Aug 21, 2008

Mary Cecelia Walz of Indianola died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 88 years old. Mary was born on January 31, 1920, at Lawrence, Nebraska to Henry Matthew and Catherine Mary (Kuppenbender) Kometscher. On November 20, 1945, she married John William Walz in Indianola. To this union, six children were born. They made their home...

Aug 21, 2008

Robert Lee Ward, age 83, died Thursday August 21, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born August 19, 1925 in Arapahoe to Elmer Edward and Jessie Mae (Bratt) Ward. He attended Hayes Center Public Schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946 and was honorably discharged in 1947. He married Ruth Elaine Peterson in McCook on...

Aug 16, 2008

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Ellen Margaret Kennedy, formerly of Indianola, NE died Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the Cambridge Manor. She was 97 years old. On October 25, 1910, Ellen was born in Kanona, Kansas to Joseph and Margaret (Janousek) Fiala. At the age of two, her mother died in childbirth and she was then raised by her paternal Aunt Anne Locy....

Aug 14, 2008

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Lionel "Boz" Rene Verraneault, age 84, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at McCook Community Hospital He was born to Hormidas and Emma (LaRose) Verraneault on August 11, 1924 in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Plainfield High School in Central Village, Connecticut in 1941. Lionel served in the United States Army from 1942-1946. During that time he was stationed...

Aug 4, 2008

Sue Ellen Heinbigner of Culbertson died Monday, August 4, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 44 years old. Sue was born on November 7, 1963, in McCook to Jake and Mildred Berniece (Schilz) Heinbigner. She graduated from Culbertson High School in 1982, McCook Community College in 1984, and continued her education at Nebraska Christian College in...

Aug 2, 2008

Lucille M. Putz of McCook, Nebraska died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Community Hospital in McCook. She was 76 years old. Lucille was born in Blue Hill on February 1, 1932, the daughter of Donald and Ida Hoppen Leetsch. She graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1949. On July 12, 1951 she married Emory Putz in Denver, CO....

Aug 1, 2008

Jim L. Marts of McCook, Nebraska died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 67 years old. Jim was born at Cambridge, on April 14, 1941, the son of George F. and Hannah O’Dell Marts. He graduated from Bartley High School in 1959. On May 5, 1962 he married Barbara Graff at St. Patrick’s Catholic...

Jul 29, 2008

Paul Hamilton Gilbert died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 98 years old. Paul was born on November 22, 1909, at Fulton, Arkansas where he received his education. On March 1, 1942, he entered the US Army and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged on March 4, 1945. After his discharge, he...

Jul 23, 2008

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Joy Wilson "J.W." Stevens died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at his home in McCook. He was 95 years old. Joy was born on November 23, 1912, in North Platte to Roy T. and Mary A. (Titus) Stevens. He graduated from McCook High School in 1930. On May 5, 1950, he married Lorraine Sophia Marie Ostdiek at Denver, Colorado....

Jul 16, 2008

Dorothy Irene Bryan, age 88 died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Decatur County Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kansas. On April 5, 1920 Dorothy was born in Oxford to Gilbert LeRoy and Sybil Irene (Thomas) Loper. She graduated from McCook High School in 1938. On February 6, 1943 Raymond H. Bryan and Dorothy were married in Norman, Oklahoma. They had...

Jul 16, 2008

Lola I. Ruppert, age 75, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook . On February 25th 1933, she was born on the family farm south of Curtis, to James “Jim” and Leola “Ruth” (Kistler) Fischer. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1951. On September...

Jul 15, 2008

Donna Mae Guthrie died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home in Indianola. She was 77 years old. Donna was born on May 4th, 1931 in Dawson, NE to Roy D. “John” and Ethel Helen (Stevenson) Bacon. She was united in marriage to Glen Shadley in December of 1947. To this union three children were born, Douglas, Marcy and...

Jul 14, 2008

Irene Lillian Kolbet, age 91, died Monday, July 14, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born January 4, 1917 to Nicholas and Magdalena “Lena” (Giespert) Kolbet at their homestead southeast of the St. Ann Church in Frontier County. She grew up in Hayes County where she attended school in a one room school house with her many...

Jul 12, 2008

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Michael Eugene Allerton, age 64, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at his home in Littleton, CO surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lincoln to Russell and Geraldine Allerton on March 10, 1944. He grew up in Lincoln, and attended Lincoln High School. He was a veteran of the Lincoln Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's...

Jul 6, 2008

Letha Ilene Long of Wauneta died Sunday July 6, 2008 at Heritage of Wauneta. She was 74 years old. Letha was born, May 16, 1934 to Ernest and Ruby Anita (Hays) Dizmang at Benkelman She attended a school for the blind in eastern Nebraska. She married Clyde George Long in Greeley Colorado on October 14, 1955. They had two children,...

Jul 2, 2008

Jerry Lee Bradley of McCook, Nebraska died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. He was 71 years old. Jerry was born in Culbertson, on September 24, 1936, the son of Harold J. and Goldie V. Matson Bradley. He attended the Culbertson Public Schools, and lived in this area all his life. On May...

Jun 23, 2008

Clyde Louis Bolin of McCook, Nebraska died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 70 years old. Clyde was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on February 15, 1938, the son of Samuel Arthur and Elma Elsie (Emerson) Bolin. He spent his early childhood in southern Oklahoma. The family moved to Canton, KS where he graduated from...

Jun 18, 2008

Agnes M. Baumann of Culbertson died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. She was 67 years old. On March 12, 1941, she was born in McCook to Louise S. Monzon. She grew up and lived her life in the McCook and Culbertson area. She attended St. Patrick Catholic School. She married George A....

Jun 10, 2008

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Dessa Frances Phares passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was 93 years old. Dessa was born on July 4, 1914, in Hayes County, Nebraska, to Logan Marion and Della Grace (DuVall) Richter. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1930 and attended the University of Nebraska receiving her formal...

May 30, 2008

Francis J. Kircher died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Arapahoe. He was 84 years old. On January 8, 1924 he was born in McCook to Fred H. and Anna Marie (Haag) Kircher. He graduated from Red Willow High School in 1942 and farmed all his life northwest of Indianola. He enjoyed hunting. Francis was a...