Dec 31, 2019

Susan Ann (Crouse) Kleen, 67 of Bloomington, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

She was born at the Franklin County Hospital August 28, 1952 to George and Marie (Bear) Crouse. She grew up on a farm south of Bloomington with her parents and siblings. They later moved into...

Nov 30, 2019

According To Gene's wishes, his body was donated for anatomical study. No public services are planned at this time.

Eugene Earl “Doc” Murphy, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Saturday, November 30th, 2019 in Franklin, Nebraska at the age of 87 years.

He was born November 24, 1932 at Munden, Kansas to Lloyd and...

Nov 23, 2019

Louisa Marie Kinney, 95, of Franklin, NE, passed away at Arbor Care Centers in Franklin, Nebraska and went to be with her Lord and Savior on 11/23/2019.

Her homecoming service will be 11:00am, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church in Macon, Nebraska with the Reverends Baron and Nancy Cole & Reverend Phil Sloat officiating. Burial...

Aug 28, 2019

Ernest Waldene Monie of Franklin Nebraska passed away on August 28, 2019, at the Arbor Care Center in Franklin, Nebraska.

Ernie was born on November 27, 1930, in Franklin County, Nebraska to Ernest and Minnie (Kennedy) Monie.

Ernie and Bonnie (Ruberson) were married on April 6, 1952. To this union three children were born: Patricia,...

Aug 2, 2019

Betty Jean Long passed away on August 2 at the Arbor Care Center in Franklin. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky 9-22-1927 to Elmer and Marie Hollobaugh. Her father was a stone mason requiring them to move often into the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama and Ohio. As the oldest of six children she became the caretaker of...

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

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 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...