Bobbie Smith, age 101
Bobbie D. Smith age 101, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the Arnold United Methodist Church. The service will be livestreamed at govierbrothers.com. A visitation will be held on Sunday, May 4 th , from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Arnold Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Ar... Read More
Donna Hughes, age 84
Donna K. Winchester Hughes, age 84, of St. Paul, NE, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at the Brookfield Park Skilled Nursing Home in St. Paul, NE. A graveside service and burial will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:30 AM at the Grandview Cemetery, Anselmo, NE. Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow is assisting the family. Online words of remembrance and encouragement can be left ... Read More
Howard Ditson, age 90
Howard Calvin Ditson, 90, of Broken Bow passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center with family by his side. Howard was born in Broken Bow, NE on October 1, 1934, to Lester and Ava (Speer) Ditson. He attended school in Broken Bow, dropping out in the 10th grade. He would later get his GED. On April 16, 1956, he married Martha Bohy in Winner, SD. The ... Read More
Linda Kastens, age 76
Linda Marie (Lynch) Kastens age 76 of Anselmo passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025. Linda was born on April 21,1949, in Arnold, NE to Lawerence and Doris (Sheilds) Lynch. She grew up in Arnold and graduated from Arnold High School in 1967. Linda married the love of her life, Larry Kastens, on May 23, 1974, and they had three children, Lori, Lonnie & Lynnett. Linda worked at Becto... Read More
Mona Gavin, age 85
Mona M. "Mickey" Gavin, 85, of Callaway, Nebraska, surrounded by family in her room filled with love and prayer, Mona peacefully passed away on April 22, 2025, after a short battle with cancer. Mona was born on January 2, 1940, in the town of Huron SD to Eugene William Van Doren and Marjorie Ruth Gilchrist. Mona was raised in Huron, S.D along with her brother Stanley and graduated high school at... Read More
Linda Baxter, age 77
Linda Baxter age 77 of Broken Bow, NE, passed away April 22, 2025, at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway. A visitation and time to greet the family will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. A private graveside service will be held on Monday, April 28th. Memorials are suggested to the family. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charg... Read More
Linda Luchio, age 74
Linda Luchio age 74, of Ellsworth, MN, passed away April 13, 2025, in Ellsworth, MN. Linda Jo Luchio was born on August 7, 1950, in Mason City, NE to Clarence and Sarah (Rhodes) Lamb. Linda grew up in the Mason City area and attended school in Mason City until the school closed. She graduated from Loup City High School. After high school Linda attended Kearney State College. On December 29, ... Read More
Russell “Rusty” Strand, age 70
Word has been received of the death of Russell L. “Rusty” Strand age 70 of Ainsworth, NE. Rusty Strand died Tuesday (April 15, 2025) at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Son: Clint Strand of Austin, TX Daughter: Tory Strand of Winder, GA Mother of his children: Connie Strand of Grand Island, NE Siblings: Jeannie Haskell of Valentine, NE Margaret Ann Se... Read More
LaLoni Vas, age 62
LaLoni Lorraine Vas, 62, of Ansley, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Govier Brother Mortuary Chapel with J.J. White officiating. A reception will follow at the Ansley Community Church. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online wor... Read More
Mary Jane Gockley, age 88
Mary Jane Gockley, 88, died peacefully on April 4, 2025, surrounded by her family at home in Basehor, KS. Mary Jane was born to Harold and Gladys (Hall) Kretzing on December 10, 1936 in Harrisburg, PA. She graduated from West Shore High School in Lemoyne, PA in 1954. Mary Jane went on to graduate from the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing in 1957 and also earned her Bachelor’s Deg... Read More
