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Robert Nation, Jr
Mar 10, 2013
Robert Lee Nation, Jr. passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 near Pueblo, Colorado as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was 36 years old. Robert was born on February 22, 1977 at Evansville, Indiana to Robert Lee Nation, Sr. and Phyllis Jean Schaffer. He attended school at New Harmony, Indiana and later received his GED. He was...
Rick Davis
Mar 4, 2013
Rick Allyn Davis passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 47 years old. Rick was born on January 30, 1966, in Hastings, Nebraska to Jackie Lee and Betty L. (Poppinga) Davis. He attended school in Hastings and McCook. He entered the US Reserves and served his country until his discharge. Rick was a...
Sandra Sue Van Kirk
Mar 4, 2013
Sandra Sue Van Kirk of San Jose, California, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013 at her home in San Jose. She was 69 years of age. Sue was born in Hastings, Nebraska, to Elton Howard and Jessie Roberta (Ball) Morgan on June 1, 1943. She attended McCook Public Schools, and moved to California in...
Geraldine "Geri" Frances Anderson
Mar 3, 2013
Geraldine Frances Anderson, age 82, of McCook, NE passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Community Hospital in McCook. Geri was born on November 19, 1930 at Staplehurst, Nebraska, the daughter of William H. and Dora (Graham) Hermann. She received her education in Seward and Lincoln, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1948. She then attended the University...
Margaret Dorothea Neel
Mar 2, 2013
Margaret Dorothea Neel, age 85, of McCook, NE passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. Margaret was born in rural Red Willow County on the family farm February 20, 1928 to Forrest E. and Fannie (Duckworth) Barber. She was one of three children. Margaret graduated from Red Willow High School in 1946 and on July...
Freda Maxine Leffler-Iles
Mar 2, 2013
Freda Maxine Leffler-Iles, age 100, She was born on August 11, 1912 in Hayes Center, NE. to Daniel Blair & Sophia Fornoff May. She died on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Sunrise Heights of Wauneta, NE. Freda graduated from Hayes County High School in 1929. She then taught school in the elementary schools of Hayes County. On August 11,...
Loretta Alice Schilz
Feb 27, 2013
Loretta Alice Schilz of McCook passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 89 years old. Loretta was born in Cambridge, Nebraska to parents, John Charles and Elizabeth Alice (Hougnon) Jones. She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1940. On February 5, 1948 she was united in marriage to William Robert “Bill” Schilz. They made...
Mary Jane Seeman
Feb 20, 2013
Mary Jane Seeman, age 79, of McCook passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at University of Colorado Medical Center in Aurora, CO. Mary Jane was born on July 28, 1933 in McCook to James Abraham and Cora Myrtle (Schoenholz) Jeffers. She graduated from McCook High School in 1951. Mary Jane loved to swim and served as a lifeguard during...
William "Bill" Robert Schilz
Feb 20, 2013
William "Bill" Robert Schilz of McCook passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 91 years old. Bill was born on September 27, 1921 in Red Willow County to Jacob Anthony and Nellie Edith (Spurgin) Schilz. He attended rural country school. Bill learned the trade of jeweler under the direction of Don Brooks, Sr. He...
Dan Ross Brown
Feb 12, 2013
Dan Ross Brown of Palisade passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Culbertson, Nebraska. He was 64 years old. Dan was born on October 13, 1948 in Culbertson to Elma Wilson. At a young age the family moved to Portland, Oregon where he attended school. On September 20, 1966 he entered the US Navy and served during the Vietnam...
Elaine Meeks
Feb 4, 2013
Elaine Carol Meeks, age 80, formally from Worland, Wyoming passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. Elaine recently moved to Culbertson, Nebraska to be near her family. Elaine was born December 26, 1932 in Gennesse, Wisconsin to August William and Olga Wilhelmina (Freudenstein) Bahr Sr. Elaine graduated from high school in 1949 in...
Janice Vontz
Feb 3, 2013
Janice was born in McCook, Nebraska to Harold and Ruth Klocke in 1939. She graduated from Indianola High School and married her high school sweetheart Thomas Vontz in 1956. Together they had nine children. In 1960, the family moved to California, first to Merced, then to Fresno and in 1970 to Buttonwillow where they finally settled to raise their...
Marian Ellen Croutcher
Feb 2, 2013
Marian Ellen Croutcher of McCook passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Community Hospital. She was 84 years old. Marian was born on December 17, 1928 at McCook to parents, Harold Harvey and Nellie Louise (Echternach) Snyder. She graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1947. On June 15, 1952, she was united in marriage to Norris...
Mike Chris Sitzman
Jan 29, 2013
Michael Chris Sitzman, age 52, of Culbertson, NE passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in McCook, NE with his family by his side. Mike was born June 20, 1960 to parents William "Bill" and Sharon (Longsine) Sitzman in McCook. He was one of three siblings. The family made their home in Culbertson were Mike attended school, graduating from Culbertson...
Susan Gonzales Cafferty
Jan 24, 2013
Susan T. Gonzales Cafferty, age 73, of McCook, NE passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. Susan was born November 11, 1939 in McCook to parents Pete J. and Mary (Reyna) Gonzales. She was one of twelve children. The family made their home in McCook where Susan attended school. On November 9, 1998, Susan married...
Gary Leo Olson
Jan 23, 2013
Gary Leo Olson of rural Culbertson passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. He was 57 years old. Gary was born on January 15, 1956 at Chadron, Nebraska to Leo Warren and Joyce (Riddle) Olson. He graduated from Chadron High School in 1974. He entered the US Air Force on November 25, 1974...
Francisco "Pancho" Hernandez
Jan 16, 2013
Francisco Hernandez, age 66, of Fort Morgan, Colorado passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in McCook, Nebraska. Francisco was born April 18, 1946 in Durango, Mexico to parents Francisco Hernandez and Maria del Rosario Maynez (Amaya) Corral. He was one of nine children. Throughout his life, Francisco enjoyed horses and participating in Charreria. In 1970, Francisco married Olivia Vega...
Lester Marvin Tirrill
Jan 16, 2013
Lester Marvin Tirrill, 89, of Mc Cook, NE, died January 16, 2013 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born October 25, 1923 in McCook, NE, the son of Tom E. Tirrill and Mary Ella Morasch. On March 25, 1943 he entered the US Army and served during World War II. During his 26 months in North Africa and Italy...
Robert "Ben" Propp
Jan 11, 2013
Robert Barry "Ben" Propp, age 73, entered eternal rest on Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home after a courageous three year battle with cancer. The son of Harry and Sylvia (Graybeal) Propp, was born November 8, 1939 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His early years were spent in the Culbertson and Trenton area where he attended grade school. The family...
Writer Ray
Jan 11, 2013
Writer Ray, born Raymond Tyler Lofvendahl in Clarksfork, Idaho on July 14, 1933, passed away peacefully in McCook, Nebraska on January 11, 2013 with family by his side. Before joining the army, Ray was adopted by his stepfather and his last name became Lubben. Ray graduated from Carlton High School in Carlton, NE with the class of 1951. Following...
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