It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother Elsie Elizabeth Garrett. Elsie passed away at the age of 83 on 11/20/21 at 3:35 p.m. due to complications from Covid. Elsie was born on February 10th, 1938, in Goshen, IN to Vern and Lucille Six. She had a younger sister named Mary and they were raised in North Liberty, IN.

She later married Phil Garrett in Lakeville, IN in October 1955. Elsie had seven children: Pam Hare (Vernon), Theresa Winters, Mary Musfelt (Craig), Dixie Fair

Robert H. Beguin was born January 29, 1940, in Hot Springs, SD, to Harold (Hub) and Garland (Johnson) Beguin. He passed away at Gordon Memorial Hospital on November 29, 2021, at the age of 81.

He grew up on the Pine Creek Ranch and attended Boiling Springs Elementary school through 8th grade. He graduated from Rushville High School in 1960.

In 1962 he married Dorothy Reeves (married 59 years) and to the union four children were born, Dixie, Rodney, Robbie and Barbara.

Bob worked road

Gary Parrott, 78, died at his home in Lakeside, Nebraska on December 11, 2021.

Gary seized the adventurous life for which boys of all ages have yearned; driving a motorcycle across Africa, becoming a Navy SEAL team officer, working with the CIA with the Hmong in Laos, deep-sea diver in Alaska, the Louisiana Gulf, and New Zealand, the inventor of a tool for working on deep-water pipelines, an aid to the Senate Intelligence Committee, and eventually, with his beloved wife, Celia, lived in quiet

Sandra (Sandi) Lucille Groves Shanks was born on July 6, 1940, in Ainsworth, NE to Agatha and Clarence Groves. She was the eldest child and sister to Carolyn Groves Hand and Steve Groves. 

Her early years were spent in the Kilgore, NE and Cody, NE communities where her father was the depot agent for Chicago Northwestern Railroad. She attended Chadron State College for one year and worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator.

In 1960, Sandi married Glenn Shanks in Gordon

Gerry Lee Marshall, 81, of Batesland passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at her home.  

She was born April 21, 1940, in Naponee, NE to Robert and Vesta Soderlin.   On December 31, 1956, she married Richard (Dick) Marshall).  The couple lived and raised their family on the farm near Batesland.  Gerry Lee was always busy cooking and baking making sure no one went hungry, she also enjoyed visiting with friends and family on the phone or over coffee and a cake she had just

Merna Lee Ganshert of Gordon, Neb. was born August 15, 1948 in Gordon Hospital. She started life in a converted garage south of Rushville, Neb. and then moved to Batesland, SD where she attended school through the eighth grade.

While in Batesland, the family attended the Lutheran church where she was baptized at nine years old. She took catechism and joined the church at the age of 13 (eighth grade). After moving to Gordon, she attended the Methodist church where she is a member.

Merna

Alex was the youngest of four born to Brant and Moneen Rasmussen in Rushville, Nebraska. He graduated from Rushville High School in 1984 and spent his entire life working on the farm northwest of Rushville.

He did custom farming over the years for neighbors as well as his own farming.

Alex was preceded in death by his dad Brant, and his daughter Kassie. He is survived by his mother Moneen, two brothers, Tony (Brenda) of Gordon, and Andy (Deb) of New Castle, Wyoming, and his sister Anita

Andy Leui, 34, of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away in Omaha, Nebraska on October 23, 2021. He was born June 10, 1987, in Martin, South Dakota.

He graduated from Gordon-Rushville High School in 2006. He met his wife Marisha, and they were together for 12 years and married for 10 of those years. For the last 5 years he has been the produce manager at Grocery Mart. Andy was very dedicated to his customers, friends, family, and his wife Marisha.

Andy was an all-around great guy and had the best