Oct 30, 2014

Virdeena E. Schriner, 87 years, and 10 months, of Franklin, Nebraska, died October 30, 2014, at the Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska. She was born January 30, 1927, in Riverton, Nebraska. Virdeena was the only daughter of Benjamin and Eva (Goebel) Hawkins. She grew up in the RIverton area and received her education at Riverton Public School. Virdeena...

Oct 5, 2014

Jerry Lee Moulton, Sr. of Frankllin left this world October 5, 2014 at the age of 78 years 8 months and 5 days while at Mary Lanning hospital in Hastings. Jerry was born on January 30, 1936, in Flint, Michican, to Thomas Moulton and Florence Hadley. He was the eldest of 5 children. While in high school Jerry joined...

Sep 30, 2014

Lloyd Gilmer Naden, 92, of Franklin, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska. Lloyd was born November 6, 1921, in Franklin, to Jesse Howard and Ada May (Carnahan) Naden, the youngest of three other siblings - Beth, Doyt, and Jack. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1939 and then entered pharmacy...

Sep 21, 2014

Wylda Lucile Woodrick, was born August 21, 1913, to Carl and Mayme (Smith) Kinney, in Webster County, Nebraska, and died, September 21, 2014, at the Heritage Care Center, of Red Cloud, Nebraska, at the age of 101 years and 1 month. Wylda graduated from Campbell High School and went on to Hasting College for one year. She taught school...

Sep 3, 2014

Jack Everett Siel of Franklin, Nebraska, was born September 28, 1924 to Everett and Mabel (Schmitz) Siel in Riverton, Nebraska. He passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Franklin County Memorial Hospital at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 6 days. He had one younger sister, Laura. He graduated from Riverton High School in 1941,...

Aug 18, 2014

Johnnie "J.T." Tobiassen, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born March 25, 1953. at Franklin, Nebraska, to Albert Henry and LaVonda J. (Schnuerle) Tobiassen, and died August 18, 2014, at the farm, south of Macon, Nebraska, at the age of 61 years, 4 months, and 24 days. John was baptized into the Zion Lutheran Church in 1953, comfirmed in 1967, and...

Jul 27, 2014

Joyce Elaine Crouse Albers, 74, of Franklin, Nebraska passed away on June 27, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on November 7, 1939 to Friend Valentine Hadley and Augusta Louise Rebman Hadley in Smith County, KS. She attended grade school at Sindt Country School. Joyce attended Naponee Public School and then graduated from...

Jul 22, 2014

Norma Jean Mankhey of rural Franklin, Nebraska, (Smith County, Kansas), the daughter of Clarence A. and Pearl L. (Kiggins) Paulson, was born August 5, 1929, in Naponee, Nebraska. She passed from this life to her Heavenly Home, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska, at the age of 84 years, and 50 weeks. Jean...

Jul 15, 2014

Nancy Ann Steinkruger, of Cambridge, Nebraska, was born on August 5, 1949, to Jack and Velma (Lipp) Siel in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and died suddenly on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 64 years, 11 months, and 10 days. Nancy attended school at Franklin High School, graduating in 1967....

Jun 15, 2014

James H. Prichard, 77, of Upland, NE, passed away on June 15, 2014, at his home. He was born in Blytheville, AR on January 6, 1937, the son of Herman and Sue (Whittle) Prichard. His father raised and trained draft horses. When Jim, was older the family moved to Poplar Bluff, MO, where Jim remained until enlisting in the...

May 8, 2014

Evelyn (Ramsay) Maska was born on July 11, 1921, near Bloomington, Nebraska to William and Rebecca (Heaton) Ramsay. At the age of 12, Evelyn entered Franklin High School and boarded with residents of Franklin. She graduated at the age of 15. When Evelyn was 16 years old, she began her teaching career of 12 years in various rural school...

May 5, 2014

Esther ((Dirks) Herman was born August 3, 1914, in Dolton, South Dakota on a farm to Ben and Katie (Boese) Dirks. She died May 5, 2014, at the Golden Living Center, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 99 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Esther went to school in Dolton. She graduated from Dolton High School, as Salutatorian of...

Apr 25, 2014

Annetta May (Robinson) Breeden, 50, was born on September 12, 1963 in Smith Center, Kansas to the late Karen (Voorhees) Robinson and left this world on April 25, 2014 surrounded by family.

Ann, “Annie” to many, attended Smith Center High School. It was in Smith Center that she met her partner of 32 years, husband John Breeden...

Apr 10, 2014

Edward L. Albers, age 82 of Franklin, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at Golden Living Center in Franklin on April 10, 2014 He was born on October 3, 1931 to George F. and Evelyn (Graham) Albers on a farm near Huntley, Nebraska. He was baptized at St. Peters Church in Hildreth on October 25, 1931. He was confirmed in...

Mar 25, 2014

Frank Mensor, known to everyone as “Swede,” transitioned this life on Tuesday evening, March 25, 2014. Swede was 94 years old.

As the name implies, Swede’s ancestors came to America from Sweden, and Swede grew up in Forsyth, Montana, where he excelled in sports of all kinds, especially football and basketball. He was particularly close to the...

Mar 22, 2014

Rose B. Sterner , 101 years of age, of Franklin passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her home in Franklin, Nebraska. She was born on June 9, 1912 in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Louis and Mary (Jelinek) Vavricka.

Rose attended Blue Hill High School and Hastings College. She worked as a secretary for an insurance company...

Mar 11, 2014

Gerald Delmar Yelken, age 85 of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away on March 11, 2014 at the Golden Living Venter in Franklin. He was born January18, 1929 on the family farm in Spring Valley, near Riverton, to Dieke and Louise Folkers Yelken.

Gerald grew up in Spring Valley, attended Pleasant Ridge School District 60 through 8th grade and...

Jan 29, 2014

Jack Monroe Blank, of Franklin, Nebraska, was born July 24, 1939, at Lincoln, Nebraska. He was adopted by John C. and Lottie Elizabeth (Schurmer) Blank, and died January 29, 2014, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Nebraska, at the age of 74 years, 6 months, and 5 days. Jack attended Franklin School, and was a great athletic during his...

Jan 24, 2014

Marilyn Maxine (Kugler Erickson) Chisholm was born March 3, 1933 at her grandfather Daniel E Dyers farm 5 ½ miles from Franklin, Nebraska, to Alma Dyer Kugler and Melvin Leo Kugler. She only weighed 2lbs. but survived due to the intelligent coaching of her grandmother Dyer, and loving care of her mother and cousin Esther. Marilyn grew up under...

Dec 5, 2013

Lloyd Francis Vauthrin was born on February 12, 1923 at the farm house of his parents, Martin and Ruth (Metzger) Vauthrin northwest of Topeka, Kansas. He departed this life on December 5, 2013 at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 16 days. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Elizabeth Vauthrin; son, Ronald Vauthrin;...