Obituaries

Paula Jean Rhian (nee Zibell) of Thedford, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at the age of 76. Paula was born in 1948 in Madison, WI to Harold and Marjorie Zibell (Nee Macken).

Pamela Mae Sprenkle was born October 30,1949, to Wilbert A. and Virginia M.

Dorothy Ann Quigley was born in Valentine, October 23, 1941 to Garland “Gale” and Irene “Tiny” (Hutchinson) Lighthill. She passed away in Valentine, August 19, 2024 at the age of 82 years.

Ellen Jean Cross was born on August 20, 1959 to her parents, Thomas Haver and Mary Ellen (Baker) Cross in Deadwood, SD. She passed away peacefully, at home, on August 16, 2024.

Barbara Gail Chubb was born July 25, 1962, in Valentine, to Leo and Iris (Miller) Chubb. All her schooling was in Valentine, where she graduated in 1981.

Rita Ann Scheuring was born May 22, 1940, in Beresford, SD, to Nicholas and Genevieve (O’Connor) Scheuring. She graduated from Beresford High School and attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, IA. Rita was a middle school secretary for many years at Hoover Middle School in Sioux City.

Sue Ellen Hallock was born September 18, 1946, in Ainsworth, to Glen A. and Ruth G. (Jamison) Hallock and passed away August 2, 2024. She had two sisters, Connie and Betty, and two brothers, Ernest and Steve. Sue attended the country school near the family home and graduated from Keya Paha County High School in 1964.

David (Dave) Francis Gudgel passed away July 7. 2024, at Seven Lakes Memory Care in Loveland, CO, at the age of 85. He was the eldest child of Francis and Helen Gudgel, born August 17, 1938, in Ainsworth.

Kathy Marie ( Joseph) Horvath, age 59, was born in Valentine, March 16, 1965, to Kenneth Edgar Joseph and Laura Lee (Demeritt) Joseph Reed. She lost her battle with cancer June 13, 2024, in Ashville, NC surrounded by her friends and family.

Lifelong resident of Valentine, Ruth E. Harms passed away August 3, 2024 at the age of 99. Born December 21, 1924, to Edward and Maisie Johnson in Valentine. Ruthie was the fourth of six children. Ruthie married the love of her life, Leslie Harms, June 30, 1942. To this marriage they added three sons; Tommy Joe, Jerry Dan, and Kevin Clarke (K.C.)