James Irwin Higens
Sep 11, 2014
James Irwin Higens son of Earl and Margaret LaVon (Carter) Higens was born February 11, 1932 in Bloomfield, Iowa. Jim joined the United States Marine Corp. on February 26, 1948 and was honorably discharged on September 20, 1957. He then began working as a heavy fire equipment operator for the California Department of Forestry Services. He worked for the Department...
Frederick Ray Purdum
Sep 4, 2014
Fredrick "fred" Ray Purdum age 84 of Valentine passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine. Fred was born Sept. 8, 1929 in Whitman, NE to Earl and Fredia (Cook) Purdum. He graduated from Seneca High School in 1948, after graduation he went directly into the Marine Corps. He served in the Korean War and...
Millie May
Aug 30, 2014
Millie Swystun May was born October 17, 1918, in Lansing, Michigan. Her parents, Kataryna and Wasyl Swystun, had each immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine a few years before. Millie's early years were spent attending school in Lansing, where she graduated from Central High School in 1935. In later years, she was fond of telling her children that...
Archie Tate
Aug 30, 2014
Archie Tate, 96 years old of Valentine, NE passed away Saturday, August 30 at the Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE. Archie Henry Tate was born August 5, 1918 at his parent's ranch southwest of Crookston, NE to Henry and Minnie (Strickler) Tate. Archie was the 3rd oldest of 10 children born to his parents. He attended the...
Delma Gladys Gregersen
Aug 5, 2014
Obituary of Delma G. Adamson – Gregersen November 29, 1917 - August 5, 2014 Delma was born the first child to Walter and Delania Adamson in Lake, NE on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1917 where she was raised with her younger brother, Elvin, on the old Diamond Bar Ranch south of Nenzel. She received her elementary and junior high school...
Louise Downing
Jul 25, 2014
Funeral service for Louise Downing age 93 of Valentine will be held on Tuesday, July 29 at 2:00 PM at the Baptist Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Monday, July 28 at 5:00 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mrs. Downing passed away on July 25 at Pine View...
Roy Breuklander
Jul 24, 2014
Funeral service for Roy breuklander age 88 of Valentine will be held on Monday, July 28 at 2:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 27 at 10:00 AM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Roy Elbert Breuklander was born May 9, 1926 in Valentine,...
Ralph Longcor
Jul 22, 2014
Ralph James Longcor was born July 30, 1943 to Ralph George "Mike" and Zeta (Grooms) Longcor in Valentine, Nebraska. His parents brought him home to the family ranch in the Littleburg/Hidden Timber area of Todd County, South Dakota. Ralph grew up on the family ranch riding horses, doing chores and getting into his share of mischief. As a youth, he...
W. Dwayne Rupe
Jul 17, 2014
William Dwayne Rupe was born on October 3, 1927 in Bloomfield, IA to William Alfred and Icle Collins Rupe. He Passed away on July 17, 2014 at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine at the age of 86. Dwayne attended Elementary and High School in Bloomfield Iowa. Later he attended the National Institute of Dry Cleaning. In 1946 he enlisted...
Phillip Harlan Knudsen
Jul 13, 2014
OBITUARY Phillip Harlan Knudsen 521 West 3rd street Valentine, Ne 69201 Phill passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, July 13th 2014 from natural causes. Phill was born in Kearney, Ne on August 9th, 1950, the first of five children. At an early age, "Butch" moved to Valentine Ne with his parents, Harlan and Colleen Knudsen where he attended...
Alma Bolden
Jul 7, 2014
Funeral service for Alma Bolden age 101 of Valentine will be held on Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Mrs. Bolden passed away on Monday at Pine View in Valentine.
David K. Vanwinkle
Jul 5, 2014
David K. Van Winkle, was born on June 30, 1936 to Ira and Gladys Van Winkle in Valentine, NE. David was the first born son of five children. David passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Pine View Good Samaritan nursing home in Valentine, NE. David attended grade school at the ABC school on the Niobrara River south of...
Thomas Arnold
Jun 24, 2014
Mass of Christian burial for Thomas Arnold age 71 of Valentine will be held on Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 AM MT at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Nenzel. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be on Friday at 2:00 will rosary being recited at 7:00 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Mr. Arnold...
Richard Allan Hesse
Jun 5, 2014
Richard Allan Hesse, age 61, born on March 6, 1953 in West Point, NE passed away on June 5, 2014 at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX after receiving a heart transplant on May 19, 2014. Rick is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 37 years, Kimberly Kruger Hesse; four children, sons Greg of Valentine, NE,...
Louise Petho
May 18, 2014
Fredia Louise Cox Petho Fredia Louise Cox made her way into the world August 24, 1920 at her parent's homestead in the Sandhills of Nebraska near Nenzel Nebraska. Louise was the third daughter of Hale and Susie (Wilkins) Cox, she joined siblings Troy, Tim, Amzella and Mildred. Later another sister Vera was born. In 1929 the family sold the homestead...
Lavina B. Risseeuw
May 16, 2014
Lavina Beth Risseeuw, age 79, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Pine View Good Samaritan Center in Valentine, NE. She departed peacefully with the love of her life, Don, by her side. Her life will be celebrated with funeral services on what would have been her 80th birthday. Funeral services have been set for Tuesday, May 20, 2014...
Kerry Dwight Bryant
May 15, 2014
Kerry Dwight Bryant, 54, of Kilgore, Nebraska passed away late Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Cherry County Hospital. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 20, starting at 3:00pm CST at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm CST, Wednesday, May 21st at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will follow at the Kilgore Cemetery,...
Harley A. Homan
Apr 14, 2014
Harley Aloid Homan age 77 of Crookston NE passed away April 14, 2014 at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine, NE. Harley was born to Aloid and Annabell (Harless) Homan, at the Homan Ranch west of Crookston, NE on August 4, 1936. Harley lived south of Sparks, Ne until he was seven years of age at which time his parents...
Marie Evelyn Wendt
Apr 11, 2014
Marie Evelyn (Gillaspie) Wendt was born in Rosebud, SD to Robert "Bob" & Viola (Carroll) Gillaspie on May 8th, 1933. She attended grade school at Littleburg by Mission, SD & graduated from High School at St. Francis Mission School. After graduating from Chadron State College in Nebraska, she taught country school at North Ward School in NE. She then moved...
Paul Hartley Ewart
Apr 9, 2014
Funeral service for Paul Ewart age 96 will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 12 at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Burial will follow at Prairie Lawn Cemetery in Cody, NE. Paul Hartley Ewart was born July 5, 1917 in Iowa to Charles M. (John) and Esther Ewart. He died April 9, 2014 at Pineview Good Samaritan...
