Feb 22, 2007

Theresa “Bead Lady” Walters of Danbury died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at her home. She was 49. She was born April 2, 1957 to Thomas and Bertilla (Hickert) Conroy at McCook. She attended grade school at St. Patrick’s Catholic School and graduated from McCook High School in 1976. She married Dennis Walters on April 16, 1977 in McCook. She...

Feb 19, 2007

Linda Sharlaine Stevens, age 61, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at her home in McCook. Linda was born October 11, 1945 to Ronald and Lorraine Stevens in McCook. She grew up with her parents in Indianola and McCook. Linda moved into S.W.A.T.S residence #2 in March 2000, where she joined the Swatters 4-H Club and entered in Special Olympics....

Feb 18, 2007

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Irene M. Modrell, of McCook, formerly of Palisade, died Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 98 years old. She was born May 11, 1908 in Hayes County on the farm to Birl S. and Stella M. (Cunningham) Dunham. She grew up in Hayes County and graduated in 1926 from Palisade High School. She married...

Feb 16, 2007

Virgil Ray Woodhams of McCook died Friday, February 16, 2007 at Community Hospital. He was 80 years old. Virgil was born on December 11, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to George H. and Hazel M. (Lucas) Woodhams. He graduated from Manual High School, Denver, CO in 1944. He entered the US Navy on February 28, 1945 and served during World...

Feb 15, 2007

Harold L. Clouse, age 79, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born December 29, 1927 to Gottleib and Sophie (Ogorzolka) Clouse in Bartley, Nebraska. He married Beaulah “Boots” (Kramer) Bell in 1952. He was a member of the Eagles post 2769 and a lifetime member of the VFW post 1652. He was preceded in death...

Feb 12, 2007

Neal Roderick Fidler of McCook died Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Cambridge Hospital. He was 79 years old. Neal was born on December 14, 1927 at McCook to Myrl L. and Louise T. (Koitsch) Fidler. He graduated from McCook High School in 1945. On June 13, 1945 he entered the US Navy and served during World War II. He...

Feb 4, 2007

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SGT Randy Jay Matheny, 20, died Sunday February 4th, 2007 near Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb while serving his country. Randy was born on June 9, 1986 in Oberlin, Kansas and lived in McCook, Nebraska his entire life. He graduated from McCook High School in 2004. He joined the Nebraska National Guard March 28,...

Jan 31, 2007

Donald Wayne Marvin, 69, of McCook, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Lincoln at Bryan LGH East. He was born March 15, 1937 in Fowler, CO to Lloyd and Emma (Glennemeir) Marvin. He graduated from Fowler High School in 1955. On February 14, 1960, Donald married Pat Soden in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He entered active service in the U.S....

Jan 30, 2007

Floyd Alton "Ton" Marks, age 66, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at his home south of Culbertson. Alton was born November 25, 1940 to Floyd A. and Flora L. (Osborn) Marks at Trenton, Nebraska. On February 3, 1963 he married Alice Eileen Clary at the Church of God in McCook. To this union two sons born. He had worked...

Jan 27, 2007

Virgil “Bill” Dwight McMahan died Saturday, January 27, 2007, at The Villages, FL. He was 80 years old. Bill was born on November 17, 1926 at McCook to Joseph and Belva (Rowland) McMahan. He graduated from McCook High School in 1944. He married Elgin LaVerne “Jean” Brooks on March 29, 1955 at McCook. Together they raised two daughters. They made...

Jan 25, 2007

Virginia G. Wing, age 89, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was born February 4, 1917 to Harry and Edna (Newbrough) Burns at Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She graduated from Ft. Dodge High School. She married Dr. Charles E. Wing September 21, 1940. To this union one daughter was born. She enjoyed playing her piano and organ,...

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...