Obituaries

Lorraine Jeannette Haugen was born at the Haugen family farm in Minnesota on January 4, 1937. Lorraine was the second of three children born to Joseph and Guida Haugen. She went to grade school and Sacred Heart High School in MN and graduated in 1955. While in school, she was active in chorus, band, and student council, and loved cheerleading.

Sharon Lea (Reiser) Knepper’s spirit was taken home to heaven on July 10, 2025 while her memory remains with all family and friends who meant the world to her. Sharon was born to Carl H.

Joseph Leonard Beel was born on April 13, 1970, to Thomas and Judy (Mansour) Beel in Valentine, NE. He attended school in Mission, SD and White River, SD.

Jerean Ann Walkling was born March 15, 1935, in Todd County, SD. She was the fourth child of six born to Willard and Evelyn Markus. She attended Todd County High School in Mission, SD and was involved in band, cheerleading, choir, and was homecoming queen her senior year.

Casey Henderson, 58 years old, passed away peacefully in her home, on the ranch, the evening of July 4, 2025. Casey was born in Alliance, NE to Larry and Carolynn Henderson August 27, 1966. She spent her life growing up in the Sandhills of Nebraska on the Henderson family ranch north of Whitman, NE.

Timothy Alan Baughman, 55, of Lincoln, NE passed away March 18, 2025. He was born August 5, 1969, in Mineral Wells, TX to Roger and Phyllis (Sukovaty) Baughman.

Twyla Fern (Mercure) Kelley passed away May 29, 2025, in Bend, OR, just a few weeks after celebrating her 75th birthday. Twyla was born April 21, 1950, in Alliance, NE, to Darwin “Red” and Margaret (Hanna) Mercure.

Norman “Bud” Louis Fischer of Pierre, SD, passed away peacefully September 28, 2024 at 3:45 a.m. in Fargo, N.D. surrounded by loved ones. “Norm” was born August 14, 1929 in Sioux City, IA, to Robert Fischer and Mary Pfanstiel and lived on a farm outside of Osmond, NE. His family lost the farm during the depression and moved to Valentine, NE.

Mary Jean (Brown) Fischer of Pierre, SD, passed away October 26, 2018 following a battle with cancer. She died early in the morning surrounded by loved ones in Fargo, ND.

Karen Anne (Kreycik) Messenger, age 81, of Lincoln, NE passed away May 30, 2025. She was born August 30, 1943, in Omaha to Vernon and Ruby Kreycik while her father was entering Navy Officers Candidate School during WWII. When he returned from the war, she got to spend seven more years with him on her family ranch north of Wood Lake before his untimely death in a tractor accident.