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* Notice to visitors: Obituaries on this page are in 2012. Previous obituaries can be viewed by the following links: 2011 Archives, 2010 Archives, 2009 Archives, 2008 Archives, 2007 Archives, 2006 Archives, 2005 Archives
* Funeral service for Betty Jane Ogden, 85, of O'Neill, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in the Faith Wesleyan Church of Atkinson with burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Betty Ogden passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, in Avera St. Anthony's Hospital at O'Neill. Visitation is scheduled from 3 until 8 p.m. Friday in Seger Funeral Home of Atkinson with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Survivors include children Jerry Ogden and wife Pat of Lawrence, Kan., Don Ogden and wife Ellen of Atkinson, Larry Ogden and wife Marlene of Atkinson, Janet Hoffman and husband Gary of O'Neill, Gary Ogden and wife Pam of South Sioux City, Bill Ogden and wife Jane of O'Neill, Judy Hagan and husband Steve of Atkinson, Joan Greger and husband Dan of Stuart, Joy Raasch and husband Mark of Marathon, Iowa, Jean Hamilton and husband Mark of Lincoln, and Janice Ogden of Lincoln; 28 grandchildren; and 52 great-grandchildren.
* Funeral service for Mary Ellen McKay, 89, of Atkinson, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Atkinson with burial in the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Mary Ellen McKay passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Parkside Manor at Stuart. Visitation is scheduled from 3 until 8 p.m. Thursday in Seger Funeral Home of Atkinson with a 4 p.m. Altar Society Rosary and a 7 p.m. Rosary. Survivors include sons Mike McKay and wife Carol of Center, and Marke McKay and wife Sam of Gering; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; brother Richard Miller and wife Marie of Watertown, S.D.; and a nephew.
* Funeral services for James "Jim" Mellor, 71, of Butte, Feb. 1, in the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Butte with burial in the Butte City Cemetery. Jim Mellor passed away Jan. 27 in the Country View Manor at Butte.
* Funeral service for Karen Soles, 73, of Wood Lake, Jan. 30, in the Ainsworth United Methodist Church with burial in the Ainsworth East Park Cemetery. Karen Soles passed away Jan. 26 in the Brown County Hospital. Survivors include daughter Cammie Waits and husband Brad of Ainsworth; son Greg Soles and wife Teri of Ainsworth; brother Gene Schlueter and wife Marianne of Wood Lake; brother-in-law Ralph Soles and wife Gayle of Fairfax, S.D.; sister-in-law Mariel Fegley of Bassett; and a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Lloyd H. Claasen, 81, of Spencer, Jan. 30, in the Spencer Our Saviour Lutheran Church with burial in the Union Cemetery at Spencer. Lloyd Claasen passed away Jan. 26 in the Butte Health Care Center.
* Funeral service for Geneva A. Hansen, 94, of Bassett, Jan. 28, in the Bassett St. Peter Lutheran Church with burial in the Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery. Geneva Hansen passed away Jan. 24 in the Avera St. Anthony's Hospital at O'Neill. Survivors include son Kenneth Hansen and wife Nola of Bassett; daughters Gladys Holley of Corpus Christi, Texas, Ella Shaw and husband Jim of Bassett, Luan Klemann of Whitten, S.D., and Joan Brown and husband Vern of Bassett; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Mary Ann Kennedy, 71, of Stuart, Jan. 28, in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Atkinson with burial in the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Mary Ann Kennedy passed away Jan. 22 in her home. Survivors include children Dan Rogers and wife Julie of Watertown, S.D., Deborah Isacksen and husband Peter of Hermosa Beach, Calif., Pat Kennedy and wife Sandra of Atkinson, Sonya Paxton of Stuart, and Amber Vogel and husband Luke of Stuart; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother Frank Harmon of Atkinson.
* Funeral service for Carol Jean Carr, 70, of O'Neill, Jan. 27, in the Atkinson United Methodist Church with burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Carol Jean Carr passed away Jan. 23 in the Avera St. Anthony's Hospital at O'Neill. Survivors include sons Bob Carr of O'Neill, and Jeff Carr and wife Sheila of Inman; sister Geneva Maxine and husband Leo Hohnstein of Scottsbluff; brothers Duane Fay Pickinpaugh and wife Bertha of Caster, Wyo., and Charles Ray Pickinpaugh of Newport; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Tressa Marie Wright, 18, of Atkinson, Jan. 26, in the Faith Wesleyan Church of Atkinson with burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Tressa Wright passed away Jan. 21 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Survivors include parents Kim Wright of Atkinson, and Tyler Wright of O'Neill; sisters Karissa Wright and Gabrielle Wright, both of Atkinson, and Cheyenne Wright of O'Neill; brother Xander Wright of O'Neill; grandparents Gwen and Norm Peterson of Page, Brad and Connie Dillon of Ainsworth, and Shirley Chmiel of O'Neill; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
* Funeral service for Mary Anne Rossenbach, 76, of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Springview, Jan. 25, in the Ainsworth St. Pius X Catholic Church with burial in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Springview. Mary Ann Rossenbach passed away Jan. 18 at Harlingen. Survivors include husband Donald Rossenbach of Harlingen; children Dennis Rossenbach of West Fargo, N.D., Roger Rossenbach of Emmett, Idaho, John "J.R." Rossenbach and wife Connie of Ainsworth, and Denise Anderson and husband Tim of Twin Valley, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister Loretta Melcher and husband Ron of Valentine; brothers George Sherman and wife Marie of Valentine, and Bill Sherman and wife Roberta of Valentine; sister-in-law Mary Lou Kerr of Valentine; and nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Fern Fernau, 73, of Valentine, Jan. 21, in the Sandoz Chapel of the Pines at Valentine with burial in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Fern Fernau passed away Jan. 17 in the Good Samaritan Health Center at Kearney. Survivors include sons Gayle Fernau of Valentine, Curt Fernau of Crookston, and Brad Fernau of Crookston; brothers Richard Ormesher of Valentine, and Wayne Ormesher of Fort Pierre, S.D.; and sister Lita Leach of Rapid City, S.D.
* Graveside service for Maudie Georgia Mauch, 89, of Sun City, Ariz., Jan. 21, at the Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery. Maudie Georgia Mauch passed away Jan. 16 in her home. Survivors include husband Duane Mauch of Sun City; children Sharon Mercure and husband Norris of Clarinda, Iowa, David Mauch and wife Robin of Grand Junction, Colo., and Robin Butcher and husband William of Kinderhook, N.Y.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
* A memorial service for LeRoy J. Buoy, 68, of Bassett, Jan. 20, in the Bassett Legion Club with interment at a later date in the Thurman Cemetery. LeRoy Buoy passed away Jan. 15 in the Good Samaritan Hospital at Kearney. Survivors include wife Loranda Buoy of Bassett; daughter Angela Buoy and fiancé Rodney Wallace of Riverton, Wyo.; son Kasey Buoy and wife Flora of Corvallis, Mont.; brother Larry Buoy and wife Donna; sister Jannett Scheberger and husband Lucky; five grandchildren; aunts, uncles nieces and nephews.
* Graveside service for Nyle O. "Bud" Zahradnicek, 76, of Ainsworth, Jan. 19, at the Grandview Cemetery near Long Pine with full military honors. Bud Zahradnicek passed away Jan. 15 in the Great Plains Regional Medical Center at North Platte. Survivors include special friend Debbie Killion of Ainsworth; children Sean Zahradnicek and wife Barb of North Platte, Tauna Moore and husband John of North Platte, and Michael Wooters and wife Melissa of Hatfield, Penn.; seven grandchildren; brother Eddie Zahradnicek and wife Ellie of Long Pine; sisters Naomi Zahradnicek of Colome, S.D.; brother-in-law Jack Dillon of Springview; and nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Marvin A. Lewis, 77, of Bassett, Jan. 18, in Hoch Funeral Home of Ainsworth with burial in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Marvin Lewis passed away Jan. 13 in the Rock County Hospital at Bassett. Survivors include daughters Melanie Martin and husband Jack of Springview, and Tanjie Petr and husband Randy of Hastings; sons Milton Lewis of Newport, Gaylen Lewis and wife Sherry of Dunning, Dustin Lewis and wife Brenda of Bassett, and Shad Lewis of Bassett; 15 grandchildren; brother Lyle Lewis and wife Marsha of Montpelier, Idaho; sister Lola Stallcup and Lead, S.D.; and nieces and nephews.
* Funeral service for Adah Neubauer, 86, of Broken Bow formerly of Purdum, Jan. 15, in the Purdum United Church of Christ.
* Funeral service for Francis Wescott, 86, of Brewster, Jan. 10, in the Brewster School gymnasium with burial in the Brewster Cemetery. Francis Wescott passed away Jan. 6. Survivors include wife June Wescott of Brewster; son Kevin Wescott of Brewster; daughter Rozan Andersen of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters Ann Wales of Ainsworth, and Cecilia Backlund of Warwick, R.I.; and nieces and nephews.
* A private memorial service for Peggy K. Roberts-Hofeldt, 66, of Ainsworth, will be held at a later date. Peggy Roberts-Hofeldt passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Brown County Hospital. Survivors include husband Loren Hofeldt of Ainsworth; sons Ronald Roberts Jr. and wife Joyce of Westminster, Colo., and Patrick Roberts of Morrison, Colo.; four brothers; two sisters; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Ainsworth Senior Center. Hoch Funeral Home of Ainsworth is in charge of arrangements.
* Funeral service for Gladys Peterson Teel, 84, of Gregory, S.D., formerly of Mills, Jan. 10, in the Mills Community Church with burial in the Olive Branch Cemetery at Mills.