Obituary Listing

Nov 15, 2021

Hugh Wilber was born to Carl and Gertrude (House) Wilber on April 8, 1929 in Gordon, NE.  He passed away on November 15 at Pine View Good Samaritan Center in Valentine. The family  moved to Valentine when Hugh was a year old. He attended school in Valentine where he was a player on the 1945 undefeated,  unscored upon football ...

Nov 14, 2021

Patsy Ann Mansour was born March 6, 1939 in Valentine, Nebraska.  Patsy was the second of three daughters born to Michael and Eva Mansour.  She grew up in Valentine where she attended elementary school and graduated from Valentine High School.

Patsy married Blaine Benson on August 24, 1963 in Broken Bow, NE.  They made their home in...

Nov 14, 2021

Cowboy's Story

James Ryan Sexson was born February 16, 2009.  He surprised us all with his arrival, bursting his way into this world after a long day of hauling cattle home from stalks.  I drove all day on icy roads as a part of the hauling crew.  I never suspected that, in the wee hours of the...

Nov 12, 2021

MERLE CHARLES SHELBOURN

Merle Charles Shelbourn, 75, passed away on November 12, 2021 at his home in Valentine, NE.

Merle was born November 6, 1946 in Valentine, NE to Donald and Ida Rose (Hagedorn) Shelbourn. As a young boy, he grew up on the family ranch in South Dakota, seven miles north of Crookston, NE....

Nov 5, 2021

Funeral service for Mark Mulligan, age 56 of Thedford will be held on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the Open Bible Church in Dunning.  Burial will be held at a later date.

Mark Joseph Mulligan was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on November 5th, 2021, at the age of 56. He was with...

Oct 19, 2021

Edith Mae (Shelbourn) McCormick, was born March 9 th 1926 in Valentine, Nebraska and passed away October 19 th 2021 at Community Pride Care Center in Battle Creek, NE.  Edith was the fourth of five children born to Walter and Mable (Pont) Shelbourn.  Edith attended Kewanee grade school near her home and graduated from Valentine High School in 1943. ...

Oct 15, 2021

Warren "Keith" Stotts was born May 8, 1959, to Warren W & Vi Stotts in Martin SD. He was the third of five children. They lived in Cody, Ne during his childhood years where he worked on the family ranch & attended Cody-Kilgore Unified Schools. They later moved to Valentine where Keith attended & graduated from Valentine Rural High...

Oct 14, 2021

Susanne Dorothy (Littau) Mundorf of Saline, Michigan passed away peacefully on October 14, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She had a strong faith of eternity in Heaven through Jesus Christ's salvation. Susanne was born to John and Magdalena (Hoffman) Littau on September 3, 1936 in Valentine, Nebraska, the eleventh of twelve children. She grew up in rural South Dakota...

Oct 12, 2021

Nancy Lee (Childers) Wallingford was born on February 5, 1933 in Eaglesham, Alberta Canada to Albert Lee and Daisy Rose (Barnes) Childers. She was the youngest of 14 children.

She often told stories of her childhood and how she used to walk 2 miles to her local country school. She spoke of how rugged the school year...

Sep 27, 2021

Larry Hutchinson was born on February 2, 1930 to Eugene and Linnet Gustin Hutchinson at White River, SD. He was raised on a ranch north of White River with his five siblings, along the Little White River.

Larry graduated from White River High School in 1948 and united in marriage to Darlene Green at the United Methodist...

Sep 24, 2021

Memorial service for Bonnie Wescott age 71 of Valentine are pending and will be at a later date.  Mrs. Wescott passed away on Sept. 24, 2021 at her home in Valentine.

Survivors

Sons-Jim Bailey of Valentine

John Bailey of Valentine

Mother-Harriett McGalliard of Valentine

Brother-Mike McGalliard of Fairmont, NE...

Sep 21, 2021

Stephen Jennings Moreland was born to Robert Jennings and Elaine Anderson Moreland on November 8, 1951, in Gordon, Nebraska. Steve and his three younger sisters Sandra, Sybil, and Nancy were raised on the family ranch eight miles northeast of Merriman, where he grew to love the beauty of the Sandhills and the cowboy way of life.

His...

Sep 15, 2021

Dean Andrew Dunkel was born to George and Norma Gumb Dunkel on November 28 th , 1948, in Atkinson, Ne.  Dean lived on a ranch near Crookston, Ne with his parents and two older sisters.   He attended country school there until the 8 th grade.  At that time the family sold their ranch and moved to Valentine.  Dean then...

Sep 14, 2021

Christopher " Michael" Reifers son of Christopher and Amy Reifers was born March 20, 1999 in Valentine, Nebraska.   Michael attended Valentine Public School and has always made Valentine home.

Michael's occupation was cooking.  He loved basketball and music and spending time with friends.

Michael passed away at his home September 14, 2021 at age 22. ...

Sep 14, 2021

Dean Andrew Dunkel was born to George and Norma Gumb Dunkel on November 28 th , 1948, in Atkinson, Ne.  Dean lived on a ranch near Crookston, Ne with his parents and two older sisters.   He attended country school there until the 8 th grade.  At that time the family sold their ranch and moved to Valentine.  Dean then...

Sep 13, 2021

James Bennett Johnson was born May 9, 1936 in Arnold, Nebraska to Arthur B. and Nedra (Brenneman) Johnson.  He received his early formal education at Gandy, NE and then graduated high school at Curtis Technical School in Curtis, NE. After graduating from high school he attended Chadron State College.

James married Jacquelyn Helmer on May 31, 1962...

Sep 10, 2021

Russell Dean Carr was born in Sacramento, California on October 8, 1959, to James Dean and Hazel Hahn Carr.  Russ' dad was a member of the Air Force; he was an air traffic controller.  The family was stationed in several places throughout the years.  Russ lived in South Carolina, in Germany 2 years; first in a small town called...

Sep 2, 2021

A free spirit was born on December 2, 1978 in Pierre, SD and left this world on September 3, 2021. Jill Marie Fleming unexpectedly passed away in Tucson, AZ at the age of 42. With her roots in South Dakota she spent numerous years in Des Moines, Iowa; Solana Beach, CA and the last couple of years in Tucson....

Aug 31, 2021

Norma L.  Gumb  Dunkel  was born February 17, 1925 in Chambers, Nebraska to CW and Daisy (Parker) Gumb.  She started school in Holt County and continued there until age 10.   She then moved with her family to Garfield County in 1935.  Norma grew up on a ranch north east of Burwell.

Norma married George Dunke l on...

Aug 8, 2021

Deborah Anne (Dykes) Dawson was born in Rushville, NE on July 18, 1956 to Max and Marlene (DeWitt) Dykes. Deb passed away peacefully at age 65 in her home south of Kilgore, NE on August 8, 2021.

Deb was the oldest daughter of Max and Marlene's six children. Growing up as a teacher's daughter she attended school...