OBITUARIES

Jul 30, 2021

Frederick Raymond (Ray) Grantham passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 after living independently for more than 95 years and a short time living at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, NE. Ray was the only child born on October 20, 1925 to Thomas Elam and Ida Elsie (Schmechel) Grantham in Hot Springs, SD. He attended Flag Butte and Rose...

Jul 30, 2021

It is common to start an obituary with the birthplace, significant dates, and history of a person’s life, but for Chester Paul Ansley those are not the important details. Chet’s important details are who he was, and how he lived his life. He was the salt of the earth, and a light in this world; he loved the Lord...

Jul 29, 2021

Funeral Services for Billie Jackson of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Friday, August 6, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 7:00 OM

at Chamberlain Chapel.

Billie Ray Jackson, 89,...

Jul 27, 2021

Doris was born in Rapid City, SD and grew up on her family’s homesteaded ranch near Caputa, SD. She loved horses, especially her first horse “Paint,” and often rode a horse to school when young. Doris was valedictorian of her class at Rapid City High School in 1954. She aspired to be a school teacher so chose to attend...

Jul 24, 2021

Ross Young, 8o, of Rushville, Nebraska passed away on July 24, 2021 at Gordon Countryside Care.  Ross was born February 3, 1941 in Minnesota to William and Dorothy (Hines) Young.  Ross was the oldest of three children growing up in Pipestone and Owatonna, Minnesota.  He graduated from Owatanna High School in 1959. After high school Ross enlisted in the...

Jul 22, 2021

John J. Novotny

John Joe Novotny passed away July 22, 2021, at the age of 82 at Rapid City, SD. He was born on April 18, 1939, to Adolph and Albina (Koupal) Novotny. He was delivered by a midwife at Martin, SD. He was the youngest of 6 children. As a young child his parents and 5...

Jul 20, 2021

Pamela Jeanne (Grantham) Staal Chadron, NE – Pamela Jeanne (Grantham) Staal, 70, died on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Chadron Community Hospital of congestive heart failure. Pam was born August 1, 1950 to Donald and Colleen Grantham in Chadron, NE. She attended Assumption Academy from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1968. She then went on to graduate from...

Jul 19, 2021

Funeral Services for Sheryl Bruns of Chadron, Nebraska

will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 AM

at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held at Highland Center Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Sheryl passed away on July 19, 2021 at...

Jul 16, 2021

Larry Lon Ellis passed away Friday, July 16th, 2021, at the age of 82.

Larry was born in Bennett County on December 9, 1938, to Jack and Pauline (Sigman) Ellis.

He was preceded in death by his wife, his son Paul Ellis, and parents Jack Ellis, Pauline and Buck Howton, Pete and Gladys Sigman and many...

Jul 16, 2021

Ernest Lewis Bigelow, 75, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2021, at his residence in Merriman, NE.

Ernie was born on March 7, 1946 in Seattle, WA to Verlia May Parmenter and Allen Ernest Bigelow. His family later moved to Iowa where his four younger siblings were born. His family relocated again to Kansas City and found...

Jul 15, 2021

On Thursday, July 15, 2021, Richard (Dick) Gayle Marsteller passed away at the age of 87 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Dick was born on May 8, 1934 in Harrison, Nebraska to John Wesley and Helen Irene (Unitt) Marsteller. In 2nd Grade, during World War II, Dick began moving between Colorado and Utah where his father worked Construction as an Electrician....

Jul 13, 2021

Loretta Lliteras Osborn Henkens was born in Alliance, NE on January 7, 1936 to John “Lit” Manuel Lliteras and Olevia “Leva” Margaret Delsing. She was number seven of eight children joining five brothers and two sisters.

Loretta attended elementary school in Hemingford, NE and St. Agnes Academy Boarding School in Alliance, NE. She graduated from Hemingford High...

Jul 8, 2021

Ronald L. Burke joined his heavenly home on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at his home in Chadron, Nebraska. Ron was born on January 17, 1942 to Freda and Roy Burke in Sand Fork, West Virginia. He graduated from Sand Fork High School in 1959. He continued his education and received his bachelors and masters of arts degrees...

Jul 4, 2021

Marc Gordon Gering was born March 13, 1956 in Rushville, Nebraska. He was the 6th of nine children born to Patricia “Pat” and Dale Gering. Marc enjoyed playing sports from the time he was a young child in Hay Springs through his adult years. He was a fearless competitor, an avid fan of all types of sports and a...

Jul 3, 2021

On July 3rd, 2021, Dorothy Conner passed away at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs.  She was 98 years old.

She was born into a loving, lively family in the Sandhills south of Gordon and attended Gordon High School.  Dorothy married Martin Conner on 3 July 1941 and raised their 1st son while teaching school during his WW II...

Jul 3, 2021

Douglas John Jacobson born on November 30, 1959, in Rushville, Nebraska, to Myron and Virginia Jacobson of Clinton, Nebraska, the fifth of six children, passed away July 3, 2021, at the Gordon Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will Thursday July 8, 2021, from 5 to 7 pm at Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home in Gordon, NE. Graveside service will be Friday...

Jul 1, 2021

A memorial service for Rita Wigington, of Chadron, Nebraska, will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. A burial will follow at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Rita Wigington of Chadron, Nebraska passed away at Chadron Community Hospital on July 1,...

Jun 29, 2021

Graveside Services for Eval Roberts of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Hay Springs City Cemetery.

Eval May (Orr) Roberts passed away on June 29, 2021 at Crestview Care Center in Chadron, Nebraska. Eval was born on January 11, 1928 in Alliance, Nebraska to Mark and Anne (Serbousek) Orr....

Jun 28, 2021

Donald Merle Kruger, age 84, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2021. Funeral services will be held at the Berean church in Chadron on 4th and Shelton street at 10 AM Saturday, July 3rd with burial south of Gordon at Mount Hope cemetery with pastors Justin Schefcik and Jason Gantz officiating. Donald M. (Butch) Kruger was born July 18,...

Jun 26, 2021

Emily Abigail Misner, 21, died unexpectedly on June 26th, 2021 due to complications of Type 1 Diabetes, in Chadron, NE. She was born on November 10th, 1999 in Chicago, IL. Emily was the daughter of Ray and Katie (Nollett) Misner. She had completed high school and was hoping to attend a few classes at Chadron State College to further...