Marybell was born on December 17, 1927, at home, to Herman and Isabell (Lehman) Wellnitz. She passed away August 20, 2019 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Marybell grew up helping her father driving teams and planting crops. She walked or rode her horse Snip to grade school every day. When Marybell was in 6th grade Clayton Tallon was starting 1st grade. The teacher would lift Clayton up and he would ride behind Marybell to the Comer hill, slide off and go the rest of the way home. After school...

  Debra A. Smith, age 58, of Chadron, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a battle against cancer. She was born on July 5, 1961 to Lyle and Yukiko “Cookie” Horn. She grew up in Hay Springs, Nebraska, and was a 1979 graduate of Hay Springs High School. Deb held a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chadron State College. She was dedicated to higher education and working with students. The last 22 years of her life was spent working...

Marda “Jill” Wagner Gealy Born December 18, 1938 in St. Catharine’s Hospital, McCook, NE to Henry Fredrick Wagner and Cleo Marie Kile Wagner. Jill died and went home to her Lord and to her husband, surrounded by family and friends on August 16, 2019. At the age of 3, the family moved to Kearney where Henry “Harry” was a salesman for Swift & Co. Cleo was declining in health from a saddle block during Jill’s birth and died when Jill was just 6 years...

A funeral Mass for James Anthony Kaus, age 83, of Chadron will be at 10:00AM on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron, Nebraska. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery following the service. A wake service will be held at 7:00PM on Friday, August 16, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron, Nebraska.   Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlainchapel.com   James passed away on August 11, 2019 at home. He was born April...

Long-time Chadron resident, Noreen Plooster, died peacefully with family by her side at the Chadron Community Hospital and passed into the arms of the Heavenly Host on August 5, 2019. She was 80-years-old. Noreen Carol Plooster was born December 1, 1938, in Stickney, SD to Anna (Dkystra) and Peter Donker. She was the fifth of seven children. On June 15th 1956, Noreen married her husband Arlin Plooster and were blessed with two sons-Curtis and Kevin. The couple moved to Chadron in 1967 and...

Jack Carnahan passed away at Chadron Community Hospital on Friday August 2, 2019. Services will be Monday August 12, 2019 at 10:00AM at Chamberlain Chapel. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery.   Jack was born August 6, 1920 in Ardmore, SD to John Carnahan and Mabel Miller. Jack was the third of seven children.   Growing up at Orella, Nebraska. Climbing Sugar Loaf and wandering Toad Stool Park. HE graduated from Sioux County High School. Jacked joined the Navy in April 1942 and...

Kenneth Robert Reutter age 60 passed away quietly at his home August 1, 2019. Kenneth, also known as Ken or Kenny was born October 29, 1958. At the age of three he was adopted by Robert and Hazel Reutter along with his brother Keith, they joined a sister, Kristine in Crawford, NE where they lived until 1964. At that time the family moved to Gordon, NE where Ken graduated from Gordon High School in 1977. After graduation Ken attended trade school in Milford, NE. In May of 1980 he married...

James Frederick Panzer was born July 2, 1940, to Veta Premer Panzer and Dr. Harold J. Panzer in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were both medical professionals in Bassett, Nebraska, and he was named after his maternal grandfather, Dr. James Frederick Premer, of Benkelman, Nebraska. His parents met at Methodist Hospital in Omaha where his father was an intern and his mother was a nurse. At a young age he was involved in hunting, fishing, carpentry, chemistry, photography, trapping, and...

Robert “Bob” Wayne Hotz, 86, of Rushville passed away Friday, July 26 at Chadron Community Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was born on March 24, 1933 to Arthur Wayne and Georgia Isabell (Downing) Hotz at their farm north of Rushville. Bob attended the Extension grade school and Gordon High School, graduating from GHS in 1950. After graduation, he drove a cattle truck and worked for a seismograph company in Wyoming. In 1953, Bob enlisted in the Navy as a way to have some...

Betty Lorenz was born May 16, 1941 at home to Dent O. and H. Elsie (Vest) Lake at Hammond, (later Fairmont) West Virginia. She passed away July 24, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. She spent her childhood on the family farm at Rock Lake with two brothers, a sister, grandmother and aunt. Betty attended grade school at Quiet Dell School and was valedictorian of her 8th grade class. Her high school was at East Fairmont High, where she pursued classes pertaining to nursing...