Nov 13, 2005

Chester W. Rima died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 66 years old. Chester was born on August 8, 1939 in Brush, Colorado to Fred Wyman and Peggy (Coleman) Rima. He attended McCook Public Schools. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and also served in the National Guard. He was honorably discharged on...

Nov 11, 2005

Larry Dale Seligman, age 64, died Friday, November 11, 2005, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. Larry was born on January 31, 1941, in Lincoln, to Dale August and Margarett "Maxine" (Bullock) Seligman. He graduated from McCook High School in1959 and attended McCook Junior College. On March 18, 1961, he married Janice Kay Burk at Brewster, Kansas. To this...

Nov 9, 2005

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Virgil Ayers Wilson of Culbertson died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at McCook Community Hospital. He was 78 years old. Virgil was born on January 29, 1927, in Hayes County, Nebraska to Dorsey and Lulu M. (Gray) Wilson. He graduated from Hayes County High School in 1943. On January 18, 1946, he entered the US Army and served during...

Nov 8, 2005

Clara Wagner Metzer, 107, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born to John and Marie Katherine (Eisenach) Wagner on March 23, 1898 in Culbertson. She attended Culbertson Public Schools. She married Loyd H. Metzer on February 23, 1927. To this union two children were born. They made their home in Culbertson where...

Nov 6, 2005

Nov 4, 2005

Louis James Nothnagel died Friday, November 4, 2005 in Wayne. He was 50 years old. Louis was born on July 23, 1955 to Albert H. and Shirley Lou (McCormick) Nothnagel at McCook. He graduated from McCook Senior High in 1973. Louis enjoyed his family, hunting, fishing, golfing and tinkering with his car. He enjoyed people, period. Louis had a heart...

Nov 1, 2005

Lloyd Maynard Helberg died Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at Southview Manor Care Center in Cozad. He was 85 years old. Lloyd was born on November 2, 1919, at Brady, Nebr., to Ralph T. and Anna Grace (Ohlson) Helberg. He attended rural grade school until the eight grade. On January 10, 1942, he entered the US Army and served during...

Oct 25, 2005

Alvina M. Becker Wyrick, 82, died Tuesday morning (October 25, 2005) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a battle with heart failure. She was born August 7, 1923 in Mandan, North Dakota, the eldest of three children. A strong believer in education, she went to work as a secretary immediately after high school and worked to put her...

Oct 24, 2005

Wallace A. Uphouse, 82, died Monday, October 24, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. He was born January 28, 1923 to Asher and Marie (Miell) Uphouse in Holyoke, Colorado. Survivors include his wife, Ila of McCook and numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at Stage C for services. Graveside services will be at Ft. Logan National Cemetery...

Oct 23, 2005

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Cozetta Lamoni Porter died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Bryan LGH Hospital in Lincoln. She was 73 years old. Cozetta was born on February 18, 1932 in Frontier County to Louis C. and Clarissa M. (Blake) Fritsche. She graduated from Maywood High School in 1950. On April 8, 1950, she married Vernon L. Porter at the Methodist Church...

Oct 7, 2005

Rick Allen Bridgmon, 50, of Palisade, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. On February 23, 1955, he was born to Raymond Lyle and Ruth Marie (Edghill) Bridgmon in McCook. He grew up in the Denver area and graduated from Denver Lincoln High School in 1973. Rick moved to the Palisade community in 2004 where he...

Oct 2, 2005

Roberta Wynn Bennett of McCook died Sunday, October 2, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 42 years old. Roberta was born on November 1, 1962, in McCook to Jerry and Dorothy (Carey) Cariker. She attended McCook Public Schools. On April 25, 1993, she married Tom Bennett in McCook. She was employed as a visual associate in...

Sep 30, 2005

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Patricia 'Patsy' Moreau, 63, died Friday September 30, 2005 at Kindred Hospital in Denver, Colorado after a lifelong battle with lung disease. She was born June 4th, 1942 in Minden Nebraska to Elmer L. and Dorothy I. (Heinrich) Davidson. She graduated from Minden High School in 1960 and completed one year at Kearney State Teacher's College. On July...

Sep 25, 2005

Roland Ray “Corky” Reed, Jr. died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at his home in McCook. He was 76 years old. Corky was born June 2, 1929 in McCook to Dr. Roland Ray and Helen F. (Kagy) Reed, Sr. He was nicknamed “Corky” a day after his birth by one of the nuns at McCook Hospital; it stuck. He grew up...

Sep 23, 2005

Thelma T. Adams died Friday, September 23, 2005, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 97 years old. Thelma was born on January 4, 1908, at Purdum, NE to Samuel Henry and Grace Adelaide (Oldham) Teaford. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1926. She married Raymond P. Walter in 1928 at Kansas City. He preceded her in death in 1988....

Sep 21, 2005

LaVerda "Verdie" Arlene Karp, 76, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born to Sumner C. and Fern E. (Salade) Payne on December 16, 1928 in McCook. She spent her early childhood years around Bird City, Kans. Then moved back to this area and graduated from Red Willow High School in 1948. She married...

Sep 20, 2005

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Lorna Belle DeGarmo of Hayes Center died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 90 years old. Lorna was born on July 11, 1915 at Akron, CO to Willis S. and Ada Valentine (Johnston) Schmitt. She lived at Akron and Elizabeth CO until she was three at which time she moved...

Sep 16, 2005

Eleska Irene Mishler died Friday, September 16, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. She was 95 years old. She was born July 28, 1910 to Gottfried and Emma Rose (Ummel) Rufenacht in Ransom, KS. She grew up and was educated in Kansas, became an elementary school teacher and taught piano lessons. She was married to John G. Mishler...

Sep 11, 2005

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Alma Sophia (Coburn) Mihm, 86 of Indianola, died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Kimball Health Services in Kimball, Nebraska. Alma was born September 28, 1918, at McCook. She was the daughter of Otis and Freida (Ernst) Coburn. She lived her early years in Frontier County. On May 12, 1936 she married Clarence F. Mihm in Indianola. They...

Sep 9, 2005

Anna Bell Lenhart, of Firestone, CO, formerly of Indianola, died Friday, September 9, 2005 near Smithfield, NE. She was 72 years old. Anna Bell was born on March 5, 1933, at Bushong, KS to Arthur Olin and Anna Bell (Dotson) Deller. On December 23, 1950, she married Floyd Stewart Lenhart at Yates Center, KS. To this union six children were...