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Kenneth L “Ken” Hooper

Birth	:	6 Jul 1922 Brownlee, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	26 Jan 2020 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Gordon Cemetery, Gordon, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7858009, -102.2102966
Description	:	With deepest sorrow we announce that Kenneth L. Hooper, age 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff, where he had resided for the last four years. Ken was born July 6, 1922 in Brownlee, Nebraska to Nuck and Sylvia (Hankins) Hooper. He spent the early part of his childhood on the Boiling Springs Ranch near Cody, Nebraska, and had many fond memories of his time growing up there. During the hard years of the Depression, the family moved to Gordon, and eventually to... Read More	With deepest sorrow we announce that Kenneth L. Hooper, age 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff, where he had resided for the last four years. Ken was born July 6, 1922 in Brownlee, Nebraska to Nuck and Sylvia (Hankins) Hooper. He spent the early part of his childhood on the Boiling Springs Ranch near Cody, Nebraska, and had many fond memories of his time growing up there. During the hard years of the Depression, the family moved to Gordon, and eventually to the Half Diamond E Metzger Ranch north of Hyannis. There Ken broke horses and worked as a ranch hand until enlisting in the United States Army during World War II. During the war, he attained the rank of Sergeant while serving as Telecommunications Specialist in the European Theatre. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Ken returned home and was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Alliance, Nebraska, and later Rapid City, South Dakota. Ken married Dorothy Nelson on June 11, 1947, and with Ken’s love for ranching, he quit the phone company and they spent the next 15 years working on the Marvin Metzger Ranch north of Gordon. In the spring of 1966, Ken and Dorothy leased, and eventually purchased, a ranch from Ken’s uncle Warren Hooper in south Sheridan County where they spent the next fifty years building a successful cattle operation from next to nothing. To this union were born two daughters, Sandra and Connie. Ken was kind, humble, honest and hard working. He enjoyed working cattle and taking care of the ranch. He had a gentle way with animals, especially horses, and was the definition of a true steward of God’s great resources. He was a great man who loved to kid around. One of his great joys in life was being grandpa to his five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Ken is survived by his daughter Sandra (Dennis) DeBusk, daughter Connie Kirchner, grandchildren Kerry (Mike) Myers, Jeff (Kristy) DeBusk, Courtney (Keefer) Brumbach, Andrew (Becky) Kirchner, Amanda Kirchner, Candice (Justin) Gibson, and seven great grandchildren Ty and Brady Myers, Clementine and Harrison Brumbach, Payten, Kennedie and Brookelyn Gibson. Sister Dena (Jack) Drury, sister-in-law Junie (Rex) Hooper, sister in law Margaret (Archie) Nelson, brother-in-law Winston “Bub” Nelson, many nieces, nephews, and friends. Ken was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Dorothy, parents, brother Bernard and sister-in-law Wilma, brothers Dwight and Rex, and sister Faye and brother-in law Woodrow Metzger, sister Betty and brother-in-law Ray Jaeger, brothers-in law Elwood and Archie Nelson, and sister-in-law Olga (Nelson) and brother-in-law Jack Taylor, sisters-in-law Anna May(Bub) Nelson and Helen Nelson, and sister-in-law Frances (Nelson) and brother-in-law Renard Snyder. Funeral services will be held at Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home in Gordon on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 10:30 am with Pastor Roy Monahan of the Church of the Sandhills in Hyannis officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at the Gordon Cemetery.

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Kenneth L “Ken” Hooper's memorial is located at: Gordon Cemetery, Gordon, Sheridan County, USA.
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Kenneth L “Ken” Hooper death on 26 Jan 2020 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.7858009
Longitude: -102.2102966

Family Members:

Parent

Berry “Nuck” Hooper

(1897 - 1976)

Sylvia Grace Hankins Hooper

(1895 - 1983)

Spouse

Dorothy Arlene Nelson Hooper

(1925 - 2008)

Siblings

Bernard Lyal Hooper

(1919 - 1997)

Fay Adele Hooper Metzger

(1920 - 1996)

Dwight L. Hooper

(1935 - 1975)

Rex Keith Hooper

(1937 - 2015)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Gordon Cemetery
Gordon, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7858009, -102.2102966

2. Mount Hope Cemetery
Gordon, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7113991, -102.2241974

3. Dane Cemetery
Cherry County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7924300, -102.0824700

4. Bethel Cemetery
Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9011002, -102.3208008

5. Lavaca Cemetery
Irwin, Cherry County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7332993, -102.0175018

6. Amity Cemetery
Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8036003, -102.4389038

7. Fair View Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7155991, -102.4325027

8. Saint Aloysius Cemetery
Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9015500, -102.4025500

9. Saint Marys Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7174988, -102.4436035

10. Feather on Head Cemetery
Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0311012, -102.1611023

11. Holly Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8575120, -102.5370990

12. Novotny Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7742004, -102.5963974

13. Davis Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5421000, -102.4118800

14. Wolf Creek Community Cemetery
Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0405750, -102.3966490

15. Spotted Bear Family Cemetery
Denby, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0608200, -102.3376600

16. Preble Cemetery
Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6504000, -102.5765000

17. Abold Family Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8863500, -102.6158000

18. Bomar Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8062000, -102.6459600

19. Native American Cemetery
Oglala, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0886002, -102.3550034

20. White Clay Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9732820, -102.5667230

21. Knight Cemetery
Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1039009, -102.1200027

22. Holy Cross Cemetery
Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0194016, -102.5503006

23. Pine Ridge Presbyterian Cemetery
Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0235200, -102.5506200

24. Beguin Cemetery
Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5107994, -102.4982986