Obituaries
Doris I. McFee
Feb 11, 2015
Doris McFee, 86 of Chappell, Nebraska died Wednesday evening, February 11, 2015 at the Sterling Regional Medical Center in Sterling, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Chappell United Methodist Church with Rev. Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00...
Joseph Charles Woolery
Feb 5, 2015
Joseph Charles Woolery, 83, of Oshkosh passed away on the morning of his birthday, Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Oshkosh City Cemetery with Pastor Jeniffer Brand of the Oshkosh United Methodist Church officiating. Masonic rites will be provided...
Roma Rogers
Feb 5, 2015
Roma Rogers, 75, of Oshkosh passed away on Thursday afternoon, February 5, 2015 at the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday February 11, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Jeniffer Brand and Ann Bairn, PMA officiating. Burial will follow in the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen.Visitation...
Howard T. Atkins
Feb 3, 2015
Howard Atkins, 84 of Sidney, died Tuesday morning, February 3, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has taken place. Private family inurnment has taken place at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. A memorial service in Bakersfield, California will be held at a later date. A memorial has been established in Howard’s name to the First United Methodist Church...
Burton "Burt" Guenin
Jan 29, 2015
Burton Guenin, 81, of Chappell passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Chappell with Reverend Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will follow at Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen at 12:15 p.m.Visitation will be held on...
Betty L. Locke
Jan 26, 2015
Betty Locke, 76 of Chappell, Nebraska died Monday morning, January 26, 2015 at her daughter's home in Chappell.Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time.Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell assisted the family with the cremation.
Pauline R. Vass
Jan 25, 2015
Pauline (Sauer) Vass formerly of Chappell, Nebraska died Sunday January 25, 2015 at the Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, January 29, 2015 in the Methodist Church in Chappell, Nebraska with Rev Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will follow in the Chappell Cemetery.Friends may call from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at...
Florence S. Elliott
Jan 16, 2015
Florence Elliott, 94 of Sidney, Nebraska died Friday morning, January 16, 2015 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Friends who wish can sign the register book at the Holechek Funeral home on Tuesday. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in...
Celeste J. Wingate
Jan 12, 2015
Celeste Wingate, 64 of Chappell, Nebraska died Monday, January 12, 2015 at the Sedgwick County Health Center Hospital in Julesburg, Colorado. Cremation has taken place with memorial services to be held at a later date. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell assisted the family with the cremation. Celeste Jeanne Wingate, the daughter of Lester and Carol (Baker) Trembley was...
Ida Schwartz
Jan 12, 2015
Ida Elizabeth Schwartz, 99, of Oshkosh, NE, passed away while a resident of the Regional West Garden County Nursing Home on Monday, January 12, 2015, three months and 16 days short of her 100th birthday. A funeral service will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10:30 AM. PMA Brenda Tophoj will officiate. Burial...
Bonnie Sutton
Jan 8, 2015
Bonnie Sutton, 87, a longtime resident of Sidney, Nebraska passed away late Thursday evening, January 8, 2015 surrounded by her family at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with the Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Burial will follow in...
Mary Louise Stockham
Jan 4, 2015
Mary Louise Stockham, 91 of Cheyenne, Wyoming and a former Chappell resident died Sunday evening, January 4, 2015 at the V.A. Medical Center in Cheyenne. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 10, 2015 in the Chappell Assembly of God church with Pastor Rich Graeff officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Chappell Cemetery with military rites. Memorials...
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...



