Obituaries
Berton Akeson
Jan 2, 2015
Berton Terry Akeson, Sr., age 84,formerly of Chappell, Nebraska passed away peacefully in his home in Warrensburg, Missouri on January 2, 2015. It was his 55th Wedding Anniversary.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 8, 2015 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Chappell. A visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Burial will follow...
Donna Pebley
Dec 31, 2014
Donna Pebley, 80 of Chappell, Nebraska died Wednesday morning, December 31, 2914 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Cremation has taken place and services are planned for a later date, with details to be announced prior to services. Donna Carlson Pebley was born March 25, 1934 at home on the Frank Carlson homestead to Alvin and Velma (Johnson)...
Harold "Lee" Madison
Dec 29, 2014
Harold Lee Madison, 85, of Oshkosh, passed away on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2014 at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the Lisco Presbyterian Church with Pastor Duane Dunwoody officiating. Burial will follow at the Lisco West Cemetery.Visitation will be one hour before services at the...
Norris Tophoj
Dec 29, 2014
Norris Tophoj, 74, of Oshkosh passed away on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2014 at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Brenda Tophoj, PMA officiating. Burial will follow in the Berea Lutheran Cemetery south of Oshkosh.
Visitation will...
Frances Ann Block
Dec 27, 2014
Frances Ann Block, age 82 of Lodgepole, Nebraska passed peacefully into the loving arms of our Lord on Saturday, December 27, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family after a heroic battle with cancer.Memorial services for Frances Ann Block will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole, Nebraska on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 10:30 am. There...
Bruce A. Merrick
Dec 18, 2014
Bruce Aaron Merrick, born February 11, 1925, passed peacefully from this world to the next on December 18, 2014.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Monday, December 29, 2014 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney, Nebraska. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery with military rites.Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until service time on Monday at the...
Thomas M. Hovorka
Dec 14, 2014
Tom Hovorka, 81 of Chappell, Nebraska and a former Sidney resident died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial graveside services and inurnment with military rites will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, January 3, 2015 in the Hillside Cemetery...
Jerry D. Stutzman
Nov 18, 2014
Jerry Stutzman 64, of Chappell, Nebraska died Tuesday evening of November 18, 2014 at Scottsbluff Regional West Medical Center. Graveside Services will be held Friday, November 21, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.in Chappell Cemetery with Pastor Daniel Larson officiating of the Zion Lutheran Church There will be no visitation at the funeral home. A memorial has been established at the Points...
Robert (Bob) Roy Willis
Nov 17, 2014
Robert Roy “Bob” Willis, 86, of Sidney, died, Monday, November 17, 2014 at his son’s home in Riverton, Wyoming. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 24th at the First United Methodist Church in Sidney, Nebraska with Rev Tom Hyde officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held 9:30 a.m. until service time...
Charles Emory Cook
Nov 11, 2014
Charles E. Cook Charles E. Cook 66 of Potter died Tuesday evening, November 11, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are planned.You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhome.com. Charles Cook was born in February 13, 1948 to the Naomi and David Cook in Kansas City,...
Edwin P. Fehringer
Nov 2, 2014
Ed Fehringer of Colorado Springs died November 2, 2014 after a brief illness. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 8, 2014 in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell, Nebraska with Father Antony Thekkekara officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. A rosary will be said at 7:00 P.M. Friday...
Alice DeWitt
Oct 28, 2014
Alice DeWitt, 89, of Oshkosh passed away on Tuesday evening, October 28, 2014 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Maynard McCarthy of the Assembly of God Church in Oshkosh officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Velma M. Jacobs
Oct 27, 2014
Velma Jacobs, 97 of Sidney, Nebraska and a longtime Chappell resident died early Monday evening, October 27, 2014, one day short of her 98th birthday, at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, November 3, 2014 in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell with Father Antony Thekkekara officiating....
Elizabeth "Beth" Keenan
Oct 26, 2014
Elizabeth J. (Brott) Keenan died on October 26, 2014, at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home. Beth, as she preferred to be called, was born on May 25, 1930, in Thedford, Nebraska, to Herbert and Bessie Brott. She was united in marriage to Verne D. Keenan on November 24, 1949, and joined her husband on the Keenan ranch northeast...
Judith A. (Judy) Waterson
Oct 26, 2014
Judith A, (Judy) Waterson, 77, died peacefully on October 26, 2014 at her home in Turlock, California. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 20, 2015 in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with Rev. Tom Waddell officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society,...
Burton "Burt" Fisher
Oct 21, 2014
Burton Fisher, 83, of Lewellen, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 am MST on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Holechek Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Lauber of the Community Wesleyan Church of Lewellen officiating. Burial will be held at 3:00 CST at...
Bernadine E. Hovorka
Oct 21, 2014
Bernadine Hovorka, 85 of Chappell, Nebraska and a former Sidney resident passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 21, 2014 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial graveside services and inurnment will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 8, 2014 in the Hillside Cemetery at Julesburg,...
Bernice (Foran) Beebe
Oct 15, 2014
Bernice (Foran) Beebe, 81 of Sidney, Nebraska died Wednesday morning, October 15, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 18, 2014 in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney with Rev. Thomas Hyde of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Memorials have been established to Sidney Regional Medical Center Hospice or...
Raymond Franzen
Oct 12, 2014
Ray Franzen, 83 of Sidney, Nebraska died Sunday morning, October 12, 2014 at the Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, October 17, 2014 in the Weyerts Immanuel Luther Church east of Gurley, Nebraska with Pastor Eric Alm officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the Weyerts Cemetery. Memorials have...
Myron Schwartz
Oct 11, 2014
Myron Schwartz, 90 of Chappell, Nebraska passed away late Saturday evening, October 11, 2014 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Friday, October 17, 2014 in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chappell with Pastor Daniel Larson officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. Memorials have been established...