Feb 12, 2020

Ethel Mae (Stewart) Beebe, age 105, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE.

Ethel was born March 11, 1914 to Nora (Gose) and Charles Elmer Stewart in Red Willow County, NE.  She spent most of her life on a farm, helping her parents and the neighbors. Ethel attended high school...

Feb 11, 2020

Pearl J Andrew, age 83, of Palisade, NE passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at her home in Palisade.

Pearl was born January 22, 1937 in Douglas County, MO to parents Sophus Clarence and Maggie (Crowley) Hicks.  She was one of eleven children who grew up in Douglas County where she also attended school.

On...

Feb 11, 2020

Naida N. Graham, age 93, of Peoria, AZ passed away in Peoria on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

Naida was born February 22, 1926 in Traer, KS to parents Roy and Silva (Vernon) Lipsey.  She was one of four children who grew up in the Danbury and Lebanon where she also attended school.

Naida married Clifford...

Feb 9, 2020

Claude Lee Cappel, age 81, of McCook, NE passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.

Claude entered this life on the family farm west of McCook on April 11, 1938.  He was the first of four children of Glenn Lewis and Loretta Marguerite (Joyce) Cappel.   Claude grew up on the...

Feb 4, 2020

Barbara Ann Carpenter, 83, passed away on February 4th, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born on a small farm in Cheyenne County, Kansas to Marion and Paul Scofield on September 1st, 1936, and was the third of five children in the family.

Barbara’s childhood was spent on two farms; the first...

Jan 31, 2020

Betty Ann Raker, age 67 of Hayes Center, NE passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at her home in Hayes Center.

Betty was born January 16, 1953 in McCook, NE to parents Dean Thomas and Shirley Ann (Beebe) Hansen.  She was one of five children who graduated who Hayes Center High School in 1972.

On...

Jan 29, 2020

Lester Dean Betts, age 82, of McCook NE, a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, passed away on January 29, 2020 at Kearney Regional Health in Kearney, NE.

Lester was born to Martin and Elsie (Miller) Betts on May 13, 1937 in Dorrance, KS.  He was one of seven children who attended school at Dorrance.  Following...

Jan 24, 2020

William D. Lacey, age 83, of McCook, NE passed away January 24, 2020 at his home in McCook.

Bill was born August 26, 1936 to parents William E. and Sara (Zailer) Lacey at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook. Bill attended country school at District 2 until the 8th Grade and finished his schooling in Culbertson, NE, graduating...

Jan 18, 2020

Connie Jo Hylton, age 56, of McCook, NE passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE.

Connie was born June 15, 1963 in Kearney to parents Carl D. and Ellen Joyce (Deardorff) Hamm. She was one of four siblings born to this union.  Connie graduated from Friend High School in Friend, NE...

Jan 10, 2020

Leona Dorothea (Frecks) Wudtke, age 94 of McCook, NE passed away Friday January 10, 2020 at Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte, NE.

Leona was born November 14, 1925 in Culbertson, NE to John and Etta (Meints) Frecks.  She grew up on the family farm southwest of Culbertson and was baptized and confirmed in St. John’s...

Jan 9, 2020

Sara Jeannine Fahrenbruch, age 90, of McCook, NE passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Hillcrest “A Caring Center” in McCook.

Jeannine was born July 22, 1929 in Franklin, NE to parents Ray and Dorothy (Gettle) Creighton. She was one of three children born to the union.  The family later relocated to Trenton, NE where they owned...

Jan 9, 2020

Anthony Lee Dilka, age 57, of McCook, NE passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home in McCook.

Anthony was born on January 22, 1962 in Sterling, CO to parents Howard L and Patricia (Gehrig) Dilka.  Antony grew up in Sterling where he also attended school.

Over the years, Anthony enjoyed...

Jan 6, 2020

Zalia Fern Nitsch, age 96, of Chadron, NE, formerly of Hayes Center, NE passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Prairie Pines Lodge in Chadron.

Zalia was born April 18, 1923 to parents Orson William and Clara Cad (Hinton) Claflin in Frontier County near Stockville, NE.  Zalia was the twelfth child in her family although two...

Jan 4, 2020

Eloise Lavonne (Ridenour) Summers, age 81, of Imperial, NE, formerly of McCook, NE passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial.

Eloise was born May 25, 1938 in North Platte, NE.  She was raised by her grandparents, Hurley and Jesse Abbott in Cabool, MO.

On February 14, 1954...

Jan 2, 2020

Louella Marie (Urban) Miner, age 81, of McCook, NE joined her husband, Paul Miner, in Heaven on Thursday, January 2, 2020. She passed away at Hillcrest ‘A Caring Center” in McCook.

Louella was born November 29, 1938 in Pfeifer, KS to parents William and Bertha (Jacobs) Urban.  She was one of six children who grew up in...

Dec 21, 2019

Glenna Dell Downey, age 74, of McCook, NE passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Hillcrest "A Caring Center" in McCook.

Glenna was born September, 13, 1945 in Hobart, OK to parents Euwell O. and Dorothy G. (Eberhart) Hartwell. She was one of eight siblings born to this union. The family later moved to Cambridge, NE...

Dec 13, 2019

Mr. Thomas J. McDonald, age 78, of Topeka, KS passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Legacy on 10th Avenue Nursing Home in Topeka.

Tom, or Mac as he was known to his friends, was born June 27, 1941 in McCook, NE to parents Floyd Henry and Lillian Mae (Brisbin) McDonald.  He was one of five...

Dec 10, 2019

Betty Lou Roper, age 79, of McCook, NE passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in Kearney, NE.

Betty was born November 4, 1940 in Grand Junction, CO to parents Harry Raymond and Nora Mae (Curry) Snook.  She grew up in Grand Junction where she graduated from high school in 1958 as Valedictorian.  While attending high school, Betty...

Dec 7, 2019

Richard George Peterson died December 7, 2019 at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE at the age of 90 years.

Richard was born in Palisade, NE on May 18, 1929 to parents George and Bertha (Kittle) Peterson.  The oldest of three siblings, he, his brother, Marvin, and sister, Ruth, were raised on the family farm...

Dec 5, 2019

Maxine E. Stevens, age 85, went home to be with The Lord Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE.

Maxine was born November 27, 1934, the daughter of the late William Clayton and Goldie Mae (Smith) Heskett. She was one of 9 children. Maxine graduated from McCook High School in 1953.

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