OBITUARIES

Sep 7, 2021

Sharon Annette Hoyt Denison was born March 8th, 1941, to   Willard Lynn and Violet Virginia Hoyt in McCook Nebraska. She passed away September 7, 2021, in Martin, SD.

She grew up on a farm nine miles south of Culbertson Nebraska, the oldest of four daughters. She became her dad’s right-hand man at an early age, when during...

Sep 2, 2021

Calvin E. Strasburger

September 17, 1923 - September 2, 2021

Calvin “Pat” Strasburger was born on September 17, 1923, to William and Elsie (Pisel) Strasburger in Deer Trail, Colorado. He grew up on the family ranch near Ellsworth, Nebraska and graduated from Alliance High School in 1941. He served in the Army from 1944 -...

Sep 2, 2021

Evelyn M. (Tech) Gwynn, 97, of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2021, at Gordon Countryside Care.

Evelyn was born on May 4, 1924, to the union of Herbert and Mary (Ronfeldt) Tech in Tuthill, South Dakota.  She received her formal education from Bennett County High School in Martin, South Dakota.  Shortly after graduation,...

Aug 29, 2021

Funeral Services for Robert Grant of Whitney, Nebraska will be held Friday, September 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska

Robert Dean Grant, age 87, of Whitney, Nebraska passed away on August 29th, 2021. Robert was born on August...

Aug 29, 2021

Robert (‘Bob’) Henry Hollstein

March 11, 1924 – August 29, 2021

Born in Hay Springs, Nebraska to Will and Elsie Hollstein, the sixth of ten children.

Bob passed away peacefully at home on August 29th in McAllen, TX at the age of 97 due to pulmonary disease after a short period of declining...

Aug 23, 2021

Graveside Services for Edith Frear of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska.

Edith Arlayne (Rasmussen) Frear was born on September 28, 1930 in Todd County, South Dakota to Thomas and Elizabeth (Bebout) Rasmussen. She passed away on August 23, 2021 in...

Aug 23, 2021

Larry M. Swick, 88, of Batesland, South Dakota, passed away August 23, 2021, in Rapid City, South Dakota, from kidney failure.

Larry was born on November 11, 1932, in Clinton, Nebraska to Raleigh and Emma (Hoppe) Swick. He is survived by Betty (Meador), his wife for 59 years, daughter Laurie, sons: Adam (Bekah), Raleigh, Andrew (Mona), Nathan...

Aug 23, 2021

Richard Louis “Louie” Schmitt, 97, of Gordon, Nebraska died on August 23, 2021. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Gordon, Nebraska, with Father Dan Gilbert officiating. A vigil service will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 6:30 PM at Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home...

Aug 20, 2021

Funeral Services for Lois McCoy of Crawford, Nebraska will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Crawford, Nebraska.

Lois passed away on August 20, 2021 at the Chadron Community Hospital in Chadron, Nebraska. Mrs. McCoy was born on September 19, 1937 in Alliance, Nebraska She was 83.

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Aug 15, 2021

William (Bill) Deans, of Hay Springs, Nebraska, passed away on August 15, 2021 at his home in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM at the Hay Springs City Cemetery in Hay Springs, Nebraska.

William was born on October 20, 1955 in Alliance, Nebraska to Alfred...

Aug 15, 2021

Walter Scholl

Sept 30, 1933 – Aug 15, 2021

We said goodbye to our beloved husband and father, Walter Scholl, early in the morning of August 15th, 2021, at the age of 87. While these last months have been challenging, his life and legacy will live on. His life began with humble beginnings with parents...

Aug 12, 2021

Mary “Jean” Seidler was born in Alliance on July 20, 1936, the 4th of 11 children of Railey and Mary Koozer. She attended country school and graduated from Alliance High School. After high school she attended a business college in Denver, CO. Upon returning to Alliance she met the love of her life in Wilbur Seidler. Jean and Wilbur...

Aug 12, 2021

Betty Reading, a Chadron resident her entire life, died August 12, 2021 at Chadron Community Hospital.  She was 91 years old.  Betty was born at Chadron Municipal Hospital on February 22, 1930 to Lura (Clayton) and John Feldhausen.  Her father was a conductor...

Aug 9, 2021

Lois Germaine Donahue

Lois Germaine (Rahe) Donahue, 88, of Chadron, Nebraska died Aug. 9, 2021 with her family at her side at Crest View Care Center, Chadron, Nebraska. She passed away peacefully after her loving and caring heart finally gave out.

Funeral Mass: Thursday, Aug 12, 10 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chadron, Nebraska....

Aug 9, 2021

On Monday, August 9, 2021, Richard Stein, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away at the age of 81.

Richard (Dick) Ervin Stein was born on January 20, 1940 in Dodge City, KS to Ervin Xavier and Jo C. Stein. His family included his big brothers Jim and Larry as well as a...

Aug 4, 2021

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Aug 2, 2021

Jack Laverne Kreman

August 2, 2021

Crawford, Nebraska – Jack died peacefully at the age of 90 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford Nebraska. He was tended there with diligence and love by staff and by daughter Becky and grand-daughter Wendi. He died on August 2nd after a short separation from his beloved...

Jul 30, 2021

It is common to start an obituary with the birthplace, significant dates, and history of a person’s life, but for Chester Paul Ansley those are not the important details. Chet’s important details are who he was, and how he lived his life. He was the salt of the earth, and a light in this world; he loved the Lord...

Jul 30, 2021

Frederick Raymond (Ray) Grantham passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 after living independently for more than 95 years and a short time living at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, NE. Ray was the only child born on October 20, 1925 to Thomas Elam and Ida Elsie (Schmechel) Grantham in Hot Springs, SD. He attended Flag Butte and Rose...

Jul 29, 2021

Funeral Services for Billie Jackson of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Friday, August 6, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 7:00 OM

at Chamberlain Chapel.

Billie Ray Jackson, 89,...