Roger H. Goodfellow, 71, of Scranton, N.D., passed away on August 23, 2023 in Dickinson, N.D.

Memorial Services for Roger will be held on September 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Hettinger, N.D. Pastor Allen Wickstrom will officiate. Service will be live-streamed on the link below. (It will go active shortly before 2:00 p.m.). Please join the family on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Gordon Methodist Church fellowship hall in Gordon, Neb. for a

Wendy Ann (Vodicka) Etuk, 64, was born on January 2, 1959, in Gordon, Neb. She went to her heavenly home on August 24, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.

Wendy was very much a farm girl, loving all aspects of farm life. She was an excellent trumpet player and was active in the Green Valley 4-H club. She attended elementary school in Rushville and graduated from Rushville High School in 1977. Wendy went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she met and

Robert (Bob) Van Garner, 86, of Newton, Kansas, died Saturday, September 2, 2023, surrounded by family.

Bob was born outside of Eli, Nebraska, at the home of his parents, Lennie Maybee and Ruth Emma Galloway Garner. Bob’s family always celebrated his birthday on October 19 but due to how news traveled in 1936, his birth certificate lists his birthday as November 15. 

Bob had a great love for sports. As a participant, coach, and later, a spectator, he spent countless hours playing

Beverly (Bev) Ann Elizabeth Kehr Fancher Winters was born on October 13, 1954, to Richard H. and Mary Ann (Simons) Kehr. She was the fifth of eight living children, growing up in the small town of Nenzel, NE. 

Bev attended school in Nenzel through the eighth grade with her siblings and cousins. Bev attended St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in New England, ND, for her first year of high school, returning home to graduate from Cody-Kilgore Unified schools. On July 3, 1971, she

Joan Marie Brakeman, 78, of Gordon Neb., passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, surrounded by her family. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer the same week she passed away.

Joan was born on June 16, 1945 in Gordon, Neb. to Harold and Beulah (Hill) Forster. After graduation from Gordon High School in 1963, Joan began working at the Chevy dealership in Gordon. Joan married the love of her life, Errol E. Brakeman on June 11, 1967. The couple moved to

Gaylon Lee Kelly, 66, of Sturgis, SD, and formally of Gering, Neb., died peacefully Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City, S.D., surrounded by family.

Gaylon Kelly was born in Gordon, Neb., on May 19, 1957, to Patrick and Shirley (Rising) Kelly. Gaylon moved to Minatare, Neb., as a teenager, so his dad could run a pig farm. Gaylon attended High School in Minatare, Neb., in 1975 he lettered in wrestling, and particularly liked shop class. After high school he worked at Herbert

Rudolph George Stanko, known as Rudy “Butch” Stanko, who always blazed his own trail throughout a legendary life, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at his side. Rudy was born in Sheridan County, Wyoming, on February 16, 1947, the son of Rudy Stanko Sr. and Elizabeth Legerski Stanko; all of his grandparents emigrated from Poland. He was raised a Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended Catholic schools. He graduated in 1965 from Natrona County

David Allen Parker, of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on February 17, 2023, with invasive/terminal cancer at the age of 83.  

Dave was born to Allen and Helen Parker on September 10, 1939, at the Gregg Place near Gordon, Neb. and grew up on the Cross L Ranch with his older brother Howard and younger brother Larry (Pike). After graduating from Gordon High School, he moved from the ranch to Albuquerque, N.M. in 1958 to work for the home builder Fred Mossman (a grade school friend of