Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Wm. J. Pinkley, 76, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to express their condolences and share stories with the family. Memorials have been established to the family. The services for Wm. have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Wm. John Pinkley was born in Greeley, Colorado on October 29, 1944, the son of Frank...
Melvin C. Fornstrom, 87, of Pine Bluffs died at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pine Bluffs with Father Kevin Koch officiating. Burial was in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, September 6, from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball, NE. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and stories for the family....
Virginia M. Fuller, 76, of Bushnell, died in Denver on Saturday, August 20, 2021. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Devota Burry officiating. Inurnment will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 2:00 CST at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Virginia's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family....
Wayne Elliott, 62, formerly of Dix, died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Cremation has been held and memorial services are pending at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. A complete obituary will be published in next week’s edition of the Observer....
Nancy L. Peters was born June 10, 1954, to Alice N. (Rubottom) and Edward F. Stanton in Alliance, Nebraska. She was the oldest of four children. Nancy attended Alliance public schools and completed 11th grade before meeting and marrying Lavern D. Peters in 1970. To this union, four children were born. The eldest daughter, who had a falling out with the family, Stephen D. Peters, Jason L. Peters, and Tamara D. Herman. Nancy held many jobs in the valley and was always in the customer service...
Timothy Dale Lukassen of Dix, Nebraska, passed away October 26, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. Family and friends are invited to share a time of fellowship and a celebration of Timothy's life at the Kimball Eagles from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14. The services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Timothy was born October 25, 1953, in Kimball, NE, to Dale and Amelia (Kresha) Lukassen. Most of his first decade was spent on the family farm east of Dix, NE, with the...
Glenda M. Elwood, 83 of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may stop at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Glenda's Tribute Wall and...
William Eugene Hanway was born Sept. 9, 1931, in Broadwater, NE to Robert and Beryl (Paxton) Hanway. He passed away on July 26, 2021, at home in Loveland, CO at the age of 89. He attended Bridgeport and Sidney, NE schools. He served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Valdosta, GA and Germany. He married Laura Mae Bigelow on May 29, 1952 in Valdosta. They have lived in Valdosta, GA, Hot Springs, SD, Scottsbluff, Northport, Bridgeport, Dix and Kimball, NE, then moving to Pratt,...
Timothy Dale Lukassen of Dix, Nebraska passed away October 26, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Family and friends are invited to share a time of fellowship and a celebration of Timothy’s life at the Kimball Eagles from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14. The services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Timothy was born October 25, 1953, in Kimball, NE, to Dale and Amelia (Kresha) Lukassen. Most of his first decade was spent on the family farm east of Dix, NE, with the f...
James (Jim) Nelson, a long-time resident of Kimball County, died unexpectedly from natural causes in his home on May 30, 2021 at the age of 64. He was born in Sidney, Ne on September 20, 1956, to Harvey and Peggy Nelson. Upon graduation from Dix High School, Jim attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he earned a degree in Ag Economics. He was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma, and legendary ski trips with friends in his DIY conversion van were a highlight of his college years. In 1985,...
Mary Gerner, born October 9, 1934, passed away on May 7, 2021. Mary’s graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Immediately following, a reception will be at the Crossroads Community Church (formerly Pine Bluffs Baptist Church) at 418 Pine Street, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming....
Donna June Southard passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 17 at the age of 92. She was born June 17, 1929, in Concordia, Kansas. She was the daughter of Charles and Beulah Bailey. Donna was the youngest of six children. Her parents and siblings all preceded her in death. After graduating from Doane University in Crete, Nebraska, in 1949 with a teaching certificate, she moved to Dix, Nebraska, and taught in country schools. Donna married Vernon Southard on May 1, 1954, in Dix and...
Ioan E. Childers, age 92, of Sidney, NE passed away in Bassett, NE on July 18, 2021. You may view Ioan’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Ioan’s care and funeral arrangements....
Richard E Gardner, 95, of Pine Bluffs died peacefully on July 11, 2021 in the Torrington Hospital. Richard was born on July 19, 1925 to Myles and Ruth (Ernst) Gardner in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1944, he was drafted into the Navy, where he served before returning home to marry Mary Jean (Polly) Boyce on January 14, 1950. They were married 64 years and together had 5 children. In 1955, Richard, his father, and his brother, LeRoy formed Myles Gardner & Sons where they farmed and ranched together....
Donald Moench, age 67, of Potter, NE passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, July 23, 2021 in the Potter Cemetery Potter, NE. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Donald's register book and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Potter Volunteer Fire Department. You may view Donald's Book of Memories and leave condolences,...
Merlyn L. Heidemann, age 91, of Potter, NE passed away at his home on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends stopped at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Merlyn's register book and leave...
Jim Stewart McKinney, loving husband, father and grandpa, was born August 23, 1948, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Paul and Virginia McKinney. Jim grew up and attended school in Dix, Nebraska, and graduated from Dix High School in 1966. He went on to further his education and graduated from Kearney State College in 1970. On May 31, 1969, Jim married Patsy Smith in Hastings, Nebraska. The couple first lived at College Heights in Kearney as Jim finished college and in Dix during the summers. They moved...
Thomas C. Allwin, 58, formerly of Kimball and most recently of St. Peters, MO, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at Delmar Gardens in O'Fallon, MO. He was born on October 11, 1962, in Kansas City, MO, the loving son of Ernest and Carole Allwin. Thomas also was the loving husband of Karen Rose Allwin (nee Kowalewski); loving father and father-in-law of Kathryn (Scott) Clark and Olivia Rose Allwin; loving brother of Jeffrey Allwin, Susan Peterson and Stephen Allwin; and loving grandfather of Elliana...
Jocelyn Kay Van Pelt, 69, died April 23, 2021. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Park in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Memorials may be sent to the Nebraska Children’s Home Society at 4939 South 118th Street, Omaha, NE 68137 or made online at nchs.org. Jocelyn is survived by her sister, Lori Van Pelt of Laramie, Wyoming. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl W. “Bud” and Irene L. Van Pelt of Banner County, Nebraska; her especially beloved uncle, John Podewitz, Jr.; a number of aunts, uncle...
Shirley Ann (Dickerson) Adels passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at her home in Arkansas with her family present. Shirley was born August 18, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska and lived on a family farm in Auburn until she was in the 3rd grade. From there they moved to California for a year, before settling in Kimball, Nebraska where she went to school from 5th grade through her graduation in 1952 from Kimball County High School. She married Vernon Adels on October 28, 1953 in Kimball, Nebraska. They...
Melba J. Hendee, who lived most of her life in Potter, Sidney and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, died June 16, 2020. She was 89. Cremation has been held. A memorial service and celebration of Melba’s life will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Potter Community Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Potter Historical Foundation, P.O. Box 323, Potter, NE 69156. You may view Melba’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and sto...
Tommy Mackland (Tom) Southard, 84, of Kimball, Nebraska, passed peacefully, with family by his side, on December 6, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Tom had a short bout with Covid pneumonia. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Kimball High School Gymnasium with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Tom's tribute wall and leave condolences...
Viola F. Jelinek, 96, died at the Venice Florida Regional Hospital on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Viola's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. The services for Viola have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Viola Frances J...
Wayne E. Lukassen, 88, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish and Mike McDermott officiating. Burial was in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation was held on June 4 from 2:00 until 6:30 p.m. at the Cantrell Funeral Home. Rosary services were held following the visitation at the funeral home. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to...
Darrel Dean Fox of Gering passed away on June 2, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. Online condolences may be made by viewing Darrel’s Memorial Page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com. Bridgman Funeral Home and Cremations Service in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements. Darrel was born in Bowdle, SD, to Herbert and Adeline (Hermann) Fox on December 27, 1942. Darrel graduated from Hoven High school in 1960. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1961. While i...