Jun 12, 2019

Barbara Ellen (Houtz) Muckel was born July 31, 1925, the middle child of Peter and Edna (Goodrich) Houtz of Naponee, Nebraska. She passed peacefully, with her son at her side, on June 4, 2017, at Franklin, Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 91 years and 10 months. Barbara attended 1st through 6th grades at Naponee,...

Apr 20, 2019

Evelyn Marie (Custer) Dallmann Kesler was born on October 22, 1927, at home near Upland, Nebraska, the 1st child of Louie and Clara (Bartels) Custer. She departed this life on April 20, 2019, at the Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings, Nebraska, at the age of 91.

Her growing up years were spent helping her parents with a dairy,...

Mar 27, 2019

ALMA LEAH (THURGOOD) TANQUARY

On the 21st of November, 1923, in London, England, H. L. and Alice (Skipp) Thurgood welcomed their new baby girl, Alma Leah to their world. Alma remained in London through her school years. Upon graduation from high school, she joined the Royal Air Force on December 15, 1942 and learned to drive an...

Feb 10, 2019

Brent Alan Pedersen was born on May 26, 1985, in Franklin, Nebraska, and passed away in a car accident on February 10, 2019, at the age of 33.

Brent grew up on the farm and enjoyed all the farm had to offer. He enjoyed being able to ride the 4-wheelers, dirt bike, tractors, and learning how to...

Jan 23, 2019

Rodney Ray Rose was born on July 16, 1947 on his grandpa and grandma’s farm near Agra, Ks to Melvin K. and Onna Lee (Brachear) Rose. He passed away from this life on January 23, 2019 in the Franklin County Memorial Hospital at the age of 71.

As a child he loved to take long bike rides...

Jan 17, 2019

Duane Louis Wach, 83, of Campbell, Nebraska, passed away on January 17, 2019, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Duane was born March 11, 1935, to Robert Arthur and Alice Clara (Zimmerman) Wach, in Sutton, Nebraska.

Duane grew up in Sutton and helped his father during high school at the Ford Garage in Sutton....

Dec 15, 2018

Esther Marie (Sinnen) Bartels, 102 of Franklin, formerly of Upland, Nebraska, passed away on December 15, 2018, at the Franklin Rehabilitation and care center. Esther was born on December 20, 1915, to John and Henrietta (Schultz) Sinnen at their home near Upland. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Upland. On November 2, 1933, she married...

Dec 6, 2018

Gail Maxine (Carman) Hall was born October 27, 1953 at Wichita, Kansas, to Ronald and Deverda (Shephard) Carman. She died December 6, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 65 years, 1 month and 9 days.

Gail attended public school in Central City, Nebraska. After completing her General Education Development, she earned...

Dec 4, 2018

OBITUARY OF WILLIAM “ BILL “ SLOCUM 12- 4 -2018

WILLIAM “ BILL” PERRY SLOCUM WAS BORN ON MARCH 17TH 1933 IN HOLDREDGE, NE. TO PERRY AND MABEL SLOCUM AND PASSED AT THE FRANKLIN CO. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON DECEMBER 4TH 2018 AT THE AGE OF 85.

BILL LIVED IN FRANKLIN FROM 1933 WHERE HE ATTENDED...

Nov 30, 2018

Paul was born in Solomon, KS on June 5th, 1934 to Paul and Vera Eisenhauer. Paul graduated high school from Naponee, Nebraska in 1952. He went on to graduate college from Hastings in 1956. Paul began his teaching career at Franklin High School, “Home of the Flyers,” where he was also the football coach.

Paul united into...

Nov 23, 2018

Ina Mae Griffing, Franklin, Nebraska, was born July 12, 1918, in Hebron, NE to Pearl Brown Webber and Frank Webber. She died Friday, November 23, 2018, at Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 100 years, 4 months, and 11 days.

In 1923, at the five Ina, her parents and her two older...

Oct 26, 2018

Jamie Lynn Rogers, Franklin, Nebraska, was born to John R. and Patricia B. (Vigil) Thorpe, on May 22, 1978, at Salida, Colorado. She died on October 26, 2018, at Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, after a long-term illness, at the age of 40.

Jamie had a nickname, “Sunshine,” as she was lovingly called by her family. Sunshine...

Oct 19, 2018

Jacob Samuel Bartels was born Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2:51am at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, NE. He was 6 pounds, 3 ounces and 21 inches long. He then spent 8 days at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, NE before moving back to Mary Lanning Hospital for hospice. He was baptized Friday, October 12, 2018. Jacob passed away...

Sep 23, 2018

Doris Marilyn Leopold , daughter of Burton and Pearl Leopold, was born at home in Kenesaw, Nebraska where she grew up, the youngest of seven children, including 3 brothers Glenn, Floyd, La Vaughn; and 3 sisters, one of whom died at birth, Eldora (Porter) and Violet (Stuhmer). Marilyn graduated from high school with an additional course of college credits...

Sep 23, 2018

Junie Wright of Franklin, Nebraska was born June 20, 1940, in Bakersfield, Oregon, to Everett and Ida (Grube) Marcum. She died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 78.

Later, she and her family moved to Castor Ville, California. In 1948, the family moved to Franklin, Nebraska.

Sep 18, 2018

Robert Lee James was born April 2, 1931 in a box car in Gillette, Wyoming to Gerald Charles and Mabel Marie (Thompson) James. He passed away September 18, 2018 at his home northeast of Bloomington on his own terms with dignity and stoicism.

The second of six children, “Bob” was educated in the Campbell County School system,...

Aug 31, 2018

Barb Holland of Franklin, NE, 86, was born September 6, 1931, in Hutchinson, KS, to James and Rosa Clune. Barb passed away at her home August 31, 2018.

Barb married Howard Osenbaugh, and together they had six children. When this marriage ended in divorce, Barb married Jim Holland. Together they had three more children.

Barb...

Aug 22, 2018

Helen Marie Hunt, the daughter of Glenn and Bertha (Hecht) Avery was born March 5, 1923 at Sumner Township in Phillips County, Kansas. She passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Mt. Carmel Keenes Home in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 5 months and 17 days. Helen attended Inavale School at Sumner Township in Phillips County,...

Aug 7, 2018

Norma Jean Smith, 91, of Franklin, Nebraska died at her home on August 7. She was born on October 18, 1926, in Akron, Nebraska to Edward and Nellie (Dunning) O’Brien. Norma graduated from Spalding Academy in 1944 and then completed her Normal School Training. Norma taught at area rural schools prior to her marriage to Francis (Muggs) Carraher in...

Jul 7, 2018

The last 5 months of Kay’s life were not a reflection of how she lived her previous 78 years which were full of adventure, independence, laughs, and love all while being surrounded with family and friends. If anything, the last few months demonstrated one characteristic of Kay that sometimes was overlooked and that is Strength. Kay was resilient and...