Nov 22, 2023

Larry "Red" Wayne Bass, age 70, of McCook, NE passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his home in McCook on November 22, 2023.

Red was born January 5, 1953 in Sterling, CO. His parents were Ed and Inez Marie (Tadolini) Bass. He was one of two brothers and attended school in McCook, graduating from McCook...

Nov 22, 2023

Charles Joseph McConville, age 95, of Indianola NE passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in Cambridge NE.

Charles was born July 6, 1928 in rural Frontier County to Joseph Leo and Mary Catherine (Sweetman) McConville.  Charles was one of eight children.  He attended Havana High through his freshman year and later graduated from the School of...

Nov 21, 2023

Cermit Boyce Brown, age 83, of Culbertson, NE passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Hillcrest Caring Center in McCook, NE, after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

Cermit was born on February 26, 1940, to Morris H. and Roxie M. (Schmidt) Brown south of Trenton, NE, and, along with his twin, Calvin, was one of 5...

Nov 20, 2023

AC Rowan, age 88, of Lamar, CO passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE.

AC was born July 23, 1935 in Las Animas, CO to parents Archie Cyde and Ada (Barnes) Rowan. He was one of two children.  Following high school, AC attended both Lamar Community College and Colorado State University...

Nov 16, 2023

Claire Uerling (aka Clara B. Uerling), age 92, of Indianola, NE passed away Wednesday, November 16, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Claire was born May 2, 1931 at the family home in St. Ann, Frontier County, Nebraska to parents Joseph Christ Anderjaska and Lucy Julia (McCracken) Anderjaska. Growing up, Claire went to high school in McCook. Following high school...

Nov 12, 2023

Thomas “Thom” R. Pankonin, age 72, of McCook, NE passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 doing what he loved, hunting big game in rural McCook.

Thom was born June 5, 1951 in David City, NE to parents Robert Donald and Catherine Alice (Strickland) Pankonin. He was one of five siblings who graduated from North Platte High...

Nov 10, 2023

Stanley Harold Spomer, age 80, of McCook, NE passed away, surrounded by his family, on November 10, 2023 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska.

Stan was born on January 31, 1943, in Lincoln, NE to Victor Harold and Pauline Dorothy (Horn) Spomer.  He graduated from Lincoln Southeast in 1960 and continued his education at Kearney...

Nov 5, 2023

Patricia A. Fisher, age 81, of Indianola, NE passed away on November 5, 2023 in Lincoln, NE.

Patsy was born October 1, 1942 in McCook, NE to parents John Edward and Beulah Belle (Grieninger) Lauer. She was one of three children who grew up in Southwest, Nebraska where she attended Red Willow Consolidated School and McCook Community...

Nov 3, 2023

Kim Ann Rouse, age 60, of McCook, NE passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 in Lincoln, NE.

Kim was born May 3, 1963 in McCook to parents Rhinholdt G and Eileen Mabel (Lehl) Loose. She was one of two siblings who was raised in McCook, graduating from McCook High School with the Class of 1981.

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...