Obituary Listing

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...

Dec 3, 2019

Wanda June Huebner (Thomas) was born June 17, 1934 to the proud parents Thelma Thomas (Overman) and Edward Thomas at Crookston, NE.   She had 3 brothers – Edward, Dennis and Jessee Thomas.   Wanda attended Crookston Public School and graduated Crookston High School.

On November 24, 1955 she was united in marriage to Ralph R. Huebner at Zion...

Dec 2, 2019

Funeral service for Savilla Hayford age 84 of Valentine will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 th at 10:00 AM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine.  Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Wednesday, at 4:00 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines.  Mrs. Hayford passed away on Dec. 2 nd at the...

Nov 30, 2019

Phyllis Marie Kramer was born to Ren and Sylvia (Copeland) Kramer on January 26, 1945 in Valentine, Nebraska.  A few minutes later her twin brother Fredrick Gordon Kramer made his appearance.  They had a big brother Robert waiting at home and a year and a half later brother Lee joined the family.

Phyllis, (despite 3 brothers teasing)...

Nov 28, 2019

Graveside service for Carol Ellington age 71 of Clearwater, MN and formally of Valentine, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 th at 2:00 PM at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine.  Visitation will be at noon at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines before the graveside service.  Mrs. Ellington passed away on Nov. 28 th in St. Cloud, MN.

Nov 19, 2019

Funeral Mass June 3, 2020, 10:30 a.m. MT at St. Mary's Church, Nenzel, Nebraska

Darlene Mecham Krajeski of Arvada, Colorado, age 92, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, just three short weeks after the death of her husband of 71 years, John Krajeski.

She was born in a railroad section house along the...

Nov 18, 2019

Jimmie Lee Epke was born on 9/28/35 in Valentine, NE to John and Edith Epke.  He attended grade school at Rock School North of Crookston and graduated from Crookston High School in 1953.  He served in the Korean war from 1953 – 1955.  Upon his Honorable Discharge, Jim moved back to the family farm North of Crookston where he...

Nov 15, 2019

Funeral service for Elsie Huber will be held 2:00 P.M.  Wednesday, November 20th at St. John's Lutheran Church near Norris, SD.  Burial will follow at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.  A Prayer service will be held at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday evening, November 19th at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine, Nebraska.

Elsie Huber passed away November 15th...

Nov 2, 2019

Mass of Christian Burial for Arthur Fairfield 84 of Valentine will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday November 7 th at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Valentine.  Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 6 th beginning at 12:00.   Rosary service will be at St. Nicholas Catholic Church at 7:00.

Mr....