Obituaries

Barbara Nerud

Barbara Nerud

Aug 29, 2012

Barbara Jeanne Nerud, 81, of Oshkosh, passed away Wednesday morning, August 29, 2012 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Oshkosh with the Bishop Scott Barker and Reverend Christine Planz of the St. George's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Ash Hollow...

Lois Betty Jean McConkey

Lois Betty Jean McConkey

Aug 26, 2012

Lois Betty Jean McConkey, 85, of Oshkosh, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Garden County Health Services Hospital in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Sarah Cordray officiating. Interment will follow in Antelope Valley Cemetery northeast of Oshkosh. Visitation will be held one...

Agnes "Mae" Nygren

Agnes "Mae" Nygren

Aug 11, 2012

Agnes “Mae” Nygren, 95, of Oshkosh, passed away Saturday morning August 11, 2012 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. There are no formal services planned at this time. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation at the funeral home. Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com. A memorial...

George C. Bartels, Jr.

George C. Bartels, Jr.

Aug 9, 2012

George C. Bartels, Jr. 83 of Moore, Oklahoma and a former Gurley area resident died Thursday morning, August 9, 2012 at his home in Moore, with his family at his side.A visitation for family and friends will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. Burial with military rites...

Vera Mae Hoppes

Vera Mae Hoppes

Aug 4, 2012

Vera Hoppes, 91 of Cheyenne, Wyoming and a former Sidney resident died early Saturday morning, August 4, 2012 at the Cheyenne Health Care Center in Cheyenne. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 14, 2012 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with the Rev. Thomas Hyde of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment will follow...

Georgia Rittenhouse

Georgia Rittenhouse

Aug 4, 2012

Georgia Rittenhouse, 94, of Lewellen, passed away Saturday evening August 4, 2012 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Community Wesleyan Church in Lewellen with Pastor Lynn Lutz officiating. Burial will follow in the Ash Creek Cemetery near Lewellen. Visitation will be held from 1:00...

Addie Mildred Knutson

Addie Mildred Knutson

Aug 1, 2012

Mildred Knutson, 93 of Bayard, Nebraska and a former Dalton resident died Wednesday afternoon, August 1, 2012 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, August 6, 2012 in the Trinity Lutheran location of the United Church of the Plains in Dalton with Pastor Eric Alm officiating. Burial will be in...

Joan Brunt

Joan Brunt

Jul 30, 2012

Joan Brunt, 85, of Lewellen, died Monday afternoon, July 30, 2012, at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Lewellen with Pastor Ezekiel Koech officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen. Cremation has taken place and there will...

Donald E. Collins

Donald E. Collins

Jul 29, 2012

Donald Collins, 85 of Dalton, Nebraska died Sunday morning, July 29, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dalton with Father Dave Rykwalder officiating. Inurnment with military rites will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday in the...

Marvin Grace

Marvin Grace

Jul 22, 2012

Marvin Dale Grace, 76, of Lewellen, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen with Pastor Duane Dunwoody officiating. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation at the funeral home. A memorial...

Sunny Bundren

Sunny Bundren

Jul 16, 2012

Sunny Bundren, 68 of Lewellen, Nebraska died Monday afternoon, July 16, 2012 at the Garden County Health Services Hospital in Oshkosh. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are planned. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Sunny Gene Bundren, the son of Guy and Lois (Arnold) Bundren was born February 17,...

Andrew "Andy" Meyer

Andrew "Andy" Meyer

Jul 10, 2012

Andrew “Andy” Meyer, 81, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the Garden County Health Services Hospital in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Kerry Johnson and Ace Backer officiating. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery near Oshkosh. Visitation will be...

Betty Lou Richstein

Betty Lou Richstein

Jul 1, 2012

Betty Lou Richstein, 83, of Tucson, Arizona passed away Sunday evening July 1, 2012 in Tucson. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday July 10, 2012 at the Church of Christ in Oshkosh with Pastors Jerry Smith and Dave Hallstrom officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00...

J.W. "Bill" Empson

J.W. "Bill" Empson

Jun 26, 2012

J.W. “Bill” Empson, 95 of Chappell, Nebraska died early Tuesday morning, June 26, 2012 at his home in Chappell. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, July 2, 2012 in the Chappell United Methodist Church with Pastor Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Chappell Senior Center or the...

Gerald "Major" Ratcliff

Gerald "Major" Ratcliff

Jun 25, 2012

Gerald Ratcliff, 90 of Chappell, Nebraska and a former Julesburg, Colorado resident died Monday afternoon, June 25, 2012 at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Cremation has taken place. A private family inurnment will be held in the Genoa Cemetery at Genoa, Colorado on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Gerald Clifford Ratcliff, the son of Dan and Ida Jane (Chambers)...

Marion R. Swick

Marion R. Swick

Jun 22, 2012

Marion Swick, 73, of Lodgepole died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care from Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA).Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 6, 2012 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Mark Zalesky officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Following the services, there will be a reception.In lieu...

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

Jun 17, 2012

Mary Catherine Higgins Martin, 93, of Oshkosh, Nebraska passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Lynn Lutz officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home and burial will be in Eastlawn...

Eldora Schubarth

Eldora Schubarth

Jun 2, 2012

Eldora Schubarth, 88 of Sidney, Nebraska died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012 at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, June 8, 2012 in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery south of Sidney.Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M....

Abigail (Linden) Delaney

Abigail (Linden) Delaney

May 22, 2012

Abigail Delaney, 49 of Sidney died Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2012 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 1, 2012 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Pastor Leonard Suhr of the Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Dorwart...

Joyce Walters

Joyce Walters

May 19, 2012

Joyce Walters, 81 of rural Sidney, Nebraska died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 2, 2012 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with the Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Services will conclude at the church. Memorials have been established to the Prairie West...