Obituaries

Gilbert James Berglund

Gilbert James Berglund

May 4, 2011

Gilbert James Berglund, 88, of Lewellen, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala.Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2011 at United Methodist Church in Lewellen with Pastors Ray Weinerman and Clark Bates officiating. Burial will follow in the Ash Hollow Cemetery. Cremation was held and there will be no visitation...

Luetta Fritz

Luetta Fritz

Apr 30, 2011

Luetta Fritz, 97, of Oshkosh, Nebraska passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Oshkosh with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.A memorial has been established in Luetta’s name to...

Beaulah Rosser

Beaulah Rosser

Apr 27, 2011

Beaulah Maxine (Weaver) Rosser, 87, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at her home in Oshkosh.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1:00...

Lila Moffat

Lila Moffat

Apr 25, 2011

Lila Moffat, 75, of Oshkosh, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Garden County Health Services Hospital in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh with Wayne Frass, PMA officiating. Burial will follow in Plum Creek Cemetery near Lewellen. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m....

William "Bill" Menzies

William "Bill" Menzies

Apr 21, 2011

William J. “Bill” Menzies, 90, of Oshkosh, formerly of Empire, CO, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh. At Bill’s request, cremation was held and there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Bill’s name. Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at...

Madelyn Rochlitz

Madelyn Rochlitz

Apr 18, 2011

Madelyn Norma (Nelson) Rochlitz, 87, of Big Springs, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2011 at United Methodist Church in Big Springs with Pastor Joy Savage officiating. Private family burial will be later. Cremation was held and there will be no visitation at...

Virginia Smith

Virginia Smith

Apr 18, 2011

Virginia Belle (Tolle) Smith, of Bridgeport, left us on April 18th, 2011 at the Morrill County Community Hospital at the age of 97 years, 10 months, and 26 days. A service honoring her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Bridgeport with Pastor Jonathan Seng officiating. Inurnment will be held...

Ralph W. Yoder

Ralph W. Yoder

Apr 13, 2011

Ralph Yoder, 90 of Brule, Nebraska and a former Chappell resident died Wednesday morning, April 13, 2011 at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, Nebraska.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Saturday, April 16, 2011 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Chappell, Nebraska with Pastor Art Roth officiating. Burial will follow in the Mennonite Cemetery east of Chappell.A memorial...

Gerald "Jerry" Dennis

Gerald "Jerry" Dennis

Apr 11, 2011

GERALD (Jerry) DENNIS died Monday, April 11, 2011 in Oshkosh. He was 76 years old. His sister, Sondra, Denver; his brother, Jim (Lan), Calif.; his nieces; Allison Lobato-Brunko (Wesley), Denver, Therese Shepherd (Kerry)Phoenix, Monica Stamper (Kirk),Denver, in addition, Jerry has a niece, Jeannie, Corpus Christi, TX., and a nephew, Jim Dennis, CA. We all mourn his death. He was born...

Neal Fornander

Neal Fornander

Apr 9, 2011

Neal Fornander, 94 of Chappell, Nebraska completed his life journey Saturday morning, April 9, 2011 at the Memorial Health Center in Sidney. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in the Berea Lutheran Church northeast of Chappell with Pastor Sarah Cordray officiating. Burial will follow in the Berea Cemetery. Memorials in Neal’s...

Barbara "Barb" Moffat

Barbara "Barb" Moffat

Apr 8, 2011

Barbara “Barb” Moffat, 61, of Oshkosh, Nebraska passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 in Oshkosh, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church with Father Neal Nollette officiating. Rosary service will be at 7:00 P.M. Monday evening at the church. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.A...

Alvin (Al) Narjes

Alvin (Al) Narjes

Apr 5, 2011

Alvin Narjes, 88 of Sidney, Nebraska died early Tuesday morning, April 5, 2011 at the Memorial Health Center, Extended Care in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 8, 2011 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, South Divide with Pastor Daniel Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials have been established to The...

William M. Holz

William M. Holz

Apr 3, 2011

William (Bill) Holz, 95 of Sidney died early Sunday evening, April 3, 2011 at the Memorial Health Center in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 9, 2011 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Eric Meissner officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the education...

Norreen "Beany" Barker

Norreen "Beany" Barker

Mar 27, 2011

Norreen “Beany” Barker, 46 of Sidney, Nebraska died Sunday morning, March 27, 2011 at her home in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 31, 2011 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Pastor Douglas Peirce of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the...

Patsy Draper

Patsy Draper

Mar 25, 2011

Patsy Draper, 85 of Dalton, Nebraska died early Friday morning, March 25, 2011 at the Memorial Health Center in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in the United Church of the Plains, Presbyterian site in Dalton with Pastors Leon “Bud” Gillespie and Donna Herman officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in...

Jim Dotson

Jim Dotson

Mar 22, 2011

Jim Dotson, 83 of Lodgepole, Nebraska passed away early Tuesday morning, March 22, 2011 at the Memorial Health Center, Extended Care in Sidney. Jim fought a noble battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, March 25, 2011 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Pastor Thomas Hyde officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Ilene F. Rahe

Ilene F. Rahe

Mar 21, 2011

Ilene Rahe, 80 of Chappell, Nebraska died late Monday afternoon, March 21, 2011 at the Sedgwick County Nursing Home in Julesburg, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, March 26, 2011 in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chappell with Pastors Daniel Larson and Gary...

Wilma L. Ross

Wilma L. Ross

Mar 21, 2011

Wilma L. Ross, 89, of Merino, Colorado and a former Sidney resident died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Sterling, Colorado. The family will be greeting friends for a time of remembrance between 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. Memorials have been established to any Veteran’s Organization or the Donor’s...

Sidney A. Diffendaffer

Sidney A. Diffendaffer

Mar 18, 2011

Sidney Diffendaffer, 84 of Lodgepole, Nebraska died Friday morning, March 18, 2011 at the Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center in Denver, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, March 24, 2011 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney, Nebraska with Pastor Joe Gremore and Rev. Anne Jernberg of the Calvary Baptist Church of Denver officiating. Burial with...

Carter J. Vogler

Carter J. Vogler

Mar 14, 2011

Carter Vogler, 85 of Sidney, Nebraska passed away Monday morning, March 14, 2011 at the Village at Regional West in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday March 18, 2011 in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Art Faesser officiating. Rosary service will be at 7:00 P.M. Thursday evening at the church....