May 31, 2010

Linda Marie Zodrow died Monday, May 31, 2010, at her home in McCook. She was 58 years old. Linda was born on December 22, 1951, in Oberlin, Kansas to Elmer Leonard and Delores Ann (Moeder) Zodrow. She graduated from Decatur County High School in 1970. A few years later, she continued her education at Central Community College in Grand...

May 30, 2010

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John "Allen" Prestes died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at his home in McCook. He was 71 years old. Allen was born on March 4, 1939, in Sundance, Wyoming, to John P. and Edna (Partlow) Prestes. He graduated from Wheeler County High School, in Bartlett, in 1957. He attended Kearney State College. Allen entered the US Navy on February...

May 29, 2010

Douglas Dean Colby died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 50 years old. Doug was born on December 10, 1959 at Imperial to DeWayne Dow Colby and Marian Joan (Blobaum) Carson. He attended McCook Elementary Schools and graduated from Littleton High School, Littleton, Colorado in 1979. While in high school, he was active on the swim...

May 20, 2010

John P. Wallace, Jr., age, 75, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born December 24, 1934 to John P. and Lillie M. (Clark) Wallace, Sr. in McCook. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 21, 1953. He earned the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal...

May 7, 2010

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Bette Jane Maruhn was born March 19, 1927, to George Ernest and Jane E. (Allison) Johnson at Strang, Nebraska. She grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1939. She graduated from Kearney Teacher's College in 1943 with an Elementary Education Degree. She taught school for 20 years at Elm Creek and Republican City. She...

May 3, 2010

Gary Roland Lambert, age 78, died Monday, May 03, 2010 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born November 15, 1931 to I. Wayne and Clara F. (Rowland) Lambert in McCook. He graduated from McCook High in 1951. He was united in marriage to Donna Marie England in McCook on June 27, 1952. They made their home in McCook, where...

Apr 29, 2010

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Dennis Albert Mihm, age 58, of Indianola lost his seven-year battle with cancer Thursday, April 29, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born on April 12, 1952, in McCook to Clifford B. and Sylvia E. (Townsend) Mihm. He grew up in Indianola and was a member of the first graduating class of Republican Valley High School in...

Apr 21, 2010

Frances Marie Unger died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Immanuel Fontanelle Home in Omaha. She was 94 years old. Frances was born in Marshfield, Missouri and soon moved to a farm north of McCook. She grew up on that farm and attended Quick rural school and McCook High School where she graduated in 1934. She married Charles O. Unger...

Apr 21, 2010

Aaron Lee Johnson died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at his home in McCook. He was 68 years old. Aaron was born in Trenton to Earl William and Eva Augustina (Wright) Johnson. He graduated from McCook High School in 1959. On January 17, 1960, he was united in marriage to Sharon Louise Tennant in McCook. They made their home in...

Apr 19, 2010

Allen Thomas Dold, age 60, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born in McCook to Manford H. and Irene E. (Timbrel) Dold on March 25, 1950. He graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1969. He attended the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis and earned an Associate in Mechanics. He married...

Apr 17, 2010

Spencer "Levi" Sloan, age 34, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at his home in McCook. Levi was born in Ainsworth on March 29, 1976 to Scott E. and Pamela Sue (Henne) Sloan. He attended elementary school in Springview, later moving with his family to Casper, WY in his freshman year of high school. He graduated from Lincoln High, Lincoln,...

Apr 16, 2010

Arthur "Art" Ethier died Friday, April 16, 2010, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. He was 90 years old. Art was born on May 7, 1919 at Esmond, Rhode Island to Peter and Diana Ethier. He was baptized in the St. Michels Church in Georgeville, Rhode Island. On November 25, 1941, he entered the US Army Air Force and served...

Apr 14, 2010

Lyle Francis Bergin, 86, died in Canon City, Colorado, Wednesday morning, April 14, 2010. He was born November 11, 1923, in Indianola, Nebraska to James Francis Bergin and Elma Matilda (Jensen) Bergin. Lyle grew up in Indianola and served in World War II in the Pacific Theater. After the war he was employed for many years at the United States...

Apr 14, 2010

Charlotte L. Sahm of McCook, formerly of Indianola, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 82 years old. Charlotte was born on April 28, 1927, in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Edward and Hazel Gladys (Powell) Munsey. She received her GED in 1977. On October 22, 1946, she was united in marriage to Clarence Francis...

Apr 9, 2010

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Irene K. Gibson died Friday April 9, 2010 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 91 years old. On November 30, 1918, Irene was born in Lawrence, Nebraska to Joseph and Mary Magdelena (Grabber) Heilers. They moved to Stratton in 1919, where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from McCook Junior College and was a dietician...

Apr 8, 2010

Arlene M. League, age 74, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Community Hospital in McCook after a courageous battle with cancer. Arlene was born to Paul F. and Etta G. (Agena) Skraback on August 1, 1935 in Stratton. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1952. On December 21, 1952 she was...

Mar 30, 2010

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Pamela Kay Torrez of McCook died at her home Tuesday, March 30, 2010. She was 44 years old. She was born, February 7, 1966 in McCook to Paul H. and Marlene A. (Huffaker) Holthus. She grew up in Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1984. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, reading and animals. Pamela was preceded in...

Mar 29, 2010

Richard L. Drullinger, died Monday March 29, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 51 years old. Richard was born to Lewis LeRoy and Marlene Faye (Anderson) Drullinger on December 31, 1958, in Cozad. He received his GED in the U.S. Army, attended Mid America Nazarene College, Olathe, KS, and graduated from North Platte Community College in 2003. On August...

Mar 28, 2010

Carl August Weidner died Sunday March 28, 2010 at the Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, NE. He was 89 years old. Carl was born to Carl F. and Dorothea A. (Kahle) Weidner on August 2, 1920, at the family farm south of Culbertson. He was baptized August 22, 1920, by Pastor A. F. Wegener in the Lutheran faith. He was confirmed...

Mar 26, 2010

Julia Ann (Milligan) Martin died at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on Friday, March 26, 2010. She was 88 years old. She was born in McCook on April 28, 1921 to Charles Thomas and Ida Marie (Gordon) Milligan, Jr. She graduated from McCook High School in 1940 and McCook Junior College in 1942. She married Earle R. G. Smith...