Jan 19, 2007

Charles Alfred Wegener, 89, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2007 in the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. He was born on October 15, 1917 in Estavan, Canada to Anton C. and Clara Amanda (Lippman) Wegener. At an early age Charles moved to North Dakota with his family where he received his early education. He graduated from Granville...

Jan 18, 2007

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Dorothy M. Minary died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 79. Dorothy was born May 26, 1927 to John P. and Lillie M. (Clark) Wallace in Cambridge. She attended McCook Public Schools. She married Percy L. Minary in Oberlin, Kansas on October 30, 1942. To this union seven children were born. Her hobbies were...

Jan 17, 2007

Harold Edward Yeager died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at his home in McCook. He was 78 years old. Harold was born April 1, 1928 in Culbertson to Henry and Anna Marie (Hein) Yeager. He attended school in Culbertson. On May 14, 1950, he married Norma Jean Wolgamott. To this union five children were born. They made their home in McCook...

Jan 17, 2007

Beatrice ‘Artie’ Marie Blake of McCook died in her home at Highland Park on Wednesday, January 17, 2007. She was 100 years old. Beatrice was born on January 19, 1906 in Indianola, Nebraska to Henry Theodore and Anna Marie (Jensen) Lang. She attended rural school south of Indianola. On September 25, 1924, she married Vernon M. Blake at Oberlin,...

Jan 13, 2007

Evelyn Louise Lindgren, age 77, died January 13, 2007 at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was born, February 1, 1929 to John and Cornelia Lily (Clug) Lindgren in Los Angeles, Calif. Evelyn had lived in our community for 67 years. She worked at various places in McCook, including Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Jan 12, 2007

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Agnes I. Funk died Friday, January 12, 2007, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 87 years old. Agnes was born on July 15, 1919 at Eldorado, Nebraska to Jacob and Aganetha (Klippenstein) Tessman. In 1941, when Agnes was 22 years old, she left Nebraska and moved to California. Agnes worked in cafes and hotels before getting a job...

Jan 9, 2007

Martin Graff, Jr. age 90, of McCook died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Martin was born on February 6, 1916, in Lincoln to Martin and Marie (Moul) Graff, Sr. He moved with his family to Culbertson where he attended school. He entered the US Army on December 23, 1942 and served during World War II....

Jan 4, 2007

Jackilyn ‘Jackie’ McCarter, of McCook, died at Community Hospital in McCook on January 4, 2007 at the age of 63. Jackie was born April 24, 1943 to Thomas and Georgina (Fyrer) Grant in Ontario, Canada. Jackie and her first husband, Harold ‘Bud’ Hunter, eventually settled in Lexington, where Jackie was a dispatcher for the Lexington Police Department for 15...

Jan 3, 2007

William “Bill” Jensen, 86, died Wednesday, January 03, 2007, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born, October 13, 1920 at Gem, Kansas to Jens and Mette (Axelsen) Jensen. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II from January 1942 to December 1945. He was a truck driver for many years and settled in McCook after 1976. He...

Dec 28, 2006

Marilyn Gladys Rucker of Hayes Center died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 78 years old. Marilyn was born on August 13, 1928 in Hayes County to David and Gladys (Repass) Alexander. She graduated from Hayes Center High School and attended Kearney College. She taught elementary school for a short time. On June 4,...

Dec 26, 2006

Jacquelin “Jackie” Jean Gallatin, 78, of McCook, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Community Hospital in McCook. Jackie was born on February 25, 1928, at Bartley, NE to John Ellsworth and Helen Ann (Hoffstrand) Gallatin. She attended school at Danbury. In later years she moved to Lincoln and worked in the Lancaster Office of Mental Retardation Workshops. She did...

Dec 16, 2006

Donald LaVerne Jumps of Culbertson died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at his home. He was 70 years old. Don was born on March 23, 1936, in Hayes County, Nebraska to Benjamin Harrison and Freda (Behrendsen) Jumps. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1954. On September 13, 1958, he married Mary C. Stromp. To this union two daughters were...

Dec 16, 2006

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Genevieve Greta Wagner of McCook died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 92 years old. Gen was born on July 24, 1914 in Red Willow County, Nebraska to Cecil Louis and Sarah Almeda (Myers) Ike. She graduated from McCook High School in 1931. On June 7, 1937, she married L. Jake Wagner in Oberlin,...

Dec 15, 2006

Everett George Fisher of Oberlin, KS, originally of McCook, died Friday, December 15, 2006 at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was 84 years old. Everett was born on December 26, 1921, in Lebanon, NE to Andrew George and Bessie Elizabeth (Hiatt) Fisher. He grew up in the Cambridge community. On August 27, 1942, he entered the US Army and...

Dec 14, 2006

Lester Eugene Daniel “Butch” died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 60 years old. He was born December 28, 1945 to Orval R. and Goldie M. (Reeder) Daniel in Ogallala, Nebraska. He spent his childhood growing up in western Nebraska and Colorado. Lester entered the service when he was 17 years of age and was a...

Dec 13, 2006

Bruce Gerald Carlson, 55, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at his home in McCook. Bruce was born on June 25, 1951, in Clarinda, Iowa to Donald and Betty (Eggers) Stone. On September 22, 1957, Betty married Kenneth Verner Carlson in Atwood, Kansas. Bruce and his siblings were adopted by Kenneth on June 21, 1958. Bruce was preceded in death by...

Dec 5, 2006

Delores Yvonne Barger Thompson, age 76, of McCook, died Tuesday, December 05, 2006, at McCook Community Hospital. She was born on October 8, 1930, to John Clyde and Helen Melba Jane (Bailey) Mitchell in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1948. She married Roy Charles Barger on June 8, 1949, in Holdrege. To this union were born two...

Dec 2, 2006

Maurice Fulton Couse passed away at his home in McCook, December 2, 2006 at the age of 74. With his wife and children by his side. He was born April 14, 1932 at the Butler-Couse Homestead east of McCook, in Red Willow County to Roger & Myrle (Stuart) Couse. He worked for the Bureau of Reclamation and farmed with his...

Nov 27, 2006

Murl Lavern Lavery died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 85. Murl was born to Edwin C. and Mary E. “Lizzy” (Bowden) Lavery at home north of Overton on June 5, 1921. He attended District #42. He farmed with his father and brother until he married Bethine Bea Blakeslee on March 26, 1949 in the...

Nov 26, 2006

Raymond Lyle Bridgmon of Palisade died Sunday, November 26, 2006 at the Chase County Hospital, Imperial, Nebraska. He was 78 years old. He was born May 26, 1928 at Palisade to George Ervin Bridgmon and Jean Fulton Chartraw. He grew up in Palisade and graduated from the Palisade High School in 1946. He entered the US Air Force in 1946...