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Dorothy May Nunn
OGALLALA - Dorothy May Nunn of Ogallala died Feb. 23, 2001, at Sterling, Colo. She was 83.
She was born May 25, 1917, at Harvard to Vane and Anna Nelson Farmer. She grew up in Wallace. She married Dutch Russell in Madrid and they later divorced.
On May 25, 1963, she married Curtis Nunn in Ogallala. He died in 1990.
Mrs. Nunn worked for TRW Manufacturing in Ogallala for more than 30 years until her retirement.
She was a member of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior, worked with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program bloodmobile, SCRIP Sandhill Crisis, the Ogallalla-Keith County food pantry, was a pink lady at the hospital, Our Brother's Keeper, and a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. In 1995, she received the Distinguished Service Award from Keith County and was an RSVP queen in the fair parade.
When she became ill, she moved to Sterling to live with her daughter.
Surviving her are two daughters, LaVaughn (Francis) McCormick of Sterling and Janice (Leigh) Ufford of Rathdrum, Idaho; a son, Duane (Roberta) Russell of Madrid; a stepdaughter, Vivian (Norm) Harpole of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stepson, Chuck (Joyce) Nunn of Cedar Park, Texas; a brother, Don (Leota) Farmer of Caldwell, Idaho; four sisters-in-law, Ceone Farmer of Cantonment, Fla., Iola Farmer of Calhan, Colo., Marie Christy of Bullshoals, Ark., and Viola Russell of Imperial; her companion, Betsy; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was an honorary grandmother to Les and Charlene Gerald and John and Chris Vian.
A memorial has been established.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Berean Church in Ogallala with the Rev. Jerry Charles officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell.
There will be no visitation.
Gubser Funeral Home in Ogallala is in charge.
Ella Schow
PAXTON - Ella Augusta Schow, 95, of Paxton died Feb. 22, 2001, at the Sutherland Care Center.
She was born Nov. 24, 1905, at Lindsay to August and Anna Christensen Swanson. She attended country school through the eighth grade.
She was a licensed practical nurse at the Genoa Hospital where she met William J. Schow. They were married March 4, 1936, in Columbus. The couple made their home in rural Keith County in the area that is now Lake McConaughy.
The Schows moved to a farm south of Ogallala and later to a farm south of Paxton, where they raised their family. Her husband preceded her in death in June 1977. She continued to live on the farm until June 1991, when she moved to the Sutherland Care Center.
Mrs. Schow was an assistant 4-H club leader while her children were young. She especially liked baking and decorating cakes for special occasions.
Survivors include two daughters, Marlyce (Gayle) Bierma of Millard and Merilyn (Warren) Mizell of Westminster, Colo.; a son, Dean (Leah) of Paxton; two sisters, Hilma Moss of Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Dessie Cowell of O'Neill; and eight grandchildren.
A memorial has been established to the Paxton volunteer fire department and ambulance squad.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Draucker Funeral Chapel with Alfred Broady and LeRoy Sandford officiating. Burial will be in the Paxton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Draucker Funeral Home in Ogallala.
Wilma L. Stombaugh
EUSTIS - Wilma Stombaugh, 58, of Eustis died Feb. 23, 2001, at the Cozad Hospital.
She was born Aug. 26, 1942, at Farnam to Murlin and Marie Wear Hazen. She graduated from Farnam High School in 1960.
On Sept. 11, 1960, she married Glen Stombaugh at Farnam. They made their home on a farm south of Eustis until 1969 when they moved to Eustis. She had been employed at Southview Manor Care Center and later for 10 years at Evan's Bakery in Cozad.
Mrs. Stombaugh was a member of the United Methodist Church at Eustis. She was a charter member of the Eustis volunteer rescue squad and a member of the Canyonettes Extension Club. She had coached softball, was a swim team judge, served as a 4-H leader and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Surviving her is her husband; two daughters, Nancy (Ray) Westphal of Farnam and Cheri (Jeff) Bromander of Eustis; a son, Keith (Tami) of Eustis; a sister, Irene (Bill) Hilker of Axtell; six grandchildren, Ann, Ranae, Randy, Tristan, Hannah and Dannyl; and two great-grandchildren, Kylee and Donald.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a nephew, Mick Hilker.
Memorials are suggested to the Eustis rescue squad.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Eustis with the Rev. Dr. William Deahl and the Rev. Roger Daum officiating. Burial will be in the West View Cemetery at Eustis.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad.
Billy E. Taylor
AINSWORTH - Billy E. Taylor of Ainsworth, twin brother of Bunny Jacobs of Mullen, died Feb. 18, 2001, in Las Vegas. He was 76.
He was born July 16, 1924, near Whitman to William E. and Myrtle Costerisan Taylor. He attended rural school near Whitman and the Curtis School of Agriculture.
In 1945, he married Carol J. Simonson of Mullen at the Methodist Church in Alliance. They had three children, Carolyn, Diane and Willie. After losing their daughter, Diane, the couple helped raise her three children, Dawn, Shawn and Brian.
Mr. Taylor spent his entire life doing what he loved most - ranching, breaking horses to ride, and rodeos, especially saddle bronc riding. He was a member of the Rodeo Cowboy Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and helping with 4-H.
Surviving him is his wife; a daughter, Carolyn (Loyal) of Clay Center; a son, Willie of Lead, S.D.; a son-in-law, Ernie Beguin of Ainsworth; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; and his twin sister, Bunny Jacobs of Mullen, and sisters, Joy Carpenter and June Magnuson both of Alliance.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane Beguin, his parents and a brother.
Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church in Ainsworth.
Services were Feb. 23, 2001, at the church in Ainsworth with the Rev. Gerald H. Schwarz officiating. Burial was in the Ainsworth Cemetery.
Hoch Funeral Home of Ainsworth was in charge.
Lloyd Ericson Micheel
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. - Lloyd Ericson Micheel of Hot Springs, S.D., formerly of Mullen, died Feb. 20, 2001, at the Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Hospital. He was 83.
He was born Dec. 22, 1917, at Wood Lake to Eric Bernard and Sadie Etta Davis Micheel. The family moved to Sparks where he attended school. After completing his education he worked for area ranchers in the sandhills.
On Dec. 4, 1941, he married Reta Roundy at Idaho Falls, Idaho. He served in the U.S. Army until his discharge Sept. 26, 1945. He returned to Valentine, where he drove trucks and continued to work for ranches. In 1960, they moved to Hyannis where he leased part of a ranch. The family lived in Seneca, where they operated a railroad cafe for the Burlington Northern Railroad. In 1996, he retired and moved to Hot Springs.
He was a member of the American Legion in Valentine, Mullen and Hot Springs and was a member of Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member of the Hot Springs Church of Christ.
Mr. Micheel is survived by his wife; a daughter, Bonnie Schemm of Fort Collins, Colo.; two sons, Bernie of Newell, S.D., and Jack of Seneca; a sister, Libbey Tethrow of Mesa, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, S.D., with the Rev. Dan Barcus officiating, Burial will be in the Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to service time today at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Elda McClenahan
VENANGO - Elda McClenahan, 88, longtime resident of the Venango and Holyoke, Colo., communities, died Jan. 28, 2001, at the Prairie Vista Care Center in Holyoke.
She was born April 22, 1913, at Sutherland to Emil and Senora Meyers Wallin. She graduated from Sutherland and took normal training at Kearney State Teacher's College. She taught school in Venango.
On Aug. 24, 1936, she married Julian McClenahan in Oberlin, Kan. They lived in Venango and she later taught school in Amherst and Holyoke.
After retiring, she served as a tutor and furthered her own education at the University of Wyoming. She continued to maintain her home in Venango after her husband's death in 1978 until 1994, when she moved to Holyoke.
Mrs. McClenahan is survived by a daughter, Judith (Robert) Winchester of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Julian of Casper, Wyo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by three sisters.
The body was cremated and inurnment was in the Venango Cemetery.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Roberts-Baucke Funeral Home in Holyoke. Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is in charge.
Ruth Fern Smith
SALINA, Kan. - Ruth Fern Smith, 86, of Salina, Kan., formerly of North Platte, died Feb. 22, 2001, at Salina Regional Health Center-Santa Fe.
She was born Jan. 16, 1915, in Beatrice to James D. and Nettie B. Linsenmeyer Faris.
Mrs. Smith was a retired librarian, having worked at the Grand Island and Beatrice public libraries.
She was a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for 50 years, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Social Order of the Beauceant and the Union Pacific Old Timers Club Auxiliary.
Surviving her is a son, Boyd E. of Salina; a brother, James R. Faris of Fillmore, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard M. Smith, in 1984.
Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Public Library Foundation, 211 N. Washington, Grand Island, NE 68801.
Private graveside services will be in the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice with the Rev. Jonathan T. Ford Sr. officiating.
The casket will not be open.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home in Salina.
A. William Leth
Arthur William “Bill” Leth, 100, of North Platte died Feb. 9, 2001.
He was born Oct. 18, 1900, to Mads Christian and Anna Sophia Leth in a two-room sod house in Howard County. The family was part of the Danish Community of Dannevirke.
In 1908, the family purchased a section of land south and west of North Platte. The family, their possessions and their livestock were moved to North Platte by an “immigrant boxcar” on the Union Pacific Railroad. When the boxcar was unloaded, Mr. Leth and his older brother Charles, who was 12, were given the task of herding cattle by horseback, fording the South Platte River at the Birdwood Crossing to the piece of prairie they had purchased.
During the first year, a farmhouse and barn were built and fences were put up. Prairieland was plowed for the first time and crops were planted and harvested. Going to town involved hitching up a team of horses to a wagon and driving across the prairie. Walker Road didn’t exist yet and the streets of North Platte were dirt and mud. There were hitching posts for horses instead of parking meters for cars.
In 1909, his father built a one-room schoolhouse so the Leth children and the neighbor children could be assured of an education. It was called “The Leth School.” Two generations of Leth children attended school through the eighth grade.
As he grew up, he knew farming and ranching was his chosen vocation. The same was true for his brother, Walter, so they purchased land and set up their own farming operation under the “Leth Brothers” partnership. They were successful farmers for many years.
On April 20, 1974, he married Lucille Vencill.
At the age of 74, with Lucille by his side, he made some life changes. They bought a house in North Platte, retired from active farming and spent a good deal of their time traveling and visiting family and friends. She preceded him in death Dec. 31, 1993.
He spent the last years of his life at Centennial Park Retirement Village.
Mr. Leth is survived by two stepdaughters, Mary Lu (Bernard) Loebsock of Englewood, Colo., and Pat (Marvin) Burkhart of San Jose, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Frances Leth of Centralia, Wash.; a brother, Elmer (Rosie) Leth of Wheatland, Wyo.; four nieces, Harriett Leth Weil and Kathryn A. Leth, both of North Platte, Shirley Henderson of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Susan Leth of Coos Bay, Ore.; four nephews, Glenn Leth of North Platte, Ted Leth of Mead, Colo., Robert Leth of Gordon and Bill Leth of Centralia; special friends Grant and Leila Remus and Doris Kugler and their families; and other friends and neighbors.
Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Adams & Swanson Chapel with the Rev. Nathan Wadewitz officiating. Burial will be in the North Platte Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home in North Platte.
Kay Theobald
SALT LAKE CITY — Kay Theobald, 64, of Salt Lake City, formerly of North Platte, died Feb. 6, 2001, at her home.
She was born Sept. 23, 1936, to Clyde J. and Verda M. Clark Theobald at North Platte. She attended country school and graduated from Elsie High School in 1954. After attending Kearney State College, she worked as a legal secretary in North Platte. She moved to Salt Lake City in the early 1960s, where she was employed by Beaslin, Nygaard, Coke & Vincent and later by Richard G. Waldron, a certified public accountant, for 37 years. She was part owner of Salon Ambiance in Salt Lake City.
She was an expert seamstress and enjoyed reading and gardening.
She is survived by her son, Scott Theobald of Salt Lake City; a sister, Ila (Frank) Anderson of Mitchell; a brother, Gary Theobald of Madrid; two nieces; a nephew; and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her grandparents, George and Mary Ellen Theobauld and Frank and Vida Clark.
Services will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Larkin Sunset Lawn Mortuary, 2350 E. 1300 So. in Salt Lake City.
