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Angeline Grant, 83
ALLIANCE - Angeline M. Grant, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at Good Samaritan Health Care Center.
She was born Sept. 11, 1923, at Hastings, to Emil and Hilda (Larson) Faber, Sr. Her family moved to Box Butte County in 1930, and in to Alliance in the early 1940's.
On May 10, 1949, she was married to Kenneth E. Grant. She was inducted into Alpha Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in 1946, and was also a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the Bates-Gould Chapel, with Norma Jensen officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Nebraska Boys Ranch, Good Samaritan Health Care Center or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sharon Purviance, 61
CURTIS - Sharon Kay Purviance, 61, died at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
She was born May 30, 1945, at Denver, Colo., to Harold and Jean (Albers) Hamberger, and later was adopted by Ellis and Trudy Albers. In 1973 she was married to Terry Purviance at Morill.
She grew up in Denver before moving to western Nebraska in 1972, where she raised her children.
She had lived at Curtis for the past ten years. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, knitting, bingo, bowling, reading and her pets Missy and Snowball. In her younger years she was active in the Women's Bowling Leagues. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and friends.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at St. John's Lutheran Church at Curtis, Rev. Paul Warneke officiating.
Burial will take place at a later date at Crown Hill Cemetery at Lakewood, Colo. The register book will be available to sign one hour prior to the services.
Memorials may be given to Frontier Village, RR 3 Box 525, Curtis, NE 69025. Online condolences may be made at www.blasestrauser.com
Jim Schekall, 73
HEMINGFORD - Stanley James "Jim" Schekall, 73, passed on peacefully in his home on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, following a battle with cancer.
He was born April 1, 1933, at Mullen, to Verna May (Reigle) Schekall and Mark Schekall.
He grew up at Hemingford, and attended schools at Hemingford and Scranton, N.D.
Jim served his country during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Coast Guard as an engine mechanic. He was stationed at San Francisco, Calif. He traveled to Japan and the Bering Strait on his tour of duty.
He met and married Donna McKenna in California. Jim and Donna returned to Hemingford to raise their family. Jim spent his life farming and ranching.
Jim designed and built his own hydraulic driven pivot irrigation system. He was an entrepreneur, innovator, inventor and mechanic.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, David Daniel Schekall. A celebration of his life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at St. Bridget Catholic Church, with Fr. James Heithoff officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Hemingford Cemetery.
A wake service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, St. Bridget Church. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, at the Bates-Gould Funeral Home at Hemingford, and at the wake service.
Memorials may be given to Prairie Haven Hospice, Hemingford Volunteer Firefighters Association IV Module Fund or to The American Legion Post No. 9 Avenue of Flags.
Bates-Gould Funeral Home is charge of arrangements.
Steven Honstein, 59
HEMINGFORD - Steven E. Honstein, 59, of Hemingford died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, in Hemingford.
He was born Jan. 11, 1948, in Torrington, Wyo., to Harry E. and Helen M. (Dreith) Honstein.
Steven grew up in Scottsbluff and was a member of the Immanuel Congregational Church in Scottsbluff.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the United Methodist Church in Hemingford with Pastor Jeri Soens officiating.
Memorials may be given to Hemingford Volunteer Firefighters Association or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Vonda Rothleutner, 65
UPTON, Wyo. - Vonda Marie (Linton) Rothleutner, 65, of Upton recently passed away.
Vonda was born May 11, 1941, in Newcastle, Wyo., to Ivan and Eleanor Linton.
On Oct. 3, 1959, she was joined in marriage to Thomas Rothleutner.
A vigil service will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Worden Funeral Chapel in Newcastle.
Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Elementary School Auditorium in Upton.
Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. A memorial has been established for the Upton Public Library, Edwin Japp VFW in Upton or the Upton Gun Club.
Donations may be sent to Rick Rothleutner, P.O. Box 291, Upton, WY 82730.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Worden Funeral Home.
Leona Meyer, 86
CHADRON - Leona Mae Meyer, 86, died Jan. 14, 2007, at her home in Chadron.
She was born April 8, 1920, in Merriman, Neb., to Fred and Agnes Cadwallader.
In 1938, she was married to George Meyer.
To this union two daughters were born. Leona was a lifelong area resident. She worked as a floral designer for many years, and she was involved in numerous volunteer activities since her retirement.
Services are pending. A memorial has been established to the Mission Store, PO Box 179, Alliance, NE 69301.
Chamberlain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
William Rochlitz, 65
HEMINGFORD - William D. "Billy" Rochlitz, 65, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at Hemingford Community Care Center.
He was born march 1, 1941, at Alliance, to Louis and Alta Rochlitz.
He was married to Patty Calvo and they had three children, Jimmy, Jeff and Janet.
Cremation has taken place and burial will be set for a later date.
Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Darlene B. Roebuck, 67
MILFORD - Darlene Belle Roebuck, 67, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at BryanLGH West Medical Center.
She was born on April 26, 1939, at Alliance, to Clarence C. and Belle I. (Soden) Cantley and after the death of her mother, was adopted by her grandparents, Harry and Nellie (Boone) Sutton.
As a young girl she attended Alliance Public Schools and had the opportunity to travel with a niece to Europe. She later completed the requirements to become an LPN.
She was united in marriage to James Roebuck and to this union seven children, Clinton, Sheila, Donna, Sue, Clyde, Arnold and Rick were born. Darlene was a member of the First Christian Church at Alliance.
After she earned her LPN designation she worked for St. Joseph Hospital at Alliance from 1973 until it was closed. Completing her work at St. Joseph, she worked in a factory for several years. In 1986, Darlene moved to Lubbock, Texas, where she lived until she moved to Milford in 1996.
A Memorial Service was Tuesday, March 6, at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home at Milford, with Pastor Randy Wahl officiating.
Memorials have been established to the Scottish Rite Hospital at Dallas, Texas or to the American Diabetes Association.
Walter L. Johnson, 69
NORTH PLATTE - Walter Lee "Salty" Johnson, 69, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at his home.
Walter was born at Weiser, Idaho, on Sept. 29, 1937, to Herman Albert and Dorothy Elizabeth Owen Johnson.
He grew up at North Platte and graduated with the Class of 1956. They had their 50th Class Reunion in August 2006, which he attended. Walter joined the U.S. Navy in August 1956, and was discharged in August 1960.
Walter spent 34 years working for the Union Pacific Railroad, retiring from the Car Department in 1997.
Walt and Nina were married in 1968, and spent the rest of their time enjoying life.
A memorial graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 12, at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, with Military Honors provided by the North Platte Veterans' Honor Guard.
A memorial has been established to the Lincoln County Senior Center. Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore.
