Sep 21, 2015

Bertha L. Burnett, age 90, graduated this life on Monday, September 21, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin, KS.

Bertha was born January 24, 1925 to W.H. and Edna Mae (Kooken) Williams in Cherokee, OK.  She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1943.

She married Olan Tegarden in Salinas, CA on January 8, 1944. ...

Sep 13, 2015

Betty J. Johnson, 87, of McCook passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook with her husband and daughter at her bedside. She was born September 1, 1928 in Huron, South Dakota to Agnes Dahlgren Swanson and Arthur Edward Swanson. Betty graduated from Huron High School in 1946. Jobs while in high school included scooping...

Sep 13, 2015

Laryl L. “Tuck” Richards, age 82, of Wauneta, NE passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Sunrise Heights in Wauneta.

Tuck was born December 15, 1932 in Wilsonville, NE the son of Harold Lee and Halcyone Mae (Lyons) Richards, Sr. He was one of four children.  The family made their home near Hayes Center, NE where Tuck...

Sep 13, 2015

Lloyd Vernon Myers, age 89, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home in McCook. Lloyd was born January 2, 1926 to Louis and Bertha May (Rhoad) Myers in McCook. On October 25, 1942 Lloyd married Violet L. Ruzicka in Oberlin, KS. Lloyd worked in the Red Willow County Sheriff’s Department from 1955 to 1963. He then began...

Sep 9, 2015

Sandra Kay Clevenger, age 69, passed away Wednesday, September 09, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE.

Sandy was born June 17, 1946 in Marysville, Kansas to parents Duke and Eris Jean (Smith) Marquardt.  She was one of four children.  The family later relocated to Culbertson where Sandy attended school, graduating from Culbertson High School in 1964....

Sep 7, 2015

Becken Russell Holthus, infant son of Jeff and Caitlin Holthus, passed away September 7, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE.

He was born on August 11, 2015 in McCook to Jeffrey Russell and Caitlin Diane (Bos) Holthus.

Becken is survived by his loving parents, Jeff and Caitlin Holthus of McCook; paternal grandparents, Greg and...

Aug 30, 2015

Douglas Dean Hauxwell, age 69, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at his home in rural McCook. Doug was born October 9, 1945 to Jay Christopher and Mildred A. (Stewart) Hauxwell in McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1963 and he was an active member of the FFA. Doug was in the National Guard from 1965 to...

Aug 24, 2015

Robert A. Mitchem, age 71, of Indianola, NE passed away August 24, 2015 at his home in Indianola. Robert was born February 10, 1944 in McCook, NE to parents Dale and Fern (Worske) Mitchem. He was one of ten children born to this union. Robert grew up in McCook, moving to Indianola in the 90’s. Robert married Phyllis from...

Aug 12, 2015

Miss Olivia Jo Yost, 23, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 in Bixby, Oklahoma in a motorcycle accident. Olivia was born September 17, 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The daughter of Lirin Yost and Tammy Gonzales Yost. Olivia attended McCook Senior High, graduating in 2010. She was employed with Bank Of The West as a...

Aug 11, 2015

Jon William Kennedy, 74, of Grove, OK, passed away August 11, 2015 at his home. He was born September 3, 1940 in Oberlin, KS to Fred and Ellen (Fiala) Kennedy. Jon graduated from Bartley High School in 1958. He attended Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK to receive his commercial, private and instructor ratings. Jon married Gloria Kerst...

Aug 7, 2015

Charles Stanley LaRue passed away August 7, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Charles, son of Charley A. LaRue and Joyce V. (Shuler) LaRue, was born on May 17, 1938 near Bridgeport, Nebraska. He attended many different grade schools and then 7th grade through high school in Morrill, Nebraska where he graduated in 1956. Charles received an Associate...

Jul 20, 2015

Owen Eugene King, Sr. age 77, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Owen was born December 18, 1937 in Cedar Bluffs, KS to Jim and Mabel (Kuhns) King. When he was two, the family moved to Oberlin so that his oldest brother, Merle, could attend high school. Owen attended Decatur Community High School until he...

Jul 16, 2015

Jane (Barber) McCabe, age 71, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was born July 28, 1943 in Peterborough, England to Robert George and Constance (Hanger) Barber. Jane moved to the United States in 1968 and settled in McCook. On April 27, 1976 she married Donald R. McCabe in Montrose, CO. Jane...

Jul 11, 2015

Roselene Mae (Bedore) Weber, age 86, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born on May 27, 1929 in Zurich, Kansas, to the late Lawrence Bedore and Beatrice (Forgue) Bedore. She moved to Culbertson with her family when she was in 8th grade and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1947. Roselene married Ernst...

Jul 11, 2015

Jack Lee Blauvelt, 80, of McCook, NE, passed away July 11, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. He was born June 18, 1935 in Holbrook, NE to Harry and Verna (Graning) Blauvelt. Jack entered the United States Army during the Korean Conflict on May 1, 1953 and was honorably discharged on October 6, 1956. Following his return from...

Jul 10, 2015

Viron Eugene Baxter, 93, of Palisade, NE, passed away July 10, 2015. Viron was born January 27, 1922 in Palisade, NE to Arlie J. and Margaret E. (West) Baxter. Viron graduated from Palisade High School in 1940. Two years later Viron entered the United States Army Air Corp on October 8, 1942 in Omaha, NE and was honorably discharged...

Jul 9, 2015

William "Bill" E. Casida, 54, of McCook, NE, passed away July 9, 2015. Bill was born September 4, 1960 in Norton, KS to Edmond A. and Judith (Gallentine) Casida. He graduated from McCook High School in 1979. Bill entered the United States Air Force on October 15, 1979 in Denver, CO and was honorably discharged on March 28, 1987...

Jul 5, 2015

Elmer John Leitner, age 99, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook. Elmer was born November 21, 1915 in Herndon, KS to John H. and Theresa (Allacher) Leitner. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1933. Elmer married Betty Raymond on June 1, 1941 in Oberlin, KS. To this union two children were born. He...

Jul 1, 2015

Dianna Sue Meissner, age 65, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Trenton after battling cancer. Dianna was born May 27, 1950 in McCook to Harry and Golda (Roller) Zwickle. She graduated from McCook High School in 1968. She married LeRoy Meissner on June 1, 1968 in McCook at Memorial United Methodist Church. She retired from Parker December 2014...

Jun 22, 2015

Marian Louise Farrell, age 88, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Santa Marta Skilled Living Home in Olathe, KS. Marian was born in Denver, CO on October 7, 1926 to Norbert Joseph and Anna Clare (McKenna) McKillip. She graduated from McCook High School in 1945. Marian first attended St. Mary’s in Leavenworth, KS and then transferred to McCook...