Obituaries

Doris was born on August 28, 1925. Her parents were Charlie and Effie Norman of rural Ainsworth, NE.

Glen Dale Boschen was born on March 15, 1938 to Julius and Emelene (Duhachek) Boschen during a snow storm at their home near Newman Grove, NE. He attended a country school through eighth grade. Many hours were spent on horseback herding cattle in the ditches with his dog by his side. He also enjoyed working as a mechanic, which he started at very young age. When the dam in Pierre, SD was going to be built, Glen made his way there and lied about his age so he could work helping to create the dam. He worked nights digging the required tunnels.

Meredith Duane “Punk” Worth was born on April 3, 1931, in Winner, SD to Elwood and Frances (McBride) Worth. Punk passed away in his ranch home surrounded by loved ones May 2, 2023, at the age of 92 years and 29 days. After Meredith was born, his mother took him home in a shoebox. He was so small (weighing just four pounds at birth), his mom called him her little “Pumpkin Seed”. It didn’t take long for “Pumpkin Seed” to become “Punk”, and to this day, many people do not know Punk’s given name on his birth certificate. Punk attended numerous grade schools in Keya Paha County and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1948. On May 18, 1952, Punk married Enid Lorraine Graham in Ainsworth, NE. To this union, two children were born, son, Ronald Scott, and daughter, Lorraine Alice. May 18th of this year would have marked Punk and Enid’s 71st wedding anniversary.

Funeral Service for Glen D. Boschen, age 85, of rural Long Pine, NE will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ainsworth, NE. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery northwest of Ainsworth. Glen Boschen died Friday, May 12, 2023 at his residence near Long Pine.

Arleata Joyce (Bolich) Bass, 81, of Kearney, formerly of Brewster, NE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney, NE. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the United Church of Christ in Brewster with Pastor Chad Anderson officiated.

Funeral Service for Meredith D. “Punk” Worth, age 92 of Springview, NE will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Keya Paha County High School Gymnasium in Springview. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Springview. Punk Worth died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at his home near Springview.

Danny Duane Daniels was born on July 24, 1958, to Duane Dale Daniels and Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Daniels in Ainsworth, NE. He passed away suddenly on April 21, 2023, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE with Teri by his side, at the age of 64. Dan lived his entire life in Ainsworth. Dan attended Lila McAndrew Grade School and Ainsworth High School, graduating in 1977.

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Brown County Report April 16th through April 22nd, 2023 Sunday, April 16th Brown County Ambulance Association transported an individual from rural Brown County to the Brown County Hospital. Monday, April 17th Responded to a report of injured deer along Hwy.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Department investigated a two-vehicle accident on April 14th at 12:40 p.m. on East 3rd Street in Ainsworth.