Obituaries

Pat Wilson

Pat Wilson

Feb 20, 2017

Pat Wilson, 76 of Sidney, Nebraska died early Monday morning, February 20, 2017 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. A visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with the family present. Cremation will follow with inurnment to be held at a later date. Memorials...

Lester L. Becker

Lester L. Becker

Feb 16, 2017

Lester Lewis Becker passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney at the age of 91. Per his request, cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, February 20, 2017 in the Chappell United Methodist Church with Rev. David Abbott officiating....

Donald Veden

Donald Veden

Feb 14, 2017

Donald Lee Veden, age 84, died of natural causes in his home on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Don was born on December 9, 1932 in Ault, Colorado. He previously lived in Greeley, Colorado where he was a part of the faculty at the University of Northern Colorado. He then retired from UNC and moved to Trinidad, Colorado where he raised...

Jack Lane

Jack Lane

Feb 6, 2017

Jack Lane, 89, of Oshkosh passed away Monday morning. February 6, 2017 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell.

Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday. February 10, 2017 at the Oshkosh City Cemetery with Pastor Jeniffer Brand officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials in Jack’s name are suggested to the Miller Memorial Care Center.

Holechek...

Arthur E. Frerichs

Arthur E. Frerichs

Feb 4, 2017

Arthur Frerichs, 79 formerly of Gurley, Nebraska passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska. A memorial service for Art will be held at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp in Sidney, Nebraska on February 18, 2017 starting at 11:00 A.M. with lunch to follow. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the...

Duane Kahl

Duane Kahl

Feb 2, 2017

Duane Kahl left his earthly family on February 2 after an extended illness at Bellevue, NE where he and his wife had moved in November.

Celebrations of his life will be held in St. Patrick’s Church in Sidney on Wednesday, February 8th at 6:00 P.M. for the Rosary and on Thursday, February 9th at 10:30 A.M. for the funeral Mass....

Walter J. Applegate

Walter J. Applegate

Jan 24, 2017

Walter Applegate, 70 of Chappell, Nebraska died Tuesday evening, January 24, 2017 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care in Sidney, Nebraska.

            A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 29, 2017 in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell with Father Matt Koperski officiating. Services will conclude at the church.

            Cremation has been held...

Michael "Mike" Broderick

Michael "Mike" Broderick

Jan 22, 2017

Mike Broderick, 61 of Chappell Nebraska, was called home on January 22, 2017. He passed peacefully at home with family by his side after a strong short battle with cancer. He may have lost the battle, but rest assured, he’s up in heaven B.S.ing with other war guru’s discussing war tactics and strategies. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30...

Muriel A. Glanz

Muriel A. Glanz

Jan 21, 2017

Muriel Adelaide (Waite) Glanz 93 of Sidney, NE died January 21, 2017 at SRMC, Sidney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, January 27, 2017 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Hall officiating. Services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at a...

Dorothy L. Meyer

Dorothy L. Meyer

Jan 17, 2017

Dorothy Meyer, 87 of Sidney, Nebraska died Tuesday morning, January 17, 2017 at her daughter’s home east of Sidney. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be in Fort Collins, Colorado at a later date. Dorothy Lorraine Meyer, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Whitman) Hartung was born March 20, 1929 in Lingle, Wyoming. The family moved to the Ft....

Norma Rhiley

Norma Rhiley

Jan 7, 2017

Norma Rhiley, 94, of Oshkosh passed away early Saturday morning, January 7, 2017 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Rev. Kathy Montira officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.Memorials in Norma's name may be given...

Joseph Dymak, Jr.

Joseph Dymak, Jr.

Jan 6, 2017

Joseph Frank Dymak passed away on his 88th birthday, January 6, 2017, at the Green House Homes at Mirasol in Loveland, Colorado. Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 pm. Thursday January 12, 2017 at Mirasol Senior Living Community/Event Center, 1153 Finch Street, Loveland, CO. 80537 with Chaplain Len Schreiner of Halcyon Hospice officiating. Cremation has taken place and there...

Frances C. Auditore

Frances C. Auditore

Dec 31, 2016

Frances Auditore, 63 of Sidney, Nebraska died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Lutheran Memorial Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home.Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Hall officiating.  Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery....

Lonnie Schmid

Lonnie Schmid

Dec 31, 2016

Lonnie Schmid, 70, of Ogallala passed away Saturday night December 31, 2016 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.Private family services will be held at a later date.Memorials in Lonnie’s name can be made to the family for later designation.Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Schmid family.Lonnie Kenneth Schmid was born on September 12, 1946 in...

Lisa M. Bowker

Lisa M. Bowker

Dec 18, 2016

Lisa Bowker, 51 of Sidney, the wife of James, died Sunday morning at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 22, 2016 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Father Jim Heitoff of St. Patrick's Catholic Church officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home with private family inurnment at...

Gerald Klemke

Gerald Klemke

Dec 4, 2016

Gerald Klemke, 84, of Oshkosh passed away Sunday morning, December 4, 2016 at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 9, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh with Father Matthew Koperski officiating. Burial will be in the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance at a later date.A rosary...

Elaine M. Johnson

Elaine M. Johnson

Dec 3, 2016

Elaine Johnson, 91, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska died Saturday evening, December 3, 2016 at Sloan’s Estates in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 23, 2016 in the United Methodist Church in Chappell, Nebraska with Pastor David Abbott officiating. Services will conclude at the church. Cremation has been held and there is no visitation at the...

Marjorie Myles

Marjorie Myles

Nov 29, 2016

Marjorie Myles, 92, of Oshkosh, formerly of Chappell, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016 at the Regional West Garden County Hospital.A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 a.m, Monday, December 5, 2016 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chappell with Father Matthew Koperski officiating.A vigil prayer service will be held Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with Helen Huska leading...

Gerald (Jerry) Wittrock

Gerald (Jerry) Wittrock

Nov 28, 2016

Gerald (Jerry) Wittrock, 88 of rural Lodgepole, Nebraska passed away November 28, 2016 at his home northwest of Lodgepole. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Gurley, Nebraska with Pastor Wayne Pouppirt officiating. Burial with follow in the Weyerts Cemetery with military rites. Memorials have been established to...

Bernadine Heath

Bernadine Heath

Nov 27, 2016

Bernadine Heath, 89, of Sidney, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2016 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center-Extended Care. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Pastor Jim Gerhold of the Christian Life Center in Sidney officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Rosehill Cemetery...