Feb 4, 2008

Myrna Sue Keller ended her courageous battle on Monday, February 4, 2008 at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 74 years old. Myrna was born on November 3, 1933 in Harlan County, Nebraska to Arthur William and Lucille Evelyn (Borges) Fruhling. She attended school in Trenton. On March 3, 1950, she was united in marriage to Donald Eugene...

Feb 1, 2008

Merlin Alben Cook of Bartley, NE died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 62 years old. Merlin was born on August 19, 1945 in Scott City, Kansas to Wade A. and Grace E. (Wilken) Cook. He was raised on a farm northeast of Oberlin. He graduated from Decatur County High School in 1963. He...

Jan 25, 2008

Bernice A. Kircher died Friday, January 25, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 86 years old. Bernice was born in Giltner, Nebraska on September 19, 1921, to Oscar and Anna (Kindvall) Oberg. She attended McCook Schools. She married Lyle Graves and they had a son, Russell. They were divorced March 27, 1974. She later married Gere Kircher on...

Jan 24, 2008

Steve L. Lambert, age 48, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born September 5, 1959 at Renton, Washington to Gary and Donna (England) Lambert. He enjoyed most sports. He played football for McCook High School and graduated in 1977. He attended one year at Kearney State playing football on the freshman team. He was...

Jan 22, 2008

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Delphine May Remington, age 80, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Vista Grand Inn in Cortez, Colo. She was born June 19, 1927 to Lee Roy and Odessa May (Grafton) Nokes in Red Willow County, Nebraska. She was full of energy and at one point she flew an airplane off of the barn. She married Doran Dean Remington...

Jan 20, 2008

Felice C. Coe, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at El Dorado Nursing Home. She was 87 years old. She was born, June 11, 1920 in New York City, New York to Angelo (Charles) and Catherine (Celantano) Carriero. She graduated from Teaneck, New Jersey High School in 1938. She married William L. Coe in New York City on December 27, 1941....

Jan 14, 2008

Elaine G. Mizell, age 90, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born on December 15, 1917 to Hugo A. and Anna Selma (Stramp) VonSchuetz at Kanona, Kansas. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1935, and then went on to Stewarts Beauty Academy in Topeka. She became a beautician from 1936 and retired...

Jan 12, 2008

Wayne K. Gillen, 75, died Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. On April 12, 1932 he was born in McCook to Lawrence and Elsie (Shuck) Gillen. He attended McCook Public Schools and earned his GED in 1972. He served in the U.S. Air Force and the National Guard for 35 years from 1950-1985 and retired as...

Jan 11, 2008

Margaret Lois (Goodin) Elliott, 94, died Friday (January 11, 2008) at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln. Margaret was born Feb. 24, 1913, in Hastings to Louis and Letty (Wightman) Goodin. She grew up in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1930. She attended Hastings College, graduating in 1934. She was a teacher in the Culbertson schools from 1934-1937....

Jan 8, 2008

Merlin L. Smith, age 80, died in his home in McCook, on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Merlin was born at home in Beaver City on December 28, 1927 to Albert and Birdie M. (Volgamore) Smith. He grew up in Beaver City and attended grade school and high school there, graduating in 1945. He joined the Merchant Marines after high...

Jan 8, 2008

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Angus Adair Myers, age 85, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born in McCook to Angus G. and Murrell Iola (Ike) Myers on June 26, 1922. He graduated from McCook High School in 1940. He married Maxine E. Davidson in McCook on March 17, 1944. To this union two daughters were born. They...

Jan 8, 2008

Lewis “Bud” A. Harmon, age 90, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. Bud was a life long resident of McCook. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1917 to Gerney L. and Madge M. (Anderson) Harmon at 608 West 3rd Street in McCook where he resided at the time of his death. He graduated from...

Jan 8, 2008

Maxine A. McKillip, age 89, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born in Hayes County to Reese and Edith (Green) Evans on December 25, 1918. She attended rural school through the 9th grade in Hayes Center. She was a member of the VFW and the American Legion Auxiliary She was preceded in death by her...

Jan 4, 2008

Stanley Dween Rucker of Hayes Center died Friday, January 4, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 86 years old. Stanley was born on March 2, 1921 to Claude L. and Elizabeth M. (Orman) Rucker at the family farm in Frontier County, Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis in 1939. He entered the US...

Jan 2, 2008

Kenneth “Wayne” Gates died (Wednesday) January 2, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, NE. He was born May 22, 1935 to Kenneth C. and Clara Malinda (Nickerson) Gates in Hayes County, NE. Wayne attended rural school in Hayes County, graduating from Hayes County High School in 1952. Wayne married Margaret L. Hand on May 23, 1959 in Culbertson, NE....

Jan 2, 2008

David Grant Howard of North Platte, formerly of McCook, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at his home.

He was born April 7, 1920, at Cameron, MO to Wayne and Zephyr Vanila (Spore) Howard. He was a graduate of Cameron High School and he served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1941 to 1946....

Jan 1, 2008

Eugene Frederick "Del" Deleplancque of McCook died January 1, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 71 years old. Del was born on August 27, 1936 in Dacona, Colorado to Eugene and Helen (Dieck) Deleplancque. He graduated from Longmont High School in 1954. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1978. He also worked for Micron...

Jan 1, 2008

Francis Eugene Young, 79, went to live with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 01, 2008. He died at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. He was born September 4, 1928, at Magnet, Nebraska to Clarence and Anna Mae (Mitchell) Young. While growing up, he and his family lived in Boyd, Knox, Pierce and Holt counties....

Dec 29, 2007

Gladys M. Sterr, 86, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at the ManorCare Heath Services in Dubuque, IA. She was born in Indianola to Omar H. and Grace (Hartley) Harned on August 20, 1921. She married Leland D. Sterr on Aug. 16, 1948 in North Platte. He preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 1995. Her hobbies included bowling, gardening and...

Dec 27, 2007

Hazel Helena (Richter) Miller died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home. She was 92 years old. Hazel was born on January 15, 1915 in Wallace to George Bayard and Grace B. (Morehead) Clough. Her family moved to Dickens when Hazel was a small child and she received her education there. On May 30, 1932, she married...