Aug 29, 2007

Ryan Christopher Ridlen, age 17, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 from injuries sustained from an auto accident in Hayes County. Ryan was born in Aurora, Colo. on March 28, 1990 to Steven Dale and Alicia Ann (Burdick) Ridlen. He was attending Hayes Center High School where he was a member of the Senior Class. Ryan loved fishing with his family...

Aug 28, 2007

Patronellie "Nellie" H. Silver died Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 92 years old. Nellie was born on December 10, 1914 at Gresham, Nebraska to Richard and Helena (Neujhar) Peterson. She was baptized in December of 1914. Her family moved to southwest Nebraska when Nellie was a small child. She attended St. Paul's...

Aug 27, 2007

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Nancy Jo Martinez, age 55, died Monday, August 27, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on April 16, 1952 to Sidney C. and Joan R. (Charbonneau) Allen. She graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic School and attended McCook Senior High. She married Ramon Martinez on July 19, 1974 in McCook. She enjoyed her family,...

Aug 8, 2007

Jean Ann Marshall died August 8, 2007 at St. Anthony's Central Hospital in Denver after a brief illness. She was 63 years old. Jean was born on August 4, 1944 in Estelline, South Dakota to Malvin H. and Helen R. (Appel) Schnoor. She graduated from Watertown, South Dakota High School in 1962. She later returned to school and graduated from...

Aug 3, 2007

Nicholas Andrew O’Dea, died Friday, August 03, 2007 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was 19. He was born April 30, 1988 to Andrew V. and Lori J. (Hook) O’Dea in Cambridge. He graduated from Southwest High School in May 2007. He was enrolled in Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte. He attended McCook Christian Church. He helped...

Aug 3, 2007

Jesse Neil Fitz Randolph, died Friday, August 03, 2007 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was 21. He was born July 21, 1986 to Larry L. and Nancy R. (Blume) Randolph in McCook. He graduated from Southwest High School in 2005, where he lettered in football, basketball, track and field, golf, choir and FBLA. Jesse went on to...

Aug 1, 2007

Dorothy V. Hubbard, formally of Kearney, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 88. She was born in Wilcox to Arthur E. and Eulah B. (Jay) Jackson on March 23, 1919. She graduated from Wilcox High School. She married Byron C. Hubbard on July 22, 1961 in North Platte. They moved to Kearney in 1971...

Jul 20, 2007

C. Dean Botts died Friday, July 20, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 75 years old. Dean was born on July 2, 1932 in Merrick County, NE to Corliss E. and Virginia M. (Lingreen) Botts. He graduated from Dunning High School in 1949. He entered the US Army in 1954 and served during the Korean conflict. He...

Jul 20, 2007

Lynette Starr Housh died Friday, July 20, 2007 at her home in McCook. She was 59 years old. On April 27, 1948 she was born to James and Frieda (Randolph) Mowry at Colby, Kansas. She married James Dennis Housh on August 17, 1968 in McCook. She was baptized on July 23, 1961 and was a member of the Christian...

Jul 15, 2007

Naomi Ellen Bauer, 86, of Lincoln, formerly of McCook, died Sunday (July 15, 2007) at the Ambassador Nursing Home. Born Jan. 9, 1921, in Blue Hill to Millard and Ellen (Bloomgren) Stark, Naomi was a graduate of Blue Hill High School and Kearney State Teachers College. She started her teaching career in Campbell and moved to Beaver City and...

Jul 14, 2007

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Robert "B.A.W.B." Anthony Hammond, age 27, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 in West Virginia. He was born on February 24, 1980 to John E. Hammond and Carol Ann Bybee in Omaha. He graduated from McCook High School in 1998. He enjoyed football, Bison, Huskers, and was a Broncos fan. He spent all the time he could with his...

Jul 11, 2007

Send Flowers Kenneth Henry McGuire March 29, 1912 - July 11, 2007

Kenneth Henry McGuire, age 95, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born March 29, 1912 to Joseph Walters and Kathryn (Reiners) McGuire in McCook. He married Doris Hawkins and to this union two children were born, Ken and Judy. He married Jean...

Jun 29, 2007

William “Bill” Martin Conroy of McCook died Friday, June 29, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 80 years old. Bill was born in McCook to Laurence Phillip and Catherine Mary (Kennedy) Conroy on May 16, 1927. He entered the National Guard in 1948 and served with the 128th Engineering Battalion. He was honorably discharged in 1954. On June 2,...

Jun 28, 2007

Michael Richard Vigneur, age 67, died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 24, 1939 to Wilfred and Bessie (Monru) Vigneur at Waltham, Massachusetts. He entered the U.S. Air Force on June 18, 1959 and served with the 310th Transportation Squadron. On June 17, 1963 he was honorably discharged. On December 31, 1959, he...

Jun 28, 2007

Pauline Marks died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at her home in McCook. She was 67 years old. Pauline and her twin brother, Paul, were born on April 5, 1940 at Sterling, CO to Matthew Joseph and Anna Mary (Gertner) Korbe. She attended St. Anthony’s Elementary Grade School and graduated from Iliff High School in 1958. In 1984, she returned...

Jun 25, 2007

Donald James Poore died Monday, June 25, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born Nov. 4, 1928 in McCook to William Forrest and Mildred (Modrell) Poore. He was a lifelong resident of McCook. On Sept. 30, 1950 he married Mary Verlene Swanson in McCook and to this union 3 children were born. He served in the U.S Army...

Jun 21, 2007

Sarah “Sally” B. Floyd of Hayes Center died Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis. She was 94 years old. Sally was born on August 7, 1912 at Quitman, Arkansas to George Washington and Cora Alice (Thompson) Trawick. She moved to Little Rock in 1928 where she worked as a stenographer until 1942. During World...

Jun 17, 2007

William “Bill” Edward Green, Sr. of McCook, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 86 years old. Bill was born at Edgar, Nebraska to Guy I. and Grace (Hart) Green. He graduated from Edgar High School, the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He married Arline N. Kramer in...

Jun 17, 2007

Eva E. Pezza, age 84, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the Heritage of Wauneta. Eva was born in Palisade on April 14, 1923 to Floyd and Anna (Dudek) Follett. She graduated from Palisade High School. She married Frank Pezza in McCook on October 2, 1944. To this union one daughter was born. She was a member of the Palisade...

Jun 13, 2007

Steven Alan Schellhase died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Omaha. He was 51 years old. Steven was born on December 31, 1955 in Omaha to Alan B. and Patricia A. Bowers (Paine) Schellhase. He attended R-3 Phelps County Schools and graduated from Overton High School. In May of 1974, he joined the US Coast Guard....