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Obituaries

Nellie E. (Jackson) Johnson

Nellie (Jackson) Johnson was born to R.A. (Dick) and Josephine Maye (Wheeler) Jackson on a farm southeast of Ainsworth, NE on May 3rd, 1929 and passed away March 15th, 2024 at the Sandhills Care Center.

Dale Caskey, 93

Dale Caskey was born July 23, 1930, to Johnson and Frances (Finch) Caskey in Venus, NE, 13 miles west of Creighton, NE. He was delivered at home by his grandmother, Lillian Caskey. In 1932, he moved with his folks and older brother, Clarence, north of Valentine, NE. A sister, Betty, joined the family in 1940. Dale was in the 5th grade when his parents bought a small place in southern Rock County. Dale attended rural school District #2 through grade school and attended Rock County High School until December 1945, when he was a sophomore. His dad was ill, and he was needed at home to get things done. He never returned to school for himself, but often rode his 1945 Harley to visit a teacher named Audrey Davis.

Richard Edward “Dick” Burdick, 83

Richard Edward “Dick” Burdick was born March 4, 1940 to Clyde Edward Burdick and Gertrude Mae Becker in Grand Island, NE. He attended kindergarten in Chadron, NE. That summer the family moved to Ainsworth, NE, where he attended the first grade at Ainsworth Elementary School. He graduated from Ainsworth High School with the Class of 1958. Shortly after graduation, Dick went to Oregon to work for relatives there. Returning in the fall, he attended McCook Junior College. While his parents were working and living in Ethiopia, he lived with them for a time and attended college there for a semester. Later, he also attended Hastings Community College in Hastings, NE where he took Basic Drafting and Mechanical Drafting.

Dale Caskey, 93

Funeral Service for Dale Caskey, age 93, of Bassett,NE will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in the Bassett Methodist Church. Dale Caskey passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the Rock County Hospital in Bassett.

Nellie E. Johnson, 94

Funeral Service for Nellie E. Johnson, age 94, of Ainsworth, will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth. Burial will follow in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Nellie Johnson died Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Sandhills Care Center in Ainsworth.

Irma Lovegrove, 95

Irma Ruth Snyder Lovegrove was born July 14, 1928, to Roy and Velna (Clark) Snyder at Page, NE. She grew up on a farm with her four siblings and attended country school at Page until 7th grade when the family moved to Ainsworth, NE and started the John Deere dealership, Snyder’s Inc.

Olive Jean (Randall) Keller-Simonton

Olive Jean (Randall) Keller-Simonton was born on March 13, 1930, to Earl and Erma (Stufft) Randall at Centerville, SD, and passed away at Linden Court Assisted Living in North Platte, NE on February 26, 2024 at the age of 93.

Lucy Hannah (Painter) Forgey

Lucy Hannah Painter was born July 9, 1937, in Springview, NE, to Roy and Jennie (Horton) Painter. She graduated from Keya Paha County High School.

Dennis D. Pfister

Dennis D. Pfister was born in Bassett, NE to Lawrence F. and Guila M. (Lewis) Pfister on January 27, 1950. After graduating from Rock County High School in 1968, he studied mechanics at Milford Trade School.

Gregory E. Bammerlin

Gregory E. Bammerlin, age 75, of Mills, NE, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, February 18, 2024.