Donna Hohnstein, 88, of Cozad, passed away May 30, 2013, at the Cozad Community Hospital.
Donna was born May 10, 1925, at Exeter, to Armin and Edith (Whitlock) Rauscher. At an early age, Donna went to live with Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Whitlock, who was a brother of her mother, Edith. The family resided in Sutton before moving to Harvard, where Donna graduated from high school in 1943.
Following graduation, Donna worked at the Harvard Air Base until she was accepted into the Army Nurse Cadets. Donna took her nursing training at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings for two years.
Donna married Clinton Hohnstein at Harvard, on Sept. 22, 1946. The couple moved to Cozad in June of 1947 and has resided there since. Donna served as a bookkeeper for Zook’s Welding for a number of years before retiring in 1985.
Donna was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She enjoyed traveling, Cozad High School sports and Nebraska Cornhusker football games. Donna also liked to bowl, play golf and especially enjoyed Florida winters.
Donna was a long-time member of the Cozad United Methodist Church, the Cozad Country Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. She served on the Cozad Community Hospital Board for 11 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Donald; and her step-father, Richard Balduff.
Survivors include her husband, Clinton Hohnstein, of Cozad; her son, James Hohnstein, of Moore Haven, Fla.; her granddaughter, Lisa (Russell) Wenk, of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; her great-grandson, Graden Wenk of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; her sister, Geraldine Moore of Hemet, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Marge Hohnstein and Mae Morgan, both of Hastings; a special friend, Sheryl Tatum, of Ft. Myers, Fla.; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as many other relatives and friends.
Memorials are suggested to the Cozad United Methodist Church, the American Heart Association or donor’s choice. Condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com.
Services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, June 3, at the Cozad United Methodist Church with Pastor Doug Smith officiating. Burial will be at the Cozad Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, June 2, at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, which is in charge of arrangements

Robert H. “Bob” Olson, 80, of North Platte, passed away on May 29, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.
Robert H. “Bob” Olson was born on Dec. 11, 1932, in Redwood County, Minn., to Minnie and Leonard Olson. He was the fourth of nine children living on the family farm on the banks of Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove. Bob graduated from Walnut Grove High and joined the U.S. Army in 1953. He was stationed in Germany, assisting with post-war reconstruction where he became skilled in radio electronics. After his discharge in 1955, he continued his education at the North Dakota Auto Mechanic School, and later radio communication, attending night school in St. Paul.
He met his future wife, 21-year-old Alice Nelson, at a Marshall, Minn., community dance in the summer of 1955. Alice was a nursing student at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minneapolis. They married in August 1957, living in St. Paul for nearly two years where their first child, Janice, was born. Bob was working at a radio station, then got a job at a television station in Reliance, S.D. Three more children, Donna, Jim and Mike, soon followed.
In 1965, Bob and Alice moved the family to Holdrege, where he worked at the Nebraska Public Television station. They later moved to Winside, where he continued his career in public TV broadcasting and attended Wayne State College for additional training. Bob and Alice moved the family to North Platte in 1971 so he could take a position at one of the state’s newest public TV transmitter sites at the time, KPNE channel 9, located south of Sutherland. Bob was promoted to supervisor of KPNE a few years after taking the job and was responsible for managing the small staff of broadcast engineers, as well as maintaining and upgrading the transmitter and associated electronic equipment. After more than 35 years of service to NETV, he retired in 2000.
Bob had a mechanically inventive mind, always experimenting and trying to improve on all sorts of his own designs. One of those experiments – affixing leeboards and a mast to a rowboat – led to his interest in sailing. Bob had a wide interest in athletic activities including snow skiing, sailing and tennis, winning shelves full of trophies as a result of his competitive nature. Bob’s thriftiness and inventiveness allowed him to create many useful contraptions and gadgets for use with his sailboats, trailers and cars, often built from little more than a pile of scrap and some nuts and bolts.
He was a longstanding member of the American Legion, Ogallala Yacht Club and the German American Club. Bob was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church since moving to North Platte in 1971.
He is preceded in death by parents, Leonard and Minnie Olson; and siblings Everett, Galen and Genevieve (Minor).
Bob is survived by his wife, Alice; his children, Janice, Donna, Jim and Mike; and siblings, Grace (Shattuck), Bonnie (Pomerencke), Edmund, Larry and Dale.
Memorials are suggested to The ALS Association Development Department, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301, or to donor’s choice. Online condolences may be shared at carpenter
memorial.com.
Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 15, at the Messiah Lutheran Church. Cremation was chosen. Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Virgil Neil Adle, age 86 of North Platte, passed away May 30, 2013.
Virg was born February 12, 1927 in Cozad to Charles and Jessie (Montgomery) Adle. The family moved to North Platte in 1929 and he graduated from NPHS in 1945. He attended the University of Nebraska and played for the Cornhusker football team. In 1946 he enlisted in the US Navy and in 1949 he married Joy Lee (Dode) Soper. After they were married, he began working for his father-in-law, Gurney Soper, at Crawford Electric Construction Company. He also managed Cesco Electric Construction Co., later owning and operating the company for 45 years. He retired from the company at age 62. Over the years he belonged to various clubs including the Elks Club, Eagles Club, American Legion Club, Experimental Aircraft Association #562, Master Mason – Platte Valley Lodge #32, Tehama Shriners, Chapter 80 Aerobatic Club, and the Silver Wings Assoc. He began flying in 1943 and earned his private license in 1944. For 61 years Virg owned and flew many airplanes. He attended Husker football games for 50 years and attended all sports with his kids and grandkids. He enjoyed boating, fishing and traveling in their motor home.
Virg is survived by his children Kim Adle (Kevin Short) of Papillion, and Pat (Karen) Adle of North Platte; grandchildren Scott (Rosie) Adle of Secor, IL, Ryan Adle of Papillion, NE, and Jeb Adle of the US Marine Corp; 3 great grandchildren James, Maria and John Adle of Secor, IL; brother-in-law Jim Soper of Austin, TX; niece Suzan Cooper of Roundrock, TX; nephew Jeff Soper of Austin; and great nieces and nephews Jensen, Brennan, and Lexie Cooper; sister-in-law Sharron Soper of Austin, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife Joy Lee; parents; and 2 sisters Jeanette Adle and Ruth Swedberg.
Memorials are suggested to the Callahan Cancer Center and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Cremation was chosen. Memorial services will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in North Platte with Pastor Alison Frazier officiating. Inurnment will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with military honors graveside. Register book signing will be Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6:00 PM and Monday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Loretta Rosa Price, age 86 of North Platte, went to be with her Lord on May 29, 2013.
Loretta was born on June 24, 1926 in Miltonvale, KS to John and Marie (Wehking) Gunter. She grew up in Kansas and married Marion Everett Price in Miltonvale on June 22, 1947. The couple settled in North Platte where she worked at the McDonald’s Department Store. She was an excellent seamstress and had a green thumb. She raised wonderful plants and gardens. She volunteered at McDonald School helping the children with their reading. She was active in RSVP and volunteered at Linden Court helping the residents on popcorn days. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, serving on many committees and giving 75 years of service.
Loretta is survived by her husband Marion Everett of North Platte; children Wayne (Michele) Price of Minneapolis, MN and Janice (Darrell) Hirsch of Arvada, CO; 5 grandchildren Julie (Jason) Blankenship, Angela Tucker, Marty (Jennifer) Price, Jeremy (Erin) Hirsch, Jaime (finance Michael Greene) Hirsch; 10 great grandchildren Alex, Rindy, Anita, Boston, Andrew, Ian, Elayne, Alyson, Adelyn, Jude; 6 sisters; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and 1 sister.
Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday June 3, 2013 at First United Methodist Church with the Reverends Dr. Doug Delp and Alison Frazier officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 4:00 to 6:00 on Sunday at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

Emma Darnel, 92, of North Platte, joined her Lord Jesus on May 26, 2013. Emma was born to Max and Emma (Teyler) Hasenauer on January 22, 1921 near Wellfleet. She farmed in the area with her husband Lawrence, with whom she enjoyed 60 wonderful years of marriage. She loved life and was active in playing the piano and singing for radio church programs as a young woman. She enjoyed playing her guitar and writing songs for special occasions, teaching Sunday School, 4-H, Lincoln County Extension Clubs, Berean Missionary Group, Widow’s Mite as well as managing her own rental properties, gardening, sewing, caring for her yard and cooking. She took extension courses from Moody Bible Institute and earned her GED as a student in her 70’s. Everyone who knew her knew that she loved the Bible and the Lord Jesus, and anticipated the day when she would join him.
Survivors include her children, Carol and Phil Schaefer of Kansas City, MO and Marlin and Cathy Darnel of Florence, KY; grandchildren, Joya, Brian, Naomi and Tatum Edmonds of Kansas City, Mo, Jonathan Darnel of Baltimore, MD, Anthony and Carrie Schaefer of Duluth, MN and Neal Darnel of Florence, KY; sister, Joann Vadeen of Arvada, CO; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Emma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence; and 10 siblings.
Because Emma had such a heart for foreign missions, her family suggests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Berean Church Missions Funds. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2013 at the North Platte Berean Church with the Reverend John Stone officiating. Burial will follow at the North Platte City Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until 9:00 p.m. today, Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Wayne Russell Gilliland, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away February 16, 2013 in San Antonio, TX, at the age of 91.
Wayne grew up in Curtis, NE. He was a military retiree of 20 years, having served in the United States Army in WWII (90th Div., Utah Beach and Korea). He will be remembered for his love of God, family and our country.
Survivors include Grace, his wife of 36 years; sons Bill and Don; sister; brother; granddaughters; grandsons; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his first wife, Irene McKnight-Gilliland in 1976.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the charity of their choice in Wayne’s name. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday June 3, 2013 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell, NE with military honors graveside with the Rev. Dr. Doug Delp officiating. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Faith Irene (Mattox) Harrold passed away May 23, 2013, in Kearney.
Faith was born on Oct. 3, 1930, to William Wesley (Bunt) and Virginia Mildred (Apperson) Mattox at the family farm in Rose Valley where she attended school, graduating from Broken Bow High School with the class of 1947.
On Oct. 3, 1949, she married Orville W. Harrold at the Fairbury Nazarene Church. She lived her entire life in Custer County.
In 1955, they moved to their home in Swiss Valley. Faith was Orville’s partner and helpmate in all parts of their ranch and farm operations. Orville said she was the best hired man he ever had. Three daughters were born there.
In 1998, they semi-retired and moved from their farm home of 43 years to Broken Bow. She worked part-time at a craft store, Hallmark card shop and other odd jobs. She was always willing to help and never learned to say “no.”
She was a member of the E Free Church in Broken Bow, the last surviving original member of the Senators Extension Club, Royal Neighbors of America Lodge, and was on the executive board of Christian Women’s Club for 30-plus years.
She did a lot of sewing, crocheting and knitting in her early married life, but later her love was counted cross-stitch, which she did for hire and friends. She enjoyed baking and sharing with friends and neighbors. Her homemade chicken and noodles, apple pie, pancakes, baked beans and sweet corn were some of the grandkids’ favorites.
It was her faith that kept her going in good times and bad.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Donald Mattox.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Orville; her daughters, Gloria (Dean) Duryea, of Merna, Neva (John) Meyerhoff, of Randolph, N.J., and Melanie (Bill) Lovgren, of Omaha; one grandson, Adam (Erin) Duryea, of Merna; five granddaughters, Rebecca (Doug) White, of Merna, Casi Meyerhoff, of Hoboken, N.J., Ashley Meyerhoff, of Lincoln, Emily (Vince) Lau and Olivia Lovgren, of Omaha; three great-grandsons, Zachary Hammond, of Broken Bow, Destrey Duryea, of Merna; Ayden and Trevor Duryea, of Merna; one great-granddaughter, Cassidy Hammond, of Merna; brothers, Max (Donna) Mattox, of Broken Bow, Dale (Beverly) Mattox, of Cheyenne, Wyo., Joe (Neva) Mattox, of Broken Bow; two sisters, Darlene Mattox, of Broken Bow; Carolyn (Roger) Miles, of Lincoln; one sister-in- law, Luella, of Bakersfield, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be at 11 a.m., today, at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow with Pastor Scot Harvey officiating. Burial will be at the Broken Bow Cemetery. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

, 97, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on May 25, 2013, in Puyallup, Wash.
Vic was born on Feb. 20, 1916, on a farm just north of North Platte, in a little sod house. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1934 and immediately went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.
He married his high school sweetheart, Lorine Rilma Pinkerton, in 1937. He had a hay farm with his father-in-law in the Nebraska Sandhills, where they raised cattle, sheep, chickens and pigs together.
By 1948, along with his railroad job, he began building homes and by 1954, he and Lorine opened their own real estate agency, P&T Agency. Vic lost his beloved Lorine in a car accident in 1970.
He married Marj Nelson, a dear friend of Lorine’s, in 1971. That same year, he became the general chairman of the UTU and moved to Omaha. After retiring from the UTU in 1975, Vic began building homes in Omaha until 2002, when he fully retired at 86 years young.
Vic was always a fun-loving, spur-of-the-moment kind of guy. He was a faithful husband, dad, grandpa and friend to all. He enjoyed being involved with the Shriners, Elks and Masons. He loved playing card games like bridge, cribbage, canasta or pitch, as long as he could win. He loved to travel and spend his winters in Arizona. He loved to buy and sell new cars. He loved to eat out at restaurants and he was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan, too. Vic loved life and everyone he met loved him. He will be missed.
Vic was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Daisy Tatman; his brothers, Harold, Lloyd and Hugo; his sisters, Opal Tatman, Dorothy Weinberger and Helen Kesler; his first wife, Lorine; his second wife, Marj; and his son-in-law, Mike Grachek.
He is survived by his children, Connie (Mike) Grachek, of Kalispell, Mont., Mary Ann (Phil) Hopkins, of Auburn Wash., Jack Nelson (Christa Geyer), of Denver, Colo., and Pam (Doug) Chandler, of Albuquerque, N.M.; 10 grandchildren, Jeff and Scott Hopkins, Cindy Ames, Mike Grachek Jr., Mary Lorine Hartsoch, Tracy Ceschin, Kari Osborn, Tim and Geoff Chandler and Jenn Donelli; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, due this October.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Ralston United Church of Christ, 7638 Maywood Street, Ralston, NE 68127.
Services will be at 11 a.m. (PDT), today, at the Sumner United Methodist Church, Sumner, Wash. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, June 3, in North Platte, at the Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, at the Ralston United Church of Christ, Ralston. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of local arrangements.

Juanita June (Krumm) Frerichs, 82, of Greeley, Colo., passed away May 26, 2013, at Hospice of Northern Colorado.
She was born on July 12, 1930, in Sidney, to Henry and Alma (Limbeck) Krumm. She moved to North Platte with her parents in 1936. She attended school in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School in 1948.
On Jan. 2, 1954, she married Robert Frerichs in North Platte.
Juanita worked for Northwestern Bell from 1948-57 in North Platte, Ogallala and Gothenburg as an operator and central office clerk. She also was trained to work with the U.S. Air Defense Command. She moved to Greeley a second time in 1959 and was a partner and bookkeeper at Bob’s Westview TV from 1968-80. She then was a cashier and telephone receptionist at Everitt Lumber Company from 1980-91. She was a secretary-receptionist for the Scott Morris AAL Agency from 1992-99.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she volunteered many hours at Trinity Lutheran School and PTL, while her children attended, and she continued to volunteer at the church in her later years. She enjoyed needlework, crossword puzzles, square dancing, bookwork, gardening, being involved with her family, especially her grandchildren, and being a Stampede Wrangler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; and her parents.
Juanita is survived by two daughters, Marla Gryboski and Rhonda Frerichs, both of Greeley; a son, Dennis (Linda) Frerichs, of Loveland, Colo.; her grandsons, Steven Gryboski, of Greeley, Alec and Bret Frerichs, of Loveland; a granddaughter, Traci Jo Finn, of Greeley; two great-grandchildren, Katie Mahan, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Colt Finn, of Greeley; and her sisters, Lyla (John) Buuck, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Bonita Springs, Fla., and Ardis (Lou) Krafft, of Frankenmuth, Minn.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran School, Immanuel Lutheran School, Loveland, Colo., or Hospice of Northern Colorado in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634. Condolences may be shared online at adamsonchapels.com.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. (MDT), Saturday, June 1, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 35th Ave., Greeley, with inurnment to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements

Monte Kent Meier, 55, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

Monte was born August 2, 1957, in Holdrege, NE to Victor and Mildred Elaine Whitehead Meier. He grew up in Loomis, NE and graduated from Loomis High School in 1975, where he excelled in football and baseball. He then attended Kearney State College and graduated with a B.A. in Business in 1980. He was affiliated with Beta Sigma Psi fraternity.

On July 29, 1977, Monte married his high school sweetheart, Cherrise Lanette McGee, in Holdrege. They lived in Kearney until 1980 when they moved to North Platte. Monte worked for General Glass and Larry’s Glass until he lost his sight in 1984. He then invested his time raising his three sons and designing handcrafted decorative mirrors with his wife, Cherrise. After losing his sight, Monte developed a love for country music and talk radio. He was a lifelong diabetic and had a successful kidney transplant in 1994. Throughout his life, what he enjoyed most was spending time with and talking with his family and friends. He was a dedicated woodworker, lifelong Husker fan, and faithful member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his loving wife, Cherrise, of North Platte; three sons, Brandon (Beth) Meier, of Edmond, OK, Logan (Emily) Meier, of Brooklyn, NY, and Austin Meier, of Bertrand, NE; a grandson, Brady Meier; two sisters, Victoria (Bud) Philips, of Wamego, KS, and Ramona (Jeff) Davis, of Grovetown, Georgia; a brother, Reg Meier, of Grand Island, NE; several nieces, nephews and other family.

He was preceded in death by his nephew, Josh Blessing, and his parents, Victor and Mildred.

Cremation was chosen. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Hope Lutheran Church in Smithfield, NE with Pastor Tim Glendening officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Bertrand Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday with family present from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. The family has established a memorial. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.