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Pastor Raymond L. Stokes, age 80, of Sidney, NE went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. He was a loving dad, grandpa and friend who touched many lives with his old west, mountain man, historian way of life. He will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 22nd in the First Baptist Church in Sidney with Pastor Nelson Osborn, Pastor Merv Goodrick and Brother Tony Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Lazy U4 Cemetery...
Mary Beyer, 66, of Sidney passed away at her home on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Graveside services were held. Family and friends can leave condolences at www.bondegardfunerals.com Holchek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Chappell is serving the Beyer family. Memorials have been designated to the Western Nebraska Food Bank in Sidney. Mary Beyer was born October 9, 1953 to James and Freda (Kurz) in Sidney. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Sidney. She graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 1971. She graduated f...
Ted D. Bules, age 80 of Gurley, NE passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019 in Bridgeport, NE. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Ted’s care and funeral arrangements....
Deloris Ann (Smith) Barnhart, age 77 of Sidney, NE passed away Saturday, October 20, 2019, at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Services will be held Friday, October 25th, 10:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 24th from 1:00-7:00 P.M with family present from 5:00-6:00 P.M. Memorials have been established in Deloris' memory to the...
Michele (Micki) Marie Edwards was born to Michael Bistrain and Betty (Fields) Bistrain on November 6, 1947. Michele, 71, left us on October 17, 2019 after a hard fought battle with cancer. At her request, cremation has taken place. Michele graduated from Bear Creek High School, going on to college, then becoming an airline stewardess where she worked for many years. Moving to Sidney, she worked for Cabela's, The Village of Sidney. After moving to Gering, she worked for Herbergers. We wish to...
Pauline Kahrs, age 82, of Lodgepole, NE passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Lodgepole, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, October 28th in the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole with PMA Brenda Tophoj officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Lodgepole. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Saturday October 26th from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 2-5:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Pauline's...
Robert J. Kelly, age 75, of Bridgeport, NE and formerly of Sidney passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Bridgeport. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2019 in the Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home in McCook with Pastor Rodney Heilburn officiating. Inurnment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook. Cremation has been held. You may view Bob's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Friends may stop at the...
Eugene “Gene” B. Bonkiewicz, age 96 of Greeley, CO and formerly of Sidney, NE passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Greeley. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Friday, October 11th in the St. Mary Catholic Church in Greeley. A Rosary will be held Thursday evening at the Adamson Life Celebration Center in Greeley at 7:00 P.M. Interment with Military Honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney, NE, Saturday, October 12th at 11:30 A.M. Friends may stop at the Adamson Life Celebration Center on Thursday for visitation or at...
Robert J. Kelly, age 75, of Bridgeport, NE and formerly of Sidney passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Bridgeport. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2019 in the Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home in McCook. Inurnment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Bob’s register book and drop off condolences for the family. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC and C...
Jean H. Wilburn, 73, died Oct. 6, 2019. She is survived by husband of 54 years Bill Willburn; children Kent Wilburn and wife Renee, Beth Jones and husband Michael, Matt Willburn and wife Laurie, Lisa Warwick and husband Brent; sister Joanne Ibsen and husband Gary; brother Russell Hohman and his late wife Carol; and12 grandchildren. Gathering of family and friends will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Braman Mortuary, Omaha, Ne....
Emmett E. Clark, age 89, of Sidney, NE passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 in St. Charles, MO. His funeral service was held on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church with Reverend Mary Jo Dean officiating. Burial will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Sunday from 4-6:00 P.M. with family present at that time. Memorials may be made in Emmett's name to Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. You may view Emmett's Book of Me...
Emma Buss, 92, of Rapid City, formerly of Lodgepole, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in Rapid City South Dakota. Graveside services will be held at Pleasant View Cemetery in Lodgepole, NE on Saturday, October 12th at 11:00 a.m. Memorials can be made to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole. Emma and George spent countless enjoyable hours over the years at the church with family and friends. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends can le...
Lyla Joan (Babb) Ernest, age 87, of Dalton, NE, passed away September 24, 2019. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 27th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dalton with Father C. P. Varghese and Father Bryan Ernest officiating. The Rosary Service will be at 10:00 A.M. with the Mass to follow at 10:30 A.M. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 26th at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney from 1-7 P.M., with the family...
Gene L. Waite, 73, of Sidney, NE, passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Friday, September 27, 2019. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 4th at the Sidney First United Methodist Church, 2622 11th Avenue, Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins and Jim Yahn officiating. Graveside services will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, 2 Greenwood Road, Sidney, NE, with lunch served soon after at the Gehrig-Stitt event center 1212 10th Avenue,...
Farmington, NM - Arlin Matthew Schilz, 91 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 4, 2019 at SJRMC in Farmington, NM.Arlin was born in Peetz, CO on July 15, 1928. He worked for Wheatbelt then Drillers Butane in Sidney before transferring to Farmington with that company.He is survived by his brothers Darrel and Gordon, sisters Audrey Sterkel and Diane Hoff. His children, Suzane Grimes, Thomas and Linda (Head) Schilz and Janell Schilz-Winbray. Grandchildren, Casey, Jason, Brad,...
Dean G. Kratz, age 95, died at Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Born June 26, 1924, in Sidney, NE, to parents, Golden and Clara Kratz, Dean excelled in school and athletics at Sidney High, lettering in track, football, basketball, and wrestling, and graduating with honors. Dean's athletic and scholastic excellence continued at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where he became the first athlete in conference history to win the Big 6 Championship in three midd...
Graveside Services for Dianne E. (Noble) Brown will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (CST) at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, south of Maxwell, Nebraska. Dianne E. (Noble) Brown, 76, of Holdrege, died Friday, September 20, 2019 in Holdrege. In Sidney, she worked at the Chicken House, Midwec Manufacturing Plant, and Cabela's. Dianne was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Don Brown; & grandson, Jeremy Barowsky. Survivors: her children: Jay Noble of Sidney; Marcus (...
Linda Joyce Knight of McGregor, IA and former Sidney area resident, passed away on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born July 21, 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday, September 21st in the Legion Park Shelter House in Sidney from noon until 2:00 P.M. A light lunch will be provided. Inurnment will follow at 2:30 P.M in the Potter Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to...
Kathleen Louise (Kathy Lou) Weed Jobman was born April 30, 1942 in Dalton, Nebraska to Raymond and Kathryn (Randall) Weed. Kathy Lou entered into rest on Monday, September 16, 2019 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 26th, at 11:00 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Broadwater, Nebraska with Ann Bairn, PMA officiating. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to Messiah Lutheran Chu...
Howard H. Kurz, age 90, a lifelong resident of Sidney, NE passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 in Cheyenne, WY. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 20th in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 4-6. A memorial is being established. You may view Howard's Book of Memories, leave condolences,...
Lois M. Henkle of Sidney, NE peacefully passed away at home with her daughters by her side on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Sidney. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 11th in the Evangelical Free Church, Sidney with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Burial will follow in the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport at 2:00 P.M. Friends may stop at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present 1-2:00. Memorial contributions may be made in care of t...
Charleen A. Herboldsheimer, age 92, of Potter, NE passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in Potter. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 11th in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Charleen's name to the Tree Project at the Potter Cemetery or the Prairie West Church. You...
BILL BORM, 83 of Ogallala, formerly of Lodgepole, passed away September 6, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Bill was born October 18, 1935, at Ovid, Colorado to August and Anne (Lechman) Borm. Bill graduated from Chappel High School with the class of 1953. Bill entered the U.S. Army after high school, and following his honorable discharge, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad. On September 4, 1982, Bill married Dianne Wilbur at Sidney. The couple made their home in Sidney, and...
Lyle Elwood Sanders, 78, of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on August 23, 2019, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. With joyful anticipation, he looked forward to meeting his Savior; our hearts are full knowing he is finally Home. His memorial service will be held Saturday, August 31st at First Baptist Church in Bridgeport, 1402 T Street, at 2:30 p.m. Following the service, a brief inurnment service will be held at the Sanders family cemetery, which is located...
Linda Joyce Knight of McGregor, IA passed away on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born July 21, 1947 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Her childhood was spent in Sioux Falls, graduating from Colton High School in 1965. As a child she become fond of all animals and as a young lady had a few horses which she cherished. This fondness of animals lasted a lifetime. After high school she attended General Beadle State College in Madison, South Dakota (now Dakota...
