OBITUARIES

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

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 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 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

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

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 12, 2021

Funeral Services for Joan Perrott of Chadron, Nebraska

will be held Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10:00 AM

at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery.

Joan passed away on September 12, 2021 at Crestview Care Center in Chadron, Nebraska....

Sep 12, 2021

It was a Tuesday in the little town of Martin, South Dakota when John and Katherine Kamerzell were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their 5th child. The clinic at that time was located above the Buckhorn Bar in downtown Martin. The date was October 7th, 1930, when the young family welcomed their 2nd son into the world.  They named their baby boy...

Sep 7, 2021

Funeral Services for Charles Hamar of Crawford, Nebraska will be held Friday, September 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Charles Edwin Hamar, 66, passed away Tuesday September 7, 2021 in Englewood, Colorado. He was born April 14, 1955 to Oliver and Charlotte...

Sep 7, 2021

Sharon Annette Hoyt Denison was born March 8th, 1941, to   Willard Lynn and Violet Virginia Hoyt in McCook Nebraska. She passed away September 7, 2021, in Martin, SD.

She grew up on a farm nine miles south of Culbertson Nebraska, the oldest of four daughters. She became her dad’s right-hand man at an early age, when during...

Sep 2, 2021

Calvin E. Strasburger

September 17, 1923 - September 2, 2021

Calvin “Pat” Strasburger was born on September 17, 1923, to William and Elsie (Pisel) Strasburger in Deer Trail, Colorado. He grew up on the family ranch near Ellsworth, Nebraska and graduated from Alliance High School in 1941. He served in the Army from 1944 -...

Sep 2, 2021

Evelyn M. (Tech) Gwynn, 97, of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2021, at Gordon Countryside Care.

Evelyn was born on May 4, 1924, to the union of Herbert and Mary (Ronfeldt) Tech in Tuthill, South Dakota.  She received her formal education from Bennett County High School in Martin, South Dakota.  Shortly after graduation,...

Aug 29, 2021

Funeral Services for Robert Grant of Whitney, Nebraska will be held Friday, September 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska

Robert Dean Grant, age 87, of Whitney, Nebraska passed away on August 29th, 2021. Robert was born on August...

Aug 29, 2021

Robert (‘Bob’) Henry Hollstein

March 11, 1924 – August 29, 2021

Born in Hay Springs, Nebraska to Will and Elsie Hollstein, the sixth of ten children.

Bob passed away peacefully at home on August 29th in McAllen, TX at the age of 97 due to pulmonary disease after a short period of declining...

Aug 23, 2021

Graveside Services for Edith Frear of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska.

Edith Arlayne (Rasmussen) Frear was born on September 28, 1930 in Todd County, South Dakota to Thomas and Elizabeth (Bebout) Rasmussen. She passed away on August 23, 2021 in...

Aug 23, 2021

Larry M. Swick, 88, of Batesland, South Dakota, passed away August 23, 2021, in Rapid City, South Dakota, from kidney failure.

Larry was born on November 11, 1932, in Clinton, Nebraska to Raleigh and Emma (Hoppe) Swick. He is survived by Betty (Meador), his wife for 59 years, daughter Laurie, sons: Adam (Bekah), Raleigh, Andrew (Mona), Nathan...