Eva Clell Reed Hix of Gordon, Nebraska., age 97, passed away on May 20, 2020, at Gordon Countryside Care.   Eva was born on March 17, 1923, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Olin and Cecil Glee Heywood Reed. She grew up along the Niobrara River south of Gordon, attending country school in that area and later attending high school in Gordon, graduating in 1943. She spoke often of fond memories of her childhood days on the river growing up with three brothers and her sister, and of...

Ellen P. Rotness Ellen Patricia Rotness went to be with her Lord and savior 8 days shy of her 90th birthday. Ellen passed peacefully with family by her bedside at Chadron Community Hospital on May 13, 2020. Ellen was born May 21, 1930 in Clearbrook, Minnesota to Peter and Mary Eleanora (Marsolek) Brothen. She was baptized as a baby at the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Clearbrook, Minnesota. At age 7, she was baptized again and later confirmed at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in...

Doris Tallon passed away peacefully May 2, 2020, at Pioneer Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Doris was born January 1, 1931. She was the second of eight children born to Everett and Margaret Colwell (Kearns). She lived most of her childhood years in the White Clay area. She attended elementary at the Extension School and attended high school at Rushville High School graduating in 1949. · After graduating she taught at a one-room school near Hay Springs for three years. She...

Irene (Dyer) Snook, age 103, passed away on May 2, 2020 of natural causes at the Ponderosa Villa nursing home in Crawford, Nebraska. She was born on February 20, 1917 to Lorn and Anna Dyer in Bertrand, Nebraska. She was the fifth child of 12 children. Her family moved to the Hemingford/ Crawford area when she was a young child. She married Glenn Snook on October 28, 1938 and together they had three children. She is survived by her daughter Glenda (Ken) Hutton of Rapid City, South Dakota, and...

James LaVern Hankins passed away on May 1st, 2020 at the age of 78. He was born on December 2, 1941 in Rushville, Nebraska to Jim and Violet (Eckerle) Hankins. He graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1959. Upon graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Bachmann on June 4th, 1961. With this union was born two daughters: Karla and Kim. LaVern began employment at Northwest Rural Public Power in 1966, where he filled many roles during his 38 years of service. He was very...

Robert “Bob” Leonard Waggener November 8 1927 to April 30, 2020   Bob Waggener passed from this earth on April 30, 2020 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE at the age of 92. Robert Leonard Waggener was born the 13th of 14 children on November 8, 1927 in Council Bluffs, IA to Alonzo Irvin and Elizabeth Tena (Van Dyke) Waggener.  The family moved to Chadron, NE where Bob attended Chadron City Schools.  He served in the US Army during the time of...

Doane Dubry of Chadron passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford. He was 88.   Funeral services will be Thursday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Pastor Russ Seger officiating. Burial with military honors will follow and will be at Fairview Cemetery in Rushville.   Doane was born May 30, 1931, to George and Esther (Dickenson) Dubry in Anselmo, NE, and grew up in Grant county.  He graduated from Hyannis High School in 1950 and...

John Edward Wentworth was born at home on April 6, 1935 in Riverview, Nebraska to Norris Edward Wentworth and Emma (Zeigler) Wentworth for the price of three wagons of wood. His family farmed in Nebraska until August of 1950 when they relocated to Evant, Texas due to a sister’s health. He passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Chadron, Nebraska. John wanted to go to college and was unable to do so. As his children were growing up he repeatedly said, “when you go to...

Having had ninety well lived years, Forrest Leonard Nelson passed away April 26, 2020 at Gordon Memorial Hospital. Forrest was born to Marvin Earnest (Stub) and Beatrice Carolyn (Iverson) Nelson at Denby, South Dakota on October 4, 1929. Although for many years his birthday was celebrated on October 5 until his eldest sister Murial finally got him straightened out. The baby of the family, Forrest grew up with his three older siblings, Muriel, Ted, and Lyle. He attended Pleasant View School...

Alice Grooms of Gordon, Nebraska, age 81, passed away April 25, 2020 at Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home. She was born at Hughes County, South Dakota on August 13, 1938 to Milo and Rachel Brookens. Alice graduated from Interior High School and attended the National College of Business. Alice married Walter O’Rourke and they had three children together, Rick, Donna and Wanda. She then married Lee Hamm and they had a son Allen. Later she married Henry Grooms. She was preceded in...