OBITUARIES

Feb 11, 2025

Rene David Canet, age 72, passed away on February 11, 2025. Dave was born March 29, 1952, in Valentine, NE to Rene and Esther (Reimers) Canet. He was the third of six children and grew up on the Canet Ranch. Dave went to school in a one room school K to 8th grade and attended VHS 9th through 12th. After...

Nov 21, 2024

John Schultz Jr passed away on November 21, 2024 at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs. He was born March 29, 1933 in York Nebraska, the son of John Schultz Sr and Dollie (Marsden) Schultz.

John graduated from Gresham High School, the class of 1950. Following graduation, he worked at the Hasting Navel Ammunition Depot and began farming for his father in...

Mar 26, 2025

In Loving Memory of Cheryl Jean Hlava

April 24, 1950 – March 26, 2025

Cheryl Jean Hlava, 74, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2025, at Advent Health Hospice Porter in Centennial, Colorado, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Gordon, Nebraska, Cheryl was the youngest of three children of Fred and Alice (Waddill) Hlava. She graduated from Gordon High School in 1968...

Mar 6, 2025

Joyce Ann Franzen (Williams), known as Joycee, Mom, Grammy, Gigi, age 83 of Higginsville, Missouri went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington, Missouri. Although heartbroken, we are at peace knowing she is with her Savior.She was born as a twin with her sister, Judy Porch on Thursday,...

Jan 12, 2025

Musestta Mae Norman, age 83, of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on January 12, 2025. She was born on March 29, 1941, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Harold and Vivian (Curry) Ball.Musetta grew up on the Mirage Flats of rural northwest Nebraska on a farm nine miles south of Hay Springs, Nebraska. She graduated from Hay Springs High School in May...

May 26, 2025

Phyllis Ann Scherbarth went home to be with Jesus on May 26th. Born on October 9th, 1939, in Chadron, Nebraska, to John and Prudence Augustine, she was the eldest of three children, with brothers Tom and David completing the family. At around 8 years old, Phyllis accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and relied on Him throughout her life....

May 25, 2025

Terence (Terry) Gillett, 86, of Harrison, NE passed away Sunday, May 25 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Terry was born March 17, 1939 in Crawford, Nebraska to Harriet and Rowland Gillett. He was the 8th child out of 13 living siblings. He attended district 51 in rural Sioux County. He attended high school at Sioux County High...

May 21, 2025

Shirley Ann Douthit, 76, of Crawford, Nebraska, passed away on May 21st, 2025. She was born to parents Dwayne Krueger and Dorothy Bleasdell/Krueger, on December 12th, 1948 in Gordon, Nebraska.

She graduated from Crawford High School in 1967. She went on to study Cosmetology at Western Nebraska Community College.

Shirley enjoyed many creative hobbies including gardening, quilting, crocheting, knitting, and cross stitching.

Shirley...

May 15, 2025

It wouldn’t be possible to condense 100 fully lived years into a few paragraphs. However beyond what is shared here, in Betty’s 100 years lived it can be summed up by saying she had a strong and beloved faith in the Lord, a deep love for her family, and moved through the world with grit and determination.

Betty Maude Brownlow Chasek...

May 11, 2025

Shirley A Schaefer

Shirley passed away on May 11, 2025, at Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home in Crawford, Nebraska. She was born on January 25, 1937, in Harrison. She was the daughter of Adolph and Marguerite Zurcher with one sister Colleen Zurcher Ladwig.

Shirley lived her entire life in Harrison. She loved to play the piano and sing. In the third grade she...

May 10, 2025

Lois was born on November 12th on the Ramey Airforce Base in Puerto Rico to Arthur Wayne Horejs & Betty Lu Jewel Pullins. She lived a life filled with love, kindness and service to many.

Lois joins in peace:

Her parents, Arthur & Betty Her sister, Linda Teahon Her nephew, Jesse Teahon Her great grandson, Haze Rusk

Lois leaves in life:

Her sister &...

May 3, 2025

Patricia Elaine Bowen Featherngill February 11, 1944 – May 3, 2025

Patricia Elaine Bowen Featherngill, 81, of Chadron, Nebraska, entered her eternal rest on Saturday, May 3, 2025. She was born February 11, 1944 in Laredo, Texas, the first child of Harold and Doris Bowen.

Most of her childhood was spent exploring the lakes, woods, and pastures of the family ranch near...

Apr 28, 2025

Dorothy (Dottie) Wilkerson Peters, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, departed this world on April 28, 2025, at the age of 80 after battling multiple illnesses. Dottie's journey began on March 9, 1945, when she was born to Benjamin and Agnes Wilkerson, one of eleven siblings.

Dottie met Gene Peters, the love of her life, at the Naval Communication...

Apr 26, 2025

Leanne Dorine (Lewin) Binger was born on January 12, 1946 to Bob and Dorine (Dietel) Lewin. She passed away peacefully April 26, 2025, at Pioneer Manor with her husband by her side.

Leanne grew up on the Lewin family ranch in Beaver Valley. In her early grade school years, she and brother John rode horseback five miles to the south Beaver...

Apr 22, 2025

Stuart Dudley Hardin, 59, was born to Kenneth and Sharon (Elwood) Hardin on April 11, 1966 in Gordon, Nebraska. Stuart passed away in his home on April 22nd, 2025 surrounded by family.

He grew up in Gordon, Nebraska with his parents and sister. From the very beginning, Stuart showed a passion for being outdoors. He spent many days hunting, fishing, and...

Apr 21, 2025

Aiden Antone Karashinski, Born December 3rd 2006, in Denver Colorado. He was 18 years old at the time of his passing on April 21st 2025. He was a resident of Chadron Nebraska and employed at Youngs Repair in Hay Springs Nebraska.

Aiden grew up in the mountains of Colorado. He Loved to hunt and fish, and fish, and fish. He was...

Apr 20, 2025

Apr 20, 2025

Steven Scoggan lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on April 20, 2025. He was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on September 8, 1954, to Robert and Betty Jo (Rawlings) Scoggan. His family farmed in several places in Wyoming and Nebraska before moving to Crawford in 1971.

Steven graduated from Crawford High School in 1972 and from Western Nebraska Community College in Sidney,...

Apr 17, 2025

Jim Lambley

March 20, 1951 — April 17, 2025

Gordon

Legacy Broadcaster, James Richard Lambley, age 74, passed away at the Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, NE on April 17, 2025 surrounded by family.

Jim was born March 20, 1951 in Ainsworth, NE to June and Getha (Hollingsworth) Lambley. He was their youngest child, following Phyllis, Jerry, and Lynda. Jim graduated from Ainsworth High...

Apr 10, 2025

Obituary for Kandy Dierksen

Kandy Dierksen, born on October 31, 1964, in Chadron, Nebraska, passed away surrounded by the love of her family. A bright light in the lives of all who knew her, Kandy was the beloved daughter of Donald and Joelle Koralewski. She graduated from Gering High School in 1983 and soon after began a journey of love and...