Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Harvey Harms
Jan 1, 2018
Harvey Harms, 89 of Madrid, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018, at the Imperial Manor in Imperial. Harvey was born March 23, 1928, on the family farm north of Grainton, NE to William and Mae (Wilbur) Harms. He graduated from Grainton High School with the class of 1946. In 1948, Harvey entered the US Army where he served as a...
David Ballenger
Dec 25, 2017
DAVID BALLENGER, 69 of Elsie, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. David was born February 14, 1948, in Callaway, Nebraska to Carl and Loma (Longmore) Ballenger. He attended school in Callaway briefly, before his family moved to Overton, where he graduated from high school. David attended college in Omaha before being drafted into...
Kelly Adamson
Dec 19, 2017
KELLY ADAMSON, 56 of Grant, passed away December 19, 2017, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Kelly was born September 22, 1961, in Alliance, NE to Gary and Karen (Sherlock) Piihl. She graduated from Alliance High School. Following high school, Kelly attended nursing school in Alliance. She subsequently worked as an LPN at the nursing home in town. Kelly...
Erna Rae Lee
Dec 16, 2017
Erna Rae Lee, 83 of Madrid, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Erna Rae was born April 28, 1934 in Madrid, NE to Charles and Evelyn (Tickle) Erlewine. She graduated from Madrid High School in just three years, with the highest GPA in her class. Erna Rae went on to attend McCook Community...
Dr. Paul Bottom
Dec 16, 2017
DR. PAUL BOTTOM, 82 of Grant, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Paul was born on June 14, 1935, in Wichita, Kansas, the second of three sons of Virgil E. Bottom and Thelma (Scott) Bottom. The family moved to Fort Collins, CO. WWII took the family to the east coast. Following the...
Larry Niblack
Dec 13, 2017
LARRY NIBLACK, 66 of Madrid, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at his home. Larry was born January 6, 1951, in Benkelman, Nebraska to Emery L. and Louise A. (Swartz) Niblack. He graduated from Benkelman High School in 1969. In 1972, Larry entered the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge in 1976, he married Gloria J. Ferguson at St. Augustine, Florida....
Glenn Taubenheim
Dec 12, 2017
GLENN TAUBENHEIM, 66 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at his home. Glenn was born May 19, 1951, in Kearney, Nebraska to Lee and Rosemary (Jeffers) Taubenheim. He graduated from Amherst High School with the class of 1969. On September 25, 1971, Glenn married Bonnie Hadwiger at Amherst. The couple made their home in Amherst briefly, before moving...
C. Ladeen Shepherd
Nov 12, 2017
LaDeen Allen Shepherd of Mesa, Arizona, and formerly of Elsie and Madrid was born April 3, 1918, in Elsie, Nebraska and went to be with our Lord November 12, 2017, at 99 years and seven months old. She was the youngest of four children born to Raymond and Leota (Coleman) Allen. LaDeen attended elementary and high school in Elsie, graduating...
Rick Stickley
Oct 24, 2017
RICK STICKLEY, 55, of Madison Lake passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00pm Friday, October 27 at the Starkson & Steffel Funeral Home ~ Arnoldt Chapel in Janesville. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, with visitation one-hour...
Korey J. Lowe
Oct 24, 2017
KOREY JOE LOWE, 41 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Perkins County Hospital. Korey was born October 12, 1976, at St. Francis, Kansas to Ed and Sharon (Wright) Lowe. He attended Grant High School where he was crowned Homecoming King and proved to be a gifted athlete. He holds the basketball record for 3-point shots, and he...
John Harmolin Schmidt
Oct 17, 2017
JOHN H. SCHMIDT, 75 of Wallace, passed away October 17, 2017, at his home in Wallace. John was born August 29, 1942, at Farmville, Virginia to Albert and Florence (Harmolin) Schmidt. He graduated from Collinwood High School in Cleveland, OH in 1960. Following his education, John entered the U.S. Army, where he served cumulatively for over 20 years including a...
Gerald F. Engel
Oct 11, 2017
GERALD F. ENGEL, 90 of Grand Island, former resident of Grant, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Grand Island Veterans Home. Gerald was born on August 19, 1927, to William and Grace Engel in Keith County. The family moved to the farm in Perkins County in 1929. He attended District #62 country school before attending the Perkins County High...
Barbara Mae Vlasin
Oct 6, 2017
BARBARA MAE VLASIN, 73 of Madrid, passed away October 6, 2017, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Barbara was born April 12, 1944, at Imperial to Robert and Margaret (Revell) Bonner. She attended Madrid High School where she graduated with the class of 1962. On July 21, 1962, Barbara married Neal Vlasin at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Wallace....
Virginia Jean Anderson
Oct 5, 2017
Virginia (Ginny) Jean Anderson, 90 of Lincoln, formerly of Paxton and Loveland, Colorado, passed away at Tabitha Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln on October 5, 2017, following a stroke. Virginia was born October 4, 1927, to Wayne and Cleo Nelms a, Bartley, NE. She attended elementary school in Bartley and high school in North Platte. She graduated with the North Platte...
Glennys Schilling
Sep 23, 2017
GLENNYS SCHILLING, 81 of Grant, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017, at her home in Grant. Glennys was born October 11, 1935, at Julesburg, Colorado as the youngest of four children born to Theron and Agnes (Mayberry) Mercer. Glennys graduated from Big Springs High School. On January 4, 1959, Glennys married Gerry Lee Schilling at Big Springs. The couple made...
Charlzie Marie Treece
Sep 8, 2017
CHARLZIE MARIE TREECE, 91 of Wallace, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home. Charlzie was born October 26, 1925, at Loco, Texas to James M. and Adron B. (Hazard) Gibson. On December 28, 1942, Charlzie married Leon Treece. The couple made their home in Dallas, Texas where Charlzie worked as a medical assistant and bookkeeping. Later,...
Lawrence Gardner
Aug 31, 2017
LAWRENCE EARL GARDNER, 81 of Wallace, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Lawrence was born March 26, 1936 in Denver, CO to Floyd and Marcella (Gadell) Gardner. He lived in the Denver area for most of his life. He worked in the construction field for many years until he landed a job with...
Helen A. May
Aug 19, 2017
HELEN A. MAY, 87 of Grant, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on August 19, 2017, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Helen was born April 17, 1930, at Omaha, Nebraska as the 3rd of 6 children to Joseph and Ruby (Mason) Pike. Helen attended Omaha South High School before entering the nursing program at the University...
Sonya R. Study
Aug 15, 2017
SONYA R. STUDY, 42 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Madonna Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Facility in Lincoln. Sonya was born September 22, 1974, at Sidney, Nebraska to Louis and Cheri (Beisner) Study. She was the second child between Louis and Cheri. Sonya was diagnosed at the age of 2 as developmentally disabled and was not predicted...
David G. Ritesman
Aug 8, 2017
DAVID G. RITESMAN, 71 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. David was born September 15, 1945 at Golden, Colorado to Glen and Shirley Ritesman. He graduated from Lakewood High School. In 1966, David entered the United States Army, where he served in Vietnam. Following his discharge in 1968, he moved back...



