Obituary Listing

Mar 31, 2020

Harry Stokely age 92 of Valentine passed away on March 31 st at his home in Valentine.  A limited visitation will be held on Friday, April 3 rd from 2-8 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines.  Burial will be held at a later date.

Mar 28, 2020

On Saturday March 28, 2020, Daisy Marie Wobig passed away at the age of 94.  Marie was born October 5, 1924 to Magdeline Schafer Heron and Edison Herron  in Cody Nebraska. She attended school in Cody, Nebraska. On May 28, 1941, she married Earl Gilbert Wobig in Chadron, Nebraska. They moved to the family ranch and raised their three...

Mar 27, 2020

Wayne Arlie Sharp a longtime resident of Sparks, NE area passed away at the Cherry County Hospital on Friday, March 27 th , 2020.

He was born, March 28 th , 1936 in Tripp County, SD on the Barnheart place in a 2-story framed house by a mid-wife.  The seventh of ten children born to Rex William...

Mar 25, 2020

Eunice Jones age 84 of Mission, SD passed away on March 25 th at her home south of Mission.  A private family graveside will be held on Saturday, March 28th.

Mar 25, 2020

Mary Margaret (Engel) Young, age 87, of Valentine, Nebraska, passed away on March 25, 2020, at her home. Mary was born on November 26, 1932, to Joseph George and Mary Elizabeth (Boltz) Engel at her family ranch south of Valentine. As a young child, Mary lived with her paternal grandparents in Todd County, South Dakota, during which time she...

Mar 22, 2020

Memorial service for Harvey Whitney age 63 of Valentine, NE and formally of Brainerd, MN are pending and will be held at a later date in Brainerd, MN.  Mr. Whitney passed away on March 22 nd at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine, NE.

Survivors

Wife-Sue of Valentine, NE

Daughters-Holly Bolin of Mechanicsville,...

Mar 14, 2020

Memorial service for Kevin Thornton age 60 of Valentine are pending at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines.  Mr. Thornton pass away on March 14 th in O'Neill, NE.

Survivors

Wife-Joyce of Valentine

Children-Corky of Valentine

Torie of Valentine

Jacob of Valentine

Chastidy of Valentine

Mar 7, 2020

Henry Clifford "Bud" Pavlik, 92, of Valentine, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine.

Henry Clifford, known to all as Bud, was born on December 2, 1927, the second child to Henry William and Ruth (Robertson) Pavlik. He attended school in South Dakota and later at Crookston, NE. Bud entered the...

Mar 6, 2020

Funeral services for Blaine Hooper, age 60, of Kearney, formerly of Valentine, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Valentine United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Friday beginning at 5 p.m. at the Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mr. Hooper passed away Friday, March 6,...

Mar 3, 2020

Beverlee Lee McPeak was born November 1, 1934 in Alliance, NE.  She was one of five children born to Guy and Lottie (McCord) Smith.  Bev grew up on family ranches near Oshkosh and Brewster, NE and graduated from Brewster High School in 1952.  Beverlee married Donald Gene McPeak on February 12, 1955 in Brewster, NE.  This union was blessed...

Mar 1, 2020

DONNA FAE VAN METRE WAS BORN AUGUST 1, 1926 TO ERVY HALEY AND IDA(SHARP) HALEY AT HOME IN THE RURAL SPARKS AREA IN CHERRY COUNTY NEBRASKA. SHE PASSED ON MARCH 1, 2020 AT THE GOSHEN COUNTY CARE CENTER IN TORRINGTON, WYOMING.

DONNA FAE, ALSO KNOWN AS "FAE", COMPLETED HER FORMAL EDUCATION IN MILLBORO, SOUTH DAKOTA AND GRADUATED...

Feb 23, 2020

Jeanette Ann (Hays) Keller of Valentine, NE, passed away at Callaway Good Life Center, Callaway, NE on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020.  She was born on March 2, 1935, in Van Tassel, Wyoming.  Her parents were Milton and Bessie (Line) Hays.

Jeanette grew up and attended elementary and high school in Arnold, NE.  She graduated from Arnold High...

Feb 14, 2020

Vance A. Baker had deep roots in Keya Paha County. While his grandparents, Harvey and Sally Shaw Baker settled in the Mills-Jamison area in the early years, Vance's parents, John and Bertha Smith Baker established their ranch home one mile west and one mile north of Burton. Vance, their fourth child, was born January 9, 1922 at the ranch...

Feb 14, 2020

Larry Dewayne Duncan was born in Enid, OK on July 10, 1948 to Ruth (Duncan) Humphrey. He was the first born of 8 children. He attended school in Enid through the 11th grade when he left school to join the Navy. He was in the Navy as a machinist mate from March 1966 until February 1968.

After...

Feb 2, 2020

Kon Allan Smith was born December 14 th , 1940, in Valentine, Nebraska, to Allan Smith and Alice (Burke) Smith.  He finished life on February 2 nd , 2020, in North Platte, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, 1 month, and 19 days.  Kon spent the first years of his life near Lakeview, South Dakota. His early elementary...

Feb 2, 2020

Beulah Mae Hale was born July 9, 1923 in Valentine, Nebraska to Sanford "Sant" and Cora (Lovejoy) Hale.  She attended Schlagel Creek Country School.

Beulah married Charles A. "Charlie" Belville on April 25, 1940 in Chadron, Nebraska.  They were blessed with two sons, Bruce and Terry.  Beulah and Charlie ranched in the Valentine area for their entire...

Jan 27, 2020

Donna Jean (Biltoft) Dillon was born June 22, 1938.  She was the second daughter of Allen and Laura (Taylor) Biltoft.  Donna grew up on a farm northwest of Ainsworth, NE.  She attended Rural School District #7 through the 8 th grade and Ainsworth High School, graduating with the class of 1956.

On February 20, 1958, she was...

Jan 12, 2020

Michael Dean Welker, 60

On Sunday, January 12, 2020, Mike Welker, passed away at the age of 60 at his home south of Kilgore, Nebraska. Mike was born on September 12, 1959, in Valentine, Nebraska, to Dean and Eldine (Rauer) Welker. He attended Cody-Kilgore Unified Schools and graduated in 1977. Following high school, Mike attended Mitchell Vo-Tech...

Jan 6, 2020

Nancy Ellen (Battershaw) Shandrew of Valentine passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 6 th , 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska. She received her heavenly reward at 62 years old.

Nancy was born on February 21 st , 1957 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Dale and Elsie (Scholl) Battershaw.  She was the seventh of eight children born into...

Dec 12, 2019

Eleanor E. (Ellie) Leach, daughter of George W. and Eunice E. (Deckert) Leach, was born on November 7, 1937 in Newman Grove, Nebraska. She grew up on surrounding ranches and attended a number of country schools in the area before completing her education at the Business School of Commerce in North Platte, Nebraska.

Ellie was blessed with...