Pamela Jeanne (Grantham) Staal Chadron, NE – Pamela Jeanne (Grantham) Staal, 70, died on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Chadron Community Hospital of congestive heart failure. Pam was born August 1, 1950 to Donald and Colleen Grantham in Chadron, NE. She attended Assumption Academy from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1968. She then went on to graduate from Bishop Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha in 1971. On June 12, 1971, she married Dennis Ray Staal, also from Chadron....

  Funeral Services for Sheryl Bruns of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Chadron, Nebraska.   Burial will be held at Highland Center Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.     Sheryl passed away on July 19, 2021 at Chadron Community Hospital in Chadron, Nebraska. Mrs. Bruns was born on October 5, 1943 in Chadron, Nebraska  She was 77.   A memorial has been established and donations may be...

Ernest Lewis Bigelow, 75, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2021, at his residence in Merriman, NE. Ernie was born on March 7, 1946 in Seattle, WA to Verlia May Parmenter and Allen Ernest Bigelow. His family later moved to Iowa where his four younger siblings were born. His family relocated again to Kansas City and found themselves faced with many hardships. As a child, Ernie found two foster families that he spent time with that loved him as their own. Ernie Bigelow enlisted in the...

Larry Lon Ellis passed away Friday, July 16th, 2021, at the age of 82. Larry was born in Bennett County on December 9, 1938, to Jack and Pauline (Sigman) Ellis.  He was preceded in death by his wife, his son Paul Ellis, and parents Jack Ellis, Pauline and Buck Howton, Pete and Gladys Sigman and many dear friends. Survivors include daughters Lonna Johnson (Jeff), Pam Young (Randy). Grandchildren Trenton Belsky, Janessa Pinney (Brandon), Bo Johnson (Jackie), Annie Johnson, Kyle...

On Thursday, July 15, 2021, Richard (Dick) Gayle Marsteller passed away at the age of 87 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Dick was born on May 8, 1934 in Harrison, Nebraska to John Wesley and Helen Irene (Unitt) Marsteller. In 2nd Grade, during World War II, Dick began moving between Colorado and Utah where his father worked Construction as an Electrician. Dick was 7 years old when Pearl Harbor was bombed. The family settled back in Harrison where John built and ran the Texaco station and artifact...

Loretta Lliteras Osborn Henkens was born in Alliance, NE on January 7, 1936 to John “Lit” Manuel Lliteras and Olevia “Leva” Margaret Delsing. She was number seven of eight children joining five brothers and two sisters. Loretta attended elementary school in Hemingford, NE and St. Agnes Academy Boarding School in Alliance, NE. She graduated from Hemingford High School in 1954 and was active in cheerleading and also held various offices in her class. Loretta was...

   Ronald L. Burke joined his heavenly home on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at his home in Chadron, Nebraska. Ron was born on January 17, 1942 to Freda and Roy Burke in Sand Fork, West Virginia. He graduated from Sand Fork High School in 1959. He continued his education and received his bachelors and masters of arts degrees from West Virginia University. Ron then earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota. Prior to moving to Chadron in 1987 Ron taught at...

Marc Gordon Gering was born March 13, 1956 in Rushville, Nebraska. He was the 6th of nine children born to Patricia “Pat” and Dale Gering. Marc enjoyed playing sports from the time he was a young child in Hay Springs through his adult years. He was a fearless competitor, an avid fan of all types of sports and a formidable card-shark. After graduating from Hay Springs High School in 1974, Marc joined the US Army. On March 23rd, 1975, he married Marie Pieper and they moved to Fort...

     On July 3rd, 2021, Dorothy Conner passed away at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs.  She was 98 years old.        She was born into a loving, lively family in the Sandhills south of Gordon and attended Gordon High School.  Dorothy married Martin Conner on 3 July 1941 and raised their 1st son while teaching school during his WW II service. After Martin returned from service, he worked at the Saults ranch where Dorothy taught school and...