Richard Nielsen

Aug 20, 2009

Richard Andrew Nielsen of McCook died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney. He was 89 years old. He was born in Omaha on Feb. 13, 1920 to Andrew Nels and Blanche Marie (Reed) Nielsen. He grew up in Omaha and graduated from Omaha Technical High School in 1938. He then completed an additional year of a...

Arlene Rauch

Aug 17, 2009

Arlene Beth Rauch, longtime McCook resident, died Monday August 17, 2009 at Colonial Manor in Randolph, Nebraska. She was 83. She was born July 5, 1926 in Wheeler, Kansas to Arthur B. and May Ethel (Evans) Grosch. She attended school in Bartley and the McCook Beauty Academy. In recent years, she resided at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Randolph, where...

Carl Edward Campbell

Aug 4, 2009

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Charles "Charlie" H. Walker

Jul 30, 2009

Charles H. "Charlie" Walker of rural Hayes County died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He fought a courageous battle with cancer. He was 67 years old. On May 6, 1942 he was born in Hayes County, to Lawrence William and Effie Laura (Evans) Walker. Charlie grew up in Hayes County and...

David L. Heskett

Jul 27, 2009

David Lawrence Heskett of Culbertson died Monday, July 27, 2009. He fought a fast moving cancer courageously over 10 months. He was 71 years old. David was born on January 11, 1938, at Goodland, Kansas to Ralph Merritt and Reatha Virginia (Townsend) Heskett. He married Judy M. Martin on July 31, 1966 at Julesburg, Colorado. David began working at...

Betty Larreau Nelson

Jul 21, 2009

Biography

Betty Darlene (Larreau) Nelson, age 80, of McCook, went home to be with her maker Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Betty was born in Oberlin, Kansas to Thomas Earl and Mildred Effie (Cronn) Leonard on October 1, 1928. She married Kenneth Eugene Larreau in January of1948. To this union three children were born. He preceded her in death. She...

Patricia Jane Wilson

Jul 16, 2009

Patricia Jane Wilson of rural Culbertson died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 60 years old. Patricia was born on August 30, 1948 in Stamford, Conn. to August T. and Jane (Johnston) Albeke. She graduated from Englewood High School, Englewood, Colorado in 1966 and...

Ronald Mousel

Jul 13, 2009

Barbara Lee Frasier

Jul 12, 2009

Barbara Lee Frasier, age 71, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Community Hospital. She was born May 9, 1938 in Benkelman to Jimmie C. and Junetta (Elliott) Clack of Stratton. At the age of 8 the family moved to Colorado. She graduated from Englewood, CO High School in 1956. On April 19, 1958, in Sedelia, CO, she married William...

Claudia Louise Taylor

Jul 9, 2009

Claudia Louise Taylor was born July 12, 1938 in Omaha to Emil and Anna (Norlen) Hult. She passed away July 9, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 70 years. Claudia grew up in Omaha. She was confirmed at First Covenant Church. She graduated from Omaha North in 1956 and then attended Doane College. On...

Garnet McConville

Jul 5, 2009

Biography

Garnet Irene McConville died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 85 years old. On August 4, 1923 she was born at Indianola to Paul and Ruby L. (Wolf) Fritsch. She graduated from Havanna High School in 1940. In 1973 she graduated from LPN school in Kearney. Garnet married Marion A. Houghtelling at St. James...

Arletta Marie Hunkins

Jul 4, 2009

Arletta Marie Hunkins, 86, went home to be with her Lord on July 4, 2009 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born to Edward J. and Anna W. (Ahlert) Wittwer on February 13, 1923, in Hayes County, Nebraska. She was baptized April 1, 1923 at Black Wood Country Church and later confirmed into the Lutheran faith. In...

Susie Alberta Galusha

Jun 26, 2009

Susie Alberta Galusha died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 101 years old. Susie was born on September 7, 1907 at the family farm near Marion in Red Willow County to Albert Hiland and Flora Dena (Martin) Wagy. She lived in a sod house as a child and attended rural school near Marion....

Gerald Spilinek

Jun 26, 2009

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Gerald Spilinek, 78, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home in McCook, Nebraska. He was born December 14, 1930 in Elba, Nebraska to Anton and Esther Spilinek. He attended school at Elba and graduated from Elba High School in 1948. Gerald served our country in the Army during the Korean War from August 6, 1952 to July...

Oma Stott

Jun 17, 2009

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Oma Orvilla Stott died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 90. She was born in Benkelman to Justin Evans and Zella Leona (Rickard) Davis on May 18, 1919. She graduated from McCook High School in 1937. She married Ralph Parsons in Oberlin on February 7, 1937. To this union three children were born. Ralph...

Lloyd Frederick

Jun 12, 2009

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Lloyd Joseph Frederick died Friday, June 12, 2009 at his home in Trenton. He was 80 years old. Lloyd was born December 29, 1928 on a farm near Humboldt, Kansas to Raymond and Clara (Westerman) Frederick. He attended rural country school. He entered the US Air Force and served during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged and...

Boyd Miller

Jun 10, 2009

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Boyd Delane Miller died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home in Culbertson after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 67 years old. Boyd was born on September 4, 1941, in Stapleton, Nebraska to Lloyd Dewayne and Halcyon Victoria (Lutes) Miller. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1960 and continued his education at McCook...

Evelyn Thompson

Jun 5, 2009

Biography

Evelyn Grace Thompson of McCook died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 88 years old. Evelyn was born on January 12, 1921, in Guide Rock, Nebraska to James Edward "Doc" and Lily Florence (Willett) Mann. She graduated from Guide Rock High School in 1938. On February 5, 1941, she was united in marriage to...

Billie Jo (McCaleb) Jordan

Jun 3, 2009

Billie Jo Jordan died at her home in Lebanon on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. She was 42 years old. Billie was born on March 26, 1967 in Cheyenne, WY to William Earl and Alberta Jean (Stanton) McCaleb. On September 26, 2003 she was united in marriage to Harold W. Jordan. She enjoyed being a home maker. Preceding her in...

Vonda Gayleen Doak

May 23, 2009

Vonda Gayleen (Davis) Doak died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was 76 years old Vonda was born on January 30, 1933 in McDonald, Kansas to Sewell Willis and Mary Elllen (Buck) Davis. She attended school in McDonald and in 1951 attained her GED in McCook. On August 30, 1949, she was united in...