Karla Rae Plank Ricley died July 16, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte after a courageous fight with cancer. She was born December 12, 1961 in Gothenburg to Robert (Bob) and Marjorie (Marj) (Franzen) Plank. She grew up on the family farm five and a half miles north of Gothenburg along with her four sisters. As a family they worked hard but also had a lot of love and fun.  Karla graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1980 and graduated from Grand Island School of Business....

Ora May McMichael, 102, of Farnam, NE peacefully passed away on July 14, 2018 at her home in Farnam.   She was born on May 30, 1916 on the family farm near Farnam to Claude D. Clement and Fern M. Clement. She lived in Montrose, CO for 5 years and then returned to Farnam to attend the North Country School, Middle Country School, and South Country School where she finished through the 8th grade. Ora graduated from Farnam High School in 1936.   She married Richard Artie...

Ben Warner, 88, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 9, 2018 in Gothenburg, NE.   He was born December 7, 1929 at the family home, northeast of Lexington, NE, son of Murry T. and Frances (Adams) Warner. Ben attended schools at Lexington and lived at Lexington until he moved to Gothenburg in 1961.  Ben married Lorraine Johnson on August 27, 1950 at Lexington and to this union five children were born.  He served his country in the Army from July 1951 to June 1953. ...

Stanley Lavern Roethemeyer, 63, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 6, 2018 unexpectedly of natural causes in Gothenburg.   He was born December 12, 1954 in Maywood, NE, son of Melvin William and Elda Regina (Wendland) Roethemeyer. Stan graduated from Kearney State College, Creighton, and Mount Mary College in Yankton, SD. Stan served his country in the Army from 1973 to 1995; while serving as a medic he decided to be an anesthetist. He earned his CRNA in 1985.   He...

Ronald Dean Mercer, 79, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 6, 2018 at home in Gothenburg after a courageous battle with cancer.   He was born July 8, 1938 in North Platte, NE, son of Clarence and Florence (Johnson) Mercer. He lived in several towns in Nebraska which include: Brady, Cozad, Central City, and Gothenburg. He also lived in Longmont, CO and Phoenix, AZ.  Ron graduated from Brady High School in 1956.  He worked as a truck driver and a mechanic.  Ron had...

Margie Mae Lemon, 85, of Curtis formerly of Hayes Center, died June 29, 2018 at Senior Living Choices in Curtis, NE.   Margie was born on July 22, 1932 on the family farm in Wilber, NE, daughter of Robert John and Marie Lena Sophia (Vonderfecht) Kappelmann.  Margie went to summer college at McCook Junior College and spent 4 years as a teacher before becoming a dedicated farm wife.   The family moved to a farm near Linn, KS when Margie was nine.  They moved to...

Lillian R Donner, 90, of Farnam, Nebraska, died June 30, 2018 in Gothenburg, NE.   She was born April 8, 1928 in Elwood, NE, daughter of Jesse and Freda Houser. Lilly graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1945. On February 23, 1946 Lilly married Argil Donner at Cambridge, NE.  It was a double wedding with her sister,  Doris and her husband Albert Farr. Lilly was a longtime member of the women's auxiliary. She enjoyed tending to her yard and flowers...

Sherryln Jeanene Davis, 70, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died June 29, 2018 in Omaha, NE.   She was born February 6, 1948 in Denton, TX, daughter of Bill and Dorothy Loader. Sherryln grew up in Texas and graduated from Lewisville High School. Sherryln was blessed with two children Scott and Heather from her first marriage. In 1980, Sherryln moved the family to Nebraska. She married Neil Davis on December 12, 1981 and to this union one son, Allan, was born. She was a member of the...

John Stetson Peckham, 91, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died June 27, 2018 in Gothenburg.   He was born July 8, 1926 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Hubert Bryan and Sarah Gladys (Hammond) Peckham.  He grew up on the family farm and attended schools at Gothenburg.  He graduated from Platte Valley Academy at Shelton, NE in 1944 and later graduated from Milford Technical School as a welder.  John married Dorothy Jean Rine, the mother of - Carolyn, Jacqueline, Marilyn, and...

Milton Sitorius, 86, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died June 25, 2018 in Gothenburg, NE.   He was born April 5, 1932 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Roy and Isla (Jackson) Sitorius. Milton grew up with a passion and love for cars and motors. When he was in his teens he went to work for Haley's Chevrolet as a mechanic. He was also one of the pit crew for one of the first Nascar teams in Nebraska. In the late 50’s he and his partner Harold Knoedler started Riteway Auto Shop and ran...