
Aug 13, 2016
LYLIA L. SUTHERLAND, 81 of Cozad, formerly of Grant, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Lylia was born April 6, 1935 at Blair, Nebraska to Victor and Ada (Stricklett) King. She graduated from Blair High School with the class of 1953. On March 20, 1953, Lylia married John "Burly" Sutherland in Iowa. The couple made...
Ronatha C. Holaway
Jul 29, 2016
Ronatha was born January 26, 1919 at Venango, Nebraska, the daughter of Edwin W. and Martha (Johnson) Berges. She graduated from Venango High School in 1936. For several years she was a Telephone Operator during the night shift in Grant and waited tables at the Grant Theatre Café for the evening dinner shift and it was there that she met...
Linda Frances Stumpf
Jul 21, 2016
LINDA F. STUMPF, 69 of Grant, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. Linda was born October 4, 1946 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Sylvester L. and Loretta (Morrison) Walsh. As a young lady, Linda loved her grandmother, and chose to take care of her in North Platte, where she went on to...
Anna M. Rau
Jul 13, 2016
ANNA MARIE RAU, 91 of Grant, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Beatrice Community Hospital. Anna was born March 8, 1925 on the Maas family farm north of Grant to Gustuf and Helen (Stryker) Maas. She graduated from Perkins County High School. Anna moved to Denver, CO to pursue training in the field of nursing. It was there that...
Vickie Ourada
Jun 30, 2016
VICKIE OURADA, age 67 of Venango, NE passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 in Lincoln, NE. Vickie was born in Grant, NE on January 9, 1949 to Walter & Elizabeth Crooks. Throughout the years her family grew larger and they moved to North Platte. Her father passed away unexpectedly in 1965 and as a result Vickie played an important role...
Garen Dee Beck
Jun 17, 2016
Garen Beck was born on February 2, 1947 at McCook Nebraska. He was the youngest of 4 children born to Elmer and Mildred Tucker Beck. The family lived on a farm south of Hayes Center until Garen was 12 when they moved to Grainton. Garen had attended school in McCook and Wallace before attending school in Grainton through his 8th...
Diann Dowling
Jun 9, 2016
Diann Dowling, 69 formerly of Ogallala and Grainton, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Diann was born July 25, 1946 south of Maskell, Nebraska to Arden and Ina (Newton) Hangman. She graduated from Kellbert High School, Maskell, NE in 1964. Diann married Francis Dowling on September 24, 1964. The couple made their home...
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