U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Julie Ann Osborn
Julie Ann Osborn, 53, of Mitchell, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff after a short battle with cancer.
Julie was born Sept. 3, 1952 at Norfolk, Neb., the daughter of Jim and Elaine (Schuett) Hanzlik.
She received her education in the Norfolk Public School System, graduating from Norfolk High School.
Julie was united in marriage to Gary Osborn, March 22, 1984 at Brighton, Colo. The couple has made their home in Scottsbluff since 1990. She owned and operated Lollipop Lane Day Care Center for 13 years until she retired due to ill health.
She enjoyed playing horseshoes, interior decorating and entertaining friends and family in her home. Everyone was always welcome for Sunday night dinner.
More than anything, being mom to her children and "Grandma Julie" to her four grandchildren and many "adopted" grandchildren brought joy and happiness to her life. Julie was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be greatly missed by all.
She is survived by her husband, Gary Osborn of Mitchell; daughters, Lisa Wood and husband, Tab of Imperial, Holly Johnston and husband, Rob, and Amber Badding and husband, Matthew, all of Scottsbluff; son J.R. Osborn of Mitchell; grandchildren, Lane, Kelsey and Ansley Wood, all of Imperial and Emme Johnston of Scottsbluff; mother, Elaine Hanzlik of Norfolk; sisters, Vicki Wotraing and husband, John of Florida, Jackie Delp of Missouri and Cindy Behrens and husband Mike of Norfolk; nieces and nephews.
Her father preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held Sept. 16 at the Mitchell Berean Church with Pastor Scott Mathis officiating.
Interment was at the West Lawn cemetery in Gering.
Online condolences may be sent to sympathy@jolliffefuneral home.com and will be forwarded to the family.
Lorraine Boldt
Lorraine Boldt, age 69, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 8, 2005, at the Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home, Wauneta, Neb.
Survivors include husband, Lawrence of Oak Hills, Calif.; daughter, Lola Jones and husband Rick of Madrid, Neb; son, Leland Boldt and wife Danielle of Oak Hills, Calif. and brother, David Putman and wife Virgene of Indianapolis, Ind.
Memorial services for Lorraine Boldt will be held Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 14, 2005, at 2 p.m. (PT) at the Desert View Funeral Home, Victorville, Calif.
A memorial has been established in Lorraine's memory.
Liewer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bryce Oliver Anderson
Bryce Oliver Anderson, 70, of Johnson Lake, Neb., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, following a short illness.
He was born July 14, 1935, at Palmer, Neb. to Oliver and Martha (Yeager) Anderson.
Bryce was a graduate of Chase County High School at Imperial, Neb. in 1952.
He was married
to Loretta Sue Harris in 1956. The couple was blessed with two daughters; Debbie and Ann Marie. They were married
for 28 years.
He moved to Kearney, Neb. in 1960. He worked for a time with Anderson Plumbing and Heating, and later owned and operated Kearney Electric. He was a Master electrician and plumber.
He later moved to Colorado to be near his daughters and in the 1990's moved to Johnson Lake. He went in to business with Chuck Tilson, opening Central Nebraska Truss Company.
Bryce enjoyed working, which he considered his "hobby." He also enjoyed visiting with people when getting his daily cup of coffee. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his daughters: Debbie Anderson of San Diego, Calif., Ann Marie and Arnie Green of Silver Plume, Colo.; two grandsons: Aaron Ryan and Austin Tyler Wicht, both of San Diego, Calif.; one brother: Charles and Marilyn Anderson of Imperial, Neb.; two sisters: Leola Ridlen of Brighton, Colo. and Colleen and Bill Engles of Anaheim, Calif.; best friend and business partner: Chuck and Charlene Tilson of Elwood, Neb.; special friend: Lee Etta Winslow of Kearney, Neb.
Bryce was preceded in death by his parents.
It was Bryce's wishes his remains be returned to the ocean.
A Sunset Gathering in Remembrance of Bryce will be Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005 at 7 p.m., on the shoreline of Bullhead Point, Johnson Lake, Neb.
Memorials are kindly suggested to the Larry D. Roper Trail at Johnson Lake.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington was in charge of arrangements.
Danny Clay Garrison, Jr.
Danny Clay Garrison, Jr., was born July 22, 1965 in Englewood, Colo. to Danny and Dorene (Clay) Garrison.
Danny was baptized in the Lutheran faith in the year 1966 and departed this life on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 in Scottsbluff, Neb. at the age of 40 years.
Danny attended grade school in Colorado.
Upon moving to Nebraska and graduation from Chase County High School, he entered the military service for six years.
He was stationed in Germany where he met his wife Petra. They were married
in August of 1988. To this union one daughter was born, Sarah Marie.
After discharge from military service, he attended mechanic school and worked as a mechanic, residing in Imperial.
Preceding him in death were his wife Petra and grandfathers Louis Clay and John Garrison.
He is survived by daughter, Sarah Marie; parents, Dan and Dorene Garrison of Imperial; brothers, Kevin and wife Debbie Garrison of Elkhorn, Neb., Curt and wife, Amy Garrison of Bellevue, Neb.; sister, Debbie Andahl of Elkhorn, Neb.; grandmothers, Sally McKinster and Eileen Martell of Imperial, Neb.; and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Graveside services were held Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 10 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial with Pastor David Kahle officiating.
Military rites were by VFW Post #4688 of Imperial.
A memorial has been established in Danny's memory.
Liewer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Hope Fitzgerald
Hope Arlene Ward was born to Walter William Ward and Florence Edna (Venrick) Ward in their Norcatur, Kansas, home on March 28, 1921. She was greeted at home by an older sister Marion and brothers Howard and Neil. Her family ran a small creamery to sell farmers goods and the children would deliver eggs and milk to local customers. Her mother was a teacher and later the town clerk. Hope enjoyed small town and rural life, while also experiencing the hardships of the Great Depression and the "dirty thirties" on the Kansas prairie. She recalled roller-skating every inch of sidewalk in town. She loved music, learned to play piano and became a percussionist and drum majorette with the school band. After high school, she received a scholarship to Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. She excelled and enjoyed two years of college life. Her sister, Marion, also happened to be living in Crete at the time with her young family and Hope helped out with the babies. They have always been very close.
In 1940, the U.S. was training for WWII, and Doane College was no longer available for boarding students. In those days, teaching was allowed on a two-year certificate, so Hope was recruited by two small towns. She took the job in Benkelman (it paid $100 more per year!) teaching music and kindergarten. Hope soon was invited to the Thursday night dance at the Rainbow Ballroom, where she met John Fitzgerald. He was also new in town, managing the lumber yard for Krotter Yards. On Valentine's Day 1942, they were engaged and wed May 22, 1942. WWII was looming and John had been commissioned in ROTC in college and joined the Army Engineer Corps. They honeymooned on Cape Cod when John was training before shipping out. He was gone for four years. Hope worked at Consolidated Mills in Omaha while he was gone, living with her aunts, Mabel and Belle.
After WWII, they set up housekeeping in Palisade. Martha Ann was born in December, 1946, and Margaret Catherine in November 1950. The family stayed in Palisade while the girls grew up. They enjoyed much family playtime at the cabin on Enders Lake during those years.
Hope was determined to finish her BA degree, attending summer classes at Kearney State College, graduating in 1967. She enjoyed teaching (mostly in the third grade) until she retired in 1987. She remained active in adult education, community and church. Hope always loved books, reading and she was a long-time member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Hope passed away Thursday morning, September 1, 2005, at Chase County Community Hospital, Imperial, Nebraska. She was 84 years of age.
Hope is survived by two daughters: Martha (Marty) Chartier and husband Steve of Paonia, Colorado and Cathy Hoff and husband George of Cheyenne, Wyo.; five grandchildren: Ian, Jennifer, Stephanie, Erin and Jeff; two sisters-in-law, Marie Sailors of Benkelman, Nebraska and Helen Port of Cheyenne, Wyoming; four nieces and one nephew; many friends who she has loved, taught and touched with her life.
Hope was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John, in March of 2002.
Rosary was held Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imperial, Neb.
Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, 2 p.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Imperial, Neb. with Fr. Greg Pawloski and Fr. Joe Mroczkowski celebrating.
Organist was Dr. J. Gordon Christensen and soloist was Mr. Jeremy Vlasin.
Casketbearers were Greg Owens, Tom Hain, Bobby Mendenhall, Gayle Vrbas, Brennan Vaverek and Randy Vlasin.
Inurnment was Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Neb.
Liewer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Patricia Hoover
Patricia West Hoover was born Nov. 26, 1957 at Friend, Neb. to Samuel A. and Shirley (Zastrow) West.
She passed away on Aug. 28, 2005 at Lincoln, Neb.
Patty loved doing her crafts and she was a homemaker. She liked to help people who needed her.
She received her GED while living in the Grand Island area.
She married
Jerry Hoover and to this union three children were born: Shane, Danny and Katie.
She leaves to mourn her two sons, Shane and wife Ana of Lincoln, Neb. and Danny and wife Laura of Belton, Mo.; one daughter, Katie of Archie, Mo.; one grandson, Tyler Hoover; her mother and stepfather, Shirley and J.D. Reeder of Imperial, Neb.; two brothers, Joe West of Arvada, Colo. and Val Dean and Joan West of Milford, Neb.; two sisters, Vicki and Steve Bradley of Grand Island, Neb. and Lori and Bill Rowley of Alliance, Neb.; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Memorial services were conducted by Metcalf Funeral Home of Lincoln on Sept. 1, 2005, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Michael Ryan officiating.
Burial of her ashes was at the Zastrow Cemetery, Cordova, Neb.
Danny Garrison
Danny Garrison, 40, of Imperial passed away at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005.
Among survivors are his parents, Dan and Dorene Garrison of Imperial and daughter, Sarah, also of Imperial.
All arrangements are pending.
Liewer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gilbert Rightmeier
Gilbert Rightmeier was born on Nov. 28, 1919 at Jewell, Kan. He was the second of three sons born to Henry and Amanda Betts Rightmeier. Gilbert grew up in the Jewell area, attending school and graduating from Randall Rural High School in 1938.
Gilbert joined the United States Army Air Force in 1941 during World War II. He served in the European Theater where he worked as an airplane mechanic. He received his honorable discharge in 1945.
Gilbert was married
to Merry Elizabeth "Mickey" Shirley on Aug. 3, 1946 at North Platte, Neb. They made their home for a brief time at Archer, Neb., before moving to Gothenburg, Neb., where Gilbert worked for the Quinn Ranch for several years.
Gilbert went into partnership with Henry Orthman and moved to the Imperial, Neb., area in the mid-1960's where they had a sugar beet operation. They later moved to a farm northwest of Grant, Neb. before retiring into Ogallala, Neb.
Mickey died in 1991 and Gilbert continued to maintain his home in Ogallala until 2001 when he moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., to be closer to his family.
Gilbert enjoyed independent living until July when he moved to a convalescent center for health care. He had been transferred to the United Medical Center in Cheyenne where he died Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, 2005. He had reached the age of 85.
Gilbert had been a member of the First Congregational Church in Ogallala and had been active in the men's auxiliary. He also had belonged to the Elk's Club.
In addition to parents and his wife, Gilbert was preceded in death by his two brothers, Gaylord and Glenn.
He is survived by two daughters, Linda and husband Butch Shiers and Kristin Span, all of Cheyenne; six grandchildren, Brian Kunkel, Leslie and husband Shane Doig, Nathan Span, Brandon and wife Andrea Shiers, Allen and wife Rachel Shiers and Vickie Mettler; one great-grandson, Jade; other relatives and friends.
Services were held Friday, Aug. 26, at the First Congregational Church in Ogallala with Pastor Lauran Heidenreich officiating.
Music was by Karon Holscher, organist, and Ron Holscher, vocalist.
Pallbearers were Calvin Schultz, Bill Finch, Cpl. Nathan Span, Shane Doig, Brandon Shiers and Guy Bechtel.
Interment was in the Ogallala cemetery with a military tribute by the Keith County Veterans.
Bullock-Long Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
