Oct 27, 2023

Vernon “Vern” D. Esch, age 82, of Indianola, NE passed away at Community Hospital in McCook, NE on October 27, 2023. He was born in McCook, on April 15, 1941 to Walter and Rose (Breitling) Esch. Vern was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church (Ash Creek), rural McCook, where he was a lifetime member. He very much...

Oct 24, 2023

Ferma L. Scarrow, age 80, of McCook, NE passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Hillcrest

Caring Center in McCook.

Ferma was born on November 14, 1942 in Vona, CO to parents Lloyd W. and Virginia L. (Havens)

Wilkinson, Sr. She was one of four children. Ferma graduated from high school in...

Oct 22, 2023

Daniel L. Linegar, Sr., age 69, of Hemingford, NE passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at his home.

Dan was born April 24, 1954 in Oberlin, KS to parents Richard and JoAnn (Leonard) Linegar. He was one of seven children. Dan graduated from McCook High School with the Class of 1973.

On June 12,...

Oct 16, 2023

Kimberly Kae Allen was born in McCook, Nebraska on July 7th, 1960, to Larry and Janet(Eckhardt) Rich. She grew up in Littleton, Colorado and lived there until returning to raise her family in the same small town of McCook that she loved to visit during the holidays and summer months.

Kim was married to Leo Wyatt in...

Sep 28, 2023

Billye Kathryn Lockhart-Deck, age 88, of Trenton, NE passed away on September 28, 2023 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton.

Billye was born on the 1st day of Spring, March 21, 1935 to Verna (Gallentine) and Edgar Lockhart in Norcatur, KS. As a young woman, Billye enjoyed horses and playing the piano, starting a lifelong love of...

Sep 23, 2023

Loren Larington of McCook, Nebraska passed away September 23, 2023 at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska.  He was 90 years old.

Loren Wayne Larington was born August 14, 1933 near Cedar Bluffs, in Decatur County, Kansas to DeVere Emery and Doris Irene (McKillip) Larington.  He was the third of nine children born to this union.  After...

Sep 16, 2023

Elaine M. Soncksen, age 90, of Hayes Center, NE passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook.

Elaine was born July 11, 1933 in Blue Hill, NE to parents Fred J and Louise S (Buck) Luhn. She was the youngest of five siblings. The family moved to McCook in 1940 and Elaine graduated...

Sep 9, 2023

David W. Hurst, age 83, of McCook, NE passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook.

David was born October 29, 1939 in Schenectady, New York to parents Robert and Dorothy (Williams) Hurst. He was one of two brothers.

Following high school, David enlisted in the United States Army, proudly serving...

Sep 9, 2023

Arlan Earl Rathe, age 87, of Culbertson, NE passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook.

Arlan was born April 7, 1936 in Culbertson, NE to parents Albert E and Ella M (Alberts) Rathe.  He was one of three children who later graduated from McCook High School with the Class of 1953.

Aug 19, 2023

David Robert “Bob” Bobinmyer age 97 of McCook, NE passed away on Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook, NE.

David Robert “Bob” Bobinmyer was born on the Bobinmyer Ranch (Homesteaded 1886) South of Culbertson on Oct. 16, 1925 to John E. and Anna B. (Drain) Bobinmyer.  He was the 3rd child of six children. ...

Aug 12, 2023

Lillian Marie Fielding passed away in the North Platte Care Center on August 12, 2023, at the age of 99.

Lillian was born in Holbrook, NE on January 18, 1924, to parents Walter and Bessie (Albrecht) Rice. She attended Holbrook country school until moving to Hayes County and attended country grade school.  She graduated from Hayes Center...

Aug 9, 2023

Donald Eugene Lengel, age 91, of Hugo, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, with family by his side at the Lincoln Health Hospital in Hugo, Colorado.

On a cold and windy day, March 28, 1932, Daisy Lengel gave birth to Donald Eugene Lengel on his granddad Knapp’s Farm, seven miles north of McDonald, Kansas.  Two weeks...

Aug 8, 2023

Pat DeWayne Redden, age 96, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Ridgewood Rehab and Care Center in Seward, NE.

Pat was born on August 8, 1927, the youngest of 14 children, to parents Austin Earl and Mary Elisabeth (Mosher) Redden near Champion, NE.

On January 1, 1952, Pat married Berniece Straub in Benkelman, NE,...

Aug 6, 2023

Bonnie Ilene Rowan, age 82, of Lamar, CO passed away with her family by her side on August 6, 2023, at her home in Lamar.

Bonnie was born November 17, 1940, in Wiley, CO to parents Roy W. and Lucy M. (Kennard) Bowles. She was one of eight children.

On November 20, 1960, Bonnie married...

Jul 29, 2023

Lorraine Estella Real, age 92, of McCook, passed away July 29, 2023, at her home surrounded by family.

Lorraine was born February 21, 1931, in Stratton, NE to Floyd and Nellie (Ovenden) League. She was the fifth out of ten kids. She grew up in Stratton, NE, and attended Stratton High School where she graduated with the...

Jul 28, 2023

Kristy Lee Bullington passed away at the McCook Community Hospital on July 28, 2023, at the age of 46.

Private family services will occur at a later date.

Jul 27, 2023

Bryce Lee Maret, of McCook, NE, passed away at Kearney Regional Medical Center on July 27, 2023, at the age of 28.

Bryce was born in Lexington, NE, September 17, 1994, to parents Rodney and Frances (Medrano) Maret. Bryce attended McCook High School and worked as a night auditor at the Quality Inn here in McCook.

Jul 24, 2023

Phillip Eugene Hiatt, age 78, of Waveland, MS, passed away on July 24, 2023, in Waveland, Mississippi.

To know him is to love him.

Phil was born March 22, 1945, to parents Oscar Wayne and Ruby Helen (Rennecker) Hiatt in Cambridge, NE. He graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1963. He went...

Jul 18, 2023

Carla Adare Winters of McCook, NE passed away at her home in McCook on July 18, 2023, at the age of 75.

Carla was born in McCook on February 19, 1948, to parents Adair and Maxine (Davidson) Myers. She graduated from McCook High School on May 24, 1966. Two weeks after her graduation, Carla was united in...

Jul 17, 2023

Mr. William Nathan Hale, age 42 of Wauneta, Nebraska passed away in McCook, Nebraska on Monday, July 17, 2023.