Bill D. Smith, 84, of Lincoln, passed away July 27, 2013, at The Monarch in Lincoln.
He was born on March 17, 1929, in Chester, to Cleo V. and Lois E. (Gifford) Smith. He graduated from Crete High School in 1947.
Bill served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1950-52 with the 200th Engineer Company 196 Infantry Regiment. He was stationed in Colorado and then for a year in Alaska.
Bill married Virgie Havel on Jan. 23, 1954, and they celebrated 59 years together. They moved to Lincoln in 1957.
Bill was a dedicated benefit supervisor with Woodmen Accident and Life Insurance Company for 37 years. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and enjoyed watching all sports, especially the Huskers, Saltdogs and KC Royals.
Bill is survived by his wife, Virgie, of Lincoln; his son, Gene (Jane) Smith, of Lincoln; daughter, Barbara (Michael) Honerman, of North Platte; his son-in-law, Dr. Brad (Laura) Lockee, of Pierce; his grandchildren, Ryan, Reed, Kyle, Scott, Stacy, Matt, Brian, Amy, Brent, Aaron, Jake and Katie; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Ethan, Addison, Savannah and Wyatt.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his daughter, Susan Lockee.
Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Condolences may be shared at wyuka.com
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2, with a rosary preceding the Mass at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 7601 Vine St., with Father Lyle M. Johnson officiating. Burial with military honors will be at the Wyuka Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Wyuka Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. – See more at: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nptelegraph/obituary.aspx?n=bill-d-smith&pid=166122814&fhid=26929#fbLoggedOut

Jack Paul Renfroe, 73, of Eaton, Colo., died of congestive heart failure July 27, 2013, at Greeley’s North Colorado Medical Center.
He was born on Nov. 29, 1939, in North Platte.
Jack generously and selflessly sought to share his blessings with his family, friends, employees and church.
Jack was a loyal, dedicated and hardworking businessman, but he always put his family first. He was a living example of Proverbs 22:1, “A good name is more desirable than great riches: to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
Jack grew up in North Platte and attended the Berean Fundamental Church. He graduated from North Platte High in 1958. His classmates called him the gentle giant.
He was accepted to the University of Nebraska on a football scholarship where he went on to graduate in 1964, earning a degree in civil engineering. He was a dedicated member of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity and enjoyed many memories with his brothers. He was an avid Husker fan.
On July 6, 1962, Jack married Karen M. Cederburg in North Platte. After their marriage they lived in Lincoln and Kansas City before choosing to settle their family in Greeley, Colo., in 1966.
Once in Greeley, Jack was a project engineer for Nelson, Haley, Patterson, & Quirk, a consulting engineering firm. He helped design buildings, bridges and water-treatment plants all over northern Colorado. He also was an inspection engineer on the construction of Kodak in Windsor.
He left NHPQ in 1972 and founded his own concrete construction company. His company, Foundation Builders, Inc., celebrated it’s 41st year in Greeley this summer. They build commercial and residential projects specializing in foundations and flatwork. His company has constructed over 7,000 home foundations in northern Colorado.
Jack was also involved in several other business ventures. He was one of the developers of Pheasant Run subdivision, Cedarwoods subdivision and Weber West Subdivision in Greeley and Maplewood Estates in Eaton, Colo. He was a director of New Frontier Bank. He was a partner in Renfroe Farms, JRSR LLC, SWR Investments, Maplewoods I and Brunner Renfroe LLC.
Jack attended the Eaton Evangelical-Free Church and supervised the construction of their major facilities expansion in 2003.
Jack loved being involved with his grandchildren and their activities. Rarely a weekend would go by without a grandchild spending the night with Papa Jack. He also enjoyed watching and traveling to Nebraska football games. He was writing a book on the family history of the Renfroe’s and Kimberly’s. He traveled to Georgia yearly for research.
Jack will be remembered for his caring sense of humor that brightened the day of many. He was blunt and to the point. His word and handshake could be trusted and he believed doing every job right with the highest quality.
Papa Jack will be always loved, forever in our hearts, and with us in spirit.
Jack was dearly loved by his son, Senator Scott (Pamela) Renfroe, of Greeley, and their children, Olivia, Sylvia, Vivian, Derek and Spencer; and his daughter, Randee (Bobby) Morris, of Greeley, and their children, Brittany and Jared. He will be missed by his brother, Dr. Jerry Delano Renfroe, of Edmond, Okla.; his sisters, Barbara Anne Ziervogel, of Apple Valley, Calif.; and Linda Kay Velte, of Geneva.
He is preceded in death by his father, Samuel Waudell Renfroe; his mother, Agnes Vera (Kimberly) Renfroe; his brother, Donald Rabon Renfroe; and sister, Susan Elaine (Renfroe) Harrison.
Jack had a heart for the youth ministries where he attended church. Jack would be honored for memorial contributions be given to further their ministry opportunities. Contributions can be made to EEFC Youth Ministries, in care of Moser Funeral Service 3501 S. 11th Avenue, Evans, CO 80620. An online obituary and guest book are at moserfuneral service.com
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m.(MDT), today, at the Eaton Evangelical Free Church, 1325 Third St., Eaton. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at Linn Grove Cemetery, followed by a memorial celebration of Jack’s life at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Eaton Evangelical Free Church. Moser Funeral and Cremation Services in Evans, Colo. is in charge of arrangments.

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Delores Jean Swift, 89, of North Platte, formerly of Scottsbluff, passed away, Saturday, July 27, at Linden Court in North Platte.
Delores Jean (Vorse) Swift was born April 26, 1924, in Scottsbluff, where she was raised and went to school. She married Martin Bakken Feb. 28, 1945, and had four children: Linda (Duane), Marla , Clydene (Bob) and Brad. She later raised her 13-month-old niece Aldenea Vorse (Keith) and, after the death of Aldenea’s mother, adopted her into the family. She divorced Martin in 1965 and married Ross Swift in 1967 and together they had a daughter Vale (Darren). She had many grandchildren and great grandchildren, at times, too many to count.
Delores loved people and no one was a stranger to her. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She especially enjoyed working in the nursery at First Baptist Church and babysitting many different children. Delores was a stay at home mom. She enjoyed canning, sewing, cooking, crocheting and providing a role model to children.
Delores was preceded in death by her husband Ross Swift; her parents Clyde and Mabel Vorse; her brother Alden; her sister, Charlotte Ginther, her daughter, Linda; and brothers-in-law, Roy Ginther and Gene Purnell.
Survivors include a sister, Shirley Purnell, of Scottsbluff.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church. Tributes of sympathy may be left at dugankramer.com.
Services will be at 1 p.m.(MDT), Wednesday, July 31, at First Baptist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastors Gary Cole and James Rowe officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.(MDT), Wednesday, July 31, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel, which is in charge of the arrangements. – See more at: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nptelegraph/obituary.aspx?n=delores-jean-swift&pid=166122864#fbLoggedOut

Hal Messersmith, 53, of Hoover, Ala., formerly of Ogallala, died July 15, 2013, in his home after a two and half year battle with colon cancer.
He was born on July 25, 1959, at Gering, the son of Mel and Donna Messersmith. The family moved to Ogallala when he was a young child. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1977 and then graduated from Chadron State College.
At the time of his death, he was the head sand volleyball coach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also served as director of volleyball operations at UAB, along side his wife, Kerry, who was head volleyball coach.
The Messersmiths, who coached together for 12 years and were married for 30 years, came to UAB after coaching together at Georgia Southern University.
He also coached at Chadron State College, Allen County Community College and Fort Scott Community College in Kansas, and Arizona Western College.
In serving as an assistant coach for the UAB volleyball program, he was instrumental in helping the program post four 20-win seasons and qualify for two NCAA tournaments.
In 2011, he assumed a new title when he was named UAB’s first-ever sand volleyball coach. He made history as he coached in the first-ever sanctioned collegiate sand volleyball match when the Blazers hosted Florida State on March 3, 2012.
In his two seasons as sand volleyball coach, Messersmith coached a pair to the AVCA Sand National Tournament each year.
A memorial has been established. Condolences can be sent to Kerry Messersmith, 2319 Ridgemont Dr., Hoover, AL 35244 or kmesser@uab.edu.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Meghan (Steve) Gephardt, of Saginaw, Texas, and Brynnley Messersmith of Hoover, Ala.; two grandchildren, Kaiden and Evyn Gephardt; two sisters, Ann Baumgartner, of Denver, Colo., and Gwen (Dr. James) Rezac, of Ogallala; his parents, of Ogallala; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were on July 20, in Birmingham, Ala. – See more at: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nptelegraph/obituary.aspx?n=hal-messersmith&pid=166122710#fbLoggedOut