OBITUARIES

Nov 21, 2024

John Schultz Jr passed away on November 21, 2024 at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs. He was born March 29, 1933 in York Nebraska, the son of John Schultz Sr and Dollie (Marsden) Schultz.

John graduated from Gresham High School, the class of 1950. Following graduation, he worked at the Hasting Navel Ammunition Depot and began farming for his father in...

Nov 18, 2024

William "Bill" Wigington Jr.

 Bill Wigington of Chadron, Nebraska passed away November 18, 2024.

 Bill was born July 28th, 1936, in Huron, South Dakota to William and Elva Wigington. He was raised in Huron and attended high school there, while there he met his future bride, Rita Justus. 

 Immediately after graduating high school in 1955 Bill joined the US Air Force where, after...

Nov 16, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

Chadron – Larry D. Redfern, 89, passed away November 13, 2024 after a short bout with pneumonia. He was born February 3, 1935 in Hay Springs, NE, the son of Carl H and Grace M (Snook) Redfern. His family lived just outside of Hay Springs on a farm a few miles from where his future wife Marilyn’s family lived. The...

Nov 12, 2024

Nguyet M. (Moon) Stivers (nee Nguyen) was born in Sóc Trăng, French Indochina (South Vietnam) on February 25, 1936. Moon grew up in Saigon, where she received Catholic schooling from primary through post-graduate school. She earned a law degree and was a practicing attorney in the 1960's.

Moon was married to Willard “Bill” Stivers until his death in 1980. Bill was...

Nov 12, 2024

LaVerna Rae Keller Paul passed away November 12, 2024, in Kearney, NE. She was born February 19, 1951, in Mullen, NE to Ray and Callona Keller. She was the third of 4 children and was raised on the family ranch northeast of Mullen. She attended country schools in Cherry County through 5th grade. In September 1962 the family moved to...

Nov 12, 2024

A celebration of the life of Cleone Ann Hoyda will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 2:00 pm at Christ Community Church in Crawford with Pastor Steve Mallery officiating. Burial will be at the Crawford Cemetery. 

Cleone was born October 24, 1935, in Hay Springs, Nebraska, to her parents, George and Oleta (Waldron) Hoyda. She went home to be...

Nov 10, 2024

Carol Ann Koehn (nee Butcher) was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 13, 1936, as the first child of William and Anna Butcher (nee Koletty). Carol grew up in Queens, New York. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and a master’s degree from Columbia University. She worked for Time magazine in the 1960s as a researcher.

Carol was...

Nov 9, 2024

Rhiannon Rae Martin More commonly known as “Rhi” Passed away, November 9th 2024 at her home in Rushville Nebraska. She was born October 2nd, 1982 In Chadron Nebraska, Father Michael Martin and Mother Fern Martin(Mesteth) Rhi spent most of her school years in Chadron then finishing high school in Crawford. She was married in 2004 to Dustin bagneschi and they...

Nov 7, 2024

John Landreth was born April 22, 1968, to Vern and Velma Earline (Post) Landreth in Rushville, Nebraska. He died November 7, 2024, after a long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 56.

John grew up in the country with his parents and two siblings, Donald and Janet. His love for animals and farming started at an early age....

Nov 6, 2024

On November 6, 2024, Joseph Patrick Messinio, passed away at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center after battling cancer for fifteen years. Joe was a man with a servant's heart. Never letting anything stop him from being there for those who needed help, Joe was always there to lend a hand regardless if you were a friend or a stranger....

Nov 6, 2024

Eleanor Elaine (Burleigh) Strasburger was born on March 16, 1929, to Louis and Gertrude Burleigh in Gordon, Nebraska, and passed away peacefully at the Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home on November 6, 2024, at the age of 95.

Growing up on the family farm southwest of Gordon, she shared many happy memories with her siblings. She attended grade school at Meadow...

Nov 4, 2024

Susan Lee (Moore) Vastine, 81, a longtime resident of Dawes County, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on November 4th, 2024.

Susan was the oldest of four children born to Gordon and Frances Moore in Crawford, Nebraska. After graduating from Crawford High at the age of 17, she enrolled in Santa Ana Junior College in California, living there...

Nov 1, 2024

 Wayne Eric Van Natter aged 75 years, 7 months, and 26 days passed away peacefully at 6:50 P.M at the Pioneer Manor Nursing Home of Hay Springs, NE with his devoted sister Ruthie by his side. He was welcomed into the loving embrace of Jesus who His Lord and Savior.

 Wayne was born on April 6, 1949 at the Chadron Community...

Oct 29, 2024

Imogene M. Brown was born on Jan. 12, 1932 in Pine Ridge, SD to Ila Gregory Brown and Weston Brown. Their family moved around the area from Martin, SD to Lame Deer, MT, but Imogene always considered Chadron as her home. After Ila and Weston divorced, Ila supported the two of them by working various jobs including dry cleaning. Ila...

Oct 25, 2024

Ferol E. McClaren

February 22, 1934 ~ October 25, 2024

Ferol E. McClaren, 90, passed to her heavenly home on October 25th, 2024 at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs, NE. Ferol was born February 22nd, 1934 in Pinewood, MN.

Ferol was the third of five children born to Miles and Jennie Ousley. The Ousley children lost their Mom when they were young and...

Oct 25, 2024

Our final goodbye to our beloved Dad, Grandpa, great Grandpa, friend, etc. Fuzz took his final breath on October 25, 2024, at the Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home after a day filled with fun, bingo, and eating a Reeses with a smile on his face, Thank you all.

Vereen L. Forster “Fuzz” was born on November 17, 1940, to Lee G....

Oct 18, 2024

Obituary - James Robert Kearns

James Robert Kearns (Jim) was born June 15, 1937 at Saint Joseph’s hospital in Alliance Nebraska to Thomas and Gladys Kearns (McParland). Jim was the youngest of three children. He grew up on the family farm north of Hay Springs next to the Metcalf state wildlife area. Jim attended country school close to home and attended...

Oct 17, 2024

Bernard H (Bud) Pieper, 96, of Hay Springs, NE, passed away on October 17, 2024, at Pioneer Manor. Services will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, October 24, 2024, at St Columbkille Catholic Church in Hay Springs. Following the service, a military honors ceremony will be performed by the Hay Springs American Legion. The burial will be at Sunset Memorial...

Oct 13, 2024

Atreyu “Trey” Ross Thorsen was born March 5th, 2005, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Christina Red Cloud and Andrew Thorsen. He passed away tragically on October 13th, 2024.

Trey grew up on the family farm 6 miles east of Gordon. Trey started wrestling at age 5 and was an accomplished youth wrestler. He qualified for state youth wrestling several times...