Obituaries

Scott Eugene McClellen was born on January 13, 1958, in North Platte, NE to Donald and Yvonne (Larson) McClellen. He grew up in Maxwell, NE and attended school there, graduating from Maxwell High School in 1976.

NORFOLK – Funeral service for Richard D. “Rich” Alder, 56, of Norfolk, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 13, 2026 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk.

Francis Marion (Bud) Reece, Jr., 86, of rural Valentine, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 12, 2026, at his home at the Bar Eleven Ranch. Services will be held Friday, April 3, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the Valentine Methodist Church. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family will bestow memorials to macular degeneration research.

Thomas Michael “Bunny” Hogan, 67, was born in Valentine, NE on Easter Day, April 6, 1958 the son of Thomas Ira and Marilyn Ruth (Cournoyer) Hogan. He passed away after a sudden heart attack on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY.

Lillian Ann Temple was born on April 21, 1946, to Henry and Ethel (Hutchinson) Noetzelmann in Lewellen, NE. She was the last of 10 born to her beloved parents. She was well-educated in the Lewellen school system and obtained an associate degree from McCook Community College in the mid-1960s.

Jacqueline “Jackie” Stoecker, 85, of Grand Island died Friday, March 13, 2026, at Heritage at Sagewood. Jackie was born August 16, 1940, in Valentine, NE to Echo and Katherine (Bailey) Mizner.

Ted Keys age 88 of Elsmere, NE passed away March 15, 2026, in North Platte, NE. Alva Teddy “Ted” Keys was born on June 26, 1937, in Ainsworth, NE to Laurence and Roxie (Body) Keys.

Bernard J. Miles, 93, of Valentine, NE, passed away on March 7, 2026, in Omaha, NE. Bernard was born on January 10, 1933, the youngest of six children born to Austin P. and Mae (Lester) Miles in a sod house two miles northeast of Brownlee, NE.

Kenneth Ruben Porath, 72, of Dannebrog, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island. Kenneth Ruben Porath was born on July 4, 1953 to Ruben and Betty (Bonge) Porath.

Mary Lou Lamoureaux was born May 20, 1935 near Chadron, NE to Harry and Elizabeth Combs. She attended grades one through nine in Chadron, then began grade ten in Valentine, graduating from Valentine High School in 1952.