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Verda Zerbe

Verda Zerbe

Aug 22, 2015

Verda Mae (Perkins) Zerbe, age 75, passed away on August 22, 2015 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, Nebraska after a long battle with pancreatic Cancer. Verda was born on February 9, 1940 in Lewellen, Nebraska to Floyd and Wilma Perkins and lived most of her life in the country with her siblings and parents. She...

James Harper

James Harper

Aug 21, 2015

James Henry Harper, 58, of Crawford, NE went how to be with his heavenly father on August 21, 2015 at Chadron Community Hospital. He was born December 12, 1956 in Santa Cruz, California. As a youngster, he lived in a small coastal town of Davenport, California. Davenport's nickname, "A Whale of a Town." Before school age...

Maurice Jones

Maurice Jones

Aug 15, 2015

Maurice William Jones was born June 7, 1923, to John Preston Jones and Altha (Hull) Jones in O'Neill, Nebraska. Maurice attended grade school in the Meek Community until the 8th grade and then was employed by various farmers in the community until the age of 16 when he was encouraged by his Uncle Guy and Aunt...

Dale Myers

Dale Myers

Aug 13, 2015

Spike Myers, 64, passed away on August 13, 2015 at his home in Chadron after a short illness. Dale was born on April 1, 1951 in Chadron, Nebraska to Robert E. and Lucille E. (Zwiefel) Myers. He lived his formative years in Chadron attending school there. As a young man, he traveled around the United States...

Trav Benson

Trav Benson

Aug 7, 2015

Travis Dean Benson Travis Dean Benson, 56, of Gordon, Nebraska, died August 7, 2015, at Gordon Memorial Hospital. He was born June 20, 1959, in Gordon, Nebraska, to Donald and LynnDell Benson. He attended and graduated from Gordon High School in 1978. While in high school, he was active in sports and played football, wrestled, golfed...

Lois Gran

Lois Gran

Aug 5, 2015

Lois M. (Shanks) Gran Lois Marie (Shanks) Gran, 76, of Gordon, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Gordon. She was born on December 29, 1938--in the old Gordon Hospital at 6th and Main Streets--to Harold and Vera Shanks. She grew up on a farm north of town with her brother Lyle and sister Virginia. While on...

Vincent Quigg

Vincent Quigg

Aug 1, 2015

Vincent Quigg Vincent Quigg was one of 6 children born to Mabel (Cushing) and Frank Quigg, July 24, 1917. He passed away August 1, 2015, at Gordon Countryside Care. Like many children born in the early 1900's he was born at home. His life started on a ranch 8 miles northwest of Gordon and he attended...

Wayne Brickner

Wayne Brickner

Aug 1, 2015

Due to Wayne's wishes, there will not be a funeral service, only a graveside service. Wayne R. Brickner passed away Saturday morning, August 1, 2015 at his home. He leaves his wife, Loretta Brickner (Wiltse) of 62 years; a daughter, Evelyn Brickner and husband John Hofer; two sons, Steven Brickner married to Gail Brickner (Selstrom), and...

Jack Heesacker

Jack Heesacker

Aug 1, 2015

Jackie Dean Heesacker, 84, was born January 26, 1931 to Con and Faie Heesacker at the family farm in Hay Springs. Jack was the 5th child of the family of six. Jack met his soul mate, Pauline Murdock, at a young age and celebrated 64 years of life together. His greatest love was his children, his...

Clayton Flueckinger

Clayton Flueckinger

Aug 1, 2015

Clayton D. Flueckinger Clayton Dean Flueckinger, 77, formerly of Gordon, died August 1, 2015, at Crest View Care Center in Chadron, Nebraska. He was born March 24, 1938, south of Hay Springs, NE, the youngest child of Walter E. and Esther Flueckinger. In 1941 the family moved to a farm nine miles south of Gordon. He...

Roy Porter

Roy Porter

Jul 28, 2015

Service: Saturday, August 1, 2015 ~ 10:00 AM Christ Community Church ~ Crawford, Nebraska

John Howard

John Howard

Jul 27, 2015

John Archerd Howard, 83, of Chadron, Nebraska died peacefully with his family at his side Monday, July 27th, 2015 at Chadron Memorial Hospital. He was born March 26, 1932 in Clay Center, Nebraska, the fifth of five children, to Fred B. and May (Archerd) Howard. After his father's death when he was 5, the family moved...

Helen Wild

Helen Wild

Jul 27, 2015

Mrs. Wild passed away on July 27, 2015 at Chadron Community Hospital. Helen (Laue) Wild was born on February 18, 1936 in Chadron, Nebraska to Ralph H. and Mary (Alexander) Laue. Helen has a brother, Ralph E. Laue. Helen married Waymann Wild on July 19, 1952 and they settled into ranching on his parent's ranch at...

Allen Robbins

Allen Robbins

Jul 27, 2015

Allen Ray Robbins, 70, of Kersey, CO, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, near Ray, ND. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 2, at 2 p.m., at the Post 240 American Legion in Martin, SD, Rev. Alvin Trucano officiating. Allen was a past commander of Post 240. Burial will be at the Martin Community...

Virginia Corbin

Virginia Corbin

Jul 24, 2015

Virginia was born on August 28, 1953 in Lusk, Wyoming and graduated from Crawford High School. �½�½She was a trained CNA and worked in several area nursing homes for several years. �½�½She was forced to retire due to illness. Virginia resided at Prairie Pines Lodge in Chadron for a number of years and moved to the...

Donald Walden

Donald Walden

Jul 23, 2015

Donald Dean Walden, BMC, USN Retire Graveside Services for Donald Dean Walden of Crawford, NE will be held on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Crawford City Cemetery with Reverend Gregory Sonnenschien officiating. Burial will be with Military Honors provided by the Chadron Veterans Honor Guard and the US Navy Honor Guard. Donald...

Olive Raben

Olive Raben

Jul 21, 2015

Olive M. Raben, 94 died peacefully on July 21, 2015 at Skyview Nursing Home in Bridgeport, Nebraska. Olive was born on August 16, 1920 to Paul and Lottie Zerbst in in Harrison, Nebraska. The family moved to Crawford in 1934 where she finished her high school years. She worked at Nash Finch as a secretary until...

Helen Kayton

Helen Kayton

Jul 17, 2015

Helen Jane Kayton, 77, of Gordon, Nebraska passed away Friday, July 17, after a lengthy decline in health, at Gordon Countryside Care with her children and son-in-law at her side. She was born August 23, 1937, in Chadron, Nebraska to Orie Harris and Helen Barbara Scott and graduated from Hay Springs Nebraska High School in 1955....

Gloria Cady

Gloria Cady

Jul 15, 2015

Gloria Weber was born September 1st, 1926 at Beatrice, NE to Clyde and Mildred Trudell Weber. She passed away on July 15th at Morning Star Assisted Living in Rapid City, SD. Gloria grew up on her family's ranch near Merriman. At a young age Gloria began to help with the large workload involved in running her...

Ken Hunter

Ken Hunter

Jul 14, 2015

Kenneth (Ken) Richard Hunter, age 61, of rural Sheridan County, Nebraska, died July 14, 2015, as a result of a tractor accident near his home. Ken was born October 8, 1953, to Robert and Aldean Hunter. Ken lived with his parents and two brothers on a ranch near Manderson, SD until 1956. He then lived with...

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