All Obituaries

Audrey Marie (Bell) Longsine, age 90, of Beaver City, Ne passed away on August 6th, 2020 at the Beaver City Manor/Assisted Living. She was born on December 10th, 1929 to John Franklin Bell & Cleatta Austin Bell in Burr Oak Kansas. She married E.M. (Jack) Longsine on December 22, 1950 in Concordia Kansas. Prior to making their home on a farm south east of Hendley Nebraska for 20 plus years they had lived in Alma, Orleans & Superior Nebraska and Coos Bay Oregon. Audrey devoted her life...

Larry D. Kester passed away at the hospital with Kevin by his side on March 2, 2020.  He was born in Manhattan, Kansas on May 16, 1934 to Howard and Louise Kester. His father, Howard worked as a veterinarian in the military and his family moved frequently in their early years. After graduating from Cambridge High, Larry went to Kansas State University where he graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1958. Upon graduation, he moved to California with his first wife, Barbara...

Ella Rea tenBensel, 88, of Cambridge, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge. Ella Rea (Smith) tenBensel was born November 16, 1931, to Winfield and Sarah Elizabeth Smith in Goodland, Kansas. After her mother died when she was 2 and a half years old, she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Cora and Art Smith of Wilsonville, Nebraska. Ella Rea graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1949. On Oct. 23, 1949, she was united in marriage to Carl tenBensel. The...

Gail R. Warner, age 85, a resident of Holbrook passed away at his home in Holbrook early Tuesday morning, July 21, 2020.  He was born to Harry and Aril (Ankenman) Warner on August 20, 1934 in Lebanon, Nebraska.  He attended school in Lebanon and graduated in 1952. He was inducted into the United States Army in January of 1957 and was honorably discharged on December 9, 1958. Gail married Betty Heath on January 6, 1962.  To this union four sons were born: Mark, Tracy, Brad and...

George E. Coats, age 84, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away at the Good Samaritan Society in Arapahoe, Nebraska on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.  He was born in Sacramento, California on July 12, 1935 to Gordon Washington and Viola Ruth (Coval) Coats. George attended school and graduated from Fresno, California. On July 27, 1979 George was united in marriage to Sylvia J. Sherman.  To this marriage six children were born:  George Wayne, Frank, Billy, Samantha, Claudia and...

Jonathan Jay Carter, age 35 of Holbrook, passed away on June 26, 2020 after short battle with cancer.  He was born in Cambridge on March 17, 1985 to Steven and Gail (Jones) Carter.  Jonathan attended Cambridge Schools. He enjoyed fishing and playing video games.  Jonathan was employed by several local contractors, doing roofing and construction work. Jonathon liked to spend time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Jiggs and...

Georgia Gene Maret, age 76, of Bartley passed away June 25, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center.  She was born to George and Betty (Fletcher) Arrington in McCook June 8, 1944.  Georgia went to school and graduated in Bartley.  She continued her education at McCook Community College. Georgia met her future husband, Laverne Maret, on the Hinton farm when she was 13 years of age.  The couple eloped to Oberlin, Kansas in 1963 and were later married at the Christian...

Sharon Mae Boley was born in Wichita, Kansas to Howard Vincent and Evelyn Norene (Pierce) Plummer on May 10, 1950.  She attended school in Wichita and graduated from Wichita Southeast High School in 1968.  Sharon worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Wesley Medical Center in Wichita; she took great pride in helping people at the different facilities at which she worked. Sharon moved to Cambridge, Nebraska in 2009.  She filled her time...

Robert "Bob" Wren Trosper, age 51 years old, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska, Sunday, June 7, 2020. Bob was born to Donna Doreen Mills and Wren Leo Trosper at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on July 25, 1968.  Bob graduated in 1987 with 17 classmates at Cambridge High School. He worked at the Husky Filling Station until 1991. From February 18, 1991 through 2004, Bob worked as a mechanic for Bernie Jones GMC.  On March 4, 2004 Bob...

Donna Jean Dunn, age 73, of Holbrook passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska, after a courageous battle with bone cancer.  Donna was born on February 6, 1947 at Wray, Colorado to Elmer and Martha (Redden) Andrews.  She graduated from Longmont High School, in 1965.  She continued her education by taking online classes to become a certified dietician.  She was employed as a dietician at the Wray Hospital in Wray, Colorado for many...