OBITUARIES

May 13, 2020

Ellen P. Rotness

Ellen Patricia Rotness went to be with her Lord and savior 8 days shy of her 90th birthday. Ellen passed peacefully with family by her bedside at Chadron Community Hospital on May 13, 2020.

Ellen was born May 21, 1930 in Clearbrook, Minnesota to Peter and Mary Eleanora (Marsolek) Brothen.

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May 2, 2020

Doris Tallon passed away peacefully May 2, 2020, at Pioneer Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Doris was born January 1, 1931. She was the second of eight children born to Everett and Margaret Colwell (Kearns).

She lived most of her childhood years in the White Clay area. She attended elementary at the Extension School and attended...

May 2, 2020

A memorial service will be held Friday, July 17, 2020, for Irene (Dyer) Snook, age 103, who passed away on May 2, 2020 at the Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home in Crawford, Nebraska at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska at 10:00 AM. She was born on February 20, 1917 to Lorn and Anna Dyer in Bertrand, Nebraska. She was the...

May 1, 2020

James LaVern Hankins passed away on May 1st, 2020 at the age of 78. He was born on December 2, 1941 in Rushville, Nebraska to Jim and Violet (Eckerle) Hankins. He graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1959. Upon graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Bachmann on June 4th, 1961. With this union was born two...

Apr 30, 2020

Robert “Bob” Leonard Waggener

November 8 1927 to April 30, 2020

Bob Waggener passed from this earth on April 30, 2020 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE at the age of 92.

Robert Leonard Waggener was born the 13th of 14 children on November 8, 1927 in Council Bluffs,...

Apr 28, 2020

Doane Dubry of Chadron passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford. He was 88.

Funeral services will be Thursday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Pastor Russ Seger officiating. Burial with military honors will follow and will be at Fairview Cemetery in Rushville.

Apr 26, 2020

Having had ninety well lived years, Forrest Leonard Nelson passed away April 26, 2020 at Gordon Memorial Hospital. Forrest was born to Marvin Earnest (Stub) and Beatrice Carolyn (Iverson) Nelson at Denby, South Dakota on October 4, 1929. Although for many years his birthday was celebrated on October 5 until his eldest sister Murial finally got him straightened out....

Apr 26, 2020

John Edward Wentworth was born at home on April 6, 1935 in Riverview, Nebraska to Norris Edward Wentworth and Emma (Zeigler) Wentworth for the price of three wagons of wood. His family farmed in Nebraska until August of 1950 when they relocated to Evant, Texas due to a sister’s health. He passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in...

Apr 25, 2020

Alice Grooms of Gordon, Nebraska, age 81, passed away April 25, 2020 at Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home.

She was born at Hughes County, South Dakota on August 13, 1938 to Milo and Rachel Brookens. Alice graduated from Interior High School and attended the National College of Business.

Alice married Walter O’Rourke and they had...

Apr 23, 2020

Jackie Carson

July 20, 1934 – April 23, 2020

Jackie Carson, 85, of Hay Springs passed on April 23, 2020 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs.

Jackie was born Jacquelyn Arleen Reed on July 20th, 1934 in Woonsocket, South Dakota to Delbert and Alice (Woodward) Reed. She lived many years in...

Apr 21, 2020

Lois Jane (Babby) Coats, 89, of Martin, South Dakota passed away on April 21, 2020 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Lois was born November 28, 1930 south of Kadoka, South Dakota to Louis and Sophia (Rumsey) Babby. Lois attended grade school until 8th grade. She excelled in school and was a straight “A” student.

She established lifelong...

Apr 15, 2020

Private family services for 81 year old Delbert Ball of Hay Springs will be Tuesday April 21, 2020 at the Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home. Delbert will be buried at the Hemingford Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Hay Springs Voluntary Fire Department. Memorials can be sent to PO Box 148, Hay Springs, NE 69347

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Apr 13, 2020

Belvadine Reeves Lecher, 98, of Chadron, NE. died peacefully at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE on April 13, 2020.  A memorial service will be held on July 21, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Chadron, NE. at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be given in her memory to Chadron First United Methodist Church, The Dawes County Historical Society,...

Apr 10, 2020

Carol Jean Thompson Halfhide passed away at her home in Chadron on Friday, April 10. She was born June 27, 1939 in Pawnee City, NE (SE corner of NE) to Ellis and Marjorie Thompson. Carol resided in Pawnee City during her school years and graduated with the class of 1957. She attended one year at NE Wesleyan in Lincoln....

Apr 10, 2020

Merelda Dreyer passed away on April 10, 2020 in Gordon, NE of natural causes.

She was born February 23, 1929 in Canova, SD to Herman and Elsie (Koepsell) Zulk.  She grew up in Canova, SD where she attended school through the 9th grade.  The lack of a high school diploma was rectified when she proudly received her...

Apr 8, 2020

Nebraska Man, Mike Riggleman Loved the Outdoors

There’s very few men who loved the outdoors the way Mike did.

He passed on the passion of the great outdoors down to his son and grandchildren with camping trips, late night bonfires, fishing, hiking and stories of how he fought fires all over the country as a...

Apr 6, 2020

GARY LEO HOFFMAN

07/06/1941 – 04/06/2020

Gary L. Hoffman was born July 6, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Carl Joseph Hoffman and Olivia Marie Sitzman Hoffman. He attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary and Heelan High School in Sioux City, graduating in 1959. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served three years active...

Mar 27, 2020

Melvin Nicholas Cummings was born December 30, 1936 to Mary Ann Larvie Smith and LeRoy Cummings at Pine Ridge, SD. He made his journey to the spirit world on March 27, 2020 at Winner Regional Hospital, Winner, SD, at the age of 83.

Melvin is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Ann Horton...

Mar 25, 2020

Patricia Kay (Botts) Collins, age 81, passed away on March 25th, 2020. She was born February 11th, 1939 in Miami, Oklahoma. She graduated in 1957 from high school in Metaline Falls, Washington.  After high school she moved back to South Dakota, settling in Newell. Here she met her former husband, Ronald Collins, and together they raised 6 children.

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Mar 19, 2020

Opal Olivas, age 87 of Rural Sioux County, Nebraska, passed away on March 19, 2020 peacefully at her home.

Opal was born to Perry and Lola (Hatfield) Bell on December 5, 1932 in the family’s home in rural Sioux County. Opal graduated high school and then attended Chadron State College for two years earning her teaching certificate....