Imperial Republican
Sept 2007

Victor Herman HOFMAN was born July 7, 1923, on the family farm near McCook, Neb.
to Henry and Dorothea (Wall) Hofman, the youngest of 17 children. Entered The U.S. 
Navy on Mar 14, 1944, and served in the Philippines during WWII. Returned to the 
McCook area, where he married Eleanor Marie Church on Mar 28, 1947. He died, 
Sept. 1, 2007 in Omaha, Neb. He was 85 years of age. Preceded in death by his 
parents, wife Eleanor, son Merlyn, six brothers and seven sisters. Funeral services 
were held Sept. 4, 2007 at the Berean Fundamental Church of Imperial, Neb. 
Interment followed at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial.

Larry W. ALLEY born Aug. 25, 1938 in Omaha, Neb. died on Aug. 24, 2007.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Harold and Ruth Alley and stepfather,
Fred Reno. Services Aug. 30, 2007 at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Memorial 
Gardens in Mesa, Ariz. 

Clifford Charles HANCOCK was born on Dec. 21, 1918 in Champion, Neb. 
His parents were James Royal Hancock and Flossie Viola Fulk-Hancock. 
His grandparents were Benjamin and Annie Creed-Fulk and Charles and 
Cynthia Jennie Applegate-Hancock. He was in The U. S. Army's 18th 
Engr Medic Det Stationed in The Aleutian Islands in WWll. He passed 
away in Seattle, Wash.

Henry GEMAEHLICH, 90, of Sterling, Colo. died Sept. 19, 2007.
Born Oct. 21, 1916, to Fritz and Anna (Suchsland) Gemaehlich in 
Burdette. Married Amanda Kullman and later Daisy Oltjenbruns.
Preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Bill and Herman Gemaehlich; 
sisters, Barbara Klinzaman, Margret Muchow, Alvina Dunker, Agnes Johnson, 
Annie Steele and Emma Busing; and first wife, Amanda Gemaehlich.
Services were held Sept. 24, 2007 at the First English Lutheran Church.
Burial was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at the Holyoke Cemetery.
 
Raymond Hill HARGREAVES, age 87, of Holyoke, Colo., died Sept. 17, 2007. 
Born Sept. 17, 1920 to John and Arpy (Bone) Hargreaves 5 1/2 miles south 
of Holyoke on the family farm. Drafted into the service and spent four years
in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Erma Stinnette and Raymond married 
on May 11, 1947 and this union was blessed with one child, Dola Hargreaves.
Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dr. Charles Hargreaves and wife, 
Jeannette, and sister-in-law, Betty Hargreaves. 

Helen Gertrude Dunbar MILLER was born Jan. 18, 1914, near Tuscola, Ill., to 
Claude O. and Maude A. (Evans) Dunbar. Married Wilfred H.N. Miller. To this 
union three children were born: Murlena, Wilfred N. (Bill) and Delvis.
Helen died Sept. 23, 2007. She was 93 years of age. Preceded in death by 
her parents, two brothers, one sister, two grandsons and one great grandson.
Funeral services held Sept. 27, 2007, at the First United Methodist Church of 
Imperial. Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial.

Robert G. CHRISTENSEN, 82, of Sterling, Colo. died Sept. 19, 2007, in Sterling. 
Born Sept. 28, 1925, to Carl Jacob and Della (Frese) Christensen in 
Bennett Co., S.D. On July 7, 1945, he married Jacqueline Samuelson in Hamilton 
City, Calif. Preceded in death by his father, Carl J. Christensen; mother, Della 
Christensen; and sister, Edna Thompson. Private family services will be held. 
There was cremation. Arr. were made by Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. 

Timothy Jay LONG was born Jan. 21, 1951, at Grant, Neb., to Marion and 
Alberta (Parde) Long, the fourth child of five children. He died Sept. 30, 2007
in Imperial. He was 56 years of age. Preceded in death by brother, Jim Long; 
sister, Linda Hawkins; grandparents, Arnold and Louise Bartels and Haskell 
and Hazel Long. Graveside services were held Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. at Riverside 
Cemetery, Wauneta. 

Pamela Elizabeth CEDERBURG was the third child of seven children born to 
John Allen Hogeland, Jr. and Edith Lily (Schofield) Hogeland on Dec. 18, 1948 
at Holdrege, Neb. She died Sept. 30, 2007 in Kearney, Neb. She was 58 years, 
nine months and 12 days. She & James Cederburg. married on June 8, 1975. 
Preceded in death by her father, John A. Hogeland, Jr. on Feb. 4, 2006.
Funeral services held Oct. 4, 2007 at the United Methodist Church, Alma, Neb. 
Interment will follow at the Alma Cemetery.

Helen Silvester PITTS was born on Feb 15, 1921 in Imperial, Neb. to Frank 
and Hattie Silvester. She died on August 21, 2007 at age of 86. Married 
John Pitts on Feb. 4, 1946. Preceded in death by her son Jack, four brothers 
and her parents. Services were held Aug. 24 at Mt. View Community Church 
in Denver, Colo. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Wynona Aldena HAMEL of Denver, Colo., formerly of Imperial, Neb., died 
Sept. 29, 2007. Survivors include daughters, Deanna Espinoza, Nancy Bressler 
and Peni Aronson; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and 
sister, Trudy Nelson of McCook. Services held Oct. 5, 2007, at Olinger Highland 
Mortuary, Thornton, Colo. 

Dorothy STATZ, lpassed away Sept. 28, 2007, in Tucson, Ariz. 
She was 88 years of age. Graveside inurnment services will be held 
Oct. 9, 10 a.m., at Mount Hope Cemetery. Liewer Funeral Home is in 
charge of arrangements. 

Rachel Clara HAARBERG was born Jan. 28, 1918 to Martin and Mary 
Roschewski in Beatrice, Neb. Her parents were born in Germany.
She came to Chase Co., NE when she was young to help her sister, 
Louise, with her twins and family. There she met Herman (Pete) 
Haarberg and they were married on May 19, 1935. Rachel died on 
Oct. 2, 2007. Preceded in death by her parents, husband, son 
Jerry, and seven brothers and sisters. Funeral services held 
Oct. 6, 2007, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial.
Interment will be at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in 
rural Wauneta. 

Richard Harry THOMPSON was born the second child of five children 
to Glen John Henry Thompson and Mrs. Barbara Elisha (Sparks) 
Thompson on Nov. 21, 1936 near Grainton, in Lincoln Co., Neb. 
He died Sept. 27, 2007 in Holdrege, Neb. He was 70 years, 10 
months and six days. On Feb. 26, 1960 Richard Harry Thompson 
married Miss Sharon Kay Myers at the Methodist Church in Imperial, Neb. 
To this union three children were born, a daughter, Kristi Kay and twin 
sons, Richard Kent and Douglas Kirt. Preceded in death by his mother in 
Sept 1961; his father in Nov 1997; and his brother, James Thompson, in 1993.
Services were held at the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege on 
Oct. 1, 2007. Interment was held at the Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, 
Oct. 1. at 2:30 p.m. . 

LaVon SCHOLL, 77, of Holyoke, Colo. died Sept. 29, 2007. She was born in 
Benkelman, Neb. Feb. 1, 1930 to Louis and Flossie Waterman. Funeral services 
were conducted Oct. 2, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Holyoke, Colo. There 
was a private family interment at Holyoke Memorial Park. Gerk Funeral Home 
in charge of the arrangements. 

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