Obituaries

Douglas Cotant

Douglas Cotant

Douglas Cotant

Douglas Cotant, 81, of Kearney passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, June 30, 2025.Douglas Arthur Cotant was born on Oct. 13, 1943, to William Harvey and Elva Pearl (Willis) Cotant at the family home in Cherry County, Nebraska. By the age of four the family moved to Mullen, Nebraska.
Delores Broweleit

Delores Broweleit

Delores Broweleit

Delores Broweleit, 89, of Kearney passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Wel-life Assisted Living in Kearney.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. CT Friday, July 18, 2025, at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery.
Casey Henderson

Casey Henderson

Casey Henderson

Casey Henderson, 58 years old, passed away peacefully in her home on the ranch the evening of July 4, 2025.Casey was born in Alliance, Nebraska, to Larry and Carolynn Henderson on Aug. 27, 1966.She spent her life growing up in the Sandhills of Nebraska on the Henderson family ranch north of...
Twyla Kelley

Twyla Kelley

Twyla Kelley

Twyla Fern (Mercure) Kelley passed away on May 29, 2025, in Bend, Oregon, just a few weeks after celebrating her 75th birthday.Twyla was born on April 21, 1950, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Darwin “Red” and Margaret (Hanna) Mercure.
Trenton Walz

Trenton Walz

Trenton Walz

On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Trenton Paul Walz of Mullen, Nebraska, died at the age of 45, following a two and a half year battle with brain cancer.Trent was born Jan. 29, 1980, in Macon, Missouri, to Paul and Vickie (Blake) Walz. The Walz family moved back to Nebraska in 1984.

Janis Jean Marshall

Janis Jean Marshall passed away June 11, 2025, at Sandhills Care Center. Janis was born July 21, 1937, in Mullen, Nebraska, to Jack and Nadyne Carlson.Janis married Don on Feb. 14, 1956. They moved from Mullen to the Metz Ranch in Cody in 1969.
Chevron Rentfro Sherman

Chevron Rentfro Sherman

Chevron Rentfro Sherman

Chevron Rentfro Sherman was born on Feb. 13, 1951, to Zelpha M (Rentfro) Sherman and Richard B. Sherman in Alliance, Nebraska. Chevron left for heaven on June 2, 2025.Chev rode his horse to country school at Big Creek school district 66 just south of the North Loup River.
Johnna Morgan

Johnna Morgan

Johnna Morgan

Johnna R. Morgan, a lady of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado, died in Katy, Texas, on May 29, 2025.Johnna was born in 1927 in Alliance, Nebraska, to Zilpha Ruby Ronzo. Johnna’s father was David Earl Walker.

Michael Souchek

It is with great sadness that we share the peaceful passing of Michael Allen Souchek, Feb. 9, 2025, at the age of 61 years.Mike was born in Denver, Colorado, to Donald and Rose Marie (Macke) Souchek on Jan. 29, 1964.
Sharron “Shari” Kenton

Sharron “Shari” Kenton

Sharron “Shari” Kenton

Sharron (Shari) L. Kenton passed away on May 23, 2025, at the age of 68.Born on Feb. 27, 1957, in Stapleton, Nebraska, to LaMoyne and Genevieve (Hamilton) Kenton, Shari spent most of her life on the family ranch five miles north of Thedford.There, she and her siblings spent their childhood racing...