Oct 30, 2008

Emory Putz died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at his home in McCook. He was 77 years old. Emory was born on July 12, 1931, in Hastings to Emory Walter and Bessie Glenda (Henderson) Putz, Sr. He graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1948. He was united in marriage to Lucille M. Leetsch at Denver, CO on July 12, 1951....

Oct 29, 2008

Dwight LaMonte Trusty of Hayes Center died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Heritage Estates Nursing Home in Gering. He was 63 years old. Dwight was born on February 17, 1945 in Imperial to Louis and Maxine A. (Evans) Trusty. He graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1964. After graduation, Dwight entered the US Navy on October 5, 1965...

Oct 24, 2008

Conie B. (Carfield) Reynolds died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte at the age of 56. She was born March 11, 1952, in Oberlin Kansas, the only daughter of Kenneth and Mary Majestie (Raburn) Carfield. Conie grew up in the McCook area and attended McCook Senior High School. Conie was active with the...

Oct 20, 2008

Send Flowers George J. Vlasin February 22, 1924 - October 20, 2008

George John Vlasin of Hayes Center died Monday, October 20, 2008 at Eldorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. He was 84 years old. George was born to Joseph John and Rose Marie (Kucera) Vlasin on February 22, 1924 in Hayes County on the family farmstead southeast of...

Oct 18, 2008

Barrnett "Barney" R. Leitner, age 81, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 near Seward. He was born May 5, 1927 to Edward W. and Elsie M. (Albrecht) Leitner in McCook. He married Lola G. Jones in Oberlin on November 17, 1946. To this union three sons were born, Royce, Laney and Dennis. He farmed southwest of McCook, in his free...

Oct 12, 2008

Lloyd Charles Wesch, age 83, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 peacefully at his home in McCook. He was born July 22, 1925 to Charles August and Nellie Pearl (Crocker) Wesch. He was raised on a farm south of McCook. He hired on the Burlington Northern Railroad as a brakeman in 1949 and was promoted to a conductor in July...

Oct 9, 2008

Linda Lee (Harmon) Boone, age 68 died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at her home in Dixon, CA. She was born to Lewis “Bud” A. and Betty J. (Carpenter) Harmon on March 26, 1940 in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1958. She married Barry Boone in McCook on September 1, 1974. They moved to California in 1974....

Oct 9, 2008

Jolene Anne Burns died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 33 years young. Jolene was born on March 26, 1975 in Denver, CO to Samuel Baker and Shari Lyn (Stobie) Gillette. She graduated from Arvada High School, Arvada, CO in 1993. She continued her education at Metro State College in Denver. On December...

Oct 8, 2008

Send Flowers Nora Kathy Irene Roth

October 8, 2008 - October 8, 2008

Nora Kathy Irene Roth, beloved infant daughter of Matthew Adam Baker and Jessica Clair (Dernovich) Roth, born to heaven with angels wings to join her sister on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Preceding her in death were her sister,...

Oct 3, 2008

Geraldine May (Housley) Holcomb, 85, of Greeley, CO, formerly of Westminster, CO died on Friday, October 3, 2008 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born on February 24, 1923 in Freedom, Nebraska to Charles and Zella (Vandervort) Housley. Geraldine married Kenneth C. Holcomb on October 16, 1939 in Atwood, KS. They resided in Bartley and...

Oct 1, 2008

Darlene Ellen Lusk went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Community Hospital. She was 91 years old. On May 1, 1917 she was born in Stratton, NE to Floyd Edward and Edna (Thomas) Cobb. She grew up and attended school in Stratton. She married Roy Lusk in Stratton on December 24, 1937. She...

Sep 25, 2008

Charlotte Mook, age 95 of Salem, Oregon passed away peacefully on September 25, 2008. She was born June 20, 1913 in Bloomington, NE to May (Kerr) Mook and Charles Mook. She attended Bloomington High School. Later, she moved with her family to Lebanon, and lived there several years. Soon after the beginning of World War II she moved to...

Sep 24, 2008

Wilma Elizabeth Bauer, age 92, of Eau Claire, WI passed away on Sept. 24, 2008, at Dove Healthcare Nursing & Rehabilitation in Eau Claire. Wilma was born on March 12, 1916, in Mocksville, NC, to Steven and Marian Reba Ellis. She attended Benkelman High School and McCook Business College. She was united in marriage to Alfred R. Bauer on...

Sep 21, 2008

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Iris (Joy) Thompson, 87, died Sunday (Sept. 21, 2008) at Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains, N.J. She was born May 21, 1921, in Culbertson to Ira and Flossie Joy. She graduated from Culbertson High School. She married to Dale Thompson in 1942, and following their marriage they resided on several Army bases during World War II and then...

Sep 16, 2008

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Austin G. Fischer died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 as a result of a car accident. He was 24. He was born July 22, 1984 to Cindy S. (Boubin) and Jerry D. Fischer in North Platte. He graduated from Maywood High School in 2003 and Chadron State College in 2008, majoring in wildlife biology. He spent time farming, hunting,...

Sep 15, 2008

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Irene E. Pope died Monday, September 15, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 91 years old. Irene was born on May 18, 1917, at Eldorado, Nebraska to Jacob and Agnes (Klippenstein) Tessman. She was united in marriage to Glen Pope on March 16, 1939, at Belleville, Kansas. They moved to Long Beach, California where Glen...

Sep 12, 2008

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Dolores A. Leffler, formerly of Hayes Center, died Friday, September 12, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 81 years old. Dolores was born on April 27, 1927, in Hayes Center to William Henry and Zella Geraldine (Eastabrook) Strop. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1945. She continued her education in California attending cosmetology...

Sep 11, 2008

Mildred H. Troutwine died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 87 years old. Mildred was born on September 27, 1920 at Sellersburg, Indiana to Ernest and Pearl (Anson) Hostoller. After her graduation from high school she continued her education with two years of college. She married Willard W. Troutwine on December 7, 1945 in...

Sep 7, 2008

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Mary Ellen Frye, formerly of Indianola, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the Cambridge Manor. She was 79 years old. She was born July 15, 1929, to John and Mary (Barrett) Nolan in Lebanon, Nebraska. Mary was united in marriage to Clarence E. "Bud" Frye on November 19, 1949, at McCook. They made their home in Lincoln for...

Sep 6, 2008

Barbara Joan Hinz died Saturday, September 06, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 72 years old. Barbara was born in McCook on December 8, 1935, to Roland R. and Doris L. (Redd) Hollars. She graduated from McCook High School in 1953. She continued her education at McCook Junior College and graduated with an Associate’s Degree. She married...