Apr 2, 2011

Rhoby May (Davison) Coady was born to pioneer parents, James & Flora (Goding) Davison at their farm northwest of Dalton, Nebraska near the Morrill county line on June 3, 1912. She was lifted into God's arms on April 2, 2011 in McCook, NE, at the age of 98 years, 10 months. Rhoby grew up as a farm girl: in...

Mar 27, 2011

Dick LeRoy Baumfalk, age 73, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at his home in McCook. Dick was born August 15, 1937, in Hitchcock County, Nebraska to Robert L. and Dorothy (Walgren) Baumfalk. He graduated from Stratton High School in 1955. On October 14, 1955, he entered the US Army. He was honorably discharged on July 14, 1958, and...

Mar 19, 2011

Linda Lorraine (Gohl) Wudtke, age 66, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at her home in Wichita, KS following her heroic battle with cancer. Linda was born December 12, 1944 to Arnold F. and A. Virginia (Wilson) Gohl at St. Catherine's Hospital in McCook, NE. She attended and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1963. She worked as a...

Mar 18, 2011

Ronald Lee Brewster, age 73, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Ronald was born November 26, 1937 in Norwood, Missouri to Walter Marion and Phyllis Marie (Mulkey) Brewster. He was one of seven children. Ronald attended school in Norwood before moving to Loomis, Nebraska in August 1952. He graduated from high school in...

Mar 18, 2011

Gracelee Jo Cook was born and entered the arms of Jesus on March 18, 2011. She was born to Kendra Ann Cook and John Raymond Leahy at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. The Rev. William D. Arnold baptized her into the kingdom of God on March 18, 2011. Preceding her in death was her grandmother, Pamela Leahy....

Mar 17, 2011

Leroy Wilber Lindgren of McCook passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 84 years old. Leroy was born on January 23, 1927 in Bell, California to John and Cornelia Lily (Clug) Lindgren. He graduated from Trenton High School. After graduation, Leroy went to the Enewetak Islands in the Pacific Ocean and worked in...

Mar 14, 2011

Harold E. Stevens died Monday March 14, 2011 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 75 years old. Harold was born on September 9, 1935 in Benkelman, NE to Chester Earl and Clara Lucille (Brown) Stevens. He attended grade school in Benkelman and graduated from Bird City High School and later entered the US Army and served his country...

Mar 11, 2011

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Clifford Alfred "Shorty" Chipperfield of Benkelman passed away Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He was 87 years old. Cliff was born on September 9, 1923, in Cheyenne County, Kansas to Harold Mitchell and Hattie Maude (Merklin) Chipperfield. He graduated from Bird City High School, Bird City, Kansas in 1941. He entered the...

Mar 9, 2011

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Alta Mae Carlson of Trenton passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Veteran's Home in Grand Island. She was 82 years old. She was born on December 8, 1928 at Trenton to William Burton "Burt" and Anna Martha (Rasmussen) Skinner. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1946. On March 23, 1947, she married Verle A. Carlson...

Mar 2, 2011

Biography Anita Ellen Drain, 62, of Orem, Utah passed away due to prolonged health issues on March 2, 2011. She was surrounded by loving family members. Anita was born on June 20, 1948, in McCook, Nebraska to Raymond and Roberta (Haining) Drain. She spent her early life in McCook, graduated from McCook High School in 1966 and began to pursue...

Mar 1, 2011

Caroline Rose (Harmon) Krizek of McCook passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at her home in Highland Park Retirement Community. She was 85 years old. Caroline was born on September 4, 1925, at Oberlin, Kansas, one of 12 children of Charley C. and Katie O. (Pauley) Harmon. She attended country grade school and graduated from Decatur County High School...

Feb 27, 2011

William Earl Meyers, age 90, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born on March 11, 1920 in Wilcox, Nebraska to Albert and Lizzie (Burkholder) Meyers. He graduated from McCook High School in 1937. Earl served his country in World War II. He entered the US Army in 1942, and following his tour...

Feb 24, 2011

Mike was born on September 20, 1961, in McCook to William H. "Bill" and Dorothy J. (Schuering) Kennedy. He graduated from McCook High School in 1979 and continued his education at McCook Community College. Mike started working for Pizza Hut while in high school. He later worked for Safeway for five years. On March 9, 1991, he was united in...

Feb 19, 2011

Verlyn (Vern) Glebe Verlyn Lee (Vern) Glebe passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. He was 79 years old. Vern was born May 5, 1931 at Campbell, NE. He is the second of six children born to Lee and Oleda (Trambly) Glebe. He attended school at Wilcox, NE. Vern was drafted during the...

Feb 9, 2011

Lorena M Hixon passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Villa Manor Nursing Home in Lakewood, CO. She was 92 years old. Lorena was born on July 30, 1918 in Madrid, Nebraska to Scott and Ethel (Erlewine) Evans. She graduated from Grant High School. On December 24, 1938, she was united in marriage to Guy Hixon at Grant. To...

Feb 4, 2011

Paul Harlan Holthus, Sr. passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at his home in Culbertson. He was 76 years old. Paul was born on January 10, 1935, in Alliance to George and Lena (Bartels) Holthus. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1953. He entered the US Marines on January 10, 1953 and served in the Korean War. He...

Feb 2, 2011

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Pollie "Marie" Bales Patton left her physical existence on earth to spend eternity with God and loved ones in spiritual reality on Tuesday Feb 2, 2011 at Johnson Center in Littleton, Colorado. Marie was born on September 28, 1915 in McCook to Clarence Cecil and Polly M. (Burgess) Bales. She graduated from McCook High School in 1934 and...

Jan 29, 2011

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Gwendolyn (Gwen) Arline Riemer passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 86 years old. Gwen was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1924 in Aurora, NE to Christian and Elizabeth (Fritz) Schaffert. At an early age, she moved with her family to the Culbertson community where she graduated from Culbertson High School in...

Jan 27, 2011

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Thomas Michael O'Neil, age 60, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was born in McCook on March 30, 1950 to William P. and Catherine M. (Boehm) O'Neil. He attended St. Patrick's Grade School. While there, he served as an altar boy and played basketball on the Knight's team. He graduated...

Jan 26, 2011

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Paula Jolene Gonzales, 55, of Lincoln passed away January 26, 2011, in Gretna, following a 20 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Paula was born to Paul and Norma (Richter) Gonzales on September 12, 1955 in McCook. Paula is survived by her daughters, Jessica Cleckner, Lincoln, Teal Cleckner, Lincoln; grandchildren, Kiley Cleckner, Medin and Lola Cleckner; ex-husband and devoted...