I was born in Mason City, NE on September 9, 1934 and later moved to Douglas, WY before my parents purchased the ranch south of Valentine, NE in 1942 where Bob and I live today. I attended a one room country school and entered High School as a freshman in Valentine, NE. After graduation I attended Loretta Heights College in Denver, CO and did my intern work for Medical Technology at Glockner Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO.

We lived under the Dam at Ogallala, NE as the four boys grew up and I taught school at Arthur, NE and Rosco, NE earning education classes through Kearney, NE and Chadron, NE. From there I earned my Bachelor Degree. I married Bob Grabher in March of 1974.  In 1974 we moved to my parent's ranch south of Valentine, NE where we have lived for 46 years.

We have four sons, Dean (Cindy) who lives on the ranch and as Bob and I have retired we are proud to pass the ranch on to Dean.  Dick (Mary) who lives in Phoenix, AZ and loves the hot weather where he trains horses. Don (Melissa) is a banker in Dessmit, SD and Dan (Jennifer) lives in Valentine, NE and works for Land O Lakes Purina. We have 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The grandkids range from college students to bankers, attorneys, UNL employees, nurses, etc. Still trying to interest someone into being a doctor but several are still in college so. . . maybe!

I have taught for 40 years with several breaks in between. I also managed the Visitor Center at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge for 7 years.

We have an annual Charolais Bull Sale and have commercial cattle on the ranch. We do a lot of Embryo Transfer work here on the ranch and in the past have shown our cattle in multiple states. This has been a highlight in our lives ranging to conventions, showing cattle, and delivering bulls. Always tried to stop off at Branson, MO, the Kansas City Arch or someplace on the way home. Many good friendships have been established all over the US with Charolais friends.

We have Husker season tickets so spend a lot of our time following games and went to Green Bay, WI to watch a Packers game. We have a 36 foot Montana Mountaineer 5th wheel and have traveled in almost every state. Lots of diesel and lots of fun. A great way to see the USA. Some of our trips have been to Alaska and Canada, up and down the full East and West Coasts, twice to Washington, DC, Gettysburg, Nashville, Memphis and Vicksburg, Grand Canyon, the Tetons, Yellowstone and the Black Hills, balloon festivals in Albuquerque, the National Cemetery in Vicksburg and then to see Andersonville and everything in between.

Every morning when I look out my window, I see deer, geese, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, cows etc. and I am glad to live in the great state of Nebraska and in beautiful Cherry County Nebraska.  I am preceded in death by my parents, Graydon and Gladys Holm Anderson and 1 sister, Joyce Buvk.

I am survived by Husband, Bob; and 4 sons, Dean, Dick, Don and Dan.

Graveside service for Janet Grabher age 86 of Valentine will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28 ^th at 2:00 PM at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine.  Visitation will be on Friday, at 3 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines.  Mrs. Grabher passed away on Nov. 21 in Valentine.  Memorials may be made to the Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association or the Valentine Berean Bible Church.