OBITUARIES

Oct 25, 2022

William Morris Nydahl, 93, of Lincoln NE, formally of Chadron, died Tuesday October 25th, 2022, at his home in Lincoln, NE. Graveside services will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron.

Bill was born February 25, 1929, in Gordon, NE to Algot and Hazel (Christe) Nydahl. He spent his childhood in Gordon, where he attended Meadowvale School...

Oct 24, 2022

Donna Rae M. (Peterson) Hatch, age 92, of Harrison, Nebraska passed away peacefully, Monday, October 24, 2022, at Genoa Long Term Care, Genoa, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m. (mst) Saturday, October 29, at the Church of the Nativity in Harrison. The Visitation will be Friday, October 28, from 5-7 p.m. with a 7...

Oct 22, 2022

Lillie Irene Norman of Chadron, Nebraska passed away at Crestview Care Center on October 22nd, 2022, at the age of 88. Her funeral will be held at the Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 2:00 P.M.

Lillie was born on November 29, 1933, in Crawford, Nebraska, to Raymond and (Cleda) Merle Inman-Miller. She was raised in...

Oct 21, 2022

Marcia J. Counts May 9, 1953 - October 21, 2022 Marcia was born on May 9, 1953, to Joe J. and Mary (Flora) Mathes in Big Timber, Montana, where she grew up as the youngest of four children on the family ranch just outside of town. She graduated in 1971 from Sweet Grass County High School. She married Floyd...

Oct 21, 2022

Richard O'Donnell, 92, died October 21, 2022, at Crestview Care Center. He was born May 3, 1930, in Pringle, South Dakota, the son of Patrick and Bertha O'Donnell. He and his three brothers and four sisters grew up on the family ranch north of Chadron.

Richard graduated from Chadron High School, Class of 1951. Following graduation, he...

Oct 19, 2022

William Erwin Lemen was born December 19th 1935, to George and Esther Lemen in Eli Nebraska. He passed away October 19th, 2022, at Chadron Community Hospital, at the age of 86.

Bill graduated from Chadron High School where he played three sports. He was crowned Homecoming King, and his girlfriend, Joan Hulseman, crowned Homecoming Queen their senior...

Oct 18, 2022

Kendall A Retzlaff was born on February 14, 1952.  He passed away unexpectedly at home on October 18, 2022.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2022, at Pier Funeral Home in Lusk, Wyoming.  The family asks that you wear your favorite Nebraska Husker or Wyoming Cowboy apparel to the service.

Kendall “Blondie”...

Oct 14, 2022

Isabelle Frances Louden died on October 14, 2022, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs, Nebraska, at the age of 93. She was born on May 30, 1929, to Roy and Frances Evans.

Isabelle graduated from Gordon High School and married Rex Louden on August 19, 1949. To this union three children were born: Linda Frances,...

Oct 14, 2022

Jacqueline Jean Kling was born September 25th, 1957, to Jack Weiler Mills and Gloria Ann Mills.  She was baptized into the faith July 27th,1958.  Jackie attended Sunday school and church with her family and was confirmed into the Lutheran Church on May 7th, 1972.

After the sudden and untimely death of her father, her mother Gloria moved...

Oct 13, 2022

Gretchen Plantz, 79, died unexpectedly at Gordon (Nebraska) Memorial Hospital on October 13, 2022.

Gretchen was born on July 21, 1943, in Rushville, Nebraska, to A. C. “Charley” Plantz and Gretchen H. (Jones) Plantz. She grew up in Rushville and knew from the age of 8 that she wanted to be a nurse. She graduated from Rushville...

Oct 11, 2022

Funeral services for Della Zeimens of Chadron, NE will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron. There will be a wake/rosary at the church on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Della Rose Angela Heil was born on October 12, 1930 to Jacob and Eleanor (Henkenius) Heil of Elgin,...

Oct 10, 2022

Memorial Services for Dorothy Wickersham of Harrison, Nebraska will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Church of Nativity in Harrison, Nebraska.

Burial will be held at Montrose Cemetery.

Vigil will be held Friday, November 4, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Church of Nativity in Harrison, Nebraska.

Dorothy J. Andrews...

Oct 9, 2022

Margaret Mae Landreth, born February 28, 1930, to Phillip and Emma Shoop in Whitewood, South Dakota, passed away October 9, 2022, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hay Springs, Nebraska.

Mae married Floyd E. Landreth and together they had seven children: Floyd, Jim, Kenny, Robert, Jerry, Phil, and Lila. Mae worked as a waitress, did house cleaning and...

Oct 4, 2022

Edward Allen Leeling was born July 11, 1951 to Charles (Allen) and Doris Leeling in Lusk, Wyoming.

After graduating from Lusk High School, he attended Sidney Tech.

He did some ranch work until he moved to Scottsbluff and went to work for Nebraska Public Power, where he worked for many years. During that time, he...

Sep 29, 2022

Memorial Services for Dell (Nowlan) Brun of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held in Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Dell passed away on September 29, 2022 at Prairie Pines in Chadron, Nebraska.

Sep 29, 2022

Jack D Billings, 83, died peacefully on September 29, 2022 in Barrington, IL.

He was born March 28, 1939 in Winner, South Dakota. Son of Robert Forth Billings and Wilma (Spidel) Billings Root. Jack served in the United States Navy for 3.5 years aboard the USS Steinaker DDR #863. Always a rebel, he enlisted under false pretenses...

Sep 29, 2022

Vedah Pearl Galloway was born April 10, 1932, to George Whitcomb and Lola Rawles-Whitcomb.  Vedah passed away at Brown County Hospital, Ainsworth, Nebraska.

Vedah was a graduate of Chadron State College and went on to become a country schoolteacher south of Merriman.  Mack and Vedah were united in marriage February 7, 1954.  She was a bookkeeper for...

Sep 28, 2022

Gerald S. Blonien, 94, of Hay Springs, Nebraska, passed away on Sept. 28, 2022 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs.

Gerald was born on Nov. 9, 1927 to Erwin and Esther Blonien in Moon, Wisconsin. He spent his early childhood in Rudolph, Wisconsin, before his family moved to Hay Springs in 1941.

On...

Sep 25, 2022

Alice Della (Williams) Lux was born on January 12, 1927 at her grandparent’s house near Crawford, Nebraska. She was the third child and only daughter born to Christopher Alvin (Bill) Williams and Ida Della (Pettipiece) Williams. She grew up on the family place 7 ½ miles from Crawford.

She attended school at the nearby District #100, starting...

Sep 25, 2022

Funeral Services for Donald Haden of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Donald Ray Haden, age 94, passed away September 25, 2022 at his home.

Donald was born September...