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Ervin Eugene Patterson
Oct 30, 2012
Ervin Eugene Patterson of Hayes Center passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 85 years old. Ervin was born on September 14, 1927 at Callaway, Nebraska to parents, Grant O. and Anna Belle (Williams) Patterson. He attended school through the eighth grade. The family eventually moved to the Hayes Center Community. Ervin...
Fran Elaine (Kage) Steer
Oct 27, 2012
Frances Elaine (Kage) Steer, 58, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at her home in Indianola, Nebraska surrounded by her family. Fran was born on June 17, 1954 in Lincoln, Nebraska to parents, Sherman and Geraldine (Lawerence) Kage. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1972. Fran moved to Indianola in June...
Dorothy Mae Garrett
Oct 17, 2012
Dorothy Mae Garrett of Hayes Center passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was 75 years old. Dorothy was born on February 17, 1937 at Stanford, Nebraska to parents, John Theodore and Elsie Mae (Warren) Chambers. She was baptized in the Baptist Church in Holbrook. She graduated from Hayes Center...
Vonnie Underwood
Oct 16, 2012
Yvonne "Vonnie" Underwood, age 81, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Vonnie was born on April 17, 1931 in Atwood, Kansas to parents RE and Nadia Orell (Koskie) Purvis. She was one of three children. Vonnie graduated from high school in Bird City, Kansas with the class of 1949. She then went on...
Nancy Marie Schmidt
Oct 13, 2012
Nancy Marie (Ogorzolka) Schmidt passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Gretna, Nebraska. She was 56 years old. Nancy was born on Feb. 21, 1956, to Donald Paul and Nettie P. (Arendell) Ogorzolka. She graduated from Bartley High School with the class of 1974. On March 24, 1979, she was united in marriage to Leslie L. Schmidt at St....
Marvin Dale Blake
Oct 13, 2012
Marvin Dale Blake passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. He was 74 years old. Marvin was born on November 9, 1937 at Ogallala, Nebraska to parents, Loyd Otto and Daisy Lila (Younger) Blake. He graduated from McCook High School in 1956 where he played basketball. After graduation, Marvin started working for...
Betty LaVerne Vlasin
Oct 13, 2012
Betty LaVerne (Daniel) Vlasin passed away on October 13, 2012 at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE. She was 82 years old. Betty was born to Ernest and Marjorie Daniel on October 27, 1929 in Hayes County on her parents homestead north of Hamlet, NE. Betty attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska and in 1977 Betty graduated from Hayes...
Violet Marie Tabor
Oct 11, 2012
Violet Marie Tabor passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 95 years old. Violet was born on February 17, 1917 to Peter C. and Clara J. (Vinicky) Kucera. She graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1934. On December 14, 1943, she was united in marriage to Frank E....
Lilly Jade Keehn
Oct 8, 2012
Lilly Jade Keehn, infant daughter of Pat Michael Keehn and Laryssa Kristine Eckhoff of McCook, was born on October 8, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She entered the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the same day. Preceding her in death were her maternal and paternal great-grandparents; uncle, Ned Armstrong; aunt,...

John Ransom Bolio
Oct 4, 2012
John Ransom Bolio departed this life on October 4, 2012 at the gravel pit near McCook at the age of 66. John was born on February 7, 1946 to Frank and Louise Lena (Warning) Bolio in Cheyenne County, (Calhoun Township), Kansas. He attended country school in Kansas through the eighth grade. He then went to work for the Paul...

Delbert Robert Fritz
Oct 2, 2012
Delbert Robert Fritz passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was 85 years old. Delbert was born on the family farm near Bartley on August 9, 1927 to German parents, John R. and Lydia Marie (Troester) Fritz. He attended Lutheran Parochial School until the eighth grade. He graduated from McCook High School with the...
Robert "Ike" Ivan Malcolm
Sep 30, 2012
Robert Ivan “Ike” Malcolm passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 86 years old. Ike was born on July 3, 1926, at McCook to Theron Wallace and Virgia E. (Ethridge) Malcolm. He graduated from McCook High School in 1945. On October 14, 1944, he entered the US Navy and served during World War II....
Edith B. Hanchera-Clary
Sep 22, 2012
Edith B. Hanchera - Clary, age 99, of Danbury, NE passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. Edith was born December 13, 1912 in Danbury to parents Clarence and Rose (Minniear) Axtell. She was one of four children. Edith attended school in Danbury. Edith married husband Stephen “Bill” Hanchera on September 1, 1931...
Charles B. Thieben
Sep 12, 2012
Charles Bernard Thieben passed away September 12th, 2012 in his Littleton, CO home. Charlie died with his loving family and friends by his side. Charlie was born in McCook, NE on July 30, 1952, to Arcle (Tobe) Raymond and Evelyn Luella (Coady) Thieben. He graduated from McCook High School in 1971. Charlie married Cheri Hoyt, February 21, 1976. They...
Stanley Edward Cohen
Sep 11, 2012
Stanley Edward Cohen, age 68, passed away September 11, 2012 at his home. He was born November 8, 1943 to Eugene D. and Wilma L. (Rees) Cohen in Wallace, Nebraska. He loved helicopters, was proud of his cars and enjoyed working the land. In his younger years he enjoyed pheasant hunting. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic...
Mildred M. Sughroue
Sep 10, 2012
Mildred M. Sughroue, former longtime resident of McCook, NE and Denver, CO passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 101 years old. Mildred was born in Indianola, NE on February 21, 1911, the oldest of four children, to John and Mary (Weskamp) Gillen. She graduated valedictorian from Havanna High School in 1929....
Laddie "Bud" Rae Cline
Sep 2, 2012
Laddie “Bud” Rae Cline passed away at his home in Benkelman on Saturday, September 1, 2012. He was 80 years old. Bud was born in Benkelman to Martin O. and Mayme (Strayer) Cline on December 7, 1931. He graduated from Benkelman High School in 1947. On April 22, 1952 he entered the US Navy and served during the Korean...
Mary Jane Lee Cemer
Sep 2, 2012
Mary Jane Lee Cemer passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 75 years old. Mary Jane was born on November 19, 1936 at rural Palisade to Sidney Jane and Belle Harriet (Taplin) Coker. She graduated from Palisade High School in 1954. She was united in marriage to Larry Stone in 1954. She later married...
Veryl E. Walters
Aug 31, 2012
Veryl E. Walters passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 83 years old. Veryl was born on March 5, 1929, at Lebanon, Nebraska to John and Audra (Tipton) Walters. He graduated from Danbury High School in 1946. On October 27, 1947 he was united in marriage to Eleanor Ann Kircher. Together they made their...
Velma Darlene Happold
Aug 30, 2012
Velma Darlene Happold, 91, died at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, NE on Thursday, August 30, 2012. She was born October 13, 1920 at home on the family farm in the White Community in Hayes County to William Phillip and Christina (Schaffert) Orman. She was the third of six children. Velma was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran...
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