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Joshua A. Westrich died in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 26, 2023. Cremation was held and a memorial service to honor Joshua's life will be held 2 p.m. June 30 in the 4-H building at 415 High School St., Kimball. Friends, family and all whose lives were touched by Josh are welcome to attend and pay their respects....
Greg P. Murray, a beloved son, devoted husband, father, and Papa, left this earth after a brief, but difficult battle with cancer. A fighter until the end, he passed away on May 29,2023 at the age of 59 in Brush, CO surrounded by close family and friends. Greg was born on March 14,1964 in Denver, CO, he moved to Kimball where he spent 16 years before returning back to Eastern CO. He is survived by his loving Mom and Dad, Esta and Paul Anderson; his wife, Dedra Murray; his son, Cody Murray (his...
Robert Leon "Bob" Shipman, 70, of Estes Park, CO passed away peacefully on June 7th at home. Bob courageously battled pancreatic cancer. Bob was born January 22, 1953 in Scottsbluff, NE to Gail Leo Shipman and Rowena Jeanne (Nelson) Shipman. He has a sister, Sharon Fricht of Fisher, IN and a brother Joseph Shipman (Bobette) of Elsberry, MO. He attended Banner County School in Harrisburg, NE graduating in 1971. He excelled in sports and instrumental (trumpet) music. He attended Chadron State...
Jack Faden, age 93, of Gering, Nebraska, passed away on June 10, 2023. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.geringchapel.com. Inurnment will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Banner County at a later date....
Robert Frank passed away on June 2, 2023 after fighting his battle with cancer. He was born in Kimball, Nebraska on April 4, 1946 to Vesley and Arline Frank. His siblings are Dave (Darlene) Frank (both deceased), Mary (Jim) Kulhanek, Donna (Jim) Damrow, and Debe Thomas. He grew up working on the family farm and graduated from Kimball County High School in 1964. Afterward, he ran track at the University of Wyoming then finished his undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
Ted Koolstra, 80, of Kimball, NE, passed away on May 30, 2023. He was born May 16, 1943, in Crookston, MN to Ted Koolstra and Josephine terWisscha Koolstra, who immigrated from Holland. The family relocated to Berthoud CO in 1951. Ted owned an auto repair shop in Berthoud for many years until moving to Windsor, where he dairied for 14 years. He relocated in 1994 to Kimball NE, where he retired. Ted is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marion Cook Koolstra. They have four children: Kevin, Korie...
David E. Uhl passed away in San Marino, California, on June 1, 2023, following a short illness. Mr. Uhl, known to most family members and friends as Ed, was born in Kimball, Nebraska, on September 29, 1922. He was the youngest of the five children – Mary, Florence, Alberta, and Dorothy were his sisters – born to David Paul Uhl and Ida Bell Uhl. Early in his childhood, his family moved to Dix, Nebraska to a small farm where his father grew potatoes and had a few animals. Ed went to the rural scho...
Mark A. Slama, age 67, of Potter, NE passed away in Potter, NE on Friday, May 5, 2023. A combined Memorial Service with Ruth Slama will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Hal Enevoldsen officiating. A private family inurnment is planned. Cremation has taken place. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Memorials may be made in care of the family for a later...
Beth Alden Smith, 91, of Blair, Nebraska, and formerly of Kimball, Nebraska, passed away at Carter Place in Blair on April 26, 2023. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Kimball NE, with lunch to follow. Interment following service at the Kimball Cemetery. Born to Frances (Lovitt) and Ralph Alden on May 26, 1931, in Kimball, Nebraska, Beth lived nearly her entire life there, graduating from Kimball High School in 1949. She earned a degree...
Sue Ann Wallesen 81, of Kimball, passed away at her home in Kimball on December 18, 2022 following a stroke. Cremation was held and graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on May 19, 2023 at the Kimball Cemetery with Randy Bohac officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials may be given in Sue’s memory to the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball. The services for Sue have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Sue Ann was born in Denver, Colorado on August 28, 1...
Ivan A. Keller, 91, of Harrisburg, formerly of Beulah, North Dakota, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Randy Bohac officiating. Cremation will be held following the service. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Ivan's Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials can be given in memory of Ivan to the First...
Cynthia D. Thacker, 69, of Kimball, died in Aurora, Colorado on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Cremation has been held and Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Lorri Kentner officiating. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view her Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the family, t...
Ivan A. Keller, 91, of Banner County, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will be published in next week’s paper. The arrangements have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
Doris L. Steele, age 97, of Potter, NE passed away in Kimball, NE on Thursday, April 6, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Burial will follow at the Potter Cemetery in Potter, NE. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1-6:00 P.M. to leave c...
Judy B. Pohl, age 86, of Sidney, passed away in Bridgeport, NE on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, NE with Reverend Tom Waddell officiating. Cremation has been held. A private family graveside will follow at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Friends may stop...
Austin M. Weinbender, 28, of Dix, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Alvin Koskie officiating. The family is having a Rosary said at 1:00 p.m. prior to the Memorial Service. Following the service, Dix Volunteer Fire Department will provide escort to the Dix Community Center where they will sponsor a gathering with a meal for family and...
Sharon Camille "Cam" (Engel) Bennett, 79, of Oshkosh, NE passed away at the Garden County Hospital on March 1, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Oshkosh with Deacon Dixon Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery. Family and friends can leave condolences at www.bondegardfunerals.com. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh is serving the Bennett family. Cam was known for her...
Lois A. Lane, 95, of Dix, died at Kimball Health Services on Monday, March 6, 2023. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Burial was held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at the Wauneta Cemetery in Wauneta, Nebraska with Pastor Elias Mukindia officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and stories for the family. Friends called at the funeral home on Sunday f...
Diana C. Engstrom, 68, of Kimball, died at SRMC in Sidney on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Marilyn Engstrom officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Memorial may be given in Diana's memory to the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to...
Betty Barrett Hamzy passed away February 20,2023, in Clovis, CA with her family by her side. A celebration of life will be held in Sacramento, CA on April 1, 2023. Burial will be on June 30 in Kimball, NE. Betty Joyce Barrett was born in Kimball, NE on November 18, 1942 to Glenn and Erma (Frerichs) Barrett. She was joined in 1944 by Judy Ann, in 1945 by Robert Glenn and in 1954 by Glenda Christine. She went to Kimball schools from kindergarten and graduated from Kimball County High School in...
Douglas L. Griffith, 72, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Friday, March 3, 2023. Cremation has been held. A complete obituary will be published when available. The services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
John H. Burback, 59, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Cremation has been held and a Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kimball with Father C.P. Varghese officiating. Christian Wake Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until service time to sign the r...
Scott L. Smith, 73, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Feb. 25, 2023. He was born in 1950 and formerly lived in Kimball with his wife. A full obituary will be available at a later date....
John H. Burback, 59, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Cremation has been held and a Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kimball with Father C.P. Varghese officiating. Christian Wake Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until service time to sign the register book and leave condolences for the f...
Rita Wagner, age 79, died Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at her winter home in Overton, Nevada. She was born August 18, 1943 in Sidney, Nebraska to Frank Andrew and Kathryn G. Petersen Rasmussen. On November 4, 1962 she married Wayne William Wagner in Kimball, Nebraska. Rita grew up in Kimball, but lived most of her adult life in Saratoga, Wyoming. She loved to be mother and devoted her life to her family. She enjoyed handicrafts, sewing and crocheting. In her later years she found great joy in trave...