May 12, 2005

Richard “Dick” Beideck of McCook died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Bryan LGH-East Hospital in Lincoln. On July 16, 1931, Dick was born in McCook the son of Jacob and Marie Katherine (Brehm) Beideck. He graduated from McCook High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 - 1954, and then took employment with Burlington Northern...

May 11, 2005

Bernard “Bernie” Neal Hock died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at Denver, Colorado. He was 52 years old. Bernie was born on January 22, 1953, at McCook to Leslie L. and Maxine I. (Campbell) Hock. He graduated from McCook High School in 1971. On May 22, 1976, he married Carol Colling at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in McCook. To this...

Apr 29, 2005

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Marion Alberta Follett of McCook, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. She was 78 years old. Marion was born on November 11, 1926, at Bird City, Kansas to Frank H.L. and Hertha Rose Pettit. She attended Baker Rural School. On March 18, 1949, she married George Warren Follett at Beaver City, Nebraska. To this union...

Apr 24, 2005

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Elaine W. Botts died Sunday, April 24, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. She was 68 years old. Elaine was born on July 1, 1936, at Lincoln to Raymond P. and Thelma T. (Teaford) Walter. She graduated from Curtis High School in 1954 and attended Colorado Women's College in Denver, Colo. for two years. On June 17, 1956, she...

Apr 21, 2005

Madge Charlene Whiteman was born Oct 9, 1916 in McCook, Nebraska. She was taken into her Lord Jesus' loving arms on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at her home in McCook. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.W. and Charlotte Lewis; her loving husband of 50 years, Claude; two brothers, Lyle and Jack. Surviviors include: her sister, Kathleen Rauber;...

Apr 21, 2005

Charles F. Thompson, 95, died Thursday (April 21, 2005) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born Dec. 11, 1909, to Charles Stanley and Amanda (Walters) Thompson at Indianola. He attended Indianola Public Schools and graduated in 1928. He also attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln from 1928 to 1930. On August 1, 1965 he married Agnes...

Apr 19, 2005

George Henry Millard died Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at Willow Ridge Retirement Community. He was 90 years old. He was born June 5, 1914 at Somerville, New Jersey to Raymond D. and Jennie May (Amerman) Millard. He graduated from high school in Plainfield, NJ. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-1946. On July 23, 1957 he married...

Apr 18, 2005

Fannie Barber died Monday (April 18, 2005) at the home of her daughter, Lois, in Lincoln. She was 101 years old. On March 22, 1904 she was born at Cedar Bluffs, Kansas to Charles and Dorothea (Greve) Duckworth. Her family lived at St. Francis, Kansas, Wymore and Shubert, Nebraska before moving back to Indianola. Fannie graduated from Indianola High...

Apr 18, 2005

Anna Irene Geihsler, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin, Kansas. She was 77 years old. Anna was born on March 9, 1928 at Oberlin to Floyd and Francis Emma (Richards) Lewis. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1947. On August 12, 1947 she married Harlan Edward Geihsler at Oberlin. To this union...

Apr 17, 2005

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Terry Lee Steier died Sunday (April 17, 2005) at United Medical Center Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was 31 years old. On June 26, 1973 he was born in Oberlin, Kansas to Curtis L. and Deborah K. (Eby) Steier. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1992. He married Gina Frazier in June of 1996 in Kearney. They...

Apr 14, 2005

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Robert T. Ray, 78, of McCook died Thursday (April 14, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. On January 20, 1927 he was born to Clark Calvin and Anne (Webb) Ray in San Francisco, California. He graduated from Hayward High School in Hayward, California in 1945. Bob, as his friends called him, served with the United States Marine Corp...

Apr 14, 2005

LaVonne "Bonnie" L. Teply, 71, of Palisade died Thursday (April 14, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. On October 15, 1933 she was born in Hershey to George and Celia M. (Bodell) Marquette. As a youth the family moved to Sarben where she graduated from the Paxton High School with the class of 1950. She joined the Methodist church...

Apr 13, 2005

Lewis Leslie Hoschouer of McCook died Wednesday (April 13, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was 90 years old. He was born to Leslie W. and Emma Julia (Orman) Hoschouer at their farm in Hayes County. He attended rural school in Hayes County, high school in Curtis and Maywood and auction school in Sterling, Colorado. On August 13,...

Apr 13, 2005

Margery Dorthy Unger died Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. She was 92 years old. Margery was born on December 28, 1912, at Hays, Kansas to Adam and Dora (Bissing) Bahl. The family moved to McCook in 1919 where Margery attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School. She graduated from McCook High School in 1931 and attended McCook College....

Apr 13, 2005

Florence Berneice Fisher died Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin, Kansas. She was 79 years old. Florence was born on December 16, 1925 at Trenton, Nebraska to Arthur and Lena (Hiatt) McDowell. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1944. On October 31, 1944, she married Everett George Fisher. To this union three children...

Apr 12, 2005

Harold “Bud” William Kircher, of rural McCook, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 72 years old. Bud was born on August 16, 1932, at McCook, to William and Mary (Hackenkamp) Kircher. He attended rural school near their family farm. On January 27, 1953, he entered the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He...

Mar 31, 2005

Joyce Jean Sevier, 75, died Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Community Hospital in McCook with her husband, Dwaine, and her family by her side. She was born July 7, 1929, in Omaha to Irene Wright. She grew up in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School in 1947. On June 21, 1947, she married Dwaine Sevier in Auburn and...

Mar 27, 2005

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Mar 25, 2005

Ronald F. “Tug” Stevens died Friday, March 25, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 94 years old. Tug was born on June 28, 1910, at Indianola, NE to Fred and Maude (Jones) Stevens, the fourth child of four children. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1929. Tug entered the US Navy on September 14, 1942 and served during...

Mar 24, 2005

Velma D. Collins died Thursday, March 24, 2005, at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was 94 years old. Velma was born on April 8, 1910, in Hayes County, Nebraska to Richard and Kitty (Lantz) Daniel. She graduated from Wauneta High School. She continued her education at Kearney State Teachers College where she graduated with a degree in elementary...