Obituaries

Elsie (Henkel) Blome, 91

Elsie (Henkel) Blome, 91

Elsie (Henkel) Blome, 91, of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully on February ii, 2021, at Skyview of Bridgeport. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bridgeport with Reverend Allen Strawn officiating. Interment will follow at Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport. Viewing will be on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 4-7 p.m. at Bridgman Funeral Home in Bridgeport. The family respectfully requests that in lieu of any flowers, memorials in Elsie’s honor be made in care of the church. Online condolences may be made by viewing Elsie’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com.

Marion “Bob” Swanson, 90

Marion “Bob” Swanson, 90

Marion “Bob” Swanson, 9o, was welcomed into heaven January 31, 2021 at Regional West Medical Center in Oshkosh, NE. Services were held at Grace Lutheran Church in Lewellen, NE on February 5, 2021. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh, NE served the family.

Frederick William “Bill” Rudd, 87

Frederick William “Bill” Rudd, 87

Frederick William “Bill” Rudd, 87, of Broadwater, passed away, February 1, 2021, at the Morrill County Community Hospital. He had complications from a previous surgery and never fully recovered from his bout with a virus. His funeral service was held at Thursday, February 4, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Bridgeport with Pastor Ray Cook officiating. Interment will follow at the Rosehill Cemetery at Broadwater with military honors by the Nebraska National Guard Honor Guard and the Bridgeport Sons of The American Legion. Memorials may be directed to the church. Online condolences may be left by visiting Bill’s profile at www.bridgeportmemorialchapel.com.

Celeste Joy Rodgers, 73

Celeste Joy Rodgers, 73

Celeste Rodgers, 73, of Bridgeport, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021, at the Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport. Her funeral service was held on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Gloryland Church in Bridgeport with Pastor Cameron Farrenkopf officiating. Interment followed at the Redington Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www. bridgeportmemorialchapel.com.

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