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Margaret Wilber

Margaret Wilber

May 29, 2016

Margaret M Wilber was born to Tell and Julia Wade on January 9, 1929 in Valentine, NE. She passed away May 29 at Pine View Good Samaritan Center. Margaret attended rural schools in the Kewanee area and then came to Valentine for High School. After graduating in 1947 she worked for Dr. Johnson. Margaret met Hugh Wilber during their High...

Newell Thornton

Newell Thornton

May 15, 2016

Newell Arnold Thornton was born in Formosa, KS on Jan. 1, 1925 to Bill and Lucille Thornton. The family moved from Kansas to Crookston and later to Valentine. Their home was near a highway and Newell and his mother spent many hours on the porch watching traffic. Newell loved to look at books, especially Christmas books. He also enjoyed playing...

Dorothy Flaugh

Dorothy Flaugh

May 2, 2016

Funeral service for Dorothy Flaugh age 94 of Madison, NE and formally of Valentine will be held on Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to funeral service on Saturday. Mrs. Flaugh passed away on May 2 in Madison, NE....

Kenneth Eugene Osborne

Kenneth Eugene Osborne

Apr 17, 2016

Kenneth (Kenny) Eugene Osborne was born July 3, 1936 to Dude and Oma Osborne. He passed away on April 17 at his home in Valentine. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Melford, Floyd and Dean; sister, Jeanine (Amel) Osborne Weihe; son, Rocky; grandson, Travis; niece, Kathy Weihe; nephew, Robert Weihe; great nephew, Damon Osborne and special friend...

Ida Rose Shelbourn

Ida Rose Shelbourn

Apr 5, 2016

Ida Rose Shelbourn age 89 of Valentine, NE passed away April 5, 2016. She was born June 1, 1926 in Valentine, NE to Charles Hagedorn and Nettie (Allen) Hagedorn. Ida Rose was raised and went to country schools in the Sparks, NE area. She graduated from Valentine High School in 1944 and taught grade school at Shadley Creek and Sand...

Mary Ann Roundy

Mary Ann Roundy

Apr 5, 2016

Funeral service for Mary Ann Roundy age 81 of Valentine will be held on Monday, April 11 at 1:00 PM at sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be 2 Hours prior to funeral. Mrs. Roundy passed away on April 5 at her home in Valentine. Survivors Husband- Robert of Valentine...

Dr. George B. Mcmurtrey

Dr. George B. Mcmurtrey

Mar 30, 2016

Funeral Service for Dr. George McMurtrey will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Family Life Church in Gillette, WY with Pastor Gordon Harper officiating. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Honor Guard Post 42. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday April 4, 2016 at Walker Funeral Home in Gillette, WY....

William H. Luther

William H. Luther

Mar 27, 2016

Life Changes ------but it never ends. William (Bill) H. Luther, of Kilgore, Nebraska died peacefully Easter morning about 9:30, March 27th at the age of 83 at his home in North Platte, Ne. He was born to Howard and May (Rodgers) Luther on December 22, 1932 at Nickerson, Nebraska, the third of a family of four. Bill attended country school...

Richard Hanna

Richard Hanna

Mar 26, 2016

Richard Hanna, age 89, of Valentine, Nebraska passed away March 26, 2016 at Cherry Hills Estates. Dick was born January 22, 1927 in Wood Lake, Nebraska, the youngest son of Neil and Nannie (Micheel) Hanna. Dick graduated from the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, Nebraska and joined the U.S. Navy for the duration of WWII. Dick married Gayle Johnson...

Richard Owen Fischer

Richard Owen Fischer

Mar 13, 2016

Richard O. Fischer was born in Valentine, Nebraska, on Nov. 6, 1913, and died on March 13, 2016, at his home in Colorado Springs. Dick graduated in 1937 from the University of Nebraska, where he lettered in track and football. He earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa. Dick first taught and coached in Nebraska at Red Cloud...

Ruth Jean Potter

Ruth Jean Potter

Feb 25, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Ruth Potter age 96 of Valentine will be held on Monday, Feb. 29 at 10:00 AM at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be at noon on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mrs. Potter passed away on Thursday, February 25...

James E. Lutter

James E. Lutter

Jan 18, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Jim Lutter age 83 of Valentine will be held on Friday, January 22 at 11:00 AM at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Valentine. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be on Thursday, Jan. 21 at noon at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Rosary will be recited on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7:00...

Thelma Lurz

Thelma Lurz

Jan 2, 2016

Thelma Marie Lurz was born August 18th, 1949, to Forrest and Hellen (Walker) Hesselgesser, in Bassett, NE. She attended elementary school in Burwell, NE until 1963, when the family moved to Valentine, NE where Forrest became a custodian with the Valentine school district. Thelma played flute and was the majorette for the marching band. She graduated from Valentine High School...

Maurine Carver Hoffman

Maurine Carver Hoffman

Dec 30, 2015

Maurine Carver Hoffman passed away peacefully at the age of 93 in Littleton, Colorado on December 30, 2015. She was born July 9, 1922 to Frank A. and Greeta Carver on a farm between Indianola and Bartley, Nebraska. She spent her early childhood there and in March 1928, Maurine moved with her family to a ranch property three miles west...

Everrett Reagle

Everrett Reagle

Dec 15, 2015

Everrett Reagle was born November 21, 1945 in Valentine, NE to Arthur E. and Blanche (Howe) Reagle. Everrett enjoyed working on the farm/ranch with his family. He lived in the Olsenville, SD area his whole life. He attended school at Midway school and Todd County High School. Everrett married Marie Hannah on August 21, 1965 in Mission, SD. They were...

Jennie E. Pound

Jennie E. Pound

Dec 14, 2015

Jennie Eva Odell Pound was born on November 2. 1929 to Clarence and Betty Odell in Thedford, NE. She was the oldest of five children. She passed away on December 14 at her home west of Brownlee, NE. She went to grade and high school in Thedford and one year of Beauty College in Jacksonville, IL. She then married Dale...

Gladys Ellen Haas

Gladys Ellen Haas

Dec 11, 2015

Funeral service for Gladys Haas of Valentine will be held Tuesday, December 15th at 1:30 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, December 14th at 2:00 P.M. at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Gladys Ellen Sharp 82 of Valentine, Nebraska passed away on December 11, 2015 in...

Ida Mae Hayford

Ida Mae Hayford

Dec 2, 2015

Funeral service for Ida Mae Hayford age 91 of Valentine will be held on Monday, Dec. 7 at 11:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Sunday, Dec. 6 at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Mrs. Hayford passed away on Dec. 2 at Pine View...

Susie Schlueter

Susie Schlueter

Nov 28, 2015

Memorial service for Susie Schlueter age 79 of Rapid City and formerly of Valentine will be held on Friday, Dec. 4 at 10:30 AM at the Zion Lutheran Church in Valentine. Inurnment will follow at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery south of Crookston. Mrs. Schluter passed away on Nov. 28 in Rapid City. Survivors Daughters-Lana Thom of Rapid City Lindy Terry...

Shelia Witt

Shelia Witt

Nov 18, 2015

Funeral service for Shelia Witt age 70 of Valentine will be held on Monday, Nov. 23 at 10:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at the Ainsworth Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2:00 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Mrs. Witt passed away on Nov. 18...

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