Samuel Crouse

Samuel O. Crouse, age 73, of Alliance, Nebraska, formerly of Ashby, Nebraska, passed away May 5, 2021, at the Highland Park Care Center in Alliance. Samuel O’Dell Crouse was born on Jan. 16, 1948, at Alliance to William and Virginia (Fodge) Crouse.

Deanne Wiebe

Deanne Ruth Gerberding Wiebe was born Dec. 13, 1938, to Herman and Maria Gerberding in Beatrice, Nebraska. She was the fourth child and the first to be born in a hospital. Siblings were Loyal, Yvonne, a sister Georgene who had passed in 1936.

Deanna Sweet

Deanna Sweet, 77, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on March 24, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Deanna Sweet was born in Alliance, Nebraska, to Oscar and Florence Curtis on Jan. 12, 1944. She married Benjamin Sweet on Nov. 5, 1961, in Thedford, Nebraska.

Marvin Freeman

Marvin J. Freeman, age 84, of Seneca, Nebraska, passed away April 24, 2021, at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Marvin is survived by wife Sharon of Seneca, sons Marvin Freeman, Jr.

Phyllis Priest

Phyllis E. Priest, 93, of North Platte, passed away on March 25, 2021, at Linden Court, North Platte, Nebraska. Phyllis Eilene Priest, a child of God, was born in a sod house in Ringgold, Nebraska, on Feb. 4, 1928, to Charles E. “Ed” and Hazel “Winters” Daly.

Pamela Marker

Pamela (Pam) A. Marker, age 71, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born in San Francisco to Pete and Evie (O’Brien) Peterson and was the oldest of two children. Pam worked for the Department of Education for 42 years.

Norma Stevens

Norma Jean Stevens, 82, Rapid City, South Dakota, passed peacefully from this earth at St. Martin’s Serenity Place on March 1, 2021. Norma Jean was born in Mullen, Nebraska, on Jan. 24, 1939, to Robert and Maxine Knepper.

Marlene Gaston

Marlene F. Jones Gaston, 84, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Clarissa C Cook Hospice House. Funeral services and burial at Davenport Memorial Park in Davenport, Iowa, will be private.

Marlan Dooley

Marlan Vernon Dooley, age 71, of McCook, Nebraska passed away at his home in McCook on March 8, 2021. Marlan was born to Ivan and Marie (Boyer) Dooley on July 7, 1949, in Mullen, Nebraska.

Konnie Wolfenden-Hodges

Konnie Lynne Wolfenden-Hodges, 53, of Torrington, Wyoming, died Feb. 24, 2021, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, surrounded by her family. She was born May 5, 1967, to Robert and Karen (Daniels) Wolfenden in Mullen. Konnie was the middle child of three girls.