Helen Louise Neel, 98, of Kearney, formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died October 22, 2019 at the Mother Hull Home in Kearney, NE.   Helen was born at Cozad on November 11, 1920 to Percy and Laura (Mundell) Hines and raised south of Gothenburg. She attended Banner grade school and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1939. During her high school years she worked at the bakery and telephone office.  While working as a telephone operator in McCook, she met Billie Neel and...

P. Stephen Potter, 74, embarked on a new adventure Oct. 24, 2019, the date he passed away in Gothenburg, NE. Potter was an adventurer, not only literally, but also in the courtroom where he practiced law for 47 years. The law was his life, and he represented many interesting clients as both a defense attorney and prosecutor. He was also known to many across the state as “The Hot Dog Man,” tossing hot dogs to hungry fans on Husker game days for 36 years. His stadium antics,...

Harvey Charles Grunden 84 passed away on November 4th 2019 at Centennial Park Care Center in North Platte, NE Harvey was born May 31, 1935, to Forrest and Blanche (Weismann) Grunden on the family ranch north of Curtis, Nebraska.  He was born during the flood of “35” where his 9 year old sister Betty delivered him, it was a week afterwards the doctor could get there to see him.   Harvey met his wife Myrna while they attended the state high school in Curtis....

F. Lucile Rickertsen, 92, of Gothenburg, NE, died September 19, 2019 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg, NE.  Lucile was born December 28, 1926, at home on the family farm north of Eddyville on the South Loup river to Claude E. and Clara M. (Ostrand) Smith. Her mother and baby sister died in childbirth when Lucile was eight and her grandmother Hannah moved in to help raise her and her brother (10) and sister (6). Lucile graduated from Broken Bow high school in 1944. She taught...

Edith (DeDe) Helen Diehl, 87, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died October 24, 2019 at Meadowlark Point in Cozad,NE.   DeDe was born August 6, 1932 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of James W. and Helen Grace (Fiddock) Sherman. She grew up in Gothenburg and attended school through 6th grade until her family moved to Brady, NE in 1944.  She graduated from Brady High in 1950.  DeDe lived in Brady until moving to Texas for a year and a half.  After leaving Texas they moved to...

Durl Floyd Anderson, 94, of Brady, Nebraska, died October 25, 2019  in Grand Island, NE.   He was born August 11, 1925 in Meadow Grove, NE, son of Floyd and Lilac (May) Anderson.  Durl grew up hunting and fishing on the Elkhorn river between Oak Dale and Meadow Grove.  Durl served his country in the United States Navy from Dec. 18, 1943 to May 16, 1946. He was a hard worker, he always worked a full time job and farmed as well to provide for his family.  He...

Thorval Hansen, 82, of Brady, Nebraska, died October 26, 2019 at Linden Court in North Platte.   Thorval John Hansen was born May of 1937 at the Hansen Homestead north of Curtis, NE to Leslie and Marguerite (Sowle) Hansen.  As a young boy he helped on the family farm and learned the value of hard work. He attended grade school at the country school near his home. He graduated high school in 1955 from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis, NE. While in...

Ray Groenewold, 84, of North Platte, formerly of Farnam, Nebraska, died October 21, 2019 in North Platte, NE.   He was born May 23, 1935 in Cozad, NE, son of Eddie Groenewold  and Eva McCance. He grew up north of Cozad, attended country school and graduated from Cozad High.  Ray married Connie Peters to this union two children were born - Georgette and Rod. He spent his life living in Dawson County until the last two years he lived in North Platte.  Ray was a member...

Rebecca Noelle Lehmkuhl, 38, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died October 9, 2019 in Lincoln, NE.   She was born December 25, 1980 in Phoenix, AZ, daughter of Mark and Cynthia (Clark) Lehmkuhl.  The family relocated to Tucson, Arizona in 1984.  In 1995, her family moved to Gothenburg Nebraska where she stayed until she graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1999. She then went to McCook for 2 years of college and then moved to Grand Island for 2 years. ...

Donna Miriam Keiser, 88, of Gothenburg, died in her apartment at Stonehearth Estates in Gothenburg while crocheting a prayer shawl.  Donna was born on April 3, 1931 to Emil and Helen (Grady) Ludwig at the family farm east of Gothenburg.  She attended elementary school at rural school district 47 and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1948. She was the first editor of the Gothenburg yearbook. Donna married her high school sweetheart, Daryl Keiser on December 2, 1951 at Christ...