Mr. Marvin J. "Tiny" Reynolds
Jan 24, 2017
Marvin John "Tiny" Reynolds, 77, of Bassett, died January 24, 2017, at the Rock County Long Term Care in Bassett. He was born March 25, 1939, to Eldon Loren and Betty Maria (Dunbar) Reynolds in Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska. Growing up in southern Rock County, Marvin developed lifelong friendships with the Swanson boys. Many days they could be found tearing...
Mrs. Doris M. (Moyer) Weddel Olson
Jan 22, 2017
Doris May, daughter of Carl C. and Laurel Edith (Everingham) Moyer, was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska, June 25, 1921, and departed this life January 22, 2017 at Good Samaritan Pine View in Valentine, Nebraska. She attended Ainsworth public schools until her junior year in high school, and on her fifteenth birthday, she, with her parents and brother Bob, moved to...
Mrs. Alda M. (Moon) Ellis
Jan 3, 2017
Alda Mae (Moon) Ellis, was born on February 26, 1937, at Stuart, Nebraska to Fred and Margaret (Johnson) Moon, and passed away on January 3, 2017 at the Long Term Care in Bassett, Nebraska, just shy of her 80th birthday from the adverse affects of COPD. They lived on a farm south of Stuart. She has one brother Donald Moon....
Mr. Jonas J. "Joney" Dillon, Jr.
Jan 3, 2017
Jonas "Joney" Jonathan Dillon, Jr. was born November 25, 1939 to Jonas Sr. and Ortha I. (Rix) Dillon in Ainsworth, Nebraska. At age 15, he quit school to work with his father with the Keya Paha County Road Department making bridges. In the summer of 1957, he was en route to work for Jack Jones in Rose, Nebraska but Verg...
Mr. Dale E. Mundorf
Jan 1, 2017
Dale Eugene Mundorf, age 70, was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on March 12, 1946 to James D. and Lorena M. (Fernau) Mundorf. As a young child his family lived in various places. They finally settled in Long Pine where he graduated from Long Pine High School in 1964. Dale attended Chadron State College for 1 ½ years. He left college...
Mr. Melton A. "Mel" Crisman
Dec 20, 2016
Melton A. "Mel" Crisman was born October 15, 1933 in Wagner, South Dakota to Roy and Grace (Rude) Crisman. He was the seventh of nine children, joining Roy Jr., Glyde, Roland, Burton, Gloria, and Ken, with Betty and Clark to follow. Mel grew up in Wagner and helped on the family farm. He attended school in Ravinia, South Dakota graduating...
Cooper Simon Stewart
Dec 17, 2016
Cooper Simon Stewart was born on July 21, 2016 at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill, Nebraska to Lucas and Melissa (Heine) Stewart of Long Pine, Nebraska. He was baptized into God's loving family on October 23, 2016 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Bassett, Nebraska. Cooper was called to his heavenly Father on December 17, 2016, just shy of...
Mrs. Laura May (Hutcheson) Alderman
Dec 16, 2016
Laura May (Hutcheson) Alderman, 89, passed away on December 16, 2016 at the Parkside Manor in Stuart, Nebraska. She was born on January 9, 1927 in Newport, Nebraska, the seventh child of Leslie "Shorty" and Sadie (Moss) Hutcheson of Long Pine, Nebraska. Laura married Lloyd James "Sunny" Alderman on June 15, 1948 in Gering, Nebraska. Laura and Lloyd found they...
Mrs. Teresa B. (Downing) Wilkins
Dec 15, 2016
Teresa Belle (Downing) Wilkins, age 98, was born April 17, 1918, near Wood Lake, Nebraska. She was one of 12 children born to Halsey and Julia Downing. Most of her early life was spent near the banks of the Niobrara River north of Wood Lake. She attended the Rocky Ford School in Cherry County. If the weather cooperated, she and...
Gwen G. (Baker) Fling
Dec 10, 2016
Gwen Genelle Baker was born on June 11, 1917 at North Platte, Nebraska to Bertha Elizabeth (Smith) Baker and John David Baker. She died December 10, 2016 at the age of 99 years, 6 months. When Gwen was a year old, she traveled with her parents to Burton, Nebraska where she spent her childhood on the Baker ranch. All eight...
Mr. Everett Arch Densberger
Dec 8, 2016
Everett A. Densberger was born on July 13 1938 in Holt County Nebraska at the home of his grandparents to Warren A. "Bob" and Muzetta (Brown) Densberger, and passed away on December 8, 2016 at the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He attended grade school in Keya Paha County and at Brewster Nebraska. In...
Mrs. Hazel M. (Westover) Engle
Dec 5, 2016
Hazel Westover Engle was born at home in Ainsworth, Nebraska on October 27, 1923 to Vern and Beulah (Smith) Westover. She was raised in Ainsworth where she met Turk Engle of Springview, Nebraska and they married on October 26, 1940. They raised five children in Ainsworth. Hazel has been involved with the Ainsworth Senior Center, DOES Drove #54, the American...
Margaret E. (Eastman) Dugger
Nov 20, 2016
Margaret Evelyn Dugger was born February 22, 1919, to Grover and Edna (Sandall) Eastman in Rock County, Nebraska. She died at the West Holt Memorial Hospital in Atkinson, Nebraska, on November 20, 2016. She attended country schools and graduated from Rock County High School in 1938. Margaret married James Dugger on June 29, 1940. To this union two daughters were...
Betty L. (Bower) Kirkpatrick
Nov 20, 2016
Betty Louise Bower was born on May 18, 1938 to Darrel and Lois (Best) Bower at Ainsworth, Nebraska. She went to her heavenly reward on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from heart complications at the Brown County Hospital at the age of 78 years. Betty attended 12 years of school in Ainsworth and graduated with the Class of 1956, and was...
William A. "Bill" Ganser III
Nov 19, 2016
William A. "Bill" Ganser III was born in Johnstown Nebraska on May 8, 1930. He was raised on a ranch on Goose Creek in Cherry County and graduated from Curtis Agriculture School in 1946. Bill and Janice (Jarman), from Chambers Nebraska, were married on November 6, 1950. Bill passed away quietly at home near Ainsworth, Nebraska the evening of November...
Mrs M. Arlene "Penny" Hughes Ruge
Nov 10, 2016
M. Arlene Nelson, only child of Ray and Viola (Marian) Nelson was born November 24, 1926 at Utica, Nebraska. Arlene attended Rosemound District 59 and Utica Public High School. There she received a four year scholarship to Kearney State Teacher's College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Education and attended graduate school in Fine Arts. She...
Barbara J. (Rice) Strand
Nov 2, 2016
Barbara was born August 31, 1928 at home on her parents' ranch in Blaine County, near Dunning, Nebraska. She was the third of six children of Delbert and Mildred (Warren) Rice. While growing up, Barbara was active in 4-H with sewing, cooking, and showing beef cattle. Following her graduation from Dunning High School, Barbara attended College in Denver and attained...
Mr. Gary D. Sell
Oct 11, 2016
Gary D. Sell 80 of Springview, Nebraska passed away October 11, 2016 at his home with family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Gary was born January 20, 1936 at Winner, South Dakota to Henry and Theresa (Gehlsen) Sell. He grew up in Todd County South Dakota, the youngest of five children, along with his sister, Delores...
Mrs. Ardeth A. (Sawle) Coleman
Oct 10, 2016
Ardeth Arlene Coleman was born May 8, 1924 to Leslie and Rita (Johnson) Sawle, and passed away peacefully on October 10, 2016. She grew up north of Ainsworth on the Sawle Brothers farm. Ardeth loved to learn and was appreciative of her teachers in rural school District 11 and at Ainsworth High School where Ardeth graduated valedictorian of her class....
Mrs. Barbara Kathleen (Appleman) Pedersen
Oct 6, 2016
Barbara Kathleen (Appleman) Pedersen, 73, of Bassett, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 6th, 2016 at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, Nebraska after a short illness. Barbara was born to Theodore and Marian (Feagin) Appleman at Ainsworth, Nebraska on June 26th, 1943. She attended rural school south of Wood Lake, Nebraska and also near Johnstown, Nebraska. She graduated from Ainsworth High...
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