OBITUARIES

Oct 15, 2021

Graveside services will be held for

Jim Thomas 87 of Crawford.

Friday October 22nd

1:00 p.m.

Chadron Greenwood Cemetery

Chadron Nebraska.

Memorials to Crawford Area Fund or Crawford Fire Department can be sent to

Chamberlain Chapel

PO BOX 970

CHADRON NE...

Oct 15, 2021

Carl Paul Hald, Jr, 92, passed away on October 15, 2021 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford.  Carl was born October 29, 1928 in rural Oelrichs SD and lived in the Oelrichs area for the majority of his life, moving to Chadron NE in 2010.  He was the son of Carl Peterson Hald Sr and Sara Mercedes Newman Hald.  He completed grade school in Oelrichs, then had to stay home on the farm because his father was recovering from...

Oct 14, 2021

Gary Dean "Corky" Nelson, age 86, was born on July 15th, 1935, to Melvin and Helen (Westbrook) Nelson on the family farm four miles west of Martin. Corky was the youngest of five children. He attended Bennett County schools, where during his senior year at a fair dance, he met the love of his life, Dorene Williams. The two...

Oct 12, 2021

Obituary for Bertha Margaret Wellnitz Landreth

Funeral Services for Bertha Landreth of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2021 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at...

Oct 12, 2021

Bruce Lee Ireland died October 12, 2021, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.  Bruce was born January 28, 1944, to Theodore “Slim” Ireland and Geraldine “Gerry” Christensen.  He joined siblings:  LaWanda “Sis” and Donny.  The family lived at the Ireland Ranch east of Martin, SD.  Later that year, Slim purchased a ranch at Folsom, SD and the...

Oct 8, 2021

Memorial Services for Jerry Stumph of Crawford, Nebraska will be held Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Crawford Community Building.

Jerry Stumph was born to John and Sheila Stumph on July 27, 1964 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on the Naval Base.

The family lived in several different places, including Hawaii while his...

Oct 8, 2021

Kevin Lee Jech was kicked out August 16th, 1957, by his twin sister Kristy to join the world with their parents Keith and Lois Jech and brother Kerry.

He graduated from Wayne High School in 1975 and went on to become a Vocational Ag teacher by completing studies at Wayne State College. After a short taste of...

Oct 7, 2021

Gary D. Fisher

Oct. 3, 1943 - Oct. 7, 2021

Gary D. Fisher was born in Rushville, Nebraska on Oct. 3, 1943, to Buford and Florence (Sandoz) Fisher. He was welcomed home by big sister, Karen, who spent their childhood trying to force him to take his cod liver oil, throwing scissors at him, and...

Oct 7, 2021

Funeral Services for Richard Lee Holmquist of Chadron, Nebraska will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Richard Holmquist of Chadron, Nebraska, passed away in Chadron, NE, on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Chadron Community Hospital,...

Oct 7, 2021

Mateo Akki Bellu

August 12,2021-October 7,2021

Baby Mateo Akki Bellu was called to Heaven on October 7th.

Funeral services for baby Mateo will be Saturday October 23rd at 2 p.m. at chamberlain chapel in Chadron Ne.

Mateo was born to Matyas Bellu and Daniela Sledge on August 12,2021. Baby...

Oct 5, 2021

William Henry (Bill) Osmotherly was born November 27, 1935 in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Rupert and Veronica (Martin) Osmotherly. He grew up and worked on their family ranch south of Hot Springs called Teepee Creek and attended the Maitland School through the eighth grade. While attending a dance in Custer, South Dakota, he met the love of his...

Sep 30, 2021

Funeral Services for Betty Krantz of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Friday, October 15, 2021 at 1:00PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota at a later date.

Betty J Krantz passed away at her home in Chadron at the age of...

Sep 29, 2021

Funeral Services for Pauline McNutt of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Friday, October 15, 2021 at 10:30AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska.

Pauline McNutt passed away September 29, 2021 at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette WY she was 95 years old.

Pauline was born on December 23, 1925, in Chadron, NE...

Sep 26, 2021

Robert Melvin Reutter (Bob) left his earthly home to be with his Heavenly Father on September 26, 2021.  He was born on August 17, 1927, his parents were George and Marie Reutter. They moved from Tennessee shortly before his birth to Detroit, Michigan where he spent his youth.  He graduated from East Detroit High in 1945 and was drafted...

Sep 24, 2021

Ida E. Simmons passed away on September 24, 2021 at Regional West in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was 93.  Ida was born December 22, 1927 in Whitney, NE.

Ida was the second of seven children of  Elmer and Lillie Griffith.

She was married to Joe Simmons May 29th, 1947 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska....

Sep 24, 2021

Mary Elizabeth “Ibet” Spray Phelps entered eternal rest on September 24, 2021 at the age of 85 in Crawford, Nebraska. Mary was born the 3rd child of Eldon Randall Spray and M. Elizabeth “Betty” Squires Spray on December 8th, 1935 on a very snowy day. John Edwin and Sue Ann waited for her arrival.

Mary...

Sep 22, 2021

John W. Claussen, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, in Chadron Nebraska.

Graveside services for friends and family will be held at 10 a.m. Friday October 1st, 2021 at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron. Pastor Russ Seger officiating.

John was born November 1, 1933 in Chadron to Herman and Hazel (Grantham) Claussen. He was the...

Sep 20, 2021

Carl Kutschara passed away on September 20, 2021 at the age of 58. His memorial service will be at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Chadron NE on Tuesday September 28, 2021 at 10:30am.

Burial will be in the Hay Springs Cemetery at a later date.

A memorial has been established for...

Sep 20, 2021

Harold J. Obermiller, 81, of Rushville, Nebraska died early Monday morning, September 20, 2021, after a short battle with cancer.

Harold was born March 21, 1940, to Chriss and Mary Jane Obermiller in his Grandpa Stern’s house in Rushville, Nebraska.  Chriss and his family worked for several sandhill ranches over the years. In 1942 the family moved...

Sep 20, 2021

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