U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-CurrentMarlene Anderson
May 30, 1935 - May 19, 2013
On Sunday afternoon the Good Lord came down from heaven and took Marlene’s hand and guided her to heaven’s gate to be with Him.
Marlene Anderson of Harrison, Nebraska passed away May 19, 2013 at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Marlene was born on the family sheep ranch about eight miles northwest of Harrison on May 30, 1935 and was raised in rural Sioux County by her parents, Al and Frances (DeBock) Hourt together with eight brothers and sisters. She graduated from Sioux County High School in Harrison, received normal training and taught school in rural Sioux County for one year.
On June 15, 1954 she married Gerald Anderson and four children were born to this union. They were married for 59 years. They worked at various ranches and road construction sites before moving to the Anderson ranch eighteen miles southwest of Harrison, where she lived for the rest of her life.
Marlene was a great seamstress, an avid gardener and a generous wonderful mother and wife. She enjoyed preparing holiday meals and birthday cakes for her entire family. Fifteen years ago, she underwent quadruple by-pass surgery and was a survivor of an extreme health challenge until she succumbed to congestive heart failure. Marlene will be missed for her contagious laughter, positive attitude and her loving, giving heart. Cremation has been taken place.
Surviving Marlene are her husband, Jerry; daughters: Desiree “Dee” Martin of Lusk, Wyoming, Kristie Miller of Katy, Texas, and Debra Anderson (James Hinton) of Mooresville, North Carolina and son: Mike(Bonnie) Anderson of Morrill, Nebraska.
Grandchildren: Gary Anderson, Andy martin, Camilla Brown, Sam Phipps, Brian Miller, Erica Miller, Brittany Miller, Katy Anderson, Clancy Anderson, and Cass Anderson along with eight great grandchildren. Her surviving sisters are Betty Morvara, Catherine Ross, Margaret Dunn, her twin sister Arlene Parmely, Linda Fenster and her brother Joe Hourt. Preceding Marlene in death were her parents and brothers Henry and Pat Hourt and a great-grandchild Joselyne Brown.
Ron Manion
October 16, 1943 - May 27, 2013
Memorial services for Ron Manion of Crawford, Nebraska will be held on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron with Pastor Jim West officiating. A luncheon will be served immediately following at the 4-H building on the Dawes County fairgrounds. Private family burial will be at Highland Center Cemetery.
Roland (Ron) Manion passed away at his home in rural Crawford, Nebraska from natural causes on Monday, May 27, 2013.
Ron was born in Alliance on October 16, 1943 to Joe and Clarabel Manion. He married Mary Bruns on August 12, 1967 and a few years later moved to Mary’s grandfathers’ farm on the Table where they farmed and ranched for over 40 years. In addition to farming Ron was an avid cattleman and a big fan of Baxter Black cowboy poetry. Ron was active in helping with 4-H, the Dawes County fair and the rural school board.
Ron lost Mary in 2010 of cancer. He is survived by their three sons and daughter-in-laws: Randy and Tiffany of Casper, Wyoming; Aric and Rachel of Seattle, Washington; Mike, and Carri of Hemingford, Nebraska. Six grandchildren: Mellissa, Alex, Zackary, Jacob, Rilei, Kruze. Siblings: Tom Manion, Hemingford, Carolee (Mike) Kohn, Denver; Diane Harrison, Kansas City and Jodine (Dana) Sorensen, Hemingford.
Ron was preceded in death by his wife Mary, his parents, Joe and Clarabel and brothers, Kevin and Billy Joe Manion.
Mary Lois (Arnold) Christensen
December 27, 1919 - May 27, 2013
Mary Lois (Arnold) Christensen entered into this world December 27, 1919. The Lord took her hand and lead her home May 27, 2013, but left her heart with her two children, Jerrie and Ronnie, and many dear friends and relatives.
She lived most of her 93 years in Chadron, Nebraska where she was born. From age 15, until she graduated from Chadron High School in 1938, she was an usherette and cashier at the former Pace Theater. After high school she moved to Seattle and worked at the Golden Rule Bakery. She returned to Chadron, and in 1942 she married Franklin Christensen. For many years they lived on a ranch north of Chadron. She worked at the Safeway, Chadron State College, and the Pine Ridge Job Corps from which she retired at age 75. In 1997 she moved to Arizona to live near her daughter and son, but always remembered and cherished the many friendships she had enjoyed through the years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin; parents Amanda Pilsbury and Edwin Arnold; stepfather Schuyler Pilsbury; sisters Maxine (Arnold) Coggan and Elizabeth (Pilsbury) Pennington, and brothers Dick and Eddie Arnold. She is survived by her daughter, Jerrie Roberts (Larry), and son, Ron Christensen (Sonya) of Arizona, brother Bob Arnold (Carrie) of California, cousins Frederick, Betty, Doris, Mary and Faye, and many dear friends.
Throughout her life, our Mother owned and adored German Shepherds!
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to:
Southwest German Shepherd Rescue
A NON PROFIT 501c3 VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE RESCUE, REHAB AND RE-HOMING OF GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS
In partnership with
White German Shepherd Rescue
Phoenix, Arizona
Checks made payable to SOUTHWEST GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE (SWGSDR) may be mailed to:
Southwest GSD Rescue
4216 W. PARADISE DRIVE
PHOENIX, AZ 85029-2941
Venita Loraine Mooring
March 20, 1917 - October 2, 2010
Her survivors include:
Husband: Walter Mooring of Hay Springs
Sons: Dwight Mooring of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Duane (Loretta) Mooring of New Jersey; Stewart Mooring of South Dakota.
Daughter: Fran (Vern) Platt of Hay Springs
Born: March 20, 1917
Place of Birth: Parthenon, Arkansas
Death: October 2, 2010
Place of Death: Pioneer Manor Nursing Home
Memorial donations can be made to: the Venita Mooring memorial fund.
Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Drabbels Mortuary, PO Box 443, Hay Springs, NE 69347.
Memorial Service: Tuesday October 26, 2010 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home
Barton Lee Kreider
July 19, 1940 - October 4, 2010
Barton L. Kreider was born July 19, 1940 in Sidney, NE to Irma (Whitefoot) and Wilfred Kreider and received his final clearance for “take off” on October 4, 2010. The family moved to Grant, NE in 1942 where his father purchased the Pontiac and Case Implement dealerships. Barton graduated from Perkins County High School in 1958. He married Jacque Makinster in 1959. To this union two children were born, Shelley and Tim. He purchased a commercial chicken operation with 10, 000 chickens and trucked and sold eggs to Safeway in Denver, CO. He also distributed groceries and hospital supplies to the Grant area for about eight years. Following a fire that destroyed the chicken operation in 1967, he became a licensed insurance agent for Harrach Insurance Agency in Grant. In 1970, he moved his family to Crawford where Barton was the Manager of Crawford Bank Agency providing insurance services to the Crawford area. In 1984 he purchased the agency and renamed it the Kreider Insurance Agency. He enjoyed caring for the area and his customers. He served several years on the board of directors for the Independent Insurance Agents of NE (Big I). He operated the insurance agency until February 2008, when he sold the agency to his son and semi-retired.
Through out his life, Barton was active in many organizations and boards. He was a past president of the Grant and Crawford Jaycees and the Chamber of Commerce. He was a Rotarian, a member of the Crawford United Methodist Church, Airplane Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Comanche Society, Crawford Hospital board, and a current board member of the Ponderosa Settlement. Barton enjoyed his yard and small acreage, golfing, and most of all, flying his Comanche airplane. Flying was a hobby his father suggested to Barton at age 14, which became his passion as a private pilot for 56 years. He provided several people their first airplane ride and had soft touch landings. He enjoyed saying he was going to “turn gas into noise and fly into the sunset”.
He is survived by his loving wife, Jacque, of 51 years, his daughter Shelley and husband Ed McCoy of Scottsbluff, son Tim and wife Melanie Kreider of Gering, his grandsons Johnathan McCoy and wife Katie of Lincoln, Max McCoy of Gering, Spencer McCoy of Lincoln and Kelly McCoy of Scottsbluff, his granddaughters Mikayla Kreider and Baily Kreider both of Gering, brother-in-law Terryl and wife Suzanne Makinster of Scottsdale AZ, sister-in-law Rita Horine of Omaha and numerous nephews and one niece and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his parents Irma and Wilfred Kreider, his sister Carol (Kreider) Upright, brother-in-law Ray Horine, father and mother-in-law Ray and Maxine Makinster.
Memorial donations can be made to: the Crawford Rescue Unit, The United Methodist Church of Crawford, or the Nebraska Civil Air Patrol. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.
