OBITUARIES

Julia Piper

Mar 24, 2017

Julia L. Piper Julia Louisa Piper was born August 12, 1959, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Crawford, Ne., second daughter of Franklin and Marie (Bogner) Piper. Julia grew up on the family homestead 18 miles east and north of Harrison, Ne. She attended Highland (District #5) Elementary School. She graduated from Sioux County High School, attended...

Steve Langford

Mar 20, 2017

Steven Edward Langford (aka "Langy") of Chadron passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Crestview Care Center, after a courageous battle with cancer. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 24, at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Pastor Russ Seger officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery with military honors...

Maxine Gehrig

Mar 18, 2017

Services will be held at the Methodist Church in Hay Springs, NE on Monday March 27 at 10:00 with Reverend Paul Smith officiating. Internment service will follow at the Gordon, NE cemetery and a celebration of life and dinner back at the Methodist Church in Hay Springs to follow. Vera Maxine Gehrig, age 82, passed away...

Bill Bruns

Mar 18, 2017

William R. (Bill) Bruns Bill Bruns, 83, was born on May 8, 1933 and passed into eternal rest on March 18, 2017. Bill was born to Ludwig Lubben and Perna Zoe (Widman) Bruns in Gordon, Nebraska; he was the youngest in the family of six. His Siblings; LeRoy (Helen), Pearle (Ken) Child, Glenn (Gwendolen), Alice Marie...

Leroy Richards

Mar 17, 2017

Leroy ‘Show' Richards, age 86, passed away at his home March 17, 2017. Leroy was born on March 25, 1930, in Tuthill, SD, to Theodore Frank and Zona (Rooks) Richard. Leroy grew up in Tuthill, SD with his parents and siblings until the death of his father. His mother remarried and moved the family to Porcupine...

Julie Wheeler

Mar 16, 2017

Memorial services for Julie (Homrighausen) Wheeler are pending. Julie passed away on March 16, 2017 in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was born on January 12, 1959 to Doris and Earnie Homrighausen in Alliance, Nebraska. Julie attended school at District #48 and later Marsland School. She went to Crawford High School until graduating. She went to...

Alice Valaika

Mar 15, 2017

ALICE LILIAN JARMAN VALAIKA (February 24, 1924 to March 15, 2017) Alice Lilian Valaika, 93, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on March 15, 2017. Alice was a resident of Gordon, Nebraska until September 2014 when Alice moved to Bradenton, FL where she resided at Waters Edge Retirement Community. Alice was born on February 24, 1924 in...

Jean Norman

Mar 14, 2017

Jean Evaline (Johnson) Norman, the second of five children born to Cornelius (Neil) and Jean (Murray) Johnson on March 27, 1917 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada passed on March 14, 2017. She and her eldest brother, Murray, began their schooling at a rural school in Alberta until the 5th grade. Her brother was her main competition...

Jim Hutcheson

Mar 13, 2017

Previous Events Visitation Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:00 PM 3/19/2017 3:00:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3/19/2017 5:00:00 PM Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home

101 N. Main St. Gordon, NE 69343

Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home 101 N. Main St. Gordon 69343 NE United States Service Monday, March 20, 2017 10:00 AM 3/20/2017 10:00:00...

Ila Wood

Mar 13, 2017

Graveside services for Ila May Wood, 86, of Chadron, Nebraska are going to be held Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Hillside Cemetery in Oelrichs at 11:00 AM with Pastor Jim West officiating. Ila May Wood was the 8th of 9 children born to Bird and Eva Swigert of Oelrichs, South Dakota. Born on April 25, 1930,...

Marguerite Radcliffe

Mar 12, 2017

Private family services for Marguerite "Maggie" Radcliffe will be held at a later date. Marguerite Evelyn "Maggie" Radcliffe died on March 12, 2017. She was born in Winamac, Indiana on July 3, 1921. She was the daughter of Ray and Gladys (Shaw) Harpster. She attended high school at Pulaski High School in Pulaski, Indiana. She received...

Christi Laverack

Mar 10, 2017

Christine Marie Laverack 45 of Martin South Dakota died Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Bennett County Hospital. She was born June 7, 1971, in Wessington Springs to Lloyd and Jerri Lutter. As a young girl she lived on a farm in Gann Valley, South Dakota. She soon became Lloyd's right hand girl. She learned to...

Grace Dierksen

Mar 7, 2017

Memorial services for Grace Dierksen of Chadron, Nebraska will be held on March 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Chadron with Pastor Bonnie McCord officiating. Mrs. Dierksen passed away on March 7, 2017 in Chadron, Nebraska. Grace was born on November 14, 1933 in Platteville, Colorado. She was 83. Grace attended...

Joan Heiting

Mar 7, 2017

Cemetery Details Location Hay Springs Cemetery Final Resting Place

Antelope Rd Hay Springs, NE 69347

Antelope Rd Hay Springs 69347 NE United States

Dee Rosane

Mar 7, 2017

Dee Ann Rosane Rapid City - Dee Ann (Sargent) Rosane, 63, passed away peacefully in her favorite chair in her home in Rapid City on March 7, 2017. She was born January 7, 1954 to Floyd and Ruth Sargent in Broken Bow, NE, and grew up in Bennett County, SD. She attended Central School, then BCHS...

Freeman Petersen

Mar 5, 2017

Freeman John Petersen, 87, of Gordon Nebraska, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 in Gordon. He was born south of Rushville, Nebraska on October 22, 1929 to John and Martha (Sandoz) Petersen. He attended the public schools of Sheridan County, Nebraska where he was a lifelong resident. After high school, he worked on the family farm...

Wayman Stokley

Feb 28, 2017

Wayman Bussey (Boot) Stokley, 59, of Chadron, died Tuesday, February 28th, at Crestview Care Center. He was born January 21, 1958, in Palacious Texas. Wayman was a union iron worker. He worked all over the United States. He was a handy man, musician, father, and he was a woodworker. He was never married. Survivors include his...

Dick Herren

Feb 24, 2017

Dick N. Herren passed away peacefully, February 24, 2017, the day before his 96th Birthday, at his home in Harrison, Nebraska. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, March 2 at the Harrison Bible Church, � mile north of Harrison. Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron will be in charge of arrangements. He was born February...

Wynfred Collins

Feb 19, 2017

Wynfred E. (Mattes) Collins was born to Fred and Lois (Sipp) Mattes April 20, 1917 on her parent's farm near Winside, NE. She passed away February 19, 2017, at Gordon Countryside Care. She was baptized into the Lutheran church and also attended school in Winside, NE. On May 15, 1936, Wynfred was united in marriage to...

Lyle Sones

Feb 19, 2017

Lyle Sones, 95, of Rushville, Nebraska, passed away Sunday February 19, 2017, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Lyle was born February 16, 1922, at Balfe, Nebraska, (south of Merriman, NE) to Edward and Laura (Knight) Sones. As a young boy, he lived with his family on a ranch south of Gordon, Nebraska....