OBITUARIES

Donna Peters

Jul 9, 2017

Donna Mae Peters, 89, of Hay Springs passed away at the Chadron Community Hospital on July 9, 2017. Donna was born to William and Oma Finkey on Jan. 6, 1928 in the basement of the Rushville Mortuary, where her mother worked. A neighbor lady came to assist with the delivery. Donna grew up in Rushville and...

Dick Matula

Jul 4, 2017

Richard Dean Matula, 87, died July 4, 2017, in Casper, WY. He was born May 20, 1930, in Colome, SD, to Jerry and Velma Matula. Dick graduated from Gordon High School in 1948. He attended Chadron State College and also Northwest University at Chicago. He played football and basketball during his high school and college days....

Tina Kearns

Jul 2, 2017

Christina "Tina" Ann Kearns, age 50, of Rushville passed away on Sunday July 2, 2017, unexpectedly at home. Tina was born May 8, 1967 to James and Phyllis (Grass) Kearns, at the hospital in Rushville. She graduated high school in Rushville, NE and later attended the Oglala Lakota College Nursing Program and became an RN. She...

Buster Moore

Jul 2, 2017

Buster W. Moore passed away on July 2, 2017 at his home in Whitney, Nebraska. Services will be held at a later time with inurnment at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Buster Waldo Moore, 87, was born September 9, 1929 in Wayside, Nebraska to James and Mercy (Chappell) Moore. He married Leola Fleishman...

Jerry Young

Jun 29, 2017

Jerry Francis Young, 70, passed away on June 29, 2017 at Chadron Community Hospital. He was born February 28, 1947 in Hay Springs, Nebraska to Vernon and Kathleen Young. Jerry married Ronda Hedges and they had two beautiful daughters and a son. He loved to fish and hunt. He was also a big Chicago Cubs fan....

Kenneth Hardin

Jun 27, 2017

Kenneth Dudley Hardin, 83, was born October 8, 1933, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Dudley and Cecil (Heywood) Hardin. He passed away at his home in Gordon, on June 27, 2017. He grew up near the Niobrara River southeast of Gordon with his parents, siblings and favorite dog, Don. This is where he learned to love the...

Sandy Redman

Jun 22, 2017

Sandra Sherene Redman, 70, of Gordon, Nebraska passed away at home on Thursday, June 22, 2017, surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Sandy was born November 12, 1946 in Belle Fourche, SD to William and Helen Tripp. She graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1964 and attended Black Hills State...

Lavonne Burrows

Jun 19, 2017

The gates of Heaven opened for Mrs. Lavonne Burrows Monday morning, June 19, 2017 with her family by her side. Lavonne was born to Clifford Davis and Josephine Peters Davis June 5, 1938. She attended Rushville High School and received her teacher's certificate from Chadron State College. On November 17, 1957 she married the love of...

Jo Matula

Jun 17, 2017

Joan Claire Matula, 85, of Gordon, Nebraska, died June 17, 2017, at Casper, Wyoming. Jo, as most knew her, was born on July 24, 1931, in Riverton, Wyoming to AD and Florence Martin. Jo was a graduate of Riverton High School and Chadron State College. On August 13, 1950, she married Richard Dean Matula in Riverton,...

Don Dehaven

Jun 14, 2017

Donald Dale DeHaven passed away on June 14, 2017 at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Funeral services for Donald DeHaven will be held on Monday, June 26, 2017, at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Chadron, Nebraska with Father Todd Philipsen officiating. Burial will be held at the Hay...

Arlan Marx

Jun 10, 2017

Arlan Otto Marx passed away on June 10, 2017, at Heart Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. Arlan was born on February 27, 1927, in Scribner, Nebraska, the first child of Otto Ferdinand and Augusta Louise (Froeming) Marx. He attended parochial school until he started high school in Scribner. After his freshman year of high school,...

Terry Cogdill

Jun 4, 2017

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Grace Episcopal Church with Father John Adams officiating. Burial will be Greenwood Cemetery immediately following the ceremony. Terry will be buried with full military honors. Terry Ross Cogdill, 73, of Chadron, died Sunday, June 4th at home. Terry was born on January...

David Anthony

Jun 3, 2017

Previous Events Service Monday, June 19, 2017 11:00 AM 6/19/2017 11:00:00 AM First Baptist Church

802 Chadron Ave Chadron, Nebraska 69337

First Baptist Church 802 Chadron Ave Chadron 69337 Nebraska United States

Mary Brown

May 28, 2017

Nebraska artist, Mary Louise Brown, Jan 11,1921, daughter of Elizabeth Kramis and Francisco Tejeda, joined Our Heavenly Father on May 28, 2017 at the age of 96 . Mary Louise, as she preferred to be known, graduated from high school to enter the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles where she focused on gaining the...

Anne Taff

May 27, 2017

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. at Extension Chapel outside of White Clay, Nebraska with James Ferrell officiating. Burial followed at Extension Cemetery Cornelia Anne (Ferrell) Taff was born June 7, 1947 to Alec and Dorothy (Sellers) Ferrell in Franklin, Tennessee. Anne passed away peacefully in her home the evening...

Bennie Hugen

May 26, 2017

Bennie L. Hugen Bennie L Hugen of Gordon, Nebraska left this world on May 26th, 2017 at his ranch southeast of Gordon. Bennie was born on January 24th 1937 in Gordon Nebraska, to Harry and Frances (Trueblood) Hugen. In the early years of his life Bennie grew up on the ranch with his father and Grandmother...

Mary Sterkel

May 25, 2017

Mary Kathryn Sterkel, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2017 surrounded by her family, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Born on January 24, 1949, in Cozad, Nebraska, she was the first born of the late Gerald and Doris Zook. As a young girl, she grew up on the family farm outside of Cozad. Always...

Jerry Mcwilliams

May 23, 2017

Kenny Kubo Jr.

May 14, 2017

Previous Events Visitation Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:00 PM 5/18/2017 5:00:00 PM - 8:00 PM 5/18/2017 8:00:00 PM Chamberlain Chapel - Chadron

1700 Hwy 20 Chadron, NE 69337

Chamberlain Chapel - Chadron 1700 Hwy 20 Chadron 69337 NE United States Service Friday, May 19, 2017 10:00 AM 5/19/2017 10:00:00...

John Lurvey

May 12, 2017

John D. Lurvey Jr. of Chadron passed away Friday, May 12 at his home. He was born December 30, 1944 in Alliance to John Sr. and Loreen Lurvey. He attended K-12 in Alliance and played football and participated in track during high school. After graduating, he spent two years at Kearney State College before transferring to...