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Clyde Anderson
Clyde "Pete" Anderson, a member of the class of 1946, passed away suddenly Sunday, July 16, 2006.
Cards can be sent to: Ester Anderson, 401 17th St., Box 758, Niceville, Fla. 32578.
Pete and Ester had spent two weeks with the Clements at Pete's and Frank's 60th class reunion.
Kent Steckman
Kent Steckman, a Wauneta, Neb. businessman, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at his home in Wauneta, at the age of 52.
Stanley Kent Steckman was born March 23, 1954, the second of three children born to Cecil and Dorothy (Terry) Steckman.
Kent grew up in Wauneta and attended Wauneta Public School participating in all sports. He loved football and excelled in basketball.
Kent graduated from Wauneta High School in 1972.
He started college at McCook Community College and then transferred to Kearney State College graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. Kent taught Industrial Arts and coached in Trumbull, Neb. until 1981.
In June of 1980 Kent married
Karen Ann Platt and to this union two sons were born: Jeffrey Michael in 1982 and Christopher Kent in 1984.
Kent and Karen moved back to Wauneta in 1981 and purchased his parents' filling station, Crossroads C.B.S. Gas Station. In 1991 Kent and Karen built the new convenience store and car wash at its present location in Wauneta.
Kent was an avid hunter, golfer and fisherman and loved to garden. He enjoyed watching his sons participate in all of their sporting events.
He loved taking his sons and other boys hunting and enjoyed all his fishing trips up north with all of his old buddies.
Kent was a member of the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department from 1981 until his death. He also served on the Village Board.
Kent is preceded in death by his grandparents and his parents, Cecil and Dorothy Steckman.
He leaves to mourn his passing sons, Jeffrey of Lincoln, Neb. and Christopher of Springfield, Ill.; his brother, Dr. Terry Steckman, and wife, Judy, of Bend, Ore.; sister, Karen Jean Fanning and husband, Mark, of Imperial, Neb; nieces and nephews, Shakira Steckman Anderson and husband, Lyle, and family of Washington, Sydney and Spencer Steckman of Bend, Ore., and Ross and Carson Fanning of Imperial, as well as a host of family and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 14, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta, Neb. with Pastor Judy Dye officiating.
Organist was Mrs. Lucille McBride and music was by the United Methodist Church Choir.
Casketbearers were Dan Jeffries, Russell Fanning, Bert Maxfield, Kerry Denker, Ken Ham, Rex Walgren, Kirby Kitt, Dave Hamilton, Jeff Maris, Frank West, Steve Sears and Lonnie Kitt.
Honorary casketbearers were all of Kent's old buddies.
Interment was at the Riverside cemetery, Wauneta, Neb. with Liewer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Roger McCannon
Roger McCannon was born on July 14, 1962 in Denver, Colo. He was the fifth of seven children born to Raymond and Helen Paine McCannon. He lived in Denver until 1978 when he moved to Amherst, Colo.
Roger attended school through the 11th grade in Holyoke, Colo., when he quit to join the United States Army. He was stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan. for three and a half years and then spent six months in Germany before his honorable discharge.
He returned to Amherst and moved to Denver in 1988.
In Denver he met his girlfriend Chris Spitz.
He completed his G.E.D. and then attended Parks College where he received an associates art degree in computer science.
Roger moved to Venango in 2000 and to Grant in 2002. He worked for B & J's 66 convenience store in Grant, Bill Summers car dealership in Ogallala and had started work for T.O. Haas Tire in Imperial, Neb., the first of the summer. He died at T.O. Haas Tire Saturday morning, July 15, as the result of a tire explosion. He had just turned 44 years old.
Roger was a member of the Handy Man Tool Club. He always enjoyed his family, especially his daughter, and enjoyed following all of her activities.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and one brother, Phillip.
He is survived by his longtime companion, Chris Spitz of Grant; his daughter, Danielle McCannon, of Grant; his mother, Helen Einspahr of Venango; his father, Raymond McCannon of Stacy, Minn.; two brothers, Mark of Imperial and Hal and wife, Mary, of Englewood, Colo.; three sisters, Darla, and husband, Preston Case, of Ft. Collins, Colo., Frostteana Elmquist and Lisa Einspahr, both of Amherst, Colo.; half-brother Sean McCannon of Omaha; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
His body was cremated. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the Venango Community Church with Pastor Kevin Hausman, officiating.
Burial of cremains will be held in the Venango cemetery.
Bullock-Long Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bonnie Hanna
Bonnie Jean Hanna passed away Saturday, July 15, 2006, at her home in Lafayette, Colo.
Bonnie was born on the "Old Plunkett Place" in Chase County, Neb., June 6, 1931, to Dewey and Thelma Hill.
Her dad crop shared a farm owned by the Reslers.
She attended District #30 Elementary School which was called Hilcrest. It was the largest rural elementary school in Chase County. She went on to attend Wauneta Rural High School. During this time she stayed in Wauneta with her grandmother, Lula Hill.
It was during her junior year she met Charles Hanna. Bonnie and Charles were married
on Nov. 22, 1947. He preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 2003. They had a daughter, Catherine, in 1950; daughter, Vicky, in 1955; and son, Doug, in 1965.
Bonnie excelled at many jobs during her life: waitress, Avon saleswoman, motel receptionist, insurance agent and optometrist assistant. Together with Charles, she owned and operated a farm outside of Wauneta and a motel in Crawford.
Bonnie was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge and Park Board of Directors and volunteered often in her community. She loved cooking, quilting, decorating, playing cards and gardening. She dearly loved her family, her home, her many lifelong friends and her church.
Bonnie faced many challenges in her life, yet she always had a very pleasant personality and chose to look at the bright side of life. She was very goal oriented and worked hard to achieve what she set out to do. She is known for going out of her way to make folks feel comfortable in her home.
She is survived by her children: Catherine and husband, Lynn Lowman, of Louisville, Colo., Vicky Hanna of Gering and Doug Hanna and wife, Darcy (Mordhorst), of Longmont, Colo.
She is also survived by grandchildren: Shanna Jones of Denver, Colo., Travis Jones and wife, Devon, of Broomfield, Colo., Joshua DeMarcinco of Omaha, Jeremy Madden of Scottsbluff, Lindsey Maulsby of Scottsbluff, Dan Maulsby of Omaha, Ashley and Brooke Hanna of Niwot, Colo.; great grandchildren: Dylan Maulsby, Abigail and Samantha Madden and Ellianna DeMarcinco; brother, Tom Hill, and wife, Ellie, of Lincoln; sister, June, and husband, Duane Blankenship, of Pender; sister, Shirley Ball, of McCook; sister, Delores Collins, of Lincoln; and Jack Hill and wife, Peggy, of Littleton, Colo.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Wauneta, with Pastor Judy Dye officiating.
Mrs. Lucille McBride served as organist and soloist was Mrs. Dawn Doetker. The solo selection was "Amazing Grace" with the hymn, "How Great Thou Art" sung by the congregation.
Casketbearers were Mike Hanna, Dave Hanna, Shanna Jones, Travis Jones, Dan Maulsby, Lindsey Maulsby, Jeremy Madden and Joshua DeMarcinco.
Interment followed the service at Riverside cemetery, Wauneta.
Memorial contributions can be made in Bonnie's name to the Wauneta Senior Center, Wauneta.
Liewer Funeral Home of Wauneta was in charge of arrangements.
Edward J. Langin
A rosary service for Edward J. Langin, 82, Lamar, Colo. resident and a retired CSU Extension Service area director, was held on July 10 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Deacon Henry Wertin recited the rosary.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on July 11 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Father Martin Frias officiated. Per Ed's request, cremation followed the funeral mass at the Arkansas Valley Crematory in La Junta.
Mr. Langin was born Jan. 4, 1924, at Paxton, Nebr. He died July 7, 2006, at Pikes Peak Hospice of Colorado Springs. Edward was preceded in death by his parents, Edward William and Martha Elizabeth (Holzfaster) Langin; a sister, Gertrude Lee and a brother, Robert Langin.
Mr. Langin is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Langin of the family home in Lamar; daughters, Ann (Jerry) Langin-Hooper of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Mary (Rick) Grouette of Mason City, Iowa; sons, James (Lorinda) Langin of Colorado Springs and William (Lynda) Langin of Highlands Ranch; nine grandchildren; and a brother, Philip (Phyllis) Langin of Imperial.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church or to the charity of choice, either directly or in care of the funeral home office.
Peacock Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Zachariah Bowers
Zachariah Bowers, 20, of Colorado Springs, Colo. died July 16, 2006.
Funeral services were Wednesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at Christian Faith Outreach Church in Imperial, Neb., with burial following at Mount Hope cemetery in Imperial.
Zachariah was born April 2, 1984 to Wes and Sandra (Lock) Bowers. His grandparents are Evelyn Lock of Holyoke, Colo. and former Imperial residents Burns and Claudia Bowers, now of Friend. He has one sister, Holly, and her husband, Steve Young, of Massachusetts.
His grandmother, Evelyn, noted Zachariah was living in Colorado Springs with his parents and had just established his own window-washing business. He died suddenly in his sleep Sunday, July 16.
Jeffers-Baucke Funeral Home of Holyoke was in charge of arrangements.
Sarah Wyman
Sarah Wyman was born in Perkins County, northwest of Grant, Neb., on Oct. 16, 1905. She was the fourth of six children born to Joseph and Eva Jane Hoffman Stivers.
Sarah grew up on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade.
She was married
to Albert "Bud" Wyman on Oct. 2, 1929 at Holyoke, Colo.
They made their home in Grant until 1958 when they purchased the Imperial Bowling Alley. They operated the bowling alley until 1979 when they retired.
Bud died in 1990 and Sarah moved to Westview Retirement Center in Grant in 1993. She moved to Golden Ours Convalescent Home in 2000, where she died on Monday morning, July 3, 2006. She had reached the age of 100.
In addition to her parents and husband, Sarah was preceded in death by three brothers, Walter, Joe, and Glen Stivers; two sisters, Hazel Needham and Jenny Engel; one son, Larry Wyman, who died in February of 2006.
She is survived by one son, Marvin and wife Ellie Wyman of San Diego, Calif. and one daughter-in-law, Dorothy "Dottie" Wyman of University Place, Wash.; four grandchildren, Lori and Jeff Wyman of San Diego, Calif., Nancy Blasingame of Atlanta, Ga. and Russell Wyman of Gig Harbor, Wash.; five great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Services were held Friday, July 7, 2006 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home Chapel in Grant, Neb., with Pastor John Keener officiating. Burial was in the Grant cemetery.
Music was provided by Dolores Sexson and Cheryl Russell.
Casketbearers were Lori Wyman, Jeff Wyman, Russell Wyman, Nancy Blasingame, Robert Bounds and Jordan Mahnken.
Bullock-Long Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services Friday for longtime Wauneta business owner Kent Steckman
Funeral services will be held Friday for longtime Wauneta business owner Stanley "Kent" Steckman, 52, who died of natural causes at his home in Wauneta Monday morning, July 10.
Steckman, a native of Wauneta, followed in the path of his parents, Cecil and Dorothy Steckman, when he returned to Wauneta in 1981 to join the family business, Crossroads C.B.S. Gas., Inc.
In 1983, Steckman and his wife, Karen, purchased the business.
In the fall of 1989, they began construction of a new facility along Highway 6 just across the street from their original location.
The facility was completed in May, 1990, and continues to serve the community.
Despite some health complications in recent years, Steckman continued to remain active in the business. His sister, Karen Fanning of Imperial, joined him as a partner in the operation two years ago.
Steckman was a longtime member of the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department and also served on the Wauneta Village Board.
After his graduation from Kearney State College, he taught industrial arts and coached at Trumbull High School until returning to Wauneta in 1981.
He is survived by two sons, Jeff of Lincoln, and Christopher of Springfield, Ill.; brother Dr. Terry Steckman and wife, Judy, of Bend, Ore.; and sister Karen Fanning and husband, Mark, of Imperial; numerous nephews, nieces, other family and many friends.
Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with burial following at the Riverside cemetery.
