Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Larry J. Roark, 86, long-time resident of Kimball, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022. Cremation has been held, and memorial services for Larry will be held at a later date. Family and friends may share...

Ronald "Ron" Harms, 62, passed away April 27, 2022, following a valiant six-year battle with metastatic prostate cancer. On June 7, 1959, Ron was born in Kimball, Nebraska, to Elwood and Donna...

Barbara Lee Stoddard was lifted to heaven on the wings of angels on May 6, 2022, after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Her memorial service will be Saturday, May 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the...

Judith A. LaMaster, 77, passed away in Pine Bluffs on April 22, 2022, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Judith's Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the VFW Hall, 227...

Ruby Virginia Bailey went to be with the Lord on February 7, 2021. She passed away peacefully near Bennett, Colorado, at the home of her daughter, Kathleen Kaczar and son-in-law, Daniel Kaczar....

Peter Francis Rutt, age 68 of Kimball, Nebraska passed away at his home in Apache Junction, Arizona March 16, 2022. He was born April 2, 1953 in New Prague, Minnesota. He was the oldest son of J....

Joel E. Linn, 74, died at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on March 23, 2022. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life is being planned for later in May in Kimball. Fond memories and...

Joyce Maxted, 91, passed away peacefully at Kimball County Manor on Monday, April 4, 2022. Visitation was offered on Thursday, April 7, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Cantrell Funeral Home. Her funeral ser...

Henry A. Stahla, 66, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Memorial services were planned for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at the First English Lutheran Church...

Clyde and Charlotte were both able to pass away peacefully at home surrounded by family. They were born and raised in Redding, Kansas, and started their own family there. They lived in New Mexico...

Jeanine Lucille Batt, 77, of Pine Bluffs passed away March 11, 2022. Jeanine was born September 10, 1944 in Sterling, Colorado to Eli and Rose (Wilder) Blue. She married LeRoy Batt July, 6 1966 in...

Lois A. James, 78, a longtime Kimball resident, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Funeral services for Lois will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the...

Roy Petersen died peacefully at his daughter's home in Davis, CA at the age of 84. His beloved bride of 57 years Anna was at his side. He was born Roy Eugene Rentfro on December 19, 1936 in Hyannis,...

Larry L. Stahla, long-time resident of Kimball, passed away March 15, 2022, at the age of 85. His funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev....

Jeanine Lucille Batt, 77, of Pine Bluffs passed away March 11, 2022. Jeanine was born September 10, 1944 in Sterling, Colorado to Eli and Rose (Wilder) Blue. She married LeRoy Batt July, 6 1966 in...

Sue Ann Shepherd, 77, of Dix died at her home on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to her wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. a...

Diane Lynn (Gordon) Wallace, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 after a valiant and gracious battle with cancer. Over everything else, Diane enjoyed spending time with her...

Daniel T. Gawith, 78, of Bushnell, died at his home on February 8, 2022. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 14, at Cantrell Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Gillming...

Jane Linn Temple, born October 8, 1929, to Frank Willing and Bernice Bushee Linn in Kimball Nebraska, passed peacefully from this life into eternal life, surrounded by family in her home on Feb. 4,...

Joan J. Pearson – a teacher to hundreds, a mentor to many, and a Christian role model to all – passed away at her Fort Morgan home on November 24, 2021, after suffering a brain injury. Born on...

Bobbie Jean Adams, 89, of Hutchinson, Kansas, died January 22, 2022, at her home. She was born November 17, 1932, in Winfield, to Leroy and Frances (Sigwing) Purdin. Bobbie was an optometrist's...

James LeRoy Sterle, age 86, of Muleshoe, Texas died Sunday, February 6, 2022 in Muleshoe. He was born February 17, 1935 in Bushnell, Nebraska to Joe and Rose (Klobuchar) Sterle. He married Shirley...

Charles Gordon "Chuck" Davis, age 59, of Lodgepole, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 17, 2022, at...