Jun 2, 2004

Edmond Oscar Lauer died Wednesday (June 2, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 99 years old. He was born April 8, 1905, one of 16 children, to Edward and Magdaline (Volmer) Lauer at Aurora. The family later moved to Merna where he farmed with his father and brothers. He came to McCook looking for work, met...

Jun 1, 2004

Elaine Ruth Trehal died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at her home in McCook. She was 85 years old. Elaine was born on September 24, 1918, at Farnam, to Fred L. and Jessie May (Duff) Biesecker. She graduated from Bertrand High School in 1935. Elaine was employed by Lockheed Aircraft for two years. She married Ted Williams in Las Vegas. He...

May 24, 2004

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Rose Marie Christner, 46, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 in Palisade. Rosie was a long time resident of Southwest Nebraska living in Hayes Center, Wauneta, Champion, Imperial, Alliance and Palisade. She was born February 24, 1958 to James M. and Pearl (Hicks) Andrew at Cabool, Missouri. She accepted Jesus as her savior at an early age. She attended...

May 22, 2004

Michael Jay Hall, 33, of McCook died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Community Hospital. He was born September 14, 1970 to Jerry Wayne and Linda Lee (Tirrill) Hall at McCook. He graduated from McCook Senior High in 1990. He played Legion baseball, wrestled in high school and was an avid pool player. He worked for Sitel for around seven...

May 17, 2004

Darrell Eugene Dow, 66, of Hayes Center died Monday, May 17, 2004 at Community Hospital. He was born December 18, 1937 in Burr Oak, Kansas, to Lyle Merritt and Nellie Lucile (Simpson) Dow. He graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1955. On June 17, 1958, he married Judith A. Musholt at Fort Bragg, California. He was employed as a...

May 15, 2004

Dr. Robert L. Baltzell (Dr. Bob), age 61, died May 15, 2004 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, following a two year battle with cancer. Dr. Baltzell was born July 30, 1942 in Charles City, Iowa to Dr. Winston C. Baltzell and Virginia (Hampton) Baltzell. He graduated from Charles City High School in 1960, where he was a member...

May 15, 2004

Lacey D’Lynn Brunswick died Saturday, May 15, 2004 as a result of a car accident. She was 18 years old. Lacey was born to Robert Eugene and Larena Lea (Kirby) Brunswick in McCook on December 9, 1985. She attended McCook Public Schools and was a member of the senior graduating class of 2004. She enjoyed playing softball, collecting bears,...

May 14, 2004

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Victor Milton Glick died Friday, May 14, 2004, at his home in McCook. He was 72 years old. Victor was born on June 20, 1931, at Ringgold County, Iowa to Milton Dority and Pearl Racheal (Fanning) Glick. He attended school in Ellston, Iowa. On October 20, 1951, he entered the US Navy and served during the Korean Conflict....

May 8, 2004

John Fidler passed away May 8, 2004 while vacationing in France with his wife Peggy. He was born May 8, 1938 in Cambridge, Nebraska, beloved son of the late E.H. and Elizabeth Fidler. John held a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Black Hills State University, a Masters' Degree in microbiology from the University of Nebraska, and an MBA...

Apr 19, 2004

LaVeda "Maxine" Meissner died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 75 years old. Maxine was born on December 2, 1928, at Stockville, NE to Delva DeWayne and Wilma Dee (Blake) Smith. On June 14, 1946 she married Robert Simmerman Meissner in Oberlin, KS. They made their home south of McCook. To this union...

Apr 19, 2004

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"Tony" Anthony Paul Conroy died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Sidney as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born June 5, 1962 to Thomas Joseph and Bertilla Ann (Hickert) Conroy at McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1980. After graduation he worked in the oil fields in the surrounding area for 13 years. In...

Apr 18, 2004

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Dolores "Dee" Faye Reyes died at her home in McCook on Sunday, April 18, 2004. She was 72 years old. Dee was born on August 27, 1931, in Wayne, NE to Otto Clause and Thelma (Nichols) Rosacker. She attended school in Wayne. She married Duane Herfel at Sioux City, Iowa. To this union one daughter, Debra, was born....

Apr 16, 2004

Bill was born in McCook to Rue W. and Vera M. Troester. He was a graduate of McCook High School in 1960. He then received his Business Degree from Metropolitan College of Denver. Written by Daniel Troester in memory of Bill Troester. My father brought us to McCook in 1978 and he lived there until 1989. During that period...

Apr 9, 2004

Daisy Mae Trask died Friday, April 9, 2004, at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 98 years old. Daisy was born December 28, 1905, in Redwood County, MN to Friedrich W. and Pauline Anna (Pauglusch) Eller. On September 22, 1922, she married Fred Okins in Redwood County. After the dissolution of that marriage, she married Grant Trask in...

Mar 25, 2004

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Mildred Marie, daughter of John and Eva Maisel was born March 20, 1914, on a farm north of Indianola, Nebraska. She attended school at District 7, not far from their home. Mildred moved with her parents to a farm southwest of McCook in 1928. She was confirmed April 22, 1928, at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, Nebraska, where...

Mar 24, 2004

Jimmie R. Gerard, 55, died March 24, 2004 at his home in Cambridge. He was born on Dec. 26th 1948, to Marvin and Edna Mae (Nelson) Gerard at Longmont, CO. He was a child of four. He had two brothers William(Billy), Marvin(Shorty), and a sister Karla. He lived in Loveland, Colo. most of his life until he moved to McCook...

Mar 14, 2004

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Greg Blackman, 35, died Sunday (March 14, 2004) at Indianola. He was born February 7, 1969, to Carol (Stritt) Blackman and V. Gene Blackman in Kearney, NE. He graduated from Palisade High School in Colorado in 1987. He apprenticed as a sheet metal mechanic and enjoyed this as his trade. In November 1993, he was married to Joyce...

Mar 7, 2004

Vernon “Pete” Williams died at his home in McCook on Sunday, March 7, 2004. He was 62 years old. Pete was born on May 13, 1941, in Ordway, CO to George Edward and Thora “Neva” (Russell) Williams. He graduated from Manitou Springs CO High School in 1959. He entered the US Marines in 1960 and served in the Vietnam War....

Mar 5, 2004

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Irma Ruth (Sterr) Douglass died Friday (March 5, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 96 years old. She was born on August 26, 1907 in Republican City, Nebraska. She was the first born child of Joseph and Harriet Sterr, and was the last surviving of six siblings. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to...

Mar 2, 2004

Ola Wauneta Cable died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was 86 years old. Ola was born on May 9, 1917, in Maywood to Frank and Estella (Sawyer) Blake. On November 13, 1945, she married Leo Joseph Cable. To this union one son was born. They made their home on a farm in the...