OBITUARIES

Morey Bruce

Morey Bruce

Jul 3, 2014

Maurice Clark Bruce 1927 - 2014 Art and Ruth Bruce welcomed their 3rd born son on January 2, 1927. They formally named him Maurice Clark but everyone simply called him Morey. At the time of his birth, the family was living in a little farmhouse just a few hundred yards off of highway 27 just a...

Wad Milburn

Wad Milburn

Jun 28, 2014

Leonard C. "Wad" Milburn Leonard Clayton Milburn, 62, of Rushville, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 28th, at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Wad was born on May 3, 1952 in Rushville to Leonard and Marie Milburn. The youngest of three, Wad lived in a home in Rushville and attended Cravath Elementary and Rushville High School. While...

Vida Beem

Vida Beem

Jun 27, 2014

Service: Wednesday July 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM Our Redeemers Lutheran Church Martin, South Dakota

Bonnie Reed

Bonnie Reed

Jun 26, 2014

Bonnie Lea Reed, 69, of Alliance, died Thursday, June 26, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Bonnie was born on November 21, 1944, in Chamberlain, South Dakota, and moved to a family homesteaded farm near Belvidere, South Dakota, with her parents, James and Ruth (Feyereisen) Barr, when she was 5. She attended school in...

Joann Benson

Joann Benson

Jun 23, 2014

JoAnn Benson, 78, of Gordon, died Monday June 23, 2014, at Pioneer Manor. She was born December 4, 1935, in Gordon, Nebraska to John Egli and Ann Kime. As a girl she lived in Gordon with her family and attended Gordon High School. On March 23, 1953, she married Bernie Benson in Gordon, where they lived...

Russ Garner

Russ Garner

Jun 22, 2014

On June 22, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Russell Lewis Garner, born February 20, 1932, went to his heavenly father and home. He was a long time resident of Crawford, Nebraska. He served bravely in the Korean War from November 1953 - October 1955 where he also entertained the troops with his music. He spent decades entertaining...

Myrna Dewing

Myrna Dewing

Jun 19, 2014

MYRNA GENEVIEVE "JENNY" DEWING July 8, 1925 - June 19, 2014 Jenny Dewing, 88 of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in her sleep at a nursing home in Loveland on June 19, 2014. Jenny was born to Lester and Claudine (Sanders) Hathorn of Irwin, NE on July 8, 1925 and attended Country...

Byron Brown

Byron Brown

Jun 17, 2014

Byron "Butch" Brown was born September 15, 1945 in Rushville, NE to Alvin and Eva Mae (Loomis) Brown. He was raised on his family's ranch south of Martin with his 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He attended LaCreek School and Bennett County High School graduating in 1963. After high school he attended the South Dakota School...

Pamela Caswell

Pamela Caswell

Jun 16, 2014

Memorial services for Pamela M. Caswell of Chadron, Nebraska will be held on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Dr. Russ Seger officiating. Pamela M. Caswell of Chadron, NE passed away on June 16, 2014 at her home in Chadron. She was 69. Pamela Marie Caswell was born in...

Matilda Wollesen

Matilda Wollesen

Jun 16, 2014

Service: Friday, June 20th at 2:00 pm Immanuel Lutheran Church

Elsie Williams

Elsie Williams

Jun 14, 2014

Service: Thursday June 19, 2014 ~ 10:00 AM Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Martin, South Dakota

Marian Scott

Marian Scott

Jun 9, 2014

Marian Elice (Davis) Scott, 88, of Rushville, Nebraska, passed away Monday June 9, 2014, at Gordon Memorial Hospital. She was born June 25, 1925, in Hay Springs, Nebraska to Merton (Papa) and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Peters Davis. As a young girl they lived in Hay Springs and around 1928 they moved to Bayard, Nebraska. She attended school...

Evelyn Armstrong

Evelyn Armstrong

Jun 6, 2014

Mrs. Armstrong passed away on June 10, 2014 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Evelyn was born at the Dotson Ranch, southwest of Hay Springs on September 13, 1922. Her parents were Crawford Deloris Dotson and Evaline (Confer) Dotson. Evelyn was the youngest and the last survivor of her family. Those preceding her were her parents; four...

Myron Johnson

Myron Johnson

Jun 4, 2014

Service: Monday June 9, 2014 ~ 10:00AM New American Legion Martin, South Dakota

Herman Claussen

Herman Claussen

Jun 4, 2014

Herman Hollis Claussen was born December 27th, 1921, the third child of Herman and Hazel Claussen. He spent most of his childhood growing up in the Deadhorse community near Rattlesnake Butte. He graduated from Chadron High School. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps at Fort Robinson. In October 1946, Hollis...

Bert Oetken

Bert Oetken

Jun 2, 2014

Funeral services for Bert Oetken, 96, of Crawford, Nebraska will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crawford with Father Bernard Berger officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawford Catholic Cemetery. Bert passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford....

Ronald Grote

Ronald Grote

May 31, 2014

Ronald Wayne Grote was born July 10, 1932 in Harrison, Nebraska to William and Emma (Heidemann) Grote, the youngest of six living children. He graduated from Sioux County High School in 1949. He served overseas in the Korean Conflict as a member of the United States Army from 1952 to 1954. After serving in the Army,...

Gary Janssen

Gary Janssen

May 27, 2014

Funeral services for Gary Janssen of Rushville, Nebraska will be held on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Church in Rushville with Father Bernard Berger officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Rushville. Gary passed away on May 27, 2014 at the Chadron Community Hospital. Gary Martin Janssen,...

Wayne Farrar

Wayne Farrar

May 22, 2014

Wayne Allen Farrar, 87, of Chadron, died May 22, 2014 at Prairie Pines in Chadron, Nebraska. Wayne was born June 17, 1926 at Wellfleet, Nebraska to Harold Allen Farrar and Eva Alice (Limback) Farrar. He graduated from Maywood High School and attended a semester of college in Kansas. He entered the US Army on June 6,...

Frank Waltman

Frank Waltman

May 19, 2014

Bus Waltman, 89, died May 19, 2014 at the Chadron Hospital in Chadron, Nebraska. He was born February 13, 1925 to Frank and Margaret Waltman in Chadron, Nebraska. Bus attended school in Chadron until he joined the military in April 1943. He flew twenty-one missions over Germany serving as a Top Turret Gunnery Sergeant on the...

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