Ethel M. Arrants, 92, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023, at CHI-Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Craig Funeral Home in Minden, with Rev. Marcia Dorn officiating. Interment will be held following services at Kearney Cemetery.The family requests that casual attire be worn.Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9 at Craig Funeral Home in Minden. Memorials in Ethel’s honor are kindly suggested to the family for later designation.
Ethel Marie Arrants was born August 17, 1930, to Perry O. and Margaret (Shackelford) Neumeyer in Hyannis, NE. She grew up in the Hyannis, Harrison and Mullen areas in western Nebraska.
She graduated from Harrison High School, then received her teaching certificate from Chadron State College. She taught in a one-room school in Hooker County, south of Mullen.
