Obituaries

Darrell Morrow

Darrell Morrow

Apr 30, 2026

Darrell Morrow, 70, of Lewellen passed away Thursday, April 30, 2025 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln.

Services are pending and will be posted when available.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Morrow family.

David Geiger

David Geiger

Apr 30, 2026

David Geiger, 72, of Lewellen, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the Imperial Manor in Imperial.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 am MST Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh.  Burial will be held at 3:00 pm CST in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, Nebraska.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is...

Neale "Pete" Petersen

Neale "Pete" Petersen

Apr 15, 2026

Neale Duane "Pete" Petersen, 90, of Oshkosh, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center.

A rosary service will begin at 10:30 am Monday, April 20, 2026 with a Mass of Christian Burial to immediately follow at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Oshkosh. Services will conclude at the church.

Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Damoth Goforth

Damoth Goforth

Apr 11, 2026

Damoth Jane Goforth, 86, of Oklahoma passed away Satuday, April 11, 2026 in Oklahoma.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, April 16, 2026 at the Chappell Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Ovid Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell is serving the Goforth family.

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Judith Storer

Judith Storer

Apr 8, 2026

Judith Carol Storer (White), 82, currently of San Antonio, TX, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. 

Judy was born in Bell Gardens, CA, on September 13, 1943, to George and Alice White. The family eventually settled in Sidney, NE, where she was active in church and played the organ. While attending Sidney HS, Judy participated in band and pep...

Myron "Punk" Batt

Myron "Punk" Batt

Apr 7, 2026

Myron "Punk" Batt, 90, of Lisco passed away early Tuesday morning, April 7, 2026 at the Heritage Estates in Gering.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2026 at the Lisco Presbyterian Church with Pastor Darren Emerick officiating. Burial will follow in the Lisco Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.

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Doris Fischer

Doris Fischer

Apr 5, 2026

Doris died in her sleep on Easter Sunday April 5th at the age of 92.

There will be a Celebration of Life for her at the Tiger Den in Lewellen on Monday, May 4th at 12:00 followed by a graveside service at Plum Creek Cemetery. The public is welcome to join the family for the Celebration of Life for Doris. Lunch...

Helen Huska

Helen Huska

Apr 3, 2026

Helen Norita Huska, 83, passed away peacefully at home Friday, April 3, 2026.

Viewing and Rosary will be Monday, April 13 at 10:00 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chappell, NE, immediately followed by a Mass of Christian Burial led by Father Bryan Ernest and Deacon Dixon Powers.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Huska family.

Family and friends can...

Julia Ochoa

Julia Ochoa

Mar 31, 2026

Julia Ochoa, 92, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday morning, March 31, 2026 at the Garden County Health Services Hospital in Oshkosh.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Maynard McCarthy officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Broadwater.

Services will...

James Callihan

James Callihan

Mar 17, 2026

James William Callihan born on January 25th, 1943 in Pickaway County Ohio to Delmer and Georgie (Wheeler) Callihan, passed away at Garden County Nursing Home on March 17th, 2026. He was 83 years old. Jim was one of eight children.

Jim was a young man when he moved to Clyde Kansas where he met his first wife. To this union was...

Riggin Paul Epp

Riggin Paul Epp

Mar 16, 2026

Riggin Paul Epp, 41, of Lisco passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 16, 2026 at his home.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at the Evergreen Cemeterty north of Lisco with Brenda Tophoj, PMA officiating.

Visitation will be held Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh.

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Gary Kanter

Gary Kanter

Mar 11, 2026

Gary Kanter, 79, of Chappell and Maine, passed away at his home in Maine on March 11, 2026 under the care of his wife, Janet.

Memorial services and burial are being planned for later this spring at the Berea Lutheran Church and will be announced when available.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell is serving the Karter family.

Family and friends can...

James "Jim" Peterson

James "Jim" Peterson

Mar 1, 2026

James “Jim” Scott Peterson, 59, of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on March 1, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 21, 2026, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Nebraska, with interment to follow at Antelope Valley Cemetery north of Oshkosh.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to assist with funeral...

Betty Tophoj

Betty Tophoj

Mar 1, 2026

Betty Tophoj, 102, of Oshkosh passed away Sunday morning, March 1, 2026 at the Garden County Health Services Nursing Home.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2026 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church with Pastor Scotty Ray officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 3:00 to 6:00 pm Wednesday at the Holechek-Bondegard...

Linda Kleist

Linda Kleist

Feb 26, 2026

Linda Louise Thelander Kleist age 80 of Ovid, CO, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at Sedgwick County Health Center.

A memorial graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at the Oshkosh City Cemetery.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Kleist family.

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Carl Snell

Carl Snell

Feb 19, 2026

Carl L. Snell, 74, of Chappell, Nebraska passed away February 19th, 2026 at Sedgwick County Hospital. The family was present when Carl passed away.

Carl enjoyed hunting and fishing with his boys and grandkids. He enjoyed sharing his love of auto mechanics with his sons.

Carl was the youngest son of Verling and Ferne L. (Newman) Snell. He was born in Wood...

Gail Dykman

Gail Dykman

Feb 10, 2026

Gail Dykman was called home into the presence of her Lord & Savior on February 10, 2026.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh and Chappell is in charge of arrangements & cremation has taken place. Private graveside services have taken place.

Gail was born in the Taylor hospital in Sidney on March 13th 1941. Her parents were Donald Edwin Erickson and Doris (Thurston)...

Arthur Breazeale

Arthur Breazeale

Feb 10, 2026

Arthur Ray Breazeale, 64, of Chappell, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at home on February 10th, 2026.

Art was born May 18, 1961, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Orville and Helen Breazeale. He had fond memories as a child of growing up in Cheyenne around lots of family. He graduated from high school in Cheyenne before serving his country in the United States...

Eugene Schroeder

Eugene Schroeder

Feb 4, 2026

Eugene Lynn Schroeder, (COACH) 80, of Lewellen, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in his home on February 4, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born on December 30, 1945, to Roy and Dorothy Schroeder, Gene was the cherished son and only brother to his sister Deloris (Dee)Schroeder (Stevens). He grew up on the family farm, graduating from Shelton High...

William "Bill" Easter

William "Bill" Easter

Jan 11, 2026

Join us in a celebration of life for William Easter. It will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 23, 2026 at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Chappell (Corner of 5th and Lincoln) with Pastor Rich Graeff officiating.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell is serving the...