Obituaries

Goldie Irene Richter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Kathryn McCarville

Kathryn McCarville

Dec 13, 2015

Kathryn Irene McCarville, 92, of Oshkosh passed away early Sunday morning, December 13, 2015 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church with Father Matt Koperski officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Cemetery.Visitation will be held one hour before...

Leon C. Hanson

Leon C. Hanson

Dec 6, 2015

Leon Hanson, 91 of Chappell, Nebraska passed away Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2015 at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg, Colorado. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 12, 2015 in the Chappell Assembly of God Church with Pastor Rich Graeff officiating. Services will conclude at the church with military honors. Cremation has taken place and there...

Katherine Drew

Katherine Drew

Nov 19, 2015

Katherine Marie Wells Albertson was born to Robert Clyde Wells and Lois Marie Davis Wells on April 2, 1949 in Guthrie Oklahoma. Kathy passed away peacefully in her sleep November 19, 2015 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.Kathy lived in Guthrie, Oklahoma until she was three-years-old and moved to Casper, Wyoming when her father took a job with the railroad. Kathy attended St....

Robert Eldon Newell

Robert Eldon Newell

Nov 12, 2015

Robert “Bobby” Eldon Newell, 81, of Earlsboro, OK passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Colonial Estates Nursing Home in Shawnee, OK.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Oshkosh City Cemetery with Pastor Jen Brand officiating.Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh...

Teddy "Ted" Newman

Teddy "Ted" Newman

Nov 12, 2015

Teddy Lee Newman (74) also known as Ted, Honey, Dad, and Grandpa, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 2, 1941 to Benjamin and Dorothy (Bates) Newman, completed his final earthly journey and entered his eternal rest November 12, 2015 at Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell, NE.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at...