Karen Christensen, age 85
Karen Ruby Christensen, age 85, of Broken Bow, Nebraska peacefully passed away on May 5, 2025, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Evangelical Free Church. A visitation will be he... Read More
Daniel Braithwaite, age 54
Daniel Braithwaite age 54 of Omaha, NE, passed away May 6, 2025, at the CHI Midlands Hospital in Papillion, NE. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE. The funeral will be livestreamed at govierbrothers.com. Burial will follow in the Janesville Cemetery near Berwyn. Memorials are suggested to the Family. A visitation will... Read More
Shirley Thornton, age 93
Shirley Anne Roessler Thornton, age 93, of Broken Bow, Nebraska peacefully passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Brookstone View in Broken Bow. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow, NE. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church of Broken Bow or Hospice. A v... Read More
Phil Smith, age 83
Phil Smith age 83 of Broken Bow, NE passed away May 5, 2025, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, NE. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 10:30 AM at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, NE. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Custer County Foundation. A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 29th, from 5:00 to... Read More
Duane Kelly Sr., age 80
Duane Edward Kelly Sr, the son of Lawrence and Juanita (Stroud) Kelly, was born on March 27, 1945 in Merna, Nebraska. He passed away on May 5, 2025 at his home in Hardy, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 1 month, 8 days. Duane was one of seven children, his siblings are Bernard, William, Carol, Larry, Gerald and JoAnne. Most of Duane’s education was at Sargent High School, Sargent, Nebr... Read More
Shirley Schoenrock, age 92
Shirley Ann Schoenrock, 92, of Wahoo, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Saunders Medical Center and Long Care surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born December 4, 1932 and was raised by Lester and Malinda Hummel with four siblings, Horace (Ruth) Hummel, Roslyn (Sam) Nietfeldt, Rachel (Stan) Peters, and Kent (Joanie) Hummel of Daykin, Nebraska. S... Read More
Edward Tullis, age 42
Edward Tullis age 42, of Arnold, NE passed away April 29, 2025, at his home in Arnold. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 3:30 PM at the Baptist Church in Arnold, NE. Burial will follow in the Arnold Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Family. Arnold Funeral Home/Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online words of encouragement may be left a... Read More
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
