Obituaries

Funeral Service for Brandon Kyle Kenner, age 39, of Wood Lake, NE will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine, NE. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Wood Lake. Brandon Kenner passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE.

Charlotte Helen Linnerson Beck, 85 years old, born December 14,1938 in Nance County, NE, passed June 20, 2024 in Greeley, CO. She was born to Charlotte “Lottie” Olson and Oscar Linnerson.

Calton Lewis Bretz, 69, of Billings, MT died peacefully at home on October 4, 2024 from pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 16, 1955 in Ainsworth, NE to Nial and Gabrilla (Billie) Bretz.

Roger Lynn Brodbeck was born July 1,1939, in rural Elsie. He passed away October 5, 2024 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Cremation was chosen and a graveside service was held at Grant-Fairview Cemetery on Friday, October 11, 2024 with Pastor Curt Magelky officiating.

Katherine M. “Katie” Anderson, 95 and Norris Dale Anderson, 89 Katherine Mae “Katie” Anderson passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 26, 2024.

Stanley McKimmey was born on July 16th, 1953 to Katherine and Stanley McKimmey Sr. at Mullen, NE. He joined five siblings and resided in Seneca, NE. When Stanley was six years old, his mother passed away. Stan Sr. worked construction and was away from home much of the time, leaving the care of the two youngest boys to their older sister. At the age of eight and in search of a more stable family life, Stanley went to live on a ranch near Dunning, NE with Miller and Helen Heller and a new sister Vickie. In 1966, another sister, Elizabeth joined the Heller family. She was four at the time and also had family connections to Seneca.

A Graveside Memorial Service for Stanley M. McKimmey, age 71 of Ainsworth, NE, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in the Purdum Cemetery. A Lunch will follow at 12:00 noon in the Dunning Community Center with a Celebration of Life to follow the lunch there. Stanley McKimmey passed away September 11, 2024 at his home in Ainsworth.

Word was received of the death of Stanley Milford McKimmey, age 71, of Ainsworth, NE. Stanley McKimmey passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at his home in Ainsworth.

A Funeral Mass for Max Dean Alberts, age 60, of Spencer, NE will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spencer. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Ainsworth South Cemetery in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Fr. Bernard Starman officiated.