Jun 30, 2004

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Margaret Shipman, 83, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Margaret was born on January 21, 1921, at Des Moines, Iowa to Albert Lee and Faye Viola (Covalt) Shipman, Sr. She attended rural school in Alliance, NE. She had been living in McCook for many years, first at the Townhouse and most recently at Hillcrest. Margaret...

Jun 29, 2004

Martha Jane Troxell, 74, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Martha, the only child of Edgar Hepler and Florence Julia (Powell) Anderson, was born on December 7, 1929, in McCook. She attended McCook Public Schools. On, April 28, 1952, she married Homer J. "Whitey" Troxell in Wauneta. In 1954, Whitey retired from the military...

Jun 27, 2004

Samuel Hoffman, 90, of Aurora formerly of Culbertson, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Memorial Community Care in Aurora. Samuel was born on August 29, 1913, in McCook to Jacob and Anna (Lebsack) Hoffman. He entered the US Army Air Corp in 1941 and served in Hawaii during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1945. On October...

Jun 20, 2004

Warren Herbert Frazier, 74, of McCook died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. He was born November 1, 1929 in Oakley, Kansas to Samuel E. and Mary Jane (Pickett) Frazier. He attended school at Oakley Public Schools. On May 7, 1952 he entered the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry and served during the Korean Conflict. He...

Jun 19, 2004

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Stella Arletta Miner, 88, died Saturday, June 19, 2004 at her home in Palisade. She was born March 31, 1916 at Palisade to Horace and Bessie (Dillen) Jones. She grew up, attended school and lived in Palisade all her life. On August 27, 1944 she married Bill Miner at Atwood. She was a homemaker and took in laundry...

Jun 18, 2004

Donald Bruce Mackey, 71, died Friday, June 18, 2004 at his home in McCook. Donald was born on April 5, 1933, at Bird City, KS to Bruce and Ruth L. (Cotton) Mackey. He graduated from McCook High School in 1952. On April 23, 1953, he entered to US Army and served in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably...

Jun 16, 2004

Charles Richard Hansen died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at his home in McCook. He was 75 years old. Charles was born on August 26, 1928, at Kenmare, North Dakota to Laurits Christian and Agatha Christina (Mengers) Hansen. He graduated from Dannebrog High School in 1946 and attended Dana College in Blair for one year. On June 20, 1948, he...

Jun 16, 2004

St. James, MN – Dr. Thomas P. Murphy, 78, of St. James died Wednesday, June 16th at Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato, Minnesota. Thomas Patrick Murphy, the son of Thomas Henry and Julia Catherine (Scott) Murphy, was born November 13, 1925 in Greeley, NE where he spent his youth and graduated from Greeley Catholic High School. He entered the United...

Jun 14, 2004

Frieda Anna Alvina (Sommerfeld) Bush, was born November 12, 1918, to parents Carl Daniel Sommerfeld and Ida Engeline Buss, at Blue Hill, Nebraska. Frieda was baptized December 15, 1918, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Blue Hill. She was confirmed on May 22, 1932 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill. Her confirmation verse was: Isaiah 54:10, "Though the mountains be...

Jun 11, 2004

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Wilma Lenore Cohen, 90, of McCook died Friday, June 11, 2004, at Community Hospital. Wilma was born on December 2, 1913, in Wallace, to Harry and Mabel (Kain) Rees. She graduated from Wallace High School in 1932. On October 23, 1938, she married Eugene Cohen in Wallace. In 1951, they moved to a farm south of McCook. She...

Jun 5, 2004

Rodney Ray McKillip, 46, of McCook, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Hugh Butler Lake. He was born December 26, 1957 to James A. and Marlys Jean (Grafel) McKillip at McCook. He had lived in McCook all his life. He graduated from McCook High School in 1976. He enjoyed music, TaeKwonDo, fishing, sports, and especially Husker Football. He worked at...

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...