OBITUARIES

Jan 6, 2024

 

Lana Loy Chappell

Lana Loy Chappell was born June 20th, 1948, in Gordon Nebraska to Byron & Aloha Chappell.  She spent her young life helping her parents with ranching duties.  She went to school in Gordon.  In 1967, Lana married Vern Owen, to this union 2 children were born, Jerry Dean & Tawnie Dylawn.  They later divorced and she...

Jan 4, 2024

 

Tom Detwiler was born May 9, 1935, in Minden, NE to Theodore and Mamie Detwiler and grew up on a farm near Kearney. After graduating from Kearney High School, he attended the University of Nebraska, subsequently Receiving three degrees. In 1960 he Married Lee Wombacher. Prior to his appointment in 1965 to the CSC faculty, he taught English at...

Jan 2, 2024

Jan 1, 2024

 

Nadine Ann Belmont Henschel, age 86, of Martin, SD passed away peacefully at her home on January 1, 2024.

Nadine was born June 12, 1937, to Roy and Florence (Davis) Belmont of Hill City, SD. She grew up on a farm near Hill City. She had seven siblings and attended Elementary through High School in Hill City. She continued...

Dec 30, 2023

Dec 27, 2023

 

William Paul Emick, longtime Chadron resident, passed away quietly on December 27 in Chadron NE. Paul was born on November 7, 1950 in Scottsbluff NE to William “Bill” and Helen Wood Emick. He spent his childhood growing up in Scottsbluff, Lawrence KS, and Riverton WY and was active in Boy Scouts and swim teams. The family moved to Chadron...

Dec 24, 2023

Dec 24, 2023

David Perry Jones was born to Meredith (Betson) Jones in Crawford Nebraska on April 22d, 1969. David entered the arms of his Savior on December 24th, 2023.

David's beginnings were rougher than most, but he had great teachers and helpers along the way. They taught him to believe in himself, and as a result, he started talking! He always took...

Dec 17, 2023

 

Veda Ann (Scholz) Raben was born in rural Chambers, Nebraska on March 31, 1929. during the Great Depression.  She was the second of six children born to Ellis and Hattie Scholz.  Growing up with no electricity or running water, and having a father who was ill, she learned to work hard at a very young age.   She attended rural school and graduated...

Dec 15, 2023

 

Robert (Bob) Leroy Moore was born in Gordon, Nebraska to Mr. Charles Leo Moore and his wife, Mabel Helen (Wamsley) Moore, on 13 July 1933. He passed away December 15, 2023, at Gordon Countryside Care. He was the youngest of six children born to the Moore family. The Moore family has the distinction of being tied to the Van Buskirk’s,...

Dec 14, 2023

 

Roger LaVern Hollrah

 

Roger was born in Charter Oak Iowa on January 19, 1932 to Homer E and Hilda M (Rademacker) Hollrah.  He passed away at home after a prolonged and valiant battle with malignant melanoma on December 14, 2023.

 

In 1955, he married Anita Myers, and 2 children were born (Randy L and Kristi M). Later,...

Dec 3, 2023

 

Russell Eugene Finneman, 85, of Crawford, Nebraska, died December 3, 2023. Born on Nov. 28, 1938, to Thomas and Myrtle (Timm) Finneman, he grew up in Marmarth, North Dakota, and graduated from Marmarth High School in 1956. He was a golden gloves boxer in high school and played basketball. He grew up working on many, numerous ranches. He married...

Nov 29, 2023

 

Brandon Walton – September 26, 1982 – November 29, 2023

Brandon Scott Walton was born on September 26, 1982, to Casey and Juile Walton in Pine Ridge, SD. He was welcomed home by his two older sisters Andrea and Amy. He then helped welcome home his two younger sisters Casey Lynn and Carmen. Being the only boy, and middle...

Nov 26, 2023

 

 

Charles (Fritz) Preble

 I, Charles (Fritz) Preble was born in Hay Springs, NE in 1936 to Charles and Wanda (Myers) Preble. I Graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1955. I farmed with my father until 1952, and with Edward Preble and brother Dennis until 1960. On June 2, 1959 I married Flora Jane Faubion. We moved to...

Nov 24, 2023

 

Raymond Laverne Stone passed away Friday, November 24th, 2023, at Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home.

He was born October 17, 1936, in Custer County, Nebraska. As a young boy he lived with his family on a farm near Comstock, Nebraska.  Ray grew up hunting and fishing in Custer County where he had access to creeks and rivers.  He was...

Nov 20, 2023

Quincy Delano Skinner, 88, of Merriman, NE, passed away Monday, November 20 at his home on the ranch.  He was born on July 5, 1935, to Byron V. and Pearle J. (Beyersdorf) Skinner in Gordon, NE.  He grew up seven miles west of Merriman with his parents and siblings, Junie and Jerry.  A very special person in his life while growing up was his Pa, Paul H. Beyersdorf.  Quincy spent a lot of time walking in...

Nov 17, 2023

 

A celebration of life for Dixie Dee Eaton will be held on November 27th, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron.

Dixie Dee (White) Eaton was born May 8, 1931, on Deadhorse Creek with her twin sister Dona, at the time of the Great Depression, to Ralph and Gladys White. She passed away on November 17,...

Nov 14, 2023

 

Vesta Lorraine DeWolfe Strasburger, aged 90 years, of Ellsworth, NE, passed away Tuesday November 14, 2023, after a brief illness.

She was born in the midst of the Great Depression on June 19, 1933, the youngest child of Harry and Cora Dewolfe, and spent her childhood on their ranch north of Gordon, Ne. She rode a cow, ‘General Nuisance’,...

Nov 14, 2023

 

Marvin Leslie Van Briggle was born to Frances and Lowell Van Briggle on October 15, 1943, in Gordon, Nebraska. He joined one brother and two sisters. He passed away November 14, 2023, at Gordon Countryside Care.

Marvin’s childhood was spent in Gordon and on the farm north of Gordon, where he attended Gordon Elementary School and later Sunny Knoll...

Nov 12, 2023

 

In Memory of Patricia Ann Speer

Patricia Ann Speer, 89 of Loveland CO passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023 following a long term illness.

She was born July 22, 1934 to the late Lloyd and Mabel (Tiensvold) Talbot. She graduated from Rushville High School. During her High School years she worked as a secretary for attorney Ed Holstein.

Pat married Wayne Speer on...