Oct 23, 2005

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Cozetta Lamoni Porter died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Bryan LGH Hospital in Lincoln. She was 73 years old. Cozetta was born on February 18, 1932 in Frontier County to Louis C. and Clarissa M. (Blake) Fritsche. She graduated from Maywood High School in 1950. On April 8, 1950, she married Vernon L. Porter at the Methodist Church...

Oct 7, 2005

Rick Allen Bridgmon, 50, of Palisade, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. On February 23, 1955, he was born to Raymond Lyle and Ruth Marie (Edghill) Bridgmon in McCook. He grew up in the Denver area and graduated from Denver Lincoln High School in 1973. Rick moved to the Palisade community in 2004 where he...

Oct 2, 2005

Roberta Wynn Bennett of McCook died Sunday, October 2, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 42 years old. Roberta was born on November 1, 1962, in McCook to Jerry and Dorothy (Carey) Cariker. She attended McCook Public Schools. On April 25, 1993, she married Tom Bennett in McCook. She was employed as a visual associate in...

Sep 30, 2005

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Patricia 'Patsy' Moreau, 63, died Friday September 30, 2005 at Kindred Hospital in Denver, Colorado after a lifelong battle with lung disease. She was born June 4th, 1942 in Minden Nebraska to Elmer L. and Dorothy I. (Heinrich) Davidson. She graduated from Minden High School in 1960 and completed one year at Kearney State Teacher's College. On July...

Sep 25, 2005

Roland Ray “Corky” Reed, Jr. died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at his home in McCook. He was 76 years old. Corky was born June 2, 1929 in McCook to Dr. Roland Ray and Helen F. (Kagy) Reed, Sr. He was nicknamed “Corky” a day after his birth by one of the nuns at McCook Hospital; it stuck. He grew up...

Sep 23, 2005

Thelma T. Adams died Friday, September 23, 2005, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 97 years old. Thelma was born on January 4, 1908, at Purdum, NE to Samuel Henry and Grace Adelaide (Oldham) Teaford. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1926. She married Raymond P. Walter in 1928 at Kansas City. He preceded her in death in 1988....

Sep 21, 2005

LaVerda "Verdie" Arlene Karp, 76, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born to Sumner C. and Fern E. (Salade) Payne on December 16, 1928 in McCook. She spent her early childhood years around Bird City, Kans. Then moved back to this area and graduated from Red Willow High School in 1948. She married...

Sep 20, 2005

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Lorna Belle DeGarmo of Hayes Center died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 90 years old. Lorna was born on July 11, 1915 at Akron, CO to Willis S. and Ada Valentine (Johnston) Schmitt. She lived at Akron and Elizabeth CO until she was three at which time she moved...

Sep 16, 2005

Eleska Irene Mishler died Friday, September 16, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. She was 95 years old. She was born July 28, 1910 to Gottfried and Emma Rose (Ummel) Rufenacht in Ransom, KS. She grew up and was educated in Kansas, became an elementary school teacher and taught piano lessons. She was married to John G. Mishler...

Sep 11, 2005

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Alma Sophia (Coburn) Mihm, 86 of Indianola, died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Kimball Health Services in Kimball, Nebraska. Alma was born September 28, 1918, at McCook. She was the daughter of Otis and Freida (Ernst) Coburn. She lived her early years in Frontier County. On May 12, 1936 she married Clarence F. Mihm in Indianola. They...

Sep 9, 2005

Anna Bell Lenhart, of Firestone, CO, formerly of Indianola, died Friday, September 9, 2005 near Smithfield, NE. She was 72 years old. Anna Bell was born on March 5, 1933, at Bushong, KS to Arthur Olin and Anna Bell (Dotson) Deller. On December 23, 1950, she married Floyd Stewart Lenhart at Yates Center, KS. To this union six children were...

Sep 9, 2005

Kenneth Cameron Cappel, age 48, passed away Friday, September 9, 2005 at the Mosaic at Bethphage Village in Axtell. Kenny was born on July 25, 1957, at McCook, to Gaylord Paul and Ruth Carol (Guthrie) Cappel. He had been living at Bethphage since 1980. Kenny enjoyed all the activities at Bethphage. Some of his favorites were bowling, swimming, and going...

Sep 3, 2005

Avery Kent Lashley, infant son of Curtis Kent and Emily Jo (Bach) Lashley, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. Avery’s survivors include his parents, Curtis and Emily Lashley of McCook; grandparents, Clifford and Phyllis Bach of Noorvik, Alaska and Randy and Carol Lashley of Trenton; great-grandparents, Arda Bach of Bethany, Missouri and Carl Miller of McCook;...

Aug 29, 2005

Josephine G. Ramos died Monday, August 29, 2005 at her home in McCook. She was 85 years old. She was born on September 14, 1919 in Corpus Christi, TX to Miguel and Paula (Castillo) Guerrero. She grew up in Corpus Christi and married Guadalupe Ramos on March 28, 1946. To this union four children were born. They moved to McCook...

Aug 28, 2005

Rodney Ray Scott died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 63 years old. He was born August 29, 1941 to Wallace Dow and Alice France (Balius) Scott at McCook. He attended McCook and Oberlin schools. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 – 1978 during the Vietnam War. He married Darlene J. Baker...

Aug 27, 2005

Dorothy J. Duckworth, 86, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born June 23, 1919 to Homer and Mabel (Bohling) Hampy in Florence, Missouri. She married John G. Duckworth in California, Missouri on January 26, 1946. She was a member of the Indianola United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Riverside Club. She...

Aug 27, 2005

Jeryce Earline Kelly died Saturday, August 27, 2005, at the Premier Estates Senior Living Community in North Platte. She was 61 years old. Jeryce was born on March 24, 1944, at Rock Springs, Wyoming to Earl Thomas and Mildred Pauline (Burgess) Dasher. She graduated in 1962 from Loop County High School in Taylor. She continued her education at McCook Junior...

Aug 20, 2005

Mark Allan Hinz, 35, died Saturday (August 20, 2005) southeast of McCook as a result of a car accident. On January 29, 1970 he was born in McCook to Kenneth D. and Gayle Lee (Helberg) Hinz. He attended Republican Valley and McCook Public Schools. Mark had been an electrician for ten years. He also helped with the mechanics at...

Aug 13, 2005

Alfred Henry Unger died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial, Nebraska at the age of 90 years and 4 days. Alfred was born on August 9, 1915, in Red Willow County, Nebraska to Fred Frederick and Eva Margaretha “Emma” (Tilgner) Unger. He was baptized as an infant at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ash...

Aug 8, 2005

Robert "Bob" B. McKillip died Monday (August 8, 2005) at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 77 years old. He was born October 22, 1927 in McCook, to George J. and Rose A. (Anderjaska) McKillip. He lived most of his life in the Hayes Center area. He graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1944. He married Janet R. Stewart...