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Ardis Brown

Ardis Brown

Feb 8, 2010

Ardis Faye Brown went to be with her Lord on Monday February 8, 2010 at the Cambridge Hospital. She was 73 years 8 months and 5 days old. She was born in Furnas County, Nebr. on June 3, 1936 to Albert Francis and Madeline Jean (Dolph) Gutzman. She attended Sunny Hillside Rural School and Cambridge High School. She married Robert...

Christine Relph

Christine Relph

Feb 2, 2010

Christine Karolene Relph died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 97. She was born February 15, 1912 to Henry and Anna (Volroth) Pollmann in Culbertson, Nebraska. She attended Culbertson Public School. She married Elmer Relph on November 26, 1936 at McCook. They moved to Cheyenne, WY and lived there until her husband's retirement from Union Pacific...

Mary A. Schenck

Mary A. Schenck

Jan 30, 2010

Mary A. Schenck died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 77 years old. On March 14, 1932, Mary Angela was born to Thomas and Catherine (Boyle) Hoatson at North Platte. She graduated from St. Patrick's High School in North Platte in 1940. She attended the University of San Jose in San Jose, California....

Byron Brunswick

Byron Brunswick

Jan 26, 2010

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Byron B Brunswick, age 69, died Tuesday January 26, 2010 at the Community Hospital. He was born, June 26, 1940 at McCook, to Lewis M. and Dorothy G. (Bonar) Brunswick. Byron had four children, Robert, Chad, Tonja and Rona. Byron graduated from McCook High School in 1958. For 20 years he lived in Colorado where he worked and...

Mona V. Faimon

Mona V. Faimon

Jan 25, 2010

Mona V. Faimon of McCook died Monday, January 25, 2010 at Heartland Park Retirement Community in Seward. She was 76 years old. Mona was born on December 22, 1933, in Rosemont, NE to Carl and Ida (Hoppen) Wilhelms. She graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1951. On August 3, 1954, she was united in marriage to Richard J....

Warren Francis Farrell

Warren Francis Farrell

Jan 24, 2010

Warren Francis Farrell died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Santa Marta Skilled Living Home in Olathe, Kansas. He was 85 years old. Warren was born on April 21, 1924 in Bartley, NE to Francis Joseph and Genevieve Rose (McAdams) Farrell. He graduated from Lebanon High School. He entered the US Navy on July 1, 1943, and served in...

Dean Brown

Dean Brown

Jan 22, 2010

Dean A. Brown, 77, a resident of San Diego, CA since 1960, passed away suddenly on January 22, 2010. He was born on August 6, 1932 in Danbury to Don C. and Edna Ruth Roesch-Brown. After graduation from Indianola High School, Indianola, Nebraska, Dean enlisted in the United States Army and served his country during the Korean conflict. Honorably discharged...

Robert Lenhart

Robert Lenhart

Jan 20, 2010

Robert (Lindy) Raymond Lenhart, age 91, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Community Hospital in McCook. Robert (Lindy) was born October 19, 1918 in McCook to Amelia (Maul) and Henry Lenhart. He attended West Ward, McCook High School, McCook Junior College and earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree at Wayne State College. He took great pride serving four years in...

Dorothy Pauline Lytle

Dorothy Pauline Lytle

Jan 8, 2010

Dorothy Pauline (Blair) Lytle died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Cambridge Manor. She was 86 years old. Dorothy was born on December 7, 1923, in McCook to Clair E. and Iva E. (Winters) Blair. She lived in McCook all of her life. On July 28, 1942, she was united in marriage to Marvin Dale Lytle in McCook. She was...

Gordon Rippen

Gordon Rippen

Jan 3, 2010

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Gordon Rudolph Rippen died January 3, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital. He had been a resident of EI Dorado Manor in Trenton since December 17, 2008. Gordon was born on November 16, 1922 at Hallam, NE to Henry and Carrie (Schneider) Rippen. He graduated from Culbertson Public School in 1942 with 12 years of perfect attendance. On August...

Dorothy Loop

Dorothy Loop

Jan 1, 2010

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Dorothy Irene Loop, 86, of McCook passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at the Community Hospital. Dorothy was born Sept. 15, 1923 at Max, Nebraska to Delbert and Ruth A. (Harrison) Higley. She graduated from Stratton High School in1940. She was married to Bill Rex Loop on March 16, 1942 in Oberlin, Kansas. To this union five children...

Lewis Archie Guthrie

Lewis Archie Guthrie

Dec 27, 2009

Lewis Archie Guthrie died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE on Sunday, December 27, 2009, encircled by family. He was 78 years old. Lewis was born to Lee and Lottie (Bonar) Guthrie in Indianola, on May 12, 1931. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1950. As a teenager he worked at McCook Safeway Store; on his Uncle Code...

Larry McCarty

Larry McCarty

Dec 16, 2009

Larry Melvin McCarty,76, of McCook, Ne. passed away in Rochester, MN, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at the Sandra J. Schulze Hope Lodge while undergoing cancer treatment. Larry was born on April 21, 1933 in Des Moines, IA to Rea and Pearl (McKinney) McCarty. As a young child, Larry moved with his family to McCook where he graduated from McCook...

William Trehal

William Trehal

Dec 15, 2009

William J Trehal, 86, of McCook, NE passed away early morning of December 15,2009, at his home in McCook, Ne with his grandson present. He was born September 7, 1923, at home in McCook, Nebraska the son of late William Walker Trehal and Esther Amelia Ebert Trehal. He was the third of four sons and one daughter. He grew up...

Robert Lepper

Robert Lepper

Dec 14, 2009

Robert "Bob" Eugene Lepper died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home in McCook. He was 65 years old. Bob was born on September 5, 1944 in McCook to William Henry and Neva Wardene (Otis) Lepper. He entered the US Army in November of1963, serving in Germany for two and a half years. He was then transferred to Viet Nam...

Robert Keslin

Robert Keslin

Dec 14, 2009

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Robert "Mush" William Keslin died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 82 years old. Bob was born on December 6, 1927 at Chicago, IL to Emil Rudolph and Mary Elizabeth (Buick) Keslinke. He graduated from Schurz High School in Chicago in 1954. On August 29, 1945, he entered the US Navy and served during...

Alfred "Tuff" C. Seals Sr

Alfred "Tuff" C. Seals Sr

Dec 13, 2009

Alfred "Tuff' C. Seals, Sr. died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 90 years old. On October 19, 1919, Alfred was born in Freedom, Nebraska to George and Margaret Ann (Cutrell) Seals. He grew up in Frontier County and graduated school Havenna High School. Wanda M. Mitchell and "Tuff" were married in McCook...

Grace Carmody

Grace Carmody

Dec 13, 2009

Grace Geraldine (Palmer) Carmody died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 100 years old. Grace was born June 19, 1909 in Grand Island to Charles Jay and Olga (Stolley) Palmer. She lived in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island High School. Grace worked in the business office at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for...

Max Nelms

Max Nelms

Dec 13, 2009

Maxwell A. Nelms, age 80, of Bartley departed this life December 13, 2009 at the Cambridge Hospital of oesophageal cancer. He was born to Marvin Arthur and Ruth Eleanor (Liston) Nelms on their farm south of Indianola, Nebraska on February 13, 1929. He received his grade school education at rural schools in Red Willow County graduating from McCook High School...

Sue Ruppert

Sue Ruppert

Dec 12, 2009

Sue Ruppert died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. She was 61 years old. On March 23, 1948 she was born in McCook to Roy William and Catherine Patricia (Smith) Hamilton. She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1966 and from McCook Beauty Academy and also taught at the academy....