Nov 23, 2006

Bob Keith Backer died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at Community Hospital at the age of 79. Bob was born August 20, 1927 in Belviedre, to Cyril Venard and Hazel Merle (Whitaker) Backer. He graduated from Fairbury High School in 1945, Fairbury Jr. College and then University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1950. He earned his Masters Degree in Administration...

Nov 20, 2006

Evelyn Effie Ploussard died Monday, November 20, 2006. She was 94. Evelyn was born in Red Willow County on January 25, 1912 to William and Lizzie (Mumby) Witt. She was the youngest of ten children. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On the evening of August 12, 1933 she married Frank J. Ploussard at a judge's house in...

Nov 20, 2006

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Harold Gene Karr, of Indianola, died Monday, November 20, 2006, at Community Hospital. He was 59 years old. Harold was born on February 18, 1947, to David Randolph and Dorothy Aline (McCollum) Karr in Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from High School and attended college for some time. On April 7, 1965, he entered the US Army and served...

Nov 18, 2006

Darryl Lee Tucker, of McCook, died Saturday, November 18, 2006. He was 76 years old. Darryl was born on December 17, 1929, in a sod house northwest of Hayes Center to R. T. and Zella Hortense (Ballard) Tucker. He attended Hayes Center Schools. On June 21, 1951, he entered the US Army and served with the 213th...

Nov 16, 2006

June Helen Louise Martens died Thursday, November 16, 2006, at Community Hospital in McCook. She had recently turned 91 years old. June was born on November 10, 1915, in Pender, Nebraska to Henry Herman and Elizabeth Wilhelmina (Rowe) Martens. She graduated from Pender High School. She made her home in Hardington for 22 years. She then moved to Holdrege...

Nov 15, 2006

Alma Laura (Unger) Ackerman, 96, of McCook, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Alma was born on December 20, 1909, in the Ash Creek Community south of Indianola in Red Willow County. She was born the 9th child of Frederick and Emma (Tilgner) Unger. She was baptized at St. John's Ash Creek Lutheran Church and was also...

Nov 11, 2006

Wilma Meints, 78, of McCook entered into peaceful rest on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born August 1, 1928, four miles north of Wauneta to Raymond and Alta (Lentz) Handel. She attended school in Palisade. She married Paul Meints June 21, 1947 in Oberlin, Kans. One son was born to this union. They...

Nov 1, 2006

Andrea L. Sawyer died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 45. Andrea was born April 18, 1961 to Earl D. and Letha M. (Stephens) Svoboda at Seward, Nebraska. She attended grade school in Norton and McCook Public Schools and graduated from McCook High School in 1979. She attended college to become a Para-legal. She married...

Nov 1, 2006

Charles W. Fickle, formerly of Culbertson, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at Haven Home in Kenesaw. He was 82. Charles was born December 23, 1923 to James T. and Opal L. (Watt) Fickle at Lima, Ohio. He graduated from Shawnee High School, in Lima, in 1942. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942. After he was honorably discharged in...

Oct 30, 2006

Ruth Elaine Budig died Monday (Oct. 30, 2006) at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge Nebraska. She was born April 4, 1923 in Culbertson, Nebraska and was the daughter of Ira and Flossie (Korell) Joy. She graduated from Culbertson High School. On April 4, 1948 she married Carl Budig in McCook, Nebraska. Together they owned and operated the Budig...

Oct 26, 2006

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Loretta Mary Leitner Loretta Mary Leitner died Thursday, October 26, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 90 years old. She was born, September 19, 1916 to Mathias Henry and Emma Mary (Kleidosty) Berger on the family farm northwest of Herndon, Kansas. She graduated from Herndon High School in 1934. She married Raymond Claude Leitner in...

Oct 25, 2006

James B. Ahrens died Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 72 years old. Jim was born on March 12, 1934, at McCook to Frances Henry and Minnie T. (Herron) Ahrens. He attended McCook Schools. On January 9, 1954, he married Delores F. Fisher at Goodland, Kansas. To this union two children were born. They...

Oct 10, 2006

Fern A. Sutton, age 86, died Tuesday (October 10, 2006) at Cambridge Court in Kearney. She was born May 2, 1920, on a farm north of Ludell, Kansas to John Henry and Lillian A. (Most) Frick. She attended rural school near Ludell and then Atwood Schools. On November 30, 1942, she married Harry Pisar at St. Alban's Episcopal Church...

Oct 3, 2006

Robert L. Bowker, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in his home. He was 77. Robert was born March 26, 1929 in Beaver City, the son of Robert R. and Marie (John) Bowker. The family moved to Hendley where Robert lived until age eight, when the family moved to Ponca City, Okla., where he spent the rest of his childhood and...

Sep 28, 2006

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Grace Vesper Mullanix, of McCook, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 102 years old. Grace was born on May 30, 1904, in Frontier County, Nebraska to Claude M. and Laura M. (Gherring) Spaulding. She graduated from Curtis High School in 1923. She taught in rural Frontier County schools for seven years. On May...

Sep 24, 2006

Dorothy “June” Mustion of Culbertson died Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 81 years old. June was born on August 12, 1925, at McCook, to Rue and Jenny (Loomis) Hauxwell. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1941. She taught in rural schools for nine years. On June 5, 1946, she married Fred Willis...

Sep 24, 2006

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Roselyn Delois Fitzgerald of Danbury died Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the Cambridge Hospital. She was 75 years old. Roselyn was born on May 5, 1931, in a farm house northeast of Indianola to Paul A. and Mary Alice (Walton) Helm. She completed her elementary education in rural schools and high school in Indianola, graduating in 1948. She...

Sep 21, 2006

Alexander Miller Campbell died Thursday, September 21, 2006, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was a loving father, good neighbor, and generous friend. He was 83 years old. Alex was born on November 23, 1922, in Trenton, to McFarland and Grace (Miller) Campbell. He was a graduate of McCook High School. He served in the Philippines in the US Navy...

Sep 18, 2006

Kathryn Jessen departed from this life on Monday, September 18, 2006. She was 86 years old. Kathryn was born on August 20, 1920 to William C. and Josephine Gammon Kieffe at Crawford, Nebraska. Kathryn graudated from Chardon High School in May 1938 and briefly attended nursing school in Alliance. While living in Idaho in the mid to late 50's she...

Sep 14, 2006

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Twila Jean Carter of Palisade, died Thursday, September 14, 2006 at the Central City Care Center. She was 79 years old. She was born, June 19, 1927 at Hamlet to Samuel Clifford and Anna (Jader) Ferguson. She grew up in Palisade, attended and graduated from Palisade High School in 1947. She earned a teaching certificate from Kearney State...