James Edgar (Jim) Crow was born at Orafino, NE to Raymond Dale and Evelyn Mary (Metcalf) Crow, February 16, 1936.  He departed this life February 12, 2021, in Kearney, NE.  The family lived several places in Frontier County.  When Jim was 3 1/2 years old his mother passed away and after that Jim went to live with his maternal grandparents Charles and Sarah Metcalf.  They were farmers and lived mostly in the Orafino, Stockville, and Farnam area. Jim attended county...

Joy Gonzales, 56 of Denver, CO, formerly of Gothenburg, NE  died December 20, 2020 in Gothenburg Health, Gothenburg, NE. Joy Lynnann, daughter of John "Jim" and Janice Kuhlman Gonzales was born December 15, 1964 at Hastings, NE.  She attended kindergarten and 1st grade in Ogallala, NE.  The family moved to Gothenburg, NE where she attended 2nd through 12th grade, graduating with the class of 1983. She attended Dana College at Blair, NE and graduated from UNO...

Lisa Wilson, 59, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 16, 2021 at Gothenburg Health.  Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 10:00 am. Interment will follow in the Peckham Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Nebraska Kidney Foundation or Banner...

Mark Axthelm, 68, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died April 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.   He was born June 29, 1952, in North Platte, NE, son of Cecil and Doris (Anderson) Axthelm. Mark grew up in North Platte attended school at McKinley Grade School and graduated from North Platte High School.  He lived in North Platte until 1971 and moved to Gothenburg until his passing.  He married Stephanie Weber on April 2, 1971 in North Platte, NE and to this union...

Harry James Hiles Stickelman, 77, of North Platte formerly of Gothenburg, died April 6, 2021 in North Platte with his family by his side. He was born February 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA, son of Marvin and Patricia (Hiles) Stickelman. Harry lived a majority of his life on the Gothenburg Farm in Hiles Canyon. Harry attended school in Gothenburg and set many state records in track in high school. After graduating from Gothenburg High School, Harry enlisted in the National Guard where he was...

Irvin L. Williams, 86, of Gothenburg, NE died April 5, 2021 at Gothenburg Health, Gothenburg, NE.  Irv was born August 12, 1934 in Arnold, NE, son of Earl and Helen (Simms)Williams.  He grew up in Arnold and attended school in Arnold until the 11th grade.  Before his senior year Irv moved to Tulsa, OK to live with his brother Fred and graduate high school.  He served his country in the US Army from 1955 to 1957.  Irv married Janet Kay Dillmon in Gothenburg on...

Harvey Vernon Cole, 88, of Curtis, Nebraska, died March 25, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.   Harvey was born March 29, 1932 in Curtis, NE, son of Hazen and Bessie (Gilliland) Cole.  Harvey was a lifetime resident of Curtis. Harvey married Yvonne Sears on June 27, 1951 in Curtis, NE and too this union three children were born; Roy Rex and Beth. Yvonne passed away in 2001. On May 1, 2006 Harvey married Audrey (Hupf) Bryant and enjoyed many wonderful years...

Gene E Johnson, 92, of Gothenburg, died March 24, 2021 at Stone Hearth Estates, Gothenburg, NE.   Gene was born August 3, 1928 at the Farnam Hospital, son of Phillip and Elnora Johnson.  His dad, Phillip was a farmer and his mother, Elnora was a housewife.  Gene was the baby of the family with two older brothers and one older sister.  When asked what he did to help on the farm, he commented "everything".  He said they milked four to seven cows by hand...

Sheila Marlene Jobman, 76, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Gothenburg, passed away on March 10th  in Omaha, NE.   She was born on April 1, 1944, the third of four children born to Alan Ray and Florence Mary (Behrns) Cooper at Imperial, Nebraska and grew up on the family farm 3 miles southeast of Lamar, Nebraska. She graduated from Chase County High School in Imperial with the class of 1961. Then she continued her education at Kearney State College (now the University of...

Ramona Jean Elson, 91, of Curtis, Nebraska, died Friday, March 12, 2021 at Linden Court in North Platte.  She was born November 21, 1929 at home in Somerset township in Lincoln County, NE, the eldest twin daughter of John J. and Dorothy L. (Garner) Durner. Jean attended country grade school in Lincoln County and graduated high school from Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis  in 1946.  She later taught at the Somerset, NE country school for 2 years.  Jean married...