Caroline Sandoz Pifer
Mar 12, 2012
Caroline Sandoz daughter of Jules and Mary (Fehr) Sandoz was born May 21, 1910 at the "River Place" in Sheridan County, Nebraska. Caroline received her early education in a rural school and graduated from Gordon High School. She then attended Chadron Normal School and taught in rural schools for a number of years. Education was very important to Caroline and...
Frances Louise Plooster
Mar 10, 2012
Funeral service for Frances Plooster age 79 of White River will be held Wednesday, March 14 at 11:00 AM at the White River Community Building in White River. Burial will follow at the White River Cemetery. Mrs. Plooster passed away on March 10 in Sioux Falls, SD. Survivors Sons-Tom of Pierre, SD Tim of White River, SD Troy of White...
Laresta Wickman Spear
Mar 10, 2012
Funeral service for Laresta Wickman Spear age 96 of Gordon will be held on Friday, 10:00 AM MT at the Church in Eli. Burial will follow at Conley Flats Cemetery south of Eli. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM CT on Thursday at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Laresta Spear Berniece Laresta Perry was born October 7, 1915...
Edward J. Schemm
Mar 10, 2012
Edward John Schemm passed away March 10, 2012 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Ed was born December 27, 1933 in the family home in rural Todd County South Dakota to George and Marie (Paus) Schemm and resided there his entire life. He was baptized at Calvary Lutheran Church on January 14, 1934 and was confirmed...
Richard Dean Shepperd
Mar 1, 2012
Richard Shepperd age 72 of Springview passed away March 1, 2012 at the Cherry Co. Hospital in Valentine. Memorial service will be at a later date. Survivors Daughters-Linda Buda of Golden, Co Julie Gonzales of Austin, TX Sons-Weston of Albuquerque, NM Eric of Albuquerque, NM Sisters-Shirley Ernest of Denver, CO Sharon Orton of Springview, NE
Robert W. Brown
Feb 29, 2012
Grave side service for Robert Brown age 81 of Crookston will be held on Monday, March 5 at 1:00pm at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 on Saturday at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mr. Brown passed away on Feb. 29 at the Cherry Co. Hospital. Survivors Wife-Louella of Crookston Sons-Bob Billy Daughters-Carol Sandy
Jeannene Elaine Weihe
Feb 24, 2012
Jeannene Elaine Osborne was born January 5, 1931, near Sparks, Nebraska. She was one of five children and the only girl born to Floyd "Dude" and Oma (Wallace) Osborne. Jeannene married Emeal Henry Weihe on June 6, 1949 at Valentine, NE. Three children were born to this union, Kathy, Larry and Robert. Jeannene and Emeal made their home in Valentine,...
Robert Edward Ryschon
Feb 21, 2012
Robert "Bob" Ryschon was born on April 6, 1918 near Carter, South Dakota, the second child of Joseph and Rena (Dickenson) Ryschon. His youth was spent hard at work on a dry-land farm with Bob recalling the task of hooking up a team of work horses at age 7, the same year his mother passed away. He was "rescued" by...
Betty Jane Rupe
Feb 17, 2012
Betty Jane Rupe was born on March 5, 1928 in Bloomfield, Iowa to John and Florence (Ellenberger) Bootsma. She graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1946 and then attended college at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Betty was united in marriage to William Dwayne Rupe on October 18, 1948 in Nashua, Iowa, and to this union, three children were born: Jane Ann,...
Paul Miller Eads
Feb 16, 2012
Paul Miller Eads was born on January 14, 1918 in Valentine, Nebraska to Charles and Ruth (Miller) Eads. He grew up and graduated from high school in Valentine, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Susie Brown and to this union, two children, Bob and Paula were born. Bob and his family made their home in Valentine where Paul worked...
Rose Marie Horselooking Knox
Feb 12, 2012
Funeral service will be on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 2:00 PM at St. Charles Catholic Church in St. Francis, SD. Burial will follow at St. Charles Cemetery. Wake:Wed. Feb 15 at the St. Francis Community Center. Mrs. Knox passed away on Sat in Sioux Falls, SD
Robert Gordon Hill
Feb 11, 2012
Funeral service for Robert Hill age 86 of Valentine will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2:00 PM at the Methodist Church in Valentirne. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Fri. starting 1:00PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mr. Hill passed away on Sat. Feb 11 at Pine View in Valentine....
Edgar G. Grooms
Feb 9, 2012
Edgar George Grooms was born December 5, 1942 in Valentine, Nebraska to Martin George and Sylvia Lawrence Grooms. He passed away February 9, 2012 at Good Samaritan Health Center in Kearney, NE. A memorial service for Edgar Grooms will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Visitation will be Monday, at 1:00...
Catherine (Dolly) Bristol
Feb 7, 2012
Catherine E. Bristol, 102, died of natural causes on Feb. 7, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born to Ernest and Ida (Archer) Bowden in Valentine, NE on Sept. 13, 1909. She married Glen Bristol on Oct. 12, 1929. Catherine, nicknamed "Dolly" because of her curly hair, grew up in the Kewanee Community...
Karen Arleen Soles
Jan 26, 2012
Karen Soles 73, of Wood Lake passed away Thursday, January 26th at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. Funeral service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 30, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Ainsworth. Burial will follow at Ainsworth East Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at the United Methodist Church in Ainsworth on Sunday, January 29th from 4:00...
John Vernon Walkling
Jan 20, 2012
John Vernon Walkling (Tim) passed away peacefully with his family by his side into the open arms of his Heavenly Father on January 20, 2012. He was 81 years old. Tim was born in Lakeview, South Dakota in 1931 to Leo and Geneva (Spykerman) and spent his entire life growing up and making a living in the area. His Grandfather...
Fern R. Fernau
Jan 17, 2012
Fern Fernau 73 of Valentine, passed away January 17th at Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 21st at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Burial will follow at the Ainsworth City Cemetery in Ainsworth, NE. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M Friday at Chapel of the Pines. Survivors Sons...
Mary E. Powell Heath Leapley
Dec 12, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Powell Heath Leapley Mary Elizabeth Powell was born April 12, 1922 in Stromsburg, NE to Carl and Clara Hibbs Powell. She lived a full life and died in Gordon Nebraska on December 12, 2011 at the age of 89. The important thing to Mary was always her family. Her devotion to her own family and years of arduous...
Ruth Miriam Ahrens
Dec 11, 2011
Ruth Nolting Ahrens was the eldest of four children born to Paul F. and Eva (nee Bartz) Nolting. She entered this world in Monticello, MN on July 12, 1949. Her siblings include sisters, Susan (Mrs. Steven) Lentz and Beth (Mrs. Mark) Kranz, and brother, Paul David Nolting. She was granted faith in Jesus Christ and thus received membership in God's...
Jerry Lee Bachelor
Nov 22, 2011
Jerry was born to Orin and Frances (Grow) Bachelor at Hastings, NE on July 8, 1942. He departed this life at the Ainsworth Care Center in Ainsworth, NE on November 22, 2011 at the age of 69. Jerry grew up in Todd County, SD, attending The Longcor School, Located near his home. After grade school he pursued several years of...
