Nov 16, 2020

Chadron man found dead

Posted Nov 16, 2020 3:23 PM

By Kalin Krohe, Panhandle Post

A Chadron man has been found dead. 

On Nov. 11 at approximately 9:40 p.m. the Chadron Police Department and Dawes County Attorney/Coroner were contacted to investigate the unattended death of 78-year-old Gerald Howard. 

Howard was found unresponsive in his Chadron home by his spouse.

"After an investigation of the scene, witness interviews, a review of medical reports and consultation with medical personnel...it was determined that Mr. Howard died of natural causes," said Vance Haug, Dawes County Attorney/Coroner.