West High School Nebraska Alumni Obituaries

Jaqueline Jackie Lee Vangilder passed away on June 29 2024 surrounded by family at her home at Franke Tobey Jones Memory Care. She was 93 years old. Jackie was born on November 30 1930 in Sioux City Iowa to Vernon and Marguerite Anderson. She was born into the large extended Kinney family of Nebrask...

Joan Dorsey Jacobson 88 of Sandy City Utah returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on December 22 2025 surrounded by her loving family and her eternal companion the love of her life Bruce Eldon Jacobson. Joan was born on July 20 1937 in North Platte Lincoln County Nebraska to a devoted mother Beu...

Joan C. Meyer age 88 of rural Avoca NE passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 4 2026 at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln NE. Joan Caroline Meyer was born on September 3 1937 in Nebraska City NE the daughter of Rollan F. and Walburga A. Wirth Stukenholtz. She grew up and attended school in ...

John Matthew Paco Hendricks 57 passed away Monday January 26 2026 at Genesis Hospital. He was born February 21 1968 in Scottsbluff Nebraska to the late Thomas and Nancy Huling Hendricks. He was a 1986 graduate of Nebraska Christian High School. John served his country and protected our freedom in th...

Joan Aileen Shoman age 87 passed away peacefully on Thursday December 25 2025 in Adams Nebraska leaving behind a legacy of love strength and devotion to her family. Funeral services will be held at 1100 AM on Wednesday December 31 2025 at the VansantMills Chapel in Clinton Missouri. Visitation will ...

Lurlie Campbell, 81, of Ravenna, NE died on Saturday, March 15, 2025 surrounded by her family at home.Memorial services will be held at 2 PM, Friday, March 21, 2025 at Rasmussen Mortuary with Pastor John Hayes officiating. Burial of ashes will follow in the Highland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Willis "Bill" Shockley age 90 of Lemmon South Dakota passed away on Saturday November 1 2025 at West River Health Services in Hettinger North Dakota. Visitation will be held at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon South Dakota on Friday November 7 2025 from 26 pm w...

Arnold Deane Ross the son of Edwin and Avis Leece Ross was born on April 4 1933 in Concordia Kansas. He passed away on November 30 2025 at his residence in Superior Nebraska at the age of 92 years 7 months 26 days. Arnold grew up on their farm west of Lovewell Kansas later moving with the family to ...

Steven V. OwensKennewick, Washington -Steven (Steve) Vern Owens, 91, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 15, 2025.Steve was born on July 9, 1934, in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, to parents Steven Robert Owens and Eraina (Irene Mar...

Esther Loraine Baldwin Marr passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning November 25 2025 in Claremore Oklahoma. She was born November 27 1937 to William Elliot Baldwin and Celia Ricley Baldwin in McCook Nebraska. She graduated from McCook High School in 1955 and then moved to Denver Colorado...

In January 1944 at just eleven months old Irenes world was illuminated by the red and purple glow of artillery fire as the VistulaOder Offensive reached her familys doorstep. Faced with the encroaching front her parents made the harrowing decision to flee their home. Before leaving her father buried...

Harry Joseph Walahoski of rural Elyria passed away on Thursday May 22 2025 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 71 after a very short and courageous battle with cancer. His final days were spent surrounded by his wife children and close friends. Harry was born on Febru...

Madeline Rice Polesky of Des Moines IA formerly of Lincoln NE and Scottsdale AZ passed away peacefully on January 12 2026 at Walnut Ridge Care Center just one month shy of her 92nd birthday. Madeline was born on Feb. 12 1934 in Lincoln to Geraldine and Jack Gourlay. She graduated from Cathedral High...

Heidi Lynell Holm was born to Mary (Gallup) Benne and Leo Olson on October 23, 1961, at Oakland Memorial Hospital in Oakland, Nebraska. She passed away on December 31, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in West Point, Nebraska.Heidi graduated from Oakland-Craig High School in 1980. She graduated with a B...

Norma Jean Horak 84 daughter of Frank Jr. and Mildred Stach Pelican was born in Wilber Nebraska on January 26 1941. She passed away at the Wilber Care Center on November 28 2025. Norma grew up on a farm west of Wilber. She attended Wilber High School graduating with the class of 1958. On April 9 196...

Edmund A. EZ Zulkoski of Ord passed on Wednesday October 15 2025 at Arbor Care Center in Ord Nebraska with his family by his side at the age of 96. Edmund Adam was born on December 20 1928 at Elyria Nebraska to John Bolish and Veronica Victoria Kusek Zulkoski. He was raised on a farm west of Elyria ...

Funeral services for Earl Miller age 91 of ONeill Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Saturday February 14 2026 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Venus. Reverend Ryan Janke will officiate with burial in Star Cemetery in rural ONeill. Earl died Tuesday February 10 2026 at Creighton University Medical Center Be...

Larry Allen Knaub died peacefully at his home on January 9 2026. He was born on December 11 1943 in Lincoln Nebraska to Phillip and Vivian Blevins Knaub. He was born raised and lived his entire life in Lincoln. Larry attended West Lincoln Grade School Dawes Middle School and Lincoln Northeast High S...

Lon W. Weber 93 of WinstonSalem NC formerly of Cuba City WI passed away on Thursday February 5 2026. Lon was born in Hazel Green WI the son of Otto and Olive Gill Weber whose home was just down the road in Cuba City. He was the second of the Webers seven children that eventually included sister Mars...

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Benne, age 85, of Oakland, Nebraska, passed away, surrounded by family, on February 12, 2026. Jerry was born December 29, 1940, in West Point, Nebraska, to Herman and Evelyn (Ahrens) Benne.One of six children who grew up on the north end of main street, he attended Oakland High Sc...

Sharleen Sherry Rae Anderson of Holdrege passed away on Sunday February 8 2026 at the age of 75 surrounded by her husband son and numerous family members and friends who lovingly comforted her in her final days. Sherry was born in Hastings Nebraska on January 16 1951 the second of four children born...

Cheryl Ann Kost age 71 of Red Cloud passed away on Sunday February 8 2026. She was born to Donald Stankey and Geraldine Malloy in Mobridge South Dakota on November 26 1954. Cheryl attended and graduated from Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School. After her graduation she got married and was blessed with ...