OBITUARIES

Jan 12, 2023

Geri Ann Landreth was the first of six children born to Daniel and Patricia Schmaltz on June 22, 1956, in Hot Springs, SD. She later became the older sister to Theresa, Barb, Daniel Jr, Lody and Patricia. She passed away January 12, 2023, at Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, NE.

Geri Ann attended both grade school and...

Jan 11, 2023

Iris Colleen Snyder was born January 23, 1927, to Eva Marguerite (Adney) and Omer Kem Smith, the fifth of their six children. She passed away at Chadron Community Hospital January 11, 2023, twelve days shy of 96 years. Iris was raised in Mitchell, Nebraska, where her father worked in road repair. During her high school years she took on...

Jan 10, 2023

Myrna Joyce Horst, 83, of Crawford NE, passed away on January 10, 2023 at Chadron Community Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday January 20th at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Crawford, with Pastor James Rockhill, officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford Cemetery. Arrangements are by Chamberlain Funeral Home.

Myrna was born on...

Jan 9, 2023

Funeral Services for Debra Ainslie of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:30 AM at United Methodist Church in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Gordon City Cemetery in Gordon, Nebraska on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM.

Debra Louise (Johns) Ainslie was born in Gordon, NE on...

Jan 7, 2023

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at the Crawford Community Building in Crawford, NE. Reception to follow at The Tailgate Bar to celebrate Shorty’s life. Please wear your Husker attire for one last GO BIG RED!

Kristopher “Shorty” Henry Clark, 56, died January 7th, 2023, in Greely, CO.

Jan 5, 2023

Lois Carol Rash was the oldest child born to Ross D. and Vera G. Cooper Rash on October 6, 1924, in Gordon, NE. She was the older sister to Ross and Janet. Lois started school in Gordon and that is where she finished with the class of 1943. Following graduation, Lois attended secretarial school in Chillicothe, MO. After completing...

Jan 5, 2023

Bonnie Kay Tystad

Bonnie Kay Tystad, 80, of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Gordon Countryside Care.

Bonnie was born on November 4, 1942 in Gordon. As a young girl, she attended Demmer School, a rural school in Shannon County, South Dakota. She later attended and graduated from Gordon High School. She...

Jan 3, 2023

Wilma (Willie) Hanson Geiser was born October 12, 1929 to Guy and Angie Hanson.  She passed away January 3, 2023.  She had 2 sisters and 3 brothers.  Willie spent her early years on a ranch North of Van Tassel, Wyo.  When she was in the 3rd grade they moved to Harrison where she finished grade school and high school....

Jan 2, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Bryan Forster. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 31, 2022

Earl Simmons, 84 of Martin, SD passed away on December 31, 2022, at Bennett County Hospital. He was born March 3, 1938, at the family farm in rural Bennett County to Delia (Bartlett) and Van Simmons.

He graduated high school at Bennett County in 1956. After graduation he went Igloo, SD and worked at installing highline poles...

Dec 26, 2022

Robert “Bob” Adams Claussen, age 85 of Martin, made his eternal journey to our heavenly father on December 26th, 2022, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD after a courageous battle with cancer.

Robert was born in Witten, SD to Claus and Gladys Claussen on February 15, 1937. He attended school in Martin and graduated from Bennett...

Dec 26, 2022

Rosemarie Scott Meradith was born on February 13,1945 in Chadron, NE to Edward “Bud” and Ruth (Neeland) Scott. She went home to meet her Savior on December 26, 2022, after a short bout with Cancer. Services will be held at Chamberlain Chapel, in Chadron NE on Saturday, December 31st, 2022, 2:00pm. A private family burial will be held at...

Dec 26, 2022

On Monday, December 26, 2022, Nila Hofmann, loving wife and mother, daughter of Theodore and Mary Lambert, passed away at the age of 82 from complications of pneumonia. Nila was preceded in death by her husband Monte and is survived by her two children Mark (Ina) Hofmann of Alliance NE and Shari Hofmann of Plano TX. Amongst her siblings,...

Dec 25, 2022

Lynn Bilyeu, age 99, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec 25, 2022, at Chadron Community Hospital with his daughter, Fran Grimes, by his side. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Grace Episcopal Church, Chadron, NE with full military honors to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Chadron NE. Following the burial lunch...

Dec 22, 2022

Jerry Lee Matthews left this life for his eternal rest on December 22, 2022. He leaves behind family and friends too numerous to count.

Jerry was born in Exeter, California on January 6, 1949 to Lee Roy and Carol Elaine (Sterling nee Mildred Dorthea Vorderstrasse) Matthews. The family including sister Kathleen June moved to Fresno. The family...

Dec 22, 2022

Cheriella (Cherry) Marchant passed away Dec 22, 2022 in Chadron Nebraska. She was born October 14, 1943, in Denver, CO. She loved her husband, their two dogs, her family, and Denver Broncos football.

When she was younger, she played women’s softball, and she enjoyed bowling with her family. She traveled to many bowling tournaments with her mother and her children. ...

Dec 21, 2022

Robert Lee Tonack passed from this life at age 69 on December 21, 2022 (Winter Solstice) at Chadron Hospital after a short hospitalization.

Robert was born May 27, 1953, in Rushville, Nebraska, to parents Robert William and Dorrine Jean Tonack. He joined his older sister, and four siblings later completed the family. The rural farming and...

Dec 18, 2022

Bobby Lane Schott was born June 24, 1937 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Henry and Lillian (Schmidt) Schott. He passed away December 18, 2022, at Longmont, Colorado.  He grew up in Gering, Nebraska-attending grade school through High School, graduating with the Class of 1956.

Bob joined the Navy on January 23, 1957 by first attending boot camp at the U.S. Naval...

Dec 15, 2022

Jan, as everyone knew her, was born in Lincoln, NE at home to her parents Esther and George Ross on July 25, 1930. George worked for the post office and Esther, an outstanding seamstress, mended clothing and took in laundry to earn extra income. Jan and her only sibling, Phyllis Ross Thomsen, grew up during the hard times of...

Dec 12, 2022

Jacqueline (Jackie) Phillips Broderick Herren of Harrison, NE, passed December 12th, 2022, at Heritage Estates in Gering at the age of 95. Memorial services will take place Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Church of the Nativity in Harrison. A Rosary vigil will be held Friday evening at 7pm. Chamberlain Chapel oversees arrangements.

Jackie was...