Ronald E. Schefcik, 69, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at Box Butte General Hospital.

He was born May 9, 1943 at Stuart, Nebraska to Eugene and Honora (Jardee) Schefcik.

Ron was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

He married Olevia Eversull in 1963.   To this union four children were born.

He is survived by his children, Robert E. (Nina) Schefcik of Alliance, Travis (Beth) Schefcik of Crowley, LA, Yvonne (Ron) Covert of Hot Springs, SD, and Eunice (John) Alexander of Luling, LA.  He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; his brother, Larry Schefcik of Rapid City, SD; his sister, Sharon Schefcik of Hot Springs, SD; and his special friend, Jackye Schefcik of Alliance.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Steven.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Jim Nichols officiating.

Memorials may be given in care of the family at, 715 Big Horn Ave., Alliance, Nebraska, 69301.

Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com.  Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Douglas H. Johnson, 56, passed from this life on Monday, February 4th, 2013 at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora after an extended illness.

Doug was born February 22, 1956 in Gordon, Nebraska to Harland and Lois Johnson and moved to Alliance shortly thereafter.  He graduated from Alliance High School in 1974.  On September 13, 1980, Doug married the love of his life, Dianne L. Nielsen in Alliance.  To this union, two beautiful daughters were born, Jamie and Kayla.  After being employed in the auto parts industry for 32 years, he became a conductor for BNSF in February of 2006.

Doug was an amazing man who was soft spoken, but whose heart was full of meaningful words and much love for his family and friends.  He was creative and enjoyed working on various projects in his shop.  He also enjoyed cooking, riding motorcycles with his buddies, and spending time with his friends at the cabin.  Two of the proudest moments of his life were the births of his granddaughters, Anistyn and Elizabeth.

He is survived by his wife, Dianne; daughters and sons-in-law Jamie & Matthew Pope of Colorado Springs, CO and Kayla & Cody Green of Sidney, NE; granddaughters, Anistyn Green and Elizabeth Pope.

He is also survived by his parents, Harland and Lois of Chadron; and sisters, Shirley (Richard) Sellman of Chadron, and Sharon (Terry) Starke of Alliance, NE.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Immanuel Ev.  Lutheran Church, 1024 Box Butte Avenue in Alliance.  The Reverend Martin T. Schnare and Reverend Richard C. Mueller will officiate.

A memorial will be designated at a later date.

Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com with Bates-Gould Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Douglas H. Johnson, 56, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.  Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Carl Nyquist passed away January 22, 2013 in San Carlos, Panama.

An informal memorial service will be held Friday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m., at the Trails West YMCA Camp, 1918 SW Beltline Hwy in Scottsbluff.

Burial in the Nebraska State Veterans’ Cemetery in Alliance, Friday, February 8 at 3 p.m.  Military Rites will be conducted by the Hemingford American Legion Post #9.

Memorials have been established to the Panhandle Humane Society or to the donor’s choice.

Tributes may be left at www.dugankramer.com

Mr. Nyquist was born in Alliance on June 11, 1941 and graduated Hemingford High School in 1959.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Betty Ruth Brost Girard, 85, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at her home.

She was born May 22, 1927 in Alliance, Nebraska at St. Joseph’s Hospital to Christy and Ruth (Hutchinson) Brost.  She spent her childhood in Lusk, Wyoming and on a ranch outside of Lusk, moving to Alliance when a senior in high school. She attended Chadron State College earning a teaching degree.  She taught in country schools around the area.  On August 21, 1951 she married the love of her life, Bernard Girard.  She continued to teach through the years while her family grew, teaching art in the elementary schools during her last teaching years.  She was a bookkeeper at Bernie’s Supply, owned a kitchen shop called the Country Store, and operated her preschool, “Animal Crackers”.  She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, the Eagles Auxiliary, Carnegie Arts Center, Box Butte General Hospital Auxiliary, and Box Butte Arts Society.  She also enjoyed many social groups in the community including the Red Hat Society.

She is survived by her husband, Bernard Girard of the home; sons, Jeff, Dennis, Ande, Terry and Jason, all of Alliance, and Jack of Ohio; daughters, Cindy Powell Girard of Rapid City and Erin Shrewsbury of Alliance; 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by her brothers, Christy Brost of Alliance, Eddie Brost of Sturgis, SD, Bryan Brost of Lusk, WY, and James Brost of Hot Springs, SD; her sister, Rebecca Brost Girty of Alliance; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, two grandsons, and brothers Fred, Herman and Bruce.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Father Lou Nollette will officiate.  Wake services will be held Sunday, February 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the St. Agnes Academy Foundation or the Carnegie Arts Foundation and sent in care of the family at, 523 W. 12th Street, Alliance, Nebraska, 69301.

Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com.  Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Carl Aaron Nyquist passed away January 22, 2013 while vacationing in San Carlos, Panama.  An informal, memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. February 8, 2013 at Trails West YMCA Camp.  1918  SW Beltline HWY, Scottsbluff, NE, with Larry Massie officiating.  Inurnment will be 3:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Veteran’s Cemetery in Alliance, NE with military rites by American Legion Post #9 of Hemingford, NE.  Memorials have been established to the Panhandle Humane Society or to the Donor’s Choice.  Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com.

Visitation for Rose M. Roberts, 85, of Norfolk will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2013 at Home for Funerals, Norfolk, with a 7 p.m. prayer service. The funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2013 at Chamberlain Chapel Funeral Home in Chadron Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Chadron.  Rose  died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Faith Regional Health Services.  Rose was born November 4, 1927 to Wynn and Inez (Swiebel) Baldwin at Ainsworth. She graduated from Ainsworth High School and attended Chadron State College for 2 years and received her teaching certificate.  On October 16, 1947 Rose married Dale Roberts in Rapid City, SD. They lived near Chadron for 2 years and then moved to Johnstown and later to O’Neill where they farmed and raised their two sons. Rose and Dale moved to Rising City in 1987 and then to Norfolk in 1990, where she was residing at the time of her death.

Rose is survived by her 2 sons and their spouses, Wynn and Judy of Norfolk, Doug and Rose of Omaha, grandchildren Christina and Calvin Laible, Lincoln, Lisa and Troy Gubbels and Bryan Roberts, Norfolk, 6 great-grandchildren, Sisters-in-law Avis and Lee Fleharty, Hot Springs, SD, Martheena and Donald Hayden, Chadron, Pat Roberts, Kennewick, WA, brother-in-laws Boyd and Shirley Roberts and Billy Pierce.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dale on November 14, 2008 and a grandson John Roberts of Omaha.

Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com

Home for Funerals of Norfolk and Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial services for Carolyn Dyer of Crawford, Nebraska will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Crawford Community Building with Pastor Don Mathis officiating.  Burial will follow at the Lusk Cemetery in Lusk, Wyoming at approximately 2:00 PM.  Carolyn Lee Dyer was born January 13, 1946 to Orville and Mary Robinson in Lusk, Wyoming. Her early years were filled with activities surrounding farm and ranch life. Her father was a horse trainer for Charlie Christian’s race horses and Carolyn and her Aunt Erma, who was like a second mother to her, would spend as much time as they could around the horses. They traveled to Phoenix for horse races and the two of them would sleep in the horse barn snuggled deep in the hay. She became an excellent rider and competed in barrel racing as a young girl. Her cousin Linda remembers watching Carolyn ride her horse in the Niobrara county parade. “She had a white cowgirl outfit with a beautiful white hat and boots. Even though she was young and small, she could certainly handle her horse.”

Her childhood was spent in Lusk, Wyoming, at her grandparent’s two room log cabin homestead, in the breaks north of Lusk. She loved spending time at her Grandparent’s. Carolyn fed the lambs with a bottle, got in trouble for putting Grandma’s head scarf on the lambs, gathered eggs from ornery hens, fed cotton cake to the horses, watched the cows being milked and then begged to churn the milk in the separator (which she was never allowed to do). On Saturday mornings, she rode to town in the back of her Uncle Elwoods’s pickup and delivered milk, cream, and eggs to the dairy. Those nights, her Grandma fired up the wood cook stove in the bunkhouse and heated water for everyone’s weekly bath in a galvanized tub. Carolyn’s Grandma looked at whoever was the dirtiest and they would have to go last because they had to share the water!

Carolyn spoke fondly about her happy memories of the farm. Many of her memories included listening to the wind blow through the pine trees, the sound of the old wire gate banging shut, the smell of lilacs, and the wonderful cool evenings spent out in the yard listening to the frogs and crickets while her Grandpa sat in his chair and smoked his cigar.

Virginia R. DeBusk, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center with her family by her side.  Virginia “Ginny”, as she was called by friends and family, was born January 31, 1925 in Alliance, Nebraska to E. “Roy” and Edna (Gish) Stilley.  She graduated from Alliance High School in 1943.  She married James H. “Hank” DeBusk on August 11, 1944 in Alliance where Hank was trained as a pilot at the Army Air Corps Base.

Virginia spent her time raising her five boys and welcoming family and friends to her home.  She worked tirelessly as a housewife and mother without complaint all her life.  She was always ready to welcome anyone into her home.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and maintained her deep faith throughout her life.  Her home was a home for all of her children, their wives, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren.  She supported all through good times and bad with her love and faith.  She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was an excellent bowler in several leagues in Alliance.

She is survived by her sons, Dennis (Sandy) DeBusk, Rick (Linda) DeBusk, and Jim (Merrily) DeBusk all of Alliance, and Jon (Deb) DeBusk of Las Vegas, Nevada; 18 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Terry, and her sister Doris Swanda.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with Steve Swedberg officiating.  Burial will be in the Alliance Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com.  Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.