Beloved husband, father, friend and anchorman Jerry Dishong signed off for the final time on November 2, 2022.  His funeral service will be held at St. Agnes Catholic Church on November 10, 2022 at 10:30 AM. 

Jerry was born on September 18, 1942 in Gordon, NE to Albert and Nora Dishong. He graduated from Gordon High School, attended Chadron State College and in August of 1969, he married Margie Gaspers of Rushville, NE. They had three sons: Brian, James and Scott.

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Jerene Marie (Schmidt) Lohman of Bloomfield, NE, passed away, peacefully, on Thursday, October 13 at the age of 78, after a long struggle with chronic kidney disease. 

Jerene lived in Bloomfield, NE for the past 17 years where she enjoyed her rural home, visits from nearby family, and the companionship of many pets. 

Born in Grand Island, NE, Jerene was a twin to brother, Jerry Schmidt. Both were adopted in 1945 by Kenneth and Amy Schmidt of Gordon, NE. They were raised on the farm

Ronnie Lewellen Snyder was born November 26, 1971 in Rushville, NE the son of Ronnie and Jeanie (Kuskie) Snyder and was immediately joined by his identical twin, Lonnie Edward. He passed away on October 2, 2022 at home in Thornton, CO after a heroic battle with cancer.

He grew up south of Rushville and attended local country schools before graduating Valedictorian from Rushville High School in 1990. He graduated with honors from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1994 with a

Gretchen Plantz, 79, died unexpectedly at Gordon (Nebraska) Memorial Hospital on October 13, 2022.

Gretchen was born on July 21, 1943, in Rushville, Nebraska, to A. C. “Charley” Plantz and Gretchen H. (Jones) Plantz. She grew up in Rushville and knew from the age of 8 that she wanted to be a nurse. She graduated from Rushville High School in 1960. In 1962 she graduated with an A.A. degree from Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, and in 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, she graduated from

Funeral services for Della Zeimens of Chadron, NE will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chadron. There will be a wake/rosary at the church on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Della Rose Angela Heil was born on October 12, 1930 to Jacob and Eleanor (Henkenius) Heil of Elgin, NE. Della married Thomas Zeimens on February 11, 1950 and they became the proud parents of nine children. She passed away at Crest View Care Center in Chadron on October

Robert (Bob) Willard Barth passed away at the age of 59 on May 8, 2021. 

He was a brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He will be missed greatly and will be thought of often. 

Bob had an incredible sense of humor and one of the quickest wits ever. If you were around Bob, you would soon find yourself laughing at one of his off-the-cuff jokes. 

Bob’s passion was his dogs. He had two Weimaraner pups, Zak and Ozzie, who were his best friends. He took great joy in training

Gretchen Eileen (Pisel) Powles, 83, passed away on October 2, 2022, at the Highland Park Care Center in Alliance, Nebraska, following a massive stroke.

She was born August 4, 1939, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Edmund and Grace (Lamb) Pisel.

Gretchen lived her entire life in the Nebraska Sandhills, growing up on her family’s ranch which was a part of the original Spade Ranch. She graduated from Gordon High School in 1956 and Chadron Teacher’s College in 1957. She married Don Powles on

Vedah Pearl Galloway was born April 10, 1932, to George Whitcomb and Lola Rawles-Whitcomb.  Vedah passed away at Brown County Hospital, Ainsworth, Nebraska.

Vedah was a graduate of Chadron State College and went on to become a country schoolteacher south of Merriman.  Mack and Vedah were united in marriage February 7, 1954.  She was a bookkeeper for Weber Equipment Company later worked at the Anchor Bank.  After raising their four children, she became a cosmetologist and