Linda Marie Rowan, 71, of Jeffrey Lake, died unexpectedly on January 10, 2019 at the Medical Center of Aurora, CO.   She was born February 25, 1947 in Omaha, NE, daughter of Edwin and Francis (Paladino) Hald. Linda grew up in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School.  She then attended St. Catherine's School of Nursing and graduated in 1968 with her Registered Nursing Degree.  She married Ted Rowan on September 7, 1968 at Cozad and they had two children - David and...

Kenneth R. Sawyer, 77, of Brady, Nebraska, died January 21, 2019 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.   He was born October 13, 1941 in Rock County, NE, son of Ralph and Mary (Vore) Sawyer. Ken grew up in the North Loup area and graduated from North Loup High School in 1959. After high school he was working in Aurora, NE where he met Karen Roszhart and they married on April 20, 1963. The couple had four children - Brad, Tami, Maris, and Kaydee.  Throughout their...

Margaret Ione Haswell-Jersin, 96, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died  January 10, 2019 at Callaway Good Life Center with her granddaughter Crystal and her family by her side. She was born December 22, 1922 on the family farm north of Callaway, NE, daughter of Eugene, Sr and MeLinda (Spooner) Whipple. Margaret grew up in the Sandhills 20 miles north of Arnold.  She attended rural grade school north of Arnold until 7th grade, then she transferred to Anselmo for a couple years. She...

Marjorie Lou "Marj" Fanzen Plank, the eldest child of William M. and Lillian M. (Elliston) Franzen Sr. Aden, was born October 22, 1932, north of Gothenburg, NE and passed away January 8, 2019 in North Platte, NE at the age of 86.   She was baptized November 27, 1932 by Pastor Herman Diekhoff and confirmed June 23, 1946, by Pastor Carl Kemper, at Zion Lutheran Church of Gothenburg.   She attended schools in Imperial, Champion and District 88 near Gothenburg,...

Shirley Georgene (Meester) Claflin, 80, of Gothenburg, NE passed away December 31, 2018 at the Gothenburg Hospital.   Shirley was born February 14th, 1938 daughter of Walter & Johanna Meester in Gothenburg.   Shirley graduated from Gothenburg High with the class of 1955.   On June 2nd 1957, she married Edward E Claflin and to this union they had 2 daughters, Michelle & Melissa.   Shirley lived in Gothenburg all of her life with the exception of a brief...

Paul Rundle of Brady, NE, died peacefully at his home on December 26, 2018, 8 days after his 91st birthday. Born December 18, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Paul was the second child of William Afred and Elsie Mae (Heuer) Rundle.  His father, “Bill” was a carpenter and a veteran having served in France during World War I.  Paul grew up in the Parsons Primitive Methodist Church and attended public schools in Wilkes-Barre.  During High School he worked for local markets...

Sharon Lynn Stevenson, 85, of Mesa, Arizona, died December 21, 2018 at Winston Park in Mesa, AZ.   She was born May 16, 1933 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Robert Earl and Vivian Rose Stevenson. Sharon grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High with the class of 1951.  After graduation, she moved to Arizona.  She was a teacher and a counselor for many years in the Balsz Elementary School District.  Her niece and nephews have fond memories of going to...

Keith Messersmith, 85, of Farnam, Nebraska, died December 25, 2018 in Cambridge, NE.   Keith was born June 20, 1933 to Herbert & Zella (Adkisson) Messersmith.  The family lived off the land and ate a lot of wildlife to get them through the tough times. The kids walked to school about a mile and a half from the house.  If the weather was really bad, Dad would come and pick them up with the team and wagon.  It was a busy life on the family farm in those days,...

William Allan Loibl, 86, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 23, 2018 at Cozad Care and Rehab in Cozad, NE. He was born June 18, 1932 in Cozad, NE, son of Max and Irene (Newman) Loibl. Allan grew up in Cozad, NE; he also lived in Cheyenne, WY while in the Air Force before making the Cozad/Gothenburg area his home. He married Myrna Halbgewachs on September 19, 1970 at Cozad, NE. He had 4 daughters - Cheryl, Lisa, Julie, and Crystal. Allan was a busy farmer, cattleman and truck driver. He...

Mynette Marie Roblee, 75, of Curtis, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.   She was born November 21, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas to Thearle “Parkie” and Fern Elizabeth “Betty” (Chapin) Parkhurst.  She grew up in Cozad but graduated from Chadron High School with the class of 1962 after her family relocated there her junior year.  She went on to further her education at Chadron State College.  She...