Obituaries

Edna Haase of rural Todd County, SDpassedawayonSeptember22, 2026. She was 98. Funeral Services were held at 2:00 p.m., on September 26, 2026, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Valentine. The burial followed at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine. She passed away on September 22, 2026, in Gregory, SD.

Funeral service for Betty Reimers, age 98 of Valentine will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church in Valentine. The burial will follow at Mt. Hope cemetery in Valentine. No visitation will be held.

Joseph William Harte was born July 10, 1945, in Holt County to Leo and Vera Harte. He attended Inman Public School through his junior year and then transferred to O’Neill St. Mary’s for his senior year, graduating in 1963. After high school, Joe went straight to work on the family farm and ranch.

Heaven became a whole lot sweeter on Friday, September 25, 2026, as God’s cherished daughter, Mary Margaret (Maggie) Arnold, triumphantly entered Heaven as the choir of angels rejoiced in her homecoming.

Johnny Wayne Grooms, age 71 of Crookston, NE, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at his home near Crookston. He was born July 7, 1955, at Valentine, NE toJohnnyS.andEmma(Shelbourn) Grooms.

Joseph C. Ebert, age 75, of Clay Center, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.

Martha Carol (Wolters) Dellinger- Hawes, age 81, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at St. Joseph Care Center in Norfolk, NE.

Joe “JR” Andrews was born to Joe Glenn and Eva Ada (Barnes) Andrews on May 6, 1928, at his grandparents’ home in Cody, NE. He grew up with his siblings on the family ranch along the Snake River, south of Nenzel, NE. From an early age, Joe developed a lifelong love for cattle and the ranching way of life. He rode horseback six miles to attend school and later graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, NE in 1946.

Funeral Service for Joe R. Andrews age 98 of Bassett, NE was held Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., CST at Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth. Burial followed in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery at Cody, NE.