Dec 28, 2015

Cody Alton Lienemann, age 24, of McCook, NE passed away December 28, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook.

Cody was born in Ft. Collins, CO on November 5, 1991 to parents Bennett C. and Tarra S. (Farmer) Lienemann.  The family made their home in Loveland where Cody attended school, graduating from Poudre Transition Center in 2009.

Dec 26, 2015

Richard Baker Racine, age 90, of Trenton, NE passed away at El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Saturday, December 26, 2015.

Richard was born on March 16, 1925 on the family farm south of Trenton, the son of Joseph M. Racine and Bertha D. Baker Racine.  He graduated from Trenton High School in 1942 and was inducted...

Dec 25, 2015

Thomas Theron Rowe, age 48, of McCook, NE passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Community Hospital in McCook.

Tom was born November, 21, 1967 in Cozad, NE to parents Kenneth Earl and Patricia Rae (Kapustka) Rowe.

Tom graduated from Beaver Valley High School in 1986.  Tom married Lorraine (Derick) Rowe in Oberlin, Kansas...

Dec 25, 2015

Sheila Mae Fisher, age 64, of McCook, NE passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Imperial Manor in Imperial, Nebraska.

Sheila was born on April 5, 1951 in St. Joseph, MO to Virgil V. Van Cleave and Alberta V. Van Cleave.

Sheila married Wayne Rima, Sr. in McCook in 1973. To this union six...

Dec 17, 2015

Phil E. Rouse, age 69, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his home in Trenton, Nebraska.

Phil was born on June 18, 1946 to Lena M. Fausch and Max Y. Rouse in Superior, Nebraska. They later moved to Minden, Nebraska where he attended and graduated High School in 1964.

He married Betty Lee...

Dec 15, 2015

Edward Nick Spahn, 91, went to be home with the Lord Tuesday, December 15, at McCook Community Hospital.  Ed was born June 11, 1924, in McCook to Nick and Mary (Brenning) Spahn.

Ed remembered the flood of 1935 that swept away the family home at the young age of 11, losing everything and forcing them to move....

Dec 11, 2015

Kenneth Earl Rowe, age 68, of Danbury, Nebraska passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 in Kearney, Nebraska.

Kenneth was born on November 15, 1947 in Cozad, Nebraska to Miles and Geraldine (Armstrong) Rowe.

He graduated from Cozad High School in 1966.  Kenneth married Patricia Kapustka in 1966 in Cozad. To this union two children were...

Dec 10, 2015

Earl A. Roberts, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his home in McCook.

Earl was born on February 16, 1923 to Alvin and Esther Roberts in Hyannis, Arthur County, Nebraska.  They later moved to St. Paul Nebraska where he attended and graduated High School.

He was then drafted into the Army in 1942...

Dec 5, 2015

Grace Alice Hanthorn, age 91, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Community Hospital of McCook.

Grace was born on November 16, 1924 in Curtis to Edward M. and Marie A. (Steen) Andersen.  She graduated from Curtis High School in 1943.

On June 24, 1945 she married Walter Emmett Hanthorn.  She worked alongside him on...

Nov 30, 2015

Max George Matson, 68, formally of McCook died Monday, November 30, 2015 at Premier Estates Nursing Home in Fremont.

Max was born September 2, 1947 to Coral and Hazel (Weskamp) Matson.

Max married Doralena Fritschie on September 28, 1969 in McCook, NE. The couple lived around the McCook area where Max worked for almost 10...

Nov 28, 2015

Alice M. (Collicott) Ruppert age, 95, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at her home in McCook.  She was born on November 3, 1920 on the family farm near Overton, NE to John and Christena (Rathsach) Jurgensen.  Alice was a twin sister, one of five children born to this union.  She graduated from Overton High School in 1939.

Nov 25, 2015

Renae Marie Ashley, age 61, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Community Hospital of McCook.

Renae was born on January 28, 1954 to Duke D. and Arliss (Nauer) Ebert in McCook.  She graduated from McCook High School in 1972.

On November 19, 1996 she married David Ashley in Oberlin, KS.

She attended...

Nov 24, 2015

Betty Jo Olney, 91 of McCook died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Betty Jo was born on September 22, 1924 to Rudolph and Hazel (Kersey) Sell, two years later her brother, Bob was born.  The four of them lived on the Sell family farm at Huntley, Nebraska until 1938.  At that time they moved...

Nov 22, 2015

George Albert Fritz, age 87 passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge.

George was born in Indianola to Adam M. and Alice M. (Fidnarik) Fritz on August 2, 1928.  He graduated from Curtis Agriculture High School in 1948.

He married Beverly Ann Baker on February 10, 1957 at Peace...

Nov 22, 2015

Michael L. Jones, age 67 passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his home in McCook.

Michael was born on August 19, 1948 in McCook to Kenneth D. and Barbara J. (Neilsen) Jones.  He graduated from Glen Elder High School in Kansas in 1967.

He married Jennifer Rae Walker on November 22, 1972 in McCook. ...

Nov 7, 2015

Catherine Anna Colling Blume passed away November 7, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook, hours short of her 96th birthday.  Catherine was born November 8, 1919 in Red Willow County, Nebraska to Bernard and Helen (Kennedy) Colling.  She graduated rural school in Red Willow County.

On August 11, 1948 she married Anton Blume.  To this union seven...

Nov 6, 2015

Ronald C. Felker, age 84, passed away Friday, November 06, 2015 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton.

Ronald was born June 28, 1931 in Stratton, NE to Mildred May Hannah and David Wingred Felker. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1949.

Ronald entered the US Navy during the Korean War in 1951 and was...

Nov 6, 2015

Betty L. Muehe, age 83, passed away in Norton, KS at the Andbe Home Inc.

Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Timm O. Meyer officiating.

Nov 4, 2015

Irene Naomi (Klase) Dixon, age 81, formerly of Bancroft, NE passed away November 4, 2015 in Sioux City, Iowa.

Irene was born February 9, 1934 in Dixon, Wyoming, near the family homestead in Slater, Colorado, to parents Robert and Bessie Lillian (Pond) Klase.  She was one of four children.  In the late 1930s, the family...

Oct 31, 2015

Jennifer Rae Jones, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her home in McCook.

Jennifer was born January 8, 1950 in Scottsbluff, NE to Raymond and Jennie Shirley (Brown) Walker.  She graduated from McCook High School in 1968.

On November 22, 1972 she married Michael Jones in McCook.  To this union four daughters...