Jan 10, 2013

John Leo "Jack" Kelley passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 77 years old. Jack was born on July 21, 1935 to Ora T. and Alice (Sullivan) Kelley in McCook. He grew up in McCook and attended the Catholic Schools. Jack served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960 when he...

Jan 8, 2013

Leah Clair Sughroue of Indianola passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Christmas Day. She was 77 years old. Leah was born on May 3, 1935 in Hay Springs, Nebraska to parents, Elvin Clare and Marion Elvera (Dotson) Allen. She graduated from Indianola High...

Jan 2, 2013

Russell "Bob" Robert Leak, 83, of Indianola, NE, passed away January 2, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born April 13, 1929 in Dodge City, KS, son of Russell Martin and Grace Van Doris (Jones) Leak. He was one of ten children growing up in Holbrook, AZ. Bob graduated from Wallace High School in 1949. Bob married...

Dec 25, 2012

James Franklin Sughroue of Indianola passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 near Palisade as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was 80 years old. Jim was born on September 8, 1932 to parents, Francis W. and Johanna (Schutte) Sughroue. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1951. On January 28, 1953 he entered the US Army and...

Dec 22, 2012

DeVeta V. Redfield of Palisade passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old. DeVeta was born on February 5, 1922 at Haigler, Nebraska to Charles T. and Galena (Workman) Collicott. She graduated from Haigler High School in 1939. She continued her education at Chadron State Teachers...

Dec 19, 2012

Dorthy May (Matson) Scott, 85, passed away December 19th, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. Dorthy was born in Culbertson, NE on July 22, 1927 to Barton and Fern (Ewing) Matson. She was one of nine children. Dorthy Married Donnel Gene Scott. To this union three children were born. Dorthy was a volunteer at the Hayes Center Senior Center for many...

Dec 14, 2012

Betty Carey passed away peacefully at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Co on December 14, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born April 3, 1924 to Frank and Meta (Christensen) Norman in Chase County Nebraska. She was the 2nd oldest of 8 children. Betty married Robert “Bob” Carey on August 2, 1942 at the Chase County Courthouse in...

Dec 14, 2012

Richard "Flash" Earl Nichols passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at his home in Benkelman surrounded by his family. He was 59 years old. Richard was born on September 16, 1953 to Herbert Earl and Ruby Ruth (Crooks) Nichols in Grant, Nebraska. He attended school in Imperial. On June 19, 1977, he married Marilyn K. Steinbeck. To this union...

Dec 11, 2012

Angela Marie Pape passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 91 years old. Angela was born on November 12, 1921 at Alma, Nebraska to parents Edward J. and Jessie Faye (Whitaker) Lennemann. She graduated from Alma High School in 1938. She continued her education at Creighton University in Omaha graduating with a...

Dec 10, 2012

Don Nelms, age 80, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at his home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on November 22, 1932 at home in Indianola, Nebraska, as the 3rd child of Ruth (Liston) and Marvin Nelms. In his early years, Don attended various country schools, and was very active including playing the cornet...

Dec 7, 2012

Murray Eugene "Gene" Stinnett, age 81, passed away Friday, December 07, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born July 28, 1931 to parents, Murray Barclay and Laura Elizabeth (Bickford) Stinnett at Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Bell High School, Lakewood, CA in 1948. On April 13, 1977, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Ruth...

Dec 4, 2012

Clifford Leo Grube passed away at McCook Community Hospital on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 to rest in the Lord and wait for Jesus calling. Cliff was born and raised on a farm near New Salem, North Dakota to Fred H. and Rena (Buckland) Grube on February 12, 1919. He was the second of six children. Cliff entered the Army...

Dec 2, 2012

Isaiah Joseph Casillas, age 6, of McCook, NE lost his battle with brain cancer on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in McCook. Isaiah was born June 9, 2006 in North Platte, NE. He was one of four siblings. Isaiah was a first grade student at McCook Elementary School. His favorite subjects were reading, math and of course, recess. Isaiah loved...

Nov 30, 2012

Richard J. Cummins passed away on November 30, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Richard was born on July 16, 1943 to Virgil and Maybelle (Molvig) Cummins in Kimball, South Dakota. In 1966 Richard joined the Army in Kimball South Dakota, obtaining an honorable discharge in 1968 after serving in Vietnam. During his time in the service he...

Nov 29, 2012

Steve Allen Melchert, 55, passed away November 29, 2012, quietly at his home in Stratton, Nebraska due to complications from an automobile accident that occurred October 14, 2009. Steve was born on July 10, 1957 in McCook, NE to Alfred and Burdean (Geihsler) Melchert. Steve graduated from Stratton High School in May of 1975; he then attended Hastings Community...

Nov 24, 2012

Frary Lou (Likens) Rippen, of Culbertson, NE passed away November 24, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 90 years old. Frary was born on February 12, 1922 at Atlanta, NE to Charles and Harriet (Skewes) Likens. She graduated from Atlanta, NE in 1939, and then went on to graduate from Kearney Teachers College. She taught 2 years...

Nov 22, 2012

Benjamin Neuenschwander, age 77, of Culbertson, Nebraska passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. Ben was born on February 14, 1935 in Sugar Creek Township, Ohio to Amos A. and Lavina Celesta (Amstutz) Neuenschwander. He graduated from Geneva High School in 1952 before continuing his education at Fort Wayne Bible College in...

Nov 19, 2012

Opal Pollmann Tincher, age 94, of Culbertson, NE., was called to her heavenly home on Monday, November 19, 2012 in McCook, NE. Opal was born on May 13, 1918 to Albert and Emily (Wilcox) Steffen at Diller, Nebraska. She was one of five children. She attended school in Culbertson, graduating in 1936. On December 1, 1937 she married Henry...

Nov 17, 2012

Roger T. Miller of McCook passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 82 years old. Roger was born on February 27, 1930, at Marion, Nebraska to German/Irish parents, Theodore H. and Gertrude (Kircher) Miller. He attended Marion Grade School and graduated from Danbury High School in 1947. From there he attended one year at...

Nov 17, 2012

Memorial Service

Tuesday November 20, 2012, 10:00 AM at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home