Thelma (Bartlett/Scheffler) Peterson, 100, of Gothenburg, Nebraska passed away November 5, 2018, capping a life that spanned two centuries and witnessed change that may have seemed unimaginable in the year of her birth. She was born October 17, 1918 in Cozad, NE, daughter of Wyrthy and Delia Bartlett. She was baptized at the Walnut Grove Church, north of Cozad, in 1923.On October 5, 1939 she married Norvin H Scheffler in Lexington, NE. He was killed in action on Okinawa on May 10, 1945 while...

Luther Miller, 95, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died November 4, 2018 in Gothenburg, NE.   He was born September 20, 1923 in Huntingdale, MO, son of Landon and Edna Alice (Blakely) Miller. Luther lived in Missouri  until he joined the service.  He served his country in the Army from 1942 to 1946.  Luther met his wife Wanda Cumptson in Gothenburg and they were married on June 2, 1956 in Independence, MO. They had two daughters Cathy and Sandy.  The family lived in...

Orville Raymond Hilton, 90, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died November 4, 2018 at Hilltop Estates.   Orville was born August 24, 1928 to Elmer and Eva (Keiper) Hilton at Gothenburg, Nebraska.  Orville started his young life with his family in Farnam, Nebraska.  The family later moved to Lexington, Nebraska for a short time before finally settling on the farmstead north of Cozad, Nebraska.  Orville finished his schooling in 8th grade and joined his father in farming. In...

Wallace J "Wally" Rose, 91, of Lincoln, formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died October 20, 2018 in Lincoln.   He was born June 16, 1927 in Greeley, NE, son of James H. and Mabel Rose. Wally grew up at Broken Bow and graduated from Broken Bow High.  Later he graduated from Kearney State College with a Masters in Education and Creighton University with a Bachelors in Business.  He lived at Broken Bow, West Point, Gothenburg, Fremont, and Lincoln.  He...

Helga Lenora Anderson, 96, of Brady, Nebraska, died October 30, 2018 at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg.   She was born January 10, 1922 in Cozad, NE, daughter of William A Christiansen  and Adelaide K (Jensen) Christiansen. Helga was born and raised in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School.   Helga worked as a waitress and also owned her own restaurant.  She loved her music and loved crafting and gardening, and lots of  canning.  She enjoyed...

William Michael "Mike" Flynn, 66, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died October 26, 2018 in Omaha, NE.   He was born October 17, 1952 in Jacksonville, N.C., son of William and Phyllis (Bernhardt) Flynn. Mike grew up in Indiana and graduated from Lowell in Indiana before moving to Nebraska. He lived in Ainsworth, Holdrege, and Gothenburg where he opened Mikes Body Shop.  He was a member of various car clubs. Mike mostly enjoyed repairing cars, fishing, playing golf,...

Carol Arent passed away on October 6th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village in Loveland, CO.  Carol was born on October 1st, 1926 in Freedom, NE to Ellsworth and Fern Hanes.  She grew up on the family farm south of Stockville, NE and graduated from Stockville High School. Carol married Charley Arent on May 23, 1953 in McCook, NE, and celebrated their 65th anniversary this last May.   They had four children Randy Lee, Charla May, Paul Frederick, and Kent Ellsworth.  Carol...

Robert Jerald Hosick, 80, of Gothenburg, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska, died October 9th, 2018 in Gothenburg, Nebraska. He was born March 27th, 1938 in Curtis, NE, son of Woodrow and Helen (McLaughlin) Hosick. He was second in a family of four boys and 2 girls. Robert grew up in Curtis, NE and lived there until his family moved to Colorado Springs, CO in 1954.  He married Judith Harding on February 5th, 1960 at Colorado Springs and to this union 4 daughters were born.  They family...

Kent Douglas Wolf, 58, of North Platte, Nebraska, died October 10, 2018 in North Platte, NE.   He was born October 28, 1959 in Gothenburg, NE, son of Marlyn and Yvonne Geiken Wolf . Kent attended school at Orafino and graduated from Cambridge High.  Also attended UNSTA at Curtis and Southeast Community College at Milford.  He was a member of the Orafino Methodist Church.  Kent worked for Western Engineering Co in North Platte, NE for many years.  He was a hard...

Ronald Lee Kauffman, 80, of Gothenburg, NE, died October 9, 2018 in Bee Cave, TX.     He was born December 22, 1937 in Gothenburg, NE, son of John Conrad and Evelyn Ramona (Johnson) Kauffman.   Ron grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High.  He then attended Kearney State College. Ron was a wastewater engineer upon retiring from Monroe Automotive in Cozad, NE and held various other jobs during his 35 years of employment there.  He retired in April...