Herbert "Shorty" T. Magana, 88, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 12, 2020 at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, NE.   He was born July 16, 1931 in Maple Park, IL, son of Emigdio Tututi-Cruz and Hermina Nieves. He was united in marriage to Molly Martinez on April 25, 1956 in Lexington, to this union four children were born: Juanita, Rick, Sylvia, Herbert Jr. and then later adopted sons Frank and Jesse Magana. Special granddaughter Jessica Rodriguez that he and Molly...

Rollie H. Brown, 96, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died August 3, 2020 in North Platte, NE.   He was born December 10, 1923 in Randolph County, MO, son of Onie and Parlee Mae (Harvey) Brown. Rollie spent his early years in MO. He grew up mostly in NE, worked for a while in CA and returned to NE when he thought he would be drafted and worked for Cozad area farmers.  On June 10, 1944 he married Dorothy Dyer at Phillipsburg, KS. The couple had four children - Leslie, Daniel, Louise,...

Johnny Dishman, 58, of North Platte, formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died August 3, 2020 in North Platte, NE.   Private family burial was held in the Gothenburg Cemetery.  Memorial services will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 2:00 pm.  

Barbara Ann Wahl, 88, of Roseville, MN, passed away into the presence of her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2020. She was survived by her children, Sandra (Dee J.) Traudt, Susan (Dan) Johnson, and Jeffrey (Paulette) Wahl; Grandchildren, Andrea (Jason) Inouye, Naomi (Alan) Price, Sara (Aaron) Kangas, Benjamin Wahl, Eithan Wahl and Jason Wahl; great-grandchildren, Arthur Price and Loralei Inouye; Birth Siblings, Mike Allen, Tom Allen, Patty Shogren, Sandy Youngbauer. Preceded in death by parents,...

Arlin Kent Anderson, 79, of Brady, Nebraska, died July 14, 2020 in North Platte, NE.   He was born January 24, 1941 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Harlin Stanley and Jennie (Johnson) Anderson; the fourth child in a family of eight.  Because of the similarity between his given name of Arlin and his father's name of Harlin, Kent started going by his middle name.    The family moved many times while he was growing up.  At age 16, Kent started working at...

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Richard “Dick” W. Hald passed peacefully at Senior Living Choices in Curtis, Nebraska on July 16, 2020. Services will be held Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Curtis Methodist Church. Richard was born to Valdemar and Elsie (Pedersen) Hald in Cozad, Nebraska on October 22, 1930. He was raised on five farmsteads in Dawson County until moving to 8th & Maple in Cozad in 1941. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1949. After attending a semester at the University of...

Melvin "Gene" Eugene Carter, 82, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 8, 2020 in Gothenburg, NE.   He was born May 29, 1937 in Carter, SD, son of Emery and Vera (Paulson) Carter.  The family moved to Nebraska soon after his birth and he made the state his home.  He graduated from Valentine High with the class of 1955.  Gene married Bonnie Lou Bechtold on May 10, 1959 at Valentine.  They lived there until 1967 when they moved to Franklin where he...

Yvonne Annette Janssen, 54, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 13, 2020 in Cozad, NE.   She was born July 17, 1965 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of  Fred and Sharon K (Harvey) Engberg. Vonnie grew up in Gothenburg and lived in the area her entire life.  She loved horseback riding and horses in general.  She enjoyed spending time gardening and growing flowers.  She liked to play games on her phone.  She enjoyed cooking.  She had a heart of gold and...

Victoria Dian Haveriland, 81, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died July 11, 2020 at Emerald Care in Cozad, NE.   She was born June 11, 1939 in Saint Louis, MO, daughter of Nicholas C. Waggoner and Edith Marian (Ball) Waggoner Strawn.  Victoria worked for many years as a police officer for the Orange County Police Department and for the California Highway Patrol.  She loved to ride her Harley and the freedom it offered her.  Victoria lived on a ranch near Dunning, NE for...