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Margaret Mary Hanna
Jun 8, 2013
Margaret Mary Hanna died Saturday, June 8, 2013 in McCook, NE. She was 59 years old. "Little Margaret" (as she was called by her family) was born April 18, 1954 on Easter Sunday, at Fort Riley, KS to Mary Pauline (Gieber) and Rex I. Hanna, Jr. She moved to McCook in 2006. Margaret lived in Grand Island for over...
Barbara Jean (Fassler) Neumann
Jun 3, 2013
Barbara Jean (Fassler) Neumann of McCook passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at Community Hospital. She was 88 years old. Barbara was born on January 3, 1925 at Culbertson to parents Virgil G. and Caroline (Wagner) Fassler. She graduated from Culbertson High School. On November 13, 1944 she was united in marriage to Joseph M. Neumann at Decatur, Alabama....
Julia G. Stone
May 21, 2013
Julia G. Stone, age 87 passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at her home in McCook. She was born in McCook on March 27, 1926 to Daniel W. and Emma S. (Miller) Sawyer. Julia married Harland Stone in McCook on October 23, 1954. Julia was a member of the McCook Eagles Club. She enjoyed playing Bingo and gambling. Survivors...
Violet K. Martin
May 20, 2013
Violet K. Martin passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at her home in McCook. She was 93 years old. Violet was born on April 6, 1920 in Sutton, Nebraska to parents, Charles H. and Hulda (Kern) Krieger. She attended McCook Public Schools. On June 12, 1943 she was united in marriage to Eugene E. Martin in McCook. To this...
Lillian A. Smart
May 19, 2013
Lillian A. Smart, age 91, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Lillian was born in McCook on January 31, 1922 to Jacob and Elizabeth (Spier) Lebsack. She graduated from McCook High School in 1939. She was baptized and confirmed in Westside Congregational Church of McCook. She worked for a time at Woolworth’s and then as...
Roberta M. Hansen
May 14, 2013
Roberta M. (Kircher) Hansen, 79, of North Platte, NE passed away on May 14, 2013 in North Platte, NE. She was born in Indianola, NE on January 8, 1934 to Albert and Ola Faye (Elms) Kircher. Roberta, along with her three brothers, was raised on a farm outside of Indianola. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1951....
Frank Goad
May 13, 2013
Frank Goad (Pop Pop), left his home peacefully on Monday afternoon, May 13, 2013 to join his loved ones and Savior on Heaven's shore while resting at home. Frank was born in Townsend, Delaware on August 13, 1934 to the late Edgar and Essie (Spence) Goad. He grew up on the family farm in Dugspur, Virginia attending rural schools...
James "JC" Christopher
May 12, 2013
James (Cougias) Christopher “JC” of McCook passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 83 years old. JC was born March 13, 1930 in Gary Indiana to parents James and Nancy (Dencavage) Cougias Sr. He graduated from Frobbel High School, Gary IN, in 1948, then joined the Army and was in the Tank Corp. for...
Margaret "Maggie" Fox
May 10, 2013
Margaret Ann "Maggie" Fox passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home in McCook. She was 66 years old. Maggie was born at Hastings, Nebraska to parents, Louie O. and Lucille (Schrodt) Glick On November 4, 1946. She graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1965. She continued her education at McCook Community College. On May...
Rolland Walter Shields
May 10, 2013
Rolland Walter Shields, 83, of McCook passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at the McCook Community Hospital. Rolland was born on December 1, 1929, in McCook, to William Glenn and Nellie Lenore (Phillips) Shields. Rolland helped on the family farm and graduated from McCook Senior High in 1947. After graduation Rolland worked on the family farm for a few...
Geraldine "Gerie" Foster
May 8, 2013
Geraldine "Gerie" Foster of Bartley passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge. She was 69 years old. Gerie was born on July 1, 1943 in Menard, TX to parents, Edward John and Rhodie Odessa (Glover) Robertson. She attended school in Texas where she graduated from High School. On July 2, 1973 she was...
Lee Ora Sines
May 6, 2013
Lee Ora Sines, age 93, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born January 14, 1920 at Dresden, Kansas to Arthur and Blanche (Bartlett) Leist. She graduated from Decatur County High School, Oberlin, Kansas in 1938. She later attended Fort Hayes State College where she received her teaching certificate. On April 5,...
Sina K. Ruggles
May 1, 2013
Sina K. Ruggles beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Community Hospital of McCook, NE. She was 95 years old. Sina was born in Dejbjerg, Skjern, Denmark on April 13, 1918, to Jens and Mette (Axelsen) Jensen. She was one of five children born to this union. At age two, Sina and her family traveled...
Kenneth A. Giespert
Apr 23, 2013
Kenneth A. Giespert, age 90, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. On June 10, 1922 he was born at St. Ann, Nebraska to Anton John and Jennie Margaret (Ryan) Giespert. Kenneth attended District 39 North of Indianola through the 8th grade and then graduated from Indianola High School in 1942. He also he attended McCook...
Melvin Wayne Nokes
Apr 20, 2013
Melvin Wayne Nokes died peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 90 years old. Mel was born in Danbury, Nebraska, on September 22, 1922, to parents Earl L. and Notie (Thomas) Nokes. After graduating from Danbury High School, he joined the U. S. Navy. He served during World War II in the...
John F. Sutton
Apr 13, 2013
John F. Sutton passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home in McCook, after a battle with cancer. He was 60 years old. John was born in McCook to Jack D. and Margaret Mary (Petherbridge) Sutton on January 9, 1953. He graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1972. On August 25, 1984 he was united...
Eli Lester Tirrill
Mar 30, 2013
Eli Lester Tirrill, infant son of Dusty and Bobbi (Wieseler) Tirrill, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Eli is survived by his loving parents, Dusty and Bobbi Tirrill of McCook, NE; paternal grandparents, Tom (Kelly) Tirrill of McCook; maternal grandparents, Richard (Joella) Wieseler of Ireton, IA; uncles Matt Tirrill of McCook...
Viola Jenell Reese
Mar 27, 2013
Viola Jenell Willis was born on the farm in western Dundy County, Nebraska on May 6th 1928. She was the youngest of seven children and related her memories of the hard yet fond times she had with her family. Viola often spoke of riding her horse to the country school at Porter, Kansas and getting her initial education. The...
Clifford E. Oakley
Mar 24, 2013
Clifford Elmer Oakley, age 83, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born on January 10, 1930 to parents, Clarence L. and Grace Belle (Naphis) Oakley, Sr., at Lamar, Colorado. He moved with his family at a young age to Benkelman where he attended school. Cliff entered the US Navy on December 18,...
Penny Faye Havel
Mar 12, 2013
Penny Faye Havel of McCook passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Golden Living Center Nursing Home in Cozad. She was 69 years old. Penny was born on November 27, 1943 at Kearney, Nebraska to LeRoy M. and Darlene V. (Tolle) DeVall. She received her GED and later her certification as a beautician. In 1961 she was united in...
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