Obituaries

Evelyn Maxine Queen

Evelyn Maxine Queen

Nov 23, 2013

Evelyn Maxine Queen, 86, of Lisco passed away on Saturday morning, November 23, 2013 at her home in Lisco.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the Lisco Presbyterian Church with Pastor Duane Dunwoody officiating. Burial will be in the Lisco Memorial Cemetery.Visitation will be held one hour before services at the church.Holechek Funeral Home...

Sophia Marie Nielsen

Sophia Marie Nielsen

Nov 23, 2013

Marie Nielsen, 89, of Potter, Nebraska passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska.Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday, November 30, 2013 in the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Rev. Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery.Memorials have been established to the Potter Historical Foundation and...

Frank R. Valla, Jr.

Frank R. Valla, Jr.

Nov 22, 2013

Frank R. Valla, Jr., 81 of Lodgepole, Nebraska died Friday afternoon, November 22, 2013 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell with Father Michael McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery north...

Alice E. Higgins

Alice E. Higgins

Nov 22, 2013

Alice Higgins, 101 of Chappell, Nebraska died Friday morning, November 22, 2013 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Chappell United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ezekiel Koech and Pastor Rod Wright officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. A...

Verna Olsen

Verna Olsen

Nov 22, 2013

Verna Olsen, 79, of Oshkosh passed away on Friday morning, November 22, 2013 at the Garden County Health Services Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date.Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Olsen family.Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at...

Joanna "Joan" Spoeneman

Joanna "Joan" Spoeneman

Nov 19, 2013

Joanna “Joan” Elaine Spoeneman, 87, a longtime Lewellen resident, passed away Tuesday evening, November 19, 2013, in Scottsbluff, NE. A celebration of her life will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Lewellen with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating. Interment will be at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska, on Tuesday at 3:00...

Phyllis Shunk

Phyllis Shunk

Nov 17, 2013

Phyllis Jo (Phid) Groshart Shunk -- lover of poetry, theater, and literature -- died Sunday, November 17, just six days after her beloved husband Delwyn (Del) E. Shunk passed away. She was 90 years old.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Chappell with Pastor Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will...

Kathryn Roberts

Kathryn Roberts

Nov 16, 2013

Kathryn Roberts, 87, of Lewellen passed away Saturday morning, November 16, 2013 at the Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital in Denver.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Oshkosh United Methodist Church with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen.Visitation will be held on Friday from 1:00 p.m. to...

Edward J. Brauer

Edward J. Brauer

Nov 13, 2013

Edward J. Brauer, 87 of Sidney, Nebraska passed away Wednesday evening, November 13, 2013 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, November 16, 2013 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....

Jann M. Lawler

Jann M. Lawler

Nov 12, 2013

Janetta Mae Lawler left this life to join our Lord and Savior on Monday, Nov. 12, 2013 at her home surrounded by family after a long, brave and hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She accepted that it was God’s plan and never backed down from the challenge of winning her battle. A Celebration of life service will be held...

Delwyn Eugene Shunk

Delwyn Eugene Shunk

Nov 11, 2013

Delwyn Shunk, 90 of Chappell, Nebraska died early Monday morning, November 11, 2013 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Thursday, November 14, 2013 in the Chappell United Methodist Church with Pastor Ezekiel Koech officiating, where Delwyn has been a member since 1936. Burial will follow in Chappell Cemetery. Friends may...

Donna M. Rush

Donna M. Rush

Nov 5, 2013

Donna Rush, 79 of Sidney, Nebraska died Tuesday afternoon, November 5, 2013 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, November 9, 2013 in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with the Rev. Dr. Dixie Voss Anders officiating. Services will conclude at the church with inurnment at a later date. Memorials...

Vern Otto Brauer

Vern Otto Brauer

Nov 2, 2013

Vern Otto Brauer, Sr., 74, of Anderson, Texas and a former Sidney resident died Saturday morning, Novermber 2, 2013, at Tomball Regional Hospital in Tomball, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 am Friday, November 8, 2013, in the Trinity Lutheran Church, South Divide south of Sidney with Pastor Daniel Larson officiating. Burialt will follow in the South Divide...

Calvin J. Shandy

Calvin J. Shandy

Nov 1, 2013

Calvin James Shandy, 70, of Lewellen, passed away at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala on Friday afternoon, November 1, 2013. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating.Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation at the funeral home. Family and...

Ruth R. Heine

Ruth R. Heine

Oct 23, 2013

Ruth R. Heine, 100 of Gurley, Nebraska died Wednesday afternoon, October 23, 2013 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 26, 2013 in the United Church of the Plains, Presbyterian site in Dalton, Nebraska with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in the Dalton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Viola Kriesel

Viola Kriesel

Oct 23, 2013

Viola Kriesel (Mrs. Fred), 92 a longtime resident of Gurley, Nebraska went to be with her Lord on Wednesday afternoon, October 23, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Trinity site of the United Church of the Plains in Dalton, Nebraska with Pastor Eric...

Shirley Bartling

Shirley Bartling

Oct 19, 2013

Shirley Bartling, 90, of Oshkosh passed away late Saturday evening, October 19, 2013 at the Garden County Health Services Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2013 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Sarah Cordray officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m....

Elizabeth "Ibs" Young

Elizabeth "Ibs" Young

Oct 19, 2013

Elizabeth “Ibs” Young, 78 of Sidney, Nebraska, the owner of KSID Radio was diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer on September 27, 2013. She returned home on Hospice on October 3rd, and passed peacefully in her home on October 19, 2013 just before a beautiful sunrise, and with all of her children at her side. Graveside services will be held at...

James "Jim" Hamilton

James "Jim" Hamilton

Oct 8, 2013

James William “Jim” Hamilton, 54, of Oshkosh, Nebraska went very peacefully to be in the arms of Jesus Tuesday morning, October 8, 2013 at his home with Martha by his side. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Oshkosh Assembly of God Church with Pastor Maynard McCarthy and Raymond Hain officiating.A memorial has...

John "Pat" Patrick McGinley

John "Pat" Patrick McGinley

Oct 7, 2013

John Patrick (Pat) McGinley, 88, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013, at the Garden County Health Services Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Oshkosh with Father Michael McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh Cemetery. A rosary will...