Mar 7, 2008

Rayburn Glenn Childers, 84, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2008 at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, WA after a short bout with kidney cancer. Rayburn was born on December 24, 1923, to Glenn Wilson Childers and Eunice Marie (Neff) Childers in Campus, Kansas. He was the second of six siblings. All of his siblings...

Mar 7, 2008

Zane Jesse Pace, infant son of Jesse and Kristina (Budke) Pace was born prematurely on March 7, 2008 at Community Hospital. He went to be with his Savior the same day. Preceding him in death were his great-grandparents, Ann Pace and Lois Stewart. Survivors include his parents, Jesse and Kristina Pace; two sisters, Zoey and Zeah Pace of the...

Mar 1, 2008

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Frances Eva Allen died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was 84 years old. Frances was born on June 3, 1923, in a sod house north of Indianola to Francis Wilford and Johanna (Schutte) Sughroue. She attended country school her first eight grades and graduated from Indianola High School in...

Feb 29, 2008

Vernon Thomas Mitchem of McCook, died on Friday, February 29, 2008, at Heritage Nursing Home of Wauneta. He was 92 years old. Vernon was born on February 22, 1916, at Simla, Colorado, to Jess Albert and Viretta (Bales) Mitchem. He attended McCook Public Schools. Vernon entered the US Army in August of 1945. He was honorably discharged after serving five...

Feb 23, 2008

Marjorie Delores (Faubion) Richardson died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 87. She was born on February 14, 1921 to Leonard and Hazel (Thompson) Faubion. She grew up in Cambridge, NE where her father barbered. Two other siblings joined the family; Elizabeth (Betty) and Leonard (Bunny). As a very young girl, Marge styled hair for several...

Feb 19, 2008

Harvey William Hofman was taken from us suddenly on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, to his heavenly home. He was 77 years old. Harvey was born on April 30, 1930 in Red Willow County, Nebraska to William and Henreietta (Kisker) Hofman. He attended St. John’s Parochial School through eighth grade. He graduated from McCook High School in 1948. Harvey served...

Feb 18, 2008

Harlan Edward Geihsler, age 81, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. Harlan was born in Palisade on May 14, 1926 to Harold W. and Sophia M. (Kircher) Geihsler. He attended Palisade Public Schools. He married Anna Irene Lewis on August 12, 1947 in Oberlin, Kansas. To this union three children were born,...

Feb 17, 2008

Virgil Ervin Sines died Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was 88 years old. Virgil was born on July 30, 1919 at the family farm in Decatur County, Kansas to Lester David and Lela M. (VanPelt) Sines. He entered the US Army on November 22, 1943 and served during World War II as an automotive...

Feb 13, 2008

Terrance “Terry” Harold Bridger, age 63, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in Oberlin, Kansas. He was born May 29, 1944 in Albany, New York to Harold H. and Virginia I. (Shaul) Bridger. He entered the U.S. Army in September of 1963 and was honorably discharged in September of 1969. Terry was a heavy equipment operator for the Nebraska Department of...

Feb 13, 2008

John died on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at his home in Hayes Center. He was 72 years old. John was born to David William and Veronica (Scott) Clancy on July 23, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up and was schooled mainly in Philadelphia. He attended Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania earning a Bachelor Degree...

Feb 11, 2008

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Clifford Bernard Mihm of Indianola died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 85 years old. Clifford was born on July 15, 1922 at Indianola to Fred Henry and Anna Marie (Kircher) Mihm. He attended Indianola Public Schools. On October 20, 1945, he was united in marriage to Sylvia Elizabeth Townsend in Indianola. To...

Feb 6, 2008

Russell Lynn Gohl of Hayes Center died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at UNL Medical Center in Omaha after a valiant and courageous battle with cancer. He was 53 years old. Russ was born on December 12, 1954 in McCook to William F. and Melva A. (Korell) Gohl. He graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1973. He continued his education...

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...