Grant, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Grant, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Marion E. Oellermann
Mar 17, 2018
MARION E. OELLERMANN, 90, of Grant, passed away March 17, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Marion was born January 3, 1928, the oldest of three daughters born to Herbert and Esther (Mosel) Boehmer. Marion was baptized at the farm home northwest of Grant as an infant and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Ogallala....
Connie Jo Taylor
Feb 13, 2018
CONNIE JO (LARSEN) TAYLOR, 66 of Grant, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Connie was born August 4, 1951, at Sutherland, Nebraska to Keith and Betty (Shuey) Larsen. She attended rural school in Perkins County before graduating from Grant High School with the class of 1968. Connie attended nursing school in Denver where...
Nancy C. Myler
Jan 16, 2018
NANCY C. MYLER, 81 formerly of Madrid, passed away January 16, 2018 at Aurora, Colorado. Nancy was born November 28, 1936 in Kansas to John and Dova Baessler. She graduated high school on May 13, 1955 in Laverne, Oklahoma. On August 18, 1956, Nancy married Robert Myler in Denver, Colorado. She and Robert lived in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico,...
Doris M. Frerichs
Jan 4, 2018
DORIS MAY FRERICHS, 95 of Grant, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Golden Our's Convalescent Home in Grant. Doris was born April 30, 1922, south of Aurora, Nebraska to Homer and Gertrude (Thornton) Stout as the fifth of eleven children. At the age of four, Doris and her family moved to Perkins County, eventually settling 15 miles south...
Margie E. Rowley
Jan 1, 2018
MARGIE ELNOR ROWLEY, 92 of Grant, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Margie was born December 6, 1925 to James and Elma (Miller) Clark on the family farm in Chase County northwest of Imperial. Growing up on a farm she learned the meaning of hard work doing all the jobs to keep the...
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...



