OBITUARIES

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...

Jul 12, 2024

 Marilyn Lois Brown was born September 4, 1945, in Rushville, NE, to Gail and Lennis Brown. She was welcomed by an older brother Merritt and then joined 1 1/2 years later by a brother Curt. The family lived in Gordon, NE.

  Marilyn started kindergarten in September of 1950 at the old school house. She graduated in May of 1963 from...

Jul 3, 2024

Ronald Joseph Miller, RJ, died the morning of July 3, 2024 from complications of cancer. He was born July 8, 1946 in Watertown South Dakota. Ron was the second child of six born to Glenn Wilcox Miller and Harriet Roby Miller. He attended Immaculate Conception School, Watertown High School, class of 1964, and University of South Dakota where he received...

Jun 28, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of Dixie Anglin announces her passing. On Friday, June 28th 2024, at the young age of 66. Dixie passed away peacefully at her home after being placed on hospice a short time prior after many years of fighting congestive heart failure. Dixie was born November 17, 1957.

Dixie is loved and survived by...

Jun 13, 2024

Constance (Connie) Goodwin Slattery, 90, of Martin, passed away Thursday June 13, 2024 in Martin, SD at the Bennet County Hospital. Connie was born September 2, 1933 in Watertown, SD, to parents Albert Clive Moorehouse and Florence McDonald-Moorhouse. Connie grew up in White River, SD until her high school years when the family moved to Martin. Connie graduated from Bennett...

Jun 7, 2024

Terry Lee Steinacher, Sept. 1, 1943-June 7, 2024.

Preceded in death by parents Norman and Ethel (Chasdek) Steinacher. Survived by his sister Carole (Dawn) Steinacher, cousins and good friends, Jim Miller and Taylor Morava. Terry graduated from Milligan High School in 1961, received Bachelor and Masters degrees in Anthropology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a PhD in Archaeology...

Jun 4, 2024

     Gerald C. Letcher age 92 passed away peacefully Tuesday June 4, with his children Jared and Gwen by his side. He was born October 19, 1931 South of Hay Springs by the Niobrara River to Charles and Elsie ( Peters) Letcher. He married Myrgle White on September 10, 1958 Sharing three children: Vincent Brian, Gwen Elene and Jared...