Obituaries
Kathleen Sun
Feb 25, 2016
Kathleen R. Sun, 88 of Oshkosh, NE. passed away on Feb. 25 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s.Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 4, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh with Father Matthew Koperski officiating. Burial of the ashes will be later in Rawlins, Wyoming.Cremation has...
Dorothy J. Stein
Feb 21, 2016
Dorothy Jean Stein, 85 of Sidney, Nebraska passed away early Sunday morning, February 21, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, February 25, 2016 in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood...
Dennis Montira, Sr.
Feb 20, 2016
Dennis Carlos Montra, Sr. 67, of rural Chappell died unexpectedly and peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 20 at home. Memorial services will be held at Berea Lutheran Church in rural Chappell, NE on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial services will also be held at First Lutheran Church in Blair NE on Saturday, March 5 at 11:00. Dennis' cremains will...
Evelyn R. Travis
Feb 19, 2016
Evelyn Travis, 93 of Cheyenne, Wyoming and a longtime Sidney, Nebraska resident died Friday morning, February 19, 2016 at Life Care of Cheyenne. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with the Rev. Tom Waddell officiating. Burial will follow in the Dix Cemetery south of Dix, Nebraska....
Calvin C. Larson
Feb 17, 2016
Calvin Larson, 85 of Lewiston, Montana passed away February 17, 2016 at the Central Montana Medical Center surrounded by his wife, family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 22, 2016 in the Prairie West ELCA/UMC Church in Potter, Nebraska with Pastors Betsy Galloway-Carew, Wayne Rhodes and Tyler Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Goldie Irene Richter
Feb 16, 2016
Goldie Irene Richter, 88, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Tuesday February 16, 2016 at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, Nebraska.Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Dale Fischer of the Hope Baptist Church in Sutherland officiating. Burial will be in the Oshkosh...
Eugene Reichman
Feb 10, 2016
Eugene Elmer Reichman, 83, of Chappell, and formerly of Garden County, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Assembly of God Church in Chappell, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Chappell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until...
Jean McCormick
Feb 9, 2016
Jean Marie McCormick, 90, lifelong Lewellen resident, passed away Tuesday afternoon February 9, 2016 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Cremation has taken place and memorial graveside services will be held at a later date.Memorials may be given to the Garden County Health Services Foundation- Nursing Home.Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the McCormick...
Rex Beam
Feb 5, 2016
Rex Beam, 59, of Lewellen passed away at his home on Friday, February 5, 2016.Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Lewellen Tiger Den with Pastor Jeniffer Brand officiating and Masonic Rites provided by Oshkosh Lodge #286. Burial will follow in the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen.Cremation has taken place and there...
Marie Keenan
Feb 1, 2016
Marie Baird was born on June 12, 1922 in a sod house on the Baird homestead in rural Garden County. She was the last of eleven children born to Bert (Burton) George and Lena (Helena Dresp) Baird. She attended several Garden County rural schools. During the depression years between 1933 and 1936, she did not attend school in order to...
Larry Fay Williams
Jan 28, 2016
A memorial service for Larry Fay Williams, 66 of Chappell will be at 1:00, Saturday, February 6th, 2016 at the Holechek Funeral Home at 6th & Lincoln Street in Chappell. Rev. David Abbott of the Methodist Church will be officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Larry passed away Thursday, January 28th, 2016 in Loveland, CO. Larry Fay was...
Jack Gemmell
Jan 26, 2016
Jack Gemmell, 91 of Sidney, Nebraska and a longtime Ogallala resident died Tuesday morning, January 26, 2016 at his home in Sidney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, January 30, 2016 in the St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ogallala with Father Bryan Ernest officiating. Burial will follow in the Ogallala Cemetery with military rites....
Deborah Johnson
Jan 26, 2016
Deborah Devon Johnson, 58, of Hastings passed away at her home on January 26, 2016.Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Brenda Tophoj, PMA officiating. Burial will be later in the Ash Hollow Cemetery.There will be no visitation.Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the...
Benjamyn LesLee Bruns
Jan 24, 2016
Benjamyn Bruns, 29, of Texas passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 in Texas.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, January 29th, 2016 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Kathy Montira officiating A Celebration of Life will follow at the Eagles in Oshkosh from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Cremation has...
Richard "Todd" Jackson
Jan 17, 2016
Richard Todd Jackson “Todd”, 52, of Oshkosh, formerly of Mitchell, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday evening, January 17, 2016.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2015 at the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church with Pastor Maynard McCarthy officiating. Private family burial will follow in Minatare.Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to...
Sherri L. Day
Jan 17, 2016
Sherri Day, 49 of Sidney, Nebraska died Sunday morning, January 17, 2016 at her home in Sidney. Cremation has taken place and there will be no local services. Inurnment of her cremains will take place in Florida at a later date. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Sherri Lynn Day, the daughter...
Shirley M. Yanney
Jan 9, 2016
Shirley Mae Yanney, 85, of Lodgepole, Nebraska passed away peacefully on January 9, 2016 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday January 16, 2016 at The United Methodist Church in Lodgepole. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. A viewing will be held at...
Howard D. Russell
Jan 4, 2016
Howard Russell, 87 of Chappell, Nebraska died Monday morning, January 4, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled. Howard Dewayne Russell, one of eight children born to Robert and Ivy (Wright) Russell was born November 10, 1928 at Scott City, Kansas. He grew up and received his education in...
Thad Holly
Jan 3, 2016
Thad Holly, 47 of Sidney, Nebraska died Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2016 at the Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Services will conclude at the church with military flag presentation by the U.S. Navy...
Donald "Don" Marsh
Dec 28, 2015
Donald “Don” Marsh, 91, of Oshkosh, passed away early Monday morning, December 28, 2015 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December31, 2015 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Brenda Tophoj, PMA officiating. Burial will follow at the Antelope Valley Cemetery near Oshkosh with military honors....