OBITUARIES

Henry Otte

Jun 10, 2020

Henry James Otte

Henry James Otte was born June 1, 1931 to Frederick Charles and Erma Louise Pfister Otte at their rural Gordon home.  He left his earthly home on June 10, 2020.  His life with parents, two brothers and two sisters was a happy and pleasant memory until as a nine year old boy, Henry lost...

Leo Wiest

Jun 10, 2020

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Rollin Curd

Jun 3, 2020

Funeral services for Rollin Curd will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10:00AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron, Nebraska with Father Todd Philipsen officiating. A vigil will be held on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Chadron following the funeral...

Genevieve Perrine

May 29, 2020

Genevieve M. (Nixon) Perrine, 84 years old), passed away at her home and went to be with her Lord on May 29, 2020. Genny was born on her family home near Wayside in rural Dawes County on September 22, 1935, to Harold F. and Genevieve M. (Miller) Nixon.

The oldest of four daughters, she was raised on...

Jeannine Smith

May 29, 2020

Jeannine Smith of Crawford, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 in Crawford, Nebraska.  Jeannine was born on April 26, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan.  She was 74. There will not be services to honor Jeannine’s wishes.

Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com

Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron is...

Evelyn Keller

May 29, 2020

Evelyn Frances Sones Keller passed away May 29, 2020 at her home in Gordon. She was born October 18, 1923 in Gordon, Nebraska to Edward Lee and Laura Bell (Knight) Sones, the youngest of four children.

Her early years were spent on the ranch 23 miles southeast of Gordon where she attended grade school at District #129...

Gordon Greenamyre

May 28, 2020

Gordon Gerald Greenamyre, 92, of Gordon Nebraska departed this life on May 28, 2020.

He was born on October 3, 1927 in Royal Nebraska to Gerald and Loma. In 1928 the family moved to Sheridan County where they lived on a farm south of Gordon. He attended school in the Gordon area, graduating in 1945. After graduation,...

Anna Reece

May 25, 2020

Anna Marie Reece of rural Crawford, passed away May 25, 2020 at home.

She was born October 8, 1936, to Dick and Clara Buckley in Crawford, Nebraska.

After graduating from Sioux County High School in 1954, she worked at the bank in Harrison, Nebraska.

On June 15, 1958, she married Jim Reece. To...

Eva Hix

May 20, 2020

Eva Clell Reed Hix of Gordon, Nebraska., age 97, passed away on May 20, 2020, at Gordon Countryside Care.

Eva was born on March 17, 1923, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Olin and Cecil Glee Heywood Reed. She grew up along the Niobrara River south of Gordon, attending country school in that area and later attending high school in...

Terry Smith

May 16, 2020

Terry Dean Smith

Jul 29th, 1960-May 16th, 2020

Terry Dean Smith passed away of a heart complication on Saturday May 16th 2020 at his childhood home in Whitney, NE, taking care of the family farm that he loved. He was born on July 29th 1960 to Garold Wayne Smith and Louella Marie Straub in Fort...

Ellen Rotness

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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Irene Snook

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...

Doris Tallon

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...

James Hankins

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...

Robert "Bob" Waggener

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,...

Doane Dubry

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.

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John Wentworth

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...

Forrest Nelson

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....

Alice Grooms

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...

Jackie Carson

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...