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Earl Dwight Rowlee
MITCHELL — Earl Dwight Rowlee, 65, of Mitchell, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 7, at the United Methodist Church in Mitchell with Pastor Sheila Taylor and Pastor Steve Schwartzkopf officiating. The family has requested casual attire for the service. Burial will be in the Mitchell Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m., Wednesday at Jones Mortuary in Mitchell. The casket will be closed for the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the church or Delta Waterfowl, PO Box 3128, Bismarck, ND 58501.
Earl was born August 31, 1939, in Mitchell the son of Bill and Opal (Stowell) Rowlee. He lived all his life in the Mitchell area. He was united in marriage to Joyce Hettinger on March 29, 1959, in Mitchell. Earl worked for Summerville Oil and Panhandle Coop service station. Earl entered a partnership with his father-in-law and purchased Summerville Oil, changing the name to Hettinger Rowlee. He later purchased the business, renaming it Rowlee Oil. Earl was employed by Farmers Irrigation for 18 years before his retirement in 2002.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Mitchell.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Joyce; daughters and sons-in-law, Christine and Robert Fisher of Drake, Colo. and Melanie and Chris Ruzicka of Gering; son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Shelley Rowlee of Gering; grandchildren, Misty and Justin Fisher of Drake, LCPL Josh Ruzicka currently serving in Iraq, Ryan Ruzicka of Hastings, T.J. and Amanda Rowlee of Mitchell and Shurell Rowlee of Gering; great-grandchildren, Jared Rowlee and Kadyn Slattery; brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Jo Ann Rowlee of Bayard; step-sister, Susie Haberman and her husband, Norm of Mitchell; step-brother, Ted Tucker and his wife, Carol of Omaha; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two infant sisters, stepfather, Lewis Tucker, and stepbrother, Gary Tucker.
Mary B. Sanger
MORRILL — Mary B. Sanger, 89, of Morrill, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Cremation has taken place at The Jolliffe Funeral Home Crematory in Scottsbluff. Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Tuesday, April 5, at Jones Mortuary in Mitchell with Pastor Timothy Sparks officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Morrill.
Mary Birdie was born March 28, 1916, in Morrill, the daughter of Frederick William and Effie Loretta (Layton) Becker. She received her education in the Morrill Schools. She was united in marriage to Charles Wesley Sanger on March 24, 1939, in Denver, Colo. The couple made their home in Lyman and rural Morrill areas all their married life.
She is survived by her children, Shirley Brethour of Morrill, Patricia Richter of Worland, Wyo., Donald Sanger of Bayard, Joyce Lockett of Lawrence, Kan., Frieda Sanger of Tacoma, Wash., Bonnie Stephens of Springfield, Ill., and Leonard (Roberta) Sanger of Sedalia, Mo.; stepdaughter, Gladys (Jerry) Bowen of Morrill; 18 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren; brother, Fred Becker of Morrill; sisters, Norma McCoy of Fort Collins, Colo., and Jean Ann Webb of Morrill; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Charles, Howard, and Harold Becker, and sisters, Annabelle Layton, Bertha Marcum, and Elsie Hann.
Rhonda Joy (Giles) Dobbs
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Rhonda Joy (Giles) Dobbs, 52, of Casa Grande, Ariz., began her journey to eternal life on Sunday, April 3, 2005, at RTA Hospice Hospital in Casa Grande. Services were held on Thursday April 7.
Rhonda was born on October 15, 1952, in Scottsbluff, to Woody M. and Emma J. (Altig) Giles. She received her education and graduated from Gering Senior High School in Gering.
She enjoyed crocheting, shopping, and was involved with the churches prayer team at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Casa Grande. She loved her cats and the great outdoors.
Rhonda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Survivors include her husband, Russell Dobbs of Casa Grande, Ariz.; sons, Troey and wife, Heather Jones of Salem, Ore.; Travis S. Jones of Hillsboro, Ore.; daughter, Tracy and husband, Jay Soto of Forest Grove, Ore.; stepson, Levi Dobbs of Scottsbluff, and stepdaughter, Lacie Dobbs of Scottsbluff. She is also survived by sisters, Loretta Hoffman of Scottsbluff; Lynda Morrison of Gering; and sister-in-law, Ramona Giles of Gering. Rhonda’s nine grandchildren are: Miranda, Valerie, Rebecca and Hunter Jones of Salem, Ore. and Zachery, Jessie, Adam, Joseph, and Daizie Soto of Forest Grove, Ore.
Rhonda lived life to the fullest, served her Lord, and will be missed by all who knew her!
Rhonda was preceded in death by her father, Woodie M. Giles, her mother, Emma J. Giles and her brother, Wayne M. Giles.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Rhonda’s name may be made to New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene, 915 North Avenue, Casa Grande, AZ 85222.
Marilyn J. Halstead
Marilyn J. Halstead, 78, a Kimball resident, died at Kimball Health Service on Saturday, April 9, 2005. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2005 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Rev. Roger Gillming officiating. Inurnment will follow the service in the Kimball Cemetery. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to either the Kimball Health Services Foundation or Prairie Haven Hospice. Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
Marilyn June Halstead was born in St. Joseph, Mo. on May 29, 1926, the daughter of Ralph and Genevieve (Nelson) Dillon. She moved with her family to Kimball at a young age. She attended school in Kimball and graduated from the Kimball County High School at the age of 16. She worked for the Kimball County Treasures Office then she went to work for Kimball County Welfare, which later changed to Nebraska Health and Human Services. She was married to Dale Halstead on April 7, 1968 in Kimball. She was actively involved and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, APHE Extension Club and the Stampin-Up Craft Club, which she thoroughly enjoyed. She volunteered at the Kimball Public Schools and the Kimball County Hospital as well as helping at the Nebraska Health and Human Services. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dale on June 10, 2002, and two grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Bill and Teri Stairs of Snohomish, Wash. and David and wife Suzanne Stairs of Chambers; two daughters, Sharon and husband Jerry Williams of Kimball, and Diane and husband David Waters of McMinnville, Ore.; nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; two step-sons, Larry and wife Cindy Halstead of Marbleton, Wyo., and Terry Halstead of Denver; four step-daughters, Leanne and husband Dave Guenther of Negaunee, Mich. and Nancy Halstead, Jeri Hays and Annette and husband Gary Morgan all of Kimball; nine step grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren
Charlene ‘Charley’ Mae Rader
Charlene “Charley” Mae Rader of Gering, mother of Joe (Carol) Rader of Enfield, Conn., Bob (Marie) Rader of Gering and Janet (Dennis) Spencer of North Platte, Neb. died Friday, April 8, 2005 at Wel-Life in Scottsbluff. She was 73 years old.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff with Father Gerald Harr officiating. Interment will be at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering.
Friends may call Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and an hour prior to the service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugan kramer.com.
She was born on April 28, 1931 in Bevier, Mo., to Charles and Josephine (Guffy) Royer. She attended Macon County, Mo. public schools. She was baptized into the Christian faith as a child.
She married Robert S. Rader on May 18, 1948 in Nebraska City. They lived in Nebraska City, Omaha, Blair and Ogallala, before moving to Gering in 1970. She retired as a baker from Scottsbluff High School.
She was a friend of Bill W.’s for 18 years. Her joys were sewing, enjoying nature and spending time with her family and friends. She was known for her wonderful sense of humor.
She is survived by her three children; brother, Jim (Phyllis) Royer of Nebraska City; sister, Virginia Slightom of La Plate, Mo.; grandchildren, Tammy Meyers (Shayne) of Uncasville, Conn., Robert (Mary) Rader of Enfield, Conn., Becky (John) Semancik of Enfield, Conn., Jason (Kate) Rader of Crete, April (David) Hessler of Wellington, Colo., Heather (Ronn) Coon of Delevan, N.Y. and Amber (Scott) Earhart of Curtis, Neb.; great grandchildren, Emilly, Ryan and Amanda Rader, Hannah and Emma Meyers, Andrew Semancik, Anakin Hessler, McConnor and Dakota Coon, Jade and Jessi Earhart and Samuel Rader. Also she is survived by special friends Del and Shirley Krauter of Ogallala, Sharon and Alan Doll and family of Gering and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sister Audrey Rohr.
Robert L. Stanfield
Robert L. Stanfield, 93, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with The Reverend Robert Karnish officiating.
Sarah Veronica Cockrell
Sarah Veronica Cockrell, 46, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Amery Regional Medical Center with her family at her bedside. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1050 Keller Avenue, Amery, Wis., with the very Reverend John Drummy and Deacon Bud Heiser as celebrants.
Harold Arthur Hettinger
Harold Arthur "The Whistler" Hettinger, age 87, went to be with our Lord Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. Services will be at St. Paul's Church in Mitchell Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Richard Reisig, officiating.
Mary Alice Hendricks
Mary Alice Hendricks, 88 of Torrington, Wyo. passed away Monday, April 20, 2009 at her home. A graveside service was held April 27 at Sunset Memorial Park in Scottsbluff. A memorial service was April 27 at the North Hills Baptist Church in Lingle, Wyo. with Pastors Dick Young and Brad Eakins officiating.
Ruth Irene Edwards
Ruth Irene Olson Venger Edwards died on Feb. 27, 2009. Services for Ruth will be at The First Presbyterian Church, in Scottsbluff, on April 25 at 1 p.m.
Sarah Veronica Cockrell
Sarah Veronica Cockrell, 46, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Amery Regional Medical Center with her family at her bedside. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1050 Keller Avenue, Amery, Wis., with the very Reverend John Drummy and Deacon Bud Heiser as celebrants.
Charles B. Kizzire
Charles B. Kizzire, 81, of Bayard died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at his home. Funeral services were April 20 at the Faith United Church of Christ at Bayard with Pastors Tom Smith and Ron Nuss-Warren officiating. Interment was in the Bayard Cemetery.
Donald John Laws
Donald John Laws, 77, of Scottsbluff, entered into rest Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at his home with his family by his side. Memorial services were April 17 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel with LeRoy Sanford officiating. A private family graveside service was held at East Lawn Cemetery in Minatare following the service with military rites conducted by the Nebraska Army National Guard.
Dorothy J. Sorensen
Donald John Laws, 77, of Scottsbluff, entered into rest Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at his home with his family by his side. Memorial services were April 17 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel with LeRoy Sanford officiating. A private family graveside service was held at East Lawn Cemetery in Minatare following the service with military rites conducted by the Nebraska Army National Guard.
Gary L. Schlager
Gary L. Schlager, Sr., age 60, of Gering, died Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home. Graveside funeral services were April 17 at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff with Chaplain Randy Svitak officiating. The United States Navy Honor Guard provided military rites.
Ruth Irene Edwards
Ruth Irene Olson Venger Edwards died on Feb. 27, 2009. Services for Ruth will be at The First Presbyterian Church, in Scottsbluff, on April 25 at 1 p.m.
Florence Lois Violet Warthen
01/18/1927 - 11/9/2004
Florence Lois Violet Warthen, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at Heritage Health Care in Gering, Nebraska.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 12, 2004, at 2:00 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 501 Winter Creek Drive in Scottsbluff. Inurnment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Cremation was a Sunset Memorial Park Crematory. A memorial has been established to the American Diabetes Association.
She was born January 18, 1927 in Sidney, Nebraska to John and Maria (Piester) Green, who immigrated to this country from the Volga German colonies of the Saratov Region of Russia. She was a graduate of Gering High School. On January 15, 1946 she married Robert Eugene Warthen in St. Francis, Kansas. Though divorced in 1973, they were good friends in later life. She was a long-time resident of Minatare. She worked for many years as an L.P.N. in the nursery at the Regional West Medical Center, and assisted in bringing many hundreds of Valley residents into the world.
She loved to fish and garden, loved to cook for other people, and was active in her church.
She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, her beloved son Matthew Jennings, and sisters Martha Yudzeky and Bonnie (Marie) Burgess and two brothers, William and John Jr, died in childhood.
She is survived by brothers Richard of Scottsbluff and Ronald of Omaha, and a sister, Betty, of Marysville, California; children Robert Lee and wife Barbara, of Salt Lake City; Bonnie Sue Black and husband John, and Thomas Paul and wife Dorothy, all of Scottsbluff; Christina Elaine Kaufman and husband Scott, and Joan Marie Hughey and husband Christopher, all of Minatare; 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Dustin Lane
10/03/1955 - 11/7/2004
Dustin Lane, 49, of Scottsbluff, NE passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2004, at his home surrounded by his family after his seven year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 12, 2004 at Monument Bible Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Jake Roberts officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Friends may call at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday.
Dustin was born October 3, 1955 in Scottsbluff to John and Betty (Henry) Lane. From birth, Dustin has endured many challenges in his lifetime. His struggles began at being prematurely born to suffering life-threatening burns at the age of two. Throughout his childhood, he spent his years braving many surgical procedures.
Dustin was a 1974 graduate of Scottsbluff High School, but spent most of his teenage days in Minatare/Melbeta area. During high school, Dustin’s passions were running, track and getting his first Mustang. Everyone remembers Distin and his golden Mustang cruising the streets of Scottsbluff. He had the great fortune as a teenager to live with Dave and Katrina Nuland whom were his foster parents. During this time with them, he accepted Jesus into his heart.
On September 27, 1986, he married Leah Canell. Soon after, Dustin and Leah moved to Arizona where Dustin was employed as an electrician. He was later given an opportunity to move to Nevada and be part of the Hoover Dam renovation and became a journeyman electrician. From that point, his career took him to many locations across the United States.
In 1991, Dustin and Leah returned to the valley where Dustin began his own construction company. Dustin continued his occupation well into his diagnosis of ALS. Even when physically unable, he was always constructing in his mind developing the next “project”. He was a devoted fan of the Denver Broncos and Nebraska Cornhuskers. Dustin was skilled in his trade – anything from building a house to rebuilding an engine. Dustin was the “good Samaritan” and could be counted on for those in need without judgment. Dustin had a special place in his heart for his children – loving to attend his daughters’ softball games – cared for all animals and loved the outdoors.
Dustin is survived by his wife, Leah, of Scottsbluff; their children: Shelby, Kassidy and Keaton; he also survived by his son: Justin Lane of Scottsbluff; daughter: Aubrey (Shaun) Soule of Gering; two sisters: Loni (Dee) Jones of Gillette, WY and Pam Trevino and her daughter Mallory of Scottsbluff; half sister: Roxanne (Marv) Martinez of Gering; father and stepmother: John and Betty Lane of Scottsbluff; mother and stepfather, Dow and Betty Ross of Mesa, AZ and 5 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
