OBITUARIES

Jan 28, 2019

Judith “Judy” Ann Dau, age 77 of Chadron, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019. She was born in Chadron on March 19, 1941 to Joe and Dorothy Blundell. Her memorial service will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Grace Episcopal Church with Fr. John Adams officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date....

Jan 28, 2019

Codey was born on June 2, 1967 in Chadron, Nebraska to Gordon and Sara (Speas) Johnson.  He attended Crawford High School and graduated in 1987.  When Codey was a sophomore in high school, he was baptized.

Codey worked as a supervisor and equipment operator for Perrett Construction out of Valentine, Nebraska.  Codey was an avid fisherman and...

Jan 28, 2019

Karen Lee, 76, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Karen Colleen Watson was born on February 26, 1942 to Donald and Cleo (Fuller) Watson in Grant, NE.  She attended country school, later went to school in Brule, NE, and then graduated from Ogallala High School in 1960.  She was active...

Jan 28, 2019

Frances Kay (Pourier) Matsamas, age 74, passed away on January 28, 2019 at the Chadron Community Hospital.

Frances was born August 30, 1944 to Calvin and Beulah (Cuny) Pourier in Hot Springs, South Dakota.  On August 26, 1960 she married John Matsamas.  John and Frances moved to Oelrichs in 1968.  She worked at the nursing home in...

Jan 27, 2019

Dick passed away relatively peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, January 27, 2019 from complications due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

He was born to Richard LeRoy Barkley Sr. and Dorothy Campbell Barkley at Women’s General Hospital in Dearborn, MI on December 10, 1941, three days after Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was the oldest...

Jan 22, 2019

Dale Lester Hull, 87, of Gordon, Nebraska passed away Tuesday January 22, 2019 at Gordon Memorial Hospital.

He was born November 26, 1931 in Gordon, to Lester and Evelyn Hull. He attended school in Cody and Merriman and graduated from Gordon High School in 1950. In 1951 he joined the US Air Force and served in Adak,...

Jan 19, 2019

June Hedberg passed away January 19, 2019 at Crestview Health Care. She was born June 1, 1919 in Oak Park, Illinois to Frederic and Ethel Radtke. She attended school in Oak Park and graduated from West Proviso High School. She married Dan “Bus” Hedberg in 1940. She worked as a secretary until her first child named June was born. She...

Jan 18, 2019

Lola May Hibray Hartwig passed away peacefully, Jan. 18, 2019 after dealing with numerous medical conditions for several  years.  She was 94 years old. Lola was a former Clinton and Gordon, Nebraska resident for nearly sixty years and was more recently residing in Sherwood and McMinnville, Oregon after moving there in 2005 to be closer to her son’s family....

Jan 17, 2019

Gerald "Beef" Palmer

Gerald Don Palmer "Beef" passed away at The University of Colorado Hospital in Loveland, Colorado on January 17, 2019. He was born September 27, 1934 in Martin, South Dakota to Vernald and Charlotte (Chamberlain) Palmer-being an only child.

In his earlier days he enjoyed playing football and loved to hunt and fish....

Jan 15, 2019

Phyllis Elsie (Gillett) Osborn was born on March 19, 1929 and went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 15, 2019.

When she was born on March 19th, she was dubbed “the little mud-bound baby.”  The night before her parents discussed going to town but decided it was too muddy. But the young lady was...

Jan 14, 2019

On Monday, January 14, 2019, Lavon Rose Schwarting passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91 years. Lavon Baldauf was born as the second child on September 15, 1927, to Joseph and Mabel Baldauf in Hay Springs, NE.  The family moved to Prairie Hill Farm when she was three years old.  She attended grade school in...

Jan 13, 2019

Michael Edward Walters was born in Alliance, NE on January 11, 1943, to Edward Francis and Marian Lee (Rousey) Walters of rural Hemingford, NE. He was the first of eight children born to them. He died January 13, 2019.

Mike grew up on his parent’s farm near Hemingford, and attended the rural school there. He then attended...

Jan 12, 2019

On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Mildred May Phillips passed away at the age of 98 years. Mildred was born on July 14, 1920 to Daniel and Ella Parkhurst. She grew up in Cherry County Nebraska. Mildred met her husband Chester Alfred “Mick” Phillips at a barn dance she attended with her family, fell in love and married him on...

Jan 7, 2019

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

Jan 7, 2019

Vern Roy Landreth, 80, of rural Gordon passed away on Monday January 7, 2019, at the Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs, NE.

He was born January 30, 1938 at home north of Hay Springs to Alva and Eva (Pollen) Landreth. He spent the first five years of his life living north of Hay Springs before...

Jan 5, 2019

Tina Marie Mills, age 59, passed away peacefully while asleep at her home in the early hours of January 5, 2019. Tina was born feet-first to parents Evelyn and James Gwynn on June 24, 1959 and hit the ground running. She attended East Pride and went onto receive her high school diploma from Gordon High School where she was...

Jan 3, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Jeffrey Toke Webster. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 2, 2019

Maxine “Max” Bump, age 89 of Chadron, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.  She was born in Chadron on June 9, 1929 to Claude (Lee) Haden and Lillian (Effie) Goff-Haden.  She was the youngest of four children.  Maxine attended school from kindergarten through 12th grade at Chadron Public Schools and graduated with the Chadron High School Class of...

Dec 31, 2018

Larry Dillon, 69, of Hay Springs, NE, died Monday, December 31, 2018.  He was born January 7, 1949, in Pocahontas, VA, to Dewey & Ruby (Hess) Dillon.  As a child, he lived in Circleville, Ohio.  In 1958, he moved to Ogallala, NE, where Larry graduated from high school in 1966.  He later studied criminal justice at Chadron State College...

Dec 31, 2018

Mr. Fast passed away on December 31, 2018 at Crestview Care Center in Chadron.  He was 89.

Eugene L. “Gene” Fast was born on October 23, 1929 in Staplehurst, Nebraska to Calvin Fast and Emma Shonka.  He was a Sargent in the United States Marine Corp.

Gene is survived by his adopted family, Diana (Steve)...