Obituaries

George Allen Allard was born September 17th, 1951, to Donald and Ruth (Overman) Allard in Valentine, NE. He was the third sibling with two brothers and two sisters. He attended grade school in Crookston, NE and graduated from Valentine High School in 1969. He worked for the Texaco gas station and for his family at their bar in Crookston during high school.

Daniel “Danny” Robert Stevens was born to Harold and Rachel A. (Hart) Stevens on July 15, 1951. He began his education at Lila McAndrew Elementary School in Ainsworth, NE in 1956. Several years later, his family moved to Lincoln, NE for a time. Danny took part in the Job Corp in Chadron, NE, where he trained in auto body repair. A few years later, Danny moved to California and began working as a truck driver.

Janice Rose Terry, 97, of Lincoln, NE passed away June 9, 2024. She was born March 6, 1927, in Ainsworth, NE to Glenn and Rose (Childs) Masters.

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Bradley Leland Moody, age 56, of Pilot Mound, IA, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Ames, IA. He was born on Friday, October 13, 1967, (something his grandmother believed to be a very bad omen) in Ainsworth, NE to Evelyn and Leland (Babe) Moody. He attended Brown County District 21 Pleasant Hill Elementary and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1986. While in school, Brad excelled in FFA and football. While in college at UNL, Brad was a Nebraska FFA State Officer. Upon leaving college, he returned home to help on the family farm and started his own farm as well. While farming, Brad was approached by Helena Chemical Company thus beginning his career in agronomy and seed genetics and his move to his final home - Iowa. Before his passing, Brad was working for Key Co-Op at Story City, IA.

Word has been received of the death of Betty M. Haynes, age 85 of Bassett, NE.

Duane Leslie Lovegrove entered the world on April 8, 1934, in Fairmont, NE, to his parents, Peter and Pearl, weighing in at 12 lbs. 11 oz.

Linda Rae Strand was born in Ainsworth, NE on April 12, 1956, to Carl and Alice Crooker. Linda passed away at her home in Ainsworth on May 31, 2024.

Funeral Service for Bradley L. Moody, age 56 of Pilot Mound, IA were held on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 at the United Methodist Church in Ainsworth, NE. Burial followed in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Bradley Moody passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA.

Lori Ann Jeffers was born on April 24, 1975, to Kathleen Ann (Ward) Lyons and William D. Jeffers, Jr. in Alameda, CA. Lori was their second child joining an older brother, William D Jeffers, III, almost 3. Lori started dance class around the age of one. She and her brother would spend most of their early childhood performing dance and acrobatic routines for Carol Jeans dance studio at venues around Livermore and the surrounding areas.