
Margaret Nielsen
Jan 23, 2017
On Monday January 23, the city of Franklin suffer a shocking loss. Some lost a friend and a neighbor. Some of you lost an avid card player. And some of us our Grandma Marge. The Franklin Post Office undoubtedly suffer the greatest loss; without Marge here to buy stamps and send out countless letters and card to anyone and...

Hazel Jameson
Jan 9, 2017
Hazel Gale (White) Jameson of Riverton, Nebraska, was born at home in rural Huerfano County, Colorado, on January 29, 1945 to Roy and Violet Madge (Reams) White. She departed his life on January 9, 2017, at the Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 16 days. She was the...
Frank Wentling
Jan 4, 2017
FRANKLIN - Frankie (Frank) John Wentling, 82, of Franklin, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, at the Franklin Methodist Church with the Pastor Anthony Trevarton officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, at Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege with military honors...
Wayne Volk
Jan 1, 2017
Wayne DeGene Volk, 84, of Bloomington, Nebraska, passed away at his home January 1st, 2017. Wayne was born February 4th, 1932, to Albert and Louise (Niederklien) Volk at Campbell, Nebraska. He grew up in the Campbell and Upland area. Wayne was drafted in March, 1954, into the Army. In January, 1955, he was sent to Germany for 1 year...
Nikki Nielsen
Jan 1, 2017
Nikki Lynn Nielsen was born August 13, 1951, to William O. and Darleen K. (Evers) Nielsen in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and entered into eternal rest, January 1, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska, with family by her side. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Nebraska. Nikki attended school at District...
Alexander Blakemore
Dec 18, 2016
Alexander Tiffany (Knaub) Blakemore was born May 8, 1989 to Helen Jean (Blakemore) and Randy Al Knaub in Lincoln, Nebraska and entered into eternal rest with God, his Creator on December 18, 2016. Alex and his mom, Helen made a life for themselves in Lincoln, NE surrounded by family and wonderful friends. They were members of First Plymouth United...

John Breeden
Dec 1, 2016
John Michael Breeden, 63, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born October 10, 1953 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, to Neva Lee (Beisner) and Augustine Younse Breeden and left this world on December 1, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. John had two children, Zachariah and Autumn, before meeting Annetta (Robinson) Breeden of Smith Center, Kansas, who would become his lifelong companion....

Charles Way, Jr.
Nov 16, 2016
Charles Edward Way, Jr. 84 of Bloomington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at his home . A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Hutchins Funeral Home, Franklin, Nebraska, with Pastor Bill Stearns officiating. Burial will be at Naponee Cemetery, Naponee, Nebraska, with military honors by Nebraska Army National Guard...
James Holmberg, Jr.
Nov 14, 2016
James Edward Holmberg, Jr. better known as J.J., was born to James and Lynda (Woodring) Homberg, on September 15, 1975. He passed away on November 14, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska, with his family by his side, at the age of 41. J.J. attended Riverton Public School thru the 8th grade and then he went...
Fern Schegg
Nov 1, 2016
Fern Louise Smith was born December 6, 1922, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Ransom and Viola (Gouldie) Smith. When Fern was in the 4th grade the family moved to Naponee, and in 1940, she graduated from high school there. Following graduation she worked for 50 cents a day doing domestic work, gardening, butter churning, and childcare. Later she worked...

John Diener
Oct 30, 2016
John F. Diener of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on July 31, 1933, at Macon, Nebraska, to Focke and Katherine (Miller) Diener as Johnie Diener. He passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Franklin Rehabilitation and Care Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 29 days. Johnie was educated in the Macon Public School...
Harold Huff
Oct 19, 2016
Harold Leonard Huff age 89, peacefully passed away Wednesday evening, October 19th, 2016. Harold was born on December 12, 1926, and grew up in Fairgove, MO, the oldest child born to his parents Roy & Cecile Eva Huff. He was brother to Daryl Dean and sisters - Melva Karleen Wegener, Nancy, who preceded him in death. Harold is survived...
Edward Carraher
Oct 18, 2016
Edward Robert Carraher, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born on February 11, 1958, in Spalding, Nebraska, to Francis and Norma (O'Brien) Carraher. He was surrounded by his family at his passing on October 18, 2016, at the Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin, Nebraska. Ed was at the age of 58 years, 8 months, and 7 days. He attended the...
John Rubendall
Sep 2, 2016
John Arthur Rubendall of Franklin, NE went to be with our Lord on Sept 2nd, 2016 at the age of 86. John was born January 15th, 1930 to Earl Edwin and Edna Pearl (Dean) Rubendall at their rural farm in Decatur County Kansas. He attended school in Norcatur, Kansas, and graduated high school in 1948. Upon graduating John farmed...
Chad Pettengill
Aug 2, 2016
Chad E. Pettengill of Franklin, Nebraska, was born June 15, 1973 at Joplin, Missouri, to Michael and Patricia Ann (O'Brien) Pettengill. He went to be with his heavenly father on August 2, 2016, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 43 years. Chad was over the road truck driver, until recent health issues keep him...
Jay Ziegler
Jul 18, 2016
Jay R. Ziegler was born to John Ziegler and Lena (Muckel) Ziegler on November 9, 1930, at Hastings, Nebraska. He died July 18, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska. Jay's early education was at Riverton Public School. After graduation, he attended Kearney State College and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a degree...
Vera Blank
Jun 13, 2016
Vera Fern Blank, age 97, entered into rest on June 13, 2016 at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on January 24, 1919 on a farm in rural Franklin, Nebraska to Henry and Etta Merrill (Mosbarger) Lipp. Vera was a 1937 graduate of Franklin High School. She graduated from LPN School of Nursing from the Presbyterian...

Patricia Versaw
Jun 10, 2016
Patricia Marion (Crouse) Versaw, of Minden, Nebraska, was born December 16, 1943, at Bloomington, Nebraska to Charles Everett and Ruby Mary (Shelton) Crouse. She went to be with her heavenly father on June 10, 2016 at the Kearney Health System Hospital, in Minden, Nebraska, at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 24 days. Patricia had 18 brothers...
Dixie Voight
Jun 8, 2016
Dixie Darlene Voight was born in Riverton, Nebraska, on June 15, 1937, to Jess and Oma (Troyer) Schriner, and departed this life on June 8, 2016, in the Golden Living Center, Franklin Nebraska. Dixie was the youngest of seventeen children and was raised in Riverton, where she also attended school. She was united in marriage to Floyd William Dean...
Keith Steinkruger
Jun 5, 2016
Keith M. Steinkruger, 86 of Franklin died June 5, 2016 at the Bethany Nursing Home, Minden, NE. Keith was born October 13, 1929 at home in Salem township, Franklin County Nebraska to William C. & Anne (Schurman) Steinkruger. Keith was baptized and confirmed in the Macon United Methodist Church where he has been a member for 72 years. He...
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