OBITUARIES

Apr 25, 2020

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...

Apr 23, 2020

Jackie Carson

July 20, 1934 – April 23, 2020

Jackie Carson, 85, of Hay Springs passed on April 23, 2020 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs.

Jackie was born Jacquelyn Arleen Reed on July 20th, 1934 in Woonsocket, South Dakota to Delbert and Alice (Woodward) Reed. She lived many years in...

Apr 21, 2020

Lois Jane (Babby) Coats, 89, of Martin, South Dakota passed away on April 21, 2020 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Lois was born November 28, 1930 south of Kadoka, South Dakota to Louis and Sophia (Rumsey) Babby. Lois attended grade school until 8th grade. She excelled in school and was a straight “A” student.

She established lifelong...

Apr 15, 2020

Private family services for 81 year old Delbert Ball of Hay Springs will be Tuesday April 21, 2020 at the Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home. Delbert will be buried at the Hemingford Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Hay Springs Voluntary Fire Department. Memorials can be sent to PO Box 148, Hay Springs, NE 69347

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Apr 13, 2020

Belvadine Reeves Lecher, 98, of Chadron, NE. died peacefully at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE on April 13, 2020.  A memorial service will be held on July 21, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Chadron, NE. at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be given in her memory to Chadron First United Methodist Church, The Dawes County Historical Society,...

Apr 10, 2020

Carol Jean Thompson Halfhide passed away at her home in Chadron on Friday, April 10. She was born June 27, 1939 in Pawnee City, NE (SE corner of NE) to Ellis and Marjorie Thompson. Carol resided in Pawnee City during her school years and graduated with the class of 1957. She attended one year at NE Wesleyan in Lincoln....

Apr 10, 2020

Merelda Dreyer passed away on April 10, 2020 in Gordon, NE of natural causes.

She was born February 23, 1929 in Canova, SD to Herman and Elsie (Koepsell) Zulk.  She grew up in Canova, SD where she attended school through the 9th grade.  The lack of a high school diploma was rectified when she proudly received her...

Apr 8, 2020

Nebraska Man, Mike Riggleman Loved the Outdoors

There’s very few men who loved the outdoors the way Mike did.

He passed on the passion of the great outdoors down to his son and grandchildren with camping trips, late night bonfires, fishing, hiking and stories of how he fought fires all over the country as a...

Apr 6, 2020

GARY LEO HOFFMAN

07/06/1941 – 04/06/2020

Gary L. Hoffman was born July 6, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Carl Joseph Hoffman and Olivia Marie Sitzman Hoffman. He attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary and Heelan High School in Sioux City, graduating in 1959. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served three years active...

Mar 27, 2020

Melvin Nicholas Cummings was born December 30, 1936 to Mary Ann Larvie Smith and LeRoy Cummings at Pine Ridge, SD. He made his journey to the spirit world on March 27, 2020 at Winner Regional Hospital, Winner, SD, at the age of 83.

Melvin is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Ann Horton...

Mar 25, 2020

Patricia Kay (Botts) Collins, age 81, passed away on March 25th, 2020. She was born February 11th, 1939 in Miami, Oklahoma. She graduated in 1957 from high school in Metaline Falls, Washington.  After high school she moved back to South Dakota, settling in Newell. Here she met her former husband, Ronald Collins, and together they raised 6 children.

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Mar 19, 2020

Opal Olivas, age 87 of Rural Sioux County, Nebraska, passed away on March 19, 2020 peacefully at her home.

Opal was born to Perry and Lola (Hatfield) Bell on December 5, 1932 in the family’s home in rural Sioux County. Opal graduated high school and then attended Chadron State College for two years earning her teaching certificate....

Mar 13, 2020

TEMPLE JOAN “Hink” (OSTRANDER) HALVERSON Temple Joan (Ostrander) Halverson was born March 25, 1953, to Fern and Melvin Ostrander in Gordon, Nebraska. She passed away on March 13, 2020 at her home in Gordon.

Better known as “Hink”, she joined a family of six siblings. In 1955, triplets were born to Fern and Melvin boosting the siblings...

Mar 13, 2020

Sheila Stumph Obituary

Funeral Services for Sheila Jean Stumph, 78, will be held at 11am Saturday March 21st, 2020 at the Community Building in Crawford, Nebraska.

Sheila (Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister) was born on August 10, 1941 to Sargent Richard C. Hunt and Ethel Crile in Custer, SD. Her father was...

Mar 10, 2020

Virginia Mae Johnson, age 96 of Buchanan, TN, formerly of Gordon, NE, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at AHC of Paris

She formerly worked as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for many years before she became a Registered Nurse working in Casper, WY, and Cheyenne, WY. She loved children, sewing, and reading her Bible.

Virginia was...

Feb 29, 2020

OBITUARY

Jeanne Elizabeth Moss, age 92, of Gordon, Nebraska passed away on February 29, 2020 at Gordon Country Side Care with her daughters by her side.

Jeanne was born June 28, 1927 to Edward and Marvel Burke at Oshkosh, Nebraska.  She was the third of 3 children.  She grew up on the family ranch south...

Feb 25, 2020

Funeral services for Harold Meyer will be held on Saturday March 7, 2020 at 1:30PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska with Russ Seger officiating.

He was born on June 21, 1952 passed away February 25, 2020. Survivors include wife Shirley, sisters Arlet Trewhella and Connie Sargent. Nephews Randy (Marcie) Trewhella, Ben (Molly) Herrera, Kirk Sargent, nieces...

Feb 22, 2020

Norma Lee (Reeves) (Davis) Child Norma was born in a sod house northwest of Gordon to Eldred Sr. and Ehrma Reeves. Norma passed away February 22, 2020 at Gordon Memorial Hospital. She attended grade school at White Lodge School District #86. She graduated from Gordon High School in 1947.

She married Norman Davis on January 19, 1948,...

Feb 20, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Clara Belle Sipp. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 8, 2020

Darlene Emma Rust passed from this world in the early morning of February 8, 2020. She was three weeks from her 96th birthday.

Darlene spent her entire life with the family that she loved, except for several years in California during WWII, where her husband William “Bill” worked as a machinist for Douglas Aircraft Corp. Batesland was...