McCook Daily Gazette  
2.01.06 - 2.28.06

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Roy Edward Antholz, 74, died Monday (Jan. 30, 2006). 
He was born Nov. 15, 1931, in McDonald. Services and inurnment will be 
at a later date. Knodel Funeral Home of St. Francis is in charge of arrangements.

JOES, Colo. -- Eugene H. Arntt, 71, died Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2006) at his
home in Joes, Colo. He was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Hebron. Services were
Tuesday at the Liberty Baptist Church in Joes. Interment followed at the New
Hope Mennonite Brethren Cemetery. Baucke Funeral Home of Yuma, Colo., was in
charge of arrangements.

Frances E. Waddell, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. She was born to 
Margaret (Lang) and Francis B. Foley in Frontier County on May 14, 1923. 
She married James S. Waddell in Indianola on June 4, 1947. Preceding her 
in death were her parents, Margaret and Francis; one sister, Marge Thornton; 
and son-in-law, Kent Guthrie. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, 
at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Catherine's Cemetery. 

CULBERTSON -- Lloyd J. Ridgway died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at his home in
Culbertson at the age of 79. He was born May 14, 1926, at Holyoke, Colo.,
the son of Ernest and Meta (Runge) Ridgway. On Nov. 16, 1944, he entered the
United States Army, serving during World War II. In 1947, he married Joan
Miller. She preceded him in death. On Aug. 5, 1969, Lloyd married Wilma Jane
(Wilson) Cox. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Fern Gonzales,
Maxine Wooley and Dorothy Hall. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 4,
2006, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson. Interment with 
military honors will be in the Culbertson Cemetery at Culbertson. 

ST. FRANCIS -- Charlotte "Lottie" Sophie Hempeler, 95, formerly of Bird
City, died Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2006). She was born Sept. 27, 1910, in Cook. 
Services Monday, at St. John Lutheran Church in Bird City. Interment will be 
in the Bird City Cemetery.

Melvin Fredrick Kuhlmann, 89, died Thursday (Feb. 2, 2006). He was born 
July 19, 1916, near Elk Creek, the son of Fred L. and Amelia (Volker) Kuhlmann. 
He married Adeline Fredricka Goos on Nov. 21, 1940. Melvin was preceded in 
death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Kuhlmann, and three brothers, 
Hubert, Theodore and Edwin. Services will be Monday at the Peace Lutheran 
Church in McCook. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook. 

CULBERTSON -- Carol Ann Moorhous, 69, died Thursday (Feb. 2, 2006) at St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. She was born on May 25, 1936, to Rex Clifton
and Evelyn Pearl (Harbaugh) Norris in McCook. On July 16, 1961, she married
Keith Moorhous at McCook. She was preceded in death by her parents and 
one sister, Lana Jean Morgan. Services will be Tuesday, at St. John's Lutheran 
Church in Culbertson. Interment will be in the Culbertson Cemetery. 

IMPERIAL -- Walter Gustav Einspahr, 95, died Saturday (Feb. 4, 2006).
He was born Dec. 23, 1910, to Gustav and Auguste (Koch) Einspahr 
on the family farm near Enders. He married Evelyn Marie Barraclough on 
June 18, 1931, north of Wauneta. He was preceded in death by his
parents; his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Rita Ackermann; son-in-law, Kenneth
Rider; sisters, Laura Cook and Minnie Knepper; and seven brothers, Theodore,
Edward, William, Ludwig, Frank, Martin and Lawrence. Services will be
Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial. Interment will follow 
at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial.

OMAHA -- Services for Triana Marie Hendrickson, infant daughter of Paul and
Monica Hendrickson, will be Tuesday, 10 a.m., at John A. Gentleman Mortuary
in Omaha. Visitation will be today at the mortuary. Interment will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park in Omaha. 

STRATTON -- Charles Edward Kadlecek died February 3, 2006 in Kearney, 
Nebraska at the age of 72. He was born March 29, 1933, at his family's home 
in Rushville. Charles enlisted in the Army. In 1955, he married Marilyn May Batie,
his high school sweetheart. Charles was preceded in death by his father,
Charles Anton Kadlecek; his sister, Phyllis Jane Serbousek; and
brother-in-law, Milton Thayer. Memorial services will be Tuesday, Feb. 7,
2006, at  at Community United Methodist Church in Stratton. Inurnment 
with military honors will follow services at Rose Hill Cemetery near Stratton. 

Virginia Lee Lebsack died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 in McCook at the age of 83. 
She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in McCook, the daughter of Frank and Mae 
(Jones) O'Donnell. On July 15, 1949, Virginia married Artie Lebsack in McCook. 
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook. She was
preceded in death by her parents and four sisters, Vera Hassler, Marguerite
Kilburn, Patsy Adams and Margie O'Donnell. Rosary will be today at Herrmann
Memorial Chapel in McCook and funeral services will be Tuesday at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook. Interment will be in Memorial Park 
Cemetery in McCook. 

STRATTON -- Mabel Lucille Walter, 89, died Friday (Feb. 3, 2006) in Trenton. 
She was born Oct. 27, 1916, on her family's farm south of
Stratton to William Jennings and Ida (Williamson) Powell Blue. She married
Russel Howard Walter on March 12, 1938. She was a member of the Community
United Methodist Church in Stratton. She was preceded in death by her
parents, William and Ida Powell; her husband, Russell; and brothers, William
J. Powell and Robert Powell. Services were today at the Community United
Methodist Church in Stratton. Interment followed the services at the Rose 
Hill Cemetery near Stratton. 

CURTIS -- Marvin Leroy Castor, 69, died Monday (Feb. 6, 2006) in North Platte. 
He was born April 26, 1936, to Glenn H. and Martha E. Gugelman Castor in Orafino. 
He served in the U.S. Army. He married Roselyn Kay Presler on June 23, 1959. 
In 1979, he married Wilma Hedrick. He was preceded in death by his father; a 
brother, Dale; and a sister, Claudine Cole. Services will be Friday at the Congregational
Church in Stockville. Interment will be in the Arbor Cemetery in Stockville. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Arlene Coan died on Sunday morning, Feb. 5, 2006. 
She was the second-born of Fred and Emma Pennell, and was born on June 10, 1925. She
married John Victor Coan in January, 1947. She was preceded in death by both
her parents, a sister and husband. Arrangements for the celebration of
Arlene's life are through French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel at 1111
University Blvd. NE. Services will be at the same location on Thursday, Feb. 9, with graveside
services at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. 

FARNAM -- Evan Harold Wach, 19, died Sunday (Feb. 5, 2006) in an automobile
accident near Overton. He was born July 15, 1986, to Gary and Ricky Sue
Barnes Wach at Osage, Iowa. He was a member of the United Methodist Church
in Farnam. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Anna Mae
Wach and Kenneth and Elizabeth (Betty) Barnes. Services will be Thursday at
the Farnam Gymnasium in Farnam. Interment will be in the Farnam Cemetery. 

STRATTON -- Ted W. Pierce, 76, died Wednesday (Feb. 8, 2006) at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Feb. 17, 1929, to Charles E. and
Lucy Belle (Cushing) Pierce in Stratton. On Oct. 10, 1948, he married
Jeannine Randall. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeannine (Randall)
Pierce on Sept. 11, 2005; parents, Charles and Belle Pierce; brother, Dwight
Pierce; and two sisters, Ruby Truitt and Helen Miller Wyss. A private family
graveside service will take place at a later date. 

OBERLIN -- Bernice J. Brown, 80, died Tuesday (Feb. 7, 2006). 
She was born Nov. 17, 1925, to George Shuler and Elizabeth Meier in Selden, Kan. 
She married James Kahlor on Jan. 28, 1945. He preceded her in death. 
She married Phil Brown on June 18, 1976. She was preceded in death
by her first husband, James Kahlor; four brothers, Fred, Clarence, Luther
and Dean Shuler; three sisters, Bertha Landin, Dorothy Slaven and Evelyn
Gould. Services will be Saturday at Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin. Interment 
will be in the Oberlin Cemetery.

BENKELMAN -- Robert Wayne "Bob" Hardwick, 81, died Thursday (Feb. 9, 2006).
Bob was born on March 17, 1924, to Reece and Mayme Edith (Morrison) Hardwick. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reece and Mayme Hardwick; one 
brother, Francis Hardwick; two sisters, Erma Dunn and Louise Stamm; and a 
son-in-law, Dick Brasel. Services will be Monday at the Forch Funeral Chapel in 
Benkelman. Interment will be in the Benkelman Cemetery.

NORTH PLATTE -- Garrell "Red" Howell died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 after a long fight with
emphysema. Red was born Jan. 10, 1932, in Frontier County to H. H. "Red"
Howell and Minnie Mae (Blake) Howell. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952.
Red married Frances May in McCook on Dec. 24, 1953. Frances and infant
daughter, Brenda preceded him in death. Services will be Monday, Feb. 13,
2006, at the First Assembly of God Church in McCook.

LARKSPUR, Colo. -- Edward Jay Orin died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at the
Larkspur, Colo., exit on Interstate 25 due to a motor vehicle accident. He
was 46 years of age. He was born July 1, 1959, at Loveland, Colo., the son
of Charles and Joni (Smith) Orin Jr. He married Cindy Mason at Sterling. 
Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, Feb.13, 2006, at St. Patrick's Catholic 
Church in McCook. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in McCook. 

EVANSTON, Wyo. -- Ivan Edwin Booker, 100, died Friday (Feb. 10, 2006) in
Evanston, Wyo. He was born July 7, 1905, to George W. and Myrtie J. (Smith)
Booker at Edison. On July 12, 1925, he married Thelma E. Carpenter in
Edison. She preceded him in death on July 29, 1986. He married Jewell
Easterling on Dec. 2, 1986, at Warm Beach, Wash. She preceded him in death
in 2001. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was preceded in
death by his parents; wives, Thelma E. and Jewell; and four brothers. 
Graveside services will be Wednesday at the Edison Cemetery in Edison. 
Interment will be at the Edison Cemetery. 

Geraldine Fay "Gerri" Giespert, 88, died Sunday (Feb. 12, 2006) in McCook.  
She was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Cambridge to John Edwin and Lenora May 
(DeWester) Tumbleson. She married William P. Bahl on April 24, 1939, in McCook. 
He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1966. She married Kenneth Giespert at 
St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook in March 14, 1994. She was
preceded in death by her parents, John and Lenora Tumbleson; her husband,
William Bahl; one grandson, Austin Bahl; two brothers; and four sisters.Mass
of Christian burial will be Wednesday at St. Patrick's. Interment will be in 
Calvary Cemetery. 

Alfred Glaves Jr., 88, died Saturday (Feb. 11, 2006) at Good Samaritan
Hospital in Kearney. He was born on March 28, 1917, in Sheffield, England,
to Alfred and Selina (Twibelle) Glaves Sr. On Feb. 28, 1948, he married
Loretta Ann Loomis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and
Selina Glaves, and a brother, Ronald Glaves. Services will be in Libertyville, Ill., 
later in the week. 
    
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. -- Ruth A. (Imbody) Hosea, 78, of Monmouth Junction,
N.J., died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11, 2006. She was born in Green 
Lane, Pa. She married George L. Hosea in Frieden's UCC in Sumneytown, the bride's 
family church on June 3,1951. Mrs. Hosea was predeceased by her parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Wallace and Edna Imbody of East Greenville, Pa., and a grandson, Bryan Lamb of
Rochester, N.Y. Services for the celebration of Ruth's life will be Saturday
morning, Feb. 18, 2006, in Six Mile Run Reformed Church in Franklin Park.

LINCOLN -- James "Don" Donald Keeler passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at
Haven Manor in Lincoln. He was 87 years old. He was born June 3, 1918, in
Fairmont to James B. and Hannah A. (Davis) Keeler. He married JoEllyn Stromp
on June 29, 1952. He served in the United States Army during World War II. 
He was preceded in death by parents; wife, JoEllyn in March 1999; sister, 
Alice Ritchey; and a brother, Kenneth Keeler. Funeral services
will be at Carpenter Breland Chapel on Friday, Feb. 17. Burial will be in 
Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. 

BENKELMAN -- Paul Edgar Ham, 84, died Monday (Feb. 13, 2006) at his home in
Benkelman. He was born Oct. 23, 1921, on the family farm in Dundy County to
Roy A. and Jennie M. (Roberts) Ham. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Sept.
29, 1942. He married Kathleen L. Ostdiek on Aug. 21, 1954. He was preceded 
in death by his parents, Roy and Jennie Ham; brothers, Lyle, Donald, Byron, 
Clifford and Stanley Ham; sisters, Vernell Mann and Ernestine Ham; and 
grandsons, Wyley Hall and Theron Kitt. Services will be Thursday at the United 
Methodist Church in Benkelman. Interment with military honors will follow the 
services at the Benkelman Cemetery. 

Candice L. Baltzell, 58, died Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2006) following a brief illness. 
She was born on April 6,1947, in Kankakee, Ill., to Orville and Eve (Elliott) Borchers. 
She married Dr. Robert Baltzell on Dec. 27, 1967, in Charles City, Iowa. He preceded her
in death on May 15, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband, father and 
grandparents. There was a cremation. Memorial services will take place at a later date. 

ARAPAHOE -- Barbara A. (Scott) Dunn, 52, died Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2006) as the 
result of cancer. She was born Jan. 6, 1954, in Hill City, Kan. She married Kevin 
Dunn on Sept. 15, 2003. Services will be Saturday at the United Methodist Church 
in Arapahoe. 

OMAHA -- Ruth Bernice (Anderson) Dunn, 93, died Friday (Feb. 17, 2006). 
She was born Dec. 14, 1912 on the family farm southwest of Stamford to 
Bernard August and Hulda Marie (Hultberg) Anderson. On July 22, 1933, she 
married John Shannon Dunn at the Norton County Court House in Norton, Kan. 
He preceded her in death Nov. 7, 1957. She was preceded in death
by parents; her husband; two children, Marilyn Bernice and Kent John; eight
sisters, including twin sisters Signe and Gerda at birth, Eunice Flodine and
husband, Albert, Hilma Delimont and husband, Julius, Edna Lazure and
husband, Ira, Elsie Pittman and husband, Hugh, Ethel Lans and husband,
Clare, and Ella Dunn and husband, Cecil; and three brothers, Arthur, Lowell
and Roy Anderson. Funeral services will be Tuesday at the Evangelical Free
Church in Stamford. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Swedish Cemetery 
in Stamford. 

PALISADE -- Phyllis Marie Wineinger, 61, died Friday (Feb. 17, 2006), at St.
Joseph, Mo., after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Oct.27,
1944, in Benkelman to Harold and Margaret (Hanes) Merklin. She was preceded 
in death by her parents; one brother, Warren Merklin; and infant sister, Dorothy; 
and a daughter-in-law, Alberta Nolan. Services were today at Carpenter Breland 
Chapel. Burial was at the Palisade Cemetery.

BENKELMAN -- Diane M. Youman, 59, died Friday (Feb. 17, 2006). 
The memorial service will be Wednesday at Forch Funeral Chapel in Benkelman.
Services will conclude at the chapel. There is no visitation. 
    
Richard Lewis Bunstock, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at McCook, Neb. He
was preceded in death by three wives; Donna (Sullivan) Bunstock, Merry
(Meints) Bunstock, and Deloras (Nickerson) Bunstock. He was born Sept. 30,
1927, at McCook to Clarence and Lillie Bunstock. He enlisted in the U.S.
Navy in 1944. He was married to Donna Sullivan of Cambridge, Neb. His 
wife, Donna, died in 1969, and he married Merry Meints of McCook in 1970. 
They were divorced in 1974, and he married Deloras Nickerson of 
Gothenburg, Neb., in 1975. 

LUDELL -- Donnie Lee Castens, 68, died Saturday (Feb. 18, 2006), at Kearney.
He was born May 4, 1937, on a farm near Ludell to Henry and Lillie (Neuhart)
Castens. He served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserves.
On Oct. 15, 1960, he married Ann Nyleve Niermeier. Ann died Aug. 11, 1975.
On Dec. 22, 1984, he married Viola Rummel Ross. He was preceded in death by
his parents; his wife, Ann, and her parents, Erich and Mildred Niermeier.
Funeral services will be Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Atwood. 
Graveside services with military honors and interment will follow at Trinity 
Lutheran Cemetery in Ludell. 
    
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Meredith Joy Huff, 85, died Friday (Feb. 17, 2006). 
He was born April 5, 1920, at Decatur County to Jesse M. and Eunice N. 
(Barnett) Huff. He served in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II. On 
July, 7, 1943, he married Hilaria Hickert at St. Joseph Catholic Church. 
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Barnett Jack Huff; and 
a sister, Maxine Glee Cargil. Services will be Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic 
Church in New Almelo. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in New Almelo. 

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. -- Jimmie L. Lawson, 85, passed away at his home at
Joshua Tree, Calif., on Dec. 22, 2005. Jim was the youngest child of John
and "Jennie" Melissa Jane (Mulford) Lawson. He was born Sept. 27, 1920. He
married Dara Fowler on July s, 1943, at Los Angeles, Calif. He was preceded
in death by his mother and father; five brothers, Clifford (wife Nettie),
Elvert "Bunk." Howard; Lloyd (wife Leona) and Frank; and one sister, Clesta
Lawson. 

Candice L. Baltzell, 58, of McCook, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006 in Kearney, 
following a brief illness. She was born on April 6, 1947 in Kankakee, Ill., the 
daughter of Orville and Eve (Elliott) Borchers. She married Dr. Robert Baltzell 
on Dec. 27, 1967 in Charles City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 15, 2004. 
Candice was preceded in death by her husband, father, and grandparents. Memorial
services will be Friday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook. 
Inurnment will be held at a later date.

ARAPAHOE -- Robert Irvin Howey, 84, died Monday (Feb. 20, 2006), at
Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was born Nov. 2, 1921, at
Denver, Colo., to Earl S. and Marguerite (Crane) Howey. In June 1942, he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Aug. 27, 1992, he married 
Doris Hines at First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe. He was preceded in 
death by his parents; daughters Sandy Henry and Sheila Albertson; brother, Gene 
Howey; sister, Annabelle Mattie; sister-in-law, Jean Howey; and brother-in-law, 
George Mattie. Funeral services will be Friday at the First United Methodist Church 
in Arapahoe. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens 
Cemetery in North Platte. 

ATWOOD -- Anna Galene (Dooley) Wiley, 93, died Monday (Feb. 20, 2006). 
She was born Oct. 27, 1912, at Fullerton to Byron and Anna Jane (Adams) Dooley. 
She enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps from 1937-1942 and from 1944-1945. 
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; five sisters; and one brother. 
Services will be Friday at the United Methodist Church in Atwood. A memorial service and
burial with military honors will be at Valley View Cemetery in Garden City
Friday. 

ARAPAHOE -- Donald D. Adams, 81, died Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2006). 
He was born on Nov. 4, 1924, in Cambridge to Merle L. and Anna C. 
(Jacobson) Adams. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in February 1943.  
On Aug. 23, 1947, he married Lila V. Helton in North Platte. He was 
preceded in death by his parents and a daughter in infancy, Dawn Elaine Adams. 
Services will be Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe. 
Interment with military honors will be at the Arapahoe Cemetery. 

KEARNEY -- Joy Mae (DeOss) Burton Arendell , 76, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006.
Joy was born April 24, 1929 to Francis Henry and Ollie Mae (McClellan) DeOss in Holbrook. 
On Oct. 8, 1948, Joy married Ralph Myrl Burton. On Sept. 27, 1976, Joy married Gilbert 
LeRoy (Roy) Arendell. Joy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy on 
Oct. 5, 1985; sister, Mary Lou Walker on Sept. 4, 1993; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jack (Lola) 
DeOss; and a niece, Ramona (Walker) Allerheiligen on Oct. 4, 1993. Memorial services 
will be Friday at Carpenter Breland Chapel in McCook. Inurnment will be at the Indianola 
Cemetery. 

ATWOOD -- Wilma Bernadine (Mullins) Brown, 76, died Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2006).
She was born in Basin, Wyo., on Dec. 21, 1929, to William B. and Minnie Marie (Miller) Mullins. 
She married Joseph T. Brown on Sept. 5, 1975. She was preceded in death by her parents;
brother, William Dale Mullins; a nephew; two stepsons, Joseph Jr. and Wenzel; and a 
stepdaughter, Nyla Beall. Services will be Monday at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church 
in rural Atwood. Inurnment and graveside services will be at St. Patrick's Cemetery southeast 
of Atwood. 

OBERLIN -- Sylvester J. Meitl, 86, died Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2006). He was born Oct. 10, 1919,
in Summit Township in Decatur County to John Meitl and Bertha Ympa. He served in the U.S. Army 
during World War II. He married Faye Votapka on Oct. 24, 1951, in Leoville. He was preceded in 
death by his parents, John and Bertha Meitl; brothers, Ernest and Elmer Meitl; and a sister, Geniveve 
Campbell. Services will be Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church in Leoville. 
Interment will be at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Leoville.

INDIANOLA -- Bradley D. Williams, 63, of Indianola, died Thursday, Feb. 23,
2006. Bradley was born in McCook, Nov. 6, 1942, to Cecil C. and Roberta M. (McCafferty) 
Williams. He married Lynne M. Hierzer on Aug. 17, 1963, in Denver, Colo. He was preceded in death
by his father, Cecil. Memorials can be given in his name. Funeral services will be at the Indianola 
Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Burial will be in the Indianola Cemetery. 

HAYES CENTER -- LeAnn Christy Johnson, 38, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, near Hayes Center
from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. LeAnn was born Jan. 30, 1968, to Gilbert D. 
and Patricia A. (McKinley) Stasser, at Burlington, Colo. She married Jon Johnson in St. Francis 
on June 10, 1988. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Patricia Stasser;
maternal grandparents, Herbert and Lola McKinley; and paternal grandparents, Everett and 
Margaret Stasser. Memorial services will be Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at First Christian 
Church in St. Francis. Burial will be in St. Francis and Hot Springs, S.D. 

HUDSON, N.H. -- Marvin D. Loshbaugh, 63, died Thursday (Feb. 23, 2006) in Nashua, N.H. 
He was born June 6, 1942, in Brush, Colo., to Howard and Opal (McCracken) Loshbaugh. He
married Rita Bourre. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. He was a member of the Church 
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Loshbaugh. 
Services were today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Nashua. 
Interment was in the Hills Farm Cemetery in Hudson. 

CAMBRIDGE -- Robert P. Miller, 78, died Saturday (Feb. 25, 2006) at his home
in Cambridge. He was born July 16, 1927, near Cambridge to Palmer G. and O.
Mildred (Cotton) Miller. In November 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. 
He married Donna Johnson in Cambridge on Jan. 15, 1949. He was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Donna in 1985; three brothers, Gerald in infancy, Howard and Rolland "Red"; 
and a sister, Shirley Wright.  Services will be Tuesday at the Trinity United Methodist Church 
in Cambridge. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge.
Military committal will be given by the Cambridge American Legion Post. 

OBERLIN -- Kenneth H. Rydquist, 81, died Saturday (Feb. 25, 2006). He was 
born Jan. 3, 1925, in Decatur County. He married Ellenette Anderson on April 12, 1949. 
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ellenette in 1999; brother, Norris; 
and sisters, Muriel and Rena. Services will be Tuesday at Pauls Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Oberlin Cemetery. 

BEAVER CITY -- James Arthur Embrey, 81, died Friday (Feb. 24, 2006) at
Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kan. He was born Jan. 12, 1925, in Maywood
to Charles and Addie (Cowman) Embrey. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. 
Following his discharge from the Army, he married Rosalie Ruth Perkins in Precept. 
Graveside services will be Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Greeley. 

OBERLIN -- Charlotte Hart, 64, died Monday (Feb. 27, 2006) in Hays, Kan. She
was born April 12, 1941, in Waukesha, Wis., to William Cooper and Florence
Starr. She married Gilbert J. Hart on Feb. 11, 1960, in Rockford, Ill. She
was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by
her parents, William and Florence Cooper; a brother, William Cooper; and
sisters, Florence Letts and Evelyn Croft. Services are pending with Pauls
Funeral Home of Oberlin, which is in charge of arrangements.

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