Nov 1, 2007

Barbara Arvilla Daffer, 85 of Wilber died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. She was born May 6, 1922 in Ponca City, OK to Robert and Ruth (Mills) Burwell. She attended school in Denver and was a navy wife to Clarke Burgess and were on their honeymoon when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Barbara had lived...

Oct 31, 2007

Braydyn Lee Chancellor

October 31, 2007 - October 31, 2007

Braydyn Lee Chancellor infant baby of Eleesha Nasasha Chancellor was born and died on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He is survived by his mother Eleesha of McCook; his grandfather, Elgin Chancellor and step-grandmother, Heather Chancellor of McCook; grandmother, Tisha Matias...

Oct 28, 2007

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Orville James "Jim" Mockry died Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 53 years old. Jim was born on April 2, 1954 at Longmont, Colo., to Orville Hugo and Donna Berdena (Vandervort) Mockry. He graduated from Johnson County High School, Buffalo, Wyo., in 1972. On May 28, 1977, he married Nita Kay Webb in...

Oct 26, 2007

Robert “Bob” W. Clark passed away Friday, October 26, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 86 years old. Bob was born on February 8, 1921 on a farm south of McCook to Fred Milton and Lucy (Nothnagle) Clark. On October 24, 1943, he married Berniece Heskett at Oberlin, Kan. To this union twin daughters were born. Following...

Oct 22, 2007

Marvin L. Lieske of McCook died Monday, October 22, 2007 in Council Bluffs, IA. He was 64 years old. On March 1, 1943, he was born in Minden to Carl and Sophie (Pollmann) Lieske. He graduated from Hildreth High School in 1960. He married Sherry Hansen on August 31, 1963. To this union were born two children, Nicky and Ryan....

Oct 16, 2007

Etta E. Nelms of Hayes Center died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home. She was 100. She was born January 10, 1907 to John Henry and Melissa J. (Mulford) Lawson in Cambridge, Nebraska. She graduated from Bartley High School in 1926. She married Vernie Ray Nelms on February 2, 1927 in Bartley. To this union...

Oct 13, 2007

Robert Fred Dame of McCook died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 75 years old. Bob was born June 23, 1932 in Stratton to Fred A. and Ella B. (Parsons) Dame. He attended school through the fourth grade west of Stratton in a country school close to a farm where he and his parents...

Oct 8, 2007

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Ruth Ellen Callan, age 90, died Monday, October 8, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born September 9, 1917, in Mullen, Nebraska to Harold and Susie (O'Brien) Tourtellotte. She grew up and lived in McCook. She attended grade school and graduated from McCook High School in 1936. In 1937, she married Stanley Dale Callan. She was employed...

Oct 8, 2007

Martha Ellen Evans died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney Monday, October 8, 2007 following a very short battle with cancer. She was 30 years old. She was born March 11, 1977 to Darrell W. and Teresa M. Evans at Holyoke, CO. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1995 as the class Salutatorian. In high school she was...

Oct 8, 2007

James Edward Brougham, Jr. died at his home in Palisade, Monday, October 8, 2007. He was 75 years old. He was born March 6, 1932 to James E. and Ruth Josephine (Johnson) Brougham, Sr. at Mondovi, WI. He graduated from Mondovi High School. He served during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Navy 1951-1955. James worked in concrete construction...

Oct 6, 2007

Wayne Donald Ely died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 83 years old. Wayne was born on October 28, 1923 at McCook to Orin P. and Opal Theresa (Troedsen) Ely. He graduated from McCook High School in 1941. Memorials may be given in his name. Funeral services were Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 10:00 a.m....

Oct 5, 2007

Maxine C. Depperschmidt of McCook died Friday, October 5, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 85 years old. On April 28, 1922 she was born in Gothenburg to William and Hazel (Rossfiled) Cheever. She was cremated and graveside inurnment services will be announced at a later date. Carpenter Breland Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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Oct 5, 2007

Steven Dale Hinson died Friday, October 5, 2007 at his home in McCook surrounded with loving family. He lived a full life of 51 years. Steven was born on June 2, 1956 at Smyrna, TN to Melvin and Delores (Cooper) Hinson. He graduated from Yokota High School, Yokota, Japan in 1974. On October 26, 1974 he married Theresa M....

Sep 30, 2007

Herman Henry William Ficken passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 94. He was born November 1, 1912 to John and Johanna (Noltensmeier) Ficken in Frontier County, Nebraska. He was baptized December 15, 1912 and confirmed May 23, 1926, all at the Salem Lutheran Church. He attended rural and parochial school for nine...

Sep 27, 2007

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Robert "Bob" E. McLaren died Thursday, September 27, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 73 years old. Bob was born on April 6, 1934 in Ballina, NSW Australia to James Patrick and Linda Edith (James) McLaren. On March 13, 1965 he married Dorothy L. Nelson at Ballina, Australia. They made their home in Australia where Bob...

Sep 24, 2007

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Robert "Bob" Burns Korell died Monday, September 24, 2007 near his rural Culbertson home. He was 70 years old. Bob was born on October 18, 1936, to Roy Clark and Morah L. (Hanks) Korell on the family farm north of Culbertson. He attended rural elementary school and Culbertson High School. On August 31, 1958 he married Neva Jane...

Sep 23, 2007

Yule G. Dorwart of McCook died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home in Crawford, NE. He was 85 years old. Yule was born on August 4, 1922, in McCook to Yule W. and Theresa Francis (Gatewood) Dorwart. He graduated from McCook High School in 1942 and attended McCook Junior College. On November 13, 1942, he entered the...

Sep 20, 2007

Shyanne Destiny Waddell, infant daughter of Michael Paul and Rebecca Sue (Gilliam) Waddell of Bartley, was born at Methodist Hospital in Omaha on Thursday, September 20, 2007. She died later that same day at Children's Hospital in Omaha. Survivors include her parents Michael and Rebecca Waddell of Bartley; two sisters, TayLynn and Audra Waddell of Bartley; maternal grandparents, Brent...

Sep 19, 2007

Mark Albert Schaaf died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. He was 92 years old. Mark was born on November 22, 1914 at Columbus, NE to Albert Jacob and Rose (Vanderheiden) Schaaf. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1933. He continued his education at Alexian Brothers in Chicago, IL graduating with a Registered Nurse...

Sep 15, 2007

William "Joe" Joseph Nitsch, age 70, died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, KS. Joe was born on August 31, 1937 on the family farm in Hayes County, Nebraska to Carl Louis and Leona Elinor (Lewin) Nitsch. He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1954....