Sep 25, 2004

Lawrence William Walker died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at his rural Hayes Center home. He was 89 years old. Lawrence was born on July 11, 1915, at Maywood, Nebraska to Charlie and Mary Catherine (Teeters) Walker. He attended rural District 54. On August 16, 1936, he married Effie Laura Evans on the Evans family farm in Hayes County. To...

Sep 20, 2004

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Raymond Willmann, 88, died Monday, September 20, 2004 at McCook Community Hospital. Raymond was born on March 25, 1916 at Cheyenne, Wyoming to George and Amelia (Amen) Willmann. He attended St. John's Lutheran School, was confirmed and became a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson. Raymond entered the US Army on April 1, 1942, and served...

Sep 19, 2004

Dawnn Denise Bonebright died at her home in Lincoln on Sunday, September 19, 2004. She was 39 years old. Dawnn was born on March 8, 1965, in McCook to Willard LaVern and MarraLee (McConnell) Blake. She graduated from McCook High School in 1983. On March 29, 1985, she married Curtis Bonebright in Lincoln. To this union two sons were born....

Sep 17, 2004

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Jessie O. Greene passed away Friday, September 17, 2004 at the Cheyenne Health Care Nursing Home in Cheyenne, WY after being a life-long resident of McCook. She was born May 28, 1914, to Ernest and Iva (Smith) Markwad. She graduated from McCook High School and McCook Junior College. On June 11, 1935, she married Robert Earl Greene. To...

Sep 14, 2004

Gertrude Mae Geseking, 88, of Wauneta died Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born, October 1, 1915 to Merlin Austin and Mary Anne (Huff) Freeman at Ottumwa, IA. She attended school in Ottumwa and Alton, IL. On February 18, 1932 she married Herbert F. Geseking at Lancaster, MO. She had lived in Palisade since 1954....

Sep 11, 2004

Marion Gardner Warner, 53 of Lebanon died Saturday, September 11, 2004 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born May 11, 1951 to Harry Dean and Betty Hope (Ward) Warner in McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1969. On June 20, 2003 he married Bonnie Anne Perkins in McCook. Marion lived most of his...

Sep 8, 2004

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Augusta Crescentia Miller, 90, died Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Augusta was born on March 4, 1914 at St. Ann in Frontier County to Francis Xavier and Crescentia Grace (Mumm) Andrijeski. She was baptized on April 19, 1914. She was raised to womanhood on a farm south of St. Ann. On May 18,...

Sep 7, 2004

Mary C. Sanders Jaques Walker, 76, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Mary was born on March 22, 1928, on a farm near Denton, Texas to John Clay and Mamie Ellen (Karre) Beeler. She attended rural Mayhill Elementary School and graduated from North Texas State High School in 1944. On March 21, 1945 she...

Sep 6, 2004

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Emma Marie Walker, 96, died Monday, September 6, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Emma was born October 15, 1907 to Henry and Anna (Volerth) Pollmann at Culbertson. She attended rural school near Culbertson. On January 12, 1929 she married Martin Walker in McCook. They lived and farmed in the Prairie Union Community from 1929-1956 at which...

Sep 6, 2004

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Mildred Sophie Agnes Niermeier, 84, died Monday, September 6, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Mildred was born on November 30, 1919, at Palmer, NE to Herbert Albert John and Anna Sophie (Nietfeld) Dankert. She was baptized on December 21, 1919 and confirmed on May 13, 1934 at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms, KS. She attended rural...

Aug 25, 2004

Derek James Hamilton, 22, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at his home in McCook. Derek was born on July 3, 1982, to James Jr. and Debra (Lytle) Hamilton. He graduated from McCook High School in 2001, Wyoming Tech in Laramie, Wyoming in 2002, and was Valedictorian at Audi Academy, ITT, in Chicago in 2002. Derek worked at Stammler Imports in...

Aug 22, 2004

Edmond M. Unger, 94, died Sunday (Aug. 22, 2004) at the Yuma Life Care Center in Yuma, Colo. He was born Nov. 18, 1909, to John and Stella (Lang) Unger. On April 19, 1934, he married Bertha Tongish at St. Mary's Church in Herndon. The couple lived on a farm north of Herndon until 1967, when they moved to...

Aug 16, 2004

Charles “Chuck” Eugene Stewart, 47, of Kearney, died Monday, August 16, 2004 at his parent’s home in McCook. Chuck was born on August 4, 1957, at Alliance to William Arthur and Bettye Anne (Solace) Stewart. He graduated from McCook High School in 1976. He attended Mid- Plains Community College in North Platte and graduated with an Associates Degree in...

Aug 11, 2004

Elda M. Walker, 80, died Wednesday, (August 11, 2004) at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born in Frontier County on December 9, 1923 to Alfred C. and Effie Marie (Blake) Cheney. She graduated from Indianola High School. She married Benjamin F. Walker in Denver on July 1, 1946. She had lived in McCook since 1943 and had worked...

Aug 8, 2004

Dorothy Mae Duval, 86, died Sunday, August 8, 2004 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born June 24, 1918 in Harlan County to Philip F. and Margaret (Pyell) Dietz. She grew up on the family farm near Orleans and attended school at District 60. Over the years she lived in Paxton, Ansley, Sumner and then returned to Orleans in...

Aug 8, 2004

Richard Merrill Griffing, 71, died Sunday, August 8, 2004 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Richard was born September 3, 1932 in Thornburg, Kan. to George G. and Bessie (Logan) Griffing. He graduated in 1949 from Smith Center High School in Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a cover operator at the...

Jul 30, 2004

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Marion Amelia Baker Meeks Koechlein, 90, died Friday, July 30, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. Marion was born on March 27, 1914, at Plainfield, New Jersey, to Albert F. and Nancy Ianson (Skellenger) Baker. She graduated from Plainfield High School in 1932 and Savage School for Physical Education in New York City in 1936. She...

Jul 19, 2004

Cammie Ellen Hampton, 97, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at McCook Community Hospital. Cammie was born on April 22, 1907, in Cherry County, Nebraska to Peter and Dorsa (Knipe) Morrison. She graduated from Mullen High School in 1927. On July 2, 1927, she married Carlie Curtis Hampton in Mullen. To this union six sons were born. They eventually made their...

Jul 18, 2004

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David Franklin Moreau died Sunday, July 18, 2004 in McCook. He was 53 years old. David was born on August 26, 1950, to Ivan C. and Ruth R. (Matson) Moreau in McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1970. Preceding him in death were his father, Ivan, and one brother-in-law, David Herron. Survivors include his two sons,...

Jul 7, 2004

Gregory Dean Jording, 36, died July 7, 2004, at his home in McCook. He was born July 11, 1967, in McCook to Elwood and Ida (McGuire) Jording. He graduated from McCook High School and Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ida Jording. Survivors...