OBITUARIES

Sep 13, 2024

Charlene Ann Luneburg was born October 4, 1939, in Hay Springs, Nebraska, to Violette J. (Dramse) Tuchek and Charles E. Tuchek. She was later joined by younger brother Tom. She was blessed with two sisters, Judy and Laura, as well when her mother married George Synoground. She passed away September 13, 2024, at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs.

Charlene attended Sandridge...

Sep 7, 2024

Barbara Britton

 

Barbara Ellen (Schoenfelder) Britton of Crawford was born Monday, April 13, 1942 in Kimball, South Dakota to parents Joseph A. and Kathryn (Blasius) Schoenfelder. She was the youngest of eight children. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Dale Britton; sons, Edwin (Lisa) Moran, Clinton Moran, Steven Moran; and daughter Nichole Moran plus three three step kids;...

Sep 5, 2024

Sep 3, 2024

Michael Rae “Mike” Crawford was born to Milton and Muriel (Parkison) Crawford on September 20, 1941 in Broken Bow, NE. He attended school in Seneca and Thedford before graduating from Wood Lake High School with the class of 1959 and continued his education at Chadron State College. Mike married the former Carla Simonson cherishing nearly 47 years of marriage. He...

Aug 30, 2024

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Aug 26, 2024

Dodi Meints, 73, passed away August 26, 2024 at Chadron Community Hospital.She was born July 12, 1951 in Beach, ND to Art and Elsie (Homrighausen) Daugherty. Dodi attended school in Crawford and Chadron, graduating from Assumption Academy in 1969.In 1970, Dodi married Gary Chasek, and soon after son KC was born. She and Gary divorced but remained lifelong friends.Dodi fell...

Aug 25, 2024

Betty (Horse) Cogdill was born June 24, 1947 in Chadron, Nebraska. She attended Kenwood Elementary and graduated from Chadron High School in 1965. Betty married the love of her life, Terry Cogdill, on June 22, 1968. Together, they have two children; Ross Boog in Ogalalla, NE and Matthew John (Andrea) in Choctaw, OK. During their almost 49 years of marriage,...

Aug 25, 2024

Jo Anne Fisher of Crawford, NE passed away August 25th at the Chadron Community Hospital.

Jo Anne (known by all as “Jo”) was born in Sioux City, IA on October 19, 1937, to Woodrow and Lila Johnson, and grew up there. Jo won many medals in swimming during her childhood and loved to play basketball. After graduating from Morningside College in...

Aug 24, 2024

Donald Frederick Burrows

Donald Burrows, 91, passed away peacefully at his nephew’s home in Hay Springs, Nebraska on August 24, 2024.

He was born December 16, 1932, in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Don was the second son of Milton and Lois (Wells) Burrows. Don attended Banner Grade School in Hay Springs & graduated from a private high school in Kansas in 1951.

Don was...

Aug 18, 2024

Robert E. Marchant, 80 passed away peacefully at Crestview Care Center in Chadron, NE on August 18, 2024.

Robert “Bob” Marchant was born November 6, 1943 in Chadron, NE. He was the second of five children born to Arthur (Bruse) and Catherine (Jordon) Marchant.

Bob attended country school until the eighth grade. In 1962 he graduated from Assumption Academy High School in...

Aug 9, 2024

Betty Louise (Gold) Staal age 95, passed away August 9, 2024, at Crestview Care Center in Chadron, NE.

Betty was born June 27, 1929, in Burchard, NE to Carl and Vergie Gold. Betty attended Chadron High School with the class of 1948. Betty started working at an early age as a waitress, working in many of the cafes throughout Chadron. While...

Aug 8, 2024

Violet Mae (Huckins) Coon, 94, made her heavenly journey on August 8th, 2024, after a long and fulfilling life. She was born June 15th, 1930, to Gina (Swanson) and Joseph Hial Huckins on a farm located in Dawes County, near Hay Springs, NE.

 At the age of two, her family moved to a farm three miles east of Rushville, NE. They...

Aug 7, 2024

Robert Duane Hanlon, or “Butch,” passed away at his home on August 7, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 77 years old. Born on July 17, 1947, in Alliance, Nebraska, Robert was a beloved family man, physician, and musician whose life was filled with passion and service.

Butch’s experience of being hospitalized as a young child at University of Nebraska Medical...

Aug 6, 2024

Aug 4, 2024

Melvin WooddenSeptember 14, 1938 – August 4, 2024Melvin Pervis Woodden was born on September 14, 1938, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Roy L. and Clara E. (Fancher) Woodden. He grew up on the family ranch in Manderson, SD, alongside his sister Betty and brothers Mickey, Merle, Tim, and Tom. Life on the ranch was busy with school, chores, and helping out...

Jul 29, 2024

Brianna Topil, 34, passed away on June 29, 2024, surrounded by loved ones in Lincoln, NE. She was born in Tacoma, WA on November 28, 1989 and moved with her family to Gordon, NE when she was five years old.Although Brianna’s time with us was far too short, she lived a full life with people she loved and spent most...

Jul 27, 2024

Loice Jay Bartlett passed away 7/27/24 at home. He was born in Riverview Nebraska, to Fritz and Ida (Gordon) Bartlett the fourth of eleven children.

Loice didn't have much of an education, he started working at 13 or 14 years old to help support the family mostly ranching and haying in the Sandhills, working his way towards Chadron.

He met his wife...

Jul 16, 2024

Judy Kay Porch was born May 22, 1941, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Fred and Josephine (Petrik) Williams. Judy shared her birthday with twin sister Joyce Franzen. Older sister Iris McCue was delighted to have two babies to play with instead of just one.

Judy grew up on a farm northeast of Martin, South Dakota, and attended the Three Stars Country School...

Jul 13, 2024

Delbert Frank Kudrna “Smiley” was born June 28, 1943 to Frank and Christine Kudrna of rural Dawes county Nebraska. He went to the Lord on July 13, 2024 at age 81. Smiley graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1961. He served in the Army before moving to Valentine Ne in the early 1970’s. In November 1973, he married Betty...