Marcile Nelson, 93, of North Platte, formerly of Curtis, died March 12, 2018, at Linden Court in North Platte.

Elma Marcile Perks was born on Dec. 25, 1924, on the family farm 3½ miles southwest of Stockville, the daughter of Samuel and Elma Belle (Hinton) Perks. She went to the Rising Sun Country School and graduated from Stockville High in 1942.

Marcile married Nels Parker Nelson on July 16, 1944, at the folk’s farm near Stockville, and they had a daughter, Janet Marcile. They later divorced.

Marcile did farm work, as her dad was an electrician. She and her parents built a home in Curtis in 1962 and they moved to town. She was baptized in 1953 into the Stockville Congregational Church, where she was a member for many years and served as the treasurer.

Marcile worked in the Frontier County Clerk’s office from January 1943 to July 1945. She took the census in 1950 under Vance Farrer and in 1954 under Merwin Burton. She started working in the Frontier County Treasurer’s Office in January 1955 under Faye Harwick. On Sept. 1, 1956, she was appointed Frontier County Treasurer after Mr. Harwick resigned. She filed 11 times and ran with no opposition. After 48 years, Marcile retired from the treasurer’s office in 2003. Her total years of service to Frontier County were 50 years and 7 months.

She enjoyed working with her hands, doing plastic canvas and embroidery work. She was active in bowling and dancing. She liked playing bridge, pitch, pinochle and card games. She was the treasurer of the Frontier County Historical Society. She was the secretary of the Friendship Circle Pitch Club in Stockville. In January 2015, she moved to Linden Court in North Platte.

Marcile was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Elma Perks, and sister and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Delbert Wilson.

Survivors include her daughter, Janet Marcile (Lee) Draper of Ogallala; brother, Marlin (Letha) Perks; grandson, Rick (Oksana) Goodwin; granddaughter, Robyn (Brad Jones) Goodwin; four great-grandsons, Kile (Maridale) Goodwin, Angus (Veronica) Goodwin, Slade McClain and Sage Vance; great-granddaughter, Heather (fiancé, Wes Bogenreif) Goodwin; great-great-grandson, Memphis Goodwin; and great-great-granddaughter, Laura Goodwin.

A special thanks to Linden Court for their excellent care.

Memorials are suggested to the Stockville Congregational Church or the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be shared at blasestrauser.com.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19, at First United Methodist Church, 402 Center, Curtis, with Pastors Tunde Oladimeji and Jean Miller officiating. Burial will follow at the Curtis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, at Blase-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Curtis, which is in charge of arrangements.

Joan Nelson, 63, of Orchard, formerly of Page, passed away March 12, 2018, at her home.

Joan Louise Matschullat was born on March 10, 1955, in O’Neill to Dale and Barbara (Harrison) Matschullat. She graduated from O’Neill High School in 1973. She attended the Lincoln Court Recording School in Lincoln.

Joan spent most of her life in North Platte, working as a dispatcher for the North Platte Police Department, then later for the Nebraska State Patrol.

She married Steven Nelson on Aug. 12, 1993, in Denver. In 1995, the couple moved back to the Page area to help on the family farm.

Joan enjoyed fast cars, especially her Corvette. She was a huge animal lover and always had a special place in her heart for horses, dogs and cats. Being a grandmother was Joan’s favorite thing to do. She loved to spend time with and take care of her grandkids.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; a sister-in-law, Sue Matschullat; and a cousin, Milton Hill.

Joan is survived by her husband, Steven of Orchard; two children, Kris (Keri) Matschullat of Page and Dr. Erin (Todd) Kindred of Papillion; five grandchildren, Sierra Matschullat, TJ Kindred, Autumn Kindred, Austin Matschullat and Shane Kindred; one brother, Doug (Bert) Matschullat of Page; one sister, Jan Gratz of Annapolis, Maryland; one nephew, Jake Gratz of Fort Collins, Colorado; and two nieces, Tracy (Brian) Kaczor of Ewing and Tricia (Jason) Wiseman of Page.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19, at the United Methodist Church, Page, with Pastor A.G. Turner officiating. Inurnment will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Biglin’s Mortuary, O’Neill, which is in charge of arrangements.

Josef “Joe” A. Jackson, 92, of Grand Island, passed away March 16, 2018, with his family by his side.

Joe was born on July 22, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Oscar A. and Inez Leurinda (Bingham) Jackson. He lived with his parents and older sisters, Joan and Alice, in West Allis, Wisconsin, for three months, then the family moved to a farm in Todd County, South Dakota. His mother passed away on Nov. 6, 1927, after a long illness. Joe went to live with his mother’s parents, Joseph and Etta Bingham, in Keya Paha County, where he grew up under the guidance of loving but strict grandparents. After attending a rural school through eighth grade, he went to live with his father in the fall of 1939 in Springview, where he attended Keya Paha County High School, graduating in 1943.

After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving with the A. & F. platoon, 2nd Battalion 290th Regiment, 75th Infantry Division. He served in England, South Wales, Battle of the Bulge, Holland, Germany and France.

Under the G.I. Bill, Joe attended Colorado A&M College in Fort Collins, Colorado, graduating in 1951 with a degree in animal production. His first job was with the University of Nebraska Experiment Station in North Platte, as an animal husbandryman.

He was united in marriage to Vonna Jeane Rockwell on Aug. 2, 1953, in Arnold. His daughter, Donna Jeane, was born on Nov. 25, 1954.

In 1956, Joe began working for Doane Agricultural Services in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, as a farm manager and appraiser. He was transferred to Grand Island in 1963, to appraise land along the development of Interstate 80 to the Colorado border. He later worked as a farm loan and appraiser for Kansas City Life Insurance, covering five states. He became an independent rural appraiser in 1983 until his retirement in 1998.

Joe and Vonna enjoyed many years driving across the U.S. in various recreational vehicles, visiting relatives and doing genealogy research. He also enjoyed woodworking and sneaking food to Mazie and Gracie, the golden retrievers who liked being by his side.

He was a member of the Prairie Pioneer Genealogy Society of Grand Island, Ohio State Genealogy Society, Ulster Historic Foundation of Belfast, Ireland, American Farm Manager Society, American Appraiser Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Rotary International and the Masonic Lodge, receiving his 50-year pin. Joe was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; two sisters, Joan (Sam) Glorso and Alice (Myron) Clay; and a niece.

Joe is survived by his wife of 64½ years, Vonna; daughter, Donna (Michael Martin) Sanders of Marquette; two granddaughters, Rebecca (Kyle) Jaixen Doerr and Elizabeth (Aaron) Jaixen Sauerland of Minneapolis; three great-granddaughters, Abby and Kaitlyn Doerr and Ava Sauerland, also of Minneapolis; two step-great-grandchildren, Ericka Sauerland of Kahaluu, Hawaii, and Colton Sauerland of Tempe, Arizona; and nieces and nephews.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be shared at giallfaiths.com.

Services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 23, at All Faiths Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Daniel Naranjo officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the Arnold Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, at All Faiths Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

DeWayne Harold Alexander, 87, of Gothenburg, passed away March 16, 2018, at his home with his family by his side.

DeWayne was born on July 31, 1930, in Holdrege to Ray and Nora (Green) Alexander. He attended school in Holdrege and graduated from Holdrege High School in 1948.

After graduation, he attended college at the University of Nebraska and Hastings College.

On Jan. 9, 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was aboard the USS Albuquerque (PF-7) and later transferred to the USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884). DeWayne was a gunner mate and stood embassy watch for two years in Hong Kong. DeWayne was given an honorable discharge on Nov. 1, 1954.

DeWayne married Cathryn Darlene Lindstrom in Las Vegas, Nevada. To this union three children were born: Judy, Ron and Jill. They lived in Holdrege and North Platte before settling in Gothenburg, where he lived for 56 years. He worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and later Quest, retiring in 1985.

DeWayne was an avid sports fan. He loved to play and watch all kinds of sports. He played football for Holdrege High School and Nebraska University. He was chosen as athletic king at Holdrege High School. From a young age, he attended many Nebraska football games with his parents, and he even had tickets for the original seats his parents owned.

DeWayne loved to hunt and fish and took many trips to Alaska, Canada, South Dakota, Minnesota and all over Nebraska to fish with his son and friends. He loved to share his fishing knowledge and found great joy in teaching and taking his grandchildren fishing.

Golf was another passion of DeWayne’s. He loved to golf and was crowned Gothenburg City Champion for many years. He passed this love of golf on to his family. DeWayne and his son, Ron, were the first father and son to win titles of Gothenburg City Golf Champions.

DeWayne was a member of the American Lutheran Church, American Legion and Gothenburg Golf Association.

DeWayne was preceded in death by his parents; sister, DoraDean (Joe) Robinson; brother, William Alexander; brothers-in-law, Gerald Lindstrom, Wally Brown, Elliott Olesen and Richard Gloor; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Gloor and Ilene Brown; and his father- and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Elsie (Urbom) Lindstrom.

He is survived by his wife; son, Ron Alexander of Gothenburg; daughters, Judy (Rod) Jobman of Oviedo, Florida, and Jill (Ed) Sowders of Tryon; grandchildren, RJ Jobman of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Ryan (Karen) Jobman of Atlanta, Georgia, Alison (Zane) Piehl of North Platte and Jacob (Raegan) Sowders of Wichita, Kansas; great-grandchildren, Avery Jobman, Blayden Piehl and Carson Kaye Sowders; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Memorials are suggested to the Gothenburg Volunteer Fire Department or the American Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be shared at blasestrauser.com.

Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the American Lutheran Church with Pastor Jon Mapa officiating. Burial will follow at the Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will from 1-8 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m., on Tuesday, March 20, at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, which is in charge of arrangements.