Ethelyn Thompson, age 98
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the Church of Christ in Sargent, NE. Memorials are suggested to Sargent Community Foundation or Sargent Church of Christ. A visitation will be held on Friday, December 19th, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Church of Christ in Sargent. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online words of remembranc... Read More
Brad De Groot, DVM, PhD
“Dying in one’s sleep is called a kiss of God, and dying on the Sabbath is a gift that is merited by piety.”-Susannah Heschel Bradley Dean De Groot entered into his eternal reward on the Lord’s Day, Sunday, December 7, 2025, after an eight-year trial with neuroendocrine tumors. Brad’s parents, Glenn and E. Joy De Groot welcomed their son into the world on Sunday, October 1, 1961, at t... Read More
James Leonard, age 92
James Leonard of Holdrege, NE passed away on December 10, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway. A visitation will be held one hour before the service at Govier Brothers Mortuary. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online words of remembrance... Read More
Marv Coble, age 74
Marv Coble age 74, of Broken Bow, NE passed away December 10, 2025, at his home in Broken Bow. A visitation and time to greet the family will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary. A graveside service will follow the visitation at the Broken Bow Cemetery. Following Graveside Services a reception will be held at Sylvesters in Broken Bow. Memoria... Read More
Jeffery Jones, age 62
Jeffrey Jones age 62, of Broken Bow, NE died December 1, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow. Memorials are suggested to Maranatha Bible Camp of Maxwell, NE. Burial will be in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery at a later date. Jeffrey Arnell Jones was born on January 22, 1968, in Omaha, NE to Barbara Mari... Read More
Sondra Foster, age 86
On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, Sondra Virginia Foster passed away peacefully, at the age of 86, at Brookestone View in Broken Bow, Nebraska. A combined Memorial Service for Sondra and her husband Robert, who passed away in 2021, will be held on Friday, December 12th, at 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow, Nebraska with Pastor Phil Sloat officiating. Govier B... Read More
Louise Holeman, age 89
Louise Kathern (Sonnenfeld) Holeman, 89, of Westerville, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Friday, . Her long life was marked by an abiding trust in God, quiet strength, and a resilience that touched all who knew her. Born on November 3, 1936, to Peter and Martha Sonnenfeld of St. Paul, Nebraska, Louise grew up as one of five children alongside her siblings Eugene Sonnenfeld, Richard Sonnenfe... Read More
Thomas Kennedy, Sr., age 86
Thomas Joseph Kennedy, Sr. 86, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born in Rosebud, South Dakota, on December 7, 1938, to William and Susie Kennedy. He was one of 17 children. He left home at the age of 13. He started working ranch jobs around the Cody, Nenzel and Kilgore area. Tom joined the United States Ar... Read More
Shirley Bassett, age 89
Shirley Ann (Nansel) Bassett went home to be with her Lord on November 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born April 6, 1936, to Loyd Kenneth Nansel and Lois Mae (Avers) Nansel on a farm southwest of Arnold, Nebraska. After losing both parents at a young age, Shirley and her five siblings continued working the family farm, supporting one another as they p... Read More
MaryAnn Hauser, age 90
MaryAnn Pauline (Morris) Hauser was born on October 12, 1935, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Phillip and Naomi (Peltzer) Morris. She made her heavenly journey on December 1, 2025, at Brookestone View in Broken Bow, NE at the age of 90. At the age of one MaryAnn moved to Nebraska when her father accepted a job planting trees at Bessey Ranger District, Nebraska National Forest. MaryAnn accep... Read More
