Obituaries

JanisJeanMarshallpassedaway June 11, 2025 at Sandhills Care Center. Janis was born July 21, 1937, in Mullen, NE to Jack and Nadyne Carlson. Janis married Don on February 14,1956. They moved from Mullen to the Metz Ranch in Cody in 1969. In 1994 they moved to town.

Richard Bachelor was born September 9, 1931, to Orin and Frances (Grow) Bachelor in Eli, NE. He first attended school in the Eli area. The family moved to Todd County, SD in 1939 to establish a ranch there. Richard attended the O’Brian school (now Littleburg) through the eighth grade and then attended Valentine High School where he graduated in 1949.

Chevron Rentfro Sherman was born on February 13, 1951 to Zelpha M. (Rentfro) Sherman and Richard B.

Richard “Dick” Wayne Tetherow, a true pioneer in agriculture and a devoted family man, passed away on June 5, 2025, in Lincoln, NE. Born December 28, 1939 to Edith and Howard Tetherow in Valentine, NE, Dick’s life was deeply rooted in the land he loved.

Larry James Jones was born March 11, 1944, in Valentine, NE, to Lawrence Edison “L.E.” and Florence Johanna (Knittel) Jones. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Mission, SD, on April 2, 1944. Larry was the youngest of their four children: Elizabeth “ Bet ty Ann” Kalblinger, Loretta Hopkins, and Martin.

Dick Jeffers was born to Earl and Irene (Sears) Jeffers as “Dickie Joe” on March 22, 1935. He passed away on May 26, 2025, at the Cherry County Hospital in Valentine, NE.

Willis Leonard Brown, passed away, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona. Willis was born May 26, 1932, in Crookston, Nebraska to Carl Grant and Frances Grace (Emerick) Brown, the seventh child of eleven, and the last of five sons. Willis grew up on the family farm along Antelope Creek, located about three miles northwest of Olsonville, Todd County, South Dakota, attended Todd County schools and graduated from Todd County High School in Mission, South Dakota in 1949.

Timothy Gene Fox was the first child born to Donald Gene Fox and Ruth Elaine (Nachtman) Fox on January 11, 1957 in O’Neill, NE. He graduated from Rock County High School at Bassett, NE in 1975. Tim continued his education at Hastings Community College.

Evelyn Nadine Starr was born September 23, 1937, in Eli, NE to Lloyd and Ruth Starr. Evelyn gained her wings on May 11, 2025, at Rock County Long Term Care.

Charles Dorman Whiting was born on February 27, 1949 to Clarence and LaVerne (Frank) Whiting in Winner, SD, He passed away on October 27, 2024 in Lamar, CO at home. Charlie was raised in Hidden Timber until about five years of age, at which time the family moved to Mission, SD.