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Charles "Wayne" Poore
Apr 21, 2014
Charles "Wayne" Poore, age 90, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Wayne was born on November 23, 1923 to William Forrest and Mildred Devona (Modrell) Poore in Red Willow County, Nebraska. He graduated from McCook High School in 1941. He went on to McCook Community College and the University of Colorado and later he joined...
Marra Lee McBee
Apr 19, 2014
Marra Lee McBee, age 72, passed away April 19, 2014 at Community Hospital of McCook. Marra Lee was born in Imperial, NE to Lauren J. and Lucille (Eskew) McConnell on February 16, 1942. She graduated from McCook High School in 1960. She enjoyed her gardening, flowers, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She liked to collect...
Stephen Ross Darnall
Apr 17, 2014
Stephen Ross Darnall passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. He was 71 years old. Stephen was born on September 13, 1942, in Scottsbluff, NE to parents, David Arthur and Phyllis June (Ross) Darnall. He graduated from Gering High School in 1960. Shortly after graduation he entered the US Army and remained active...

Catherine Rose Stratman
Apr 14, 2014
Catherine Rose Stratman age 90, formerly of Stratton, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on June 23, 1923 to parents, George and Johanna (Mader) Meng in Sioux County, Nebraska. On April 3, 1956 she was united in marriage to Walter John Stratman. She is survived by daughter, Barbara Hartsell of...
Betty Lee Clapp
Apr 12, 2014
Betty Lee Clapp was born June 30, 1933 in Red Willow County (St. Ann) to John Francis and Edna Charlotte (Blake) Dike. She lived on a farm north-east of McCook. She became a homemaker at a young age. Betty was united in marriage on December 12, 1950 to Clifford Clapp Sr. They lived in McCook all their life. Clifford...
Steven Charles Merklin
Apr 12, 2014
Steven Charles Merklin was born in St. Francis, Ks on November 27, 1972 to Charles and Barbara Merklin. He passed away at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska on April 12, 2014. Steven attended Cheylin schools and obtained his GED in 1992. Steven enjoyed working cattle and being a ranch hand. He worked as a driller and moved...
Judith May Carlson
Apr 8, 2014
Judith May Carlson, formerly of Trenton, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at the Cambridge Manor, Cambridge, NE. She was 75 years old. Judith was born on November 29, 1938 at Oak Park, IL to parents, Harry Bourne and Grace Evelyn (Staab) Rogers. She graduated from Hinsdale Township High School, Hinsdale, IL in 1956. After graduation she started working...
Marian Lucy Roberts
Apr 4, 2014
Marian Lucy Roberts passed away April 4, 2014 at her home surrounded by family at Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook, NE. Marian was born on August 31, 1927 to Conrad and Ruth (Wilson) Buhrman at St.Libory, Nebraska. She attended St. Libory Catholic School. She married Earl Alvin Roberts on November 6, 1946 and to this union eleven children...
Louis "LaMoine" Keene
Apr 4, 2014
Louis "LaMoine" Keene, age 93, of McCook, NE passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Community Hospital of McCook. Known to family and friends as LaMoine, Moine, Stringbean, Grandpa and GGpa was born to Louis R. Keene and Nellie (Cole) Keene on February 22, 1921, in McCook, NE. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elaine, after...
Luella Nadine Krizek
Mar 20, 2014
Luella Nadine (Hayes) Krizek, age 82, passed away March 20, 2014 at Highland Park Assisted Living Center in McCook, NE after a courageous battle with cancer. Luella was born December 25, 1931 in rural Decatur County Kansas to Clarence Albert (Jack) and Verda (Lattimer) Hayes, she was second of five children. Luella married Murlin Lloyd Krizek October 8, 1950...
Elaine May Stevens
Mar 18, 2014
Elaine May Stevens, age 94 of McCook, NE passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Willow Ridge in McCook. Elaine was born December 12, 1919 in Marion, NE to John C. and Mina (Drain) Peters. She attended and graduated from McCook High School in 1936. Elaine married Ralph Stevens on August 9, 1947 in McCook. To this union two...
Ardith Jean Pinkal
Mar 16, 2014
Ardith Jean Pinkal passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Ardith was born on October 10, 1930 to Clarence Cecil and Polly M. Bales in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1949. She married Fred Alvin Pinkal, Sr. on June 11, 1950 and to this union five children were born. Fred and...

James Elmer Holthaus
Mar 8, 2014
James Elmer Holthaus, age 70, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Community Hospital of McCook. James was born in McCook on March 18, 1943 to Elmer and Helen (Johnson) Holthaus. He graduated from McCook High School in 1961. James was a member of the NRA and The Heritage Foundation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He served as...
Ronald Clarence Larson
Mar 4, 2014
Ronald C. Larson, age 75, of McCook, NE passed away at his home in rural Red Willow County. Ron was born July 15, 1938 in Tyler, Minnesota to parents Clarence L. and Martha M. (Hatton) Larson. He was one of two children. Ron grew up in Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1957 from Balaton High School, Balaton, MN....
Harlan Wyrick
Feb 28, 2014
Harlan Wyrick passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at his home in Cambridge. He was 94 years old. Harlan was born June 16 1919 to Harry and Pearl (Lyman) Wyrick in Omaha, NE. In 1926 the family moved to a farm near Ord, Nebraska. Harlan attended rural school prior to graduating high school in Ord. After graduation,...
Maxine Violet Sigwing
Feb 27, 2014
Maxine Violet Sigwing, age 95, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. She was born in McCook, Nebraska June 10, 1918 to Eric D, and Arvilla G (Jeffers) Dugger. She was united in marriage to William (Bill) Sigwing on March 1, 1934 in Oberlin, Kansas. They spent sixty years together working hard, fishing, and...
Waldon Lee Volz
Feb 21, 2014
Waldon Lee Volz, age 83, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Waldon was born July 31, 1930 to Edward Thomas and Bernice Walthina (Bush) Volz in York, NE. He graduated in 1948 from Polk High School. He won a football scholarship as quarterback, but decided on the Ministry. He went on to New York Watchtower...
Myrtle Annetta Ross
Feb 21, 2014
Myrtle Annetta Ross, age 96, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin, KS. Myrtle was born in Lake Park, Iowa on April 5, 1917 to Joseph and Carrie (Brandt) Ross. Her parents then moved to Mason City, IA where her Dad worked for the railroad. During her lifetime in Iowa, Myrtle loved sewing and...
Blanche Wilma Weidner
Feb 19, 2014
Blanche Wilma Weidner of Trenton passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 86 years old. Blanche was born January 22, 1928 to Willie and Emma (Poertner) Wendelin, on the family farm east of Crete in Lancaster County. Pastor Cholcher baptized her in her parents' home on March 18, 1928. She attended country school...
Randy Koetter
Feb 18, 2014
Randy R. Koetter passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas at the age of 56. He was born December 11, 1957 to Woodrow Raymond and Emma W. (Springer) Koetter in McCook, Nebraska. Randy attended McCook High School. Randy spent his entire professional career in the grocery business and was owner and operator...
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