Obituary Listing

Dec 21, 2023

Cecelis Ablan Johnson was born on November 22, 1967, in Mindanao, Philippines, to Alejandro Ablan and Victoria Galano Gantala.  After a courageous battle with cancer where her faith allowed her to exceed all expectations, she passed away in her beloved home on December 21, 2023, in Valentine.

In the Philippines, Cecelis' education led her to the field...

Dec 18, 2023

Memorial service for Diane Morgan Mangelsen age 60 of Sturgis, SD are pending at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine.  Diane, passed away on December 18, 2023, at Monument Health in Sturgis, SD.

Survivors

Mother-Doris Morgan of Valentine. NE

Sons-Wayne of Cody, WY

Lee of Valentine, NE

Brother...

Dec 2, 2023

Memorial service for Sally Jean VanWinkle age 87 of Valentine is pending and will be held at a later date in Valentine.  Mrs. VanWinkle passed away on December 2, 2023 at the Countryside Care Center in Gordon, NE

Survivors

Children-Joyce Bauman of Pickrell, NE

Lois Schneider of Kilgore, NE

Richard Sheets...

Nov 14, 2023

Lawrence Thomas Johnson was born October 5, 1938 in Ainsworth, NE , the third child of Margaret Jane and John Lyle Johnson.  His grade school years were spent in Burwell, Minden, Cozad, Broken Bow, and finally rural Cherry County.  When the family moved to the Mission Ranch north of Kilgore, Larry attended the Sunshine School for 7th and 8th...

Nov 10, 2023

Martin Louis Jones was born on March 19, 1935 at home in Mission, SD to Lawrence "LE" and Florence (Knittel) Jones.  Martin was the 3rd of 4 children:  Elizabeth "Betty Ann" Kalblinger, Loretta Hopkins and Larry Jones.

Martin attended elementary school at the Lutheran Parochial School and graduated from Mission High School in 1953.  Martin participated in...

Nov 6, 2023

Kathryn Darlene (Starkjohann) Ross, 85, of Valentine, Ne passed away November 6, 2023 at her ranch home near Sparks, NE.  Kathryn was born April 3, 1938 at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, NE to Fred and Esther Starkjohann.  Kathryn went to grade school at Happy Hollow Dist. 72 in Keya Paha Co. She graduated in 1956 from Keya Paha...

Sep 16, 2023

Martina was born in Rosebud SD on December 9, 1948 to the late Nellie Star Boy-Menard and the late Clarence Menard, both enrolled members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She was the only surviving daughter among their 9 children. Martina is her given name in honor of her uncle Martin however her brother Cornell Sr pronounced it "MountainTeema" and...

Sep 16, 2023

Betty Fern Clark was born July 31, 1924 at Cody, Nebraska. She was the 8th of 10 children born to Charles and Gertrude (Savage) Clark.

Betty was baptized at Hunts Chapel Methodist Church in Cody. She joined this church in her early teens. Betty attended Cody Pubic School and graduated in May 1943. She taught Sunday School,...

Sep 15, 2023

"A Man from the Sandhills"

Richard (Dick) James Perrett was born July 10th, 1953 in Valentine, NE to Bob and Betty (Moorehouse) Perrett. On September 15, 2023 passed away in his home in Rio Vista, TX with his family supporting him. He was 70 yrs old.

He was raised in the sand hills of Cherry...

Sep 5, 2023

Patricia L. "Pat" Bachelor-Showalter, 91, passed away, Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Cherry Hills Assisted Living in Valentine.

Pat was born August 1, 1932, in Omaha, NE, to Elmer and Elizabeth (Eichman) Bachelor. She received her education in Wood Lake, Valentine and finally graduated from Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

Pat married John Lee in Valentine....

Aug 27, 2023

Judy McGuire passed away peacefully on August 27, 2023, at Bryan Memorial Hospital, at the age of 80.  She is survived by three children, Debra McGuire, Jason McGuire, and Mayde (Mary) McGuire, all of Lincoln; by two sisters, LaVeta Sargent of Lincoln, and Bonita Parks of Ord; and by 6 and 2/3 grandchildren:  Morgan, Rian, Devan, Haydn, Cooper, Kaia,...

Aug 10, 2023

Michelle Leigh McIntosh of Thedford, NE, was born on December 10, 1976, in North Platte, NE, to Mark and Marian Nutter and passed away at home on August 10, 2023 at the age of 46 after a courageous battle with cancer. After graduating from Thedford High School, Michelle followed in her Grandma Wanda's footsteps and became a...

Jul 17, 2023

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend Sharon Lee Davison (Swett, Haszard) went to be with the Lord on July 17th, 2023, at 1:11 a.m.

Funeral: Ainsworth Assembly of God, July 21st, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

Sharon was 85 years old, born on March 7th, 1938, in Casper, Wyoming.

Sharon was well known...

Jul 12, 2023

Graveside service for Joni Tiller age 58 of Springview will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Springview.  Mrs. Tiller passed away on July 12 in Sioux Falls, SD.

Survivors

Daughters-Desiree & Krystle

Mother-Lenore Shepperd

Brothers-Terry

Carey

Randy...

Jun 12, 2023

"Tim" Harlan Ralph Stiefel, 84, of Denton, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 12,2023, at Home.

"Tim" Harlan, son of Ralph Frederick and Lydia Katherine (Epke) Stiefel, was born on July 19, 1938, in a birthing home in Cherry County, Nebraska.  He was baptized on March 21, 1943, at the United Methodist Church, Crookston, Nebraska. Family and friends...

Jun 1, 2023

Carol Lenore Johnson, age 79, passed away peacefully in Lincoln NE on June 1, 2023 in the loving presence of her family. Her family's hearts are heavy and feel her loss, however, her gallant fifteen year fight with cancer has ended.

Carol was the sixth of nine children and was born September 12, 1943 in Burwell, NE...

May 27, 2023

Ivan Ray Reagle was born Feb 13th,1947 in Valentine, NE to Arthur and Blanche (Howe) Reagle of rural Todd County, SD and passed away peacefully in his home on May 27th,2023.

Ivan graduated from Todd Co. High School in 1965 and took 1 year of college in North Platte, NE. After college he came back to the...

May 27, 2023

Arvella Rae Foster was born July 25,1935, at home to Floyd and Beatrice Polen Foster and passed away May 27, 2023 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth, NE.

She received her education through the 8th grade in a little country school near where she grew up and graduated from Valentine High School in 1953.  Right out...

May 22, 2023

Karen Kay Fowler was born on July 17, 1954 in Ainsworth, NE to Carloss "Gene" and Jacqueline Joan (Witt) Fowler.  She passed away on May 22, 2023 in Valentine, NE at the age of 68 years old at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine after a brave and courageous battle with Kidney Failure and Pancreatic Cancer.

Karen...

May 20, 2023

Michael Wade Davenport was born to Wade and Pauline Davenport on June 11, 1940, in Huntington Park, California.  Michael passed away on May 20, 2023, at Parkside Manor in Stuart, Nebraska.

Michael graduated from North Shore County Day School and went on to graduate from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.  He joined the California Army National...